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The Shin Ryu Dojo is the only location in Colorado where the teaching is actively in the lineage of the founder of Hakkoryu Jujutsu. The chief instructor is Dr. Philip A Schechter. Dr Schechter is a sixth dan master instructor with the title of Menkyo Kaiden Shihan Sandaikichu. (licensed master instructor of Hakkoryu's deepest mystery and a lineage holder "Third Pillar of the Art". He is one of the most senior teachers in North America and he has maintained a strong relationship with Nidai Soke Okuyama and the Hakkoryu Hombu Dojo in Saitama City in Japan. He has personally had multiple 1:1 "renshi" reviews with Nidai Soke Okuyama and first became Shihan in November of 1993.
The teaching at the Shin Ryu Dojo is exactly as one would find in the Hombu Dojo. The traditional system of White Belts and Black Belts is honored and practiced in the Dojo. Of course, after a Hakkoryu practitioner achieves 5th Dan and the title of Menkyo Shihan, he wears the distinctive purple belt of Hakkoryu Masters.
The philosophy of teaching is to pass along all knowledge as soon as a student disciple is able to absorb the teaching. Dr. Schechter is honored to have three of his students receive their Shihan training directly from Nidai Soke. They are Greg Reinhart Shihan of Phoenix, Joe Geisendorfer Shihan (who leads the practices at the Denver branch of Shin Ryu Dojo ) and Chad Myler, who teaches at the Edwards Colorado branch.
All students are accepted based on their willingness to become a student of Hakkoryu and to follow the guidelines and regulations of Hombu Dojo. No one is turned away due to an inability to pay for their training.
It is the hope and prayer of Dr. Schechter that all of his students will someday be able to train at the Shihan level with the Soke Sensei. He is currently hoping to expand a pilot program to assist interested practitioners who live outside of Colorado to work with him and achieve true training in Hakkoryu. He should be contacted directly for more information about this program.

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im not really sure where to post this,
i signed up just so i could get some actual answers.
im 18 years old, female, and suffer with extreme anxiety problems.
I live in south wales as of 4 months ago, i previously lived in the midlands.
since moving to south wales, ive came across alot more types of spiders than in the midlands.
i live a 2 minute walk from the beach, so its expected to get some weird creatures around here.
every day i have a specific routine, i wake up, and i have to real 'AOL' News. i dont know why, I just have to.
so i was going through it TODAY when i came across the title of an article '10 million deadly spiders moving their way up the UK' or something like that.
it definatley said 10 million and definatley said deadly.
Now, Because of my anxiety, my brain has gone in circles ALL DAY. checking every wall before i walk in a room, scared to get into my bed
I also own a horse, so... my trips to the stables are going to be so much fun...NOT.
I've tried researching them online but every article is saying different things and its really scaring me.
I know that they came here in a 'Shipment of bananas' delivered to Torquay from the canary islands.
i know that it was in 1870 something
I really need some reasurance that i have nothing to worry about.
How long have they been in south wales?
some articles said in 2012 they were spreading to wales
some articles yesterday said it also.
so i dont know what to believe.
If anyone knowledgable can tell me some wholeful facts and not half arsed answered id REALLY appreciate it.
Thanks everyone,
Hi Lou,
Take a look at the recent article in the Guardian, with comments from John Tweddle of the Museum and Lawrence Bee from the British Arachnological Society. The media coverage of the species has been more than a little bit over the top. Yes, they can give a nasty bite to some people but they are not known to be 'deadly'.
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A vascular graft comprises a perforate tubular compressible frame having a fabric liner disposed over at least a portion of the frames lumen. The graft may be used in combination with a base structure to form a bifurcated graft in situ. The base structure compresses a compressible frame having a fabric liner which defines a pair of divergent legs. The base structure is positioned within the aorta so that one leg enters each iliac. The tubular grafts can then be introduced into each leg to form the bifurcated structure. A graft delivery catheter includes a controllably flared sheath which facilitates recapture of a partially deployed graft.
1. A method for introducing a vascular graft into a primary artery which divides into first and second branch arteries, said method comprising:
introducing and deploying a bifurcated structure including an anchor section and first and second connector sections so that the anchor section is disposed within the primary artery and the first and second connector sections extend toward the first and second branch arteries and thereafter;
introducing a first tubular graft into the first connector section and anchoring said first tubular graft to extend between the first connector section and the first branch artery to form a first continuous flow path from the primary artery to the first branch artery; and
introducing a second tubular graft into the second connector section and anchoring said second tubular graft to extend between the second connector section and the second branch artery to form a second continuous flow path from the primary artery to the second branch artery.
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This is a Division of application Ser. No. 08/255,681 filed Jun. 8, 1994 now abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to apparatus and methods for endoluminal placement of grafts, stents, and other structures. More particularly, the present invention relates to a low profile, compressible graft structure and apparatus and methods for vascular placement of such structures for the treatment of abdominal and other aneurysms.
Vascular aneurysms are the result of abnormal dilation of a blood vessel, usually resulting from disease and/or genetic predisposition which can weaken the arterial wall and allow it to expand. While aneurysms can occur in any blood vessel, most occur in the aorta and peripheral arteries, with the majority of aortic aneurysms occurring in the abdominal aorta, usually beginning below the renal arteries and often extending distally into one or both of the iliac arteries.
Aortic aneurysms are most commonly treated in open surgical procedures where the diseased vessel segment is bypassed and repaired with an artificial vascular graft. While considered to be an effective surgical technique, particularly considering the alternative of a usually fatal ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, conventional vascular graft surgery suffers from a number of disadvantages. The surgical procedure is complex and require experienced surgeons and well equipped surgical facilities. Even with the best surgeons and equipment, however, patients being treated frequently are elderly and weakened from cardiovascular and other diseases, reducing the number of eligible patients. Even for eligible patients prior to rupture, conventional aneurysm repair has a relatively high mortality rate, usually from 3% to 10%. Morbidity related to the conventional surgery includes myocardial infarction, renal failure, impotence, paralysis, and other conditions. Additionally, even with successful surgery, recovery takes several weeks, and often requires a lengthy hospital stay.
In order to overcome some or all of these drawbacks, endovascular graft placement for the treatment of aneurysms has been proposed. Although very promising, many of the proposed methods and apparatus suffer from other problems. Often times the proposed graft structures will have exposed anchors or frame which can be thrombogenic. It is also difficult to provide graft structures which remain sealed to the blood vessel lumen to prevent the leakage or bypass of blood into the weakened aneurysm, especially when subjected to external deforming forces which result from vessel expansion and contraction as the heart beats. Many vascular graft structures have difficulty in conforming to the internal arterial wall, particularly since the wall can have a highly non-uniform surface as a result of atherosclerosis and calcification and is expanding and contracting with the patient's heartbeat and blood flow. Additionally, many previous vascular graft structures are difficult to position and anchor within the target region of the vessel.
For these reasons, it would be desirable to provide improved apparatus and methods for the endovascular placement of intraluminal grafts for treating aneurysms and other conditions. It would be particularly desirable if the graft structures were easy to place in the target region, displayed little or no thrombogenicity, provided a firm seal to the vascular wall to prevent leakage and blood bypass, and were able to conform to uniform and non-uniform blood vessel walls, even while the wall is expanding and contracting with the patient's heartbeat.
2. Description in the Background Art
Vascular grafts and devices for their transluminal placement are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,219,355; 5,211,658, 5,104,399; 5,078,726; 4,820,298; 4,787,899; 4,617,932; 4,562,596; 4,577,631; and 4,140,126; and European Patent Publications 508 473; 466 518; and 461 791.
Expandable and self-expanding vascular stents are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,147,370; 4,994,071; and 4,776,337; European patent Publications 575 719; 556 850; 540 290; 536 610; and 481 365; and German patent Publication DE 42 19 949. A flexible vascular stent structure having counter wound helical elements, some of which are separated at particular locations to enhance flexibility, is commercially available from Angiomed, Karlsruhe, Germany, as described in a brochure entitled Memotherm Iliaca Stents.
Catheters for placing vascular stents are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,192,297; 5,092,877; 5,089,005; 5,037,427; 4,969,890; and 4,886,062.
Vascular grafts intended for open surgical implantation are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,236,447; 5,084,065; 4,842,575; 3,945,052; and 3,657,744; and PCT applications WO 88/00313 and WO 80/02641; and SU 1697787.
Nickel titanium alloys and their use in medical devices are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,665,906 and 4,505,767.
The present invention comprises apparatus and methods for the endoluminal placement of intraluminal grafts for the treatment of disease conditions, particularly aneurysms. The intraluminal grafts comprise a radially compressible, perforate tubular frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and an axial lumen between said ends. An interior liner, typically a fabric, polymeric sheet, membrane, or the like, covers all or most of the surface of the lumen of the tubular frame, extending from a near-proximal location to a near-distal location. The liner is attached to the frame at at least one end, as well as at a plurality of locations between said ends. Optionally, a second liner may be provided over at least a portion of the exterior of the frame to cover both sides of the frame. Such exterior coverage provides a circumferential seal against the inner wall of the blood vessel lumen in order to inhibit leakage of blood flow between the graft and the luminal wall into the aneurysm or stenosis which is being treated.
The grafts of the present invention will find particular use in the treatment of vascular conditions, such as abdominal and other aneurysms, vascular stenoses, and other conditions which require creation of an artificial vessel lumen. For the treatment of vascular stenoses, the graft may serve as a stent to maintain vessel patency in a manner similar to that described in the above-described U.S. and foreign patent documents relating to stents. Other intraluminal uses of the devices and methods of the present invention include stenting of the ureter, urethra, biliary tract, and the like. The devices and methods may also be used for the creation of temporary or long term lumens, such as the formation of a fistula.
Such graft structures provide a number of advantages over previously proposed designs, particularly for vascular uses. By covering the lumen of the tubular frame, thrombogenicity of the graft resulting from exposed frame elements is greatly reduced or eliminated. Such reduction of thrombogenicity is achieved while maintaining the benefits of having a frame structure extending over the graft. Such an external frame helps anchor the graft in place and maintain patency and evenness of the graft lumen, both of which are advantages over graft structures which are anchored and supported only at each end. The vascular grafts of the present invention are also self-expanding and easy to place. The self-expanding nature of the frame also counteracts external deforming forces that may result from the continuous physiologic expansion and contraction of the blood vessel lumen. Moreover, the lack of cleats, tines, or other penetrating elements on the graft allows the graft to more closely conform to the surrounding vessel wall and facilitates retrieval and/or repositioning of the graft, as will be described in more detail hereinafter. Additionally, the resilient tubular frame structure permits the graft to conform to even irregular regions of the blood vessel wall as the wall is expanding and contracting as a result of the pumping of the patient's heart.
The tubular frame preferably comprises a plurality of radially compressible band or ring structures, each of which have a relaxed (i.e., non-compressed) diameter which is greater than the diameter of the blood vessel to be treated. Adjacent compressible band members may be independent of each other or may be joined at one or more locations therebetween. If joined, the bands are preferably joined at only two diametrically opposed points to enhance flexibility of the frame over its length. Independent band members will be held together by their attachment to the interior and/or exterior liner(s).
Alternatively, the tubular frame may comprise a plurality of laterally compressible axial members, with adjacent axial members preferably not being directly connected to each other. The axial members will usually comprise a multiplicity of repeating structural units, e.g., diamond-shaped elements, which are axially connected. The axial members will be attached to the inner liner, either by stitching or by capturing the axial members in pockets formed between the inner liner and an outer liner disposed over the frame. The pockets may be formed by attaching the inner and outer liners to each other along axial lines between adjacent axial members.
The present invention also provides methods and systems for the in situ placement of bifurcated grafts for the treatment of aorto-iliac segments and other bifurcated lumens. The system comprises a bifurcated base structure including a proximal anchor, typically a self-expanding frame, which defines a common flow lumen and a pair of connector legs that establish divergent flow lumens from the common flow lumen. The system also includes a first tubular graft which can be anchored within first of the connector legs to form a continuous extension of the first divergent flow lumen and a second tubular graft which can be anchored within a second of the connector legs to form a continuous extension of the second divergent flow lumen. The method of placement comprises first introducing the bifurcated base structure so that the anchor section is positioned within a primary vessel, i.e., the aorta, below the renal arteries. After the bifurcated base structure is anchored, the first tubular graft is introduced into the first connector leg and anchored between said leg and the first branch artery, e.g., the right iliac. The second tubular graft is then inserted into the second connector section and anchored between the second connector and the second branch artery. By properly selecting the dimensions of the bifurcated base structure, the first tubular graft, and the second tubular graft, the resulting bifurcated graft structure can have dimensions which are specifically matched to the vessel dimensions being treated. Preferably, the bifurcated base structure, first tubular graft, and second tubular graft, will be formed from radially compressible perforate tubular frames having interior and/or exterior liners, generally as described above for the preferred vascular graft of the present invention. The radially compressible perforate tubular frame on the base structure, however, will terminate above the region where the connector legs diverge. The connector legs below the divergent region will be reinforced by placement and expansion of the tubular graft structures therein.
The present invention further provides a delivery catheter for endovascular placement of radially compressible grafts or stents, such as the vascular grafts and bifurcated base structures described above. The catheter comprises an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. Preferably, a retaining structure is provided near the distal end of the shaft for holding the graft or the stent on the shaft until such a time that the graft or stent is positively released, e.g., by withdrawing a pull wire which extends through locking stays on either side of the graft or stent. The delivery catheter further comprises a sheath slidably mounted over the shaft. The sheath is initially disposed to cover and restrain the radially compressed graft or stent while the catheter is being intervascularly introduced to a desired target location. The sheath may then be withdrawn, releasing the radially compressed graft or stent to occupy and anchor within the vasculature or other body lumen.
Preferably, the graft or stent will remain fixed to the shaft even while the sheath is being withdrawn so that the physician can recapture the graft by advancing the sheath back over its exterior. Only after the graft or stent is fully expanded at the target location within the vessel lumen is the graft or stent finally released. Preferably, the sheath will have a flared or outwardly tapered distal end to facilitate both release and recapture of the graft or stent by axial translation of the sheath. The flared end may be fixed or deployable, i.e., selectively shiftable between a flared and a non-flared configuration. Preferably, the flared end will be deployable so that the sheath may be introduced with the distal end in its non-flared configuration to minimize its profile. After properly positioning the sheath, the distal end may be opened to assume its tapered configuration.
The present invention provides apparatus and methods for the transluminal placement of graft structures, particularly within the vascular system for treatment of aneurysms and other vascular conditions, but also in other body lumens, such as ureter, urethra, biliary tract, gastrointestinal tract, and the like, for the treatment of other conditions which benefit from the introduction of a reinforcing or protective structure in the lumen. The apparatus and methods can also find use in the creation of artificial lumens through solid tissue and structures, such as the placement of a TE fistula via an endoscope. The vascular grafts will be placed endovascularly. As used herein, "endovascularly" will mean placement by percutaneous or cutdown transluminal procedures using a catheter over a guidewire under fluoroscopic guidance. The catheters and guidewires may be introduced through conventional access sites to the vascular system, such as through the brachial and subclavian arteries for access to the aorta and through the femoral arteries for access to the aorta or to peripheral and branch blood vessels.
A vascular graft according to the present invention will comprise a radially compressible perforate tubular frame and an inner or interior liner attached within a central lumen defined by the frame and optionally a second or outer liner formed over the exterior of the frame. The radially compressible frame can take a variety of forms, usually comprising or consisting of a plurality of independent or interconnected structural elements, such as rings, bands, helical elements, serpentine elements, axial struts, parallel bars, and the like, that can be compressed from a relaxed, large diameter configuration to a small diameter configuration to facilitate introduction, as discussed below. It is necessary, of course, that the liner(s) remain attached to the frame both in its radially compressed configuration and in its expanded, relaxed configuration.
A preferred configuration for the tubular frame comprises a plurality of radially compressible band members, where adjacent band members are joined to each other at only two diametrically opposed points in order to enhance flexibility. In a particularly preferred aspect, the diametrically opposed attachment points are rotationally staggered in order to provide flexibility in more than one direction. A preferred method for forming such a tubular frame is described in more detail hereinafter. In another preferred configuration, at least some of the bands of the frame are independent i.e., are not directly connected to each other. Instead, the bands are connected only to the liner(s) which maintain the axial integrity of the graft. Preferably, the independent bands are stitched or sealed between interior and exterior liners, as will be described in more detail below. Other suitable frame structures are described in the patent literature.
In an alternate configuration, the perforate tubular frame comprises a plurality of laterally compressible axial members which are attached directly, e.g., by stitching, or indirectly, e.g., by lamination, to the inner liner. The axial members may be a multiplicity of repeating structural elements, such as diamonds, or could be formed from two or more overlapping elements. By positioning the axial members in pockets formed between an inner liner and an outer liner, the axial elements will be able to flex independently while providing the desired radial compressibility and self-expansion characteristics for the graft.
The dimensions of the tubular graft will depend on the intended use. Typically, the graft will have a length in the range from about 50 mm to 500 mm, preferably from about 80 mm to 200 mm for vascular applications. The relaxed diameter will usually be in the range from about 4 mm to 45 mm, preferably being in the range from about 5 mm to 25 mm for vascular applications. The graft will be radially compressible to a diameter in the range from 3 mm to 9 mm, preferably from 4 mm to 6 mm for vascular applications.
The liner(s) will be composed of conventional biological graft materials, such as polyesters, polytetrafluoroethylenes (PTFE's), polyurethanes, and the like, usually being in the form of woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics, polymeric sheets, membranes, and the like. A presently preferred fabric liner material is a plain woven polyester, such as type 56 Dacron® yarn (Dupont, Wilmington, Del.), having a weight of 40 denier, woven at 27 filaments with 178 warp yarns per circumferential inch, and 78 yarns per inch in the fill direction.
The liner will be attached to the interior lumen of the tubular frame and will cover most or all of the interior surface of the lumen. For example, the liner may be stitched or otherwise secured to the tubular frame along a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart axial lines. Such attachment permits the liner to fold along a plurality of axial fold lines when the frame is radially compressed. The liner will further be able to open and conform to the luminal wall of the tubular frame as the frame expands. Alternatively, when inner and outer liners are used, the liners may be stitched, heat welded, or ultrasonically welded together to sandwich the tubular frame therebetween. In an exemplary embodiment where a plurality of independent band members are disposed between interior and exterior liners, the liners are secured together along circumferential lines between adjacent band members to form pockets for holding the band members. In a second exemplary embodiment where a plurality of independent axial members are disposed between interior and exterior liners, the liners are secured together along axial lines to form pockets for holding the axial members.
The liner will preferably be circumferentially sealed against the tubular frame at least one end, preferably at both ends in the case of straight (non-bifurcated) grafts. It is also preferred in some cases that the distal and proximal end of the perforate tubular frame be exposed, i.e., not covered by the liner material, typically over a length in the range from about 1 mm to 25 mm. Frame which is not covered by the liner permits blood perfusion through the perforations and into branch arteries such as the renal arteries in the case of abdominal aorta grafts, while providing additional area for anchoring the frame against the blood vessel lumen. In an exemplary embodiment, the liner will extend through the frame and over the exterior surface near either or both ends to provide a more effective seal against the adjacent blood vessel wall.
The radially compressible perforate tubular frame will be composed of a resilient material, usually metal, often times a heat and/or shape memory alloy, such as nickel titanium alloys which are commercially available under the trade name Nitinol®. The frames may also be composed of other highly elastic metals, such as MP-35 N, Elgiloy, 316 L stainless steel, and the like. In the case of Nitinol® and other memory alloys, the phase transition between austenitic and martensitic states may occur between an introduction temperature, e.g., room temperature (approximately 22° C.), and body temperature (37° C.), to minimize stress on the unexpanded frame and enhance radial expansion of the frame from its radially compressed condition. Expansion can also be achieved based on the highly elastic nature of the alloy, rather than true shape recovery based on phase change.
In some cases, it may be desirable to form a tubular frame having different elastic or other mechanical properties at different regions along its length. For example, it is possible to heat treat different regions of the tubular frame so that some regions possess elastic properties while others become malleable so that they may be deformed by external force. For example, by providing at least one malleable end portion and an elastic (radially compressible) middle portion, the graft can be firmly expanded and implanted by internal balloon expansion force (to anchor the end(s) in the inner wall of the blood vessel) while the middle will remain open due to the elastic nature of the tubular member. Malleable end portions are a particular advantage since they can be expanded with a sufficient force, and re-expanded if necessary, to assure a good seal with the blood vessel wall. Alternatively, the malleable ends could be formed from a different material than that of the middle portion of the tubular frame. The use of different materials would be particularly convenient when the frame is formed from a plurality of independent bands, where one or more band members at either or both ends could be formed of a malleable metal. Usually, such malleable end(s) will extend over a distance in the range from 5 mm to 50 mm, preferably from 5 mm to 20 mm.
Malleable portions or segments can also be formed in other parts of the tubular frame. For example, some circumferentially spaced-apart segments of the tubular frame could be malleable while the remaining circumferential segments would be elastic. The frame would thus remain elastic but have an added malleability to permit expansion by applying an internal expansion force. Such a construction would be advantageous since it would allow the diameter of the graft or stent structure to be expanded if the initial diameter (which resulted entirely from elastic expansion) were not large enough for any reason. The proportion of elastic material to malleable material in the tubular frame can be selected to provide a desired balance between the extend of initial, elastic opening and the availability of additional, malleable opening. Such construction can be achieved by selective heat treatment of portions of a frame composed of a single alloy material, e.g. nickel titanium alloy, or by forming circumferential segments of the frame from different materials having different elastic/malleable properties. In particular, individual laterally compressible axial members 204 (as described in connection with
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The tubular frame 14 comprises a plurality of radially compressible band members 11, each of which comprises a zig-zag or Z-shaped element which forms a continuous circular ring. Each band member 11 will typically have a width w in the range from 2 mm to 15 mm, and the tubular frame will comprise from 1 to 30 individual band members. Adjacent band members 11 are preferably spaced-apart from each other by a short distance d and are joined by bridge elements 13. Flexibility is enhanced by providing only two diametrically opposed bridge elements 13 between each adjacent pair of band members 11. As will be described further with reference to
Usually, the perforate tubular frame 14 will be left open at each end, e.g., at least a portion of the last band member 11 will remain uncovered by the liner 12. The liner 12 will be stitched or otherwise secured to the band members 11, preferably at the junctions or nodes when the element reverses direction to form the Z-pattern (although the stitching should not cross over between the band members in a way that would restrict flexibility). The liner 12 will usually pass outward from the inner lumen of the tubular frame 14 to the exterior of the frame through the gap between adjacent band members, as illustrated in
The joining pattern of adjacent band members 11 is best illustrated in
A preferred method for forming the tubular frame 14 in the present invention may be described with reference to
Preferably, each end of the liner 12 will be circumferentially sealed at or near the distal and proximal ends of the tubular graft. As illustrated in
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The catheter 30 may be modified to provide alternate delivery techniques for the graft G. For example, the catheter 30 may include a balloon at or near its distal end for use with grafts having malleable portions which need to be expanded. The catheter 30 might also include bumpers or other means for aligning the graft on the shaft 46 while the sheath 42 is being retracted. A variety of other catheter constructions and techniques for delivering the radially-compressible graft and stent structures of the present invention.
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Femoral access and retrograde placement of the graft structures of the present invention will be possible although such an approach is not presently preferred.
Positioning and repositioning of the stent-graft structure of the present invention can be facilitated by use of an ultrasonic imaging catheter or guidewire, such as the guidewires described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,095,911 and PCT WO 93/16642. Such ultrasonic guidewires can be used in place of the conventional guidewire GW illustrated in
Although the foregoing invention has been described in some detail by way of illustration and example, for purposes of clarity of understanding, it will be obvious that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 2, 2007 Two U.S. soldiers were killed this morning when their Multinational Division Baghdad helicopter crashed while conducting operations northwest of the Iraqi capital, military officials reported.
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The 2013 South Dakota Legislative Study Committee on domestic violence held three regional hearings in Pierre, Aberdeen and Sioux Falls, at which they listened very thoughtfully to domestic violence advocates and survivors, judges, prosecutors and law enforcement personnel. These public hearings led to the bipartisan introduction of legislation including:
SB 2: Provides for the delayed arrest, under certain circumstances, in regard to certain outstanding warrants for victims of domestic abuse with minor children.
SB 3: Will provide for continuity in the judicial review of certain lawsuits, complaints, and petitions between parties to a petition for certain protection orders.
SB 4: Ensures, by service, notice to the respondent and opportunity for the respondent to be heard prior to enforcement of certain foreign domestic protection orders.
SB 5: Will permit the court reciprocal discretion to hear certain petitions for protection orders due to domestic abuse and for protection orders due to stalking or physical injury.
SB 6: Would establish the crime of committing certain acts of domestic abuse in the presence of a minor child.
SB 7: Modifies the persons eligible for protection from domestic abuse and to revise certain terminology.
After the Polaris Project called South Dakota's human trafficking laws the "weakest in the nation", Attorney General Marty Jackley is in favor of a law that would forfeit the property of people convicted of internet pornography crimes against children and human sex trafficking to the State, similar to the process used against drug dealers. Other legislation may be in the works, some of which would protect victims of trafficking from being charged with prostitution and giving other protections to victims.
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By robbiefreeling | REVERSEBLOG: the reverse shot blog May 16, 2008 at 10:02AM
If you're around New York this weekend, you can catch a rare treat on the big, beautiful Walter Reade Theater screen on Sunday at 6:40. As part of Film Society of Lincoln Center's surprising but welcome Jennifer Jones retrospective, they'll be showing William Dieterle's splendid 1948 mood piece Portrait of Jennie, one of the most haunting Hollywood films of any era. The terms "hypnotic" and "spellbinding" may be two of our most overused shorthands in film criticism, but they certainly, even quintessentially, apply here: this is an entrancing, eerie work, featuring Joseph Cotten as a dissatisfied, uninspired painter living in New York City who happens upon the bizarrely naive and coquettish little girl Jennie (Jennifer Jones, initially playing well before her years) one day in Central Park. Seemingly unattached to family or friends, Jennie appears to be something of a free-floating blithe spirit, and Cotten takes her on as something of a muse—yet as he becomes more inspired, Jennie becomes an increasingly vague, transitory figure, aging rapidly with each successive meeting.
Dieterle paints his entire film in a gauzy haze, as if it's springing forth from some barely recollected memory: New York itself is evoked as a timeless shapeshifter, rendering the entire film as an almost period piece. Indeed, as it becomes more plausible that Cotten and Jones's romance is being enacted in the time and space between two separate eras, the film grows ever more unsure of its temporal bearings, leading up to a rainswept lighthouse ending that brings it crashing back down to reality. Cotten's artistic struggles and self-doubts are painted boldly but never in a natteringly solipsistic way (as usual, Cotten manages to be both ethereal and sarcastic at once), and Jones, inhabiting her character's many different ages, moves beyond mimicry into genuine existential dread. A sort-of inverse Picture of Dorian Gray, Portrait of Jennie makes for a substantial (if, at 86 minutes, slim) inquiry into what informs the creative process, and Dieterle responds with a luxurious art-work of his own, brilliantly employing dazzling, contemplative, Oscar-winning visual effects, elegantly appointed cinematography by Joseph August, and a Debussy-inspired score by Dmitri Tiomkin. Watch it on the big screen and get, yes, spellbound.


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openSUSE Seeks Two New Board Members
The openSUSE Board elections process, which began in December last year, has now moved into the election phase and the final results will announced on January 26, 2010.
The board has 2 seats open for this election as Pascal Bleser and Henne Vogelsang terms are expiring.
One of the restrictions for the board is no single organization or company can control more than 40 percent of the electable board seats. Currently elected are Pavol Prusnak with Novell, Rupert Horstkötter with openSLX and Bryen Yunashko with no company association. According to the election announcement what that means is. "In this election, if two candidates from either Novell or openSLX score a first and second place, only the one with most votes will have a seat. The other seat will to go to the third candidate in line (provided of course that person is not also affiliated with the same company."
The seven candidate running for the two seats are ambassador(United States)-Chuck "PUP" Payne, open-slx user experience expert-sebas, ambassador (Greece) Kostas Koudaras, OSS IT consultant-Peter Linnell aka mrdocs, Booster, currently Board Member, Novell-Henne Vogelsang, Programmer, Hacker, FOSS Enthusiast, Novell-Sankar P, Programmer, and contributor- Nelson Marques.
Those who are elected to the openSUSE board will be for leading the overall project and their main responsibilities will be to act as a central point of contact, help resolve conflicts, communicate community interests to Novell, facilitate communication with all areas of the community, and facilitate decision making processes where needed.
According to Board Election rules, members can only be elected by official 'openSUSE Members' with and the chair person, currently Alan Clark, being appointed by Novell.
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Qemu Flaw Lets the Guest Escape
Xen project announces a privilege escalation problem for Qemu host systems
Android Bug Threatens Millions of Users
Attackers can compromise an Android phone just by sending a text message
Lenovo and Canonical Announce Laptop Deal
PC vendor will pre-install Ubuntu on portables in India.
Mozilla Firefox Blocks Flash
More embarrassment for Adobe's embattled multimedia tool
Security Problem in Firefox's NoScript Add-On
Mozilla's script blocker add-on could be putting malware sites on the whitelist.
RIP SSLv3
The Internet community officially banishes the notoriously unsafe Secure Sockets Layer protocol.
Mate 1.1 Arrives
Popular desktop environment continues the Gnome 2 legacy – with new support for the Gnome 3 toolkit.
US Government Requires HTTPS
The Obama White House has issued a memorandum telling all US government agencies they must use HTTPS for all websites and web communication.
Mozilla Signs Firefox Add-Ons
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Juan Tejeda and Armando Tejeda set to perform at La Gran Tamalada at Guadalupe Theater
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center's free La Gran Tamalada event at Guadalupe Theater on Saturday gets a last-minute musical kick. Conjunto musician, author and educator Juan Tejeda and his cousin Armando Tejeda have been added to perform as a duo at the midday tamal history and how-to-assemble session at the corner of Guadalupe and Brazos […] [Read More]
Concert notes: Coldplay skipping S.A. in 2012
Since Chris Martin and Co. made their San Antonio debut a mere two years ago, maybe it was too much to expect a return visit so soon. Coldplay announced its 2012 North American tour this morning, and the only Texas dates are: Dallas, June 22, American Airlines Center. Houston, June 25, Toyota Center. Tickets for […] [Read More]
Spoofing the Alamo Heights set
Writer/director Chris Manley and the rest of the crew at the Rose Theatre Company are wrapping up the year with "An '09ers Christmas," the return of their Alamo Heights-set soap opera spoof. A few original cast members weren't able to do the show this time around, something that Manley has a lot of fun with […] [Read More]
Concert notes: Clarkson, Burnett coming to Majestic
Two shows of note — both by native Texans — announced this week for the Majestic Theatre: Kelly Clarkson, the Burleson native who won the first season of "American Idol" way, way back in 2002, is set to play the Majestic on Feb. 6. Tickets go on sale Friday. Unlike successive "Idol" winners, Clarkson managed to […] [Read More]
First impression: 'Fiddler on the Roof'
The touring production of "Fiddler on the Roof" currently roosting at the Majestic Theatre is a charmer through and through. John Preece is a witty, winning presence as Tevye, and the rest of the cast is great, too. The orchestra does the music justice, and San Antonio designer Steve Gilliam's set is lovely. The production […] [Read More]
WWI exhibit stops in today
Visitors can experience the sights and sounds of combat 100 years ago when the Waddell & Reed Traveling World War I Exhibition stops in San Antonio today. The exhibit, which is housed in an 18-wheeler, features more than 60 artifacts assembled by the National World War I Museum, including weapons, uniforms and posters. The truck […] [Read More]
Busy Christmas, 'George Bailey'
COURTESY THE COMPANY THEATRE Damian Gillen (above) could just stick to his statewide tour of his solo take on "A Christmas Carol" as his contribution to holiday entertainment. But he's also going to stage and appear in "Merry Christmas, George Bailey," a live performance of a radio adaptation of "It's A Wonderful Live" originally broadcast […] [Read More]
Luminaria adjudicators named
The folks pulling together Luminaria, the annual downtown arts blow-out, have named the adjudicators who will be selecting artists taking part in the 2012 event. This is the first year that those choices will be made by artists from out of town. "They're great," said Luminaria head honcho Richard Rosen. "I couldn't be more pleased." […] [Read More]
Concert notes: Red Hot Chili Peppers return in March
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are coming back to San Antonio after all next March. [Read More]
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The Latics have already signed left-backs Andrew Taylor and Aaron Taylor-Sinclair so far this summer.
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"The chairman remains very supportive of what we're doing and hopefully we will be able to present a couple of new signings before we fly out to Germany," he told the Wigan Evening Post.
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6 Places to Eat Ramps in Chicago
Why are Chicago chefs so obsessed with ramps? Well, they are our city's namesake, but they also make a tasty flavor accent for anything from risotto to lobster tacos. More
Why are Chicago chefs so obsessed with ramps? Well, they are our city's namesake, but they also make a tasty flavor accent for anything from risotto to lobster tacos. More
With the proliferation of cocktail bars and cocktail-conscious restaurants in Chicago, there are dozens of rye cocktails to be had here, especially during this time of year, when meager temperatures demand that restorative sensation of heat rye drinks so generously provide. But around town, many rye drinks are darn good, while others are just ok. As a service to ourselves, I say, let's not waste a drop of precious rye on anything short of great. More
With more than 200 restaurants participating in Chicago Restaurant Week 2013, the choices can be overwhelming. Though still a few weeks out, you better make your reservations now if you want to grab some of the most coveted tables. Here are seven lunch deals you'd be sorry to miss. More
It's that time of year again, when we all develop that natural inclination to reach for something bubbly. Here are five sparkling cocktail recipes from two of our favorite places to toast in Chicago: Sepia, where Josh Pearson presides over the handsome marble bar, and Pops for Champagne, a longtime fixture of the city's bubbly scene. We promise you'll have no trouble replicating these drinks in all their fizzy finery. More
This past Monday, I had the unique opportunity to visit the Food & Wine Chef Showcase, hosted at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Featuring over twenty Chicago area restaurants and chefs, it was a truly impressive exhibition of food and wine. More
For the second year in a row, the Green City Market Junior Board held a Halloween charity event. While all for a good cause, it was also an exceptional excuse to see some of Chicago's best chefs all dressed up. More
Sepia's executive chef won the latest episode of the Food Network's Iron Chef America. More
During my three years of covering Chicago for A Hamburger Today, I had the pleasure of eating an impressive array of the area's burgers. Some were good, some were not so good, and more than a few were simply outstanding. Here's a reminder of the 15 best. More
Last night, some of the best chefs in Chicago set up shop in Lincoln Park for the Green City Market's Chefs' BBQ Benefit, which helps raise money for educational initiatives at the market. The original plan was to try and eat every single dish, but considering there were over 80 restaurants at the event, I had to make do with sampling as much as I could. I did pretty well. More
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Take a blend of short rib, sirloin and skirt steak, grind it in-house, allow a thick crust to form without overcooking, top it with some excellent bacon from Gunthorp Farms, a robust cheddar from Wales, and some lightly fried onions, and you're going to understand what kind of quality justifies a Michelin star. More
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On Monday, April 4, 2011 the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma ordered that all relief sought by petitioner and candidate for Rattan School Board Loyd Deaton be denied.
Candidate Deaton had filed for an appeal because he believes he won the Rattan School Board election by one vote, being 317 for him and 316 for Valerie Clay Merida. Deaton was/is claiming that the Pushmataha County Election Board, had certified him the winner. Which isn't true according to the Election Board, who were given a irregularity claim by Merida before the Friday after the election by 5:00 (Feb 11). The Irregularity claim had to do with one of Deaton's relatives notarizing an absentee ballot.
The time has finally come to end this race for a win once and for all. On Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Rattan citizens will finally know who is the final member of the Rattan School Board. Polls will be open at the regular locations from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.


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The Port Arthur Historic Site has canceled tours to the Isle of the Dead for today due to a severe weather warning being issued by the Bureau of Meteorology.Winds of around 100km per hour are expected during the day, with gusts up to 130km per hour, which will be strong enough to bring down trees.Harbour cruises are expected to proceed as normal, due to the forecast wind direction.
Tours to the Point Puer Boys Prison at Port Arthur are currently suspended due to maintenance works being carried out on the jetty.
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The Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum is now offering an audio tour that further enhances the USS Yorktown experience by bringing memories of the ship to life. The $6 tour includes unique and detailed descriptions of more than 110 exhibits. The commentary includes interviews from veterans who served on the USS Yorktown and pilots who flew the planes that are on display. It also incorporates sound effects that bring the experience to life.
"This tour is perfect for visitors who want to peel back another layer of the USS Yorktown and really dig deep into its remarkable history," said Executive Director Mac Burdette. "The stories told by our heroes during the recording really help to personalize the ship for our visitors."
The audio tour is conducted through a headset and is self-paced. The programming was developed by Patriots Point museum curators and Dream Vision Entertainment (DVE). In 2013, DVE helped create one of the museum's most popular attractions, the interactive USS Laffey Gun Mount Exhibit. Guests can purchase the new audio tour at the information desk located inside the Yorktown.
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I can't add much to Annalee's farewell
to Brill Building great Ellie Greenwich, who died this week at age 68.
(Ann Powers of the L.A. Times also has an excellent appreciation of
Greenwich's life and legacy here.)
But as a devotee of the girl-group sound and the history of the
songwriting women behind it (seriously, rent Allison Anders's film Grace of My Heart,
whose fictional central songwriter, Denise Waverly—neé Edna Buxton—was
based on Brill Building women like Greenwich, Carole King, and Cynthia
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Unquenched demand for plastic bottles could draw 700 new jobs to Berkeley County from a manufacturer that's been eyeing the Charleston region for nearly two years.
The deal came to light Tuesday when the owner of Bushy Park Industrial Complex filed a 96-page document detailing plans to develop about 200 acres of the waterfront property near Goose Creek.
Cooper River Partners LLC is asking the Charleston office of the Army Corps of Engineers for permission to fill more than 10 acres of freshwater wetlands, build a private marine terminal, install a rail spur and dredge about 93 acres of the Cooper River to accommodate ocean-going ships.
The name of the manufacturer, which is based overseas, wasn't disclosed. The company is being referred to under the code name "Project Striker."
The plant would make consumer-grade "polyethylene terephthalate" for the North American market and produce about 1,200 tons a day. Also known as PET, the polymer is used extensively as a raw material in the packaging industry, namely recyclable beverage bottles.
BP's Cooper River plant makes a similar product off Cainhoy Road.
The manufacturing process at the Bushy Park site would incorporate a new technology that uses sugar-cane-based ethanol as the raw material instead of fossil fuels, according to the filing.
"This is a project we've been working on coming up on two years," said Marc Fetten of Cooper River Partners, which just last week was sold to Spartanburg-based Pacolet Milliken Enterprises. "These things take a lot of time to develop."
The value of the investment "could easily be in the billions," he added.
Fetten said the deal hinges on obtaining the permits.
"Our attitude is that we don't file for permits unless we have a good degree of certainty these things will happen. That said, there are no guarantees here. We need stakeholders ... to get comfortable with this," he said, referring to government agencies, environmental groups and the general public.
"This is not a typical project," Fetten added. "It's high technology. It's really cool technology. And it adds diversity to the economy. That's important for the long run."
The proposed factory site would include the main production plant, processing areas, offices, laboratories, storage, rail lines and road systems.
The marine terminal would accommodate barges and larger ocean-going vessels ferrying ethanol and other materials to the plant. Outbound shipments will leave mostly on train cars.
"The site was selected through a rigorous site selection evaluation process," according to the filing.
The developer is proposing to offset the loss of wetlands by purchasing mitigation credits from the Francis Beidler and Congaree-Carton land banks.
If built, the plant would be the second big employer to pick the 44-year-old Bushy Park for a new manufacturing site since 2012.
Nexans, a high-voltage cable maker is wrapping up an $85 million factory that's expected to hire 200 workers. The French company recently began production.
Berkeley County Supervisor Dan Davis said it was premature to discuss Project Striker.
"All I know is they filed for the permits," he said Tuesday. "But sometimes that's done in advance of a decision being made. I can't say too much about that."
Asked if he'd welcome 700 hourly and salaried jobs to Bushy Park, Davis responded, "Oh, absolutely."
The Coastal Conservation League was aware of the permit filing but had no immediate reaction to it.
Reach John McDermott at 937-5572.
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DukeEngage to offer four new immersion programs next summer
Next summer, Duke undergraduates can travel to the demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea. They can explore the entrepreneurship of Motor City or the multi-ethnic community of Miami Beach, or immerse themselves in the political climate of post-conflict Serbia.
DukeEngage, a cultural immersion program that began in 2007 and provides full funding to Duke undergraduates to spend a summer of service in the U.S. or overseas, is adding four new travel programs to its list of 2014 offerings.
Next year, about 435 students will participate in one of 40 group programs.
The new programs will be based in Detroit, Miami, Serbia and South Korea. Eight students will be accepted into each program, which will last about two months during the summer.
Jenny Snead Williams, executive director of the Duke Latino/a Studies in the Global South Program, is helping to form the Miami Beach trip. She worked for six years previously with the DukeEngage program in Tucson, Ariz., where students learn about migration across the border.
She said this is a new opportunity for students to learn about the U.S. Latino population and the reason why Miami, the United State's Latin American hub, was picked as the new offering.
Students will be volunteering with Unidad Miami Beach, a community-based organization that provides everything from employment to immigration services.
Snead Williams said she began to learn more about Unidad through Duke alumni based in South Florida. Students probably will stay at the University of Miami, she added, as they learn leadership skills and the importance of civic engagement through the organization. They also will get to explore the arts and culture of the city, as well as experience the coast and Little Havana.
"One of our goals as a program is to help people, students in particular, understand that Latino studies is part of U.S. studies," Snead Williams said. "It's something that we miss coming up through our educational experience through high school."
She said as early as 2025, 25 percent of the U.S. population will identify as Latino/Hispanic.
In Detroit, students will partner with seasoned social entrepreneurs to learn about the city's economic development and revitalization after its economic downturn and declared bankruptcy.
In Serbia, students will immerse themselves in the post-conflict social transformation and human rights efforts that emerged after the collapse of Communism and the formation of new states, according to DukeEngage. Students will be placed with organizations working with ethnic and religious minorities, youth, refugees, and emergent political advocacy groups.
Nayoung Aimee Kwon, a Duke assistant professor of Korean and Japanese cultural studies, said the DukeEngage South Korea program will focus on the history, political economy and culture surrounding the geopolitics of the two Koreas and East Asia.
Duke students will spend time at two different schools, helping teachers with English language, math, sports, art and computer classes for North Korean settlers. They also will spend time at the North Korean Refugee Foundation, a nongovernmental organization devoted to the education and welfare of North Korean settlers.
She said students will study the effects of the 60th year of the armistice, or treaty that ended the Korean War but the tensions between North Korea and South Korea still remain.
Students will be expected to find ways to communicate in an environment filled with language barriers and political tensions, she said, and to foster understanding between cultures.
"We can really connect on a very basic human level, even beyond language, and have the students take that away, the kind of possibilities that could be really amazing and endless, based on these types of human connections that we will be able to make," Kwon said.
DukeEngage held information sessions for students this week about all of its offered programs. As of this past summer, about 2,400 Duke students have volunteered through DukeEngage in 75 nations on six continents, according to the program.
Also this past summer, DukeEngage handled problems relating to personnel behavior and political unrest overseas. The DukeEngage Haiti program was canceled in June after an in-country coordinator was fired for unprofessional behavior. In July, DukeEngage had to pull 11 undergraduate students out of the Cairo program early because civil unrest in Egypt.


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The West Coast cast of the new movie "New Year's Eve" had their premiere earlier in the week, and last night the East Coasters got in on the act. Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel and Robert DeNiro were among the stars who braved the New York City rain for the premiere.
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Video: BYU basketball coach Dave Rose says squad ready for Cougar Tipoff
First Published Oct 22 2013 08:43PM • Last Updated Oct 22 2013 08:43 pm
BYU basketball coach Dave Rose gave a press briefing after practice on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2013.
Rose generally talked about the Cougar Tipoff, which is Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Marriott Center, and how much the players are looking forward to playing a game, even if it is an intrasquad scrimmage.


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NC redistricting judges schedule June hearings
Attorneys in North Carolina's redistricting lawsuits will return to court early next month because a three-judge panel wants to hear more evidence before deciding on the legality of boundaries drawn by Republican legislators.
The Superior Court judges announced Monday they'll hold a trial June 4 and 5 to hear from witnesses and review documents. The judges — Paul Ridgeway of Wake County, Joseph Crosswhite of Iredell County and Alma Hinton of Halifax County — said they want to focus solely on two issues in the hearing related to race.
One issue is whether drawing majority-black districts was a reasonable remedy for racially polarized voting by legislative mapmakers to avoid challenges under the Voting Rights Act. They also want to examine whether race was the predominant factor in forming six districts. Those six districts include two each for the state House, state Senate and Congress.
The judges already have received thousands of documents and heard two days of arguments in February on some motions to dismiss the lawsuits filed by Democratic voters and civil rights and election advocacy groups and other motions to declare the maps unconstitutional.
The three wrote Monday they they'll take the February arguments on the motions under advisement pending the trial on the specific issues. The judges telegraphed an additional hearing last week during a meeting with case attorneys at the Wake County courthouse.
The 2011 maps already were used in last year's legislative and congressional elections. Those who sued allege the boundaries illegally packed black voters into sprawling districts, split voting precincts and failed to keep whole counties within districts. Attorneys for legislative leaders and the state Attorney General's Office said the maps are lawful.
The judges want to focus on the use of race in drawing Senate Districts 31 and 32 in Yadkin and Forsyth counties; House Districts 51 and 54 in Lee and Chatham counties; and the 4th Congressional District in the eastern Piedmont and 12th District stretching from Charlotte to Winston-Salem and Greensboro.
Lawyers defending the maps say race wasn't the predominant factor in drawing these boundaries, but rather incumbent protection and partisan advantage, among other reasons.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


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- Publication date: 17 September 2012
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Taking the counsel of Hippocrates -- "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" -- acclaimed author David Wolfe brings the wisdom of eating herbal medicine to today's health-conscious readers. His enthusiastic fan base, which includes celebrities such as Woody Harrelson and Angela Bassett, continues to blossom as more and more people realize the healing and immunity-boosting properties of raw and medicinal foods. In Chaga, Wolfe presents the many virtues of medicinal mushrooms, which boost immunity, stave off allergies and asthma, help fight against cancer, and generally improve core vitality. But the star of the book is chaga -- "the king of the mushrooms" -- which holds the greatest storehouse of medicinal properties of any mushroom species. In addition to exploring the extraordinary history, lore, scientific research, and future of this potent healing mushroom, Wolfe provides readers with recipes for teas, soups, fermentations, and tinctures -- as well as tips on how to obtain quality chaga products. Other mushrooms are also discussed, such as the fabled queen of the medicinal mushrooms, reishi -- which promotes a healthy immune system -- and the cordyceps -- which fights fatigue, improves endurance, increases lung capacity, and more. The wealth of wisdom, research, recipes, and advice will enlighten and satisfy Wolfe's fans, as well as any reader curious about natural ways to improve health and promote healing.
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The author of best-selling raw food books such as "The Sunfood Diet Success System" and "Eating for Beauty," as well as one of the world's leading authority on raw-food nutrition, David Wolfe conducts seventy to eighty health lectures and seminars each year in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the South Pacific, and hosts at least five health, healing, and beauty retreats each year at various retreat centers around the world. Wolfe is the middle son of two medical doctors, and has an extensive educational background, which gives him a unique perspective in the health field. He holds degrees in mechanical and environmental engineering, and in political science. He has studied at many institutions, including Oxford University. He concluded his formal education by receiving a Juris Doctor in Law from the University of San Diego.
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