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Nikki and Steven's beautiful wedding filled with love and joy was held at the Grand Sirenis Resort near Akumal. This particular day belonged to the wonderful Nikki and Steven. All 103 fabulous wedding guests travelled from Canada and all over the world to Mexico to share this truly memorable day with Nikki and Steven and it was for sure a day they will remember for a lifetime!
As you will see from their wedding pictures (aren't they gorgeous!), every detail really was well thought out and turned out just perfectly. Nikki's jaw-dropping dress came from designer AlyceParis, which along with her elegant cream rose wedding bouquet and bridesmaids next to her dressed in popping coral only reinforced her beauty. They decided on a beachy nautical theme with some small added touches that was very true to them as a couple (such as a very cute cake topper inspired by the Disney film UP! We loved this!) These little extras that were dotted around really made their day very unique and personal. Not only did Nikki and Steven's wedding day go off perfectly, Nikki mentioned she was actually very relaxed on the day (however, this may have something to do her spending the entire morning relaxing in the spa with her girls!) but it definitely helped that she had the awesome Diana as her wedding coordinator making sure everybody and every detail was running as it should be.
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Purpose built to reduce the environmental impact and erosion caused by permanent moorings on the river, the marina basin comprises 156 houseboat berths averaging 10m width and all a generous 39 metres in length. Each berth is fully equipped with water, power and waste disposal services and has vehicular access. Benefited by community titling and on-site care and maintenance, the marina is privately gated and secured for peace of mind. Ongoing development plans include a boat maintenance area and facilities, boat ramp, refuelling station and designated vehicle parking areas. Outside of the secured area casual overnight mooring is available and Unforgettable Houseboats, one of South Australia's most highly regarded houseboat charter companies, has dedicated marina space, with future plans for an office base on site.


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Here's The List Of Shows that are Disappearing from Hulu
Viacom's deal with Hulu has expired, and they're now pulling some of your favorite shows from the streaming service.
Looking to watch @TheDailyShow & @midnight? Viacom's Hulu deal expired, but we've got you covered. Catch free eps: https://t.co/DCf3aOYQk0 pic.twitter.com/w5CgimvTgf
— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) February 14, 2017
Right after we "cut the cord," of course.
And no, this isn't like one of those situations where you're encouraged to call, and they'll strike a deal at the last minute. The CEO of Viacom said that they want to "reinforce the pay TV ecosystem," which basically means that they want to make more money with selling its pay TV bundle.
So, in short, here are the shows that are going away from Hulu and not coming back:
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
- @midnight
- Tosh.0
- Chappelle's Show
- RuPauls' Drag Race
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Truth behind China's one-child policy
One of the leading authorities on China's one child policy, Reggie Littlejohn, spoke on behalf of Women's Rights Without Frontiers at Westminster, yesterday, 23 March, about coercive population measures, at a meeting organised by the All Party Group on Human Dignity in conjunction with the All Party pro Life Group.
China is the only country in the world where it is illegal to have a brother or a sister. Second or subsequent pregnancies may be ended by forced abortion or sterilisation. 500 women commit suicide every day in China - three times higher than the rate among men and the highest rate of suicide among women in the world.
The policy has been supported by indirect funding via British taxpayers with the support of successive Governments and all the main political parties in Parliament.
For more information see:
Audio: http://loveundefiled.blogspot.com/2011/03/womens-rights-without-frontiers-talk-at.html
Video: www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org/blog/?p=34
The following four-minute video called "Stop Forced Abortion – China's War on Women!" was shown at the hearing in Parliament on Wednesday last. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjtuBcJUsjY


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Executive summary
1. This document summarises our provisional allocations of recurrent funding to institutions for academic year 2010-11.
Key points
2. The total HEFCE grant available for the 2010-11 academic year is £7,356 million. Although this is a reduction in cash terms of £573 million compared to the budget for 2009-10 of £7,929 million, this is largely attributable to the bringing forward of £250 million of capital funding from 2010-11 into 2008-09 and 2009-10. Adjusting for this capital shift, the underlying reduction in grant from 2009-10 to 2010-11 is 1.6 per cent in cash terms.
3. The total includes recurrent funding of £4,727 million for teaching (of which £144 million is for widening participation and £269 million for teaching enhancement and student success), £1,603 million for recurrent research and £150 million for business and community engagement. In addition, we are providing a further £562 million for earmarked capital grants and £294 million for special funding.
4. When compared with the 2009-10 academic year, the 2010-11 allocation represents:
- 0.9 per cent cash increase for recurrent grants (teaching, research and the Higher Education Innovation Fund)
- 14.9 per cent reduction in cash terms in capital funding after adjusting for the £250 million of capital funding that was brought forward from 2010-11 into 2008-09 and 2009-10
- 7 per cent reduction in cash terms in special funding.
5. We recognise that real-terms funding reductions will be challenging to institutions, but acknowledge the work that many are doing in preparing for a more uncertain future. The impact of the grant allocations will affect universities and colleges differentially, but there will be moderation funding to help institutions manage change. We will continue to work with institutions as they adjust their activities to meet growing financial pressures.
6. In 2010-11 we will directly fund 130 higher education institutions and 123 further education colleges. The institutional allocations announced in this publication show an average 0.4 per cent increase in recurrent grant for the sector, although there remain some further allocations of recurrent teaching grant that are not yet included. We have provided an uplift (at 1.25 per cent) to the main teaching grant allocation for each institution. Some institutions have gained additional funded student numbers. The total funding for widening participation and for teaching enhancement and student success is also being raised by 1.25 per cent. However we are reducing funding by £76 million in respect of three other targeted allocations.
7. Recurrent research funding has increased by 2 per cent, in keeping with the Government's commitment to enhance the research base through both sides of the dual-support system.
8. We are allocating a total of £562 million for earmarked capital grants. The distribution of capital funding between institutions has been announced separately and is not included in this document (paragraphs 96 to 101 provide further information).
9. The allocations in this document are provisional: we will aim to finalise them in time for the funding agreements that are issued in July. Institutions should note in particular that our grant lettersee note 1 from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills of 22 December 2009 did not confirm funding for the 2011-12 financial year. In order to announce funding for the 2010-11 academic year, which has a four-month overlap with the 2011-12 financial year, we have assumed that funding will be maintained in cash terms for 2011-12. If we receive information regarding our grant for 2011-12 that suggests this assumption is no longer appropriate, then we reserve the right to review all of our allocations for the 2010-11 academic year. This would be with a view to smoothing any change in funding for institutions that might be necessary by 2011-12.
10. We recently wrote to individual institutions announcing the specification of the new student number control relating to full-time (FT) undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate/Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) students for 2010-11. We will monitor each institution's compliance with the student number control that we have specified for them. Where we find that an institution has exceeded its limit, this will result in a reduction to grant, which may be applied in the 2010-11 and/or 2011-12 academic year(s). This reduction will be repeated in subsequent years to the extent that the institution continues to contribute to excess student support costs.
11. The total recurrent funding for teaching that is available has increased by 0.4 per cent over the equivalent final allocation to the sector for 2009-10 and represents a reduction of £215 million compared to previously announced planssee note 2. There is also a further reduction of £83 million in the funding available for additional student numbers by 2010-11. In implementing these reductions, we have sought to target them at specific areas to limit across-the-board reductions for the whole sector.
12. We are reducing funding by £76 million in 2010-11 in relation to three targeted allocations within teaching grant, as previously notified in 'Changes to teaching funding targeted allocations for 2010-11' (HEFCE Electronic publication 11/2009). We are:
- withdrawing £40 million for old and historic buildings in 2010-11
- withdrawing £24 million related to accelerated and intensive taught postgraduate provision in price group D
- phasing out over two years the additional £24 million funding provided to support foundation degrees. The allocation will therefore be reduced to £12 million in 2010-11 and withdrawn fully in 2011-12. Thereafter foundation degree students will be funded at the same rate as other undergraduate students.
13. We are increasing core recurrent teaching funding by 1.25 per cent. This is less than the Government's revised inflation figure of 2 per cent, so represents a real-terms reduction of £31 million or 0.75 per cent. The reduction in the Government's inflation figure – from the 2.75 per cent assumed in the January 2008 grant letter to 2 per cent assumed in the 2009 pre-Budget report – accounts for a further reduction of £31 million.
14. The £65 million reduction in teaching funding announced for 2009-10 has been consolidated into 2010-11 funding.
15. The total of £4,727 million allocated for teaching includes the following:
- £3,945 million for mainstream teaching grant.
- £144 million to support widening participation for students from under-represented groups.
- £269 million to support teaching enhancement and student success.
- £370 million for other elements of teaching grant.
16. The total for teaching includes £10 million that has been set aside to support institutions that are shifting the balance of their provision towards vulnerable science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and modern languages subjects. The distribution of this funding between institutions will be confirmed later in the year.
Controlling student numbers
17. In 'Higher education finances for 2009-10 and 2010-11' (HEFCE Circular letter 32/2008) we asked institutions to review their planned recruitment for 2009-10 in order to avoid any further increase in FT UG and PGCE entrants above the level of their actual admissions in 2008-09, plus any ASNs allocated to them for 2009-10. The Minister of State for Higher Education David Lammy reiterated this position in July 2009. In the 22 December grant letter, the Secretary of State asked us to make appropriate adjustments to the allocations of those institutions that have over-recruited, at a rate of £3,700 per full-time undergraduate and PGCE student recruited above the permitted level. We are currently in discussion with a number of universities and colleges about this. We are not in a position to confirm a final figure, and the funding adjustments for individual institutions are not included in this announcement.
18. At sector level, early student returns indicate that the rise in full-time undergraduate intake numbers in 2009-10 was approximately 15,000. These returns also show that full-time undergraduate student numbers for all years have increased by 44,000 in 2009-10, while full-time postgraduate numbers rose by 5,000. Full-time equivalent part-time numbers grew by 3,000. Overall, all-year, full-time equivalent HEFCE fundable student numbers rose by 52,000.
19. We are changing the way we specify the limit for 2010-11 to make it easier for institutions to monitor against their offers of places to prospective students for the coming academic year and to restrict the control to a smaller population – those fundable by HEFCE. We believe that setting a specific number for each institution will ensure clarity in what we expect of them. The limit represents the maximum number of HEFCE-fundable and employer co-funded students starting FT UG and PGCE study in the academic year 2010-11. This new student number control has been derived using a baseline taken from 2008-09 individualised student data returned to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and the FE Data Service's individualised learner record (ILR) plus other adjustments, including allocations of additional student numbers and transfers between institutions that have subsequently been implemented.
20. We have written to individual institutions announcing the specification of the new student number control and providing a provisional limit for the year. Institutions that exceed their student number control limit for 2010-11 will be liable for a reduction in HEFCE grant.
21. A total of £1,603 million is allocated for research. This is an increase of 2 per cent compared with the equivalent funding for 2009-10. In distributing the total we have prioritised increases towards the mainstream quality-related research (QR) allocations, although the budget for the charities element of QR has also increased in line with inflation. The total is made up of the following elements:
- £1,097 million for mainstream QR
- £33 million for London weighting on mainstream QR
- £205 million for the research degree programme supervision fund
- £198 million for the charity support element
- £64 million for the business research element
- £6 million for national research libraries.
22. In response to the Government's presumption in the grant letter in favour of more research concentration, we have introduced a steeper funding 'slope' for all subjects by increasing the weightings for research activity at different levels from the previous 1:3:7 (at 2*, 3*and 4* levels respectively) to 1:3:9. The effect of the change will provide an initial step towards increased concentration.
23. We are also enhancing the mainstream QR grant allocated for research in geography and psychology. These subjects did not benefit from the protection for research grant in STEM disciplines introduced in the allocations for 2009-10. We recognise that around half the research activity in these disciplines returned to the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise could reasonably be regarded as more akin to work in STEM disciplines than to that in the other social sciences. We are enhancing the grant in these disciplines in 2010-11 to reflect this.
Higher Education Innovation Fund
24. We are providing £150 million for the Higher Education Innovation Fund. The distribution of this funding between institutions was previously announced in 'Higher Education Innovation Fund round four outcomes' (HEFCE 2008/34).
Moderation of teaching and research
25. We have continued our policy of phasing in changes by moderating the total allocations of teaching and research grant. Moderation funding is limited to £20 million for the sector. This has therefore required a threshold in these provisional allocations such that no institution sees a reduction to their recurrent grant for teaching and research of more than 0.8 per cent in cash terms compared with the equivalent, unmoderated figure for 2009-10. We will not provide moderation funding if it amounts to less than £100,000. The total funding for moderation may fall as a result of subsequent changes to grant for individual institutions.
Non-recurrent funding
26. Non-recurrent funding comprises special funding and earmarked capital. We are allocating a total of £562 million for earmarked capital grants. The total of £294 million allocated as special funding has decreased from £316 million last year. Special funding represents 4 per cent of total grant.
Action required
27. No action is required in response to this document.
- Grant letters to HEFCE from the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills can be read in full.
- In our grant letter from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills of 18 January 2008.


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Bagram, March 20 (Reuters): Hundreds of US troops backed by helicopters launched a major operation in southern Afghanistan today in an apparent signal to Afghan rebels the US army would not be distracted by war in Iraq.
The White Devils of Coalition Task Force 82 began Operation Valiant Strike with an air assault at 0130 GMT, the US military said in a statement issued at Bagram Air Base, its headquarters in Afghanistan.
The White Devils are a section of combat troops in the 82 Airborne Division.
Operation Valiant Strike will consist of offensive operations southeast of Kandahar.
At Bagram, spokesman Col Roger King said the timing of the attack, which began less than an hour before the first air strikes on the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, was a coincidence.
There are thousands of US troops in Afghanistan searching for Osama bin Laden and members of his al Qaida network, prime suspects in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US, as well as leaders of the former Taliban government that sheltered them. King said the air attack was carried out by Chinook, Blackhawk and Apache helicopters, and said a ground convoy was also taking part.
King described it as a major operation with about 1,000 troops involved, including support troops, but with considerably less than that on the ground. Planning for this operation has been going on for two months that I know of, he said.
The operations in Afghanistan are completely independent of any operations in any other sectors because they have a completely independent mission, completely independent objectives, completely independent force structure.
Fighting in Afghanistan traditionally intensifies with the melting of the snows in spring, and there have been reports that Taliban and al Qaida militants were attempting to regroup and launch attacks, possibly to coincide with war on Iraq. Analysts said the timing of the US attack on rebel positions seemed designed to send a strong signal to anti-American forces in the country.
The Americans have made several statements that war in Iraq will not in any way distract them from military operations in Afghanistan, said political consultant Aqil Shah in Pakistan. This attack is meant to underline that that there will no let up.


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Italian restaurant chain brings back a piece of Milan as it serves antipasti, paninis, pastas and more.
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The service and people were great.
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Held annually for 14 years in different countries around the globe, the WORLD FORUM for Foreign Direct Investment is the premiere FDI meeting space for FDI dealmakers.
Bringing together corporate investors with government officials from dozens of countries, this year's WORLD FORUM will be hosted in Shanghai, May 22-24.
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A surge in cross-border mergers and acquisitions boosted global foreign direct investment flows around the world last year to $1.76 trillion, the most since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the United Nations said in a study.
The 'Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean' 2015 report published by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) showed that Mexico recorded inflows of US$ 22.795 billion in 2014. Brazil continues to be the largest recipient of FDI in the region, though inflows US$ 62.495 billion, while Chile remains the … Continue reading Organisers of Annual Investment Meeting 2016 call for building investment bridges between Middle East and South America
The role of foreign direct investment into the continent remains significant: on average the government budgets of African countries currently depend on corporates domiciled in other countries for 14% of their funding.
Africa is now positioning itself as a major business opportunity for investors, according to ICAEW's latest Economic Insight report.
China's outbound direct investment (ODI )is expected to surpass $1 trillion for the first time in 2015, as slowing economic growth and rising internationalisation of Chinese business see more local companies investing overseas.
When the PM travels to the US this week to woo businesses there, one of the key facts that the government will be tomtoming about is the surge in foreign direct investment since Narendra Modi took over and how his personal touch has helped.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Turkey reached $3.39 billion in July, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy on Sept. 30.
The total volume of foreign investments in the UAE, at present a regional base for over 500 international companies, exceeded $100 billion in the past 10 years, Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri said on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI: India has emerged on top of the foreign direct investment league table, overtaking China and the United States, according to the FT data service.


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You can argue the relevance of the Heisman Trophy until you're blue in the face, but you'll never escape the fact that winning the Heisman Trophy carries with it certain cachet that no other individual award carries, perhaps in all of sports. Also, I think no matter you look at it, the voters this year had a very difficult decision. They made a deserving choice, but I am somewhat ambivalent about it.
Tim Tebow is an outstanding player who had an outstanding year. He did things that have simply never been seen before on the college football field. We've simply never seen a strong-armed quarterback who is also a power running back and also a natural team leader. Or at least, we've never seen it from someone playing at so high of a level as Tim Tebow does.
It amazes me how much responsibility on the football field this kid has. Almost every play runs through him. On 90% of the offensive plays, Tebow is either throwing the ball, taking the ball on a designed quarterback run, or running an option play that requires him to read defenders and choose to either keep it or give it to a running back.
Colt Brennan is a good quarterback, but I don't think he can match Tebow's athleticism, and I don't think he could do anything close to what he's doing against SEC competition.
Chase Daniel is a terrific QB, but I put him just a notch below Tebow at this point.
I don't have any problem with giving the Trophy to a sophomore. Tebow will probably not have another season quite like this one. He scored most of his rushing touchdowns and got a lot of his touches in the running game more as a result of Florida's failure to find a running back to help him than any other reason. Florida will remedy that situation next year, and Tebow's rushing numbers will decrease. If Urban Meyer is worth a crap as a coach, Tebow won't have to have this much responsibility again in his career.
My only problem with Tebow winning the Heisman is that Darren McFadden is now shut out of the Heisman Trophy. I don't blame Tebow at all for this. In fact, I blame the Downtown Athletic Club voters from last year, who should have given the 2006 trophy to McFadden. I thought McFadden would win it, but that it would be a career award, or a do-over for last year.
Tebow had a better year, but McFadden deserves to have the honorific "Heisman Trophy Winner" after his name. He won't have it.
Let me close by saying how lucky we are, as SEC fans, to have so many truly outstanding players in the conference recently. In particular, I'm talking about Glenn Dorsey and Darren McFadden, who we've seen at high levels in the last two years, and Tim Tebow, who we've seen play at a high level this year and will continue to see for years to come. McFadden and Dorsey are the best players at their respective positions in the SEC in recent memory. Tim Tebow is, in my opinion, the most dangerous offensive player in the SEC since at least Bo Jackson. I don't know what Tebow's pro prospects are, but he is a great college player, unlike any we've ever seen.
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Among the most self-assured and sharply crafted debuts in recent years, Calumet City detonates a Molotov cocktail of character-driven suspense and ghetto-Chicago intrigue. Meet Patti Black, the most decorated cop in Chicago. On her ghetto beat, Patti Black redefines the word badass. But her steel-plated exterior - solitary, stoic, loveless - belies the wrenching legacy of her orphaned childhood. Haunted by the horrifying abuse she suffered at the hands of her foster parents, Patti Black sublimates past torments into a meticulously maintained tough-gal persona.When a series of unrelated cases - a drug bust gone bad, a mayoral assassination attempt, the murder of a state attorney, the exhumation of a long-concealed body from a tenement basement wall -- all point in Patti Black's direction, she finds herself facing the dark truth: You can't hide from your history, no matter how far into the fog you run. For Patti Black, that history didn't die in the tenement wall; it's alive -- and riding her down.In researching this electrifying thriller, Charlie Newton rode in the squad car with real-life street cop Patti Black. The result is a powerful fiction debut that captures the precise emotional landscape of one cop's hard-bitten life in the trenches. This first-time author joins that rare breed whose fiction is suffused with profound authenticityMore
"An atmospheric shocker...Newton certainly has all the hallmarks and above all the classic noir tone -- urban and nocturnal, stealthy and smoky, grim determination doing its two-step with gallows humor." (Chicago Sun Times)
"The best cop noir in years." (Lee Child)
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The long-awaited "Knights of Badassdom" will be available on Video On Demand (VOD) and digitally on February 11, 2014. Entertainment One, who has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Joe Lynch's horror comedy starring Summer Glau and Peter Dinklage, is also starting TUGG screenings for the film, which means you will have the chance to watch it in a theater near you, starting January 21st, 2014.
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Micro-preemie Nicholas is born 100 days too early and weighs only one pound. From his froglike legs dangle blood pressure cuffs the size of band-aids. His heart is the size of a cashew. Throughout his struggle for life, filmmaker, Nicole Conn and her partner political activist Gwen Baba also struggle to keep their family from disintegrating under the unrelenting stress and chaos of hospitals, emergency medical crisis and a crushing blow to trust. What do you do when a pregnancy goes bad? When a partnership is torn apart by opposing belief systems, when a small infant lives in the surreal world of the Neonatology Intensive Care Unit for 158 days? Nicholas goes through medical procedure after medical procedure--because science and medicine "can" keep a fetus alive. But at what price do we hold onto life? Nicole is faced with the question that haunts in the night: When does caring become cruelty? Nicole is obsessed by her son's need to be here. Gwen is terrified that long hospital stays and the mini-hospital in their own home will erode the family to a place of no return.


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purchased a 2008 Suburu Outback from Sheridan Ford a year ago. I brought the car to a mechanic to have it looked at and they said the head gaskets were leaking. I brought it back to Sheridan and asked them to give me more of a break on the price and they said no. They told me the engine was in good...
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Charged me $1017.00 and didn't fix the problem.
I brought in my 08 F-350 with a knocking in the front suspension. They told me it would cost about $1000.00. They changed a bunch of stuff in the front end and also told me there was still a knock in the front suspension, but that it was nowhere near...
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Tara was absolutely excellent! For the past year I've been taking my truck to New Jersey. The reason is I had nothing but bad experiences with the local Delaware Ford dealerships. I needed an oil change, I took a chance and it all worked out for the best. I also decided to purchase a new set of Mich...
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Vehicle service, oil change and re-call correction, on my 2012 Fiesta was performed well and on-time.
Customer service was good.
Thank you Sheridan.
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I DRIVE and everytime I return I need an oil change and like clock work I get in and out for the most part.
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by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Jan.06, 2015, under Military Classified
These two marines arrived at the studio horny and ready to fuck some ass. As soon as we put them together they started fooling around and exchanging stories about the girls that they fucked. Granted, Thalius has a girlfriend so he didn't have any great news to tell, but Bobby was full of interesting tales. Our always willing gay bottom guy Rob took Bobby's cock in his ass, which proved to be the right decision because Bobby fucked him so hard that he was unable to walk normally for a few days afterwards!
Anyway, the guys are exchanging their stories and Rob kneels down and starts servicing their feet. For the foot fetish lovers this is certainly an interesting part, and Rob confirmed that the guys' feet smelled great! The guys even left their underwear and the used socks so anyone who is interested can obtain them through the main site (Military Classified). But I digress again… let's go back to the action. After the great feet servicing session, Thalius tells Rob to bend over, and Bobby used the opportunity to shove his 8-inch hard dick into Rob's face. Rob greedily munched on that big cock, but the main thing on his mind was to receive some marine dick up his ass. Luckily, he didn't have to wait too long as Bobby was soon all over Rob's ass and started to fuck it mercilessly. Bobby seemed to be exceptionally turned on by the notion that he'd be fucking a gay dude's ass, and did the job with wild abandon. He would grab Rob's hips and shove his large cock deep into Rob's ass, not allowing Rob to move an inch to either side and evade his relentless cock assaults.
It's interesting to note that Bobby hadn't busted his nut in a week, so he had one week's worth of jizz brewing in his balls! You can imagine the epic proportions of his cumshot… it exploded and the jizz went in all directions making a complete mess! Check out the still images to get the feel of what happened there. Thalius was soon to follow suit and shot his load all over Rob's back. Rob's ass and back were pretty much covered with warm marine jizz!
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Military Classified is a well-known straight guy site that features lots of military men (marines, navy men, Air Force servicemen and an occasional civilian guy as well). At the moment of writing this mini-review there were more than 420 videos of various guys in the content area of the site! Of course, the guys are always horny and eager to bust a nut. While for some the primary motivation is money, there are also many guys that are curious to see for themselves if it's really true that men suck cock better. All in all, the guys are mostly straight, quite hot and masculine. Sometimes they show up in their uniform, but in most cases they come in casual clothes. Some people don't like the cocksucker here or complain about the site updating only once a week, but I personally don't mind about these things at all. I really like the young man on this site and despite the fact that they often appear to be somewhat confused or behave awkwardly (which is not unusual for straight guys in their first gay porn movie), they're among the hottest amateurs I've seen anywhere. The best advice I can give you is to check out the site and decide for yourself.
Straight Lifeguard Chase Gets His Huge Cock Serviced
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Oct.15, 2014, under New York Straight Men
Here's one of my favorite classic blowjobs from several years ago. Actually, the very first post on this blog is exactly about this particular blowjob in which straight man Chase gets blown by the then resident cocksucker Bobby. Since it has been more than six years since that time, I thought it would be fitting to remember this amazing oral action.
Chase works as a lifeguard at a YMCA pool in the NYC when it's winter time, and when summer comes he goes to Jones Beach on Long Island where he does the same job.
This fit straight man with a huge cock was about to be married at the time, and we're not sure what happened with them after the marriage. We hope Chase is happy with his new wife. However, I must commend Chase' excellent open-minded thinking when he says that he doesn't mind at all when a gay dude sucks his cock with great gusto! Chase also admitted the sad truth to us that women usually don't like to suck cock as much as guys do, and even his current wife gets a bit bored with blowjobs whereas cocksucker Bobby would never ever say he's got bored with that amazing huge throbbing rod!
Chase is a fan of sloppy, aggressive blowjobs where he directs the cocksucker and orders him how his cock should be swallowed and handled. Bobby is no beginner, though, and swallows that huge piece of man meat – balls deep! Chase was a bit surprised, and we were too – I mean just look at the size of that beauty.
Bobby proved to be an expert cocksucker and it's no wonder that he made Chase shoot a massive, messy load that surprised even us! Chase was on the seventh heaven as Bobby was squeezing every drop from his balls with his skillful mouth.
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Two Young Fake Doctors Inspect Beefy Straight Stud Paul
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Jul.09, 2014, under CMNM
Billy and Bobby are two very naughty and pervy boys. They rendered the real doctor unconscious and took his place pretending to be doctors. Young beefy man Paul comes for his regular medical check-up and finds the two boys instead of his regular doctor. Not suspecting anything, Paul obeys all of their orders, including the request to get completely naked.
When his underwear is gone as well, Paul starts to suspect that things are not as they should be, and becomes vocal. This big masculine dude is now confused as to what's happening and starts doubting the good intentions of the two young doctors. The boys are relentless and insist that Paul shows them his cock and balls so they could inspect them. The boys are measuring Paul's cock's size and weighing his balls with their hands. The boys are also questioning Paul as if he were in the police station, which reveals a lot about this self-conceited straight man. Paul is not turned on by the fake doctors and his cock remains limp, but the boys have a secret plan… to be continued.
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Young & Handsome Marine Bobby Jacks Off In The Nature
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Feb.19, 2014, under Island Studs
Bobby is a very cute and hot 19-year-old marine. We were lucky to come across him while he was stationed on Oahu and make this hot solo video. Besides the sexy goatee on his handsome face, this marine has a muscled body of a true sportsman. He is 5'7" (170 cm) tall and weighs 140 lbs (64 kg) of firm muscles.
Bobby had no problem with showing off his naked body for the camera. He is mixed Swedish and Native American descent and I think he's got the best characteristics of both blood lines in himself. He was nice enough to show us how he cooks in the kitchen while he was completely naked, as well as doing manual work such as washing a deck. This time, however, his cock got hard and he had a boner while scrubbing that deck – quite a spectacle to observe, I must admit. Nothing beats watching hot Hawaiian men stark naked doing some funny manual work with their cock fully erect.
After all the work has been done, Bobby sits down and switches his attention to his cock. He also plays with his balls while jacking off. If you know me, you'll know that one of the biggest turn-ons for me are hairy muscular men's legs. Well, Bobby's got some pretty hot hairy legs which gave me an instant hard-on. He crouches and gives us a nice view of his hairy asshole. That ass has never seen a razor it its entire life, and I hope it stays that way!
Bobby continues to stroke his nice stiff dick until he shoots a decent thick load of jizz all over his six pack. Some of the sperm spills over on his hands too. After the happy ending, he goes to an outdoor shower to clean himself from all the mess, and damn, it was also a hot scene. He shows us specifically how he washes his asshole. This marine is not shy about his ass, as a matter of fact he says that girls are crazy about his ass!
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Island Studs is a great, new, and refreshing porn site that features hot guys from Hawaii. These bad boys have no problem with showing off their beautiful, toned body and hard cock. Watch them as they do their usual chores against the stunning backdrop of Hawaiian nature!
CFNM – Young Waiters Toby & Bobby Fucked Hard By Horny Female Guests At Ambassador's Luncheon
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Sep.16, 2013, under CFNM
As you may remember, Toby and Bobby are two young men who work for ambassador Rose. She always strives to make her guests happy and the best way to make it happen is to use her trusted male assistants.
Toby and Bobby have already exposed their naked body for the female guests for their appreciation and full inspection. But after having seen the two guys fuck each other for their enjoyment, the ladies got very horny and now they want to see how it feels like to be on the giving end and fuck the boys.
Toby and Bobby never thought it would come to this, but they are completely loyal to their ambassador and would do just about anything to keep her happy.
Ambassador Rose suggests her female guests use strap-ons to fuck the two young men. The poor waiters are forced to bend over on the table and allow the ladies to fuck them. It's the ultimate humiliation and the ladies aren't too gentle either. Meanwhile, the audience is in totally cheerful mode and they're watching and urging the ladies not to stop.
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Clothed Female Naked Male (CFNM) is a very hot site for lovers of truly straight guys. It's a little tongue in cheek but the men are fuckingly hot!
Straight Lad Bobby Gets His Cherry Popped By Aggressive Fucker Toby
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Aug.17, 2013, under TheCastingRoom
Bobby couldn't wait for his 18th birthday so he could finally try one of the things he always wanted to do – make porn. Things turned out a bit differently for him because instead of girls he got to fuck and be fucked by other men. But, hey, it's still porn – the best kind actually ;)
But here we see Bobby at his very first audition when he was still an anal virgin. The casting director paired him with Toby. Toby is also a straight dude but he had made some gay for pay stuff until that point.
Bobby is obviously awkward with handling Toby's cock, trying to suck it but not knowing exactly how to do it properly. However, Toby being more experienced of the two, had no problems sucking Bobby like a pro, and his cocksucking skills made Bobby's cock jump for joy.
It was nice to watch the two straight boys experimenting with each other, Bobby carefully trying to suck Toby's dick, and trying to rim Toby's asshole. Bobby had been a total ass virgin until this moment, so his ass was super tight. Toby had to relax him a lot
First Toby fingers him, then tries to loosen him up much more by fucking him hard. On the other hand, Bobby didn't mind fucking Toby as long as he didn't have to look at his face, which reminded him of the fact that he's fucking a man.
One thing is for sure: This was the night which Bobby will never forget, when he was penetrated by a man, and got his face jizzed all over as well.
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The Casting Room (formerly known as First Auditions) is a great, original porn site that showcases young, cocky straight men who would like to become porn stars and make loads of cash. They think that they'll be accepted right away and be able to fuck lots of girls, but they don't know that our casting director is very strict and wants to fully inspect them during the audition. He orders them to get fully naked, show their ass, and jerk off so that we can clearly see the cumshot. Plus, we get to hear all their fetishes and what turns them on.
Colleagues Bobby & Toby Suck And Fuck At The Ambassador's Luncheon
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Aug.12, 2013, under CFNM
Bobby and Toby are colleagues at work and pretty good friends in real life. They never even dreamed about having sex with each other, the very thought of it would seem totally ridiculous.
And yet, since they highly value their job at the Ambassador's office, and have great respect for the Ambassador herself, the two young hunky men didn't think twice about offering their help as far as entertaining the prospective business partners (the Ambassador's guests at the luncheon) is concerned.
Ambassador Rose has an impeccable authority with their employees and they'd do just about anything to make her happy. She briefed them and told them to try to do anything that her female guests might require – inclusing cocksucking and fucking.
Young lad Bobby feels totally confused and this was his first time to feel another man's touch on his body, especially on his genitals. However, he remains steadfast in his determination to help the Ambassador – even if he has to offer his ass to his best friend.
The females are extremely inquisitive and want to see every part of their manly male body while the boys are in action.
Click here to watch their whole video in HD quality at CFNM (Clothed Female/Nude Male)!
Clothed Female Naked Male (CFNM) is a very hot site for lovers of truly straight guys. It's a little tongue in cheek but the men are fuckingly hot!
Cruel Men Flog Arrogant Work Man Bobby, Then Milk His Cock
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Jul.25, 2013, under BreederFuckers
We all know that work men can be really ostentatious and often do crazy stuff such as showing off their asshole to others. Bobby is one such work man, and he used to be quite cocky and liked to show off while he worked with his mates. But, today the tables are turned. He found himself in a closed space completely naked, only wearing a strap. His muscled ass is fully exposed to pervy aggressive men who love to inflict pain and punishment on cocky boys like Bobby.
His fit muscled back is relentlessly flogged whch makes his skin fully red and glowing with heat. He is furious at his captors but also completely helpless. After he's been punished severely by vicious flogging, Adrian thinks it's time to add some more psychological pain by making the boy hard and stroking his cock. Adrian tugs and jerks Bobby's cock until it gets fully hard, despite Bobby's attempts not to get aroused. Adrian strokes him until he's about to cum, and just before the cumshot Dave hit Bobby in the belly with his fist.
This boy is now fully trained, because whenever he gets hard in the future, he will recall the days he spent with the pervy men who taught him that being an arrogant prick is not cool and calls for a brutal punishment.
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Straight Lad Bobby Cruelly Trained & Fucked With Big Dildo
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on May.29, 2013, under BreederFuckers
Bobby fell unconscious several hours ago and now he's coming to waking consciousness. He realizes he's in a basement of some type surrounded by unknown pervy men.
He has been tied up everywhere, even his hands are tied to his legs so he can't really move. A cruel Master takes a big sharp dildo and makes Bobby suck on the dildo to lubricate it so as to get it ready to penetrate the boy's poor virgin ass.
Adrian shoves the dildo deep into Bobby's ass and fucks him rough so that the strokes send shivers throughout Bobby's body beginning as real shockwaves from his anal hole and spreading everywhere from then on.
Bobby is totally taken aback by this turn of events and every single action that the cruel Masters inflict on his body is utterly painful and seems to go on and on for ages.
His poor limp dick is held by a thread in the air while his ass is being ravaged by the merciless Master with a huge dildo on a stick. The boy is in such pain that he begins to scream and cry for mercy.
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CMNM – Young Athlete Bobby Inspected By Pervy Officials
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Nov.28, 2012, under CMNM
Bobby is a young, hot athlete who has everything he could wish for in life. Everything is going extremely well for him. But, there's a price to pay – the officials on whose good will his career depends want to periodically inspect him to see how he performs.
Bobby is forced to stand on his hands and knees in such an awkward position while the pervy men examine his asshole to check if he had put anything there.
The pervy men put lots of lube on their hands and fingers and shove them up into Bobby's ass, bypassing the tight sphincter. As soon as they manage to shove their fingers deep inside his ass, the boy's face turns red from intense embarrassment. Bobby continues to moan and writhe but the pervy men are relentless.
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Popular Fuji musician, Adewale Ayuba, has opened up on his initial fear after he got converted to Christianity.Ayuba, now commonly known as Mr. Johnson, was born and bred in a Muslim family.
According to the ex-staunch Muslim, he had been a Christian since 2010, but hasn't been practicing it for fear of being killed.
The 'Ijo Fuji' songster made this known in an open confession in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, weekend.
While admitting that he is now proudly a full Christian, he said, "I have been a Christian for so long, even my family members especially my kids are all going to church but I make sure I go every December 31st. If I don't, I will presume the New Year would be filled with dangers that will lead to my death.
"I was always scared of admitting to the world that I'm Christian, for fear of being killed, but now I have the courage to say it boldly, I'm a born-again Christian. I'm no more a Muslim," Ayuba added.
I was afraid of admitting I'm Christian for fear of being killed – Singer, Adewale Ayuba
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Glory be to GodReplyDelete
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U made the best decision...May the good lord help u in dis new journey of urs ijn..AmenReplyDelete
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So, who wanted to kill him because he converted(is he going to be 1st or last)?. Now, the whole world knew and you're still alive...ReplyDelete
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Thank God for your life but we won't miss youReplyDelete
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text: A REGRESSION PROBLEM WITH OUTLIERS Finally, we will go back to the simple regression problem we started with, but now some of the cases will be "outliers", for which the noise is much greater than for normal cases. In this synthetic data, the input variable, x, again had a standard Gaussian distribution and the corresponding target value came from a distribution with mean given by 0.3 + 0.4*x + 0.5*sin(2.7*x) + 1.1/(1+x^2) For most cases, the distribution about this mean was Gaussian with standard deviation 0.1. However, with probability 0.05, a case is an "outlier", for which the standard deviation was 1.0 instead. I generated 200 cases in total, stored in the file 'odata'. The first 100 of these cases are meant for training, the second 100 for testing. It is also possible to test on 'rdata', to see how well the function learned predicts data that is never corrupted by high noise. A neural network model for regression with outliers. One way to model data with "outliers" is to let the noise level vary from one case to another. If the noise for the outlier cases is set to be higher, they will end up having less influence on the function learned, as is desirable. The software allows the noise variance for a case to vary according to an inverse gamma distribution. This is effectively the same as letting the noise have a t-distribution rather than a Gaussian distribution. The commands used to do this are as follows: > net-spec olog.net 1 8 1 / - 0.05:0.5 0.05:0.5 - x0.05:0.5 - 100 > model-spec olog.net real 0.05:0.5::4 > data-spec olog.net 1 1 / odata@1:100 . odata@101:200 . > net-gen olog.net fix 0.5 > mc-spec olog.net repeat 10 sample-noise heatbath hybrid 100:10 0.2 > net-mc olog.net 1 > mc-spec olog.net sample-sigmas heatbath hybrid 1000:10 0.4 > net-mc olog.net 100 The crucial difference is in the 'model-spec' command, where the noise prior of 0.05:0.5::4 specifies that the per-case noise precision (inverse variance) follows a gamma distribution with shape parameter of 4. When this is integrated over, a t-distribution with 4 degrees of freedom results. This t-distribution is by no means an exact model of the way the noise was actually generated, but its fairly heavy tails are enough to prevent the model from paying undue attention to the outliers. The above commands take about one minute on our 550MHz Pentium III. The resulting model can be tested on data from the same source using net-pred: > net-pred na olog.net 31: Number of networks used: 70 Number of test cases: 100 Average squared error guessing mean: 0.02129+-0.01336 One can also see how well the model does on the uncorrupted data that was used originally: > net-pred na olog.net 31: / rdata@101:200 . Number of networks used: 70 Number of test cases: 100 Average squared error guessing mean: 0.01201+-0.00209 This is not much different than the results obtained earlier with the model trained on uncorrupted data. In contrast, the results are substantially worse when the data with outliers is used to train a standard model where the noise is Gaussian, with the same variance for each case. A Gaussian process model for regression with outliers. Gaussian process regression can also use a t-distribution for the noise, specified using 'model-spec', as above. Implementation of this model requires sampling for function values in training cases, so a small amount of "jitter" will almost always have to be included in the covariance function. A "sample-variances" operation must also be specified in 'mc-spec', to allow the case-by-case noise variances to be sampled. The following commands illustrate how this is done: > gp-spec olog.gpt 1 1 1 - 0.001 / 0.05:0.5 0.05:0.5 > model-spec olog.gpt real 0.05:0.5::4 > data-spec olog.gpt 1 1 / odata@1:100 . odata@101:200 . > gp-gen olog.gpt fix 0.5 0.1 > mc-spec olog.gpt sample-variances heatbath hybrid 20:4 0.5 > gp-mc olog.gpt 200 This takes a bit over a minute on our 550MHz Pentium III. The progress of the run can be monitored by examining the case-by-case noise standard deviations in (say) the first 8 training cases, as follows: > gp-plt t v@0:7 olog.gpt | plot Once the run has converged, a few of these standard deviations (for cases that are outliers) should be much bigger than the others. The noise standard deviations can also be examined using the "-n" option of 'gp-display'. Predictions can be made using 'gp-pred': > gp-pred na olog.gpt 101:%5 Number of iterations used: 20 Number of test cases: 100 Average squared error guessing mean: 0.01926+-0.01111 This performance is very similar to that of the network model.


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Manganese is a trace element, essential for physiologic functioning but neurotoxic at high doses. Common exposure sources include dietary intake as well as drinking water in some regions; toxicity is most often associated with inhalation exposures in occupational settings. In this article we describe the investigation of a pediatric case of manganism using both clinical and environmental assessment methods.
A previously healthy 6-year-old child presented with severe Mn neurotoxicity, iron deficiency, and elevated cobalt levels. Immediate and selected extended family members had elevated plasma Mn but remained asymptomatic. An exposure assessment identified seasonal ingestion exposures to Mn at the family's summer cottage; these were common to the four immediate family members. Well water used for drinking and cooking exceeded recommended guidelines, and foods high in Mn predominated in their diet. No inhalation exposures were identified. Only pica was unique to the patient.
The combined evidence of the environmental assessment and biomonitoring of blood Mn levels supported a seasonal ingestion exposure source; this alone was insufficient to explain the toxicity because the patient's 7-year-old sibling was asymptomatic with almost identical exposures (except pica). A metabolic disorder involving divalent metals (Mn, Fe, and Co) interacting with environmental exposures is the most likely explanation.
This case report adds to the emerging body of evidence linking neurologic effects to ingestion Mn exposure.
Manganese is ubiquitous in the environment. It is essential for physiologic functioning in trace quantities, usually supplied by dietary intake. Adverse health effects are typically associated with inhalation exposures within occupational settings, such as the steel or mining industry, and are characterized by neurologic effects [Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 2000]. Classical manganism presents with generally irreversible Parkinson-like symptoms (Jiang et al. 2006), which often progress even after exposure ends (Huang et al. 1993). Little is known about the potential health effects resulting from excessive ingestion exposures.
In this report we describe the investigation of a case of pediatric manganism with ingestion exposures. The objectives of this investigation were to confirm the diagnosis, identify the underlying etiology, recommend control measures, and assess whether other persons were at risk.
In August 2004, a previously healthy 6-year-old female presented with pica and emotional lability. Over the following months she developed progressive behavioral and neurologic symptoms: She became withdrawn and less verbal with repetitive stuttered speech, and her balance, co-ordination, and fine motor skills declined. By November, she could no longer stand independently, tended to fall backward, and developed a high steppage "cock-like" gait.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated hyperintensity in the basal ganglia, suggesting Mn accumulation. Blood samples analyzed with high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry confirmed elevated levels of Mn in whole blood (39.7 μg/L; normal, 4.3–15.9 μg/L) and serum specimens (3.2 μg/L; normal, 0.3–1.0 μg/L). Severe Fe deficiency [ferritin, 5 μg/L (normal, 12–140 μg/L); serum Fe, 5 μmol/L (normal 5–28 μmol/L)] and polycythemia [red blood cells (RBCs), 7.6 × 1012/L; normal, 3.9–5.3 × 1012/L) were identified; polycythemia was attributed to elevated Co (3.9 μg/L; normal: 0.7–0.8 μg/L). Blood lead was normal (2.9 μg/dL; normal, 0–4.6 μg/dL) in October 2004 but elevated (17.6 μg/dL) in early August 2005. Investigations failed to determine a cause for the manganism. The patient's karyotype was normal. A liver biopsy ruled out hepatic dysfunction; however, liver Mn was elevated (34 μg/g; normal, 0.22–4.6 μg/g). Normal blood copper levels ruled out Wilson's disease.
Treatment included phlebotomies for the polycythemia (November 2004–February 2005, October–November 2005), ethylene-diamine tetraacetic acid chelation for the Mn overload (March–December 2005), and Fe therapy (November 2004–July 2005, October–November 2005). Significant improvements in gait, retropulsion, and motor skills that were observed after the initiation of the phlebotomies and chelation plateaued after a few treatments.
In July 2005, Fe supplementation was stopped; a precipitous drop in the patient's Fe levels immediately followed. Her plasma and RBC Mn levels began rising again (Figures 1 and and2).2). By August her condition had deteriorated: Her pica returned, she fell frequently, and she needed assistance where she was previously independent. Neurologists estimated that one-fourth of her improvements were lost. Phlebotomies and oral Fe therapy were re-initiated in October.
The patient resided with her mother, father, and 7-year-old sister in an urban center in New Brunswick (NB), Canada. Since 2000, they have spent summers at their nearby cottage—weekend visits in June, followed by full time residence in July and August.
Water testing was conducted; municipal water consumed at the primary residence had nondetectable Mn. At the cottage, a sandpoint well used between 2000 and 2003 had Mn concentrations of 1.7–2.4 mg/L (the health guideline is 0.5 mg/L) (World Health Organization 2006). Spring water and a neighboring cottage well used in 2004 had non-detectable concentrations and 1.7–2.2 mg/L Mn, respectively. In 2005 municipal water was brought to the cottage for drinking, but use of well water for washing and cooking continued.
A food history revealed that the patient and her family consumed more vegetables than a typical Canadian family, particularly Mn-rich leafy green vegetables and pineapples, but they were not vegetarian. Foods consumed by the patient and her sibling were very similar with one exception: The sibling consumed soy milk due to lactose intolerance, whereas the patient consumed dairy. Both took half of a children's vitamin supplement daily.
No inhalation exposures were identified. No industrial Mn releases were reported in the vicinity of either the primary residence or the cottage (Environment Canada 2003). Neither residence was located in high traffic environments; excessive exposure to methyl-cyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl was therefore unlikely. Parental occupations did not involve exposure to Mn.
Site visits to the primary residence and cottage did not identify excessive exposure sources unique to the patient. No recent renovations, painting, or household products containing Mn were identified. Household members did not participate in hobbies associated with Mn exposure such as glasswork or ceramics. The father infrequently used a welding torch in the detached garage of the primary residence; the children were restricted from the garage during welding but otherwise had free access. During the summer months, vegetables consumed by the patient and her family came predominantly from their cottage garden. Agricultural products containing Mn (e.g., fungicides) were not used. Satellite imagery and site visits did not identify other Mn sources in the vicinity of either residence.
Exposures were very similar for the whole family and virtually identical for the patient and her sister, as they spent the majority of their time together. Only pica was unique to the patient.
The patient's parents and sibling were asymptomatic. Between March and June 2005, the immediate family and five extended family members (maternal grandparents, paternal grandfather, and the father's two siblings in lieu of the deceased paternal grandmother), were tested for Mn. Results indicated elevated plasma Mn ranging from 1.9 to 2.8 μg/L (normal, 0.3–1.0 μg/L) for everyone except the patient's sister; her plasma Mn was normal (0.6 μg/L) in March but elevated (2.3 μg/L) when retested in May. All those tested had RBC Mn within the normal range (Figures 1 and and22).
Genetic counseling did not identify a familial cause. Both maternal and paternal families are NB Acadian for at least three generations, with no identified consanguinity. No history of Fe deficiency, neurologic disorders (e.g., Parkinson disease), or metabolic disorders were identified.
Early stages of Mn toxicity include muscle tremors and can sometimes resemble Parkinson disease, which has been proposed as a sentinel among selected occupational groups (Harvard Medical School 2000). We examined hospital separation data for Parkinsonism between 1991 and 1995 in which NB rates were similar to other Canadian provinces (Kontakos and Stokes 2000).
Specialists considered this case unique. They queried an international metabolic list-serv to identify other clinically similar cases, and identified a girl with hypermanganesemia of unknown origin in a consanguineous family in the United Kingdom. Her MRI indicated increased intensity in the basal ganglia, and she had a "cock-like" gait. She was polycythemic with elevated iron-binding capacity but had normal serum Fe. We also identified a single case from the literature—a boy from California with polycythemia and manganism explained by liver dysfunction (Gospe et al. 2000).
The patient's symptoms, biomonitoring results, and environmental assessment were consistent with a chronic, seasonal exposure pattern. Symptom onset occurred in August 2004 with a relapse 1 year later, which was preceded by an increase in blood plasma Mn in early June 2005. The timing of the increase was consistent with findings of increased ingestion exposures at the cottage during the summer months. Unfortunately, continuous biomonitoring of the immediate family's blood Mn concentrations during the summer was not conducted. A synchronous increase in the family's Mn levels would have supported the hypothesis that the seasonal cottage exposure was responsible for the patient's increase in Mn.
The clinical, laboratory, and imaging results support a diagnosis of manganism; however, the patient's increased Co levels have yet to be explained. Her severe Fe deficiency, unusual for children of her age, is possibly related to these two conditions.
Co can cause polycythemia through increased erythropoiesis (ATSDR 2004). Phlebotomies used to treat the polycythemia may have exacerbated the Fe deficiency. Low Fe can enhance Mn absorption (Finley 1999; Roth and Garrick 2003); the cessation of Fe supplementation and concurrent depletion of ferritin stores in 2005 possibly contributed to an increased absorption of the Mn at the cottage. However, this does not fully explain the increased blood Mn, as laboratory data clearly indicates that the rise in plasma Mn occurred before the decline in ferritin levels (Figure 3). Ongoing chelation therapy may have also precipitated a release of Mn body stores, contributing to increased blood Mn in the summer and fall of 2005; it remains unclear if this alone could explain the magnitude of the increase.
Females absorb Co and Mn more effectively, and animal studies indicate that the young may absorb more than adults (ATSDR 2000, 2004; Nieboer 2001). Mn, Fe, and Co are divalent cations; all three metals are thought to utilize the same intestinal transporters, and all are essential for proper bodily functioning (ATSDR 2004; Nieboer 2001). An up-regulation of this intestinal transporter is a possible underlying cause of this disorder.
We propose that the presence of a metabolic disorder involving Fe, Mn, and Co, interacting with the cottage environment, may explain the patient's condition. This may be caused by an underlying genetic or epigenetic defect. Precedents for genetic disorders that are diagnosed after an apparently healthy childhood are numerous (e.g., Tay-Sachs disease, muscular dystrophy). An inherited genetic disorder with variable penetrance or copy-number variations might explain the elevated blood Mn in the asymptomatic extended family members. Acadian backgrounds have been associated with a high incidence of genetic disorders (Lacassie and Flórez 2007); although no parental consanguinity was identified within three generations, more distant family ties cannot be ruled out.
The patient and her immediate family shared very similar high Mn ingestion exposures except for pica; if these exposures alone were responsible for the patient's adverse health outcome, then her family members would also be expected to exhibit symptoms of Mn toxicity.
Although the immediate and extended family members were asymptomatic, all had elevated plasma Mn (indicative of short-term exposure), with RBC Mn within the normal range (Figures 1 and and2).2). Elevated plasma Mn may indicate chronic and/or excessive Mn exposure because it is believed that an undetermined exposure threshold must be reached before Mn accumulation occurs in RBC (F. Leung, personal communication). It is unknown whether these markers would consistently precede clinical symptoms and therefore could be used to monitor the patient's sibling for similar metabolic deterioration.
Well water in NB and other Maritime provinces commonly exceeds the health-based drinking water guidelines for Mn due to the underlying geology (New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government 2004). Because generations of rural residents have relied on groundwater containing high Mn concentrations, it seems that selective pressures would have previously highlighted any genetic disorders that disrupt normal Mn homeostasis. Yet pediatric specialists considered this case presentation unique. Also, provincial Parkinsonism rates were comparable to the rest of Canada (Kontakos and Stokes 2000); this crude indicator suggests early manganism symptoms were not artificially inflating the Parkinson disease rates in NB.
The literature suggests a spectrum of disease, from the more severe forms of manganism to more subtle neurologic health effects. Some studies have reported associations between Mn exposure in drinking water and reported cognitive/behavioral problems in children in Quebec (Bouchard et al. 2007), Bangladesh (Wasserman et al. 2006), and Tawain (He et al. 1994). Similar long-term Mn exposure studies in adults have been mixed, with some researchers describing neurologic dysfunction with increasing levels of Mn in drinking water (Kondakis et al. 1989) while others found no neurologic differences (Vieregge et al. 1995). The true health burden of excessive Mn ingestion is currently unknown.
There currently is no "gold standard" biomarker for Mn exposure. The primary care team used plasma and RBC Mn as indicators. These are effective tools in measuring exposure differences between populations, but they are less reliable on an individual level (Apostoli et al. 2000; Bader et al. 1999; Institute for Environment and Health 2004; Mergler 1999; Ostiguy et al. 2003). Whole blood may be the best indicator for an individual (Takagi et al. 2002). It remains unclear to what extent observed variations in a biomarker represent real variations in exposure. For example, three consecutive blood samples for plasma Mn taken from the patient at the hospital on a single day showed large variability: 0.6, 2.2, and 2.4 μg/L. Comparing measurements between individuals may be subject to the same variability.
A lack of appropriate population reference values further complicated the interpretation of Mn blood tests. Reference ranges were derived from population norms in southern Ontario; the absence of available reference levels for plasma and RBC Mn for populations exposed to higher natural background levels (e.g., through drinking water) makes the interpretation of such results difficult. The seemingly elevated plasma Mn levels among the patient's family members may well be within a "normal" range.
There is also no "gold standard" for measuring health effects from excessive Mn. Nonspecific neurobehavioral symptoms may be overlooked or misdiagnosed. Members of the patient's immediate and extended family had no overt symptoms attributable to manganism, but they were not tested for oppositional behavior and hyperactivity (Bouchard et al. 2007), IQ (Wasserman et al. 2006), short-term verbal and visual memory (Woolf et al. 2002), or manual dexterity and visuo-perceptive speed (He et al. 1994). Which tests are best at detecting which health effects in which populations is a nascent field of investigation.
The available evidence suggests that environmental exposures alone are unlikely to be the sole cause of this child's illness; however, an unidentified exposure as a result of her pica cannot be excluded. A pervasive metabolic disorder (Mn, Fe, Co) is a more plausible explanation. This hypothesis could incorporate both the environmental exposures and clinical/laboratory findings, but is limited because the proposed underlying genetic defect cannot be identified at this time.
Given the patient's deteriorating clinical status, we recommended that the family use only municipal water because boiling foods in the Mn-rich well water may concentrate this cation (British Columbia Ministry of the Environment 2007; Bouchard et al. 2007). Also, the garage used for welding should always be off-limits to the children. Finally, controlling the pica and implementing a low-Mn, Fe-rich diet in addition to ongoing Fe supplementation would be helpful.
In addition to these patient-specific control measures, the broader issue of blood Mn reference levels remains to be addressed. The Canadian Health Measures Survey, which will collect blood and urine samples from 5,000 randomly chosen adults from 15 cities across Canada, begins its data collection in the winter of 2007 (Statistics Canada 2006). Mn is among the metals to be measured in the survey participants.
We thank the following individuals who were of great assistance during the course of the investigation: K. Gordon, F. Leung, P. Brna, V. Price, S. Dyak, D. Pupek, and T. Arsenault.
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It's safe to say that former Gators defensive end Bryan Cox Jr. has made a good first impression on the prospective employers who have spent the week watching him work at the East West Shrine Game practices.
"That kid's a boy dog,'' Arizona Cardinals defensive line coach and East team head coach Brentson Buckner said of Cox. "What I mean by that is, he's got a mean streak in him, and you can't teach that.
"You can teach a kid all the technique you want and make all the adjustments to his game but when he puts that helmet on he's got bad intentions for the guy across from him and that's great.''
Cox comes across his mean streak naturally. His father was known for his mean streak during a 12-year NFL playing career in which he played in three Pro Bowls and was named All Pro three times.
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