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Friday, May 22, 2015
In It Together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All
The latest OECD report on inequality paints a disturbing picture. The world is getting more unequal. The richest 10% of the OECD population now earns 9.6 times more than the poorest 10%. In 2012, the poorest 40% owned 3% of the household wealth in the OECD countries -- while the top 10% controlled over half; with the top 1% owning 18%.
Increasingly, the culprit is low paying, non-standard work (temporary and contract). Between 1995 and 2013, 50% of new jobs created fell into this category -- and the disproportionately are youth and females. No surprise there. The OECD warns that the long term economic and social cohesion impacts will be significant if governments don't take steps to address the gap. Businesses also need to step up, as there is a direct impact to their viability.
In Canada, income inequality has not increased during the economic downturn -- with Canada trending with the OECD average. But, the gap in pay between full-time workers and non-standard workers is huge. The OECD average has temporary workers earning 75% of their full-time counterparts. In Canada, that number is a a staggering 57%. Canada has the worst poverty numbers for non-standard workers than other OECD countries. And it gets worst. Unlike other OECD countries, the tax and benefit system doesn't do as much to address the inequality gap. Children are at most risk to being impacted by poverty, at 14.4%. Women fare better, by having better participation in the labour market than the other OECD countries -- but women in Canada suffer the greatest in gender pay gap, at 19% compared to the OECD average of 15%
The OECD recommends the promotion of gender equality, greater investment in education and skills, and redistribution of wealth via taxes and transfers -- specifically calling out the need for policies to be strengthened to ensure wealthier individuals and multinational firms, pay their share of taxes.
Posted by Andy Dabydeen at 5/22/2015 10:05:00 AM
Labels: Business, Economy, Poverty, Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Women
Thursday, May 07, 2015
Peter Foster: Why a $2-billion lawsuit against Loblaw, Joe Fresh could bring unintended results to Bangladesh
I don't entirely agree with Foster's take, but he provides a context for the state of worker safety and rights in Bangladesh; as well as the unintended consequences that could result from the lawsuit against Loblaw (there's one in the US as well, against Wal-mart, et al). The issue is more complex than western businesses taking advantage of cheap labour.
Posted by Andy Dabydeen at 5/07/2015 10:40:00 PM
Labels: Business, Poverty, Social Responsibility
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
International Development Research Centre
I didn't know about the IDRC ... discovered the organization today, and they were too exciting not to share.
This how they describe themselves:
IDRC believes that research and innovation hold the keys to progress in developing countries.
To make knowledge a tool for addressing pressing challenges,
To make knowledge a tool for addressing pressing challenges,
- we provide researchers in developing countries with the financial resources, advice, and training that will help them find solutions to the local problems they identify
- we encourage sharing knowledge with policymakers, other researchers, and communities around the world
- we foster new talent by offering fellowships and awards
- we disseminate research findings and strive to get new knowledge into the hands of those who can use it.
In doing so, we make an important contribution to Canada's foreign policy, complementing the work of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, and other government departments and agencies. This helps promote Canadian values such as political and intellectual pluralism and intellectual diversity, evidence-based policy-making, and democratic dialogue.
They do some amazing research, and their publications are freely available. Topic areas that may be of interest to us standards folks, include: natural resources, the environment and health.
I'm currently browsing, Women and Land: Securing Rights for Better Lives (http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/bitstream/10625/47431/1/IDL-47431.pdf), 2011.
Land is an important source of security against poverty across the developing world, but, in many places, unequal rights to land put women at a disadvantage, perpetuates poverty, and entrenches gender inequality. Surprisingly little detailed information exists on women's relationship to land, and even less is informed by women themselves. This book aims to help fill that gap, drawing on research funded by IDRC over many years.
The core of the book focuses on recent findings from sub-Saharan Africa, where researchers in 14 countries explored the topic from many angles – legal, customary, political, and economic. Researchers from non-governmental organizations, academics, and grassroots activists worked together with communities on the research, exploring the experiences of women in specific contexts.
Posted by Andy Dabydeen at 5/06/2015 04:59:00 PM
Thursday, April 02, 2015
Ethical Sourcing Forum: Subcontracting More Prevalent Than Brands Believe
I had the opportunity to attend the ESF (an Intertek shindig) in NY. So much of my last two years have been tied up with worker safety efforts in Bangladesh, that I took note of the presentation given by Sarah Labowitz of NYU Stern. The Sourcing Journal has a piece on her presentation that may be of interest:
Labowitz describes Bangladesh's RMG sector as a hub and spoke model of production, where the hub factories are the ones that have direct relationships with foreign brands, are often in good condition, with their own power plants, and are well lit and ventilated. And those hub factories have a lot of relationships with spoke factories.
"The spoke factories are the invisible factories," Labowitz said. They are often in mixed-use buildings, above auto repair shops, for example, and some don't appear on any registry of factories in Bangladesh. Labowitz and her partner Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, co-authors of the report, "Business as Usual is Not an Option," are currently conducting research on how many unregistered facilities there are in Bangladesh. "The riskiest facilities are those in the spoke universe," she said.
But because audits and inspections are directed at the hubs, no one pays attention, Labowitz said. "What brands are doing is pushing subcontracting further under the ground."
It is well known that despite the work being done by the Alliance and Accord in Bangladesh, the surface is only being scratched. It's hard not to feel overwhelmed at the size of the problem, and the lack of support from the government of the country -- and that's despite pressure from the ILO and governments from Europe and NA. Most brands only have visibility their direct suppliers -- but there exists a huge, unregulated, unseen supply chain below the direct suppliers. These factories do everything and add significant capacity to the sector. After the Alliance and Accord work is completed with direct suppliers, it will be interesting to see if any focus moves to the hidden supply chain.
Posted by Andy Dabydeen at 4/02/2015 10:28:00 AM
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Ontario's Climate Change Discussion Paper
The Ontario government (Minister of the Environment and Climate Change) is currently in public consultations on Ontario's plans to tackle climate change.
The government is looking to implement a carbon pricing policy, with four potential approaches: a cap and trade system; baseline and credit system; carbon tax; and, regulations and performance standards.
Have your say, here: Environmental Registry
Posted by Andy Dabydeen at 3/19/2015 10:40:00 AM
Labels: Climate, Environment, Sustainability
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
WHO calls on countries to reduce sugars intake among adults and children
It's time to drop a double from your double-double. The World Health Organization finds that there are significant benefits to health (obesity and tooth decay) with the reduction of sugar intake.
The "WHO guideline recommends adults and children reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less than 10% of their total energy intake. A further reduction to below 5% or roughly 25 grams (6 teaspoons) per day would provide additional health benefits."
These are steps that most could take. It doesn't require significant lifestyle changes -- just a little nudge in the right direction. No sugar in coffee and tea; water instead of juice or pop; and read nutrition labels, you'd be amazed at what you find.
Posted by Andy Dabydeen at 3/18/2015 11:36:00 AM
Labels: Health
Monday, March 16, 2015
Recently, MIT Sloan Management Review published the above titled report. It makes for an interesting read. If you're working in industry, it doesn't matter your size -- sustainability isn't something you can tackle alone and in isolation. It's something that requires collaboration -- and not just the basics of collaboration -- but meaningful effort beyond the sharing of ideas, best practices and standards. Effort to develop and implement solutions to collectively have a bigger impact than one company, one industry, going at it alone.
"In the 2014 Sustainability Report, new research by MIT Sloan Management Review, The Boston Consulting Group and the UN Global Compact, shows that a growing number of companies are turning to collaborations — with suppliers, NGOs, industry alliances, governments, even competitors — to become more sustainable. Our research found that as sustainability issues become increasingly complex, global in nature and pivotal to success, companies are realizing that they can't make the necessary impact acting alone.
Corporate sustainability has evolved from expressing good intentions and looking for internal operational efficiencies to addressing critical business issues involving a complex network of strategic relationships and activities. As sustainability issues have become more global and pivotal to success, companies are realizing that they can't go it alone. Through their strategic networks, business can, and arguably must, tackle some of the toughest sustainability issues, such as access to stressed or nonrenewable resources, avoiding human rights violations in value chains or moderating climate change."
Read or download the report, here: http://sloanreview.mit.edu/projects/joining-forces/
Posted by Andy Dabydeen at 3/16/2015 03:47:00 PM
Labels: Business, Sustainability
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Migraine is a neurological syndrome characterized by altered bodily experiences, painful headaches, and nausea. It is a common condition which affects women more frequently than men.
The typical migraine headache is one-sided and pulsating, lasting 4 to 72 hours. Accompanying complaints are nausea and vomiting, and a heightened sensitivity to bright lights (photophobia) and noise (hyperacusis). Approximately one third of people who experience migraines get a preceding aura, in which a patient may sense a strange light or unpleasant smell.
Although the exact cause of migraine remains unknown, the most widespread theory is that it is a disorder of the serotonergic control system. Recently, PET scans have demonstrated the aura to coincide with spreading cortical depression after an episode of greatly increased blood flow (up to 300% higher than baseline). There also appear to be migraine variants that originate in the brainstem and involve dysfunction in calcium and potassium ion transport between cell membranes. Genetic factors may also contribute. Studies on twins show that genes have a 60 to 65% influence on the development of migraine. Fluctuating hormone levels show a relation to migraine in several ways: three quarters of adult migraine patients are female while migraine affects approximately equal numbers of boys and girls before puberty, and migraine is known to disappear during pregnancy in a substantial number of sufferers.
The treatment of migraine begins with simple painkillers for headache and anti-emetics for nausea, and avoidance of triggers if present. Specific anti-migraine drugs can be used to treat migraine. If the condition is severe and frequent enough, preventative drugs might be considered.
The word migraine is French in origin and comes from the Greek hemicrania, as does the Old English term megrim. Literally, hemicrania means "half (the) head".
|no pain
|mild pain
|does not interfere with usual activities
|moderate pain
|inhibits, but does not wholly prevent usual activities
|severe pain
|prevents all activities
When these criteria are only partially met, the document specifies possible alternative diagnoses, including "probable migraine without aura" or "episodic tension-type headache".
In order to diagnose migraine with aura, there must have been at least two attacks not attributable to another cause that fulfill the following criteria:
Where these criteria are not fully met, a diagnosis of "probable migraine with aura" may be considered, although other neurological causes must also be considered. If the picture complies with the criteria but includes one-sided muscular weakness or paralysis, a diagnosis of "sporadic hemiplegic migraine" or "familial hemiplegic migraine" should be considered.
Familial hemiplegic migraine 'FHM' is a type of migraine with a possible polygenetic component. These migraine attacks may last 4–72 hours and are apparently caused by ion channel mutations, three types of which have been identified to date. Patients who experience this syndrome have relatively typical migraine headaches preceded and/or accompanied by reversible limb weakness on one side as well as visual, sensory or speech difficulties. A non-familial form exists as well, "sporadic hemiplegic migraine" (SHM). It is often difficult to make the diagnosis between basilar-type migraine and hemiplegic migraine. When making the differential diagnosis is difficult, the deciding symptom is often the motor weakness or unilateral paralysis which can occur in FHM or SHM. While basilar-type migraine can present with tingling or numbness, true motor weakness and/or paralysis occur only in hemiplegic migraine.
In order to diagnose abdominal migraine, there must be at least five attacks, not attributable to another cause, fulfilling the following criteria:
Most children with abdominal migraine will develop migraine headache later in life and the two may co-exist during adolescence.
Sufferers of acephalgic migraine are more likely than the general population to develop classical migraine with headache.
The prevention and treatment of acephalgic migraine is broadly the same as for classical migraine. However, because of the absence of "headache", diagnosis of acephalgic migraine is apt to be significantly delayed and the risk of misdiagnosis significantly increased.
Visual snow might be a form of acephalgic migraine.
If symptoms are primarily visual, it may be necessary to consult an ophthalmologist to rule out potential eye disease before considering this diagnosis.
When compared with migraines that occur at other times of the month, menstrual migraines have been reported to
Visual aura is the most common of the neurological events. There is a disturbance of vision consisting usually of unformed flashes of white and/or black or rarely of multicolored lights (photopsia) or formations of dazzling zigzag lines (scintillating scotoma; often arranged like the battlements of a castle, hence the alternative terms "fortification spectra" or "teichopsia"). Some patients complain of blurred or shimmering or cloudy vision, as though they were looking through thick or smoked glass, or, in some cases, tunnel vision and hemianopsia. The somatosensory aura of migraine consists of digitolingual or cheiro-oral paresthesias, a feeling of pins-and-needles experienced in the hand and arm as well as in the nose-mouth area on the same side. Paresthesia migrate up the arm and then extend to involve the face, lips and tongue.
Other symptoms of the aura phase can include auditory or olfactory hallucinations, temporary dysphasia, vertigo, tingling or numbness of the face and extremities, and hypersensitivity to touch.
The pain of migraine is invariably accompanied by other features. Nausea occurs in almost 90 percent of patients, while vomiting occurs in about one third of patients. Many patients experience sensory hyperexcitability manifested by photophobia, phonophobia, osmophobia and seek a dark and quiet room. Blurred vision, nasal stuffiness, diarrhea, polyuria, pallor or sweating may be noted during the headache phase. There may be localized edema of the scalp or face, scalp tenderness, prominence of a vein or artery in the temple, or stiffness and tenderness of the neck. Impairment of concentration and mood are common. Lightheadedness, rather than true vertigo and a feeling of faintness may occur. The extremities tend to be cold and moist.
For migraine with aura, only two attacks are required to justify the diagnosis.
The mnemonic POUNDing (Pulsating, duration of 4–72 hOurs, Unilateral, Nausea, Disabling) can help diagnose migraine. If 4 of the 5 criteria are met, then the positive likelihood ratio for diagnosing migraine is 24.
The presence of either disability, nausea or sensitivity, can diagnose migraine with:
Migraine should be differentiated from other causes of headaches such as cluster headaches. These are extremely painful, unilateral headaches of a piercing quality. The duration of the common attack is 15 minutes to three hours. Onset of an attack is rapid, and most often without the preliminary signs that are characteristic of a migraine.
The effects of migraine may persist for some days after the main headache has ended. Many sufferers report a sore feeling in the area where the migraine was, and some report impaired thinking for a few days after the headache has passed.
Migraine headaches can be a symptom of hypothyroidism.
This view is supported by neuroimaging techniques, which appear to show that migraine is primarily a disorder of the brain (neurological), not of the blood vessels (vascular). A spreading depolarization (electrical change) may begin 24 hours before the attack, with onset of the headache occurring around the time when the largest area of the brain is depolarized. A French study in 2007, using the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) technique identified the hypothalamus as being critically involved in the early stages.
When the constriction stops and the blood vessels dilate, they become too wide. The once solid walls of the blood vessels become permeable and some fluid leaks out. This leakage is recognized by pain receptors in the blood vessels of surrounding tissue. In response, the body supplies the area with chemicals which cause inflammation. With each heart beat, blood passes through this sensitive area causing a throb of pain.
The vascular theory of migraines is now seen as secondary to brain dysfunction.
Migraine is an extremely common condition which will affect 12–28% of people at some point in their lives. However this figure — the lifetime prevalence — does not provide a very clear picture of how many patients there are with active migraine at any one time. Typically, therefore, the burden of migraine in a population is assessed by looking at the one-year prevalence — a figure that defines the number of patients who have had one or more attacks in the previous year. The third figure, which helps to clarify the picture, is the incidence — this relates to the number of first attacks occurring at any given age and helps understanding of how the disease grows and shrinks over time. Based on the results of a number of studies, one year prevalence of migraine ranges from 6–15% in adult men and from 14–35% in adult women. These figures vary substantially with age: approximately 4–5% of children aged under 12 suffer from migraine, with little apparent difference between boys and girls. There is then a rapid growth in incidence amongst girls occurring after puberty, which continues throughout early adult life. By early middle age, around 25% of women experience a migraine at least once a year, compared with fewer than 10% of men. After menopause, attacks in women tend to decline dramatically, so that in the over 70s there are approximately equal numbers of male and female sufferers, with prevalence returning to around 5%.
At all ages, migraine without aura is more common than migraine with aura, with a ratio of between 1.5:1 and 2:1. Incidence figures show that the excess of migraine seen in women of reproductive age is mainly due to migraine without aura. Thus in pre-pubertal and post-menopausal populations, migraine with aura is somewhat more common than amongst 15–50 year olds.
There is a strong relationship between age, gender and type of migraine.
Geographical differences in migraine prevalence are not marked. Studies in Asia and South America suggest that the rates there are relatively low, but they do not fall outside the range of values seen in European and North American studies.
The incidence of migraine is related to the incidence of epilepsy in families, with migraine twice as prevalent in family members of epilepsy sufferers, and more common in epilepsy sufferers themselves.
The MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, for example, offers the following list of migraine triggers:
Sometimes the migraine occurs with no apparent "cause". The trigger theory supposes that exposure to various environmental factors precipitates, or triggers, individual migraine episodes. Migraine patients have long been advised to try to identify personal headache triggers by looking for associations between their headaches and various suspected trigger factors and keeping a "headache diary" recording migraine incidents and diet to look for correlations in order to avoid trigger foods. It must be mentioned, that some trigger factors are quantitative in nature, i.e., a small block of dark chocolate may not cause a migraine, but half a slab of dark chocolate almost definitely will, in a susceptible person. In addition, being exposed to more than one trigger factor simultaneously will more likely cause a migraine, than a single trigger factor in isolation, e.g., drinking and eating various known dietary trigger factors on a hot, humid day, when feeling stressed and having had little sleep will probably result in a migraine in a susceptible person, but consuming a single trigger factor on a cool day, after a good night's rest with minimal environmental stress may mean that the sufferer will not develop a migraine after all. Migraines can be complex to avoid, but keeping an accurate migraine diary and making suitable lifestyle changes can have a very positive effect on the sufferer's quality of life. Some trigger factors are virtually impossible to avoid, e.g. the weather or emotions, but by limiting the avoidable trigger factors, the unavoidable ones may have less of an impact on the sufferer.
The National Headache Foundation has a specific list of triggers based on the tyramine theory, detailing allowed, with caution and avoid triggers.
Another study examined the effects of warm chinook winds on migraines, with many patients reporting increased incidence of migraines immediately before and/or during the chinook winds. The number of people reporting migrainous episodes during the chinook winds was higher on high-wind chinook days. The probable cause was thought to be an increase in positive ions in the air.
Children and adolescents, are often first given drug treatment, but the value of diet modification should not be overlooked. The simple task of starting a diet journal to help modify the intake of trigger foods like hot dogs, chocolate, cheese and ice cream could help alleviate symptoms
For patients who have been diagnosed with recurring migraines, migraine abortive medications can be used to treat the attack, and may be more effective if taken early, losing effectiveness once the attack has begun. Treating the attack at the onset can often abort it before it becomes serious, and can reduce the near-term frequency of subsequent attacks.
Patients themselves often start off with paracetamol (known as acetaminophen in the USA), aspirin, ibuprofen, or other simple analgesics that are useful for tension headaches. OTC drugs may provide some relief, although they are typically not effective for most sufferers. It is one of doctors' practical diagnoses of migraine head pain when patients say typical OTC drugs "won't touch it".
Some patients find relief from taking other sedative antihistamines which have anti-nausea properties, such as Benadryl which in the US contains diphenhydramine (but a different non-sedative product in the UK).
Sumatriptan and related selective serotonin receptor agonists are excellent for severe migraines or those that do not respond to NSAIDs or other over-the-counter drugs. Triptans are a mid-line treatment suitable for many migraineurs with typical migraines. They may not work for atypical or unusually severe migraines, transformed migraines, or status (continuous) migraines.
Ergot drugs can be used either as a preventive or abortive therapy, though their relative expense and cumulative side effects suggest reserving them as an abortive rescue medicine. However, ergotamine tartrate tablets (usually with caffeine), though highly effective, and long lasting (unlike triptans), have fallen out of favour due to the problem of ergotism. Oral ergotamine tablet absorption is reliable unless the patient is nauseated. Anti-nausea administration is available by ergotamine suppository (or Ergostat sublingual tablets made until circa 1992). Ergot drugs themselves can be so nauseating it is advisable for the sufferer to have something at hand to counteract this effect when first using this drug. Ergotamine-caffeine 1/100 mg fixed ratio tablets (like Cafergot, Ercaf, etc.) are much less expensive per headache than triptans, and are commonly available in Asia. They are difficult to obtain in the USA. Ergotamine-caffeine can't be regularly used to abort evening or night onset migraines due to debilitating caffeine interference with sleep. Pure ergotamine tartrate is highly effective for evening-night migraines, but is rarely or never available in the USA. Dihydroergotamine (DHE), which must be injected or inhaled, can be as effective as ergotamine tartrate, but is much more expensive than $2 USD Cafergot tablets.
Amidrine (a cocktail of a pain reliever, a sedative, and a vasoconstrictor) is sometimes prescribed for migraine headaches.
Anti-emetics may need to be given by suppository or injection where vomiting dominates the symptoms.
Treatment of status migrainosus consists of managing comorbidities (i. e. correcting fluid and electrolyte abnormalities resulting from anorexia and nausea/vomiting often accompanying status migr.), and usually administering parenteral medication to "break" (abort) the headache.
Although the literature is full of many case reports concerning treatment of status migrainosus, first line therapy consists of intravenous fluids, metoclopramide, and triptans or DHE.
Another randomized controlled trial, funded by the manufacturer of the study drug, found that a combination of sumatriptan 85 mg and naproxen sodium 200 mg was better than either drug alone.
The goals of preventive therapy are to reduce the frequency, painfulness, and/or duration of migraines, and to increase the effectiveness of abortive therapy. Another reason to pursue these goals is to avoid medication overuse headache (MOH), otherwise known as rebound headache, which is a common problem among migraneurs. This is believed to occur in part due to overuse of pain medications, and can result in chronic daily headache.
Preventive medication has to be taken on a daily basis, usually for a few weeks, before the effectiveness can be determined. Supervision by a neurologist is advisable. A large number of medications with varying modes of action can be used. Selection of a suitable medication for any particular patient is a matter of trial and error, since the effectiveness of individual medications varies widely from one patient to the next. Often preventive medications do not have to be taken indefinitely. Sometimes as little as six months of preventive therapy is enough to "break the headache cycle" and then they can be discontinued.
The most effective prescription medications include several drug classes:
Other drugs:
Surgery may be used to treat migraines by severing the corrugator supercilii muscle and zygomaticotemporal nerve. The treatment may reduce or eliminate headaches in some individuals.
In 2005, research was published indicating that in some people with a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a hole between the upper chambers of the heart, suffer from migraines which may have been caused by the PFO. The migraines reduce in frequency if the hole is patched. Several clinical trials are currently under way in an effort to determine if a causal link between PFO and migraine can be found. Early speculation as to this relationship has centered on the idea that the lungs detoxify blood as it passes through. The PFO allows uncleaned blood to go directly from the right side of the heart to the left without passing through the lungs.
Botulin toxin has been used to treat individuals with frequent or chronic migraines. It appears to be effective for chronic migraines but not useful in the treatment of episodic migraine.
Spinal cord stimulators are an implanted medical device sometimes used for those who suffer severe migraines several days each month.
Biofeedback has been used successfully by some to control migraine symptoms through training and practice.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been used successfully in treating migraines. This suggests that sufferers might be treated during an attack with a hyperbaric chamber of some sort, such as a Gamow bag (as is done in the treatment of "The Bends" and altitude sickness).
Bruxism, clenching or grinding of teeth, especially at night, is a trigger for many migraineurs. A device called a nociceptive trigeminal inhibitor (NTI) takes advantage of a reflex limiting the force of clenching. It can be fitted by dentists and clips over the front teeth at night, preventing contact between the back teeth. It has a success rate similar to butterbur and co-enzyme Q10, although it has not been subjected to the same rigorous testing as the supplements. Massage therapy of the jaw area can also reduce such pain.
There is a speculative connection between vision correction (particular with prism eyeglasses) and migraines. Two British studies, one from 1934 and another from 1956 claimed that many patients were provided with complete relief from migraine symptoms with proper eyeglass prescriptions, which included prescribed prism. However, both studies are subject to criticism because of sample bias, sample size, and the lack of a control group. A more recent study found that precision tinted lenses may be an effective migraine treatment. (Most optometrists avoid prescribing prism because, when incorrectly prescribed, it can cause headaches.)
Sleep is often a good solution if a migraine is not so severe as to prevent it, as when a person awakes the symptoms will have most likely subsided.
Diet, visualization, and self-hypnosis are also alternative treatments and prevention approaches.
Sexual activity has been reported by a proportion of male and female migraine sufferers to relieve migraine pain significantly in some cases.
In many cases where a migraine follows a particular cycle, attempting to interrupt the cycle may prolong the symptoms. Letting a headache "run its course" by not using painkillers can sometimes decrease the length of an episode. This is especially true of cases where vomiting is common, as often the headache will subside immediately after vomiting. Curbing the pain may delay vomiting, and prolong the headache.
Massage therapy and physical therapy are often very effective forms of treatment to reduce the frequency and intensity of migraines. However, it is important to be treated by a well-trained therapist who understands the pathophysiology of migraines. Deep massage can 'trigger' a migraine attack in a person who is not used to such treatments. It is advisable to start sessions as short in duration and then work up to longer treatments. Likewise, some migraine sufferers find relief through chiropractic care.
Frequent migraines can leave the sufferer with a stiff neck which can cause stress headaches that can then exacerbate the migraines. Claims have been made that Myofascial Release can relieve this tension and in doing so reduce or eliminate the stress headache element.
Some migraine sufferers find relief through acupuncture, which is usually used to help prevent headaches from developing. Sometimes acupuncture is used to relieve the pain of an active migraine headache. In one controlled trial of acupuncture with a sham control in migraine, the acupuncture was not more effective than the sham acupuncture but was more effective than delayed acupuncture.
Additionally acupressure is used by some for relief. For instance pressure between the thumbs and index finger to help subside headaches if the headache or migraine isn't too severe.
Incense and scents are shown to help. The smell and incense of peppermint and lavender have been proven to help with migraines and headaches more so than most other scents. However, some scents can be a trigger factor.
9000 year old skulls exist with evidence of trepanation. It is hypothesized that this drastic step was taken in response to headaches, though there is no clear evidence proving this. . Headache with neuralgia was recorded in the medical documents of the ancient Egyptians as early as 1200 BC. In 400 BC Hippocrates described the visual aura that can precede the migraine headache and the relief which can occur through vomiting. Aretaeus of Cappadocia is credited as the "discoverer" of migraines because of his second century description of the symptoms of a unilateral headache associated with vomiting, with headache-free intervals in between attacks. Galenus of Pergamon used the term "hemicrania" (half-head), from which the word "migraine" was derived. He thought there was a connection between the stomach and the brain because of the nausea and vomiting that often accompany an attack. For relief of migraine, Andalusian-born physician Abulcasis, also known as Abu El Quasim, suggested application of a hot iron to the head or insertion of garlic into an incision made in the temple. In the Medieval Ages migraine was recognized as a discrete medical disorder with treatment ranging from hot irons to blood letting and even witchcraft. Followers of Galenus explained migraine as caused by aggressive yellow bile. Ebn Sina (Avicenna) described migraine in his textbook "El Qanoon fel teb" as "... small movements, drinking and eating, and sounds provoke the pain... the patient cannot tolerate the sound of speaking and light. He would like to rest in darkness alone." Abu Bakr Mohamed Ibn Zakariya Râzi noted the association of headache with different events in the lives of women, "...And such a headache may be observed after delivery and abortion or during menopause and dysmenorrhea."
In Bibliotheca Anatomica, Medic, Chirurgica, published in London in 1712, five major types of headaches are described, including the "Megrim", recognizable as classic migraine. Graham and Wolff (1938) published their paper advocating ergotamine tart for relieving migraine. Later in the 20th century, Harold Wolff (1950) developed the experimental approach to the study of headache and elaborated the vascular theory of migraine, which has come under attack as the pendulum again swings to the neurogenic theory.


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In 2011, the Citizen will celebrate its 10th anniversary and the 400th anniversary of Henrico County with a special yearlong series examining some of the most important events in the county's rich history. The Citizen also will recognize some of Henrico's unsung heroes in its first annual "Top Teachers" issue in February.
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Dr. Even Alexander, a New York Times best-selling author who has been featured on Oprah and Dr. Oz, was in town last week to promote his June 27 talk, "Proof of Heaven," at Glen Allen High School.
Alexander (pictured, at right, while Unity of Bon Air church member Harry Simmons interviews him) has written about what he considers to be his journey through the afterlife.
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The club's annual rose sale, benefit for youth live auction and Virginia Fire Games competition, combined with individual and corporate donations, have raised nearly $70,000 – money that the club contributes back to the community.
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We have long argued that the American model for development assistance could improve dramatically if entrepreneurship becomes a stronger element of economic development efforts. Unfortunately, the importance of new firm creation is a concept that has yet to gain relevance in traditional development models, such as the Washington Consensus. However, there are a few actors who understand the power of entrepreneurship and have been using it to improve lives. Diaspora entrepreneurs are using their experience and understanding about entrepreneurship to invest in new ventures in their country of origin. These transnational entrepreneurs view a globe of porous borders. Diaspora entrepreneurs for example leverage networks of fellow "diasporans" to gain knowledge about market opportunities and infrastructural gaps that they can fill (e.g. provision of telecommunication services). They have firsthand experience in working in two business environments, and are eager to tackle the hurdles of doing business in their home country using such experience. This was the case of Patrick Awuah, a former engineer at Microsoft who recently started one of the top universities in Ghana.
This phenomenon of diaspora entrepreneurship has been receiving attention from development communities. The contributions of diaspora entrepreneurs are beyond the financial impact of remittances used for investment in the most capital-constrained countries in the world. Development experts have identified various types of diaspora capital—human, social, and financial—as a useful development resource for migrant-sending countries.
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The Spider Audiobook
#64 Claws of the Golden Dragon
by Norvell W. Page
writing as Grant Stockbridge
Read by Nick Santa Maria. Liner Notes by Will Murray
For our latest
audiobook, we've jumped ahead in time to 1939 and one of the most dramatIc and horrific exploits of Richard Wentworth's nightmarish career.
"Exploits" might not be the operative term for
Claws of the Golden Dragon
. It's actually one of the most intense ordeals the Master of Men ever endured in his decade-long career as a crime hunter. And that's saying a hell of a lot!
It begins with the arrival in New York of a Chinese supercriminal known as the Golden Dragon. His true identity shrouded in secrecy, the Dragon plans to loot America in order to fuel his planned conquest of Asia. Author Novell W. Page took his inspiration from Sax Rohmer's Dr. Fu Manchu, obviously. The editors at Popular Publications loved
the sinister Oriental arch-villain. They published
Dr. Yen Sin, The Mysterious Wu
and frequently pitted their other heroes, like Operator 5 and G-8, against similar
human scourges. The Golden Dragon is among the worst of these.
Claws of the Golden Dragon
dates from the period when
The Spider
was infused with Weird Menace elements, like the fare offered by companion magazines
Terror Tales
Horror Stories.
In this case, the Golden Dragon has cultivated a hothouse orchid that insinuates its suffocating roots and tendrils into the victim's still-beating heart! Forget
Terror Tales,
this is
Weird Tales
Page milks this new menace for all it's worth. Victims begin succumbing in the first chapter. And by the time Richard Wentworth and the valiant Nita van Sloan have struggled to defeat the Blood Orchids, they too fall victim to this most hideous doom!
Has Norvell Page gone too far this time? Can even the
survive this soul-paralyzing predicament? Or will he and his beloved be buried with their own personal funeral flowers feeding off of their stopped hearts?
Once again, Nick Santa Maria takes on the dual persona of Richard Wentworth and his arachnid alter-ego for this nail-biting audio rendition of the January, 1939 issue of
The Spider
. Michael C. Gwynne reads the thrilling Doc Turner story by Arthur Leo Zagat, "Death's Wedding March!"
#64 Claws of the Golden Dragon
by Norvell W. Page writing as Grant Stockbridge
Read by Nick Santa Maria
Chapter 1: The Golden Dragon
Chapter 2: The Dragon's Claw
Chapter 3: Kowtow or Die!
Chapter 4: Twelve Doomed Men
Chapter 5: The Golden Dragon Throne
Chapter 6: Hell's Hurricane!
Chapter 7: Slaves of the Dragon
Chapter 8: The Death Shower!
Chapter 9: Golden Death
Chapter 10: One Hour to Live!
Chapter 11: Nightmare Doom
Chapter 12: End of An Empire!
Short Story
Death's Wedding March
— A Doc Turner story
by Arthur Leo Zagat
Read by Michael C. Gwynne
Will Murray
is the Series Producer for Will Murray's Pulp Classics line of Pulp Audiobooks and Pulp eBooks. Will is the author of over 50 novels in popular series ranging from
The Destroyer
Mars Attacks
. Collaborating posthumously with the legendary Lester Dent, he has written to date twelve Doc Savage novels, with
Skull Island, Death's Dark Domain, Desert Demons, Horror in Gold
, and
The Infernal Buddha
now available. For National Public Radio, Murray adapted
The Thousand-Headed Man
The Adventures of Doc Savage
in 1985, and recently edited
Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent
for Moonstone Books. He is versed in all things pulp.
Nick Santa Maria
Nick was born early in life in Brooklyn, NY. His theatrical background is based in Comedy Improv. He was a long standing member of the late lamented Miami based, Mental Floss, where he served as head writer/composer. From there he began his career in commercials, voice-overs, TV, Film, and theatre. He has performed in many roles on the stage including his award winning turn as
Over The River And Through The Woods
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
, as Nathan Detroit in
Guys and Dolls
, in
The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee
as Mr. Panch (3-D Theatricals), Mr. Bromhead in
No Sex Please, We're British
at The Norris, and as Pseudolus in,
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
at the Norris Theatre. Television:
The Buffalo Bill Show
B.J. Stryker
, and two Disney Christmas Specials. Off Broadway: Writer/Composer/Performer on
Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know
, Soundtrack on RCA Victor. Broadway: Vince Fontaine in Tommy Tune's production of
. He also appeared in every domestic company of Mel Brooks'
The Producers
, understudying everyone from Nathan Lane and Jason Alexander, to Tony Danza and David Hassellhoff. He was the original Genie in Disney's
, a Musical Spectacular, soundtrack on Disney Records. Nick is a resident of Los Angeles and is currently writing a book about classic film comedians, Nick's been a long time film historian, and has written several articles on the topic.
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The Gunthugs MC is a small motorcycle club, possibly a support club of The Lost MC. The gang is featured in Grand Theft Auto IV and it's episode The Lost and Damned.
Members of the club can be seen hanging around on The Lost MC turf, and carry different weapons like knives, pistols and shotguns. They ride choppers through Acter and Tudor, mainly on Zombies. When members of The Lost are in fights, the Gunthugs are quick to help them out.
However, they don't wear leather jackets or vests like the The Lost MC and the Angels of Death. Instead they wear what appears to be their club patch on the front of tee-shirts. Perhaps this is evidence that the Gunthugs MC are not an outlaw motorcycle club but a social club acting as support club or perhaps they just haven't had time to fianlize their club regalia yet.
They aren't particulary agressive towards the Angels of Death, as would be expected of a support club for The Lost MC. Perhaps this is due to the fact that Angels of Death bikers do not tend to be seen in Alderney City outside of Gang Wars and missions. Though if Johnny gets into a fight anywhere in Tudor and Acter any nearby Gunthugs will rush to support him, backing up the idea that the Gunthugs are a support club of The Lost MC. The club has no major appearance in the plot of any of the GTA IV era games, serving only as a minor supporting club during shootouts related to The Lost MC.
In GTA IV, one of the Most Wanted Criminals, Bert Reker wears the Gunthugs MC logo on his brown t-shirt, suggesting that he is a member, or at the very least a supporter, of the Gunthugs. This is also supported by the fact that The Lost members will be there to help Bert.
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Schools improve under five-year strategic planBy Christian Avard
Staff Writer | February 11,2013SPRINGFIELD Things are looking up in the Springfield School District, according to a recent presentation of its five-year strategic plan.
Outgoing Superintendent of Schools Frank Perotti presented the School Board some good news last week about the district.
Perotti and dozens of stakeholders developed a strategic plan to improve educational opportunities for elementary, middle and high school students. The strategic plan was approved in September 2009 and had six goals: To achieve a 100 percent high school graduation rate, make capital improvements, provide students with additional academic support, develop individualized learning plans, enhance support structures for educators, and strengthen school and community connections.
One of the plans biggest accomplishments is more graduates and fewer dropouts. According to Perotti, the high schools four-year graduation rate improved from 67 percent in 2008 to 75 percent in 2012 and is in line with state graduation requirements.
Our dropout rate in 2008-2009 was 10.15 percent. In the last two years, that rate went down to 7 percent, Perotti said.
Improvements also included new playgrounds at Elm Hill Primary and Union Street Elementary Schools, transferring the North School property to an organization for conservation purposes, and establishing a joint committee made up of School Board and Select Board members to determine the best usage for the now vacant Park Street Building. Perotti said advisers now work with Riverside Middle School and high school students to develop personal learning plans. He also said Windsor Community Partners provides mentoring to students during and after school.
According to Perotti, staff development opportunities are increasing, access to new technologies is improving, and turnover of faculty and staff has is going down. School and community connections have also improved through a variety of means, he said.
Literacy, math and science coaches are available at the high school. Riverside Middle School offers more in math and language arts classes.
The middle school now has standard-based report cards as well. The new grading system at Riverside has improved student performance, Perotti said.
Math and reading instruction has also improved at the Union Street Elementary School, effective academic monitoring of students is in place, and teachers are using game-based language programs to enhance student learning. At Elm Hill, there are math, writing and reading labs and new social-based programs for early learning. Seclusion rooms, a concern raised by parents last year, are not longer used, Perotti said.
Springfield schools still have room for improvement, but according to Perotti, the school district is much better off today than it was before it had a strategic plan in place.
I dont expect it to be complete, but weve made a lot of progress moving forward and we have a lot to be proud of, Perotti said.
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Easter Centerpieces & Deviled Eggs
With Easter prep in full swing, we've been dyeing our eggs and decorating the house for our Sunday guests. For the centerpieces, I'll use a sprinkling of our new Spring candles: Wild Fern and Peony. Gently scented for the season, I love the way the cream-colored candles in our glass votives look against the classic pastel dyed eggs.
We'll inevitably have eggs leftover and it's got me craving Deviled Eggs. After some research, the Deviled Egg has a much richer history than I imagined. Long before they were set out at dinner parties by 1950's hostesses, they enjoyed popularity all over the world. The Deviled Egg has its origins in Ancient Rome, with the first recipes coming from 13th century Andalusia. Originally they were stuffed with things like raisins and sweet herbs. The term "deviled" comes from the 18th century term that referred to foods that used spices or condiments with a lot of heat. There are different versions of Deviled Eggs all over Europe, Romania, Sweden and Russia. Here is a recipe for one of my favorite versions, Russian Stuffed Eggs:
- 1 Dozen large eggs
- 2 to 6 oz smoked salmon
- 4 to 6 oz of mascarpone cheese or other cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
- salt, nutmeg and pepper to taste
- *1 tablespoon mayonnaise (optional)
- A sprinkling of paprika
How to make it
- Boil a dozen eggs for 10 minutes and cool completely
- Slice eggs in half (long way) and remove yolks
- Smash yolks and mix in salt, nutmeg, and pepper
- Process the smoked salmon and mix with the eggs yolk
- Mix with the Mascarpone cheese and * Mayonnaise and parsley chopped
- Re fill eggs with yolk mixture and garnish with parsley or olives
- Sprinkle with Paprika.
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It certainly wasn't what the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs needed against the 19th-ranked team in the country.
Georgia forced MSU to commit 22 turnovers and the visiting Lady Bulldogs scored 29 points off those miscues.
That situation was too much for Mississippi State to overcome as Georgia won a 68-51 Southeastern Conference decision Sunday at Humphrey Coliseum.
"They really didn't beat us, but we beat ourselves," MSU senior guard Porsha Porter said. "They just fed off those turnovers. We can play with any team in this conference, but we've got to grow and limit the turnovers. We've just got to be more patient."
Georgia improved its records to 15-3 overall and 4-1 in the conference, while State fell to 11-6 overall and 1-3 in the league.
Mississippi State hit 46 percent from the field (23-of-50), which was better than Georgia's 42.3 percent (30-of-71), but it wasn't enough to overcome the damage of the turnovers.
"The team that makes fewer mistakes, wins more games and the team that plays through mistakes is going to win more games," MSU women's coach Sharon Fanning-Otis said. "It's important that we do that and get better at it."
Georgia began each half strong by scoring the first five points.
In the first half, Georgia jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Catina Bett provided the first points for Mississippi State.
MSU freshman Kendra Grant hit a shot with 18:08 remaining in the game to end Georgia's 5-0 run to start the second 20 minutes.
"They were just more the aggressor," MSU senior point guard Diamber Johnson said. "As a whole, they came in, had their game plan and focused on that. They came in and did what they had to do to win."
Johnson became the 21st player in MSU history to reach 900 career points, but it took her a while to get there.
After not scoring in the first half, Johnson didn't score her first points until the 8:38 mark of the second half. She got all 10 of her points in the second half.
Johnson said her slow start offensively was due to trying to get more people involved in the first half.
"If I'm not feeling it, I'm going to find people open," said Johnson, who averaged 17.6 points per game to lead the SEC coming into the game. "I was trying to dish it off and get people easy shots. I felt like that's what I was doing. I'm not going to force anything if I'm not feeling it."
Porter led State with 12 points, while Grant joined Johnson with 10 points. Grant recorded back-to-back double digit scoring games for the first time in her career.
Freshman Martha Alwal had 11 rebounds and four blocked shots for MSU. She passed Cara Stokes for third all-time on the school's single season blocked shots list with 48. It's the highest single-season total for an underclassman in maroon and white.
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Each inside cage contained a dog house, about 1.5 feet long, wide, and high, made of untreated wood. The corners of the dog houses were chewed and broken in several places (3.1(c)(1)- Surfaces). There was straw and wood chips on the flooring of the cages and more than 24 hours' accumulation of feces in each inside pen (3.11(a)-Cleaning of primary enclosures).
Each cage had a metal or plastic food dish placed on the floor (3.9(b)-Feeding). The water dishes contained ice (3.2(a)-Heating, cooling and temperature) (3.10-Watering).
A wooden board against the inside of the barn wall and about four feet above the flooring of one cage had a white, plastic five-gallon bucket on top of it with a wooden board about a foot wide and long on top of it (3.1(b)-Condition and site).


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March 1, 2012
For the second consecutive year, New York State will provide consumers and businesses welcome relief at the register. Beginning April 1, clothing, footwear and related items sold for less than $110 each will be exempt from the state's 4 percent sales tax. The tax-free offer – which I helped pass into law – applies to all relevant items purchased in person, over the Internet, by phone or by mail. The qualifying amount for the exemption has doubled since last year, when it applied to apparel at or below $55. This savings is good news for hardworking families and local businesses – and it can't come at a better time. While the economy is slowly regaining its strength, working- and middle-class families are still getting back on their feet. The sales tax cut – which will save taxpayers $210 million – will provide much-needed help with clothing and footwear expenses. The exemption will help working families afford necessities, as well as energize our local economy by giving consumers more incentive to shop. It will also provide businesses with an influx of customers, including shoppers from neighboring states like New Jersey and Pennsylvania. We are taking a step in the right direction with this sales tax exemption measure, but there is plenty more work to be done. I'll continue working to ease the financial burden on hardworking families and small businesses. For more information on the sales tax exemption, visit the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance website at www.tax.ny.gov. As always, if you have any questions about this or any other community issue, feel free to contact my office.


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Stories from people who were children during World War II and the objects in this exhibit animate the past and inform us of a time when war took over daily life. "Retrospect is a very interesting thing," says Ruthie Kallnder. "At the time I don't recall any of the information we got as being propaganda," but the government tried to influence children to make "necessary" sacrifices. Propagandists made the war a battle between good and evil, democracy and fascism. They also asked children to share in the war effort. In response, many children took on more responsibilities. Ruthie explains that boys and girls felt "if that's what it was going to take" to win they "were willing to do it." The memories of the people in this exhibit and their wartime actions show the power of propaganda's messages and its lasting affect on their lives. Propaganda posters, children's books, and classroom assignments demonstrate how propagandists reached children and involved them in the national war effort.
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An abscess is a collection of pus (dead neutrophils) that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue on the basis of an infectious process (usually caused by bacteria or parasites) or other foreign materials (e.g. splinters, bullet wounds, or injecting needles). It is a defensive reaction of the tissue to prevent the spread of infectious materials to other parts of the body.
The organisms or foreign materials kill the local cells, resulting in the release of toxins. The toxins trigger an inflammatory response, which draws large numbers of white blood cells to the area and increases the regional blood flow.
The final structure of the abscess is an abscess wall, or capsule, that is formed by the adjacent healthy cells in an attempt to keep the pus from infecting neighboring structures. However, such encapsulation tends to prevent immune cells from attacking bacteria in the pus, or from reaching the causative organism or foreign object.
Abscesses must be differentiated from empyemas, which are accumulations of pus in a preexisting rather than a newly formed anatomical cavity.
The abscess should be inspected to identify if foreign objects are a cause, which may require their removal. If foreign objects are not the cause, a doctor will incise and drain the abscess and prescribe painkillers and possibly antibiotics.
Surgical drainage of the abscess (e.g. lancing) is usually indicated once the abscess has developed from a harder serous inflammation to a softer pus stage. This is expressed in the Latin medical aphorism: Ubi pus, ibi evacua.
In critical areas where surgery presents a high risk, it may be delayed or used as a last resort. The drainage of a lung abscess may be performed by positioning the patient in a way that enables the contents to be discharged via the respiratory tract. Warm compresses and elevation of the limb may be beneficial for a skin abscess.
In anorectal abscesses, primary closure healed faster, but 25% of abscesses healed by secondary intention and recurrence was higher.
To prevent recurrent infections due to Staphylococcus, consider the following measures:
Like other abscesses, perianal abscesses may require prompt medical treatment, such as an incision and debridement or lancing.


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Bomb Threat
Part II: Natural Disasters and Public Emergencies - Bomb Threat
Receiving the Threat
- Get a pen and paper for notes, if possible
- Do not hang up
- Remain calm – be polite - attempt to get information from the caller and assess the validity of the threat
- Ask questions, such as:
- When is the bomb going to explode?
- Where is it right now?
- What does it look like?
- What kind of bomb is it?
- What will cause it to explode?
- Why did you place the bomb?
- Assess the caller voice, accent, slang, and speaking style
- Be attentive to background sounds and noise
- Note unusual speech characteristics
- Describe the type of language used
- When the call ends, call the police at 911
- Wait for the police to arrive and provide them information
Automatic Building Evacuation
Do not attempt to evacuate the building without authorization and assistance from emergency personnel. In the very unlikely event that there is a bomb, people are likely to be safer where they are.
- Steel-framed walls, doors, closets and desks provide reasonably safe barriers against the concussion and projectiles from a blast.
- Automatic evacuation means channeling persons into hallways and stairwells that have not been searched by emergency personnel.
- The actual threat, or a secondary explosive device, may exist outside where there is little effective barrier protection.


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Patera Parka
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Women appreciate looking good as much as they appreciate being warm. A masterpiece of urban style, the Patera combines fully waterproof and windproof/breathable GORE-TEX® fabric with both down and synthetic insulations.
Strategic placement of synthetic and down insulation has Coreloft™ synthetic insulation, that retains warmth when wet, placed along the cuffs, hood and underarms— areas prone to contact with moisture. 750 cu-in fill European Goose down lines the core and sleeves where warmth is most needed. Intelligent and simple.
This is not a traditional parka. Textured GORE-TEX® fabric is quietly interesting and modern. Shaped cuffs cover the hands and have internal wrist gaskets for extra protection against cold. A wide belt and rear back panel lend sophistication to a highly competent coat.
An insulated Coreloft™ hood maintains a streamlined, contemporary look, along with discreet hand pockets.
As an alternative to down fill insulation, we also offer synthetic fill products, such as the Sylva Parka.
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- Waterproof
- Windproof
- Breathable
- Insulated
- Durable
- Taped seams for added weatherproofness
- DWR finish (Durable Water Repellent) helps repel water from fabric surface
- Micro-seam allowance (1.6 mm) reduces bulk and weight
- Smooth inner face-fabric allows for easy layering
- Patent-pending Down Contour Construction and Down Composite Mapping technologies maximize insulation benefits
- Reduced bulk under the arms and in the side panels
- Anatomical shaping for fit and comfort
- No-lift gusseted underarms
- Laminated brim
- Adjustable hood drawcords
- Insulated hood
- Tall collar
- Integrated fitted collar panel for added warmth and comfort
- Chin guard
- Full separating two-way front zip
- Wind flap with snap closures
- Internal stretch-knit cuffs
- Internal passport/boarding pass pocket with zip
- Two hand pockets with zippers
- P75d GORE-TEX® Fabric with 2L technology—A distinctively textured surface and soft, cottony hand make this durable polyester face one of our most inviting and wearable textiles. Treated with DWR (Durable Water Repellant).
- 750 fill European goose down
- Coreloft™ insulation. Made with highly crimped multi-denier siliconized polyester yarn, this lightweight, breathable, and thermally efficient, 100% polyester staple fibre it is very compressible and has excellent loft retention.
- Machine wash in warm water (30°C).
- Do not use fabric softener.
- Front load washing machine recommended (use a mesh bag for top loading machines).
- Tumble dry on low heat with tennis balls.
- Do not iron.


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MCCOMB – The Starkville Academy Lady Volunteers met no resistance Friday night in improving their record to 28-0 as they defeated Parklane Academy 61-20.
Starkville Academy jumped out to a 25-3 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. The Lady Vols held a 35-11 advantage at the half.
It was more of the same in the second half as the Lady Vols outscored their host 26-9.
Starkville Academy hit 46.2 percent (24-of-52) from the field and only missed one of its free throws (5-of-6).
The Lady Vols held Parklane to only one assist, while dishing out 13 of their own. Maridee Higginbotham had five of those assists and she also picked up four steals.
Maggie Proffitt also had four steals for SA to go along with a team-leading 21 points and seven rebounds. Nora Kathryn Carroll scored in double digits with 11 points.
The Lady Vols return home after the long road trip when they face Presbyterian Christian today.
Boys Game
Parklane Academy 53,
Starkville Academy 43
MCCOMB – The Vols saw their records fall even at 12-12 overall and 5-5 in Class AAA-District II with the loss.
Carnail Minor led SA with 16 points, while Brandon Sharp also scored in double figures with 12 points.
After the long road trip, the Vols and Lady Vols return home for action today when Presbyterian Christian comes to town. The tips for junior high action is set for 2 p.m.View more articles in:


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Top Gear magazine in 1997
All the covers and quotes from another year in the life of Top Gear mag
Posted: 18 Sep 2013
Clarkson in 1997: "Prolonging a boring life is worse than not starting it in the first place. This is why you must not drive a Toyota Corolla.''
Three cars from 1997
Ford Puma
"A drum-roll should most definitely be playing to herald Ford's latest trick - the Puma. For a company whose idea of fun used to be sticking a set of alloys and a ropey spoiler on a Fiesta, the Puma is something of a U-turn. The Puma is the first of its kind to drive even better than it looks. Start its fruity 1.7-litre engine, snick the chrome-topped gear-lever into first and it'll take about 60 seconds for it to put a smile on your face." August 1997
Honda Integra Type R
"I'm going to lose my license for sure. The rev counter's reading 8,500, the engine's howling a race-ready roar, the scenery's blurring by. But wait. The speedo's only just nudging 60mph. I'm not even slightly speeding. Don't get me wrong, the Integra is more than capable of shattering speed limits, it's just that thanks to the stupendous sounds of its 1.8-litre VTEC you can have immense fun at a plod-friendly pace." October 1997
Land Rover Freelander
"The Freelander is the best car in its class. It's the best looking, the best off-road, has the best interior and is not that far off being the best on-road. Admittedly, it feels a little rugged to drive, but only enough to remind you it's a proper off-roader. Not enough to put you off." December 1997
The best-selling car of 1997: Ford Fiesta
The best-selling song of 1997: Candle In The Wind (1997) - Elton John
And elsewhere in the world in 1997: The UK transfers sovereignty Hong Kong back to China, Princess Diana is killed in a car accident in Paris, and the Labour Party returns to power when Tony Blair wins the '97 General Election.


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