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A North Carolina research and policy organization recommends in a new report that the state hold to 100 the cap on charter schools until the schools improve their performance in four key areas.
In "Charter Schools Revisited," the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research evaluates the performance of charter schools, which are independent schools funded by tax dollars but not governed by local boards of education.
Charter schools were authorized in 1996 and capped at 100, a number charter advocates have been working to raise.
Currently, 93 charter schools are in operation, with another seven in planning phases.
The report says the schools are weak in four key areas — academic performance; racial balance as required by law; transfer of innovative ideas to public schools; and management and financial compliance.
"Charter schools are an important experiment, but just providing a choice is not enough," says Ran Coble, director of the center. "It's got to be a good choice for educating North Carolina's students. Charter schools need to perform well before we expand the experiment."
Almost one in four charter schools did not show the academic progress the state recommends during the 2005-06 school year, the study says, and while 68 percent of students statewide graduated from high school in four years, only 55 percent of charter high school students did.
Charter schools also are more racially segregated than traditional schools. While the state's population is about 22 percent African American, more than three in 10 of the state's charters in 2000-01 were more than 80 percent non-white.
In part, charters were intended as a "testing ground" for traditional schools, but the report found that, while some schools have innovative approaches to learning, few of those ideas had transferred to public schools.
Since 1996, 138 charter schools have been started, the report says, and 27 of those have closed or had their charters revoked, most because of low enrollment financial noncompliance.
The report makes three primary recommendations:
* Schools that have not met expected academic growth for five straight years should be put on probation, with two years to achieve their goals.
* Revoked charters should go to planned schools with a strong chance of success, with priority given to areas with no charter schools.
* The state should keep the cap at 100 schools.


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1/3 cup almonds
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1 tablespoon maple syrup (optional)
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2 tablespoon beet juice
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DVD includes the group's performance at the Dynamo Open Air festival in Eindhoven, Holland on May 23, 1988 as well as the band's concert at the Dynamo club in Eindhoven that took place two days earlier. Regular version, only DVD. He's a Woman – She's a Man is incorrecly title Evil Woman on the back cover.
Dynamo Open Air 1988 (2007) by Toxik. Labels: Displeased Records. Genres: Technical Speed Metal, Thrash Metal . DVD recorded in Eindhoven, Holland - May 23, 1988. The CD will contain the following: Dynamo club in Eindhoven, Holland – May 21, 1988: 01. Heart Attack 02. Social Overload 03.
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Disc I Dynamo Open Air Festival, Holland - May 23, 1988 01. Social Overload 0. Door To Hell 06. World Circus 07. 47 Seconds Of Sanity/Count Your Blessings 08. False Prophets 09. Haunted Earth 10. Victims. Dynamo Club, Holland - May 21, 1988 11. Heart Attack 12. Social Overload 13.
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BEVERLY HILLS, California — It's the latest mystery to grip Hollywood. A prominent publicist and woman-about-town is killed, her body slumped in her Mercedes near Sunset Boulevard.
Was it an attempted carjacking? Or something more sinister. Maybe a hit?
As the tabloid press, mainstream newspapers and websites blared with headlines Wednesday about the shooting of Ronni Chasen, tight-lipped detectives roamed this bastion of the ultra-rich, hunting for witnesses — and the killer.
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Her friends and colleagues wondered how the life of a woman who had spent her career rushing from red carpet to red carpet to charm the connected for her star clientele could have ended in such a violent way.
It was mind-boggling, they said, that anyone would want to see her dead.
"Just because somebody didn't win an Oscar?" asked Chasen's longtime friend, Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter Carol Connors. "I just can't see it being that. It seems so out of the realm.
"I mean, a publicist doesn't make that type of enemies," added Connors, who co-wrote the theme to the film "Rocky."
Police, however, were open to all possible motives, including a random attack, a carjacking gone awry or maybe even a hit.
"It's absolutely possible and it's something we won't discount," police Lt. Tony Lee said of the latter scenario.
Hours after the shooting, detectives seized computers from Chasen's West Hollywood firm, Chasen and Co. They wouldn't immediately say why. They also sought surveillance video and witnesses.
Investigators had yet to identify suspects or determine the motive in the killing.
Chasen, 64, was shot multiple times in the chest as she drove through Beverly Hills around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Neighbors said they heard gunfire and found Chasen's car crashed into a light pole on Whittier Drive, a street of multimillion-dollar homes just south of Sunset Boulevard, and a well-used shortcut to get to her home on the Westside of Los Angeles.
They said they found her struggling to breathe and bleeding from her nose and chest. The front passenger window was shattered. Chasen was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Hours earlier, Chasen was busy, in her usual way: She was attending the Hollywood premiere of "Burlesque," a movie meant to position pop singer Christina Aguilera for a career in films while reigniting the acting career of Cher.
Promoting its soundtrack for an Oscar had been one of Chasen's goals.
So was getting another Oscar nomination for Michael Douglas for "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."
Veteran Hollywood reporter Nikki Finke, one of the last to speak to Chasen, said that's why the publicist called her Monday night before leaving for the premiere. The two ended up talking for an hour.
"It wasn't just a flack-reporter relationship; you became friends with her," said Finke, whose deadline.com website is a must-read for industry types in Tinseltown.
"She'd go, 'We need to get Michael Douglas a nomination for supporting actor. You and I need to do this,'" Finke recalled, laughing. "She didn't pitch you as much as she enlisted you in her army."
Finke and others remembered Chasen as an old-school publicist, one with a distinctive, brassy voice who could be relentlessly pushy and loud. But at the same time, they said, she was never rude and seemed to have no enemies.
"If I died tomorrow there would be people in this town cheering," Finke said. "But this woman was really liked."
More than 75 people attended an impromptu memorial for her Tuesday night at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons hotel, said fellow publicist Alan Nierob, for whom Chasen worked in the 1980s. A similar memorial was scheduled Wednesday in New York.
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"She was just a dear soul that everybody in our industry will mourn the loss of," Nierob said.
The Palm Springs International Film Festival, which Chasen worked with for many years, is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of her killer.
Even in the sometimes cutthroat world of fighting for celebrity clients, Chasen stood out for her kindness and willingness to share credit, New York-based publicist Kathie Berlin said.
Berlin recalled a time years ago when the two were promoting the film "Thelma & Louise" and Chasen made sure Berlin shared credit for landing the film's stars, Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, on the cover of Time magazine.
"We both worked on it, but truth is she made the call that got the cover," Berlin said.
Unless Chasen was leading some sort of secret life no one knew about, several people said, she'd be the last person they would suspect would be targeted.
She had little time for a secret life, they said, balancing her work with dining out at the trendiest restaurants just about every night and day of the week. She would always be in the company of friends and clients, who were often both.
"She worked all the time," publicist James Bates said. "Her life was going from red carpet to red carpet."
Rogers contributed to this report from Los Angeles.
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The lady, distinguished as Mama Touuai, had already been grumbling about the exercises of the herders on her ranch. She asserted they had been decimating her ranch deliver. So she chose to stand up to them at the beginning of today when she located them again on her homestead.
She was however assaulted by the equipped Fulani Herdsmen close by her little girl. It was even announced that they made endeavors to assault them. She scarcely got away with her life in place and both mother and little girl are presently in the healing facility.
Place of Reps. part, Hon. Omosede Igbinedion shared the news online close by photographs of the harmed female.
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"Today! This just happened in my Constituency. An Urhobo woman farming in Ofunwengbe community, in Ovia South West LG of Edo State was attacked this morning by 7.30am whilst on her farm alongside her daughter, by Fulani herdsmen."The woman who is also known as Mama Touuai had been complaining to her people before today of the destruction being done to her farm by the cattle on a daily basis. She almost lost her life when she confronted the herdsmen today.According to the woman, the Fulani herdsmen came to her farm and met her working before she knew what was happening, the herdsmen were trying to rape her by pointing a gun at her, but for her determination and boldness, she was able to drag the gun from him.
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Medication errors occur with astounding frequency in the United States. In fact, according to recent data from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, adverse drug events (ADE's) are the cause of nearly 700,000 emergency room visits and 100,000 hospitalizations each year. They are also among the most common forms of hospital negligence in the United States, occurring in approximately 5 percent of all hospitalized patients.
An adverse drug event refers to an instance during which a patient suffers negative health consequences as a result of exposure to a medication. Estimates suggest that approximately 50 percent of all adverse drug events are preventable, resulting from medication errors that may occur at any point during the process of selecting, prescribing and dispensing medications.
If you or a loved one has suffered harm as a result of a medication error in New Jersey, you may have grounds to seek compensation for damages, including medical expenses, rehabilitative care, loss of income, and pain and suffering. These cases can be extraordinarily complex, requiring medical and legal experts who regularly investigate, prepare, and vigorously pursue these claims. At Fronzuto Law Group, our medical malpractice attorneys have a combined 75 years experience protecting and aggressively advocating for injured victims. Receive your free initial consultation by contacting our medication error lawyers today at 973-435-4551 (toll free at 888-409-0816). You may also contact our law firm online.
Medication Prescribing Error Claim in New Jersey
From the moment you consult your doctor about a health concern, he or she is responsible for determining the necessity for medication, the appropriate medication to prescribe, the correct dosage of that medication, the period during which you should take the medication, and how you should be monitored during this time.
In addition to your physician's role as it relates to medication, a nurse may be responsible for administering the medication, and a pharmacist may be responsible for filling and providing the prescription. Throughout this process, there is the potential for many medication errors to occur, from administration of the wrong drug, to prescribing the wrong dosage, to adverse interactions with other drugs, allergic reactions, and many others.
Common Causes of Medication Errors
Some of the most frequent medication errors involve:
- Selecting the wrong medication: Doctors are expected to conduct a thorough examination of the patient and identify the specific health issue before selecting and prescribing a medication to the patient. When the doctor prescribes the wrong medication, the patient can suffer severe injury or illness. A related error occurs when the doctor fails to change the drug as needed, whether it's due to a poor reaction by the patient's body or a change in the patient's health after the drug was prescribed.
- Prescribing an incorrect dosage of the medication: Patient verdoses are one of the most serious medication errors because doctors may not realize that the patient is overdosing until it is too late to undo the damage to the patient's body. Similarly, an underdosage of medication can be extremely harmful, as the patient does not receive sufficient treatment for the injury or illness that required medication in the first place.
- Failing to provide directions for taking the medication: Before prescribing a medication, the doctor needs to talk to the patient about the drug. This includes discussing the risks of the medication and providing the patient with specific instructions about how to take the medication. If the doctor fails to provide these instructions, or
- Providing incorrect directions for taking the medication: if the incorrect instructions are provided, the patient may not know how to safely ingest the medicine.
- Prescribing a drug to which a patient is allergic: Doctors must evaluate the patient's health, including their medical and surgical history to ensure that no mistakes are made when prescribing a medication to the patient. If the patient is allergic to a particular drug, taking this medication can lead to an adverse drug reaction that severely damages their health.
- Prescribing a drug that adversely interacts with another medication that the patient is currently taking: If the patient is already taking another medication when a new medication is prescribed, it is the doctor's responsibility to be aware of this and to understand the relationship of the drugs so that the patient's health is not put in jeopardy by an avoidable drug interaction.
- Failing to warn the patient about potential side effects: Doctors have a legal duty to provide the patient with information about a medication's known side effects before the medication is prescribed. This information is similar to the requirement that a patient provide informed consent before undergoing a surgical procedure.
- Excessive prescription duration: One of the medication errors most likely to lead to opioid abuse and overdosage is excessive prescription, which occurs when the doctor prescribes more medication than necessary. This can result in leftover pills, which may be consumed by the patient or by someone else with access to the drugs.
- Administering the wrong medication or the wrong dosage: Although many medications are prescribed by doctors and then administered at home by the patient, some medications are administered at the hospital by a nurse or medical technician. This is especially likely to be the case shortly after a patient has undergone surgery. When the nurse, medical technician, or other hospital employee makes a mistake and administers the incorrect medication, the damage to the patient can be catastrophic.
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- Failing to provide the patient with the medication as prescribed: When a pharmacist incorrectly fills a prescription because they didn't look closely enough at the doctor's order, the patient can unknowingly overdose or even wind up taking the wrong medication.
Notably, medication errors can also occur due to negligent behavior by pharmaceutical companies. At times, pharmaceutical companies fail to provide adequate information about the potentially harmful side effects of a medication (also known as failure to warn), or manufacture a drug that is subsequently recalled due to negative health consequences.
Regardless of the circumstances of your case, our legal professionals conduct a thorough review in order to determine how the error occurred, who was responsible, and who had the opportunity to prevent it. We consult with relevant experts to accurately assess the extent of the harm that you suffered as a result of the error, construct a compelling argument in your favor, and diligently pursue maximum compensation.
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This trilingual silver coin issued from the Chatigrama mint (Chittagong) in AD 1593 during the reign of the king of Arakan / Salim Shah's reign 1593 AD to 1612 AD. On the front part of the trilingual coin inscribed with the Arakanese language and alphabets and on the back upper inscrived with Arabic while the lower part is proto-Bengali script. Obverse : Within a double circles spanned by dots, (the legend is in Burmese script, but we give the translation), "963, Lord of the White Elephant, Lord of Men and Land, Salim Shah (1593-1612 AD)". Reverse : Within a circle, divided into two parts, upper part having Arabic script and lower part having Bengali script. This coin is the avidance of cultural harmony in this region.
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One of the best ways to enter well into Advent is to celebrate the promises of God for salvation that have been kept in the coming of Jesus Christ. Sunday evening, December 8th, at 5 p.m., we'll walk this journey of promise and fulfillment together in scripture, music and prayer. Read more here.


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Four original framed Pokemon magazine pieces displayed in black frames. Perfect for your gaming room man cave or as a gift to a Nintendo or Pokemon lover. These are original pieces taken from an original Pokemon magazine. It is an original piece and not a reproduction or a photocopy.
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Caspase-2 May Unleash Soluble Toxic Tau Fragment
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Tau tangles are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies, but how these aggregates relate to cognitive decline remains a mystery. Writing in the October 10 Nature Medicine, researchers led by Karen Ashe of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis report that rather than aggregates, a small soluble fragment of tau may orchestrate the neuronal dysfunction that leads to a cognitive downslide. They found that caspase-2 cleaves tau to generate a 35kDa fragment, which they dubbed Δtau314. This fragment appears elevated in the brains of people with mild cognitive impairment or AD. In transgenic mouse models of tauopathy, Δtau314 infiltrated dendritic spines and somehow coerced full-length tau to do the same, the authors proposed. This redistribution of tau disrupted synaptic function and ultimately promoted memory problems in mice, they argued. If this holds up, blocking caspase-2 might restore synaptic function in people suffering from AD or other tauopathies.
Tau normally stabilizes microtubules, but in neurodegenerative disease, the protein forms fibrils that accumulate in neurons, particularly in synapse-laden dendritic compartments. While the presence of these protein tangles in the cortex correlates with neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment in people with AD (see May 2016 news and Aug 2016 news), growing evidence suggests soluble forms of tau, particularly tau oligomers, may be toxic to neurons (see Nov 2010 conference news; Sep 2013 news). In fact, in 2005 Ashe's group was one of the first to spark interest in soluble forms of toxic tau. They reported that switching off expression of mutant human tau in mice improved synaptic function despite the persistence of neurofibrillary tangles. The findings implied tangles were not the toxic entity (see Jul 2005 news). Ashe has been searching for putative soluble culprits ever since.
To uncover soluble forms of tau that directly associate with synaptic dysfunction, first author Xiaohui Zhao and colleagues turned to three-month-old rTg4510 mice. At this age, the mice, which express human tau with the P301L mutation, start to develop memory deficits but lack obvious tangles, synaptic loss, or neurodegeneration. The researchers tested 14 animals (consisting of roughly equal numbers of males and females) in the Morris water maze. Then, while blinded to the memory data, they measured various known soluble forms and fragments of tau using a panel of antibodies and western blotting. It turned out that while none of the known forms of tau correlated with memory deficits, one 35kDa tau fragment did. When Zhao then switched off tau expression in the animals, she found that insoluble tau species continued to accumulate, but the 35kDa fragment disappeared, and the animals performed better in the water maze. The findings hinted that this soluble fragment may underlie the animals' memory problems. However, in vitro, the fragment did not fibrillize, and the researchers found no trace of it when they solubilized aggregates of tau.
The researchers used mass spectroscopy to determine the fragment comprised amino acids 299-314 of the full-length protein. Given the aspartate at its carboxy terminus, they predicted that cleavage at this residue was likely the work of a caspase. In in vitro experiments, they found that only caspase-2 could generate Δtau314 from full-length tau, and that mutating Asp314 to glutamate (D314E) prevented this cleavage. When they knocked down caspase-2 in rTg4510 mice, Δtau314 levels dropped, and the animals' performance in the water maze improved.
Could Δtau314 play a role in cognitive impairment in people? The researchers generated antibodies against the fragment, and used them to probe postmortem brain tissue from 85 elderly people—30 with mild cognitive impairment, 25 with AD, and 30 who were cognitively normal. They detected more Δtau314 in the brains of people with mild cognitive impairment or AD than in the cognitively normal controls.
Since Δtau314 seems to resists aggregation, how does it weaken memory? Given that Ashe's lab and others had previously reported that tau triggered synaptic problems when it moved into dendritic spines, the researchers scrutinized the location of tau fragments by labelling them with green fluorescent protein. Dendritic spines lit up in rat hippocampal neurons transfected with the Δtau314 fragment. The same happened in neurons transfected with full-length P301L, as reported previously, however, not in caspase-2 deficient neurons, or when tau Asp314 was mutated to glutamate to ablate the caspase site. Together, these findings indicated that cleavage by caspase-2 facilitated the movement of a tau fragment, or fragments, into dendritic spines.
Interestingly, when the researchers isolated postsynaptic compartments from mice expressing different forms of tau in the hippocampus, they found that full-length tau accumulated in spines from animals expressing P301L tau, but not those expressing D314G P301L tau, suggesting caspase-2-generated fragments somehow drive the full protein into spines. Animals expressing the D314E version of P301L tau were also spared from memory deficits as well as a drop in hippocampal volume, which indicated that caspase-2 cleavage of tau was a crucial component of both synaptic dysfunction and neurodegeneration (see image below).
Indeed, the researchers found caspase-2-driven synaptic deficits in neurons expressing P301L tau. They had weaker miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents, and expressed less GluR1, a subunit of AMPA receptors, than did normal neurons. Neurons expressing the caspase-2-resistant Asp314Glu variant of P301L tau had normal synapses. The findings hinted that cleavage of tau at Asp314 somehow caused synaptic and cognitive deficits. However, the fragment alone was incapable of causing this damage, as wild-type animals injected with Δtau314 performed normally in the water maze and had a normal complement of synaptic proteins, despite the accumulation of Δtau314 in dendritic spines. Ashe thinks Δtau314 enlists other proteins, perhaps other species of tau, such as full-length P301L tau, to do its dirty work. "When tau is cleaved at Asp314, it actually seems to elicit a broader redistribution of full-length tau within the cell," Ashe told Alzforum. She said her lab is investigating how Δtau314 promotes this molecular feng shui.
The findings mesh with previous studies in J20 mice, an AD model in which synaptic and cognitive deficits could be restored by knocking out caspase-2 (see Pozueta et al., 2013). Deleting the caspase also protects a mouse model of Huntington's disease from behavioral deficits (see Caroll et al., 2011).
The work adds to a long list of studies linking cleavage of tau to toxicity. Caspase-3 reportedly unleashes tau fragments that form neurofibrillary tangles, and a recent report indicated that these fragments damaged synapses in people with progressive supranuclear palsy (see de Calignon et al., 2010, and Sep 2015 news). Caspase-6 and -9 also have been implicated in dicing up tau (see Guo et al., 2004; Rohn et al., 2002). Other fragments, produced by asparagine endopeptidase (AEP), form tangles and trigger synaptic loss, rather than synaptic dysfunction as Δtau314 does (see Oct 2014 news).
Keqiang Ye of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, who discovered the AEP tau fragments, proposed that AEP and caspase-2 generate fragments that attack neurons in different ways, as exemplified by the synaptic dysfunction caused by Δtau314 and outright synaptic loss caused by AEP-generated tau fragments.
However, Ye expressed doubts about the feasibility of caspase-2 as a therapeutic target. "Due to the high homology among the caspase family members, it will be extremely challenging to selectively block caspase-2 without inhibiting other cousins," he wrote.
Huaxi Xu of Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla, California, whose previous studies helped uncover the toxicity of caspase-3 cleaved tau, proposed a broader approach. "Together with previous evidence showing beneficial effects by inhibiting caspase-3 or AEP in AD, it is worthy to explore a therapeutic strategy targeting caspase-2/3 and AEP altogether or targeting post-translational cleavage of tau," he wrote.
Ashe added that one of the benefits of targeting caspase-2 over the other proteases is that it may actually reverse synaptic dysfunction, rather than merely suppressing further synaptic loss. "This is a mechanism by which you can block the process that's damaging synaptic connections, and allow them to repair themselves," Ashe said. —Jessica Shugart
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- On Multiple Marker Analysis, Tangles Track Best With Functional Decline
- Brain Imaging Suggests Aβ Unleashes the Deadly Side of Tau
- San Diego: Tau Oligomer Antibodies Relieve Motor Deficits in Mice
- Chaperone "Saves" Tau, Turning it into Toxic Oligomers
- No Toxicity in Tau's Tangles?
- Killer Cleavage: Appoptosin Stokes Tauopathy through Caspase 3
- Does Novel Tau Protease Promote Pathology?
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The Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin kicks off this Friday at 6pm SHARP in a number of venues across the centre of the city.
entertainment.ie are hosting The Mercantile on Dame Street for the Friday evening, so make sure to stop in there to see what our music team have lined up for you!
The live music programme starts promptly at 5pm this Friday 11th May and runs until 1am on both Friday and Saturday nights. All bands on the Crawl receive equal billing with no acts being billed as a headliner so please be aware that any artist can and may appear at any venue, at any time. As with our sister event in London, stage times and venue line ups are kept a closely guarded secret and will only be announced at the event via the free official programme. This is to encourage exploration, surprises and spontaneity so turn up early to get your wristband if you want to plan ahead.
Wristbands and Programmes:
Programmes are obtainable from the wristband exchange which is located on Liberty Lane at the back of Whelan's and The Village (map here) which will open at 4:00pm each day and close at 10:00pm. Please ensure you arrive early to exchange your ticket to avoid any potential disappointment of missing your favourite band.
Free events:
There will be a number of free Fringe gigs on the Saturday in the following pubs from 6pm: The Globe, JJ Smyths, The Stag's Head, Cassidy's & The Swan.
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Shift marks end of Hunts Point's vice industry, say officials
A new sports bar and restaurant has opened on the site of one of Hunts Point's notorious strip clubs, signaling what some hope is a change in the way after-hours business on the waterfront will be conducted. The Break Time Sports Bar and Grill will replace Club Heat, which in recent years had been the site of several violent incidents, including a 2012 homicide that sparked community pressure to close the club.
Elected officials, local workers and representatives of Community Board 2 attended the new venue's official opening on Hunts Point Avenue near the food distribution market on Dec. 19. They hailed the new business as a giant step forward for a neighborhood that for years has been saddled with a reputation as one of the city's epicenters of sleaze and violence.
The chairman of the community board, Ian Amritt, anticipated Break Time would provide "a place where people can come to enjoy quality of life entertainment without breaking the law." In addition, he said, it would allow Hunts Point residents and employees a local venue to meet informally to socialize, so that "we don't have to go the G Bar on the Grand Concourse."
To emphasize his eagerness to keep the new bar on the straight and narrow, its owner, Nudpanath Bala, has promised to close nightly at 11 p.m., a far cry from the all night hours Club Heat once kept. Police from the 41st Precinct long complained that their resources were overstretched from patrolling the strip clubs to guard against violence that often spilled onto the streets.
Assemblyman Marcos Crespo and State Sen. Jeffrey Klein credited their own push for legislation in Albany as a key factor in helping shut down jiggle joints in Hunts Point and other New York neighborhoods. A bill they co-sponsored last year forces the State Liquor Authority to weigh community's concerns about bars where violence and nuisance violations are frequent. In the past, the agency has relied exclusively on its own investigations to close down problem bars, ignoring local input.
Break Time will cater mainly to businesses from the industrial area, said Bala, who also owns a deli next door. Constant pressure by the community board to shut down Club Heat, along with the violence for which the club had become noted, caused him to open the sports bar instead of another strip club, he added.
Local business people and workers say they are excited about the new addition, and are relieved Club Heat is gone for good.
"We were concerned about the strip club but fortunately you were able to shut it down," said Joseph Vesecchia, a senior vice president at Signature Bank next door to Break Time, addressing members of the community board.
Two workers from waste hauling company Mid-Bronx Haulage, on Coster Street, Angelo Sirico and Greg Hayes, came to congratulate Bala, whom they said they had befriended over the years when going for lunch at the deli. Sirico said he was looking forward to a new "end of the day, unwind kind of thing" in the neighborhood. The only place to go to kick back after a hard day's work until now, Hayes said, was "home."
Across the street, another vestige of Hunts Point's recent past sat empty. A metal gate with the words "Adult Entertainment" crudely scrawled across it shuttered the former Harry's Triangle next to Fratelli's Restaurant. John Tilli, the owner of Fratelli's, said he and his two brothers bought out the owner of that former strip club, and are now eager to expand their restaurant in that space. Tilli added he was relieved that his neighbor, Bala, had forgone the skin trade in favor of a bar and grill.
"Club Heat was horrible," he said. "Someone was killed. I've never seen that before."
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"Pick Yer Nose (And Eat It)" - Peter & the Test Tube Babies, 1985
Today is my birthday. I don't want to talk about which one it is.
I have received some really nice things today. But one of my favorites is a birthday card which has come from a longtime friend. The cards that he and his wife send me always have the same theme. Take a look for yourself...
What's the story behind this? Perhaps I will tell you about it over a bottle of wine some time.
I just can't figure out how he manages to keep finding "booger cards", year after year!
And I won't reveal the identity of the sender and his wife either...but YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! ;)


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I've asked the question about writing an artist statement on a few of my favorite NINGs before. I don't remember getting that detailed an answer. But in skimming to blogs over at Art From The Heart I saw someone else asking the same. They got a very detailed set of questions.
1.Why do you create art?
2. How does creating art make you feel?
3. what emotions do you want delivered threw your art?
4. who inspires you and how is this reflected in your art?
5. What message are you trying to bring to the viewer?
6. how much time do you spend on your art work?
7. how is your work a reflection of you?
8. What is your vision or philosophy?
Most of them, yeah, I think they'd make a great part of an artist statement. Not sure about question number 6. I don't think that matters. But the rest are good and I plan on answering them. Umm, eventually. :)


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Album Review | Self Release | Review by Marc Higgins | Stars: 3/5
Awkward Family Portraits. With a name that sounds like a meme or social media hash tag this band mixes Western Swing, Rock n Roll, Louche Gypsy Jazz, Louis Jordan, the guitar of Les Paul and knowing County. So well do this band get inside 50s valve Rock n Roll that it comes as a surprise to realise they are young players and hail from Scotland. "AFP Theme", sounding like a late night broadcast from a 50s Twilight Zone Country Station cutting through the static, brilliantly defines the quartet's territory perfectly. The intro is pure Hillbilly Blues Brothers meets Bob Wills from Julen Santamaria. "Keep On Keeping On" and "Can't Control Cupid" with an infectious shuffle beat and some sharp electric guitar and sweet fiddle are straight ahead good time music. "Chapati 3" with a great lead from Timmy Allen is languid rockabilly with some wonderfully smooth harmony vocals. "Way The Wind Blows" is superb crooned Rock n Roll with a killer 50s guitar solo from Timmy and Gipsy fiddle from Roo Geddes.
Beneath the Rock n Roll spit n shine of "Kick The Bucket" there is a serious message delivered with gallows humour as aptly as a band named Awkward Family Portraits can. The punch behind the smile. "Day in the Life of a Lying Man" with lines straight from National Enquirer is a wry raspberry at fake news. The wry lyrics are beautifully wrapped around some slick guitar picking and fine playing. Surprise at the end is "Come On Down" a heartfelt acoustic Country song that owes more to porch bluegrass and Gillian Welch than electric Rock n Roll, revealing some punch in Allan's voice. A sincere wry lament, to leave you thoughtful rather than smiling. Like the game box cover says from ages 1 to 100 fun for all the family. Seriously slick informed music, delivered with a degree of homage and a smile.


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The "Hybrid Career" – where individuals move in and out of working relationships, developing broad and varied skill sets – is something that has emerged over the last decade and has started to become the norm of today's workplace. This unique model works because it allows for flexibility and enlightenment in a time when people are demanding such. But this is a huge paradigm shift from the linear career paths of past generations.
Nonetheless, the "hybrid career" isn't going away. Work culture is evolving and this career model continues to be supported by major shifts in culture like the increasing use of temporary staff – freelancers, gig workers and subject matter experts. For example, Gen Zers are starting work earlier and are changing jobs more often. A recent study found that some 40% of younger full-time workers also now work part-time in "side-hustles." One research report also found that 60% of today's teens anticipate having multiple careers by the time they are age 30.
Another shift in culture that supports this is model is the fact that we are living longer and healthier lives, so the concept of retirement at age 65 no longer applies. AARP reports that between 2014 and 2024, the number of workers between the ages 65 and 74 will increase by 55% while the entire workforce will grow by just 5%. 11% of AARP respondents say they expect to keep working into their 80s or beyond.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has coined this fluid, hybrid exchange of skills and labor in a career model as "tours of duty." This representation is prompting progressive company leaders to design their organizations differently, assuming that people will only stay a few years. This will require new definitions of flexibility and reliability for all involved.
Here are three examples where you can make a difference in your own "hybrid career":
Offer on-boarding processes that expedite trust and productivity.
As a new team member, ask to receive reading materials that you can review prior to your first day of work. If possible, call into a team meeting to get a feel for the team interactions and communicating style. Doing this will allow you to understand more about the workplace culture before you officially begin. In turn, you can more quickly achieve trust and value from those that you will be working with.
On-boarding for traditional staff members is somewhat expected, however with hybrid careers, individuals will move in and out of roles more quickly. Short-term assignments will become more commonplace and it is these short-term roles that are often not included in the on-boarding programs offered to traditional staff roles. In Deloitte's 2018 Human Capital Trends Report, only 45% of the HR and business leaders' respondents said that they provide contractors/freelancer/gig workers with training, and only 54% offer formal onboarding. Taking a best practice from the early days of outsourcing: Treat your outsourcing resources as partners, not vendors; they are a critical part of your team productivity.
Having been a Cultural Scout at sparks & honey for short stint, I was familiar with the way the company operated and their process for delivering their output to clients before I even stepped foot in the office. This was critical to my successful assimilation into the company culture.
Respect institutional knowledge and leave a useful trail for others to follow.
This fluid career path will further disrupt access to what is referred to as institutional knowledge. This is the understanding of the organization that an individual develops through their work experience. The longer the relationship, the more detailed and relevant the history is likely to be. Share your experiences and best practices freely in a professional and measurable fashion.
As work roles become that much shorter and more output-focused, companies will have to rethink how the institutional knowledge is shared within their ecosystem. Recording a journal of one's learning during their work term can be helpful. Equally important is to ensure that there is a conscious effort for management and staff members to share this learning on a regular basis. Reinforcing what is working, while being open to piloting alternative suggestions, can keep the institutional knowledge current and relevant.
During my personal Apprenticeship experience, we kept a journal of our observations. More than once, our peers told us, that the experience of familiarizing us with industry software, enriched their own approach and efficiency in using these data science tools. In turn, onboarding tools have been improved for the next hire.
Share ideas and resources in real time.
A fluid work environment necessitates that data and ideas are shared and are accessible in real time. RIP the siloed organizational structure. RIP individual files kept on a desktop. Learn how to use Google files, Slack and internal database programs.
In a lean and flat organization where everyone could express an opinion and take ownership of a project, I was able to take part in the evolution of a thought-leadership project called The Future of Work 2030. I learned new skills and taught at the same time, drawing from my experience and expertise.
A traditional career no longer has a common definition; the "hybrid career" will allow a variety of personal and professional experiences to become integrated into the workplace. To make the most of this evolving workplace environment, it is imperative that individuals be open to learning as much as possible, as quickly as possible – and that we effectively contribute to feedback loops that will make it easier for ourselves to move forward in our own hybrid career journeys.


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With a day of falling snow flakes and the arrival of Santa Claus, Riverfront Park in downtown Yorkville had all of the elements of a Christmas card for the lighting of the tree Saturday night.
"The snow came at a perfect time," Yorkville resident Tim Whaley said.
Illuminated snowflake lights strung around the park, hot chocolate and steady snowfall throughout the day set the scene for what has become an annual holiday tradition for many families.
There were lots of cheers and smiles along Hydraulic Avenue during a holiday parade featuring the man in the red suit as the star of the show.
Santa thanked fans for coming out and reached his hand out to see which kids were naughty or nice. He ordered one adult to start believing again.
The Yorkville High School Madrigal Choir performed traditional holiday music in Renaissance period costumes under the direction of Jens Hurty.
About 10 members of Girl Scout Troop 4159 entertained the crowd with seasonal favorites, including "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer."
Whaley, accompanied by his children Clare, 11 and Ben, 13, said the event rekindles memories of big family gatherings on the family farm in central Illinois.
"The holidays have always been a special time of year," he said.
"As a family, we all got together on my mother's farm with lots of cousins. My kids now go to the farm to see their grandmother for Christmas. I am sure someone will be baking pumpkin pie," Whaley said.
The kids in the park decided there was enough snow to make a pint-sized snowman.
Yorkville resident Shelly Marek appreciates how family time together and traditions of singing carols, decorating the family tree and being part of the community's holiday kickoff are a welcome departure from long hours of work she had.
It was time to get into that magical spirit, said Marek, who brought her four children, ages 3, 6, 9 and 11.
"Being out here with my family is the most important part of the holidays. The look in my kids' eyes is probably my favorite part," she said.
Nine-year-old Macey Marek, who sang with the Girl Scouts, said she, too, was looking forward to the holiday celebration.
"I like playing in the snow, and going to see all of the lights and seeing Santa," she said.
Yorkville residents Jessica and Dan Alltop were with their children Landon, 2 and Kaylie, 4.
"This is a nice holiday celebration with a small-town atmosphere. It gets us thinking about the season, and definitely raises the energy level of the kids," Jessica Alltop said.
Kelly Buck's daughter was part of the high school madrigal choir.
"The group practices daily and recently performed at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago," the proud Yorkville mother said.
Rebecca and Steve Krause came for the holiday parade, which began at the eastern end of Hydraulic Avenue near the Riverfront playground, then headed west toward Route 47.
About 1,000 spectators, according to Yorkville police, viewed the procession on the north side of Hydraulic Avenue from the park to well past Foxy's Ice Cream, where people stopped in for hot cocoa.
The couple had 6-year old twins Jack and Drew in tow. They relocated from Lisle to Yorkville about 11 years ago.
"We are hopeful and excited about seeing the holidays through the eyes of our kids," Rebecca Krause said. "Whether it is baking cookies or trimming the tree, it's all that more exciting to see it through the eyes of children."
Santa Claus, with the assistance of Yorkville Mayor Pro-Tem Ken Koch, led the crowd in a tree-lighting countdown, followed by more cheers and applause when the lights went on.
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The festivities closed with a fireworks display.
"The holiday parade is small, but it is part of a best-kept secret residents have in Yorkville," Krause said.
Angie and Brian Kemp were at their first Yorkville holiday celebration with their 2-and-a-half-year-old son.
"We appreciate all of the free events the community has for families, and it's nice to have a tree-lighting close to home," Angie Kemp said.


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Our Traveler this week is Amanda from Colorado, founder of Health Nut Nomad. Hi, Amanda!
This post is part of our YouPaca The Bag Traveler Series. This series looks at how people from all walks of life travel. We analyze what works for them and what doesn't, their travel planning strategies, obstacles they've encountered, destinations they enjoy, their future travel goals, and more. We hope you enjoy reading this series as much as we've enjoyed putting it together!
Tell us about yourself.
My name is Amanda Zetah and I am a 25-year-old native of the beautiful state of Colorado. I currently live in Azerbaijan and I'm a high school English teacher to local Azerbaijani students. I've lived abroad for the last six years in various locations (Sierra Leone, Northern Iraq, Myanmar, and now Azerbaijan). In that time, I've always found it hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle while abroad. After finding some fool-proof ways to remain healthy, fit, and mindful while traveling, I created the blog Health Nut Nomad to help other travelers that may find themselves in the same boat.
Did you grow up traveling? If no, when did you start to travel?
No, not in the slightest. My parents rarely traveled and I didn't have my own passport or even know what customs were until I was 19 years old. Luckily, they raised me to love adventure.
We often snowboarded, hiked, snowshoed, and camped in the outdoors as much as possible (being a Coloradoan, it's in our blood). So, I had that adventurous spirit and nowhere to channel it! When I was a sophomore in college, I decided to impulsively book a ticket to Nicaragua and volunteer at an orphanage in Granada. It was life-changing and eye opening. After that, I was hooked. That was only in 2011 and now here I am with over 63 countries under my belt. You could say I took this new addiction of mine and really ran with it.
What is your favorite trip you have taken? Why?
My favorite trip I've taken would have to be when I went to Timor-Leste. Very few people know where that is and even fewer people know it is its own country. I was backpacking Indonesia for two months and needed to do a border run because my visa was expiring, so I decided to opt for a ticket to Dili, the capital city.
While there I wandered the town every day, and in the evenings I stayed with the UN Ambassador at her cute little tree-house (there was a tree growing through the floor/window). It was during election time, so things were a bit hostile. It allowed me to meet many delegates from embassies all over the world, and attend workshops and meetings put on by NGOs for locals to have a fair and equal voting process. I got to witness the local culture firsthand.
It was one of the most random trips I've ever taken and it only lasted five days, but in that time, I learned a whole lot about Indonesia and Timor-Leste's tumultuous history, and this tiny island's big influence on countries like China and Australia because of their oil reserves.
How do you normally plan your trips? (Do you plan them, join a group tour, hire an agent, etc.)
I usually see a random article or YouTube video about a place; begin scanning flights; and before I know it, I'm usually in that country. I'm very type-A and I love making lists, so I usually find myself making a must-see bucket list in my phone and once I arrive, I try to check as many of those off as possible. I'm a huge advocate for free walking tours because it's a great way to get your eyes off Google Maps and orient yourself with a new location as soon as possible.
I've actually never hired an agent – I don't see a reason to do so, with all these apps on our phones that can do the work for us these days! My last trip was to Tenerife in the Canary Islands and I just winged it the entire time. Each day, I would google "Fun Things to Do in Tenerife" and then just go from there!
What is the biggest obstacle you have overcome while traveling?
The biggest obstacle I had to overcome while traveling was my own mindset. I'm a creature of habit. I really like routine, lists, and I am very type-A. This type of mindset does not bode well with travel. The more I traveled and pushed my own boundaries, the more I could feel that mindset shift.
It was really Sierra Leone that did it for me – that's when I finally felt the barriers of my OCD and my type-A personality breaking down for good. You simply cannot be OCD about cleanliness when you live with no water, no electricity, and in an Ebola-zone. I learned to embrace the dirt and grime that was always caked under my feet and fingernails and have a whole new appreciation for candle-lit bucket baths.
Best travel tip you have ever received?
When I was riding a donkey with a local man in Petra, Jordan, he drunkenly slurred to me, "No hurries, no worries." He just kept repeating it over and over as we lopped along bumpily, both of us sharing this tiny donkey's poor sweaty back. It was midnight, I was alone with this strange Jordanian man because my travel partner had ridden off on a much larger horse, and he was very obviously intoxicated. There were a million things I could have been worrying about, but instead I found myself giggling and looking up at the millions of stars above us (stars in the desert are a sight to behold). I realized that no matter what, no worry was going to improve the situation, so I might as well strap in for a wild ride and enjoy it!
I always remind myself to do that when I find myself in crazy travel situations all over the world. Sometimes, you just have to roll with it and trust that things will turn out for the best!
What is a travel essential that you must travel with and why?
Hm…that's a tough one. I'd have to say my headphones. They are the tiniest, cheapest pair of crappy iPod headphones, that I accidentally stole from my dad the last time I was in America. But, they are the key to surviving long bus rides, train rides, plane rides, etc. They are my only way to listen to podcasts, music, audiobooks, and talk on the phone while on public transportation.
Where do you want to visit in the future, why?
I want to visit every single country in Africa. I know it sounds weird, but I've always had this insane pull towards the continent and every time I find myself there, I feel like I'm finally home (which is a weird feeling for some white girl from Colorado). I love its spirit, its haunted past, its happiness, all the vibrant colors, the hidden gems, the wide variety of landscapes and people you can find, and every little thing about it. I know it's unfair to lump Africa into one category, but I want to see it all.
Luckily, starting in August, I'll be doing just that: I'm quitting my job to backpack Africa for an entire year! I can't wait!
If you want to learn more about Amanda's travels, you can visit her at Health Nut Nomad. You can also follow her on social media (Facebook, Instagram).
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Welcome to Lymm Angling Clubs Catch of the Month Competition September 2014
The September 2014 Catch of the Month competition, with alternate monthly prizes provided by club sponsors, Viking Baits and Redeye Baits, saw a month of good catch reports submitted. It was a difficult decision but one entry stood out from the rest……..
Shirley Bloxham took a visit to Belmont Pool arriving around about 11.30 with her husband and proceeded to fish about 1:30pm. Using her own home made bollies with just half a dozen free offerings she patiently waited and about 4 pm the rod screamed off and the result was a 27lb mirror followed about an hour later with a 19lb mirror. It just goes to show it doesn't matter whether your female or a golden oldie you can still catch the big ones.
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The year quickly went by,I had turned ten years old,still fighting for my life,undergoing further surgeries.
My story continues on,while lying in a hospital bed stifflikein a deep state of incongruous,
Although I seemed lifeless to the world I still heard my grandmother's soft cries and felt her warm vibes.
As family approaches the hospital room in packs to pay their last respect for the last time,suddenly I felt a sensation of God's presence,
It was God's voice who saved my life. God took control it was like a fast working miracle that took full control of my body.
Just as my body had arised in a spilt second on time, everything started to come back to life right before my grandmother's eyes.
I finally opened my eyes unable to see much, I seen my grandmothers smile, I heard her joyful cry.
she kneeled and said God thank you,the first few days were critical for me.but I managed to fight you only live one life.
my story goes on thing started to progress for the best slowly but surely God was making a way.
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While I haven't watched new episodes of the show in many years, it was such a formative part of my early life. Not a day goes by where I don't think or say out loud some quote from the show. I have a few favorites, and I was wondering what Simpsons quotes rattle around in everyone else's head.
A couple quotes that I say/think way too often:
Homer says: "To alcohol! The cause of...and solution to...all of life's problems" I usually substitute other things for "alcohol" like "marriage" or "the McRib"
Homer's "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand" is something I often think while at work.
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Lusaka based freelance photo-journalist Jean Mandela says he has never withdrawn the assault case against Congolese Rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide and is questioning the circumstances under which the police decided to close the docket against the musician.
Mr Mandela has demanded that police arrest Olomide upon arrival in Zambia so that he could face the law for his alleged violent conduct.
He said he was surprised that the police had closed the docket against Mr Olomide when his prayer was that police effect an arrest so that the Congolese musician could be given a chance to explain his actions.
Mr Mandela complained that he did not understand why police allowed Mr Olomide to leave the country in 2013 after he had reported the assault case days before his departure.
He said it was strange that after more than 560 days, the police had decided to close the docket against Mr Olomide without informing him when all he wanted was justice to take place.
"My prayer is that Koffi Olomide will be arrested as soon as he arrives in the country because he assaulted me and I reported the matter to police and a docket was opened. I have failed to understand why the police allowed him to leave the country after I had reported the matter and after more than 560 days, the police are saying they have closed the docket. I just want justice to prevail, Mr Mandela said.
And Africa Youth Advocate leader Lameck Kamalu has demanded that Mr Mr Olomide be arrested the moment he touches the Zambian soil for his pending assault case.
He said failure by the police to enforce the law would be undermining the country's laws and the rights of citizens. Mr Kamalu said he was disappointed by reports that the police had dropped the assault charges against the Congolese Ruhmba maestro because the assault victim had never withdrawn the case. Mr Kamalu warned that should the police fail to arrest Mr Olomide, he would personally petition the Inspector General of Police Stella Libongani to complain about the matter because it was incorrect for foreign nationals coming to Zambia to abuse and harass citizens. He wondered what the police meant when they said the assault case against Mr Olomide was closed because the complaint by Mandela was not collaborating with the results of the investigations that had been conducted.
Mr Kamalu said it was important for the police to revisit the assault case against Mr Olomide so that he could clear himself before allowing him to entertain Zambians with his Rhumba music. Police spokesperson Charity Munganga announced early this week that Mr Olomide was free to come to Zambia and perform because the police had decided to close the assault docket against the Congolese Rhumba giant. Mr Olomide was facing an arrest after Mr Mandela decided to resurrect a 2013 assault case against the Congolese Rhumba maestro for allegedly assaulting him during a New Year's Eve concert in Lusaka.


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Back to Journals » Integrated Blood Pressure Control » Volume 7
Potential of garlic (Allium sativum) in lowering high blood pressure: mechanisms of action and clinical relevance
Authors Ried K, Fakler P
Received 20 May 2014
Accepted for publication 3 October 2014
Published 9 December 2014 Volume 2014:7 Pages 71—82
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IBPC.S51434
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Review by Single-blind
Peer reviewer comments 3
Editor who approved publication: Dr Steven Atlas
Karin Ried, Peter Fakler
National Institute of Integrative Medicine, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract: Garlic supplements have shown promise in the treatment of uncontrolled hypertension, lowering blood pressure (BP) by about 10 mmHg systolic and 8 mmHg diastolic, similar to standard BP medication. Aged garlic extract, which contains S-allylcysteine as the bioactive sulfur compound, in particular is standardizable and highly tolerable, with little or no known harmful interaction when taken with other BP-reducing or blood-thinning medication. Here we describe biologically plausible mechanisms of garlic's BP-lowering effect. Garlic-derived polysulfides stimulate the production of the vascular gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and enhance the regulation of endothelial nitric oxide (NO), which induce smooth muscle cell relaxation, vasodilation, and BP reduction. Several dietary and genetic factors influence the efficiency of the H2S and NO signaling pathways and may contribute to the development of hypertension. Sulfur deficiency might play a part in the etiology of hypertension, and could be alleviated with supplementation of organosulfur compounds derived from garlic.
Keywords: garlic, S-allylcysteine, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), nitric oxide (NO), redox signaling, hypertension
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CAROLINE CO., Va. (WWBT) - A woman has been reunited with her mother's ashes after a Caroline County man found her urn keychain at a gas station.
It was a family reunion made possible by the shares on social media as Mary Lou Samuel waited to be reunited with a loved one.
"I was headed down to the Food Lion to do some shopping, and I figured I better get gas and I did. I had no idea that's where I had lost her," Samuel said.
For Samuel, it was like losing her mother all over again.
"I hadn't noticed I had left it off of my keychain, and when I did, I was kind of devastated," Samuel said.
The small heart-shaped urn filled with her mother's ashes went missing from her key chain.
"I had figured I would never find it because I didn't know where I had lost it," Samuel said.
The necklace was found by Dustin Cornell at the Caroline Supermarket and Gas station on Ladysmith Road.
"(I found it) right there on the ground as I was getting in the truck and it caught my eye, and I picked it up and I knew what it was," Cornell said.
Cornell then set out to find the rightful owner.
"(My daughter) called me right away and said, 'mom, it's yours' and I said, 'no, it can't be," Samuel said.
Thousands of people shared Cornell's search on social media, which helped lead up to a moment filled with hugs.
"I feel complete again," Samuel said.
The two live six miles apart from each other, only now crossing paths.
Cornell lost his mother years ago and says when he found the ashes and took it home, something strange happened.
"Dustin told me that when he first brought it into the house the lights flickered on and off." Samuel described. "Evidently it was my mother telling him 'you need to find me' and he did,"
Dustin kept the urn in his truck to keep it safe, taking it with him everywhere and now Samuel is grateful to once again, do the same.
"He's in my debt forever," she said.
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If you've been binge-watching the first season of horror TV series "Stranger Things," chances are you'll notice the shout-outs to everything from "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" to "Aliens."
The series is set in the 1980s, complete with Trapper Keepers and Dungeons & Dragons parties. One of the most obvious references to the time period happens to be the minimalist opening credits with neon-red letters against a black backdrop.
The show's theme song is an instrumental synthesizer score composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of the band Survive that hearkens back to old episodes of "Tales from the Dark Side."
To give the opening title sequence to "Stranger Things" that authentic retro vibe, the show's creators -- twin brothers Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer -- hired Imaginary Forces, a company known for the "Mad Men" opening credits.
Imaginary Forces, led by creative director Michelle Dougherty, decided on a font called ITC Benguiat. The font was designed by Ed Benguiat and released by the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) in 1978. Many horror fans recognize it as the typeface used on many Stephen King book covers, as well as on many Choose Your Own Adventure kids books.
As Imaginary Forces worked to create the opening credits, it used Richard Greenberg -- known for his animated titles to "Superman" and "Alien" -- as a muse, as well as "Star Wars" title animator Dan Perri.
"We really tried to tap into that haptic quality that film has, because you're seeing light pass through film," Dougherty told Wired. "We looked at title sequences from the past. We were looking for the inconsistencies. That's what makes it feel tangible and warm."
The result is a gratifying glimpse back at cinematic title sequence history.


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- We cleared a bed in the Pryog garden
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How Christopher Reeve called the shots with the best of intentions for SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE.
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Cool lobby cards and insights about CONAN THE BARBARIAN, one of my all-time favorite films.
That Time the Incredible, Unhinged Mel Brooks Turned the Tables on Me
That time I got to have an extended, insightful chat with comedy legend Mel Brooks.
Barry Bostwick, American Badass!
From ROCKY HORROR to MEGAFORCE to FDR: AMERICAN BADASS! Barry Bostwick is a man who knows his way around a cult movie.
Thick As A Brick: Ian Anderson Talks Jethro Tull, Salmon, and a Sequel 40 Years in the Making
My chat with the Jethro Tull frontman on creating the legendary THICK AS A BRICK and its follow-up, the sorry state of the music biz today -- and why he walked away from salmon farming.
William Shatner's Surprising 'Raw Nerve' Confession
William Shatner is a tough nut to crack when it comes to his personal life, but opened up to me in this surprising STAR TREK interview.
William Friedkin Peels Back 'The Exorcist,' 'Sorcerer,' 'French Connection' & More
I spoke with the legendary director about the secrets behind some of his greatest cinematic masterpieces -- and what frightens the man who helmed one of the scariest films ever made.
Don't Call Him Shirley: A Seat Next to 'Airplane!' Star Robert Hays
AIRPLANE! star Robert Hays shares fond memories of filming one of the greatest big-screen comedies ever made.
Malcolm McDowell Reflects on the Brilliance of 'Time After Time'
My interview with Malcolm McDowell on TIME AFTER TIME and how making the Nicholas Meyer film changed his life.
Renny Harlin on His Cliffhanger Career and Stallone's Fear of Heights
Director Renny Harlin gets candid about his rollercoaster career trajectory and the surprising challenge of filming CLIFFHANGER with Sylvester Stallone.
Famous Monsters & Aliens: A Chat with Rick Baker, Monster Maker
I first interviewed Rick Baker in 2012 for ET. He was happy to discuss his humble beginnings and love for Famous Monsters.
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All six 007 actors display their camaraderie and discuss the enduring nature of Ian Fleming's iconic creation.
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From Bond to the Beatles, legendary producer David Picker shares incredible tales from the Hollywood trenches with me.
Sean Young on 'Blade Runner,' Career Bumps
My compelling interview with Sean Young on BLADE RUNNER, DUNE, BATMAN, and how she has been treated by Hollywood over the decades.
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How some '80s kids turned their inspiration into obsession after seeing RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK -- and got noticed by Steven Spielberg.
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A new appointment in the series of meetings in which the MAXXI directors and the curators of the current exhibitions become exception guides illustrating details and backstage secrets.
Accompany us on an exploration of The Street. Where the World is Made are MAXXI's Artistic Director Hou Hanru together with Luigia Lonardelli, both curators of the exhibition, who will be leading us on a path composed of works of art, architectural designs, photographs, site-specific works and videos that, in a sequence of galleries, form a street dozens of metres long.


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Felbridge Car Company
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- 01825 713005 | 07866 410123
- Unit 3 Central Garage, UPPER HARTFIELD, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4AP
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Just arrived in stunning original condition throughout with fully documnented service record including original service book and pack.. This car is a real turbo time warp from the late eighties in super smart condition and definatley one to add to any collection. This rare car has only had 3 former keepers with the last keeping this dried stored for 10 years. Spotless gleaming paint work with stunning original mint condition interior. Drives superbly well with exciting turbo performance. This will get a new mot and a fresh oil service before collection. Hpi and milege checked for any hidden secrets such as accident damage or outstanding finance. This really is a stunning example of a super rare car and one in this condition is getting extremely hard to find. , 12 months MOT, Full dealership history, Excellent bodywork, Grey Cloth interior - Excellent Condition, Tyre condition Excellent, Solid Black, 4 owners, Superbly presented cars with a friendly service and fantastic after care. Over 25 years experience., £9,000
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Our mind contains a stead flow of thoughts, which are filled with experiences, memories, images, judgements, expectations and desires. This is the function of our mind. But, often the mind is in a chaotic state of negative and fear based thinking. Negative thinking can start as you immediately get out of bed. You may be waking up in frenzy, with fear based thoughts running at a speed greater than light; or you can wake with calm and peaceful thoughts
You can move through your day obsessing over a past event, or you can be focusing on something positive that is taking place in the moment. You may have negative thoughts as you stand in line at the grocery store, or at the gas station, the gym or when you interact with co-workers, friends or family members. Or you can project your negative thoughts onto others.
Do you know what you are thinking as you move through your day?
Most people do not know what is going on in their minds, or how often their thoughts are negative and fear based. It often takes someone pointing it out. The mind out of habit becomes conditioned and automatic in its negative reactions. So unless you stop and give attention to your thoughts you may not have a direct experience with what you are thinking, or even notice how negative or judgmental you have been during the day.
There are three major negative themes that I find most people exhibit in their daily lives that sabotage their goals and personal happiness; see if you recognize any of this self defeating thinking.
Worrisome Thinker – Distressing over many situations for a long period of time, in almost an obsessive manner.
Catastrophic Thinker - Looking at a situation and immediately taking it out of perspective and anticipating an extreme misfortune or utter disaster
Self-Critical Thinker – Whatever you do it is not good enough, always finding a way to minimize what you have done in a judgmental tone.
I refer to this type of thinking as fretting. Fretting depletes your energy, waste time, and even though it feels like a coping skill, it creates more conflict and takes away your clarity. It is always fear based and creates mental and physical stress.
What you do not understand about yourself will control you. If you let you mind "run you around" you will never achieve your personal and professional goals. No one is withholding happiness, but your negative thinking can keep you from feeling and creating happiness. Here Is How You Can Begin To Heal Your Mind
Three Things You Can Start Doing Today
1. Notice you're self-talk. And begin to see which of the 3 themes you tend to do. When you hear any negative thinking, tell your mind to stop. Shift your thinking by moving on to another activity or replace the negative thought with a positive one.
2. Give yourself a positive intention as you begin your morning. Visualize yourself successful and calm during your day. Do an affirmation such as: "I deserve continual happiness and success", "I will accomplish everything I need to do", "and I have the support I need". "I am appreciated" etc. Don't waste time thinking about the future or the past. Try to stay in the moment
3. Have a list or a board where you post your positive behavior and accomplishments. Make sure you list your daily achievements. This will shift the mind into positive thinking and create a different response as you interact throughout your day.
Take control of your mind before it takes control of you. It is a process, so be gentle with yourself as you begin to examine and change the direction of your thoughts. Don't expect change to come rapidly, but acknowledge and praise yourself for your effort. Change your thoughts and you will become the master and not a hostage to your mind, then the positive will manifest in your life.
Michele Germain is the author of "The Jill Principle – A Women's Guide To Healing Her Spirit After Divorce Or Breakup, published by Llewellyn Worldwide.. She is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker and Marriage Family Therapist in California. She is a Certified Bioenergetic Analyst, specializing in the mind/body connection, an approach that resolves the emotional pain remaining in the body. She is a relationship expert, and helps individuals find the spiritual gift in their crisis or breakup. Phone counseling is available. She has appeared on radio, cable television and in print media. For more information visit her web site at www.michelegermain.com or www.TheJillPrinciple.com or www.beyondbreakup.com


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Jason Byrne
Offbeat, high-energy and highly original Irish comedian
Jason Byrne's inspired, original brand of high-energy lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian presently like him. His fast, free-wheeling style, fused with an array of offbeat props, makes his act a helter-skelter of a show – where the audience are promised the ride of their lives. He has been one of the fastest selling performers at the last 13 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, where his sell out shows have attracted Best Headliner Chortle Award in 2007, a nomination for 1998 Perrier Newcomer Award, and then a much revered Perrier Award Nomination for his outstanding 2001 show. He was also winner for the 2004 Forth One Fringe Award and continues to play to packed houses throughout Ireland & the UK.
With a growing international profile, Jason Byrne has performed in New York, Boston, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brussels, Milan and Paris and is currently preparing for more national tours around the UK and Ireland.
Jason's debut live DVD Jason Byrne – Out Of The Box was released in 2006, showcasing his unique, inspired and original brand of high-energy lunacy. His most recent DVD is The Byrne Identity which was recorded in 2008.
Previous work includes Father Ted, The General, Alice in Wonderland, Class Clowns... He's also hosted the hit TV show Anonymous for four series on RTE, has had two series on BBC Radio 2 with The Jason Byrne Show and The Byrne Ultimatum (RTE, September 2009).
And what he's best known for... Stand-Up... Jason Byrne has had sell out shows in Melbourne for the past five years and in 2008 he became the first stand up to sell over 25,000 tickets at the Edinburgh Festival.
Jason Byrne has also performed at the Royal Scottish Variety show and BBC1's Live At The Apollo.
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