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I just received a phone call from Barbra a/k/a honeybunny2, and she asked me to let everyone know that she received a call from Betty and that PrinceAlbert passed away. All I know is that his body closed down on him, i.e. something to do with his pancreas. Barbra doesn't have assess to a computer righ now, so I'm posting to let everyone know. I'm sure that after she gets back home in the next day or two, that she will have more information for you all! |
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I am soooo very sorry to hear this. Prayers are flying for Betty and the family during this sad time. Thanks Linda, for letting us know. Although I just got to meet him two times at the San Antonio plant swap I have very fond memories of those meetings and I enjoyed his posts. I will always treasure the plants that he and Betty passed along for my garden. Albert, I warmly wish you Godspeed in life's next great adventure. |
- Posted by plantmaven 8b/9a TX (My Page) on Sat, Sep 15, 12 at 20:28
Kathy, good idea! Here's another photo of Betty and Albert from that same swap, April 2012. Barbra is in the middle. |
I'd like to think that he's tending the greatest garden ever now. Prayers going out to Betty and his family. |
I'm so sorry to hear that. My thoughts and prayers are with the family right now. |
I know Albert is tending the most beautiful garden ever, that is where we all want to be someday. Prayers being offered up for Betty and his family .......!!! |
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RIP Albert Tally |
This is so sad! Give my condolences to his family! |
This is so sad! Give my condolences to his family! |
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August 9th, 2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Authorities in Thailand have captured the suspected leader of a human trafficking gang. Forty-two-year-old Ko Myo, from Myanmar later confessed to selling some migrants from his homeland into slavery on Thai fishing boats. He's suspected of possibly murdering as many as seven people, a Thai official said. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Myo was shot and captured at a rubber plantation in southern Surat Thani during a raid by the Department of Special Investigation and local police. There had been increasing international concern over the trafficking of Myanmar migrants in Thailand's lucrative fishing industry. The nation remains one of several sources of human slavery. The ongoing crisis could incur sanctions from the United States.A Reuters investigation published last month found human smugglers selling some Rohingya Muslims into slavery on Thai fishing boats. Countless Rohingya have fled Myanmar in recent months after violence with Buddhists, which is Myanmar's majority religion. "The murder charge is under further investigation, and it will be a time-consuming process to verify the bodies," and so Ko Myo will face human trafficking charges first. A senior official in the human trafficking division of the DSI said Komvich Padhanarath, which is part of the Justice Ministry, verified this. Komvich said Ko Myo had confessed to trafficking and murder but not rape. Ko Myo was named in a report by the Environmental Justice Foundation, a London-based non-government body funded by environmental advocacy groups, which called him a trafficker and implicated him in murder and rape. Myanmar authorities will be contacted to identify other gang members and help apprehend brokers there, Komvich added. Rohingya who could not pay for their passage were handed by brokers to traffickers, who sometimes sold the men as indentured servants on farms or into slavery on Thai fishing boats. Thai naval security forces may also had been involved in the people smuggling. The navy denied the charge, but the U.S. State Department said the Thai government should look into the allegations. An annual State Department report monitoring global efforts to combat modern-day slavery over the past four years has kept Thailand on its "Tier-2 Watch List," a notch above the worst offending nations such as North Korea. A drop to Tier 3 can trigger sanctions, including the blocking of World Bank aid. In related news, around 261 Rohingya tried to escape from the center at Phang Nga this week but failed, although 30 managed on Friday to break out of a police station in Songkhla, also in the south, police said. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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To start contributing I thought I would cover some of the tools that I use, and how I use them.
The most valuable tool for any malware analyst is the software that hosts their virtual machines in both their test and analysis environments. While windows licenses cost money, the virtual machine software can be free. Oracle's VirtualBox, the QEMU Project, and VMware's Player are free applications that can host virtual machines. While I prefer VirtualBox due to the GUI combined with snapshot capabilities, the others provide some additional benefits. Most of the malware that I have analyzed that was VM aware looked for VMware signatures. A couple of the samples did things with the floating point processor to detect abnormal results and detected VirtualBox, but I have not observed any that directly look for QEMU signatures. Additionally, if you have a server in your arsenal, you can install the free VMware ESXi hypervisor to build intricate networks and manage the multiple virtual machines through one interface. One of the negatives of the ESXi application is getting memory snapshots from the hypervisor to the machine you use to do memory analysis.
For paid applications, nothing beats VMware Workstation 8. It has the snapshot capabilities, virtual network editor, and can run VMs off remote hosts or act as a client for an ESXi server.
All of the applications can run in a Linux environment, which adds a layer of protection when conducting malware analysis. Typically the malware to be analyzed will be targeted at Windows. If the host has a Windows operating system moving malware around can pose a danger to the host or cause the host's AV solution to clean a sample before you can get it the guest. These problems can be mitigated by using password protected archive files to move malware around or utilizing scp to move files from non-Windows source to the destination. But, with many of the desktop emulators, and the ESXi host, it is possible to move files through the clipboard or drag and drop with the host. This can be particularly useful when exporting reports generated by tools in the test or analysis environment.
My preferred method is to use Workstation 8 on a Linux host. You can build a series of VMs that can be brought into service very quickly. Tests can be run and then the guest reverted to a pristine state. At least one of the guests needs to be a vanilla install of each operating system without VMware tools being installed. VM aware malware can still detect that it is running in a VM, but the installation of VMware tools makes that check trivial since there are registry entries associated with them. Keeping some vanilla installs without VMware tools lets you quickly move a sample into an environment where samples may otherwise miss they are running in a VM.
Last, no matter how many VMs a malware analyst has at their disposal, if they need to be fully covered for dynamic testing, they have to have some hardware they can quickly build up and then revert. The easiest way to do this is with a FOG server and an old desktop or laptop. Using the FOG server you can build a variety of hardware configurations, save the image, then select which you want pushed to the hardware at boot using the PXE boot options. This is a lot slower than VM software utilizing snapshots, but it is a lot quicker than having to reconfigure a machine for a test each time. I will plan on covering how to set up and deploy a Fog server in a later blog post.


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Xbox Live Arcade has had a wonderful six months, thanks to such doozies as Spelunky, Trials Evolution and Fez. But recent events - Microsoft's commitment to free-to-play, the more credible kind of Xbox 720 rumour - suggest that the service's best could be yet to come.
There are at least 14 titles you should keep your eyes on, and in an amazing twist, they're the same 14 titles which comprise our latest, index-finger-abusing list feature. For more about how Xbox Live Arcade might evolve to speed the onrush of quality releases, read our lengthy chat with the makers of Joe Danger, Shuggy and Darwinia.
Battleblock Theater
Battleblock Theater's co-op mode is, in fact, "co-optional". Did you see what they did there? No? Well allow me to explain. In theory, you'll need to work with your mates to get from one side of each level to another, negotiating such hazards as platforms that vanish at the slightest brush, spikes, explosions and people who want to punch you. In practice, your mates need taking down a peg or two, and you should probably (e.g.) hoof them off a cliff with a hysterical giggle. The presence of an on-screen audience of jeering theatre-goers doesn't exactly foster team spirit.


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I didn't get many trick-or-treaters today, but one of the ones I did get just about killed me.
I got home from work around 1 in the afternoon, filled up the candy bowl and watched some frighteningly bad daytime TV until the kids started rolling in. Not the most fun way to spend your Halloween, but I did the big celebration/dress up thing over the weekend and have to work in the morning. Plus, after ending every newscast with a shot of some extravagantly decorated house for two weeks, I'm kind of sick of the whole thing. Go ahead, call me a party pooper.
So anyway, the doorbell rings and I see a girl who looks about my age with a toddler. The toddler, a girl, is dressed like a punk rocker, with a blue Mohawk, wee leather jacket and plastic guitar, and it's pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen.
"What do you say, Sasha?" the mother gently prodded.
"Twickohtweat," Sasha said in a tiny voice, addressing the floor.
"She's adorable," I said to the mother, and she smiled and thanked me.
"Here you go, Sasha," I said, putting some candy in her bag.
After more prodding from Mom, Sasha thanked the floor for her candy.
When Sasha and her mother were gone, I sat down on my couch. Suddenly, out of nowhere, I was crying. Not like, sobbing, but like, teary. And I suppose I had a moment of clarity or something.
So here I've been, you know, obsessing over a movie star (Almost Famous) after obsessing over a workaholic (Suburbs Guy) after obsessing over a player (Derek). Maybe it's time to think about what I want, ultimately -- a husband, a kid or two... I know it's not terribly sexy, but I want to dress my little girl up like a punk rocker and take her out for Halloween. Not like, tomorrow. And not even like, a year or two. But maybe I need to start looking for guys that I could conceivably have a future with, eh?
And after that moment of clarity, I got a phone call. And it was Travis, the guy who is totally not my type from the Halloween party. Nothing super exciting to report about the phone call -- he was friendly and polite and cracked some funny jokes. He invited me out for Friday night, and I accepted. Drinks. In fact, I might even make plans for later that evening so I have an exit strategy. We'll see. How's that for optimism? He may not be my future hubby, but at least he's my Friday night plans.


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Transaction highlights• Advent and Mediq have reached conditional agreement on a recommended full public offer by Advent for Mediq of € 13.25 (cum dividend) in cash per ordinary share, representing a premium of 53% over the closing price of Mediq on 21 September 2012• The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Mediq fully support and unanimously recommend the Offer• Templeton Investment Counsel and Silchester International Investors have irrevocably confirmed to support and accept the Offer, representing 20.2% of Mediqs outstanding shares• Committed financing already in place
Compelling strategic rationale• Advent's investment strategy is built around supporting growth in high quality businesses. With Advent's support and resources Mediq can address the challenges it faces in some markets, realise its full potential and execute its growth strategy. Advent therefore fully supports Mediq's growth strategy • Advent is able to provide Mediq with ample financial backing, expertise and support for capital expenditures, investments and acquisitions in accordance with Mediq's strategy: o buy-and-build strategy for Direct & Institutional (distribution of medical devices)o further strengthening of Mediq's leading position in Dutch pharmacy market• The public interest of healthcare requires a long term approach. Advent, in partnership with the Management Board of Mediq, believes that the Company's strategy over the longer term can be best supported as a private company• Advent is an experienced investor in the Netherlands with a strong reputation supported by an investment history of over a decade in this region. Advent has a proven track record in healthcare, with global sector investment experience spanning more than two decades in more than 30 companies across a broad range of sub-sectors. This experience demonstrates Advent's support of Mediq's continued commitment to providing the best service to both patients and healthcare professionals• Advent's extensive global reach and track record in supporting international growth means it is well placed to support Mediq into its next phase of development
Identity of Mediq maintained• Head office of Mediq in Utrecht, the Netherlands, maintained• Advent maintains Mediq's key brands• Mediq will maintain its mitigated large company regime• Existing employee rights, including pension rights, will be respected and current employee consultation structure will be maintained• There will be no redundancies as a direct consequence of the Offer
London/Utrecht, 24 September 2012 – AI Garden B.V. (a newly incorporated wholly owned subsidiary of funds managed by Advent International Corporation (Advent)) and Mediq N.V. (Mediq or the Company) jointly announce that they have reached conditional agreement in connection with a public offer by Advent for all issued and outstanding ordinary shares in the capital of Mediq at an offer price of € 13.25 (cum dividend) in cash for each Mediq ordinary share (the Offer). The offer price represents a 53% premium to Mediq's closing share price as at 21 September 2012 and a 47% premium to Mediq's average closing price for the three months up to and including 21 September 2012. The Offer values 100% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Mediq at € 775 million.
Tom Allen and Bram Grimmelt, Advent
"We have been seeking an investment opportunity in the healthcare distribution sector for several years and are excited by Mediq because we see it as a strong business that can be built into a global leader. We are pleased to have reached a conditional agreement on our Offer with the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Mediq and look forward to supporting the next stage of the Company's development." Sjoerd van Keulen, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Mediq
"In the second half of 2011 we have carefully and extensively executed a strategic review, considering all options for continuing our growth strategy, considering the interests of all stakeholders. We concluded that delisting Mediq and continuing in a private setting is the best way forward for our Company. As we received a detailed indicative offer from Advent, the Supervisory Board of Mediq has conducted a prudent review of this intended Offer together with our advisors. We have carefully evaluated this Offer, including comparing it with strategic alternatives, and we are convinced that it is beneficial for Mediq and all our stakeholders. The Offer premium reflects these benefits. Advent supports Mediq's growth strategy and is committed to maintaining the current employee conditions, an appropriate governance structure and a prudent leverage. The Supervisory Board of Mediq fully supports and unanimously recommends the intended Offer from Advent as it deems such Offer very compelling in serving the interests of all our stakeholders."
Marc van Gelder, Mediq's CEO
"In the past seven years, Mediq has transformed itself from a Dutch company focused on pharmaceuticals to an international company with a leading position in the distribution of medical devices. In the Dutch pharmacy market we have built a chain of 225 pharmacies with a strong brand, which provides us with a strong basis in this challenging market. We want to continue on this path and Advent, with its strong track record in healthcare, will support us in our ambition. They value our reputation as a responsible employer and a strong partner for healthcare payers, prescribers and manufacturers. Our commitment to deliver the best service to patients and healthcare professionals will remain unchanged and Advent understands and supports that." Strategic rationale
The strategic review Mediq conducted in the second half of 2011 led to the preferred long term scenario of delisting the Company and continuing in a private setting. The public interest of healthcare requires Mediq to be very prudent in the way Mediq deals with the challenging market conditions. This necessitates a long-term approach, which is not always aligned with the focus of the public capital markets. In addition, the volatile climate of the stock exchange might limit Mediq's potential to financing acquisitions.
Advent has a strong track record of supporting international growth and clear understanding of the healthcare sector. Advent supports Mediq's growth strategy going forward: a buy-and-build strategy for D&I and a further strengthening of Mediq's leading position in the Dutch pharmacy market. Advent is able to provide Mediq with ample financial backing, expertise and support for capital expenditures, investment and acquisitions in accordance with Mediq's strategy.
Full support and recommendationSince the initial expression of interest from Advent, a transaction committee consisting of Sjoerd van Keulen and Wim van den Goorbergh (both members of the Supervisory Board of Mediq (the Supervisory Board), Marc van Gelder (Mediq's CEO) and Hans Janssen (Mediq's CFO) was formed and, together with all key external professional advisors, they have had conference calls and meetings on a very frequent basis to be updated on the latest developments, monitor the process, discuss the intended Offer and alternatives thereto as well as the considerations underlying the key decisions and resolutions in connection therewith. The Supervisory Board has held various meetings with its advisors with and without the members of the Management Board of Mediq (the Management Board) present. The decision to enter into the conditional agreement for the Offer has been made by the Supervisory Board after consultation with its advisors (without the Management Board attending).
With due consideration to a (potential) conflict of interest, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board (the Boards) have agreed to fully support and unanimously recommend the Offer to the Mediq shareholders. After careful consideration of all of Mediq's strategic alternatives, the Boards believe this transaction provides a fair price to the shareholders and is in the best interests of the Company and all its stakeholders. ING Bank N.V. has issued a fairness opinion to the Boards and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. has issued a fairness opinion to the Supervisory Board, and both have opined that the intended Offer is fair to the shareholders of Mediq from a financial point of view.
Irrevocable undertakingsMajor shareholders in Mediq, Templeton Investment Counsel and Silchester International Investors have agreed to an irrevocable undertaking to support and accept the intended Offer, subject to customary conditions. This accounts for 20.2% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares in Mediq.The individual Board members holding Mediq ordinary shares have also agreed to an irrevocable undertaking to tender their shares under the Offer.Employees and corporate governanceAdvent recognises that Mediq's employees will play a pivotal role in the future of the Company and they will be treated accordingly. Current employee consultation structures, such as the central works council, will be maintained. Furthermore, all existing employee rights, including pension rights, will be fully respected. There will be no redundancies as a direct consequence of the Offer.
Advent is focused on ensuring that Mediq's key management is retained and is committed to providing them with career opportunities under new ownership. Advent, in consultation with the Management Board, intends to invite certain members of the management to participate in Mediq.Mediq is to remain a separate legal entity with headquarters in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and Mediq's key brands will be maintained in relevant markets. Mediq will maintain its commitment to corporate social responsibility and it is intended that the corporate identity and culture will also be maintained. Mediq will maintain the 2-tier board system, as is common in the Dutch market: a non-executive Supervisory Board and an executive Management Board. After successful completion of the Offer, the current Management Board will remain in place. The proposed Supervisory Board will consist of five members, one of which will be nominated by Mediq's central works council. The independent Chairman of the Supervisory Board will have certain veto rights to safeguard (i) various non-financial commitments for an agreed period of time after the settlement date (3-4 years) as well as (ii) the interest of Mediq's minority shareholders (if applicable).
Leverage The supervisory board has negotiated to ensure that after the Offer Mediq will remain prudently financed to safeguard business continuity through a period of market changes and provide ample room for further acquisitions after the intended Offer.Financing of the Offer
The Offer values 100% of the issued and outstanding Mediq shares at € 775 million. Advent will finance the Offer through a combination of debt and equity.
In this respect, Advent has, subject to customary conditions, secured fully committed debt financing from its lenders and has entered into binding documentation with its lenders. In addition, Advent has entered into equity commitment documentation. Advent is therefore able to pay the aggregate offer price.
Pre-offer and offer conditionsThe commencement of the Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following pre-offer conditions customary for a transaction of this kind: (i) no material adverse effect having occurred, (ii) approval of the offer memorandum by the AFM, (iii) Stichting Preferente Aandelen Mediq not having exercised its call option right to have protective preference shares issued to it, (iv) no revocation of the recommendation by the Boards, (v) no competing offer or mandatory offer, (vi) there being no partial offer in respect of which an offer memorandum has been submitted to the AFM for approval, (vii) no breach of the merger protocol having occurred, (viii) no notification having been received from the AFM that preparations of the Offer are in breach of the offer rules, (ix) no order, stay judgment or decree having been issued prohibiting the transaction, and (x) the required works council consultation procedures and other employee related notification procedures having been completed with respect to the Offer and the financing thereof.
If and when made, the consummation of the Offer will be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following offer conditions: (i) relevant antitrust clearance for the Offer, (ii) a minimum acceptance of 95% of the Mediq issued and outstanding ordinary shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis, (iii) Stichting Preferente Aandelen Mediq not having exercised its call option right to have protective preference shares issued to it and having agreed to terminate its call option subject to the Offer being declared unconditional, (iv) no material adverse effect having occurred, (v) no revocation of the recommendation by the Boards, (vi) no competing offer or mandatory offer having been announced, (vii) there being no partial offer made, (viii) no notification having been received from the AFM that preparations of the Offer are in breach of the offer rules, (ix) no order, stay judgment or decree having been issued prohibiting the transaction and (x) no breach of the merger protocol having occurred.
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How does gravity affect a person's height?
- scissors
- 2-liter soda bottle with cap
- 5 empty plastic thread spools
- ruler
- string
- bowl large enough to hold the soda bottle
- tap water
- helper
- adult helper
- Have an adult cut the bottom from the bottle.
- Remove any paper covering from the ends of the thread spools.
- Cut an 18-inch (45-cm) piece of string.
- Place the string in the bottle so that about 2 inches (5 cm) of string hangs out of the mouth of the bottle.
- Secure the cap on the bottle, leaving part of the string hanging out.
- Turn the bottle upside down, then thread the free end of the string through the holes in the spools so that they slide down the string and stand end to end inside the soda bottle.
- Set the inverted bottle in the bowl.
- Support the bottle in an upright position with one hand, and hold the string with your other hand so that the spools stand straight.
- Compare the top of the top spool with the top of the bottle. Notice the position of each spool.
- Ask a helper to fill the plastic bottle with water while you continue to hold the string up.
- Again, compare the top of the top spool with the top of the bottle. Notice the position of each spool.
Without the water, the spools stand tightly on top of each other. When the bottle is filled with water, the spools float upward, and there is some separation between spools. The top of the top spool is lower in the empty bottle than it is in the bottle full of water.
Without the water, gravity pulls the spools downward, causing them to stand tightly against each other. The water pushes up on the spools. This upward force exerted by a fluid on an object in the fluid is called buoyancy, and thus the water simulates a low-gravity environment that reduces the downward pull of gravity. With less downward pull, the spools are allowed to move around more freely. They do not move away from each other because of the connecting string.
The human backbone resembles the stack of spools in that the separate disks that make up the backbone are free to move apart, as are the spools. like the spools, the backbone has a cord, called the spinal cord, that runs through the center of the disks. Gravity pulls the disks down against each other. In space, the discs separate, and the backbone gets longer because gravity is not pulling it down. Astronauts in space are taller than they are on earth.
Let's Explore
What would happen if the spools were connected? Cut a strip of cloth about 2 inches (5 cm) wide and 1 inch (2.5 cm) longer than the height of the stacked spools. Attach the ends of the cloth to the top and bottom spools with duct tape. Repeat the experiment. The cloth strip represents ligaments (tough bands of tissue connecting the ends of bones) that limit the separation of the disks in the backbone. Science Fair Hint: Display the spools with the attached cloth strip along with diagrams and a printed copy of the results.
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Welcome to Being Cancer Network, a resource for bloggers & survivors.
- Access to over 1500 personal cancer blogs (new sites added weekly)
- I am a two-time leukemia and stem cell transplant survivor, pancreas cancer survivor, and now head and neck cancer survivor. I have been an oncology nurse for 27years. This website is meant to help cancer bloggers connect with each other.
( If you are experiencing any problems, please contact me off-blog. email@example.com OR firstname.lastname@example.com. Dennis)
I got to ring the brass bell in the lobby of the radiation center last Wednesday. I rang three times as is the custom. Except for that celebratory ritual, the day was a bit anti-climatic. This whole cancer episode has been undramatic, especially when compared to my previous battles with the "Beast". I never felt as threatened, as scared, as debilitated, as sick with this parotid cancer as I did with my leukemia. This is not meant to take away from other head and neck cancer survivors for I know from experience that those can be among the most gruesome and distressing of cancers
I continue, I guess to be lucky in my various encounters with cancer. We caught this early. It was small in size and had not spread to my lymph nodes. It is possible that the surgeon was able to resect literally all of my cancer. Radiation was just a mopping up exercise, an extra measure, giving me confidence that the 20-30% chance of reoccurence might not apply to me. And since the tumor was small and no lymph nodes were involved, the target area for radiation was small, the beam penetration shallow.
I had been prepared for the worst – agonizing pain in my throat, being unable to swallow anything, dangerous, uncomfortable sores all over my mouth. In these cases a tube is surgically placed into the abdomen, passing thru directly to the stomach with subsequent weight loss and progressive weakness.
My throat started to hurt during the second week of treatment so I was quite sure I was heading for a long and disagreeable experience. But that pain got no worse. I never developed the mouth sores. The skin around my right cheek and ear did turn a purplish-black color. My skin broke open and bled a little throughout the day. There was an oily yellowish discharge, followed by crusting. I ruined several pillow cases. But as ugly as it looked, it provoked along minor discomfort. In fact much of the area is still numb from surgery.
For the past couple of weeks I have been putting a complicated dressing on the area. I start with some protective cream, Silvadine, followed by a moist petrolatum dressing, covered with gauze, a telfa pad, then the whole thing secured by wrapping stretchy Coban material up under my chin, encircling my head so that I look like the ghost of Jacob Marley in 'A Christmas Carol." The skin breakdown, radiation dermatitis, will continue for another several weeks.
During the last few weeks I have also been overcome with a profound weariness and fatigue, a condition vaguely related to accumulated radiation and the detritus of cellular breakdown. But I have in fact come out the other end of this. Unlike the peculiar elegance of leukemia which leaves only internal scars, this episode is visible in the long, sweeping scar on my face that, though fading, is hard and a bit jagged to touch. And I still carry the long red mid-abdominal scar from last summer's brush with pancreatic cancer's precursor surgery.
The blindness in my left eye, courtesy of my transplant procedure, has proved absolutely permanent. Multiple infections robbed me of my sense of smell. Radiation has disabled my sense of taste but hopefully that sense will return after a period. My appetite is poor but that okay right now. I needed to lose ten pounds or so. I will need to followup on my pancreas this August. Hopefully I am free of cancer, at least for now. So many medicines – chemo, biotherapy, multiple antibiotics, anti-rejection meds, steroids – used in some many combinations then overlaid with 30 radiation treatments seems to have done unpredictable damage to my DNA.
I hold no grudge. I am alive years, a decade even, longer than I ever hoped. But I am beginning to feel like a permanent tourist in the nether world of cancer. Where will it strike next? Cancer has become a familiar guest in my life. The critical thing to remember, to cherish, is that that life does go on. And so I look forward to each new day.
Take care,
Yesterday I had my 15th radiation treatment. I am halfway through, definitely the easier half. I confess I am writing this under duress. I have just spent the last hour typing out a clear, seamless narrative of my recent experience – checked and edited. I went to add a photo. For some reason lately my blogging platform has been rejecting photos as being too large. I tried to fix it, gave up, then hit my "Back" button. MY ENTIRE NEW POST HAD DISAPPEARED.
So here I go again. Sometimes the post is better the second time around. Always it is more tedious! So 15 down, 15 to go. Monday through Friday, radiation treatments have become my daily routine, my new normal. The treatments themselves have become rather boring and decidedly undramatic. Shouldn't complain though. Drama and cancer treatment is seldom a good thing. It all started a few weeks ago, my second trip to the radiation department, this time for my simulation. You say "sim" if you want to be cool. Radiation departments are frequently housed in the basements of treatment centers. The walls are lined with lead, the machinery is massive. It's heavy down there.
I am led back to the sim room. This is where the simulation CT scanner lives. I lie on the hard table. The technicians bring over a large rectangular sheet of a treated cloth mesh that has just been prepared by heating to soften the fabric. The whole thing is brought over my head and shoulders, then slowly brought down. Technicians on either side push the warm fabric around the contours of my face. It is snapped into place on the table itself. This will become my mask, fashioned specifically to my head and shoulders. It will ensure that my anatomy will be held in the same precise position and for each and every of the thirty treatments I am scheduled for.
A series of CT images are taken. All of these are then examined in the planning room by a team consisting of my radiation oncologist, a physicist, and a dosimitrist (who calculates the dose, both the total dose and the 30 fractionated doses). Radiation medicine is serious business. The radiation beam has a specific target. The official name for that target is my tumor bed, so-called since my actual tumor was removed some weeks ago my my surgeon.
My radiations beams are targeted but not quite so precise as say Cruise missiles are supposed to be. There is always "collateral damage." This is due to the nature of radiation being delivered as a beam that is continuous. On it way to my tumor bed in the area that used to contain my parotid gland, it first encounters several layers of skin and muscle. It arrives at its target with optimal strength but then continues on, passing through structures in my throat and then out thru the other side of my face. In my case five separate beams have been planned, each from a different angle, of a different intensity, and of a different duration. If all goes as planned the maximum total dose will be delivered to the tumor bed, the area that might contain microscopic cancer cells that escaped the surgeon's knife.
What does this collateral damage mean for me, the patient? In my case it means a bad case of sunburn and an increasingly sore throat. The first few weeks my face was increasingly red. Now it is shifting towards more purplish tones. Crusted areas have started to develop, especially around my suture lines. Desquamation is the medical term. Each morning I wake up to new blood stains on my pillowcase. The skin on the right side of my face is tight and a little swollen, making my face a but asymmetrical. The whole area is tender with occasional pangs in my ear and along suture lines. So far the sore throat has not interfered with eating but my voice fails me at times, dropping into a coarse, raspy whisper. My mouth is constantly dry despite an array of products from my dentist. Fatigue is becoming an issue. On Sunday and Tuesday I needed to take two naps each day, and that after nine or ten hours of sleep. Spring around our house with all our gardens is not a good time to be dealing with treatment-related fatigue.
My appointment each day is at 2:40. I drive downtown, valet park, take the elevator down to the basement, check in, get a cup of cold water, then head back to a waiting area. In two to ten minutes (this seems to correlate somewhat to how interesting is the magazine I am reading) a technician carrying my mask comes to fetch me. We go back to one of the two linear accelerator rooms. A plate to receive my mask is attached to the head of the table. The table is covered with a thin white sheet. I lay down as technicians place a foam support under my knees, then fasten me down to the table with eight plastic clips. SNAP, SNAP, SNAP… Now I am literally pinned to the table. I can blink but barely move my mouth to talk. The technicians retreat to a room next door, closing behind them a seven by seven foot, 5 inch thick lead and steel door. Remember those beams pass right through me and continue to bounce around the room.
It is right about now that my nose or ear or some other part of my face begins to itch, an itch I cannot scratch. I know that the staff and see and hear me. Music is playing. The first week I kept my eyes open and watched as the great machine rotated around my head, whirring, clicking and buzzing, and flashing red and green laser lights. Lately I just close my eyes and let my mind wander off somewhere else, not from anxiety but rather from boredom. SNAP, SNAP, SNAP… It's all over in about five minutes.
On Wednesdays I see a resident and then my doctor. I am weighed, vitals signs are taken, and an assessment of the side effects is made. This is the time to ask questions. Last week I asked how the radiation might affect the vision in my right eye. I completely lost vision in my left eye years ago after a shingles infection. We look over my treatment plan in color-coded CT sections of my head. Maybe a 10% chance of cataract development in my good eye. In a day or two the dietician will ambush me and chide me for a half pound weight loss.
And so it goes. Not bad so far for cancer treatment. Folks with head and neck cancers who also need concurrent chemotherapy have a much harder time. So far just a bad sunburn and a slightly misshapen ear. Hopefully my throat will not get so bad that I need a feeding tube placed in my abdomen. Fighting the good fight. This is what we do as cancer survivors. I don't mind the term cancer survivor because it is not so much about who I am as about where I have been.
Take care,
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There are always two ways of looking at things. Sure I have a new cancer, my third actually, and given my medical history and the state of my immune system, perhaps not the last. After all there was a time when I did not think I would live much beyond a year. That was twelve years and four months ago. Much has happened in those intervening years, most of it good. My sons have grown into adulthood. I have four beautiful granddaughters. I have returned to cancer nursing. I started this blog. I have had the opportunity to give back, to make a difference.
And then there are these pesky problems – having my spleen and part of my pancreas removed last summer in order to avoid the transformation of precancerous nodules into malignant tumors, and now having had another temporarily disfiguring surgery to remove a dangerous high-grade parotid tumor. But it had all been good news. Both surgeries were successful – no post-op complications, clean margins. And now I am about to embark on a new chapter, going thru radiation therapy. Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, biotherapy, stem cell transplant – I will have experienced all the common treatment modalities for cancer.This experience can inform my writing and how I relate to the larger world of cancer survivors.
The good news continued last week. First on Monday we met with my surgeon. He reported that there were clean margins. That means he thinks that "he got it all." He also excised 32 lymph nodes and there was no sign of cancer involvement in any of them. He did recommend that I go through radiation therapy as an adjuvant treatment. Even though there was no evidence of disease spread, microscopic disease may still be present. High-grade suggests a highly active tumor with a propensity to spread rapidly if it gets a foothold. He says that some of his patients elect not to go through radiation for various reasons. We tell him that we have decided to do the treatment and have an appointment with a radiation doctor the next morning. On the way home Tish makes several phone calls to various family to share the news.
On Tuesday morning we meet at the Cancer Pavilion at the IU Health Cancer Center. Radiation centers are frequently located underground or in the basement of a building. Machinery can be enormously heavy and the walls must be shielded with lead, I had previously sought out recommendations for doctors from my colleagues at work. As a patient I was able to use the valet parking service, a small treat. We took the elevator to the basement. Registration was simple, quick and painless. A male nurse took us back. It turns out that we went to college with Tish and I, although he graduated between us. As he took my vitals he shared that he was a tongue cancer survivor of fourteen years.
The next person we met was a young female resident, a doctor who has chosen radiation oncology as their specialty and is doing training under an established physician, in this case, Mark Langer. We spend some time reviewing my, at this point, rather complicated medical history. We were impressed that both physicians asked us about our own understanding of both my disease and its treatment. Too often discussions with doctors can be one-sided – the doctor asking very specific questions and the patient providing, sometimes hopefully, short, to-the-point answers.
Not surprisingly they both recommended radiation treatment, six weeks, Monday through Friday. One of my bone marrow doctors pointed out once that if you go seeking advice from a guy with a hammer, his recommendation will include using that hammer. Their main reason was the high-grade nature of my particular disease. The type of cancer I have is called mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Most times these are low-grade and behave more like a benign tumor. Mine behave like a squamous cell tumor.
I am given a folder of educational material as well as an internet source of teaching material. I give them high marks for this as patient and family cancer education is the focus of the special project that I have been working on the past year. The good news continued when he said that he did not recommend having a G-tube placed for feeding. Since there was no lymph node involvement, the radiation field will be fairly small and isolated near the corner of my jaw where the parotid gland recently resided.
So that pretty much brings us up to date. I have found a way to keep my mind off the cloud but that is material for another post. I am writing this the day before my first treatment appointment. This is called planning and simulation. And I will write about that in due course. Until then,
Take care, Dennis
I just reread my previous post. Boy, did I leave it on a somber, teasing note. I suppose we would call this post-op day # 8. I am in the waiting and recovery mode. The surgeon minimized the discomfort that I might feel – "maybe just a stiff neck" he said. The pain hasn't been that great, just nagging and persistent. I rate it at a 4-5 on a 10-point scale. Today is the first time I did not have have to take a pain pill when I got up. Using I have been taking one pail pill3 to 5 times a day. The pain seems to wander as the blood inside settles in various areas due to gravity. Wherever it has settled, it feels tight and hard. Much of my face still feels numb to the touch. No feeling at all on the outside, definite pain lurking beneath. It is my ear that gives the oddest of sensations or rather oddest lack of sensations. It is so oddly shaped, especially now since it is swollen.
I generally sleep on my side, my right side. So sleep, at least comfortable sleep has been difficult. For the first few days I daren't lay on my favored side - too painful. I tried sleeping on my back, a technique that seems to work better in hospital than at home. I have trouble hearing on the right, due to the swelling. So sleeping on my left side tends to drown out sound – generally a good thing, except when Tish is trying to talk to me.
I sometime feel a little uncomfortable when I am out, with small children running away, screaming in horror and that sort of thing. Actually it is not that specifically noticable until I point it out. The area is gradually changing color, progressing to a darker and darker shade of red. There is an oblong streak of red, creeping down my sternum as if wanting to meet up with my vertical abdominal scar left over from pancreatic surgery last fall.
I have been taking naps in the afternoon. Lately I have been working in the yard a little, pruning rose bushes. This is steady, low impact, low energy work. Except for the bend.ing over, my body might not notice it all.
I found out my surgeon only gave me a release from work for two weeks. I also found out that FMLA denied my request because, due to my six weeks off in the fall for surgery, I have not worked 1250 hours in the past twelve months. All that means if that IU Health is not obligated to hold my position while I am off work. My position was in a state of flux anyway. We moved out clinic from the hospital to the cancer center. More isolated there I can not work later in the evening. Coming in much earlier it difficult because my mother lives with us and needs pretty much constant watching over. But I am not worrying about my job now. I am past retirement age. And this may be one of those points in your life at which you need to redefine yourself.
Next week should be interesting. Monday is my 2 week surgical follow-up. My surgeon is out on spring with his family. So we are meeting with a partner. Maybe he will be more talkative. After all, I do have CANCER and we haven't talked much about that. Monday we hope to give a name to a specific diagnosis. What type of several possible cancers is this? How aggressive is my type? What will the treatment recommendations be? We know that most tumors such as mine require follow-up radiation. In some cases chemotherapy is also suggested.
It is hard to do much in the way of homework with the pathology results. But I have identified a radiation oncologist with more experience that most in head and neck cancers. So I have an appointment with him on Tuesday after own Monday meeting. We did this mostly out of impatience with waiting 2 weeks for the surgeon's recommendation. Probably more important is the need to regain a sense of control over life and disease, to try to take back my rightful place in the driver's seat of my life now under assault.
Two experts in the field have given me the same advice. Advice that I asked for but did not welcome as it brought with it a sense of gloom and general seriousness. The advice is to consider proactively having a G-tube or gastrointestinal tube, surgically placed in my abdomen. This is not a big surgery as those things go. But it is another thing done to me, another procedure. It is a medical appliance, a tan rubber tube with a stopper on the end, connecting my outside with my inside. It can be used to get part or all of my nourishment.
Even the the radiation will be very specifically focused, it will affect other cells in my mouth and throat. People getting radiation there experience throat and mouth pain, making it difficult, sometimes impossible to eat. And during this time of physical and emotional distress, sufficient calories are needed for healing. I could take a chance and wager that I will be able to successfully maintain adequate nutrition and hydration. But if I lost that wager it might mean interrupting the daily radiation therapy in order to recover for a week or so. And then might end up having to have a G-tube placed when my health, stamina, and immune system are at a low point anyway.
I may be putting the cart before the horse here. But I would rather mull over it a week before the actual discussion than be surprised during the consultation. All of this reminds me how much I prefer doing to waiting. So many things are on hold – my job, my grant, the rest of my life! What and how long with that be? Time again for redefinition, for discovering agency.
"Frankenstein" that is the first word to come to the mind of Sophia. I was sitting in the family room with a cloth over my head when the two girls came in to see Papa. day #1 post-op. Since the tumor was only the size of a marble, they were not prepared sweeping length of my suture line. It starts near the top front of my right ear. It then makes a small detour around my earlobe before emerging again from the back of my ear descending in a large gentle arc toward the bottom on my neck, stopping just shy of the notch in my throat.
Even though I was in hospital 24 hours, it was termed an "outpatient surgery." I elected to be discharged on Tuesday after the Monday surgery. I had the option of staying an additional day. But I was able to swallow, I could eat, and my pain seemed well managed on just two pills every four hours. Before I left the nurse cleaned dried blood from my sutures, adjacent skin, and hair. This was after she pulled my J-P drain. This stands for Jackson-Pratt. At the very bottom of the incision before he closed up the surgeon placed a 8″ tube, the first 4 inches of it round, clear plastic. The end of it was flat, white, and studded with perforations – kind of like the old fashioned flat hoses we used to gently water flowers in gardens. The purpose of this one though is to drain, blood that is. It is connected first to a collapsible clear plastic bulb as in a turkey baster, then on through more tubing to a suction head in the wall.
Over the past twenty hours it had collected 3-4 ounces of my blood. In my own job at the bone marrow transplant center, I have occasion to "pull" central venous catheters. Same principle – just clip a suture or two tying the tubing to the skin, then a brisk steady pull. But when the flat part of the device was pulled through the round hole, I really felt it.
The surgery was remarkable really, both in its daring breadth but also in its seeming predictable every-dayness. I had spent most of Saturday working in the cellulose-filled attic over the garage, pulling white and yellow electric cable to bring more power, light, and outlets to my workshop. The work is messy, confined and tedious. You have to work a mask due to the dust and fiber. I wear a flashlight on a headband in order to see. This was a job I wanted to finish before my face was to be cut up.
Sunday was better, lazy like more Sundays should be. Read the paper, wrote a new post for this blog, went to a movie with Tish, then out to dinner for a steak and shrimp. Who knows when I will be able to chew so easily again. The week before had seemed long, foreboding and grey – emotionally cloudy. The weekend was like a calm before a quiet storm.
NPO – nil per os – nothing by mouth after midnight Sunday. Slept in, took a shower, dressed and grabbed by identification before leaving. One wonders though why a person might want to misrepresent their identify in order to have this done to them. I drive, Tish is too nervous. That may not be true though. Maybe she just wears her anxiety on the outside while I keep it subdued within.
We have a community nursing discussion page on the network intranet. I post short essays periodically, especially when I think my employer might benefit my rather critical feedback. I wrote last week about my impending surgery and medical leave. One nurse wrote back that she rarely reads the forum but just happened to that day. She works in pre-op at IU North hospital and would try to take care of me. So there I was, laying in a gown in a business-like setting, a business inherently scary, and I have an instant friend and angel to care for me!
I do have an advantage here. Knowledge is power and I do have knowledge of what is about to happen. I can substitute anxiety with curiosity. I can act pointed technical questions. I can play an alternate role – not the helpless patient on a gurney, but rather a nurse on a tour of the OR. The anesthesiologist has excellent bedside manner and a give him my complete confidence. I have come to relish that quick, quiet moment of anesthesia. That moment that creeps up so quickly and so quietly that it is impossible, almost by definition, to note the precise moment of its arrival. If it is here, then you're already gone. The scrub nurse asked me if I had brought a good dream. But this is the place beyond dreams. It strikes me in that last milisecond that this place is more like … well … death …


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Careful attention by the owners on this comfortably luxurious in-town property, combined with the location in an historic, vibrantly rich neighborhood makes for a perfect stay in Columbus. On the doorstep of the vast campus of The Ohio State University, and in the rich heartland of Victorian Village, this guest house is The Ritz meets reality. Elegantly owner-maintained gardens, a canopy of mature trees, and peaceful silence made the proximity to great, eclectic dining and shopping a highly satisfying juxtaposition that was worth more than the price I paid. A short, easy drive from Port Columbus airport, and nearby the downtown freeways and State Route 315, this place is the gem among the guest houses I have experienced.


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Moving from Debate to Dialogue with a Justice Talking Radio Broadcast
Find Ways to Orient Students to the Format. The novelty of recording and performing were challenging to those who are more familiar with writing a paper. I therefore strongly recommend that students be required to listen to archived shows on their own outside of class and then to generate a set of evaluation criteria as part of a collaborative in-class activity. Student-generated criteria will be more authentic and the exercise will increase their familiarity with the format and genre. Faculty can use those criteria for later evaluation of the student-produced show.
Build Technology into Early Semester Activities. I chose audio technology partly because it is a low threshold technology with low equipments costs, ease of use, and access to free audio editing software. However, many students have no experience with it, which makes it important to familiarize students with the tools early. Therefore, I suggest integrating it into other class activities like weekly audio letters, mini-podcasts on course topics, or peer-review activities.
Emphasize and Allow Time for Revision. Initial practice with the technology would also empower students to make more use of editing tools. Because the Justice Talking format is a composition more than a live show, I encourage professors to allow a minimum of 3-4 weeks for the project and to require revision from students so that they integrate each segment into a coherent whole. Younger students with frequent access to audio technology are entering our courses as well, so we are likely to encounter students already familiar with recording and editing.
Consider Options for Requirements, Scope, and Grouping. Composing a Justice Talking episode qualifies as a major course assignment, and even though I tend to lower the stakes when experimenting with a new assignment, I believe that treating it as a major assignment will likely increase student perception of its value and produce more serious engagement. Because of its scope and the level of collaboration it requires, it will likely gain fuller engagement as a culminating semester assignment than it does as an icebreaker activity, and will likely need more time in proportion to the size of collaborative groups. Finally, though I recommend that the final composition be in audio format, I strongly recommend that writing remain a significant part of the assignment, both in preparation, written composition, and later reflection.


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A very sad time for the Olympic movement with the passing of AOC historian and journalist Harry Gordon. His love for the Olympics started in 1952.
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Cahill magic puts Socceroos through
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West Indian Girl4th & Wall (Milan Records)Robert James –Vocals/GuitarFrancis Ten – Bass Mariqueen Maandig – Vocals/PercussionMark Lewis – Drums /Backing VocalsNathan Van Hala – Keyboards Amy White – Keyboards/Backing VocalsAlluring and revolutionary, bright and buoyant and – perhaps most important – destined for world domination – the Los Angeles-based musical collective known as West Indian Girl has created its majestic, engaging sophomore disc 4th & Wall. Serving up an album of instant, artful pop classics on the band's first release for Milan (Emilie Simon, Lisa Gerard) this one-time studio duo turned living, breathing modern rock sextet goes well beyond the electronic banner under which it once uncomfortably resided.Launched by the expansive and amazingly memorable "Blue Wave," West Indian Girl's fusion of undeniable guitar riffs, prog-like keyboard flourishes and pulsing rhythms pour a perfect foundation for the mind-melding hook and tsunami of blissful harmonies that follow. "It's about finding the best thing in life, be it a wave or an ecstatic peace or a perfect escape," co-founding bassist Francis Ten says. Stemming from an infectious hook and a guitar part brought to the band by his decade-long musical partner Robert James, the ode to surfing on the bluest wave is destined to become a favorite of both discerning music lovers and aberrant fun seekers across the globe. Still, it's surprising to learn that the shimmering, sun-streaked anthem (and its parent album) was crafted amid the decaying, urban environs where the group's studio resides. And it's that corner of the world that gives West Indian Girl – which also counts vocalist Mariqueen Maandig, keyboardist Nathan Van Hala, drummer Mark Lewis and keyboardist/vocalist Amy White – its album title."4th & Wall is our hidden sanctuary," Rob explains. "It's in an old warehouse surrounded by a humble community of homeless people living in cardboard boxes and tents. They're our ancient friends listening to us every night in the rain, cold and sweltering heat. We play for them as much for ourselves. It's the place where we conjure up spirits and manifest visions – visions of a better place."To which Fran succinctly interjects, "There's piss and shit and rats. And there lies the irony; the dichotomy; because our record is the antithesis of that."As evidenced by the gorgeous, lilting soundscape "All My Friends," the trippy surf-meets-soul concoction "Up The Coast," and the exquisitely crafted, synth-bolstered mid-tempo rocker "Visions," 4th & Wall gives off an intoxicating, irresistible vibe with images of beautiful ocean views. Light years away from their facility's dirty concrete and broken bottle glass world, the beach is alive in its members via the lilting, dreamy float of "Indian Ocean," and the aforementioned "Blue Wave." "It's become a subconscious thing when you live in Southern California. We're all just fifteen minutes or so from the beach," Fran says. "I just think it becomes part of you." To which Rob adds, "It's funny how being close to a massive ocean seeps into your consciousness. The waves, the deep blue horizons, the sound, the animals...there's a parallel universe out there. It can't be ignored."Since its brief but successful stint with Astralwerks – which produced their eponymous 2004 debut and a subsequent Remix EP – Rob and Fran have morphed West Indian Girl into the sextet in place on 4th & Wall. With Mariqueen and Mark firmly in place, the group's founders handled a series of challenges, including the January 2006 addition of Nathan (after the departure of their original keyboardist) and the January 2007 placement of Amy with aplomb. Perfecting its craft with incessant touring, be it as headliners or sharing stages with bands like Gomez, The Album Leaf, Fischerspooner, The Coral, Turin Brakes, My Morning Jacket and Phoenix, the road dogs in West Indian Girl count recent appearances at Sundance, plus exemplary performances at the San Diego Street Scene and All Good Festival as highlights. Bolstered by the gorgeous presence and phenomenal range of Mariqueen, West Indian Girl takes its spirited live show to a level few acts can rival. These triumphant gigs are steered by the enthusiasm this band has for its songs. Crafted and edited meticulously by the group as a whole, it is not uncommon for the six piece to construct, deconstruct and change as the group collaborates."The songwriting process is ever growing," Rob explains. "There's never a shortage of ideas from everyone. I bring in a lot of the ideas, but really the creative spark can come from any single member in the band. Once the idea is out there, it goes through an elaborate filtration process. I help guide the ship but everyone gets involved."As for the harmonies, best exhibited on "Blue Wave" and the uplifting anthem "Get Up," vocalist Mariqueen says, "I think harmonies are a natural thing for our band. Our voices tend to blend really well tog |
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I just received my order for this item. I am expecting a Shimano just as the description says, I received a CAMPANOLO instead...wrong item... VERY VERY DISAPPONTED.
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Will this fit a 10 speed cassette or just an 11 speed on Reynolds solitude SE rear?
You can put a 10 speed cassette on it, but you will need to purchase an extra spacer to put behind the cassette (costs just a few dollars). See http://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/Cassette_Spacers_2013_3978.html for a discussion of this and a chart that tells you which spacer(s) you will need (depends on the brand of cassette you have). You will also need to put a smaller end cap on (which came with my order), otherwise the wheel will not fit when you try to put it back on your bike (since the hub body is longer.
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Just got off the phone with Reynolds. I want to convert my 10 sp Reynolds Assaults to 11 speed. They say that in addition to this I'll also need two new end caps, which are another $20. With new caps, she said I shouldn't need to redish the rear wheel. They're sending me the package of parts I need for $95.
Can someone confirm if this freehub body ships with the cap needed to successfully convert to 11sp? Reynolds webstore says it includes the non drive side end cap (not needed on '13/'14 wheels)
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"The 11 speed Shimano/SRAM cassette includes new end caps so conversion from 10 speed does not require the wheel to be redished." this is from the description above and makes it sound like once I buy a cassette that it includes a end cap? whut?....is that a typo? (cassette should read freehub body, right?)
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