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MARK KEOHANE, in Business Day Sport Monthly, writes it will be the Boks by 15 against the Aussies at Loftus on Saturday. At least that's what history says.
Perception too often is accepted as fact. The perception of excellence in Springbok rugby is an illusion. The fact is the Springboks lose a lot of Test matches and have done so consistently over the last century.
They have a win percentage that has on occasion threatened 65% but is closer to 60%. It has always been this way. There have been some magnificent teams. Equally there have been some shockers, who have taken beatings abroad and been humiliated at home.
Time dulls the memory. Results are forgotten, folklore ensures only the good times are remembered and the good in one era become very good. The 30 metre kick to beat the All Blacks is now 60 metres. The tough men of the early 1900s were man mountains and when the current pretenders deliver a depressing result, the obvious is to hanker back to the days when Bok midfielders were more imposing than town marshalls – all 76 kilograms of them.
The modern player would not survive the amateur era. 'In my day,' says a player, who forgets he ever lost a Test.
'Steak, chips and a bottle of wine,' says another. 'That was the pre-Test meal.' Those were the days apparently when men were men, the Springboks were something mystical and pasta was something only the Italians ate.
And so we romance the game, listen to the stories told by those who were there, who saw the 60 metre kick, although it could have been 70 metres and take comfort that the Springboks, if not today, then most days were destroyers of opposition dreams and the ultimate challenge in world rugby.
'You win in the Republic. Then you can call yourself a rugby player. The South African public acknowledges you can play … boy then you can play.'
You've heard them all …
'A wounded Bok is a dangerous animal … There is nothing as imposing as a Bok team written off … Beware the mighty Boks … Wait till you get to altitude …'
Then we recall a glory moment when the Boks were given no chance of victory and won; when the world dismissed the challenge of those giants in green and gold and were forced to concede the greatness of those rugby men from the Republic.
The storytelling goes beyond rugby. Historically, it has been a life identity. A Springbok … it is what every white boy dreams to become. Post apartheid it is what every South African boy wants to be.
In sporting isolation the legend rose more than it grew. Mortals were immortal and no team could claim anything until they had proved it in the Republic.
Thus, for 20 years, the Boks were the best team in the world. Our rugby was of superior quality; our players dominated every South African media World XV.
Our boys kicked 70 metre penalties (forget the small matter of altitude). Those blokes overseas, they can't even knock them over from 50 (forget the small matter of sea level).
The television images don't lie.
The rugby media, be it in print, on television or radio, reinforce the legend.
'You can't call yourselves the world champions until you beat the Boks.' That's our response to New Zealand's claim to have won the first ever World Cup in 1987.
And then we hosted the 1995 World Cup final and beat the All Blacks 15-12 in a final that went into extra-time. Andrew Mehrtens, ironically born in Durban, had the chance to win it for New Zealand with a drop goal attempt from 20 metres out and right in front. His kick, with less than a minute to play of normal time, missed and the game ended 9-all.
It was God's will, said the older folk. It was written in the stars said the team management. There was no way we could lose, said the players. A greater force was guiding them.
And don't forget that when a Jew plays for the Boks, that's even greater confirmation defeat is never a consideration.
The All Blacks, a year later in 1996, beat the Boks four times in five, with three of the wins in South Africa. They won in Cape Town, Durban and in Pretoria.
But when they lost the last of the five Tests in Johannesburg, order was restored and the Boks had again shown the Kiwis and the world just who was the best.
As the legend grew, so too did the belief that nothing but an emphatic victory every Saturday would suffice. A failure to deliver was treated with disgust; apparently such was the rarity.
'How? We are the Boks … We don't lose.'
But we do, too often when reality is measured against perception.
'Not in my day,' screams a newspaper headline. Another of yesterday's heroes has given up on the jersey he once wore as symbol of superiority in everything rugby and most things generally.
'I don't watch the kids of today. They're soft. I'd rather mow my lawn.'
The media fuels the frenzy. Another of the all-time greats, with a Test record of nine wins in 17, says he is embarrassed to call himself a Bok if the lot that just disgraced the jersey are still called Boks.
He is so disgusted at the Boks losing to Scotland he tells the media he is considering giving back his Bok blazer.
Our game is in crisis. Legends want to mow the lawn and give back their prized green and gold Bok jersey.
'It's the blacks,' say some. 'They've destroyed everything and now they've even destroyed our rugby.'
Another of those giants of yesteryear is inspired to let the nation know there won't be a future for the Boks by the year 2000.
The team will be black, they will be called something else and they will play in another colour jersey is his prophecy. But he no longer objects because at least the legacy of the green jersey, the Bok and the King's crown won't suffer more embarrassment.
'This lot … in my day … when the game still had scrums, when a punch sorted the kings from the queens and when players could run, pass, dummy, side step and tackle … In my day.'
Bok rugby is again in crisis, screams another newspaper front-page lead story.
Apparently another legend of yesteryear is embarrassed. He is even thinking of moving to Australia because if he had ever produced such a passionless display he would have fled out of fear for his life; alternatively he would have done what men of those days did and claimed himself unworthy of the jersey and all things South Africa. He too would have fled the country, but the measure of his quality is that it would have been before they kicked him out.
The great grandfather is sullen. The grandfather tells the son it is because of the hurt at the Boks losing to Australia.
The blacks and ANC government are no longer to blame. It's the cash. Professionalism and money are the evils.
The players are spoilt and greedy. Then the grandfather tells the eight year old. 'Ah you would have loved it … Victor Matfield (paaaaleeeeeese). He wouldn't have lasted a minute. Frik du Preez, now that is a lock. A giant of a man. Taller than anything these days, stronger, heavier and quicker than Habana. He could run, tackle, kick and pass. And boy could he scored tries, and he could drink.'
The boy logs onto the internet and wishes it was Frik out there earlier in the day.
The Boks he believed could not lose were not the real Boks.
The headline demands change. The coach must go; those imposters in green and gold must go. Alternatively, rugby in South Africa, as it was once known, will be dead.
Another of yesterday's heroes says he fears the rest of the world thinks of us as Wales. He says there is no future for the game and he gives his 10 point plan to restore order the next week. It involves kicking out half the team and replacing the coach.
'In my day,' he tells the reporter. 'Doc Craven would not have tolerated this. That guy's career would be over. Those were the standards Craven demanded. This legend then boasts about the physicality of the Boks of his era and the brutality of the tackles and the magic ways of the wings and the length of penalty goals our flyhalves used to have to kick … in the wet, with a heavy leather ball, into a wind (not the breeze we get today … a wind) and in conditions that were mudbaths … not the carpets you call a rugby field.
Oh, and in those days you played for 80 minutes, he adds. You got up after being knocked out and you played. You broke your collar bone and you played. That was what the jersey meant to him and his teammates.
Now guys last 50 minutes and even that is too much because it is so easy to play club rugby in Japan for outrageous sums of money. It's rugby's blasphemy.
This legend too is thinking of heading to Australia where rugby union's not even the first choice sport; yet those okes still beat us. What next?'
The national coach fronts the media, as if on trial for treason. A nation has been lied to, betrayed and insulted.
The coach promises the players will work harder, restore credibility and be true to the history of the jersey.
We hold our breath, we pat ourselves on the back that even in these foreign and dark times we can show such loyalty and we vow to watch the Boks the following week.
The grandson asks the grandfather if we can win.
'We are the Boks,' he says. 'We don't lose.'
And the grandson smiles. Order has been restored.
The legacy of the Boks is not dead. The game apparently is no longer in crisis and we will not be the Wales of rugby.
He logs onto the Internet and smiles even more. The legends of yesteryear won't be going to Australia after all and one of the finest legends has laughed off reports that the Boks are a team that historically loses 40 percent of their Tests.
'Not in my day,' he has told the reporter. 'And definitely not on Saturday. Boks to take it by 15 because we never lose.'
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The first pic is the perfect one, Biden with his big mouth always open. He should be impeached for the garbage that comes out of it.
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It looks like it repeats tonight at 1:30 am, 10/21 at 12:30am and 5:00 am, 10/23 at 7:30 am all central time.
It comes on in 6 minutes, 6pm central time on NBA TV.
It looks like it repeats tonight at 1:30 am, 10/21 at 12:30am and 5:00 am, 10/23 at 7:30 am all central time.
What's the point? National media knows nothing and their "previews" will be a bunch of generic nonsense.
Just saw the Hoopshype team preview that listed Rivers as the starting PG, Ryno as starting SF, and Hakim Warrick as the 6th man. Waste of time to listen to what national media has to say. Better off just talking to one another and/or checking out local papers/sites.
Didn't say anything about "me"
Swarm and Sting, HornetsReport, H247, At the Hive, Nola.com -- so many great places to get Hornets info. National previews are a joke and the more people watch them/read them, the more these people think they can get away with doing little to no research and still get large numbers.
And do you really wanna know how it effects ALL of us? The Hornets PR people set up interviews, appearances, etc. and they have a limited amount of time, so they usually give it to those outlets that are the most watched, read, etc. If Hornets fans didn't watch this crap, but checked out At the Hive or H247 instead, then the next time you saw a Monty interview or heard Dell Demps , they wouldn't be lobbed softball questions that we all already know the answers to.
The sad truth, however, is that 80% of Hornets fans dont know of the sites that have the in-depth info and will instead watch this crap. The Hornets will in turn give more access to outlets like this and the cycle will continue.
Ask anybody who works with me at Hornets247- I couldn't care less about whether people know me or listen to me. If I had one wish, it would be for sports media to totally be flipped on its head and the first step is for the fans to let national outlets know that they won't tune in for this junk. They see a ratings dip, and believe me, their effort will change.
I love the coverage of Hornets247, but they do team previews for every team so I doubt they would stop if they didn't have good ratings. Since preseason isn't televised this 30 minute preview was good enough for me to get my Hornets fix before the regular season starts.
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Ok.I guess you didn't read the articles about us tanking and article upon article about us not having any chance of the playoffs this year. They based that off of us going 21-45. Not actually noticing that we played extremely well without our star player. National media doesn't care enough about small market teams to do their research on them, so use hornets websites. S&S H247 ATH and HR are the way to go. I like reading hornets articles from people who actually watch them, you and other hornets fans should too.
Would have been a nice thing to say to MetarieHornet, THANK YOU
I think I would have responded the same way to Micheal's comment, the fact that the "National media coverage knows nothing" comment is his own bias, Metarie was just bringing everyone to attention of news about our favorite team. And lets be honest people, local coverage is just as bad as "National" coverage now a days. Just my 2 cents.
I'm not saying we'll be at best 8th seed in 3 years. I'm saying it's not out of the possibility. It's also not out of the possibility that we luck out and everything goes according to plan and we make a splash within 3 years. I'm just saying it's not a stretch for the team to take 3 years to develop.
The preview was good in the depth it provided in how a prolific shot blocker changes the defensive mindset for the other positions. The weakness was the "worst case scenario". Unless Gordon spends most of the year injured, I just don't see how the Hornets are going to be among the league's bottom-feeders.
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Didn't hornets247.com just post a Soutwest division "preview" and prediction?
I know this is really late, but it is needed in this thread
crazy how a lot of posts turn into arguments and jump from topic to topic.
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Personally, I'm predicting them to finish around the 10th/11th spot in the West this year, but finish the season strong after a slow start. Next year, finish around the 8th/7th seed, then compete for the 4th/5th seed in three years.
A lot of this also clearly depends on what happens with teams like the Mavs, Spurs, and Lakers and their aging players. I do think the Hornets are a legit championship contender in about 4 or 5 years though when Davis hits the beginning of his prime and Gordon is still relatively young.
I already have my own hype around the Hornets & Thunder being future rivals like the Spurs used to always be with the Suns & Mavs.
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They should either make it an option for the users to set their font sizes, or just make the defaults bigger. They're too small.
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New Vortex isn't so bad
Enabling the group feature would be cool.
Is the IM history / notepad stored in a database? if so, what kind? MySQL? It should be possible to write a script to email everyone their notepads just one time so that we could at least transpose the data ourselves. As long as you don't wipe the data out, I think some enterprising (read: desperate) folk could figure it out.
When Quoting someone it isn't an enormous speech bubble.. more so a little square. It looks pretty gaudy as a speech bubble. Just sayin.
posting so i can keep an eye on this
also can i get one of those green bars under my name.... I dont need 10 of them just want 1 or 2
forgot to meantion..... can we get our cars in the list under our post count...... i found hte option to add my cars but it doesnt put that info for others to see
I liked the plane gray separator between posts before. This new gradient one looks like it needs some tuning.
Why does every single thread everywhere have a red exclamation point next to it?
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so i do i get to my watched topics? did i skip over that?
But the watched topics that you had saved will not be there. That is not something that was carried over, unfortunately.
The fact that it was a nested forum and they turned it into threaded vB... which BROKE EVERYTHING is the MAIN reason for the AudiWorld failure. Even when they did 'fix it', most of the OLD **** was still broken
VMG should have just paid up and kept Zero, sure it was old and outdated but with new ownership and everything it could have been re-vamped.
IMO moving was a bad idea and i know for a fact they will be loosing people. not that they care. just the truth.
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The new owner of the ZF software demanded a six figure payment to continue the site for six months. That is ludicrous. The owner said "pay up or close down ASAP". VMG planned to migrate to a different software within that 6 months anyway becuae ZF was becoming too restrictive. Well, the change happened a little faster then they expected.
not to mention, this crap is being so damn slow.
Posts last night implied the new hardware was to be here today.
And yes it is slowing down quite a bit, and I'm sure it's only handling a tiny fraction of its normal
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I wouldn't want to be ANYWHERE near that drama. I think VMG made the right decision to go with vB... it's more open source anyway. PHP and MySQL better than proprietary **** that doesn't even do realtime caching of search terms!
I am all for change. Bring it on. Now off to dig around preferences to see what I can tweak.
Thanks for the great site and hard work to get it back up VMG!
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Hey Anthony, how about the time out setting? I must have had to log in a dozen times today! So annoying!
I hate this new site. My eyes are killing me. At the same time I'm sure it will get better and we'll all get used to it. All the members that don't come back oh well maybe we lose all the scammers or at least some of them.
Its obvious the zero douche bag knew they were switching in six months so he demanded a huge amount of money than when he was denied sabotaged.
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BCM Gravelines came storming back in the fourth quarter to beat Szolnoki Olaj 82-78 and keep pace with French rivals Paris Levallois at the top of Group J in the EuroChallenge Last 16.
With the two teams tied together with 2-1 records prior to tip-off, they knew that victory could be vital in the group and a suitably close battle followed.
The lead changed hands 10 times with seven ties in the first 25 minutes and it was not until late in the third quarter that one team made their move.
But that team was Szolnoki, who scored eight straight points - including three-pointers from James Florence and Zoltan Trepak - to go 62-53 up with 1:17 left in the period.
Sarra Camara took two points off the deficit before the buzzer but it was in the fourth quarter that Gravelines turned the tables.
Brandon Gay's three put Szolnoki 67-62 up but Gravelines replied with back-to-back threes from Aldo Curti, the start of a 12-0 run that put them 74-67 ahead.
Marton Bader hit back-to-back shots for the visitors but Julius Johnson's three-pointers and Abdoulaye Mbaye's lay-up edged Gravelines clear once more.
They led 82-74 after Mbaye split a pair of free throws but Gay replied almost immediately and then made a pair of free throws that cut the gap to just four with 48 seconds left.
There seemed plenty of time for them to cut that gap further, but Gravelines wound down the clock before Juan Edwards' miss, and Miklos Szabo blew Szolnoki's chance with a turnover.
Curti led Gravelines with 14 points while Mbaye had 12, Johnson 11 and Dwight Buycks 10.
Bader had 21 points for Szolnoki, while Gay collected 15 and Sead Sehovic 11.
Szolnoki Olaj head coach Nedeljko Asceric:"It's disappointing, we controlled the game during 30 minutes, we achieved to stop their fast breaks and transitions during three quarters but in the end it wasn't enough. I'm happy with my team's job; we would have deserved to win the game. Two more games to go now!"
Szolnoki Olaj player Brandon Gay:"It's a tough loss, we had some turnovers and bad shots in the final moments but we play two games at home now so the qualification is not over at all."
Gravelines-Dunkerque head coach Christian Monschau:"We were too passive especially in defense during three quarters and we finally found the energy to come back into the game and take the win. It's a good win but there are still two games to play, the next game we'll be in Paris, it will not be easy at all."
Gravelines-Dunkerque player Abdou Mbaye:"We achieved to overcome the deficit in the fourth quarter, the bench brought the energy we needed and we knew if we increased the rhythm we could get the win and we finally got it."
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April 5, 2009Mount Olive, NC - The Pfeiffer Falcons fell to the Trojans of Mount Olive College in Conference Carolinas tennis action on Sunday afternoon. The Falcon men lost 3-6 and the women fell 1-8. The Pfeiffer men and women are now 7-8 on the season overall.
Philip Lawson (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Johan deWit (Windhoek, Namibia) started the day with an 8-2 win in the first doubles match. Lawson followed with another win in the first singles match 7-5, 6-0. DeWit chipped in the men's third and final win of the day 6-2, 7-5 in the third singles match.
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Martin is right his nearby for every ace streak lives on today Martin skip aced #1 first throw of the day & the cherry on top is I recorded the whole thing with his camcorder. Hope the video comes out good it was a sick skip ace
its on video - try to figure out how to get it online sometime soon -
Martin just has to do everything a little bit better than the rest of us. We drive well, he parks it; we park it, he aces it; we ace it, he aces it and gets it on video!
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I'd like to be the first to say I witnessed Martin get a three on #15!!!!!!!
Two rollers and a drop in three. I believe he rolled a Vulcan both times.
Way to go Martin!!!!
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Yes two 500 ft rollers today the second one rolls around the basket like three times before it stops a foot away. Sick I say
drop in from over 500 feet away - better then an ace
glad shawn and terry were there to witness this
thanks to greenwell for almost doing it the other day - i just got alot closer
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Cat Liver Disease
Cat Liver Disease (Feline Liver Disease)
Signs and Symptoms
A cat's liver is a large and vital organ that plays a role in countless different biochemical and physiological pathways. Digestion, immune regulation, and the elimination of toxins are just a few of the many functions that the liver takes part in. Since this organ is involved in so many different physiological tasks, it's not surprising that there are a variety of negative consequences when liver disease develops. However, it takes time for these negative effects to become apparent, as the liver has a great reserve capacity. As a result of this characteristic, liver disease generally does not begin to show itself until two-thirds or more of the organ is affected.
When cat liver disease progresses to the stage where it begins to become outwardly apparent, the afflicted animal will typically display a number of different warning signs. Many of the symptoms are quite vague, but some are more specific. Some of the more general warning signs that a cat may exhibit when suffering from liver disease include weight loss and a loss of appetite. In some cases, a cat may even completely refuse to eat. Listlessness and lethargy are also common when a cat is sick with this disease. Other warning signs may include vomiting and diarrhea, as well as increased water intake (polydipsia) and increased urination (polyuria).
Some cats with liver disease may experience fluid buildup in the abdomen, leading to a potbellied appearance. In addition, certain behavioral changes may be exhibited. For example, a cat may circle or tilt its head or even experience a seizure, especially after meals. While many of these symptoms are very vague and variable and can also be indicators of several medical conditions other than liver disease, there is one symptom in particular that more specifically points to liver disease. This symptom is jaundice, the yellowing of the eyes, gums, and skin. Jaundice is caused by unusually high levels of bilirubin, a bile pigment, in the bloodstream and often arises in the more advanced stages of liver disease.
If you observe your cat displaying any of the above warning signs, it's important to contact your veterinarian immediately. One or more of these symptoms could indicate that your pet is suffering from a serious medical condition such as feline liver disease.
There are a number of steps that a veterinarian will take in order to arrive at a diagnosis of cat liver disease. To begin with, the practitioner will conduct a thorough physical exam. Generally, this will be followed by blood and urine tests. There is a multitude of different test that can be performed on a single blood sample when a case of feline liver disease is suspected. For instance, liver enzymes can be tested, and their levels can indicate whether or not any liver damage has occurred. Some enzymes that may be checked include alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and serum alkaline phosphatase. However, since liver enzyme levels can be elevated as result of a variety of other illnesses, such tests are not enough on their own to confirm the presence of liver disease.
Bilirubin levels can also be measured through the use of a blood sample. If this bile pigment is present in unusually large amounts, this may indicate that liver disease is hampering the normal flow of bile. Albumin is another substance that may also be measured when checking for liver disease. Albumin is a protein manufactured by the liver, and low levels in the bloodstream can suggest the presence of either liver disease or kidney disease. Similar to blood tests, urine tests can also measure the levels of a number of different substances. Once again, unusually high or low levels may point toward liver disease.
If the blood and urine tests do indeed suggest the presence of liver disease, other tools such as x-ray and ultrasound may then be employed. These imaging technologies can be used to view the structure of the liver, revealing any abnormalities with regards to the organ's shape or opacity, as well as revealing the presence of stones in the gallbladder. In some cases, a biopsy may be necessary in order to reach a definitive diagnosis. In such circumstances, a sample of the cat's liver will be obtained so that it can be directly studied and tested.
The liver is one of the largest organs in a cat's body, located near the diaphragm. It consists of six distinct lobes, which are divided into three regions, and it is supplied with nutrients through the portal vein and hepatic artery. The liver is also an extremely vital organ, playing a significant role in numerous physiological pathways and functions. Since a cat's liver is involved in so many different tasks and functions, only a few will be discussed below.
Metabolism is one of the important physiological functions that require input from the liver. This organ works with the circulatory system, lymphatic system, and endocrine system to manage metabolism of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Nutrients are absorbed in the intestines and transported into the liver by way of the portal vein. Once in the liver, nutrients are broken down further so they can be utilized by the rest of the body. Furthermore, most proteins are assembled in the liver from amino acids. These proteins are then transported to other parts of the body where they carry out numerous vital functions. With respect to carbohydrate metabolism, the liver synthesizes glucose and glycogen through the processes of gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, and glycogenolysis. In the case of fats or lipids, this organ regulates levels of fatty acids and produces triglycerides. Also, the liver is responsible for manufacturing approximately half of the body's cholesterol. Much of this cholesterol is used to make bile, which is then stored in the gallbladder.
In addition to the many metabolic processes that take place in this organ, several different vitamins are also stored in the liver. Many of these vitamins require activation by this organ before they will perform their functions. Some such vitamins include vitamins C, D, and E. Yet another important function performed by the liver is detoxification. This is a complex process with many different facets and phases, and it serves to remove toxins, bacteria, and damaged red blood cells.
One of the most interesting aspects of the liver is its great reserve capacity. This means that the organ's functions can be carried out quite well even when much of it is not functioning properly. This also means that signs and symptoms of liver disease often do not become apparent until at least two-thirds of the liver is no longer operating normally. However, the liver also has great regenerative abilities, allowing for healing and the restoration of normal function in many cases.
There are a number of different factors and causes that can trigger feline liver disease. In some case, damage to this organ may result from trauma, such as being hit by a car. Heatstroke and a diaphragmatic hernia are other possible forms of trauma that can trigger this disease. Drugs or toxins can also cause feline liver disease. Such drugs include some medications that are perfectly safe for other species but are very harmful for cats. For example, acetaminophen (Tylenol), phenobarbital (an epilepsy medication), and glucocorticoids (cortisone) can all have a toxic effect on a cat's liver.
Tumors are also capable of causing liver disease in cats. Cancer that triggers this condition can be primary (arising within the liver) or secondary (arriving through the process of metastasis). Other medical conditions can also lead to liver disease. Heartworms, for example, can cause blockages, preventing blood from flowing into the liver. Pancreatitis and numerous bacterial, viral, and fungal infections can also give rise to this disease in cats. Thus, feline liver disease can be caused and triggered by a multitude of different factors and conditions.
The type of treatment required in a case of cat liver disease will depend upon the underlying cause of the condition. For instance, if heartworms are causing the problems with the liver, the feline patient will need to be taken to a veterinarian and treated for heartworm. If a bacterial infection is the underlying cause, antibiotics may be required in order to fight the infection. Once the cause or condition is effectively treated, the liver will often regenerate itself, restoring proper function.
No matter what the underlying cause, however, treatment of liver disease often includes dietary adjustments and the use of supplements. Dietary adjustments can include changes to the amounts of vitamins, proteins, and fats that a cat eats. By ensuring that your pet is receiving proper nutrition, its overall health will improve and the amount of stress placed on the liver will be reduced. In addition to changes to a cat's diet, homeopathic remedies can also be helpful with regards to treating feline liver disease. Natural substances such as milk thistle can have a very beneficial effect on a diseased liver. For example, this natural ingredient helps to reinforce and protect the liver, while promoting its regenerative abilities. As a result, using such homeopathic remedies, in addition to dietary adjustments and treatments for the underlying condition or trigger, can be very beneficial for a cat suffering from liver disease.


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I don't understand how determinism does not imply fatalism. Yes, as agents we can choose to avoid something but that very choice was determined. Therefore what happened was always going to happen from the beginning of time.
All of the 'evitability' in the universe does not 'evit' determinism and, quantum mechanics aside, Leplace's demon remains possible.
Sam asserts that although choices depend on prior causes they still matter – they are in themselves a cause. He suggests that it would be missing the point for someone to just 'sit back and see what happens'. I think there is a problem with this idea in that any decision to sit back and see what happens is just as caused as a decision to do something productive. Of course choices matter – they are a part of the causal chain but the choice that is made is determined from the beginning of time by an extremely complex chain of causes. Again, quantum mechanics aside Leplace's demon will still know everything there is to know about the universe.
Sam goes on to state that trying to do nothing is very difficult and that the desire to do something will overcome most people's effort. This point seems completely unnecessary (and counterproductive) to make. Again, the choice to do something and then the difficulty in doing it is all just as caused as any other behavior. Accordingly it does not make sense to discuss the difficulty of sitting back. The difficulty does not indicate anything relevant to the argument. The value of all behaviors for the purpose of considering whether there is free will are equal: each has a cause.
Sam discusses the experiments of Benjamin Libet which indicate that a person's decision to do something is made before they become consciously aware of it. Whether decisions are made consciously or unconsciously they are still determined because there is always a prior cause. This example does however beg the question of if consciousness does not result in choices why did it evolve (what adaptive advantage did it instill). To suggest that such a complex phenomenon is simply a by-product of evolution that serves no adaptive advantage is extremely difficult to believe (although admittedly not impossible).
All of the agency and intentions in the universe do not negate determinism and quantum mechanics aside Leplace's demon remains possible. If people use the nonexistence of free will as a pretext for doing whatever they want then this outcome is entirely determined just as any other event is.
Understanding freewill shouldn't tempt us off our diets but it might and if it did it would simply be a cause in a long line of them.
The avoidance of anything is simply determined. Intentional agents do not negate determinism. Every choice they make is inevitable. To see choices or avoidance as separate to the causal chain is simply wrong. They are an integral part of the causal change. Determinism does imply inevitability. If something is avoided it was always going to be avoided.
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From Britney Spears' denim corset disaster to Fergie's farm girl getup, there have been an infinite number of fashion faux pas committed by our favorite stars at the annual teen-oriented show. Remember when Jennifer Lopez wore sweats in 2001 to collect her Choice Female Hottie? Or how about when Destiny's Child hit the red carpet that same year, wearing matching neon yellow doily duds?
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She also defrauded the state by filing false claims for Medicaid and food stamps, said Sgt. R.S. Dover with the Gaston County Police Department.
Investigators say the Gastonia woman's misdeeds date back about six years.
Beaty, 42, was a legal assistant at Mullen, Holland & Cooper P.A., but Dover said the attorneys' office was not involved in the alleged criminal activity.
"The law firm had nothing to do with it," Dover said. "They were victims of forgery."
According to indictments, Beaty used the firm's letterhead to file a document implying attorneys were providing legal services for the client. In actuality, Beaty sought out clients on her own, Dover said.
Beaty had power of attorney for two Gaston County women, Dover said. She filed claims on the women's behalf then kept the money for herself, according to Dover.
One of the women has since died.
Beaty also filed documents for relatives to get them qualified for Medicaid and food stamps, Dover said.
The issue was first detected at the Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services, according to Gaston County Health Director Chris Dobbins.
Workers discovered inappropriate claims and launched an investigation, Dobbins said.
Dobbins then turned the information over to the police.
Beaty has been charged with exploitation of an elder or disabled adult, four counts of fraud of a medical provider, two counts of obtaining property by false pretense, and one count each of fraud of food stamps and forgery.
Dover said his department has finished its investigation.
He doesn't anticipate any new charges against Beaty. Whether her relatives who received fraudulent benefits will face charges is up to the District Attorney's Office, Dover said.
Beaty was arrested Thursday and released on an unsecured bond.
She no longer works at the law firm. According to a staff member, Beaty left the firm in March. It was not clear whether she quit or was fired.
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Anne McCombe describes a service that provides a wide range of datasets to the wider communities.
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Last updated at 14:49, Tuesday, 11 September 2012
WEST Cumbria is renowned for its nuclear heritage, but Britain's Energy Coast is drawing on that experience in a bid to diversify the local economy.
BEC is working with a range of partners on a number of key projects that will help West Cumbria to benefit from and capitalise on the transition to a low carbon economy.
It is expected that renewable technologies – such as anaerobic digestion, biomass, solar, tidal and wind power, which are still becoming mainstream in the UK – will be central to creating new products, companies and jobs.
David Jones, BEC's head of projects, energy and business support, said: "We need to diversify the local economy to ensure we are not wholly reliant on the nuclear sector and clean technologies and renewable energy is an obvious way for us to do that.
"There are opportunities to develop our credibility as a place at the forefront of energy and innovation.
"We are looking at how we can support businesses to align themselves to the opportunities presented by the future demand for clean technology. Over the last few months we have started to develop a portfolio of projects that support the low carbon, energy innovation and clean-tech agenda."
In June, BEC appointed Swedish consultants BIZCAT to undertake a review of the 'energy system' in West Cumbria. BIZCAT will be working closely with local company Westlakes Engineering on the piece of work which will identify how the local energy system could be reconfigured to optimise the energy efficiency of that system, ultimately leading to the creation of new jobs and businesses.
This piece of work should help to identify opportunities for existing businesses to improve their competitive advantage by reducing energy costs. It's about reducing energy wastage and harnessing untapped or under utilised sources of energy.
"The Swedish have a great deal of expertise in this area of energyinnovation, in energy planning, systems and energy efficiency".
As an extension to this Scandinavian link, a partnership has been struck with the University of Cumbria and Linköping University in Sweden.
Mr Jones said: "We need to create the skills in the economy to benefit from these 'energy opportunities' and develop ideas in this area.
"The involvement of the HE and FE providers is really important to that.
"This project and the work we are doing with partners will provide some great opportunities for knowledge transfer between West Cumbria and our Swedish counterparts."
R&D, innovation and commercialisation of new technology are other keys area of activity that BEC will be focusing on.
The area already has a reputation as a world leader in nuclear science & technology, we are keen to support partners to build on this strength.
We have a wide network of world-class research and development facilities, research programmes and technologically innovative companies. Evidence suggests that technology based firms achieve higher growth and survival rates than other sectors.
With this in mind, we are looking at what else we can do to support and facilitate technology based economic development. Earlier this year, BEC agreed to support a project being delivered by the University of Manchester's Dalton Cumbria Facility in Partnership with NNL.
Mr Jones said: "It's about getting as many ideas to the commercial market through the 'valley of death' that stops many product ideas coming to commercial fruition".
By supporting this project and collaborating with partners including, NNL, University of Manchester and UMIP we are able to unlock access to significant sources of funding to support these activities. We are working towards creating an environment in which businesses and individuals are encouraged to innovate.
West Cumbria provides a truly unique opportunity in terms of its skills base, its academic and industrial research and development infrastructure, its support and its access to investment to create a vibrant, expanded economy based on innovative new high and clean technologies.
Mr Jones also revealed BEC is investing in a trial to demonstrate the commercial viability of a technology that will reduce electricity consumption for dairy farmers in the milking parlour process.
He added: "We are looking at other things, such as wet renewable technologies for tidal energy to maximise opportunities in this area."
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Assisted Living Residence Regulatory (ALR) Act of 2000 became effective on June 24, 2000. The act was implemented August 17, 2007.
With the adoption of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification requirement in the District, The EMS Division has also adopted the NREMT practical examination standard.
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The DC Board of Medicine regulates Surgical Assistants. The application comes to the Board through the advisory committee.
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OLIVE BRANCH - Three or four plays Friday night could have made all the difference.
For Center Hill, they made plays at the right time, converting on a trio of third downs late in the ball game and capped off a 73-yard drive with a 22-yard touchdown run by quarterback Jacob Marsh to upset West Point 30-29.
Dequinten SpragginsŌĆÖ quarterback keeper with 14 seconds left to play fell just shy of the first down on the Green WaveŌĆÖs final effort.
The loss snaps a 20-game winning streak for the Green Wave (5-4) dating back to 2008 against district opponents and puts West Point at 4-1, tied atop the region with Center Hill.
The Green Wave would have to win out to try and get at least a share of the district title.
ŌĆ£Sometimes you learn lessons and you hate to learn them the hard way,ŌĆØ head coach Chris Chambless said after the game. ŌĆ£We knew Center Hill was a good football team. Thy can play. Coming up here, itŌĆÖs a hard place to play. We played hard, made a few mistakes and just didnŌĆÖt come out on top.ŌĆØ
Trailing by two points heading into the fourth quarter, the Green Wave found a spark they needed when Spraggins picked off Marsh at the 15-yard line.
Two plays later and the Green Wave had thought they had their first lead
of the game when Tez Lane broke through a pile at the line of scrimmage and sprinted 76-yards for the score. The play was called back due to a block in the back which put them at the 37-yard line and thatŌĆÖs when West PointŌĆÖs ground and pound offense took over. Ten plays, 63 yards and Spraggins finished what he started with an eight-yard touchdown that fooled everybody on a play-action keeper. A two-point conversion made it 29-23.
Coming into the ball game, West Point was firmly in the drivers seat after four consecutive district wins, and Center Hill (5-4), who has slowly started to get a reputation as a solid team in 5A, had West Point on the ropes early in the ball game.
Center Hill took the opening kick-off and marched it 77-yards for the score. Richard Hampton, who finished with 82-yards in the first half had seven carries for 40-yards including a seven yard touchdown run.
After holding the Green Wave to a three and out, the Mustangs made it a two possession game with a one-yard touchdown run by Curderion Hampton, 13-0 Center Hill with 3:26 in the first quarter.
West Point needed just three plays to find themselves on the scoreboard on their next drive. LaneŌĆÖs 48-yard sprint down the Green Wave sideline set up a four-yard touchdown for Aries Williams, 13-7 Center Hill.
Sticking with Richard Hampton, Center Hill scored on their third consecutive drive as he made it 20-7 with a 10-yard score early in the second quarter.
The two teams exchanged possessions before the Green Wave scored again late in the second on a three-yard run by Lane.
The Mustangs werenŌĆÖt finished just yet, a pass interference call put them at their own 34-yard line and after a 14-yard loss, Marsh managed to put his team in field goal range and Boone FrederickŌĆÖs 32-yard attempt was good with seconds left to play in the first half, 23-14.
Chambless said he made a few adjustments in the locker room at the half. That seemed to light a fire under the Green Wave as Lane returned the kick-off 69-yards to set up a 17-yard touchdown run by Spraggins to cut the lead 23-21.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs all about blocking and tackling and not blowing any coverages,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£We came out in the second half and did that, just there in the end it slipped a little bit.ŌĆØ
West Point rushed for 238 total yards led by Lane with 123 on the night. He also finished with 192 all-purpose yards.
Williams topped out at 70 and a touchdown.
With just two games left to play on the district slate, West Point canŌĆÖt afford to take another loss. Chambless knows how hard his team works week in and week out, after all, he chose them.
ŌĆ£I donŌĆÖt hang my head,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆśThey play hard for us and hard for our community. Everyone needs to get behind them and support them. WeŌĆÖre still learning and still growing. WeŌĆÖre going to finish the season strong and come back next week and play hard.ŌĆØ
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Why ?
Puzzles' aim is to provide an easy way to add functionalities to an application through plugins.
Puzzles will hide from you the burden and complexity of handling dynamic class loading, plugins storage, notifications, etc. It's a rather small library with no external dependency and quite easy to use.
A package is a file containing everything the plugin needs. In most cases the package will be a zip or jar file, containing images, css files, jar files, etc.
A PackageReader is an object that knows to read inside a package, and access the files it contains. As long as you use plugins packaged as zip/jar files, you only need to use the ZipPackageReader that comes bundled with Puzzles.
A PluginStore is a repository where the plugins' packages (zip/jar files mainly) will be saved. Most commonly, the store will be a folder on the local file system.
The PluginDescriptor is metainformation about the plugin. It contains information about the name of the plugin, the author, a URL where more information can be found, but also specifies how to instanciate the plugin (in case the plugin contains java code) and the public resources of the plugin. By "Public resources", we refer to any file in the package that are to be available outside of the plugin's scope: typically, you don't want the jar libraries to be available, so you won't declare them as public resource. But if your plugin contains images that you want to display in a web application, the image will have to be declared as a public resource.
This is an object that is able to build a PluginDescriptor instance from a file. So far, Puzzles only comes with a PluginDescriptorBuilder that builds descriptors from java's properties files.
A PluginLoader has two roles: the first one is to be a front-end to the PackageReader and PluginDescriptorBuilder, so that higher level objects don't have to deal with the Package/Descriptor stuff. The second role is to load the jar dependencies of the plugin (if there are any) and to instanciate the Plugin itself.
The PluginRegistry is what you'll deal with: it hides the Storing/Loading/Reading/etc. from you. It knows which plugins are installed, it knows how to give you URLs to the plugins' resources, it can install new plugins, uninstall previously installed plugins, etc., it notifies its listeners when plugins are installed or uninstalled.
Any object that implements this interface and that is added to the registry's PluginListeners will be notified when a plugin is installed/uninstalled.
Two minutes tutorial
For this tutorial, we'll build a simple stupid command line application that echoes every line you type: if you enter "toto" and press return, the program will display "toto". Simple, yes, but, let's add a possibility to extend the application: before displaying what you typed, the text will be handled to a Decorator, and those decorators will be our plugins, when the application is first started, there are no plugin:
First, our Decorator interface:
then our main class:
ok so you can run that now. type "border HaHaHa I'm using the internet!" and the program will answer
border HaHaHa I'm using the internet!
Now let's write a plugin:
compile it and package it in a jar named border_plugin.jar (the name in itself is not important, but we reuse it later in the plugin descriptor)
then we write a plugin descriptor:
finally let's zip all that in a file called myFirstPuzzlesPlugin.zip. So you now have a zip file which contains a jar file and a properties file, let's run the application again:
type "border HaHaHa I'm using the internet!" and the program will still answer
border HaHaHa I'm using the internet!
now type "install /path/to/zipfile/myFirstPuzzlesPlugin.zip"
Now you should see:
installing plugin [border]
now type again "border HaHaHa I'm using the internet!" and you will see:
+--------------------------------+ | HaHaHa I'm using the internet! | +--------------------------------+
Now stop the application, and restart it, you should see:
installing plugin [border]
the plugin has been loaded since it was in the store, you can try it again, it'll work.
to uninstall it, simply type: "uninstall border".
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Consumers and health insurance exchanges: Awareness, preferences, and concerns
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As health insurance exchanges (HIX) prepare to launch in fall 2013, the health care industry is intently awaiting the answer to an all-important question: Will they come?
State and federally facilitated exchanges, along with participating health plans, are in full planning mode, preparing to register millions of new enrollees. But they are doing so amid uncertainty around whether eligible individuals will take advantage of these new opportunities for insurance coverage.
The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions' February 2013 survey of consumers reveals a lack of awareness around HIX purchasing options and details, particularly among groups targeted by Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions. The survey explores consumers' preferences around purchasing insurance, their uncertainty about where to find value and their concerns about buying health insurance through an exchange.
Among key findings:
- Overall, nearly eight in 10 are aware that the federal government will require most individuals to maintain health insurance starting in 2014.
- Seven in 10 of all consumers surveyed are aware of the establishment of insurance exchanges and six in 10 are aware of increased access via expanding Medicaid programs.
- Only half of all consumers surveyed are aware of the availability of tax credits to help individuals and families purchase health insurance coverage.
- Four in five uninsured consumers indicate low to mixed interest in purchasing insurance through an exchange; only one in five says they would be likely to participate.
- Among the 82 percent of uninsured respondents who say they are "not likely" or "mixed" about trying exchanges, key reasons include lack of information and worry about cost.
Significant opportunities exist for industry stakeholders to engage potential HIX enrollees, yet work is needed to provide consumers with sufficient information to convert interest into enrollment. Strategies to educate consumers and to address their specific concerns and preferences, may go a long way towards answering the question, Will they come?
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Weight-loss surgery can greatly benefit those who struggle with obesity.
Those who will benefit most from the surgery are the severely obese. This includes people who are about 100 pounds or more overweight and who face serious health issues brought on by their weight.
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