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Phosphorus fractions in the surface sediments of three mangrove systems of southwest coast of India
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- N. Chandramohanakumar
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The phosphorus fractions in three tropical mangrove systems of Cochin region were analysed by sequential extraction method. Iron-bound phosphorus was the major fraction in the first two stations, while station 3 was exclusively dominated by calcium-bound phosphorus. Compared to other stations, about tenfold increase in total phosphorus content was observed at station 3. This station is a congregation of communally breeding birds, and there is accumulation of bird guano. Mineralogical analysis showed the presence of monetite, a thermodynamically metastable calcium phosphate mineral, in this unique system. The excreta and carcass of the birds in this sanctuary seems to be the reason for the formation of monetite, which is favoured by periodic fluctuations in redox potential. The high mass percentages of calcium and phosphorus by XRF and SEM–EDS analysis confirm the existence of calcium phosphate mineral at station 3. First two stations did not show any noticeable difference in phosphorus fractions and inorganic fractions constituted to about 65% of total phosphorus. But at station 3, inorganic fractions were about 92%. Low C:P ratios and low organic phosphorus content indicated active mineralisation of phosphorus at station 3. Bioavailable fractions of phosphorus at stations 1 and 2 were about 75%, whereas 98% of the total phosphorus was bioavailable at station 3. Since the bulk of the total phosphorus is bioavailable, these mangrove sediments have the potential to act as source of phosphorus to the overlying waters.
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- Title
- Phosphorus fractions in the surface sediments of three mangrove systems of southwest coast of India
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Environmental Earth Sciences
Volume 62, Issue 6 , pp 1209-1218
- Cover Date
- 2011-03-01
- 10.1007/s12665-010-0609-0
- Print ISSN
- 1866-6280
- Online ISSN
- 1866-6299
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Mangrove sediments
- Phosphorus fractions
- Sequential extraction
- Geochemistry
- Guano
- Monetite
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Manju Mary Joseph (1)
- C. S. Ratheesh Kumar (1)
- K. R. Renjith (1)
- T. R. Gireesh Kumar (1)
- N. Chandramohanakumar (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Chemical Oceanography, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, India


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Hi all. New to the site but have brewed several batches. I'm just getting back into brewing after a few years away and have a question. I'm wanting to make a Belgian Dubbel, but the recipe calls for amber malt extract, which I don't want to use. I'd rather use light malt extract and add grains to it, but I'm not sure what or how much to add. I'm thinking something like Crystal 60 would work, but I'm not sure. The recipe I have calls for 7.5 pounds of amber LME, but if anyone knows the amount/type of grain per pound/can/recipe I'll take any of them and I can go from there. Thanks for the help, Mark Prost!
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Try a pound of Belgian Caramunich and a pound of Belgian dark candi syrup. You'll get a more authentic dubbel than with the amber extract.
1 pound of 90L Belgian syrup will get you a nice ruddy brown color. If you want to go darker, try 180L Belgian syrup. This will give you a dark brown, almost black color. Either one will give a "traditional" Belgian flavor. I usually steep "Belgian Aromatic" malt and "caramunich" in my darker Belgians, but this is more for flavor/aroma/body than it is for color.
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i like specialB in my dubbels
I just brewed a Trappist-style Dubbel (partial-mash) that ended up turning into a trippel simply based on alcohol content (it also turned out a it lighter than I had anticipated). I was shooting for Chimay Red. Its okay, but I missed the mark quite a bit. Google the 'Chimaybe' recipe thats out there - the partial mash version has Special B malt, a little chocolate malt, and some crystal malt as well (I'm at work so I don't have the recipe in front of me). Based on my experience, I would add a little more Special B than what was listed. Obviously, I'd make sure to get the appropriate yeast strain as well. But I think my biggest mistake was using clear belgian Candi and some table sugar instead of all dark Candi sugar. I had used some Amber DME instead of all light DME, so I thought this might balance things out. My beer is definitely lacking in the 'raisiny-pruney' character that the Chimay Red has. I am hot to take another swing at this, but it may be a little while yet. So I'll be interested in what was your exact recipe, and also what the final verdict is....
A Belgian Dubbel is a very specific style of beer, you don't just use amber extract or use some crystal 60. Special B, Aromatic and Caramunich are a great place to start when doing steeping grains.
I don't disagree. I think I did use caramunich, actually, per the recipe. And the other one I was trying to remember was Belgian Aromatic. Had a few of mine last night. It actually turned out as a pretty decent trippel by accident. Next time I want darker and more raisiny-fruity character though; want to work closer towards the Chimay Red.
List your original recipe please. That way you will not get suggestions for things that are already in the recipe. For a dubble I would definitely add Caramunich II. Honestly with a dubbel I would go with Pilsen extract.
After a quick check on some of the related threads, I can tell you what some common themes are: Specialty Malts: seem to include Caramunich, Special B, Aromatic, and some have wheat and/or a little [e.g. 2 oz] chocolate malt Adjuncts: Candi Sugar/syrup (D-45 or Amber) Hops: Styrian Goldings, usually Yeast: WLP 500 or Wyeast 1214 are supposed to be the Chimay strain; folks are saying that this is fruitier than the WLP 530 (Westmalle) strain there is also alot of talk about fermentation temperature: that is, starting at 65F then ramping up to 70F or higher once the initial ferm start to die down I hadn't seen wheat as part of the original 'Chimaybe' recipe that I had adapted, but some have pointed out that Chimay does mention wheat right on their label (in the recipes, I have seen both white wheat and torrified wheat). For my next, try I plan on using it, mainly since this winter I had a Blue Moon dark wheat beer that really did evoke Chimay red for me.


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- Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean
- Ani (bird), birds in the genus Crotophaga of the cuckoo family
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- Anakin Skywalker or Ani, a character in the Star Wars universe
- Ani Hyuntikwalaski, the Western Marker of The Lost Island Stonecircle
- Ani Ma'amin (אני מאמין) "I believe", a version of the Jewish principles of faith
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Dada was as patient as she was precise in demonstrating how to make makaruni (Istrian gnocchi). We tried our best to mimic her nimble hands as she expertly kneaded and rolled the dough. It isn't easy, but it's so satisfying once you get the hang of it. And you will. View more of our favorite recipes from this issue.
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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Montgomery, Alabama - Louis V. Franklin, Sr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, announced today the sentencing of a Montgomery man on tax fraud charges.
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NCAA Gymnastics Regionals start Saturday in the O'Connell Center. The Florida Gators are entering the postseason as the No. 1 team in the nation and the only team to post a score of 198 or higher three times this season. … Continue reading
No. 2 Gators Gymnastics Ends Regular Season At No. 7 Utah
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No. 2 Gator Gymnastics Sweeps Past Minnesota In Record Breaking Senior Night
The second ranked Florida gymnastics team's Senior Night will be one no one on the team will forget, especially for the gymnasts it honored: Ashanée Dickerson, Marissa King, Randy Stageberg and Dali Lemezan. The Gators rolled past No. 14 Minnesota in a 198.425-197.125 win, posting … Continue reading
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Show Me the Money competition nets four SSU students $2500
A group of four Sonoma State University students received $2,500 this week as part of Armand Gilinsky's "Show Me the Money" competition.
A business professor at SSU, Gilinsky was awarded $15,000 earlier this year from the Green Music' Center's Academic Integration Grants. The goal of the Academic Integration program is to foster and showcase academic integration in creative ways among all of the areas of studies the college offers.
Gilinsky, who received the grant to create a certificate in Creative Arts and Digital Media Business, created the competition as a pilot for the cross-disciplinary collaboration his certificate would entail. Students of his Small Business and Entrepreneurship course partnered with students and faculty from outside the business department to create innovative and entrepreneurial business plans.
"College is the time to do something really cool and not be afraid to fail," said Gilinsky in a statement, noting that the projects' requirement for interdisciplinary collaboration taught students how to foster creativity on the management side, and management expertise on the creative side.
"The idea of having non-business students learn from other students is valuable," he said. "It's a great way for business students to prove they've learned something; it's the key to longevity."
The teams presented their plans to a panel of judges in an Elevator Pitch Competition on Dec. 2 in the Green Music Center. The top five moved on to a final round on Monday, Dec 9.
The first place project was "VINdata," a service for small to mid-sized wineries that offers customer tracking and technical support. It was created by Nicole Griffith, Kyle Mossman, Casey Sullivan and Maurice Mickel who received $2,500 for their efforts.
"Holy cow! We did it!" said winner Nicole Griffith after the competition.
"This was the greatest experience in my college career," said Sullivan.
Second place, and a prize of $1,500, went to James Waggoner, Alan Chao and Mike Koricki who created an app that would help road cyclist plan their rides. The app is called "Cyclingroutes.com."
The third place team won $1,000 for a plan of a solar panel cleaning company called, "Solar Sweepers." That team was comprised of Romy Bonifacio, Tina Harris, David Castino and Erin Nelson.
Faculty advisors for the teams split a portion of the grant for their work. Ali Kooshesh, of the Computer Science Department, was the advisor for the winning team. Other advisors were Emily Acosta Lewis, Patrick Bailey, Paul Draper and Lynne Morrow.
So far the Green Music Center Board of Advisors has approved $97,450 of funding for several academic integration proposals for the 2013-2014 school year. The scope of projects is deliberately broad to allow the creation of proposals to go beyond simply using the Green Music Center as a standard lecture theatre.
"These projects encourage both faculty and students to look for novel and creative ways to integrate the arts with other disciplines in the university," said Marne Olson in a statement, vice-chair of the board of advisors for the Green Music Center. "The ability to think outside the box is crucial."
The process for grants is both open and competitive and included both tenured and tenure-tracked faculty.
"Ultimately, I hope this will begin to attract support for creative and performing arts management programs," said Gilinsky. "It would make us a unique university."


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I've always thought that there is more to the world than what we see. Oh, the world is certainly pretty and amazing all by itself, but I've never believed in 'what you see is what you get'.
As a little girl I saw that Jasmine had a genie, Cinderella had helping of faery dust and Belle… Belle got a whole enchanted castle! Reality became a lot more fun when you added the paranormal. The ground didn't become a game of 'jump the lava'; the ground became a game of 'stay off the ground because a huge community of trolls lives just below us!' Tag wasn't tag; tag was 'if I touch you, you are frozen because of my ice powers'.
And my dolls? Well, let's just say my dolls were never released from the toy box just so I could dress them up and comb their hair.
(They spent a lot of time with my G.I. Joes, but that part of my evolution as an author is for another post.)
Even later as a university student, I liked to wander around campus giving haunted dormitory stories to some places and superhuman abilities to other students. My media studies professor? A liaison between the area vampires and humans. My geography teacher? A faery from Peru who was ashamed because he didn't think being a faery was very masculine.
If anything, moving to Australia only encouraged my habits. A train station I often switched trains at became a gateway into another – evil – dimension. (Of course. It's no fun if they aren't evil, right?) Melbourne… Authors, you haven't been truly inspired until you've walked the laneways of Melbourne.
So last year when Phoebe came crashing into my head one night, I didn't think anything of it other than to grab my pen and notebook. That first inspiration became the first chapter of what is my first published novel, Echo Falls.
There is a saying that writing fiction is the only socially acceptable form of mental illness. Frankly, I'm happy to have my view of the world. It makes things a lot more interesting…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR…Jaime McDougall is a citizen of the world, currently loving life in beautiful country Victoria in Australia. She loves eating sushi, kidnapping her husband and naming her pets in honour of science fiction authors. She has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: High School: The Real Deal and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Campus Chronicles. She has also enjoyed writing a column called 'The New Australian' in local newspapers as well as various articles online.
Echo Falls is her first paranormal romance novel. You can visit her website at InkyBlots.com.
Running from a nightmare stalking her every move, Phoebe Martin arrives in Echo Falls hoping she has finally found a safe place to stop. But trouble has a way of catching up and soon the signs are there.
After a vicious attack in an alley, policeman Aidan O'Bryan is left with Phoebe as his only path to understanding why the Echo Falls werewolf pack – his pack – is being attacked. When another pack member is killed, Phoebe is forced to confront her past before she loses Aidan and everything she has come to love.
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A fellow designer was on the hunt for some CU photo pockets. We could find an abundance of PU ones, but not much in the CU department, so I decided to try to make some. Easier said than done, but I finally accomplished it. This pack contains 8 template files that have been saved in PSD and TIFF formats. I've also included the individual PNG files for those programs that can't utilize the layered formats. Each file contains a plain pocket page, a scratched pocket page, squared corner masks, and round corner masks giving you the possibility of 4 different pages for each template file.
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced the award of 26 grants for wildlife enhancement projects made possible through voluntary donations to the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.
This fund is a voluntary contribution check-off option on the Illinois state income tax form. The funds have been used to support projects ranging from habitat enhancements to species restoration.
The Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund advisory committee approved $99,980 in funding for 26 projects for fiscal year 2014.
Ecological Services received $15,989 for surveying and updating of historical element occurrence records for plants in Region 5 of IDNR, which includes many counties including Marion and Saline counties.
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Princeton University team develops a 3D-printed cybernetic ear, makes a bionic future closer than ever
Posted By Briley Kenney On May 3, 2013 @ 4:53 PM In General Tech | 4 Comments
You know all those silly movies and cartoons about bionic humans with cybernetic body parts? Yeah well, apparently it wasn't too far off from the truth.
A team at Princeton University has created a unique ear that can "hear" various radio frequencies, which means the technology could add to our sense of hearing in the future. The tissue used to shape the ear, and the internal audio antenna, were fused together with the help of an "off-the-shelf" 3D printer.
Thanks to 3D printing the researchers were able to combine elements of biology and technology in order to create something truly remarkable. It really makes you wonder what else they will come up with next. No seriously, my imagination is floating high in the sky right now- and no I didn't take anything.
The bionic ear includes a coiled antenna that is housed inside the main cartilage section, while two wires extend from the base of the organ also known as the "cochlea". It's designed to work just like a hearing aid, in that the antenna is connected to the user's nerve endings. This basically improves hearing and in many cases can restore someone's hearing.
Earlier in February, a team at Cornell University announced a similar project that involved 3D printed ears called 'pinna.' Needless to say the ears were very realistic. The Cornell team used collagen from rat tails, and cartilage cells from cows to create a unique hydrogel. The gel was then placed into a mold, whereupon the cells were able to grow and generate a realistic ear. The collagen actually provided structure for the cells during the growth process.
While the Princeton ear is definitely cool, it's not advanced enough to be used by humans just yet. Currently, it's only able to detect radio waves, and the researchers have a lot more work to do to get the bionic ear working properly. Their ultimate plan is to introduce support for acoustic sounds, which will obviously provide a more natural audio stream for users.
[via Princeton University [2], Gizmag [3]]
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For its second year in Boston, the show moved to the gargantuan Boston Convention
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and other repeat attendees, though, the general consensus was attendance
was down from previous years. Many attendees noted that the east coast LinuxWorld
event used to be held in New York City, and they believed
it was more popular there. Bruce Perens, who gave the
"State of Open Source" press conference, agreed with that observation
and noted that with the glaring absence of exhibition cornerstone companies IBM and HP,
it's obvious that the event should return to New York.
Exhibitors included the obligatory dot.org projects and
foundations, and the OSTG Slashdot Lounge clearly was one of the
most popular exhibitors within the dot.org pavilion. The Lounge featured a
steady line-up of activities and personalities, along with the
announcement of its First Ever Annual SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards. The best overall
project winner was the Azureus-BitTorrent Client; Azureus is a powerful,
full-featured, cross-platform, Java-based BitTorrent client.
Another large group of exhibitors was at the show in support of enterprise-focused system
administration tools, many of which I had never heard of. One
company that seemed to receive a popular response from attendees was
VMware. Most of the times I wandered by their booth, a big crowd was
watching demonstrations and asking questions. The last big group
of exhibitors on site saw was a healthy representation of commercial
open-source companies pushing their applications, including Alfresco,
Business Objects, GreenPlum, Pentaho and Project.net.
Overall, Novell seemed to have the biggest presence of all the exhibitors.
In addition to having its own booth, the company sponsored the Zen
Email Garden. Also, Novell won the Best of Show award for its OpenSUSE product,
which recognizes the best total industry solution, as well as the Best Application
Development Platform award for the Mono Development Framework.
Although I was able to attend a couple Birds of a Feather (BOF)
sessions, I was unable to attend any keynotes or breakout sessions. I couldn't
attend because TUX, for which I'm Editor in Chief,
conducted a three-day event that coincided with LinuxWorld. In conjunction
with IDG Events Group, we hosted
ABCs of Desktop Linux: Everything you Need to Start Using Linux
Today". The ABCs event came about because at previous events, the LinuxWorld team
consistently received requests for more introductory material on
Linux. So, we partnered with them to fill that need.
Our ABCs event provided three daily presentations on such subjects as
introducing what desktop Linux is, exploring the OpenOffice.org office
suite and showing what can be done with Linux. Luckily, all of our
sessions were well attended, with a majority of participants exactly matching
our expected audience. We also had more experienced Linux users
in the audience, such as system administrators. Some of these sysadmins
were looking to learn more about desktop Linux so they could help friends
and coworkers try Linux for the first time.
We were fortunate to have the participation of several groups that made
the ABCs event possible. First, Dell donated the use of four laptops
on which we installed four different Linux distributions. It was an
interesting laboratory for us to install four different distributions on the
exact same hardware, all at the same time. We installed Fedora Core
5, SuSE Linux 10.0, Linspire Five-O and Ubuntu Breezy Badger 5.10. The
purpose of these machines was to provide participants with an opportunity to
touch and feel Linux. We also received CDs from Ubuntu Linux that were
distributed to everyone attending our sessions.
Linspire was another great source of support. The company provided us
with hundreds of copies of Linspire CNR editions, which includes a one-year
free subscription to CNR, as well as hundreds of copies of the
book The No Nonsense Guide! Linspire Five-O, which
includes a live Linspire Five-O CD. All attendees received copies of both.
Finally, and perhaps best of all, we had the participation of Kendall Dawson,
Community Liaison for Linspire. No company ever had a better ambassador
and evangelist. Dawson brought a level of enthusiasm and professionalism
that was contagious to everyone.
As I mentioned in my sessions, our ABCs activity plus many other
exciting activities truly are bringing about a desktop Linux
reality. Two particularly exciting events are coming up. Later this
month, Linspire, Novell, Red Hat and Ubuntu (among others) will host
the 4th Annual Desktop
Linux Summit, which is the only event to focus exclusively on
Linux and open source for desktop computing. Second, in August
TUX and IDG will team up once again to sponsor a new
Linux user activity at the
Conference & Expo in San Francisco. Those attending these events
should be prepared to participate in the growing momentum towards the arrival
of desktop Linux. We hope to see you there.
Kevin Shockey is the Editor in Chief of
DLS San Diego
Will you be at the Desktop Linux Summit in San Diego? I will be there covering the event for LXer.com. It would be very cool to meet you.
Novell desparately needs humility
Novell's ego is way too big. I attribute this to the juvenile megalomania of the Ximian kids, who are unfortunately running the show these days. Not only should LinuxWorld be moved back to New York, but Novell should not be allowed to attend.
Shame on Slashdot, walk the walk if you talk the talk
For a supposed linux oriented site slashdot showed very poor form in my opinion:
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The Serbian government plans to crack down on the grey economy and tax evasion in hopes of obtaining funds for the impoverished state budget.
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The new Serbian cabinet, which is expected to be led by Aleksandar Vucic, is expected to focus on the economy. [AFP] |
Economic reforms will be among the main priorities for the new Serbian cabinet, Aleksandar Vucic, who is expected to take over the post of prime minister on April 25th, announced.
According to Serbia Economy Minister Lazar Krstic, the state budget loses between 850 million and 1 billion euros annually due to tax evasion and the grey economy.
Sasa Randjelovic, of the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, told SETimes that the grey economy accounts for approximately 31 percent of Serbia's GDP, while the regional average is around 26 percent.
"The key is to make tax evasion less profitable, to increase the probability of getting caught if involved in the grey economy," Randjelovic said. "The most important thing is to increase the efficiency of the tax administration and make the penal policy more severe."
Milan Knezevic, a member of the Serbian Tax Administration Board of Directors, said the administration must have full political support to end the grey economy, which could endanger the budget unless "radical measures" are taken.
He said that currently about 50 to 60 percent of the turnover of goods and services in Serbia is taking place in the grey economy, most frequently in the food, textile and tobacco industries, as well as in hospitality venues.
"In the fight against the grey economy, several ministries need to operate in a co-ordinated manner," Knezevic said.
Last year the administration introduced an obligation for all Serbian citizens who own property worth more than 350,000 euros to report it to the tax authorities.
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"The purpose of this measure is to finally establish financial discipline," Milica Bisic, an adviser at the economy ministry, said.
Zlata Djordjevic, a member of the Anti-Corruption Agency Council, told SETimes that the new regulations on reporting property will help the Serbian budget, as well as increase financial discipline.
"For that measure to fully yield results, a law should be passed which would enable the confiscation of property from all who cannot prove how they acquired it," she said.
That law may become a reality soon, because all parties in the election campaign prior to the March 16th vote said they would back a law on determining the origin of property, which would enable such confiscation.
However, Zlatko Minic of Transparency Serbia warned that the inconsistent implementation of laws often gets in the way.
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In medicine, comorbidity is either the presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder, or the effect of such additional disorders or diseases.
After yesterday's small fatigue breakdown – which hasn't improved – I experienced a massive knock-on effect, with various symptoms adding to the already soul-destroying feeling caused by a fibro-flare. Comorbidity is undoubtedly the worst aspect of chronic ilness for me; not only do you have the pain and fatigue from fibro to cope with, but you're also faced with stomach upsets, nausea, stomach cramps and, in my case, worsening of eczema and skin conditions. None of these symptoms are particularly linked to fibromyalgia on their own, but a flare-up also causes other conditions to rise to the fore; the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome get worse and depression naturally sneaks in. My diagnoses are so broad that anything could be causing me to feel unwell, and I never quite know what to blame.
In truth, I cannot remember the last time I was 'well' – healthy is simply a word in the dictionary to me – and I confess to being sick and tired of this illness which has dogged me for most of my life. Society still seems to look down upon illness as a weakness, and it's difficult to feel hope for the future when so many around me are unwilling to accept that sometimes, some people are just always sick. They take health for granted, assuming that because they're healthy and fit, everyone else must be too. The permanently unwell are treated like underdogs, hardly worth a look-in because they simply don't do anything useful for society.
Over the years, my health – or lack of – has been the subject of many a discussion. People have hidden behind their keyboards, picking my symptoms and and experiences apart, and sometimes downright refusing to believe that I could have a permanent sore throat and always feel like I've got a bad cold. I've been called a liar and a benefit cheat by complete strangers; people who have never met me yet believe they know more about my illness than I do, and who look down on me as though this is all my fault. As though I chose to live my life this way.
I have said many times before that I'm sick of always being sick, but I've never meant it as much as I do today. In my teens, the health worries didn't seem so bad; the future stretched out forever and I believed I had an eternity to improve. Adulthood seemed like a magical place where sickness never happens, but, of course, I eventually learned that becoming an adult doesn't magically take away all your problems. Now, three years away from thirty, I realise that this is impacting hugely on my future, and the uncertainty of my prospects is weighing down on me.
Today's symptoms are fairly nondescript; sneezing, a runny rose, the ever-present diarrhoea, headaches, swollen glands. The lack of specifics are what's so disheartening; it's not any real illness, it's just a load of symptoms thrown together. Add fatigue and pain to the mix, and I feel utterly flattened.
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- Ben Q. Rock of Orlando Pinstriped Post: Finding am empirical way to evaluate NBA team chemistry may seem an impossible task, but Numeranda may be onto something with its latest post (via Basketball Reference, whose own post on the subject brought this one to my attention) using Adjusted Plus-Minus statistics to evaluate the "chemistry" of a given five-man unit. […] For starters, that the Magic's starting group last year of Jameer Nelson, Vince Carter, Matt Barnes, Rashard Lewis, and Dwight Howard slightly over-achieved, with a 1.06 chemistry rating. More interesting, to me, is the great extent to which replacing Barnes with Mickael Pietrus causes that lineup to under-achieve, with a staggering -9.79 rating."
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- Thomsen is incorrect. It's doubtful that Bass will play a bigger role with the Magic. And it makes no sense for Orlando to slide Rashard Lewis to the small forward position, unless they were to acquire a premiere power forward to make the alignment work. Right now, that player isn't available.
- Dwight Howard is one of 10 anti-LeBron's? Austin Burton of Dime Magazine explains: "Orlando doesn't have a great track record of keeping their superstars happy (Shaq, T-Mac), but they've rolled out the red carpet for Dwight and won't let him get away if they can help it. As long as he's making good money and has a solid team around him, there's no reason to believe he'll leave. Florida will always be a popular destination for free agents, so there's no reason Dwight shouldn't be the anchor of a contending team for the rest of his career."
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Bass and Gortat can have a change of scenery if someone is willing to pay fair price for them, rather than pennies for dollars.
Hey Eddy,
A small but Magic-related story on SI today: SI's top 50 money makers, three of which are Magic players (Lewis, Carter, Howard). Not a huge (or surprising) story but interesting to see where some of the Magic's money is going: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/specials/fortunate50-2010/


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Fantastic new dance from Pat and Diddy Dave. Steps flow beautifully and fit the catchy music exceptionally well. My favourite at the moment.
Mike Parkinson - 07/04/2014
Yet another great dance from Pat Stott this time has teamed up with Diddy Dave Morgan, to a great Enrique track "There Goes My Baby" Have taught this over the last week or so and had a good reception from my Intermediates. Once again Pat & Dave have come up trumps with slightly different variation in step, this make the dance flows nicely. A worthwhile dance for your improvers and above. Worth trying to the more faster upbeat version of Enrique, which we did accidental on the first teach!! Must be the age!! But we all mastered it well!! Have teach and enjoy yourselves. Thanks Pat & Dave, from all my dancers in Llandudno.


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