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The School of Public Affairs (SPA) typically attracts two types of students. The first is the mid-career professional who wishes to advance his or her career or sharpen skills. The second type is those anticipating a career in public service or criminal justice.
Can I take classes before I am admitted into the graduate program?
Students who are awaiting admission to the Master of Public Administration (MPA) or Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ) programs but cannot meet the stated deadlines should consider enrolling as a non-degree student their first semester. Any person with a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution may register for SPA courses as a non-degree student. Up to twelve credit hours of public administration or criminal justice coursework taken as a non-degree student may be applied to the master's degree program. Before enrolling in courses, students need to first complete and submit an application for admission as a non-degree student. There is a $25 application processing fee, and the application should be returned to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Admissions Office.
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Can I fit graduate school into my schedule? How many courses should I take each semester?
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On May 17, Asante Solutions held a launch event at their Sunnyvale, CA, headquarters. Their new Snap pump (formerly called Pearl) is ready for prime-time, and they wanted to debut it to a group of online advocates — giving us the opportunity for a four-week trial run, and also premiering some of their rather edgy marketing videos (think SNL does insulin pumping! more on that later.)
They are currently rolling out the product in the Northeast initially, building up their network of trained educators and also their reimbursement options.
For the California launch event, the DOC group included myself, the venerable D-blogger Scott Johnson; Michael Robinton of Insulin-Pumpers.org; Jeff Hitchcock of ChildrenwithDiabetes; Manny Hernandez, Emily Coles and Corinna Cornejo from the Diabetes Hands Foundation; and Adam Brown and Kira Maker from diaTribe.
We started out by watching a pretty compelling presentation by Asante's CEO David Thrower about how the company is razor-sharp-focused on patients and their needs, rather than designing for clinicians as is traditional in the medical device world. I personally love this, although Michael Robinton pointed out that this strategy may not be entirely practical, since doctors and CDEs often drive demand. In any case, I was anxious to dig into the details of what new value the Snap offers us patients over other pumps on the market. And dig we did, as a big portion of the day was actually training the subgroup of us who'd signed up for the trial run. I am currently a Snap pumper, complete with tubing!
Disclaimer: As a user of the tubeless, integrated OmniPod pumping system for the last seven years, I have to admit that reviewing the Snap is like comparing apples to oranges — or a wireless apple with built-in glucose meter, to an orange dangling off your belly via plastic tubing, with no built-in glucose meter. Unfair, I know, but I was really curious about the Snap, and about "regular" insulin pumping on the whole. So I took the plunge. But I have to begin by commenting on this major changeover.
On Living with Tubing
To be honest, I'm not liking it. Let's face it, tubing gets in the way, and I spent the entire first 72 hours on the Snap wondering why anyone would choose to wear a tubed pump if they didn't have to. One of my biggest issues was being naked. You just can't do that comfortably when you have a chunk of plastic attached to your body via tubing, because there's nowhere to hook the plastic chunk. If you let go and it falls, ouch! You're yanking the cannula out. Every morning and evening while getting ready for work/bed, I found myself scrambling to put something on just so I'd have a place to hook the pump. Grrr.
Going to the bathroom was a new adventure too, as the pump often comes unclipped from my clothes and ends up sort of swinging around the toilet while I'm trying to do my business. TMI? Too bad. I don't like tubing in the john, got it?
I didn't like tubing at all in bed either — having to yank the cord to move the chunk every time I moved around, grrr. Not so pleasing.
I learned to respect the priming and look out for kinks — two issues I never had to deal with on the tubeless OmniPod. First of all, even though the Snap has the advantage of super-fast auto-priming, you still have to push that button, Amy! D'oh. When I rolled past 300 mg/dL later that evening and the numbers wouldn't budge, I called the CDE assigned to us. She was wonderfully patient with me as I barked orders at my daughter to look for bubbles in my tubing. "Oh yeah, Mom, there's a huge air patch in here!" she reported. Great. So maybe coiling up the tubing as tightly as possible and stuffing it down the front of my pants wasn't the best idea — as cleverly discreet as it seemed at the time.
Pros of the Snap
OK, so none of those tubing issues are unique to the Snap. What is unique to the Snap are some pretty nice features, that in my book make it much more appealing than "traditional pumps" on the market:
They say it's designed for "real-world practical ease of use." The nuts and bolts of that are basically that it offers some nice conveniences, including:
* I think it's really clever to create a disposable pump body that uses insulin pen cartridges you only need to change once a week. Funny no one ever thought of this before! No wait, they did… check out the PicoSulin entry in the 2009 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Wonder if the Asante folks ever saw this?
* Because of the snap-in cartridge, you get super-fast auto-priming — this is the thing the company is most proud of, and the biggest differentiator they're focusing on in marketing efforts.
* In total, setup requires 14 fewer steps than a Medtronic site change, they told us, and you do it just once a week, moving your infusion site every three days.
* It's intuitive to use, in the sense that the screen offers big, bold lettering, and the menus are pretty darn easy to scroll through and understand.
* You get two choices of how insulin on board IOB is recorded and calculated — either "corrections only" or "all." I chose all, which is not an option on the current OmniPod model, something that always bothered me. This of course means your calculated corrections take into account ALL previous insulin given recently, whether for meals or snacks or a BG fix.
* You never have to change or charge the battery because it's built into the pump body, the part that holds the insulin cartridge and is disposed of weekly, or after it's empty — there's a little window on the side to help you see how much insulin is left. (btw PWD advocate and athlete Bill King did a marketing video for Asante on the battery issue.)
* For the disposable pump body, the company offers a recycling program with a prepaid envelope sent to you in the packaging (nice!)
* The pump also has a built-in flashlight, which some of us DOC'ers thought was a pretty cool and useful feature! As my mom would say, that's kind of like choosing a car based on the cup holders, but heck, it's been very helpful for me groping around in my bedroom at night, or when I need to do a fingerstick in a dark place.
* The price is right… between $600 and $800 upfront costs for the controller (just $120-$160 out-of-pocket for PWDs with good insurance), plus about $12/day for supplies (around $2.40 a day insurance co-pay), comparable to the OmniPod. Also the system will be easily upgradable, with guaranteed fees of just $99 for a new controller when the time comes — all according to VP of Marketing Ken El-Sherif.
Oh, and a bit off-topic, but in case you're wondering: Asante is a made up word that sounds French for something like, "to your health," El-Sherif says.
Cons of the Snap
My biggest beef is the way the Snap handles temp basals — which I normally consider a "killer app" for pumping insulin. That is, I love the fact that with the OmniPod, I can create and store pre-set temp basal programs for different types of exercise, sick days, etc. The Snap currently doesn't allow this, although I've told the company it should!
Also, the Snap's temp basal setting doesn't show negative percentages, like the OmiPod does, but rather positive percentages of your existing basal. So where I might have used -25% for 1 hour with OmniPod, I'm now doing 75% with Snap. This might not be a downside to many folks, but the unfamiliarity of it threw me off a bit.
Finally, there are too many screens to click through to get to the temp basal area! I counted 10-14 clicks through menu choices — waaaay too many when you're dropping low and trying to dial back your basal, while your brain is shutting down.
The marketing team, including Marketing Director and part designer Mark Estes, were very proud of a feature whereby when you disconnect the pump body, it later tells you how much insulin you missed, so you can make it up. I thought this was incredibly cool and useful until I realized that this is not the case if you just disconnect from your infusion site. Rather, you have to actually physically separate the pump — controller from cartridge piece — and when you do this, the controller beeps insanely until you reconnect the two. Also, if you leave the pump body apart from the controller for more than an hour, the small back-up battery in the pump body drains, so that it no longer retains time and date info. Grrr.
I also had trouble with correction calculations. This may be just me, because I have an unusually high sensitivity to correction doses, especially overnight, so I have to be very cautious with dosing. But more often than not, the Snap seemed to recommend "no correction" at all times of day, even when I felt that I was unacceptably high long after meal dosing.
The one drawback on the pump screen is that the "graph" view attempts to display BG values up to 500, but the small screen makes the information so very tiny that it is barely discernible, and therefore not useful.
Also, this pump still only accepts Humalog cartridges, and I know many patients are concerned because their insurance may only cover Novolog — although I have to assume that if you're able to get a prior authorization by your insurer to cover this fancy new pump, then part of that coverage would also be for the particular insulin required (?)
The quick auto-priming was good, although somewhat lost on me, because I don't have experience with another tubed pump to compare it with. I can't help thinking all the emphasis on fast autopriming is a dig at Tandem's t:slim, the other new alternative pump on the market. That one looks and feels sexier, with its iPhone-ish shape and color touch screen. But as our correspondent Wil discovered, the priming process is very slow, which is clearly a con for some people. Still, the t:slim beats the pants off Snap in terms of aesthetics, I think. So it's a matter of priorities, I guess.
Pump Sexy?
Speaking of aesthetics, how sexy does one feel wearing this pump? Or any pump, for that matter? This has been a big topic of conversation in FWD circles (females with diabetes) of late — especially at the recent Diabetes Sisters Conference in North Carolina, where even the session I led on diabetes technology took a sharp turn into the bedroom. He, he.
I reminded the gals that when I did a few posts early on about whether wearing the OmniPod could hinder your sex life, all it took was one guy commenter chiming in to end the speculation. He wrote something along these lines: "Are you kidding me? No little piece of plastic is gonna keep any guy from going for the gold!" Well OK, then.
But personally, a tubed pump makes me feel very un-sexy. I really don't know where to hide the thing so it doesn't interfere with fashionable outfits (yes, I'm a clothes horse!), and being naked with a tubed contraption is just downright impractical. You have to have to hold the pump in your hand. Yes, you can disconnect, but not for too long without suffering the consequences, and I don't like having to worry about soaring BGs during… you know.
Speaking of sexy, though, the folks at Asante want us to know that their pump is so fast and easy to set up that you'll have plenty of time for… you know. This is illustrated in some edgy promotional videos they've created, that we plan to debut later this week here at the 'Mine. We can't wait to hear what the community thinks of this bold new approach to diabetes marketing!


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- The Rhinelander boys basketball team forced a frenetic pace of play and a used considerable size advantage to bump to 2-0 on the season with a 65-38 win at Crandon Saturday.
The Hodags forced countless Cardinal turnovers in the backcourt, and scored quickly on their own possessions to put up 42 points in the first half.
"We really were hoping to force tempo. If we sit back, it kind of allows them to run sets and do things like that. We want to make them uncomfortable and play at a pace that they might not be familiar with," said Rhinelander coach Derek Lemmens. Shane White led the team in scoring for the second straight game, putting up 20 points against smaller Crandon defenders. That included two monster one-hand slams on breakaways.
Lemmens was most impressed with his team's defense. Crandon star Kory Kincaid tallied 20 points, but it was hard work to get to that number. Lemmens liked the defensive work of guards Brad Kenote and Tyler Thorsen.
"They never allowed – who I think is a really good player – Kincaid, to get comfortable. And they never allowed their offense to get really a flow," the coach said.
Kenote also chipped in 11 points. Brett Mathews had 13, while Colton Volkmann added nine.
The pace of play was a noticeable advantage for the Hodags.
"We felt like we're a little deeper than them, so we wanted to get up and down. With that many possessions, we're going to have a few more turnovers, but we got some pretty good looks," Lemmens said.
After taking a 22-point lead to the halftime locker room, the second half was a formality.
One bright spot was an improvement in preventing offensive rebounds by the opponent. Lemmens said it was an area of focus after a lackluster effort at Wisconsin Rapids last week. Against Crandon, that area of the game was better.
"Overall, I think we were pretty good at one-and-done," he said.
Rhinelander outrebounded the Cardinals 26-8 in the first half alone.
The Hodags used a pressure 2-3 zone defense for much of the game, a departure from the mostly man-to-man look against Wisconsin Rapids.
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Day 05 : Pahalgam : After Breakfast, day free to explore pahalgam on your own or take an optional visit to Chandanwari or Aru for a magnificent view of Lidder Valley. Dinner Overnight: at hotel.
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Day 06 : Pahalgam / Srinagar: After breakfast, depart for Srinagar by road (94kms/02hrs). Arrive and transfer to houseboat After lunch, visit the famous Moghul Gardens Nishat Bagh, Abode of pleasure on the shore of the dal lake Shalimar abode of love built by Jehangir for his wife Empress Noor Jehan. Enroute, visit a carpet weaving factory and Shankracharya Temple. Rest of the day free for shopping. Dinner Overnight in Deluxe House Boat.
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Photograph courtesy Linda Kerley, Zoological Society of London
A camera trap intended for Siberian tiger research in southeastern Russia instead captured a golden eagle swooping on a yearling sika deer on December 1, 2011.
The camera trap caught two seconds of the attack, starting with the photo above, which ended badly for the deer—a healthy yearling estimated to be at least seven months old.
In a Journal of Raptor Research report by Linda Kerley of the Zoological Society of London and Jonathan C. Slaght of the Wildlife Conservation Society Russia Program, the camera trap team describes the fortuitous photos as likely the first documented golden eagle attack on a deer, although field reports suggest the birds also prey on reindeer, mountain goats, and brown bear cubs.
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Photograph courtesy Linda Kerley, Zoological Society of London
"I've been assessing deer causes of death in Russia for 18 years—this is the first time I've seen anything like this," Kerley said in a Wildlife Conservation Society statement on the camera-trap images.
The researchers checked the photos in the trap only after finding the deer, dead in the snow nearby.
The photos showed the golden eagle, which is larger and heavier than a bald eagle, bearing down on the young deer. The attack took place in a forest near a power line clearing at the Lazovsky State Nature Reserve in the Russian Far East.
Published September 24, 2013
Photograph courtesy Linda Kerley, Zoological Society of London
"There were no large carnivore tracks in the snow, and it looked like the deer had been running and then just stopped and died," Kerley said in the statement. She and her colleagues pieced together the attack from these three images, culled from more than 7,000 collected by the camera trap over five months.
Golden eagles are opportunistic hunters, but attacks on deer and other large animals are likely rare, said wildlife ecologist Jerry Belant of Mississippi State University, who was not part of the study team.
Belant's team documented a bald eagle preying on a fawn in 2011. "Predation events like this one are dramatic and certainly interesting, but they aren't common," Belant said.
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it is the great power that i admire
good photography
Amazing! I would've never believed it that an eagle could carry that size and weight of a prey, jus awesome
Amazing photo. Just shows that if need be and there is an opportunity, an eagle will not hesitate to attach a larger animal.
wow!survival of the fittest.
That eagle is huge!
Crazy and amazing!
great photographs
Not surprising, the eagle is almost the same size as the deer!! Wow, great photographs!
Truly amazing, would never have thought the eagle could pull it off.
Awesome moment captured here
It is a cycle of nature,all animals are some one's food.Ultimately we humans are also eaten by insects.The Parsi people leave their dead on the tower of silence,to be consumed by vultures.Golden Eagles are powerful birds.
amazing national geographic
Good one..I never knew an eagle can do this...thanks
Very rarely shot, the battle for surviving.
I live in South Africa and have seen many animals preying on other species but nothing like this.
I can't hardly believe some of the comments here. ALL animals in nature are ultimate prey for other animals. The eagle probably snapped this deer's spine with his talons. Awful as that may seem, I am sure the deer passed quickly. The alternative to having no predators is for wild animals to eventually become old and ill and suffer a long and painful death by sickness or starvation. This kill is obviously the better course, and also helps to ensure the eagle a longer life.
What is happening in Nature every second Only God Knows. From Dharam Sahdev
The Human species is the deadliest killer of ALL. And can do it en masse.
Just glanced thru these comments-and am stunned by some of them. The eagle is a predator. He consumes meat. The deer is meat. How much simpler does it have to be for some people? It's not because man made him go eat the deer for some obscure reason. The deer was there. The eagle was there. Had it been a small dog or cat, the same thing would have happened. And yes, I did see awhile ago, a video of an hawk trying to pick up a small child off the ground-The hawk was not successful. Is the circle of life. Quit looking for reasons outside of that.
Very good shot, in one way sad and in another battle for surviving....
Intention only to be understood by very close friend
Bambi retaliates in heaven with pelting the eagle with diabetic chocolate
I never realized that an eagle could kill an animal as large as deer, I thought eagle's limit is rabbits
We are indeed living in an exciting technological age that enables us to see scenes like this
sometimes you try to find out why like this happen, but that is nature.
this is sad to watch, a bad day for the deer.
The Eagle an amazing bird, great shots, very lucky
very intresting
There will be a time coming when all animals will be safe with each other and not eating one another. Coming real soon.
nature knows how 2 survive without man's intervention?
Interesting caught and rare to know.
Impressive event! Speculations aside the eagle is a great predator. Explanations are not required for the ways of nature. Animals usually die in such manner.
This is nature, survival of the fittest. Having lived in Kenya most of my life, I have seen a few of these rare occurrences, they are unimaginable. Recently I saw a Marshal Eagle feeding on an Impala fawn with the mother impala looking on and still trying to get her baby back. Nature should be left alone, without our judgement.
Nature always has been much different then we ever imagined. It's pictures and information that makes NG interesting and informative.
We know such things happen in nature. But why cheer and say it is great when a creature has to die. The deer has as much right to life as the eagle. I would not cheer at the death of an eagle or a deer.
Let the nature as their .
I didn't realize this creatures power! Does this mean this predator would attack a small child or baby? Does anyone know?
@Mary Elm Yes Mary I did see the same video a while ago that was in Japan I guess,the child was in a park and child's mother came in to rescue the child.
@Cokey Chapman Rubbish
@Cokey Chapman Yes. I agree. ( Isaiah 65:25)
@Cokey Chapman Can't come too soon ! Also they will be safe from us animals
@Cokey Chapman huh?! what have you been smokin fella?
@Michael Dohnalek Everything has to die at some time.. It's more meaningful when the death of one sustains the life of another.. We also eat meat.. Where's the difference.?
@Michael Dohnalek I believe people cheer others' hunting skills because they have forgotten the mastery involved - now they just buy it from the supermarket wishing they could catch their chicken like this eagle catches a deer ;)
@Iryna G. @Cokey Chapman It is very unfortunate that a lot of people do not believe in Isaiah's prophecy. Luckily for me, I am a True Believer as a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
@Seth Forbis @Cokey Chapman From the 'Bible'.. The lion shall lie down with the lamb..
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Ibrahim, Hamidah and Dzolkhifli, Zarina and Affendey, Lilly Suriani and Madiraju, Praveen (2009) A framework for caching relevant data divisions for checking integrity constraints of mobile databases. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 3 (2). pp. 18-23.
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In a mobile environment, due to the various constraints inherited from limitations of wireless communication and mobile devices, checking for integrity constraints to maintain the consistent state of mobile databases is an important issue that needs to be addressed. Hence, in this paper we propose a framework for caching relevant data items needed during the process of checking integrity constraints of mobile databases. This is achieved by analyzing the relationships among the integrity tests (simplified form of integrity constraints) to be evaluated for a given update operation. This improves the checking mechanism by preventing delays during the process of checking constraints and performing the update. Hence, our model speeds up the checking process.
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I have been teaching mathematics at the college level since 1993. Before joining the Howard College faculty full time in 2005, I was employed fulltime at Angelo State University. I have also taught part time at Angelo State University, Howard College, and Park University.
As a full time employee of Howard College, I have taught College Algebra, Contemporary Math, Elementary Algebra, College Prep. Algebra I, and College Prep. Algebra II. I have served on the Special Events Committee and the Critical Thinking Team.
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Christina Clarke, PhD, research scientist at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California and a coauthor of the aforementioned study, speculates that wealthier women may be more at risk because they have more money and time to devote to leisure activities. To paraphrase Noel Coward: Only mad dogs and the wives and daughters of hedge-fund managers go out in the noonday equatorial sun wearing nothing but a Missoni string bikini and Prada sunglasses.
Sunscreen Isn't a Silver Bullet
While no dermatologist in his right mind would ever tell people not to wear sunscreen, lately doctors have been forced to admit that it is not all-powerful. "Wear sunscreen, wear sunscreen, wear sunscreen!" Fisher says. "As a dermatology department chairman, I'd be shot and fired if I didn't say `wear sunscreen.' But it is also fair to say that sunscreen isn't enough."
I was somewhat shocked to learn that many studies have shown increases in melanoma among sunscreen appliers, and only one study has ever linked its use to reductions in the incidence of the disease. That report, published just this past January, followed a group of white Australian adults who were given free, unlimited SPF 16 sunscreen and instructed to wear it every day on their heads, necks, arms, and hands (melanoma is most likely to occur on women's lower legs, and men's heads, necks, and torsos) during their normal activities and to reapply after sweating, bathing, or prolonged sun exposure. (Scientists weighed the subjects' sunscreen bottles to ascertain compliance.) The control group members were told to use sunscreen whenever they felt it was necessary. Ten years later, the researchers noted a 50 percent decrease in melanoma cases among those in the daily group.
In an accompanying editorial, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania praised the study but pointed out that most Americans use sunscreen like the control group didscantily and occasionally. The general recommendation is that adults use an ounce of sunscreen for optimal protection (that's two tablespoonsmeaning, you'd go through an average bottle of sunscreen in a week or less if you were using it like the daily application group in the Australian study). However, research shows that we apply sunscreen so thinly, we get only about a third of the labeled SPF (so your SPF 15 is really functioning more like an SPF 5). Secondly, we fail to reapply every two hours or after swimming or sweating, as recommended. And third, we don't tend to use sunscreen to protect ourselves in our daily activities but to prolong our time in the sun.
Governmental Lollygagging
The sunscreens available to the American consumer are in desperate need of an update. Most people don't realize that SPFthe sun protection factorrefers only to a sunscreen's ability to block UVB rays. Despite years of pressure from dermatological, cancer, and consumer groups, the FDA has not yet instituted a rating system for UVA protection. The problem is that UVB rays are the ones that cause burning, the physical sign that you've had too much sun. So even if you do a great job applying your sunscreen and block most of the UVB, you could still be getting a megadose of UVA, which, though weaker, accounts for up to 95 percent of sunlight. "If burning is the signal to get out of the sun and your sunscreen takes away the warning signal, but doesn't protect you from all UV rays, it could be doing worse than nothing," Fisher says. It could be lulling you into a false sense of security and encouraging you to expose yourself to excessive overall radiation, he says. So, for example, the gal who thinks she's getting a "safe tan"although that's a term that gives skin cancer experts tension headachesby wearing SPF and extending her time in the sun to bronze slowly may actually be making her sun damage worse by massively increasing her dose of UVA light. (And by the way, ladies, estimates are that 80 percent of aging is due to UVA rays.)
Further, we could use some new and improved sunscreen formulations, says Sonya Lunder, a senior analyst for The Environmental Working Group, a consumer advocacy and education nonprofit that puts out an annual guide on sunscreen safety and effectiveness. Whereas European sunscreen makers have seven UVA-absorbing ingredients to choose from, she says, American manufacturers have only three: avobenzone, titanium dioxide, and zinc oxide. Several European ingredients with much higher effectiveness (Tinosorb S, Tinosorb M, and Mexoryl SX) have been waiting for FDA approval for five years.
The last promised deadline for a new sunscreen rating system, which would cover UVA rays, was December 2010. The new sunscreen ingredients were anticipated to receive the FDA's okay in April of this year. Both dates passed with nary an approval, however, and new deadlines were slated to be set in June. FDA spokesperson Shelly Burgess says the agency hopes "to publish broad spectrum testing" standards "as soon as possible." She also notes that Mexoryl SX is available on a limited basis in the L'Oreal brands Kiehl's and La Roche-Posay (in its Anthelios line).
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Still, melanoma is not a problem we will be able to solve with sunscreen alone. "The best sunscreen ingredient," Fisher says, "would be a roof." Barring that, Gross offers a slew of practical recommendations: Double up on your sunscreen to get the broadest spectrum of protection. Apply an avobenzone block with a titanium-dioxide or zinc oxide chaser, especially on spots where you've previously burned, or on children. If you must use aerosol sunscreens, he says, do it outside and hold your breath (they're not as good for the lungs as they are for the skin). Invest in some fabulous sun hats. And try SPF/UPF clothing. Some of it is actually not that bad looking (check out Patagonia and Cabana Life's lines).
"If you look at all the guidelines, they always talk about sun avoidance. The last line of defense is sunscreen," says Steven Q. Wang, author of Beating Melanoma and director of dermatologic surgery and dermatology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. "At the same time, I'm completely aware that it doesn't make sense to tell the public to stay inside. There's a tremendous amount of benefit to psychological and physical well-being. Moderation is the key."


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Wrought Iron design
Wrought iron menorahs
Menorahs range from simple to quirky
By Carly Cline
Menorahs aren't just for Hanukkah; many families display their menorah collections year-round. Whether you're looking to add to your collection or hoping to pick up a new one for your festivities this year, we've rounded up eight of the most unusual, beautiful menorahs we could find.
The only thing that can hold a candle to the stunning craftsmanship of this glass Ring of Lights menorah is, well, a candle. Use beautiful, colorful candles to create a matched set of sorts.
This Bird Family Menorah serves as inspiration to spend quality time with the family – a truly special reason for the season.
If your collection is missing a larger hannukiah, look no further than this striking piece from dh Collection in Fort Worth. The large wrought-iron menorah is perfect for display on a grand table.
This small but divinely detailed piece from Michael Aram features an adorable fruit motif. It comes in two pieces to arrange in whichever way you choose, making it great for tabletops both large and small.
Uncommon Angles carries menorahs in several styles, including this piece, called "Tree of Life." We love the different colors found in the foliage and the natural tone of the metal.
If a menorah can be simultaneously serious and whimsical, this piece has both qualities down, with its simple chrome exterior and a spinning dreidel in the middle.
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Wrought iron design for the Patrick Maisey's home
Artists' retreat
Patrick Maisey's home is a true labour of love. He built it himself, using locally sourced materials, in a prime spot at the end of a peninsula in the Tasman district that has been in his family for generations.
Not surprisingly, the place means an enormous amount to Maisey, his partner Christine Boswijk and their family. The house has grown gradually over time as work commitments and the mood allowed.
Today it's a substantial build, able to house the blended family of 14 when they are all together at Christmas.
Design features include wrought iron around the balcony and doors opening to verandas and pockets of garden.
"We will start by picking our own homegrown cherries with the grandchildren on Christmas Eve and always gather around the long table to eat on Christmas Day," says Christine Boswijk.
There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a massive living dining space and huge farmhouse kitchen. An adjacent structure of similar proportions allows the artist pair to pursue their individual passions – Christine in ceramics and sculpture and Patrick in the restoration of old cars.
The house has been developed in three stages including a second level with master bedroom and en suite.
"It's perfect for Patrick," says Boswijk. "He can get out of bed, look through the telescope and check on his boat moored at Mapua and then go to his workshop and the classic cars."
While the house design has been Maisey's preserve (with help from a draughtsman friend and then Nelson architect John Palmer), Boswijk had input too. She is quick to point out her walk- in wardrobe and dressing area in the angle of the roof pitch.
There's plenty of quirky and distinctive detail to the property. A daughter's former partner crafted steel porthole window frames and old wharf supports, hand positioned by Patrick and helpers using a block and tackle, form the main structure of the build. The clay exterior wall in the living area, added seven years ago, has a huge open fire and French doors in the new addition have created indoor-outdoor flow to the pond, water feature and view over the estuary.
"We have two planes- the vertical of the mountains and the horizontal of the sea. We have unbelievable light and life in this environment," Boswijk says.
The house is about functionality – everything has to have a purpose and a use, so it doesn't become a relic of the past. The house and surrounds continue to develop, a canvas for two artists.
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Black wrought iron staircases for the biggest cruise ship Voyager of the Seas
Life of sheer luxury on the water
The Voyager of the Seas is an awesome spectacle. The biggest cruise ship ever to visit Tauranga dominates the skyline, rising high above the port terminal and surrounding buildings.
As your eyes stretch up its bright white flanks, 15 passenger decks high, past the encased yellow lifeboats, up to the angled funnels 64 metres above, you begin to feel very small.
You get a sense of how insignificant those people on Southampton docks in 1912 must have felt approaching Titanic. Except this ship is nearly 50 metres longer than Titanic and three times as heavy.
The Voyager is one of the 10 biggest ships in the world. If it was stood on its bow it would be taller than the Eiffel Tower.
It is just 8 metres shorter than New York's Chrysler building. It was the biggest cruise ship in the world when delivered in 1999 and cost US$500 million to build.
Once inside, it becomes obvious why people refer to this as a floating town.
It houses 5020 people and has all the facilities you would expect to find in a small town. There is a medical centre, shopping arcade, basketball court, swimming pools, mini-golf course. It even has its own postcode.
But there are facilities you wouldn't typically find in a small town: An ice-skating rink, 1200-seat theatre, 14 bars, clubs and lounges, casino, art gallery, climbing wall, inline skating track, and a three-storey restaurant which accommodates 1800 at one sitting.
It is the details which make Voyager an experience.
The three tiers of the restaurant are stylishly interlinked with curling staircases of ornate black wrought iron topped with polished wood. A grand piano sits on the middle tier and gently serenades diners as they eat.
Each area of the ship is designed by a different architect and visually refreshing as a result. For those of a forgetful disposition, there's even a carpeted floor panel in each lift which is changed daily to tell you what day it is.
Strolling around you find yourself craning your neck at cathedral ceilings high above, marvelling at the scale.
The ship's dimensions are not the only massive statistics though; there's the food consumption. There are 105,000 meals prepared each week and within that 28,000kg of eggs, 30,000kg of fresh vegetables, 18,000 slices of pizza and 30,000 litres of ice cream.
The food and drink is endless and, if the guilt kicks in, you can burn off those extra calories in the gym. Its curved serried ranks of steppers, bikes, rowing machines and running machines stare out to sea. And, if you have to be running for 30 minutes getting nowhere, there can't be many better views.
It is easy to be impressed with the Voyager but taking in the panoramic scenery from the bridge is a reminder of just what a stunning place this is we call home. Here I meet the Voyager's charismatic Norwegian captain, Charles Teige, who is of the same opinion.
"New Zealand has the most beautiful ports in the world, there is no doubt about that. I grew up in the Norwegian fjords and the landscape is very similar but we don't have such fantastic weather."
Garrulous and gregarious with a ready smile, he makes the perfect ship's captain. He is not averse to a one-liner either.
"We have upgraded the casino because of the Chinese guests and on this leg, with so many Australians joining us, we've had to make sure we have enough beverage on board."
As we chat, our conversation is interlaced with references to "biggest", "largest", "first".
The Voyager was a groundbreaker in the cruise ship industry when launched, redefining the rules.
"Even if it's one of the biggest cruise ships in the world, it's easy to find your way around," says Teige.
I'm not so sure about this though. I think it would take me a while to get acquainted with the labyrinth of corridors. And the number of craning passenger heads we encountered, looking back and forth bemusedly, would seem to bear testament to that point. But if you did get lost it would scarcely matter, with 1200 smiling staff members (from 60 different countries) you're never far from assistance.
The ship is in the midst of a 14-night cruise, including stops in Sydney, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Dunedin and Melbourne. Those on board this trip include 1500 Australians and 65 New Zealanders.
The Voyager will remain in Australasia until March, offering a range of cruises. A two-night sampler cruise out of Sydney, Australia, costs $476, while a 14-night New Zealand and South Pacific Cruise is $3143.
Her affable Scandinavian skipper has been in charge of the Voyager for 10 years.
"Of course, everybody thinks it's easy to be a captain," he smiles, "but it's 5020 people and a US$650 million ship, so it's a big responsibility. You're just like the mayor of a small city."
The most difficult part of his job is not, as you might expect, manoeuvring such a vast ship into difficult harbours. It is, he says, all the small organisational matters that need to be undertaken when coming into a new port; jobs where he is forced to rely on others outside the ship's staff.
Not that he has had a problem in New Zealand.
"Small details can make for big delays," he says.
"I have to say though, both in Australia and New Zealand, you deliver what you promise. You go to other places in the world, like Italy, it's not always the case. But from the morning everything here has been excellent, tug boat, gangways, everything."
If Teige is not the world's happiest man in his job, he does a very good impression of it. He is energetic, enthusiastic and his stream of chatter is not interrupted by too many breaths.
"Every morning I come to my job I see the sun coming up and see these wonderful views." he says, casting a blue-blazered arm out towards Mauao.
"I don't have to sit in a car battling traffic for hours and I get to navigate these beautiful waters," he says.
"Of course, sometimes I have to work shoreside on projects. Every time I do, I'm longing to get back to my ship."
Wrought iron for the Hotel Cape Charles
Second Rejection for Hotel Cape Charles
Glass balcony walls at Hotel Cape Charles lend a modern look not in keeping with the Town's historic character, says the Historic District Review Board.
By DORIE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Historic District Review Board on November 20 rejected for the second time the balcony treatment at the newly renovated Hotel Cape Charles. The hotel is operating on a temporary occupancy certificate, and the Town will not grant a permanent certificate until the hotel meets the historic standards.
Board chairman Russ Dunton said the Board's decision is final, and that the developer can either change the balconies to conform to the original approved plan or appeal the Board's decision to Town Council. "Town Council is bound by the Historic District Guidelines just as we are," he added.
Dunton emphasized that the Board did not want to be unreasonable. He also acknowledged that the developer had spent a lot of money on the building, and that many people like its modern look. "But it's our job to make sure that historic properties in town maintain their character," he said.
The Board did make some concessions to the building's modern alterations: They allowed the glass on the third floor in place of a railing, and they accepted the modern light fixtures. They also agreed to overlook the developer's failure to install decorative wrought iron on the ground floor as originally promised. But the Board could not accept the glass balconies on the second floor.
The issue was first raised when developer David Gammino attended the Board's September 18 meeting and apologized for not sticking to the original plan as approved by the Board. At the time, Gammino blamed "a rapidly changing business plan" for not keeping the Town informed about architectural changes. At first, he intended only to do "a light remodel" of the old, defunct hotel.
But, "we came to the conclusion that reopening the hotel in its existing configuration would be a disservice to the Town of Cape Charles and limit the hotel's demographic appeal," he wrote. That's when the budget soared from $500,000 for updates to over $2 million for a major overhaul.
In 2006, when the building was known as Cape Charles Hotel, owner Richard Wagner completed a renovation and received over $2 million historic tax credits. The hotel later went bankrupt and was sold after being stripped of its hardware and fixtures. Gammino bought the building – in complete disrepair — from the bank for $500,000. He did not request any historic tax credits.
The original plans submitted by Gammino, and approved by the Board, called for wrought-iron railings, and that is what the Board wants now.
At the September meeting, Gammino argued that wrought iron would ruin the look of the building as well as add tremendous expense. The glass panels had cost $60,000. "We don't have the money to make that kind of change. We are $800,000 over budget already," he said.
Gammino ultimately agreed to have his architect submit a revision, and that's what the Board reviewed last week. The proposed modification was to add a wooden rail around the perimeter of each section of glass on the second-floor balconies.
That didn't satisfy the Board. They want both vertical and horizontal railings, to offset the current open aspect of clear glass.
Cape Charles Town Planner Tom Bonadeo suggested that installing half a dozen black aluminum railings like these sold at Lowe's could solve the problem at Hotel Cape Charles.
Town Planner Tom Bonadeo said that he looked on the Internet and found aluminum railings at Lowe's for $66 for a six-foot section. Only six sections of railing would be needed, which would be a low-cost fix, he said.
Hotel Cape Charles has closed for the winter and will reopen in March. Bonadeo said the hope is to get the balcony problem solved before then.
In other business, the Board accepted plans for bathrooms at the southeast corner of Central Park. The restrooms were designed by California architectural firm Green Cottage to complement the sewer pumping station on the northeast corner of the park.
A $37,000 contract has been approved for Q S Construction to do the work. The building will feature tube skylights in place of windows. The bathrooms will not be heated and will be closed during the winter.
The Board approved the historic rehabilitation plans submitted for the house at 4 Tazewell Avenue. The plans were previously approved by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, making the house eligible for tax credits.
Chairman Dutton told the Wave that the Board does not try to second-guess the state DHR, which has very strict standards for historic rehabilitation.
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Wrought iron details for autumn and winter interior design trends
Autumn and winter trend round up from interiors expert
Just like the fickle world of fashion, interior design trends are constantly changing and evolving. Staying on top of current looks is a career must for interior designers, but knowing where to start can be a daunting task for homeowners. Stacey Sibley, design director at Alexander James, kindly agreed to give What House? the low-down on this season's key trends, colours and textures
There are two strong looks this winter, which lend themselves to certain colours. The country look is in vogue at the moment and the colours following through to autumn/winter are navy blues, soft greys and tan browns. At the other end of the spectrum, the current bold geometric
trend is all about crisp black and whites, pea greens and luxurious purples. Gold is making a big come back with a lot of designers introducing it into fabric and wallpaper designs.
The country trend has moved on from the soft floral patterns and stripes of the summer, changing to bolder stripes, tartans and paisleys in linens and wools. Faux leathers are being used to create a worn vintage feel and the popular textures are tactile.
Wallpapers are huge at the moment with trompe l'oeil patterns everywhere and people are loving the faux wood panelling effect. The geometric trend has exploded in wallpapers and fabrics with bold designs and colours inescapable.
The masculine vintage industrial look is popular this season, particularly with furniture. You'll see a lot of oak mixed with wrought iron, and silver metal panelled chairs combined with vintage leathers.
Upholstery is all about comfort at the moment, with large soft sofas in linen slip covers or sumptuous velvets and large winged beds with deep button and stud detailing, covered with cushions and throws to sink into and wrap up in.
Lighting is all about big statement pieces. With most people having downlight in their homes, they want feature lighting over their dining tables or in their hallways. The designs are getting quirkier, for example wrought iron birdcages that have crystal chandeliers inside them.
Cushions are very quirky in their designs. The key looks are signage, animal pictures, arts and crafts designs and French linens.
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