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- Desert Rose
- A gypsum. Lt. brown. Gently grounding; clarifies thinking and mental vision, perception. Quiets worry, brings out practicality. (Related to Selenite) The spirit of these Selenite clusters send the message to stop, take time for self, smell the roses, find...
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- King James Bible: Acts, Chapter 19
- Chapter 19 19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto...
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- King James Bible: Acts, Chapter 20
- Chapter 20 20:1 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia. 20:2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece, 20:3 And there...
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- King James Bible: Mark, Chapter 6
- Chapter 6 6:1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 6:2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these...
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- BUDDHISM, as recognized by its million followers in the eastern and western world, is both a religion and a philosophy. It originated from the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who become the Supreme Buddha.
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- King James Bible: Matthew, Chapter 14
- Chapter 14 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 14:2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 14:3 For Herod had laid hold on John,...
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Location: North Pole, AK 99705, USA
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Postal Service offers 2013 North Pole postmark through Dec. 10
Cards and letters must have correct postage and be addressed
NORTH POLE, AK – Once again this year, the U.S. Postal Service is offering North Pole postmarks on holiday mail.
To receive the North Pole postmark on your holiday cards, you should:
Requests must be received in Anchorage by Dec. 10 in order to ensure delivery by Christmas. The Postal Service receives hundreds of thousands of requests each year for North Pole postmarks from around the world. The service is provided at no cost. Each card or letter must have the correct amount of postage and be addressed.
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Thialf – The crowd was extremely excited.
The crowd was extremely excited as they were happy for the excellent performance of the Dutch skaters, but also for others who made a personal record or even defeated the Dutch. Respect all over! During this visit we were seated in the backstretch, where the coaches skate during the races, so we had an excellent position on the races and the post-race celebrations. During a second visit we were located at a standing place in the corner. Be aware that watching from a corner was huge fun in itself. The energy and excitement are nothing like being in the seats, and the atmosphere of enjoyment is much different. The view was even much better – we could see the whole track and the center-ice preparation area, and had plenty of space to observe and admire the skating fans' outfits. I'm not sure how some guy in the windmill shirt sneaked in, actually, without getting laughed out of town – almost everyone else wears bright colors, crazy hats, and ORANGE.
But anyway, during ice preparation break it is common that a band (the Glasblazers) comes right up in front of the crowd and begins to play. They look very cheerful with their striped shirts and pleasant expressions and you just can't sit still and have to stand up and join in the singing, dancing and celebration. The medal ceremony probably was the best part of the experience, but evidently it continued into the night – as we left the rink, we saw that everybody went on foot towards the city center of Heerenveen to celebrate all through the night. It is all part of the Thialf speed skating experience.
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Thialf – Speed skating's Mecca.
We walked our way to Thialf and it was just a matter of following the orange dressed masses of skating fans. We also passed the 2,500-seat ice hockey arena adjacent to the speed skating oval and is home of the Heerenveen Flyers, one of the Netherlands' most successful ice hockey clubs. Do remember that there are other major ovals where top competitions are held with some regularity (the oval in Hamar Norway and those at high altitude in Calgary and Salt Lake City where world records often are set come to mind), but none that I know of is as large or as regularly packed full of fans. This is what Thialf makes so very special indeed! Like I said before, Thialf is speed skating's Mecca and I think it's still an appropriate description.
Just outside the oval we bought some coins for our drinks and meals and after that we entered this magnificent place. When we stepped inside we saw this huge wall of orange dressed people. After admiring this sight for a while we went on our way, because we were meeting up with some friends for the championships! We found our seats, and I immediately commenced annoying the three friends by incessantly taking their photos. But I simply had to do this as some kind of a trophy that I really was here. Eventually the racing started, so everyone finally got a real break from my portrait-taking practice; we watched the women's 1500 and 5000 and the men's 1500 and 10000. Quite a day it was!
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Thialf – A wish come true.
Being born and raised in the Netherlands almost automatically makes me a speed skating fan. I clearly can remember the days I sat in front of the television and watch the Dutch legends pass by and keep track of the track records. The roofed stadium of Thialf, which seats 12,500 people, opened on 17 November 1986 and whenever that happened we stood in awe to witness the amazing atmosphere the orange Dutch fans created during all those memorable championships in Thialf. We all said "This is what we want, this is where we want to be!" It took me over 25 years before I kept that promise. Right in 2011 I visited the Essent ISU WK Sprint in Thialf … a true wish come true.
The reason why I visited Thialf was because of my girlfriend who lives in Heerenveen, so that made it quite easier to visit the skating oval. And at that particular day we were finally at a place we'd heard so much about, and from which we'd watched so many live-streamed races online. Maybe it doesn't look like much once you arrive at the parking lot, but Thialf is where many of the biggest meets are held; it's the heart of speed skating in the Netherlands, which, as a country, is the heart of speed skating in the world. To visit Thialf is rather straightforward, but there are not enough parking space for all visitors, so they do advice to come by train.
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Heerenveen match day – 12th man on the pitch!
Having been to a couple of football stadiums around the Europe, I have to say that the be Lenstra Stadium has a great atmosphere. Even with a largely touristy crowd that day, the songs were in full flow, the chanting continuous. Those fans really know how to be the 12th man on the pitch! The modern seats were cushioned and much comfier than the hard plastic ones in some of their rivals (*cough* Den Haag *cough*), and the leg room was enough to fit an eight foot giant if needed. The stadium is not too large though, with a maximum capacity of 21,600. We thought we had about the best seats in the stadium located in-between the northern and eastern tiers, the view from here was just amazing and you can see the players close up. We saw that the crowd was made up of fathers bringing their sons, tourists, and the various bankers / lawyers / et cetera working in Heerenveen. So, no feeling there was a hooligan nearby.
As most games are sold out, one should arrive early so you don't miss the kick-off. We witnessed that the whole stadium is very modern, and behind the seats there are plenty of food and drink serving points, as well as plenty of clean toilets and of course loads of gift shops. The funny thing we noticed that during half time we drank imported beers instead of local lagers. Unfortunately we didn't see many goals as the match ended in a 2-1 win of sc Heerenveen, but the stadium, atmosphere and good weather made up for a lot. We'll be back!
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Heerenveen match day – Vibrancy of match day.
The current rising success of sc Heerenveen seems to be unstoppable. It is widely renowned as one the most attractive stadium in the country, and latest attendance figures show that the fans are pouring through the turnstiles as never before and the club is sold out every home match. In fact, the club always belongs to the top 4 clubs in the Netherlands in terms of attendance. So, there has not been a single premiership league game for which the club have failed to sell every single ticket. Not only have they sold out for every such game, but they have achieved this without having to resort to putting tickets on sale to the general public.
We arranged the tickets via a friend and were very glad we did. We travelled by bike from the western part of the city of Heerenveen and from the beginning of this trip there were Heerenveen fans all over giving it a very special vibe. Keep in mind that during game days, the main highway A32 is rather busy and the exits to the city are packed and will give you at least half an hour extra travel time. When we arrived at Sportstad Heerenveen we simply had to follow the masses of fans to get to the Abe Lenstra Stadium. The closer we came to the stadium the more the streets were decorated with all kinds of Heerenveen attributes. Everybody was singing songs and it was fun to walk and smell the vibrancy of match day at sc Heerenveen!
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Heerenveen match day – Why Heerenveen?
Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Heerenveen. For me (as being a true football fan) it is of course a wish come true to visit a football match in Heerenveen. It's not very easy city to pick a sports match, because Heerenveen has besides the professional football club a professional ice hockey club and of course the speed skating oval Thialf to visit. Sc Heerenveen is named after the city in which they play and is Heerenveen's first team to turn professional.
So which sport and match to choose once you're in the city of Heerenveen? That was maybe a bit easier as I simply received some ticket, but also the history the club has with the Dutch giants Abe Lenstra, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Klaas Jan Huntelaar was very interesting for us too. Besides that we wanted to witness the unique vibe of the club sc Heerenveen. Whereas sc Heerenveen has a soul, the supporters have a heart. A heart in the form of a lily leaf, the symbol of Frisia and recognizable in the provincial banner and club outfit. We went to the match Heerenveen versus ADO Den hag, only 5 point were separating the two teams. So, for sure a smashing match to look forward to.
- Road Trip
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- Arts and Culture
Thialf Heerenveen: Ice Skating Heaven!
We visited the European Championships Allround Ice Skating (quite a mouthful) in January 2004 and found ourselves amidst of hunreds, thousands of frantic Dutch people, cheering like mad for their home skaters! The most fun was when Dutch people, euhm, rode, but it was also big fun when others skated, such as our national hero Bart Veldkamp (although he was not one of the best skaters, he still skates pretty fast!). The love for the chrono, the smell of slashed ice, the view of the tight suits, I don't know what it is, but it sure is impressive! The picture shows the Thialf stadium inside, where all the ice action takes place. To see it well, please click on it (as it's panoramic).
Equipment: Wear sth orange, or you'll stick out like a square peg in a pretty round hole! At best, do like the Dutch, and come dressed up, with horns, skates, tulips or other national symbols on your head. We noticed: pigs, inmates, people wearing helmets with skates on them, vikings, ...
Oh, might be a good idea as well to leave a bit of place in your stomach for a beer or two. Maybe even three :-) There are many stands alongside the stadium, with plenty to drink and eat. (the beer was oddly enough not bad!)
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Tips for Making the Holidays Safer and Calmer for Dementia Patients from Pathways Home Health & Hospice
Pathways Home Health & Hospice has a special program for their hospice patients who have dementia. As part of this program, Pathways Hospice has published seasonal tips on how to keep patients, caregivers, and family members calmer and safer during a visit.
Sunnyvale, California (PRWEB) December 24, 2012
The holidays are a time of festivities and family gatherings, but for those with dementia, they can be packed with hazards and surprises. Pathways Home Health & Hospice has a special program for their hospice patients who have dementia. As part of this program, Pathways Hospice has published seasonal tips on how to keep patients, caregivers, and family members calmer and safer during a visit.
Pathways Home Health & Hospice provides tips on planning, decorating, festivities, visitors, activities, kitchen safety, shopping and travel. These can help families, caregivers and patients have a holiday visit that is pleasant for all including the person with dementia.
People with dementia need routines–the same activities, in the same place, at the same time. Families should keep this in mind when taking a loved one home for the holiday. The excitement, the car ride, change in surroundings and many people talking can cause the confused person with dementia to become agitated or upset.
- If a family will be taking a loved one home from a facility for the holidays, plan ahead. Let the staff know several days ahead so they have time to obtain medications and clothes.
- Allow extra time for everything, don´t rush the person.
- Try to keep as them as much possible to their daily routine.
- Use ribbon instead of sharp hooks when hanging decorations.
- Holly and mistletoe can be poisonous and berries pose a choking hazard.
- Many decorations look like food and may even smell like the real thing, making them appealing to try to eat.
- Try to go to a place familiar to the loved one with dementia.
- Assign tasks to other family members so the caregiver and subsequently the patient don´t become overloaded and stressed.
- Plan for a quiet place for the loved one with dementia to go to if he or she becomes overwhelmed.
- Let the loved one with dementia know who is coming to visit.
- Have visitors and family call ahead to determine best time to visit.
- Small groups of visitors or family is advisable. Have them wear name tags as this might help with recognition.
- Reintroduce family members as necessary. "Mary, my name is Betty." And when the loved one asks, "Are you my granddaughter?" say "yes" and shake her hand and act very comfortable about this introduction.
- If the loved one with dementia begins talking about the past, try not to reorient him or tell him he is wrong. Enter his reality and live his truth. Ask about the past memory.
- Reminisce about the past.
- Play holiday music familiar to the loved one.
- Read holiday cards aloud.
- Stuff stockings, watch a holiday video, look at family slides or pictures or albums, read scriptures, etc.
The Kitchen
- Monitor the dementia patient one while in the kitchen.
- Give them one task to help with baking or decorating. Try baking cookies, making pudding, folding napkins, polishing silver, etc.
- Always check the microwave before turning on in case something was put in that is flammable.
- Check all trash cans before throwing out garbage
- Don´t leave the loved one with dementia in the car or in the front of the store.
- Shop during hours when stores are less crowded.
- Dress the loved one with dementia in a bright yellow shirt which is easy to see if case of separation. Be sure they have a purse or wallet with identification.
- Shop in smaller stores rather than the mall.
- People with dementia should never travel alone. Hire a personal care aide to travel if a family member is unable to accompany the resident.
- Travel may not be appropriate even with a companion if the person has:
Consistent disorientation or agitation in familiar settings
Wanting to go home when away from home on short visits
Delusional, paranoid, aggressive or uninhibited behavior
Problems managing continence
Teary, anxious, withdrawn behavior in crowded, noisy settings
Agitated or wandering behavior
About Pathways Home Health & Hospice
Pathways Home Health & Hospice is a non-profit, community based organization celebrating its 35th anniversary. Pathways was founded in 1977 by a group of Stanford physicians who saw the community´s need for professional care at home. That year Pathways served 12 patients. Pathways now serves over 5,000 families a year in San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Contra Costa Counties.
Affiliated with El Camino and Sequoia Hospitals since 1986, Pathways Home Health & Hospice is accredited by The Joint Commission, and is a member of the Visiting Nurse Association of America, California Hospice & Palliative Care Association, and the California Association of Health Services at Home.
Donations received from the community by Pathways Home Health & Hospice provide services that would otherwise not be available, including 24/7 access to a specialized team of care providers, family bereavement counseling and support, integrative therapies, caregiver support, comfort care, and funding for under- and uninsured patients.
For more information about Pathways services, holiday grief workshops, volunteering, or making a donation in support of Pathways´ families, call 1 (888) 755.7855 or visit http://www.pathwayshealth.org/
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Fr. J writes in response to my post Contemplation and Celibacy:
Celibacy is itself a mystical reality when well lived such that it is not simply an instrument for individual holiness projects. …. If you read the best literature on religious life at the moment, it is all focused on the concept of consecration in this world for the sake of the kingdom. It is spirituality that neither diminishes this world nor the pursuit of the divine. One is not counter to the other but serves the other. In other words, even in the most eremetic of religious lives, the religious is not an isolated monad questing after some abstract holiness.
My apologies to Fr. J or to anyone else who read yesterday's post as an attack on celibacy. That was most definitely not my intent. In implying that a celibate contemplative life could be pursued for self-involved reasons, I am merely commenting on the human capacity to distort any gift from God. Heaven knows, plenty of people get married or have children for selfish reasons as well. Furthermore, anyone who pursues the contemplative life — whether religious or married — can do so for selfish reasons. I think every contemplative needs to think about this issue, again regardless of one's larger vocation.
I do think the church has a lot of work to do when it comes to dismantling centuries of religious chauvinism — i.e., an unspoken attitude that the religious life is higher or better than married life. Consider this little vignette from my life: the other day, a diocesan priest came into the monastery-owned bookstore where I work, and as I was waiting on him he asked if I were a brother. When I told him no, he snorted and commented to the monk standing next to me, "Hmph! Just another example of how laymen are taking over the church!" Granted, the monk was clearly uncomfortable with this outburst, and I'm willing to blow it off as evidence that the priest was just having a bad day. But I think it also points to a larger and largely unspoken attitude that prevails in the church, even here in the 21st century.
Something else to consider: Pope John Paul II canonized more saints than any pope in recent history (perhaps more saints than any pope ever), and yet it is my understanding that the vast majority of those he canonized or beatified were religious (i.e., not laypeople). If the church means it when she says that the married life is as holy as the religious life, then shouldn't there be parity between the laity and religious when it comes to new canonizations? And as I mentioned yesterday, The Cloud of Unknowing is one obvious example of a medieval text that makes no secret of insisting that the contemplative life was "higher" than the active life. To its author, contemplative meant cloistered religious, while active would have encompassed non-cloistered religious as well as the laity (if he even were concerned about the laity at all, and I think that's open for debate).
By pondering the question of religious chauvinism, I am not suggesting that the religious life or the vocation to celibacy is somehow suspect. What I'm questioning is the contradiction between the radical message of the gospel and a hierarchical understanding of vocations that has more to do with Greek philosophy than with the teachings of Christ. I think a similar hierarchical way of thinking lies behind the idea that the contemplative life is somehow higher than the active life — and that is a distortion which I have internalized. So, once again, my apologies to anyone who read yesterday's post as an attack on celibacy; rather, it was part of my own attempt to unpack the distortions I carry around, within me. To what extent does my pursuit of the contemplative life, as a layperson, suffer from my own "personal holiness project" — in other words, do I neglect my family because I'm trying to be pure for God? Granted, my wife is even more of a contemplative than I am, so I write this not because she's complaining. It's just something that I wrestle with.
We live in a consumer society and so consumerist thinking tends to infect everything in our lives. The celibate life can only truly be holy when it is lived in a non-consumerist way. Similarly, the worst way to approach contemplation would be as a consumer: "Cool! I do centering prayer, and then I get to experience God." The contemplative life needs to be lived sacrificially, or else it's probably best left alone. Having said this, I believe there is no such thing as purity of motives, and most of us are driven by both noble and self-serving drives in pretty much anything we do. Probably most people who discern a call to contemplative spirituality are, I suspect, motivated both by a humble impulse to live for God, and a more egoic drive to consume spiritual experiences or to construct a self-image built around holiness, sanctity, and such. Part of the contemplative life will involve a — to use Eugene Peterson's phrase — "long obedience" in which we slowly affirm the God-inspired impulse, while identifying, repenting of, and healing, those egoic drives. And I suspect this is true whether the aspiring contemplative is married or religious.


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I woke up the first day somewhat achy and feverish. I shrugged it off as just another bug that one picks up while living in East Africa. It will pass; I'll just stay in bed. The next day it was worse, and I vowed to head to the clinic at some point, too exhausted to tackle Kampala traffic, I decided it was better to keep hydrated and simply sleep it off. The third day, I went to reach for my phone and, despite it being just a few feet away, I could not make it off the bed.
Malaria begins with symptoms that mirror the common flu. Most adults are familiar with that feeling, it's something most of us have worked through, and is fairly easy to shrug off. It's not until a few days later that malaria shifts tactics and hits like a freight train, incapacitating any ability you might have had to seek treatment. This is when it becomes deadly. For me, it took approximately three days.
In sub-Saharan African nations, Asia and South America, people spend lifetimes in malarial cycles. "I haven't got it for three years,"� a driver in Uganda shared, "so that's not too bad."�
In developing nations, a cure for malaria is often kept in every well-stocked pharmacy. Coartem, and its 4 tablets per dose, are usually enough to bring people back to feeling human within 48 hours. Self-test strip tests, also widely available, are an easy and reliable way of determining if it is malaria, or some other bug floating around.
However, malaria is one of nature's more resilient parasites, and has no plans on being tackled by a simple combination of chemicals. Rather, it mutates constantly, creating immunities to commonly prescribed drugs.
The reasons are complex: first, people who don't have access to malaria tests still often have access to the life saving drugs. So when any flu type symptoms begin to occur, they begin their pills. With so many tropical diseases floating around in many of these areas, it is easy to mistake one illness with another. In fact, in some areas of sub-Saharan Africa, "malaria" has become synonymous with "sick." Someone with typhus? They have malaria. Someone with cholera? Malaria.
When incorrect drugs are administered, the parasites begin to form resistances, and it is in this gray zone that we uncover an immensely daunting health issue.
The truth is, malaria will probably adapt to whatever drug we throw at it. The only real solid solution these days comes in the form of a vaccine.
While the idea of a malaria vaccine has been scoffed at, there is a vaccine development roadmap available, funded primarily by the WHO, which seeks to eradicate our vulnerability to this parasite.
Launched in 2006, there are currently 20 malaria vaccine trials. The most advanced, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, MVI, and GlaxoKleinSmith Biologicals, is nearly 5-10 years ahead of the other vaccines in clinical trials. RTS,S/AS01, which is currently in Phase 3 of its tests, has shown some promising statistics.
In infants, there was a 55 percent drop in malaria cases and a 47 percent drop in life threatening incidents. While vaccinations given to older children saw a drop in efficacy, it still helped reduce malaria by 30 percent. These numbers aren't huge, but they are substantial in terms of research. In areas of the world where malaria takes out infants at staggering rates, reducing that possibility by 50 percent matters to their families and communities.
In should also be noted that in later trials, certain groups showed a 77 percent rate of coverage, meaning that tackling and studying other environmental factors at play could contribute significantly to eliminating this deadly disease.
Since this vaccine is already in the Phase 3 trial, it means that it could be ready for distribution by 2015. A number of safety regulations, including long-term use and licensure have to be met by the UN and WHO before it can be distributed widely. However, this would be a monumental step in science.
Vaccines are available for viruses and bacteria, but if this vaccine is approved, it will be the first vaccine against a parasitical infection. It's an incredibly important scientific step and could change the landscape of malarial regions forever.
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We need more bats. They eat more mosquitoes than birds.
I contribute to an organization which provides free mosquito netting, which is a big help. But malaria is NOT just a matter of ''cleaning up."
People in downtown Nairobi get bitten! And it's a modern city....
"The way to control malaria is not by a shot its by better hygene and cleaning up your enviorment." (Jamie C.)
Jesus F. Christ, another ignorant anti-vaxxer. Please do NOT let this turn into another 2700-post thread like the other one. Jamie, you and your cohorts are completely clueless about how you get malaria, aren't you? You could have the most spic and span house ever, and all it takes for you to get malaria and maybe die from it is a mosquito bite.
A malaria vaccine would save so many lives, but I guess none of you anti-vaccine zealots care about that since most of those lives aren't "First World" lives. How pathetic and selfish can you get?
Care2 used to have mosquito nets as one of the things we could redeem Butterfly points for. They need to bring that back.
Malaria will be a very hard thing to conquer with a shot is my guess. There are too many strains. But we shall see.
Yeah they wont crawl out from under that rock over there becasue they think its THEIR privarte blog LOLOL But I am sure once the other one gets reprrimanded for name calling which eventually he will I am sure
.. you can be rest assure they will be hunting other vaccine threads to jump into. LOLOLOl
Naaaah, Linda M, they're both over in the other discussion about vaccinations, but one of them has had 95% of her posts deleted, the other one still going strong and still insulting everyone who disagrees with him.
Where have all the anti vaccine folks gone...back under their rock?
The common mosquito is the most dangerous animal in the world!
Thanks for sharing !!
I don't think so. If there will be a vaccination the biodivercity of these kind of insects is so large that some other insect start to spread the next generation Malaria which is stronger. We have seen it aswell we have seen how vaccinations worksfx. the narcolepsy of flu vaccinations.
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While arthroplasty has become more widely used in the United States since the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved several models of artificial discs in the last few years, it is still performed less often than in Europe, where the procedure has been available for more than a decade.
Here in the United States, the older, surgical fusion technique remains more common in part because not all insurance companies pay for the newer procedure, as is the case in California.
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SHANGHAI (AP) - Beijing and Berlin have agreed on technology transfer and other issues for China's second commercial magnetic-levitation train, a euro4 billion (US$4.8 billion) line linking Shanghai with a nearby city, state media said Tuesday.
The report, released during a visit to China by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said key work was awarded to German companies but didn't give any details.
It didn't say whether any other issues remained to be resolved or when construction would begin.
German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee, traveling with Merkel, told reporters that German companies would retain "core technology'' for the maglev.
He said discussions right now cover the system's technological details.
On Tuesday, Merkel was scheduled to visit Shanghai and ride the world's only commercially operating maglev railway, a German-built line that links one of the city's airports with its financial district.
The Chinese government said in March that it would add a maglev line linking Shanghai to Hangzhou, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) away - a short trip for a train that will travel as fast as 450 kph (280 mph).
But before the latest announcement, China had not said what role foreign contractors might play.
Germany's Siemens AG will "transfer technology'' for power supply and control systems for the new line, while ThyssenKrupp AG provides technology for making the cars, railroad switches and other parts, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
It cited comments by Wu Xiangming, director of China's National Maglev Transportation Technology Research Center, at a Chinese-German technology forum held during Merkel's visit.
Merkel is leading a 40-member trade delegation that includes business executives and German Economy Minister Michael Glos and Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee.
On Tuesday, Merkel met with President Hu Jintao and said they agreed that Iran should not have the capability to build nuclear weapons or proliferate weapons of mass destruction.
But Merkel, who also met Premier Wen Jiabao, didn't say whether the two sides discussed possible sanctions on Tehran. Germany supports sanctions and Beijing does not.
China, a permanent U.N. Security Council member, and a bloc of European countries, including Germany, are at odds over how to get Tehran to give up its nuclear programme.
When asked about China's compliance with piracy laws - an area of concern for Germany - Wen responded, "We've made a lot of efforts, but on intellectual property rights we still face many problems.''
The German leader said she and Wen also discussed human rights, which she called "an important issue of bilateral dialogue.''
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Thousands of women sue over surgical mesh
Kathy Barton's doctor suggested the mesh when she mentioned that she had bladder leakage when she laughed or coughed. Shortly after the surgery, it felt like razors were slicing her organs and a sharp edge of the mesh cut her boyfriend during sex, she said. Even though she eventually had it removed, the 55-year-old west Georgia woman still has pain she believes is caused by the mesh.
The women interviewed for this article who had problems with the mesh were made available by their lawyers.
When pelvic mesh products were introduced, they were seen as a high-tech improvement over traditional surgery using stitches and a woman's own body tissue, which also can have complications. Since similar mesh was already used in other types of surgery, including for repairing hernias as far back as the 1950s, the products received fast-track approval from the FDA without the tests that the agency requires for first-of-a-kind devices.
The FDA cleared the mesh - often a soft, lightweight porous plastic - for pelvic organ prolapse in 2002, and the agency said in a 2008 public notice that problems were "rare." In July 2011, however, the agency said it erred in its initial assessment and estimated the most common problems occur in 10 percent of women within a year of surgery.
The mesh can be inserted through the vagina or through an incision in the abdomen, though the latter is less common and has significantly fewer complications, the FDA said. The problems involve shifting and erosion of the mesh, as well as infections.
A year ago, the FDA ordered several dozen manufacturers to conduct rigorous studies to track the complication rates with their surgical mesh products over time. Some companies have undertaken those studies, while others chose to stop producing certain products.
Dr. Cheryl Iglesia, a surgeon in Washington who was on the FDA panel, said things have come a long way over the last year. A national registry to track pelvic prolapse surgeries should help identify problems more quickly - whether they're caused by patient complications, surgeons with inadequate experience or the mesh itself, she said.
Some doctors have also been reconsidering when to use the implantation, and the mesh products have become smaller and lighter, she said. She uses the newer, smaller mesh products on some of her patients.
"To some degree, the marketing of the mesh may have been ahead of the science," she said.
Dr. Vincent Lucente, a Pennsylvania doctor who specializes in female reconstructive pelvic surgery, is among a group of doctors who have spoken out against the FDA's warnings. The main problems with the mesh products are caused by surgeons who don't have enough training, he said. Publicity from the lawsuits scares women into refusing treatment with the mesh even though they could benefit from it, he said.
"It is a tragic moment in our field where there's public sentiment and perception being developed by lawyers and not by physicians," he said. "The innovation - and the skill sets to use the innovation - is outpacing the skill sets that the surgeons have, and no one is trying to close that gap."


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1980 Ford Capri GL
Hi, up for sale is my 1980 Ford capri GL. bit of a story with this one
I bought the car at the very beginning of summer. the previous owner had hand painted it with black hammerite paint ( fo reasons unknown to us ) so i decided to restore it. First off, the shell has been completely stripped and resprayed. when i bought the car, the only few areas of rust were the normal scuttle panel. upper door pillar and rear wheel arch/lower quater. i payed a professional welder to repair the scuttle and door pillar and tackled the rear wheel arch myself.
one of the only reasons i bought the car was due to condition of the shell. the shell is SOLID. i have owned a few capris in the past and this is possibly one of the cleanest i have ever seen. the underside of the car has been stripped chemically to reveal nothing but fresh metal.
the paint job on the car might need some attention. it was quite a cheap job, its OK but not MINT. the colour is alabaster beige, very easy to get a hold of.
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what have i done to the car ?
* stripped and resprayed
* rebuilt the 2L engine with brand new gaskets, oil seals, brand new 32/36 webber carb. new filters etc. the engine bay is in showroom condition. chrome rocker cover, new performance clutch. 4 speed gearbox ( the old sport type ) which is the strongest. also new fuel lines to and from the engine. the engine has been painted blue along with the gearbox. new clutch cable etc. So the engine bay is spot on
* the interior is good but the rear seats need some attention. the tops of the rear seats have ripped and worn due to sunlight exposure over the years. the 2 front seats are in good condition, no rips of tears. all been washed along with the carpet which is just as good conditon. again, its been taken out and wahsed. the dashboard as you would expect has a few crack in it, but its been re-coloured black by an upholstery company along with all the plastics, glovebox etc. also the 2 rear boot walls have been sprayed black along with the parcel shelf supports
* the car has had alot of bodywork. the rear drivers side wheel arch was completely cut out and replaced along with the lower quater section. i have made a good job of it although the inner lip needs sealing and finishing. the scuttle panel has been welded and repaired and looks excellent and untouched.
the paint job is good apart from a few areas such as the roof which needs a flat and polish and the lquer on the doors has run i places. also, the doors were transported when they were wet and theres marks where the blankets have imprinted on them. again, a flat and polish will fix this
so to conclude. the shell is spotless, NO rust which is strange for a capri. would be ideal for a re-shell. newly built engine which starts everytime, all timed up correctly. new brake pads etc.
now the not so good poitns. i am selling this car as project due to the fact i simply dont have the money or time to finish it. im 19 years old and have better things to be doing with my money at the moment.
* the bonnet was ditched because its was rotten. i was planning on buying a new one but i didnt get around to doing that
* the paint job is ok but needs some attention in areas. the doors need sanding and re-polished along with the roof. apart from thats its good, a nice colour
* needs a parcel shelf and the rear seats sorting out
door cards need putting back on along with wing mirrors, doors handles and locks, various bits of window trims, seals mouldings ( all supplied with the car )
* need a new set of wheels. will come with the standard GL steelies but would benifit from new wheels and possibly being lowered.
apart from that the car just needs a tidy up. all the hard work has already been on, all it needs now is bits and bobs putting back together and it will be finished.
this is a genuine sale. everything described as above is real and i have described everything to the best of my ability. the car has NO tax so will need to be trailered away but still have a years MOT.
please no tyre kickers and so on. im 19 years old and just want rid. i have spend the last 3 months working on it day in day out, i dont have the time or money anymore
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Richmond County Humane Society director Carolyn Herndon explained the joint mission of all factions involved with the animal shelter at the event, coordinated by the Humane Society of the United States.
"Our role is to continue to work with the county to rescue and place as many dogs, cats or other animals as possible," she said. "We want people to know these efforts depend solely on donations from individuals. We appreciate all donations that come our way."
Until last year, the animal shelter was owned and operated by the Humane Society of Richmond County. Due to organizational and financial concerns, the society transferred ownership to Richmond County government. The shelter then was renamed the Richmond County Animal Shelter, and the Humane Society of Richmond County remained a partner to focus on adopting animals.
Allison Sweatt, HSUS Richmond County leader, was pleased by the turn-out. Sweatt is a former Humane Society of Richmond County employee who, in 2012, left the nonprofit to begin her own. That venture is called Richmond County Animal Advocates and currently takes advantage of nonprofit status as an affiliate of New York-based Last Chance Animal Rescue.
"This is our first time ever," Sweatt said. "Today is a day for bringing people together to put names to the faces of all the different animal advocacy groups here."
During the hour-long gathering, visitors toured the facilities and discussed a number of ideas for finding homes for animals brought in by the county animal control officers, as well as those that are abandoned or dropped off. Beginning Jan. 1, the Board of County Commissioners transferred responsibility of animal control to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office from the Richmond County Health Department.
Mark Maleckyj and Stacey West, of K2 Solutions in Derby, talked about their plans to rehabilitate and train dogs to serve as therapeutic companions to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
"It's a win-win for both the dog and the participant," Maleckyj said.
Advocates also passed out copies of House Bill 930 which "ensures humane care and treatment of dogs in the custody of large scale commercial breeder."
N.C. Rep. Ken Goodman said that the bill "sailed through the house with more than 100 votes, but it got killed in committee before reaching the senate for a vote."
Sen. Gene McLaurin, who supports the bill, plans to investigate the matter further.
"I want to find out what happened and see about getting this moving again," he said.


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What's the best Omega weapon for Lightning ?
Link for weapons: http://ff-13.info/lightning-sword/
I'm at the end of chapter 7. I farmed the soldiers for Gil, upgraded my Gladius and my +Strength accessory. I came out of the house, there was a boss and I was like lol, face my wrath, little boss. Then I found out you can't melee the boss and can only use magic. I was pissed lol.
Will there be other mobs/bosses that you can't melee ?
Anyway, Orgrenix Omega has the best stats(+750 STR, +750 MAG), but has "Decrease ATB Speed" debuff. Does it decrease by a lot ?
Hauteclaire Omega has +711 STR, +711 MAG, but no breaks. It means you don't gain break bar, or does it mean that you still gain break bar as normal, but just can't stagger the enemy ?
Lionheart Omega, +508 STR, +508 MAG, has the buff "Break early". How early ? You can stagger the enemy when the break bar is at 80% or something ?
The Blazefire Omega is nice too, +620 STR, +620 MAG with no penalty.
The Gladius seems great now, but it has low magic at the end (+723 STR, +210 MAG). Should I continue to upgrade it up to the end ?
What weapon did/will you guys choose to upgrade ?
Another question, to break boost, you guys use RAV/RAV/RAV or COM/RAV/RAV ?
RAV/RAV/RAV gives better boost, but also depletes very fast. COM/RAV/RAV gain less, but more steady.
COM/RAV/RAV to get it started and so the rate at which the gauge goes down is slower then switch to RAV/RAV/RAV to make the process of breaking the gauge faster
All those who play on the field will have tasted defeat. However, the best will give it their all to stand again, while the losers remain flat on the ground.
Will there be other mobs/bosses that you can't melee ?,
Basically any enemy that's airborn. Also when an enemy is resistent to physical attacks, the Auto-Battle command automatically selects Ruin for Commandos.
I once saw Balthier Basch Frans Ashe in the back of his Vaan...........while Pennelo watched.-Rikkus_dad
The main reason you should use COM/RAV/RAV has nothing to do with the stagger meter, but rather, the launch ability that COM has after the enemy has been staggered.
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From what I've been hearing on these boards, when you upgrade to Omega Weapon you lose the special property of the sword, so you would lose either ATB Charge or Quick Stagger.
At some point, you're going to have to talk to a tree and do what it says. - Arbor Day Rule, Grand List of RPG Cliches.
not quite. most retain their special property, but lose their synthesis group bonus (like boost, gestalt, etc)
for lightning i'm probably going to go with the quickstagger version from lionheart to make up for the stagger lock on my fangs stagger lock weapon.
I prefer the Gladius family upgrades! ^_^
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Why is launch a bad thing!? It stops the enemy from attacking you...
All ultimate weapons lose their synthesized ability because they become "Independent". They all of course keep their special property. As of right now I've gone with the axis blade combined some other accessories to get +30% ATB rate.


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SARS-linked virus may have spread between people
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LONDON (AP) -- British officials say a mysterious virus related to SARS may have spread between humans, as they confirmed the 11th case worldwide of the new coronavirus in a patient who they say probably caught it from a family member.
The new virus was first identified last year in the Middle East and the 10 people who have previously been infected had all traveled to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan or Pakistan.
According to Britain's Health Protection Agency, the latest patient is a U.K. resident with no recent travel to any of those countries but who had close personal contact with an earlier case. The patient may also have been at greater risk of infection due to an underlying medical condition and is currently in intensive care at a Birmingham hospital.
"Although this case provides strong evidence for person to person transmission, the risk of infection in most circumstances is still considered to be very low," John Watson, head of the respiratory diseases department at the Health Protection Agency, said in a statement. "If (the) novel coronavirus were more infectious, we would have expected to have seen a larger number of cases."
Six hospital staffers where the patient is being treated are being monitored for infection but none have so far showed any symptoms of the illness. The patient did not come into contact with any other hospital patients and is currently being kept in isolation.
The new coronavirus is part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS. In 2003, a global outbreak of SARS killed about 800 people worldwide.
Officials at the World Health Organization said the new virus has probably already spread between humans in some instances. In Saudi Arabia last year, four members of the same family fell ill and two died. And in a cluster of about a dozen people in Jordan, the virus may have spread at a hospital's intensive care unit.
"We know that in some of those cases there was close physical contact between family members caring for one another, so we can't rule out human-to-human transmission," said Gregory Hartl, a WHO spokesman.
He said there were still big gaps in the understanding of the novel coronavirus, which can cause acute pneumonia and kidney failure. Of the 11 cases to date, five people have died.
Health experts still aren't sure how humans are being infected. The new coronavirus is most closely related to a bat virus and scientists are considering whether bats or other animals like goats or camels are a possible source of infection.
Michael Osterholm, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Minnesota, warned the virus could be adapting into a more transmissible form. "At any moment the fire hydrant of human-to-human transmission cases could open," he said. "This is definitely a 'stay tuned' moment." He noted that before SARS sparked a worldwide epidemic, there were a handful of human-to-human cases, until something happened, like a virus mutation, which triggered an explosion of cases.
WHO says the virus is probably more widespread than just the Middle East and has advised countries to test any people with unexplained pneumonia.
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Also unknown is the response from the European Tour. Ernie Els, who won the British Open last summer using a belly putter, is a member of both tours. If the PGA Tour does not go along with the proposed rule, there could be a case where Els can use a belly putter at the Memorial, but not at the Dubai Desert Classic.
"That is a concern," Stricker said.
Joe Ogilvie, a member of the Player Advisory Council, described Monday's call with Finchem as "very brief" and a chance for players to give Finchem their thoughts.
"It wasn't unanimous, but I would say a vast majority were not in favor of the ban," Ogilvie said.
Jim Furyk, another player on the board, told Golfweek magazine that he disagrees with the rule, though going away from the USGA would open "a whole new can of worms in the world of golf."
"Every sport that I can think of has different sets of rules for different abilities and different styles, and I realize that's not what the USGA wants to do," Furyk said. "I just really don't understand why."
Stricker said information over the last few months has changed his view. He still doesn't like long putters, but doesn't like the idea of a rule - not after the long putters have been allowed for the last 40 years.
"I think the timing of it is poor," he said. "We're at a point in time in the game of golf that we're trying to keep players, lure players into playing the game, and a majority of the players feel that it only puts a negative spin on that, maybe detracts the local guy, the club member, the public player, whoever, from playing at times.
"It's a tough subject," he said. "It's going to be interesting to see how it all plays out. ... I guess we're just going to have to sit back and see what the USGA is going to do."
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Interesting... I have a 4 year old, and have yet to be shot by her. Maybe it's because as a responsible parent, I don't leave it where she can get to it.
The guy is a victim of his own stupidity, nothing more.
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