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November 19, 2012 - LM Editorial
The Port of Los Angeles has released its October 2012 cargo volumes. Overall volumes increased .82 percent compared to October 2011.
Imports decreased 1.07 percent, from 368,842 Twenty-Foot Equivalent (TEU) containers in October 2011 to 364,881 TEUs this October. Exports decreased 7.10 percent, from 193,547 TEUs in October 2011 to 179,810 TEUs in October 2012.
Combined, total loaded imports and exports for October decreased 3.15 percent, from 562,390 TEUs last October to 544,692 TEUs in October 2012. Factoring in empties, which increased 15.66 percent year over year, overall October 2012 volumes (718,406) increased .82 percent compared to October 2011 (712,586 TEUs).
For the first ten months of 2012, overall container volumes have increased 4.69 percent (6,906,578 TEUs) compared to the same period in 2011 (6,596,933 TEUs).
POLA Director of Media Relations Philip Sanfield told LM, that San Pedro Bay figures would be better aligned after the Port of Long Beach weighed in with its report.
As noted here, nation's largest ocean cargo gateway recently announced major new investment in its infrastructure.
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved construction contracts totaling more than $127 million for two major projects that advance modernization of the marine container terminal operated by longtime tenant, TraPac, Inc. ??With work due to begin in January, the projects are key elements of the Port of Los Angeles' overall capital improvement program.
The port is investing more than $1.2 billion over five years to remain competitive in the global economy.
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Topic Overview
What is fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is widespread pain in the muscles and soft tissues above and below the waist and on both sides of the body. People with fibromyalgia feel pain, tenderness, or both even when there is no injury or inflammation.
Fibromyalgia can cause long-lasting (chronic) pain. It has no cure. But with treatment, most people with fibromyalgia are able to work and do their regular activities. When it is not controlled, you may not have any energy. Or you may feel depressed or have trouble sleeping. But there are many things you can do to help manage your symptoms.
What causes fibromyalgia?
No one knows for sure what causes fibromyalgia. But experts have some ideas, such as:
- Nerve cells may be too sensitive.
- Chemicals in the brain (neurotransmitters) may be out of balance.
- The deep phase of sleep may be disrupted and affect the amount of hormones that your body releases.
What are the symptoms?
The main symptoms of fibromyalgia are:
- Deep or burning pain in your trunk, neck, low back, hips, and shoulders.
- Tender points (or trigger points) on the body that hurt when pressed.
People with fibromyalgia may have other problems, such as:
- Anxiety and depression. These can make you feel worse.
- Sleep problems and tiredness.
- Headaches.
- Morning stiffness.
- Trouble concentrating.
- Irritable bowel syndrome .
Symptoms tend to come and go. You may have times when you hurt more, followed by times when symptoms happen less often, hurt less, or are absent (remissions). Some people find that their symptoms are worse in cold and damp weather, during times of stress, or when they try to do too much.
How is fibromyalgia diagnosed?
Doctors diagnose fibromyalgia based on two things:
- Widespread pain on both sides of your body above and below the waist
- Tenderness in at least 11 of 18 points when they are pressed
Before the diagnosis, your doctor will make sure that you don't have other conditions that cause pain. These include rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, lupus, and other autoimmune diseases.
How is it treated?
Treatment is focused on managing pain, fatigue, depression, and other symptoms. You may be able to control your symptoms by:
- Getting regular exercise. This is one of the best ways to manage the pain.
- Taking medicine, if your symptoms bother you.
- Going to counseling. This can help you cope with long-term (chronic) pain.
- Taking care of yourself. Good self-care includes finding better ways to handle stress, having good sleep habits, and talking to your doctor if you have symptoms of depression.
Some people with fibromyalgia also find complementary therapies helpful. These include tai chi, acupuncture, massage, behavioral therapy, and relaxation techniques.
Frequently Asked Questions
Learning about fibromyalgia:
Being diagnosed:
Getting treatment:
Living with fibromyalgia:
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome—a set of symptoms that occur together. Experts have ideas about what may cause it, but there is not enough evidence to support any one idea. Some ideas include:
- Nerve cells may be too sensitive.
- Chemicals in the brain (neurotransmitters) may be out of balance.
- The deep phase of sleep may be disrupted and affect the amount of hormones that your body releases.
Many people connect the beginning of their symptoms to a certain event, such as the flu, an injury or surgery, or emotional trauma and stress.1 An event of this type combined with other things, such as increased sensitivity to pain and sleep problems, may lead to fibromyalgia in some people.
The symptoms of fibromyalgia vary from person to person. Symptoms can last from days to months or years.
The most common symptoms are:
- Widespread deep or burning pain above and below your waist and on the right and left sides of your body. Pain is more common in the trunk, neck, low back, hips, and shoulders. It usually gets worse gradually and can interfere with even simple daily activities.
- Tender points (or trigger points) on the body that hurt when pressed.
Other symptoms that can occur along with pain include:
- Fatigue that interferes with work and daily activities.
- Sleep problems, such as trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, or waking up feeling tired.
- Morning stiffness lasting less than an hour.
- Headaches.
- Constipation or diarrhea related to irritable bowel syndrome.
- Memory problems and trouble concentrating.
- Anxiety or depression.
People with fibromyalgia have times when their symptoms get worse and other times when they have milder or no symptoms. Flare-ups of fatigue and muscle and joint aches are common, especially following physical or emotional stress. Many people with fibromyalgia say that cold or damp weather, poor sleep, fatigue, stress, or being too active makes their pain worse.
What Happens
For most people, fibromyalgia seems to involve a cycle of muscle pain, increased sensitivity to pain, and inactivity that may be made worse by sleep problems and fatigue.
- Increasing pain causes a person to be less physically active.
- Muscles that aren't exercised regularly are more likely to be irritated during activity. And it may be that people with fibromyalgia are more sensitive to pain or have muscles that are more easily irritated.
- The irritated muscles are painful. Some doctors think that the muscles of people with fibromyalgia stay sore because they don't repair themselves as well as they should.
- Muscle pain, sometimes occurring with disrupted sleep and daytime fatigue, leads to less and less activity.
Although fibromyalgia is a long-lasting (chronic) condition with no cure, it can be controlled. It doesn't damage the muscles, joints, or internal organs. Most people adjust to their symptoms and are able to keep working and doing their daily activities. For more information about managing fibromyalgia, see the Treatment Overview.
What Increases Your Risk
Certain things may make you more likely to have fibromyalgia. Things that increase your risk (risk factors) include:
- Being female.
- Having certain health problems, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Lyme disease, mononucleosis, or depression.
- Having been through a traumatic event (such as a car accident).
- Having a family history of fibromyalgia.
When To Call a Doctor
If not diagnosed
Call your doctor if you have had the following symptoms for more than 6 weeks without an obvious cause. They may be signs of fibromyalgia, especially if they have developed gradually.
- Widespread muscle tenderness and pain, particularly on both sides of the body and both above and below the waist
- Disturbed sleep (tossing, turning, waking up frequently during the night) and waking up feeling tired and unrested
- Muscle and joint stiffness that doesn't get better when you move around
If diagnosed
If you have fibromyalgia, call your doctor if you have:
- Symptoms of depression, such as a loss of interest in things you usually enjoy or changes in eating and sleeping habits. These can often be treated if you tell your doctor about them.
- New symptoms or existing symptoms get worse. Your doctor may need to reassess your treatment, such as adjust your medicines or prescribe different ones.
Who to see
Health professionals who may be able to help you with fibromyalgia include:
You may need to see a specialist who has experience with fibromyalgia. These include:
- Rheumatologists , who have the most experience with diagnosing fibromyalgia.
- Pain management specialists , who have experience with treatment.
Pain management programs can be helpful too. These typically include a team of doctors, counselors, physical therapists, nurses, and pharmacists who can help you develop a strategy for pain management. Your personal program may include medicines, complementary therapies, diet, exercise, and counseling.
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment.
Exams and Tests
There are no specific tests that can confirm a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. You will likely have lab tests to make sure that you don't have another condition causing your symptoms. Your doctor will also ask questions about your medical history and do a physical exam.
Doctors use a set of criteria to diagnose fibromyalgia. Your doctor will look for:
- Widespread pain that has been present for at least 3 months. Pain is considered to be widespread if it is above and below your waist and on the right and left sides of your body.
- Pain and tenderness at 11 or more of 18 specific spots. The pain usually occurs only when the areas are pressed. Experts call these tender points. But you may also hear them called trigger points. (Some people may have fewer than 11 tender points but still may have fibromyalgia.)
A person may not meet these criteria but may still have fibromyalgia. That is why diagnosis can be so difficult.
Treatment Overview
There are many steps you can take to manage your symptoms. Treatment is focused on managing pain, fatigue, depression, and other symptoms common in fibromyalgia. The goal is to break the cycle of increased sensitivity to pain and decreased physical activity.
The treatment you need or want may be based on:
- How bad your symptoms are.
- Whether the condition is disrupting your daily life.
- What kinds of changes in your life you are willing and able to make.
Getting consistent exercise, especially cardiovascular exercise, is one of the best ways to manage fibromyalgia. Pool exercise has been found to work well for many people.2
It's important to build up your exercise program slowly so you don't get sore muscles that cause you to want to stop exercising. Working with a physical therapist familiar with fibromyalgia may be helpful.1
For more information, see Exercise and Fibromyalgia.
Medicines are part of the long-term treatment of fibromyalgia. Medicines can help you sleep better, relax your muscles, or relieve muscle and joint pain. Your doctor may suggest prescription medicines, such as antidepressants, muscle relaxants, and anticonvulsants. Or he or she may suggest nonprescription pain relievers.
Not all people with fibromyalgia will need, want, or benefit from medicines. You might need to try one medicine before finding one that works best for you. You may also find that a medicine that has been helping your symptoms seems to not work as well over time.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy and other forms of counseling, including hypnotherapy, have been shown to help people who have fibromyalgia.2
Counseling can help you learn to manage your pain, learn to relax, and reduce stress. These can help decrease pain and fatigue. And it can improve your mood and help you function.2
Taking care of yourself over time
Taking care of yourself is a vital part of managing fibromyalgia. For example you can:
- Identify sleep problems, if you have them. Then learn about ways to get more restful sleep.
- Relieve pain and stiffness with medicines and heat.
- Identify "triggers" that seem to make your symptoms worse. Then you can learn to avoid or manage them. Triggers may be a change in the weather, certain activities, stress, or a lack of sleep.
- Talk to your doctor if you have signs of depression or anxiety.
With help, you will be able to start working on most of these goals at home. You may have a team of health professionals to help you. To learn more, see Home Treatment.
Because the symptoms of fibromyalgia can come and go, you may find it hard to judge whether a particular treatment is really working. Different people may respond differently to each type of treatment. Many people with fibromyalgia have other joint or muscle diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus) that need to be treated too.
Finding a treatment can take time. You may have to try several different treatments to find an approach that works for you.
Fibromyalgia can't be prevented or cured. But treating symptoms may help reduce how long a flare-up lasts.
For more information, see the Treatment Overview.
Home Treatment
Home treatment is the most important part of treating fibromyalgia. There are many things you can do over time to treat your symptoms:
- Exercise regularly. Of all the treatments for fibromyalgia, cardiovascular (aerobic) exercise may have the most benefit in reducing pain and other symptoms and in improving your overall condition. Work with a physical therapist or other professional who has expertise with fibromyalgia to build an exercise program that works for you. And then stay with it.
- Try to avoid or limit your exposure to "triggers" or "stressors" that make your symptoms worse. Common triggers include cold or damp weather, poor sleep, fatigue, physical or emotional stress, and being too active.
- Improve sleep. Sleep disturbances seem to both cause and result from some of the other symptoms of fibromyalgia, such as pain. Learn good sleep habits. And try to get enough sleep each night.
- Relieve pain. Heat therapy, massage, gentle exercise, and short-term use of nonprescription pain relievers may be helpful.
- Reduce stress. Finding healthy ways to cope with stress may help reduce your pain.
- Learn about fibromyalgia. The more you know about fibromyalgia, the more control you will have over your symptoms. People who feel more in control also tend to be more active and report less pain and other symptoms.3
- Learn ways to manage your memory problems. Feeling as though you are not thinking clearly—sometimes called "fibro fog"—increases stress and can make memory problems worse. Simple things like writing yourself notes can help you feel more in control.
- Have a good-health attitude, along with these other healthy habits. It's hard to stay positive when you don't feel well. But a good attitude helps you focus less on your challenges and feel more healthy.
The best results occur when you take an active, committed role in your own treatment. You may need to adjust your lifestyle to fit home treatment, especially regular exercise, into your daily routine. It may take time to find an approach that works for you. Try to be patient. And keep in mind that consistent home treatment usually can help relieve or control symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Medicines are part of the long-term treatment of fibromyalgia. They may help break the cycle of pain and sleep problems when symptoms flare up. Not all people with fibromyalgia will need, want, or benefit from medicines. People with more severe pain, sleep problems, or depression that disturbs their daily life may find medicines helpful.
Fibromyalgia symptoms in different people respond to different medicines. Your doctor may try more than one medicine before finding one that works best for you. You may also find that a medicine that has been helping your symptoms seems to become less effective over time. Talk with your doctor if you are not getting relief. He or she may try a different medicine or make suggestions for helping find new ways to modify your activity, sleep, and stress.
Medication choices
Certain types of medicines may be used to improve sleep, relieve pain and fatigue, and, in some cases, treat depression. These improvements in symptoms may allow you to feel better and to be more active. Medicines used for fibromyalgia include:
- Tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline.
- Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril).
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as fluoxetine (Prozac).
- Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)—also called mixed (or dual) reuptake inhibitors—such as milnacipran (Savella).
- Atypical antidepressants. These are drugs that don't fit well into the general categories of antidepressant medicines. Bupropion (Wellbutrin) is an example of an atypical antidepressant that is used for fibromyalgia.
- Anticonvulsants (seizure medicines), such as pregabalin (Lyrica).
Often medicines may be combined (such as fluoxetine and amitriptyline) for the most effective treatment of symptoms of pain and sleep disruptions.
Other medicines are being studied and used for treating fibromyalgia, including:
- Pain medicines such as tramadol (Ultram), sometimes combined with acetaminophen.2
Nonprescription pain relievers, such as acetaminophen (for example, Tylenol) or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS, such as ibuprofen or aspirin) usually aren't very helpful in treating day-to-day symptoms of fibromyalgia. But they may be useful in reducing severe pain caused by a flare-up of symptoms. Check with your doctor if you need to keep taking these medicines, because they may harm your stomach, kidneys, or in rare cases, your liver. Your doctor may want to monitor you if you take acetaminophen or NSAIDs daily.
Other Treatment
Complementary and alternative therapy
Most people with fibromyalgia try some type of alternative therapy.4 They may relieve stress, ease muscle tension, and help you feel better and healthier. Some of these therapies have been shown to be effective for many people. But for other therapies, such as tender point injections, there is no evidence that they help.
Therapies that have been shown to be effective for many people include the following:
- Biofeedback has been shown to help people who have fibromyalgia.2
- A small study found that tai chi may help people who have fibromyalgia. In this study, people who took part in a tai chi class felt better. They had less pain, slept better, and were able to exercise more and be more active.5
Other treatments that have been used to treat fibromyalgia include:
- Acupuncture.
- Massage therapy.
- Relaxation techniques such as yoga, meditation, or prayer.
- Vitamins , dietary supplements, and herbal products.
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).
- Reflexology. This is the practice of applying pressure to points on the body that benefit other parts of the body.
- Chiropractic therapy .
What to think about
You may find one or more complementary or alternative therapies to be helpful in relieving some of your symptoms. Keep in mind that there is only limited information about how well these treatments (and others you may have heard about) work for treating fibromyalgia.
If you have fibromyalgia and are thinking about trying a complementary therapy, get the facts before you begin. Consider these questions with your doctor:
- Is it safe? Talk with your doctor about the safety and potential side effects of the treatment. Remember that fibromyalgia doesn't physically harm you or damage your body. A treatment that could be harmful may not be worth the risk, especially when its benefits are unproven. Avoid treatments that may be harmful, such as unusual diets or excessive vitamin or mineral supplements. (A daily multiple vitamin-mineral supplement is okay. Try to avoid taking more than 100% of the recommended daily allowance for any vitamin or mineral unless your doctor prescribes a special supplement.)
- Does it work? Because the symptoms of fibromyalgia can come and go, you may find it hard to judge whether a certain treatment is really working. Symptoms of fibromyalgia often improve on their own. Or the treatment may be causing a placebo effect that is making you feel better. Keep in mind that when you get better after treatment, the treatment may not be the reason for the improvement. Also remember that a treatment that works for one person may not work for you. It may take time. And you may have to try several different treatments to find an approach that works for you.
- Will it improve my general health? Even if complementary therapies aren't effective in treating fibromyalgia, many of them are safe, healthy habits that may improve your general well-being and may be worth trying.
With a hard-to-treat condition like fibromyalgia, it can be tempting to jump at the promise of an effective treatment. Be careful. Avoid products that claim to have a secret ingredient or that claim to cure fibromyalgia. Avoid those that encourage unhelpful behaviors such as excessive resting or avoiding activity.
Also make sure you know how much a treatment is going to cost before you agree to it. An expensive, unproven treatment that may or may not help you may not be worth the high cost. Beware of treatment providers or products that require a large financial investment at the start or a series of costly treatments.
Other Places To Get Help
|National Fibromyalgia Association
|2121 South Towne Centre Place
|Suite 300
|Anaheim, CA 92806
|(714) 921-0150
|(714) 921-6920
|Web Address:
The National Fibromyalgia Association was founded to support people who have fibromyalgia and other chronic pain illnesses. This group has an educational website and publishes an international magazine called Fibromyalgia AWARE. The group also helps develop continuing medical education programs and provides a means for fibromyalgia experts to share their research and expertise with patients and health care professionals.
|American College of Rheumatology
|2200 Lake Boulevard NE
|Atlanta, GA 30319
|(404) 633-3777
|(404) 633-1870
|Web Address:
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP, a division of ACR) are professional organizations of rheumatologists and associated health professionals who are dedicated to healing, preventing disability from, and curing the many types of arthritis and related disabling and sometimes fatal disorders of the joints, muscles, and bones. Members of the ACR are physicians; members of the ARHP include research scientists, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, psychologists, and social workers. Both the ACR and the ARHP provide professional education for their members.
The ACR website offers patient information fact sheets about rheumatic diseases, about medicines used to treat rheumatic diseases, and about care professionals.
|Arthritis Foundation
|P.O. Box 7669
|Atlanta, GA 30357
|Web Address:
The Arthritis Foundation provides grants to help find a cure, prevention methods, and better treatment options for arthritis. It also provides a large number of community-based services nationwide to make living with arthritis easier, including self-help courses; water- and land-based exercise classes; support groups; home study groups; instructional videotapes; public forums; free educational brochures and booklets; the national, bimonthly consumer magazine Arthritis Today; and continuing education courses and publications for health professionals.
|National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), National Institutes of Health
|9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, MD 20892
|1-866-464-3615 toll-free
|Web Address:
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) explores complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, trains complementary and alternative medicine researchers, and gives out authoritative information.
|National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health
|1 AMS Circle
|Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
|1-877-22-NIAMS (1-877-226-4267) toll-free
|(301) 495-4484
|(301) 718-6366
|(301) 565-2966
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The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) is a governmental institute that serves the public and health professionals by providing information, locating other information sources, and participating in a national federal database of health information. NIAMS supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases and supports the training of scientists to carry out this research.
The NIAMS website provides health information referrals to the NIAMS Clearinghouse, which has information packages about diseases.
Related Information
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- Goldenberg DL, et al. (2004). Management of fibromyalgia syndrome. JAMA, 292(19): 2388–2395.
- Nielson WR, Jensen MP (2004). Relationship between changes in coping and treatment outcome in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Pain, 109(3): 233–41.
- Wahner-Roedler DL, et al. (2004). Use of complementary and alternative medical therapies by patients referred to a fibromyalgia treatment program at a tertiary care center. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 80(1): 55–60.
- Wang C, et al. (2010). A randomized trial of tai chi for fibromyalgia. New England Journal of Medicine, 363(8): 743–754.
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Dominating a vast and fertile valley landscape, its heights dotted with windmills, Obidos has despite its popularity with tourists preserved its medieval charm down the centuries. This fortified town once kept watch over the coast, protected by its perimeter wall, which was flanked by two round towers and huge square bastions. The blocking up of a former gulf isolated the town from the coastline, now some 17km away.
Tourist attractions Óbidos : Things to see and do
Medieval City of Obidos
Rúa do Castelo P - 2510 Óbidos
The medieval city is visited on foot. There visitors can see the Porte da Vila, the Rua Direita, the Praça Santa Maria, the ramparts and the castle.
R. do Castelo P - 2510 Óbidos
The ramparts date from Moorish times and were partially restored in the 12C, 13C and 16C. The north part, the highest, is occupied by the keep and the high castle towers. The trip around the surrounding path has very pleasant views over the fortified..
Praça Santa Maria
Praça Santa Maria P - 2510 Óbidos
A pretty square located below the main street.
Hotels Óbidos
Hotel Real d Obidos
Rua D. João de Ornelas P - 2510-074 Óbidos
Prix Prices from : 85 €
Set in a 14th-century municipal house, this small hotel offers free Wi-Fi and an outdoor swimming pool with views of Óbidos' castle walls. The air-conditioned rooms are decorated in a medieval style. Each room includes wooden furniture, a cable TV a..
The Literary Man Obidos Hotel
Dom João D´Ornelas P - 2510-074 Óbidos
Prix Prices from : 90 €
The Literary Man Óbidos Hotel is a unique literary hotel and the biggest in the world. Located next to the Óbidos Castle, this former convent kept its original charm and was converted in to a hotel called Estalagem do Convento in 1965. With 30 rooms..
Hotel Rainha Santa Isabel
Rua Direita P - 2510-001 Óbidos
Located within the historic walls of Óbidos, this guest house is set in an authentic Portuguese house. The air-conditioned rooms feature ancient wooden furnishings, cable TV and minibars. Guests can have a drink in the cosy sitting room, complete wi..
Restaurants Óbidos
Pousada do Castelo
Paço Real P - 2510-999 Óbidos
Rio do Prado
Rua das Poças P - 2510-191 Óbidos
Comendador Silva
Rua Padre Nunes Tavares 6 P - 2510-070 Óbidos
This restaurant stands out for its attractive terrace at the foot of the historic town walls. It serves contemporary-style cuisine with the occasional creative twist.


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The Black Diamond Express Ice Screw Is a must have utensil, for anyone who climbs in icy conditions. It was designed with an advanced tooth geometry, to allow climbers a faster and quicker placements of screws on rocks. These ice screws feature larger crank knobs that are easier to handle and can be turned 360 degrees for easier installation. Each ice screw has stainless steel hangers, with two clip points. The screws are only 4.7 ounces each, rendering climbers with a very lightweight implement, to easily and effortlessly clip to the accessory harness loops. Safety should be the number one priority for any climber and these screws readily permit it. These screws are certified up to 2,248 pounds, far more than most climbers or groups would ever need in a mountain. If ice climbing is in your future plans, purchase the Black Diamond Express Ice Screws and keep safety in mind at all times.
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Nature's Variety Instinct for Puppies?
Hi all- Griffin is 10 weeks today, and I had read great things online about Nature's Variety Instinct grain-free dry food so that is what I have had him on. It said that it's high quality, so good for both puppies and older dogs. However, we just had a vet visit and the Dr. told me he'd never heard of it and that he feeds his dog a Hill's Science Diet blend specifically formulated for puppies. So I've been doing more research and now I'm even more confused - canned, dry, home-cooked, all-raw, so many different options and I'm not sure how to choose one. I'd love to hear what others recommend/are feeding their pups! Thanks!
There are a lot of dog food products out there. We fed Max Eukanuba Large Breed Puppy Food until he was about 16 months. He did well on it.
When we got Max, our vet recommended Science Diet Puppy, we bought a small bag, but it did not agree with Max. It gave him large, soft stools. He did much better on the Eukanuba.
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I have used the Natures Variety Instinct for my adult rescues and I use the Natures Variety Prairie for puppies. All my dogs do well on both.
I don't like the Science Diet. I was told that the only classes that vets take on nutrition in vet school is an elective and it is taught by the major pet food companies like SD. They are given an incentive to sell it before they even become vets.
Do your own research on pet foods. There is no "one size fits all". Different dogs do well on different foods and everyone has an opinion.
Here is one place that you can check out that may help you sift through some of the foods.
Dog Food Reviews and Ratings | Dog Food Advisor
Good luck in your search.
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kel (11-29-2012)
My 2 goldens are on Nutro Ultra LB puppy. I tried Acana and it did not agree with them. The best food for your puppy is the one that agrees with him, has ingredients that you are comfortable with and fits your budget. Please keep in mind that dog food reviews are not always unbiased.
Nature's Variety Instinct is not intended for puppies. It is critical that growing puppies, imparticular, get the proper nutrients in the correct amounts, so you probably want to veer away from homecooked and raw diets in the formative years if you're new to them. As pups' digestive systems are very sensitive, you might be best to just simply continue with what the breeder fed and wait until the pup is ready for adult food before making any switches.
If that food does not agree with your pup, brands that I commonly see fed here having suitable puppy/large breed puppy/all life stages foods include (in no particular order of recommendation) Wellness, California Natural, Innova, Healthwise, Eagle Pack, Holistic Select, Fromm Gold, Nutrisource, Purina Pro Plan, Royal Canin and Eukanuba. Hills would be fine too, but is rather pricey.
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All the Annamaet formulas are I believe with the exception of "Adult". Annamaet recommends some of the mid-protein foods for large breed puppies but the Annamaet foods are so low in ash that all the calcium levels fall into the large breed bucket.
All of the Dr. Tim's are as well. Kinesis and Kinesis GF state it. Pursuit and Momentum are whether stated or not. I have checked with a PHD in clinical nutrition and he said Pursuit & Momentum could even be fed to giant breed puppies because the calcium is so well controlled.
Many times performance foods are not rated ALS because the company prefers that the higher calorie foods not be fed to some puppies due to the potential for excessive weight gain.
Momentum has 1.16% calcium and .80% phosphorous so even a 35/25 can be used with pups if the owner careful. I would recommend Kinesis for most owners though.
Any of the Annamaet formulas except Adult and Ultra are good for larger puppies. Ultra has too many calories.
Your comment on Instinct is spot on. I would not feed such a high ash food to a puppy. The phosphorous levels are way to high.
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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Katherine Russell was a talented artist, a good student who grew up Christian, the daughter of a suburban doctor.
Then she went off to college in Boston.
A few years later, she had dropped out of school, converted to Islam and was Katherine Tsarnaeva, wife of a man who would become a suspect in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings and a subject of one of the biggest manhunts in American history.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and his brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, two ethnic Chechen brothers from southern Russia, are accused of planting two shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bombs near the marathon finish line last week, killing three people and injuring more than 200. Tamerlan was killed in a getaway attempt after a gunbattle with police. Dzhokhar, who was captured hiding in a tarp-covered boat in a suburban Boston backyard and is hospitalized, was charged Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill. Authorities have not released a motive, but two U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to publicly discuss the investigation, told The Associated Press that evidence suggests the brothers were motivated by a radical brand of Islam.
Tsarnaeva, 24, has avoided the public eye since her identity became known Friday. On the rare occasions when she has emerged from her parents' Rhode Island home, she is dressed in the traditional Muslim headscarf, a hijab, and has refused to answer questions.
Those who know her and knew her husband describe her as sweet and dedicated to Islam.
Tsarnaeva grew up with two younger sisters on a quiet cul-de-sac in North Kingstown, a rural, wooded town a 90-minute drive south from the apartment she would eventually share in Cambridge, Mass., with her husband and his family. Her father, Warren Russell, is an emergency doctor whose Facebook profile lists his high school alma mater as the elite New Hampshire boarding school Phillips Exeter Academy and college as Yale. Her mother, Judith Russell, was listed on her Facebook profile as working at a social services agency.
Tsarnaeva attended North Kingstown High School, graduating in 2007. Her yearbook entry lists her plans as college and the Peace Corps. Her art teacher for four years, Amos Trout Paine, remembered her talent in painting and drawing and said she was at the top of her class.
"The reason why I remember her is she was very nice and very smart," Paine said. "She was ready to learn."
She had friends and was well integrated into class, he said, and did not seem to be interested in religion.
"There was none of that with her," he said. "She was neutral."
She went off to Suffolk University, and Paine did not see her again after that. He said he was surprised to hear she had dropped out of school and even more surprised to hear she was married to a man now accused of bombing the marathon.
"From how I know her, she's a really good person," he said.
Suffolk University said Tsarnaeva attended from 2007 to 2010 and majored in communications. Her lawyer, Amato DeLuca, said she was a student when she met Tamerlan Tsarnaev at a nightclub, introduced by one of her girlfriends. Tsarnaev, who had attended Bunker Hill Community College, was no longer in school, DeLuca said, and was seeing another woman at the time.
"They went out for a while, and then they stopped and then they went out again," DeLuca said.
Tsarnaeva knew nothing about Islam when they met, said her lawyer, adding he didn't know if marriage was a motivating factor in her conversion. The reason was that she is a believer, he said.
"She believes in the tenets of Islam and of the Quran," DeLuca said. "She believes in God."
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Suits for watersports such as surfing, windsurfing, body boarding, etc are assembled in a different manor than suits for scuba/snorkeling. In Scuba the user wants to keep warm with a minimal amount of motion. In essence the more we move, the more we breathe. The more we breathe the faster our tanks drain. These suits are designed less for mobility and flexibility and more for efficient water trapping to maintain warmth. Suits for other water sports take into account the additional movement and motion will generate more heat in the suit and negate the fact that the suit does not trap water as efficiently to help maintain the warmth in the suit.
I want to keep warm in an ocean water pool this summer. Do you think a shorty with neoprene would work for me? What do you suggest? Thanks
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May 6, 2016
8 oz mushrooms, chopped (any variety. I personally like baby bellas)
1 large onion, chopped
1 tsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 TBSP soy sauce
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Hello, East Timor!After an eight-year hiatus, Counter Culture is bringing coffee from the tiny island nation of East Timor back to our offering list and this week we'll taste the fantastic specimens we've chosen to purchase from the communities of Huapu and Lacau.
Notes on the CoffeesHad you asked us a year ago to describe coffee from East Timor, the answer would probably have begun with vague references to muted acidity and heavy body and ended with the caveat that we haven't tasted much coffee from the island since Counter Culture stopped buying what long-time customers of ours might remember as Maubesse in 2006. Back then, it was an alternative to Sumatran coffee—the two islands are close geographically and until East Timor's independence in 2001, they belonged to the same country, Indonesia. Though Sumatra was by far our best-selling single-origin coffee, we never developed much of a market for coffees from East Timor and, eventually, lackluster sales combined with inconsistencies in quality, complex logistics, and distance, led us to stop buying the coffee.
Eight years later, we are happy to re-introduce East Timor to our list of origins in a completely different context: this coffee won't compete with Sumatra because we don't currently source coffee from Sumatra, and while the body is still creamy, its undeniable acidity and stone-fruit flavors couldn't be further from the flat, muted character of the olden days. It comes from smallholder farmers who grow coffee organically between 1,350 and 1,800 meters, which is higher elevation than most island coffees and undoubtedly contributes to the coffee's tangy brightness. Despite the fact that the infamous Timor variety—the spontaneous hybrid of arabica and canephora coffee species—originates on this island, the farmers in Letefoho grow primarily typica coffee plants, so you should not expect to find the vegetal or woody flavors of the catimor, castillo, lempira or IHCAFE 90 types that we have sampled in our varieties tastings over the past few years.
Never has a representative of Counter Culture visited the country, and compared to other islands in the region like Sumatra and Sulawesi, it hasn't gotten a lot of attention from quality-focused buyers in the North American coffee industry (when was the last time you read a trip report from East Timor?). We found Huapu and Lacau through the same Hong-Kong-based company, MTC Group, that introduced us our now-beloved coffees from Baroida and Tairora. MTC has built its business by sourcing coffees from the Pacific, including Australia's few coffee farms, and we feel extremely fortunate to have access to these coffees (and as an aside, if you're interested in learning more about East Timor from the perspective of MTC, this excellent trip report overfloweth with history and photos).
We bought a container of coffee from these producers this year and would have bought more but for the fact that they've never sold it to the United States before and their organic certificate is for the Japanese market, not ours. Next year we'll be able to sell it as certified organic, which will allow us to buy more of it and use it in more products, and we can't wait to continue developing this potential.
Rollout Dates and AvailabilityBoth Lacau and Huapu roll out on Friday, and assuming they hold their flavors, they should be available for purchase through the middle of March.
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Nordette Side Effects
Generic Name: ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel
Note: This page contains side effects data for the generic drug ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel. It is possible that some of the dosage forms included below may not apply to the brand name Nordette.
For the Consumer
Applies to ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel: tablets
Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur while taking ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel:
Acne; breast tenderness or enlargement; changes in appetite; changes in sexual interest; changes in weight; dizziness; hair loss; headache; nausea; stomach cramps or bloating; unusual spotting or bleeding; vomiting.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); breast discharge; breast lumps; calf or leg pain, swelling, or tenderness; change in amount of urine produced; change in vaginal secretions; changes in vision or speech; confusion; coughing of blood; crushing chest pain or heaviness in the chest; dark-colored urine; depression; difficulty sleeping; difficulty wearing contact lenses; fainting; fluid retention (swelling of the fingers and ankles); lack of energy; light-colored bowel movements; mental or mood changes; missed menstrual period; numbness of an arm or leg; one-sided weakness; persistent headache or migraines; persistent or recurrent abnormal vaginal bleeding; persistent or severe dizziness; severe pain or tenderness in the stomach; shortness of breath; sudden partial or complete loss of vision; sudden severe headache or vomiting; tiredness; vaginal irritation or discharge; weakness; yellowing of the skin or eyes.
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Applies to ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel: oral tablet
Cardiovascular side effects of hypertension and edema have been attributed to the estrogen component of this combination product. Significant blood pressure increases generally occurred only in women receiving high-dose estrogen products (50 mcg or more of ethinyl estradiol or equivalent daily). Exogenous estrogens may exert cardioprotective effects due to favorable changes in lipid profiles, however, beneficial effects may be partially or completely offset by alterations in lipid profiles induced by exogenous progestins.[Ref]
Detailed information concerning the effects of oral contraceptive therapy on lipid metabolism is available in the Endocrine paragraph of this side effect monograph.
Early investigations of high dose estrogen combinations (50 mcg or more of ethinyl estradiol or equivalent daily) suggested that women may be at increased risk of cardiovascular complications (myocardial infarction, stroke, and vascular thrombosis, including venous thromboembolism). More recent investigations of low dose estrogen combinations have suggested that oral contraceptive use is not associated with an increased risk of serious cardiovascular complications in healthy non smoking women up to the age of 45. Oral contraceptive use for women aged 35 to 44 who smoke or who have preexisting systemic diseases that may affect the cardiovascular system is not recommended.
Some investigators have suggested that even low dose products may result in adverse lipid metabolism and a woman's cardiovascular risk factors should be assessed before a decision is made to use oral contraceptive combinations.
The frequency of both subarachnoid hemorrhage and thrombotic stroke has been increased in women taking oral contraceptive hormones, however, the risk of these effects with low dose formulations appear to be very small for young women without underlying cardiovascular disease or other risk factors.[Ref]
Women taking oral contraceptive combinations have experienced several noncontraceptive health benefits. These benefits have included protection against two malignant neoplasms (endometrial carcinoma and ovarian cancer). In addition, use of oral contraceptive combinations has decreased the frequency of benign breast tumors, the risk of ovarian cysts, the risk of ectopic pregnancy, menstrual irregularity, the incidences of iron deficiency anemia, dysmenorrhea, and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Many of the adverse effects experienced by women on oral contraceptive combination products are related to a relative excess or deficiency of the estrogen and progestin components of these formulations. The following categorizes many of the frequent adverse effects by relative excess or deficiency of these components.
Progestin Excess:
Acne, oily skin
Breast tenderness
Tiredness, fatigue
Hair loss
Increased appetite
Weight gain
Cholestatic jaundice
Progestin Deficiency:
Late breakthrough bleeding
Estrogen Excess:
Breast tenderness
Estrogen Deficiency:
Early/midcycle breakthrough bleeding
Increased spotting
A number of studies have suggested that use of oral contraceptives decreased the risk of ovarian cancer. Specifically, the risk of epithelial ovarian cancers is decreased by 40%. The protection against ovarian cancer may last for 10 to 15 years after discontinuation of oral contraceptives. After long term use (12 years), the risk of ovarian cancer is decreased by as much as 80%.
The risk of endometrial cancer is decreased by approximately 50%. Protection may last for 15 years after discontinuation and may be greatest for nulliparous women who may be at higher risk for endometrial carcinoma than other women.
The incidence of hospitalization for pelvic inflammatory disease has been approximately 50% lower in women taking oral contraceptives. The reason for the decrease in the frequency (or severity) of pelvic inflammatory disease in women taking oral contraceptives has not been fully elucidated.
Some recent studies have suggested that the decrease in frequency of functional ovarian cysts reported with some older formulations may not occur in women taking newer low dose formulations.
One recent study (The Nurses' Health Study) has suggested that long term use of oral contraceptives is safe and does not adversely affect long term risk for mortality.[Ref]
Nausea, a relatively common gastrointestinal side effect, has occurred in approximately 10% of treated women during the first cycles of therapy. Some early reports suggested an association between oral contraceptive use and gallbladder disease.[Ref]
Cases of oral contraceptive induced esophageal ulceration and geographic tongue have been reported rarely.
More recent studies have suggested that the risk of gallbladder disease is minimal.[Ref]
Oral contraceptive combinations have been studied extensively for oncologic side effects. A number of studies have examined a possible relationship between the use of oral contraceptives and the development of breast cancer. Many of the studies have reported conflicting results. A committee of the World Health Organization evaluated these studies and the risks of breast cancer and concluded that: "Numerous studies have found no overall association between oral contraceptive use and risk of breast cancer." In addition, the same committee also examined a possible relationship between oral contraceptive use and neoplasms of the uterine cervix and concluded that: "There are insufficient data to draw any firm conclusions regarding the effects of combined oral contraceptives on the risk of cervical adenocarcinoma."[Ref]
The World Health Organization committee also noted that some studies "have found a weak association between long-term use of oral contraceptives and breast cancer diagnosed before the age of 36, and perhaps up to the age 45....It is unclear whether this observed association is attributable to bias, the development of new cases of cancer, or accelerated growth of existing cancers."
The World Health Organization committee further concluded that there is no increased risk of breast cancer in women over the age of 45 who have previously taken oral contraceptives. In addition, studies suggest that use of oral contraceptives does not place specific groups of women (like those with a family history of breast cancer) at higher or lower risk, and variations in the hormonal content of oral contraceptives do not influence the risk of breast cancer.
In general, studies evaluating the potential risk of cervical cancer in patients taking oral contraceptives have been complicated by the large number of confounding factors which make investigations into the epidemiology of this neoplasm difficult. Some studies have suggested that women taking oral contraceptives are at increased risk of dysplasia, epidermoid carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma of the cervix. However, other studies have not found such an association.[Ref]
Endocrine effects have included complex alterations in plasma lipid profiles.[Ref]
All progestins which occur in commercially available oral contraceptive combinations have adverse effects on lipid profiles. These progestins exert antiestrogen and androgen effects and decrease HDL (and HDL2) cholesterol levels and increase LDL cholesterol levels. The estrogen component of oral contraceptive combinations exert opposing effects. Consequently, alterations in lipid profiles are related to the relative amount and potency of the specific estrogen and progestin in a given product. (Levonorgestrel exerts potent progestin, antiestrogen, and androgen effects.)[Ref]
The rate of death due to hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States has not changed during the last 25 years (a time during which use of oral contraceptive hormones has increased dramatically).
A committee of the World Health Organization has reported that in developing countries where hepatitis B virus infection and hepatocellular carcinoma are common, "short term use of oral contraceptives does not appear to be associated with an increased risk. Data on the effects of long term use are scarce."
A recent Italian case control study of women with hepatocellular carcinoma has suggested that the relative risk of hepatocellular carcinoma is 2.2 for oral contraceptive users compared to women who never used oral contraceptives.
A similar American case control study from 1989 also reported a strong association between oral contraceptive use and hepatocellular carcinoma but concluded that: "If this observed association is causal, the actual number of cases of liver cancer in the United States attributable to oral contraceptive use is small. Therefore, these findings do not have public health importance in the United States and other Western nations."[Ref]
Hepatic side effects have included focal nodular hyperplasia, intrahepatic cholestasis, liver cell adenomas, hepatic granulomas, hepatic hemangiomas and well differentiated hepatocellular carcinomas, which have been reported rarely in association with estrogen therapy and therapy with oral contraceptive combinations.[Ref]
Cases of venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism (sometimes fatal), and arterial thrombosis have been reported rarely.
Previous thrombotic disease is considered a contraindication to use of oral contraceptive combinations.[Ref]
A hematologic concern has been the risk of thromboembolism associated with exogenous estrogens. Because the dose of exogenous estrogens is low in most commercially available preparations, the risk of thromboembolism is minimal for most women. Risk is greater in women who are over age 35, smoke, and/or with a history of previous thrombotic diseases. The incidence of venous thrombosis in women with inherited clotting defects has been greater and developed sooner (within the first six months to one year of therapy).[Ref]
A common genitourinary side effect has been breakthrough bleeding and spotting, especially during the first several cycles of oral contraceptive use. Nonhormonal causes of such bleeding should be excluded. In addition, oral contraceptive use may cause conception delay.[Ref]
Some women have experienced oligomenorrhea and amenorrhea following termination or oral contraceptive use.[Ref]
Psychiatric side effects have included depression and precipitation of panic disorder.[Ref]
Immunologic side effects have included rare cases of oral contraceptive induced systemic lupus erythematosus.
Nervous system
Nervous system side effects have been rare. A case of chorea has been reported in association with oral contraceptives.
Ocular side effects have included rare cases of retinal thrombosis. In addition, the manufacturers of oral contraceptive products report that some patients have developed changes in contact lens tolerance.[Ref]
A case of fatal pulmonary venooclusive disease has been reported.
Despite the potentially adverse effects of oral contraceptives on lipid levels and glucose tolerance, some investigators have suggested that young diabetic women without existing vascular disease or severe lipidemias may be candidates for low dose oral contraceptive combinations with appropriate clinical monitoring of patient response and tolerance.[Ref]
Metabolic side effects have resulted in altered carbohydrate metabolism. The suggested effect that oral contraceptive combinations may have on glucose tolerance has been varied. Decreased glucose tolerance has been observed, however, studies with low dose preparations have suggested that decreased glucose tolerance due to oral contraceptive combinations generally has been minimal.[Ref]
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Hundreds are expected to be downtown this Saturday to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Downtown restaurant owners are ordering more food and planning for extra staff.
City leaders have been planning for weeks to make sure staff are on hands for the cleanup afterwards.
Lucky four-leaf clovers are going up as downtown restaurants prepare.
"We were not anticipating so many people coming downtown. It's great to see a lot of families coming out supporting what's going on," said New Moon Cafe Manager Christina Rentier.
She remembers the huge crowds that came out to watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
"We are ready for the huge crowds this year," Rentier said.
"Last year, we were caught unaware," said City Administrator Fred Russell.
"We did pretty well last year. They're were a lot of people downtown before the parade to get a good seat. Some people would camp out as early as breakfast," Rentier said.
City leaders say once people come downtown, they usually stay a while eating and drinking. It translates into hundreds of dollars for downtown bars and restaurants.
"I have the opinion of every penny they spend here is good for Augusta. We want people to have a good time and be safe," Russell said.
Last year, the cleanup afterward was a problem, but this year, they have a solution. Parade organizers will have volunteers picking up trash all day, and more dumpsters are being put out.
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US Marshals arrested Terry Culberson, 63, Friday at approximately midnight, in Love County, Oklahoma. He was taken into custody without incident.Oklahoma. He'll be extradited back to Missouri.
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Economists Roberts Higgs and Stan Liebowitz join the panel of the McCuistion Program on PBS to discuss causes of the current economic crisis.
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At this Policy Forum, Independent Institute Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa, former Bolivian President Jorge Quiroga, economist William Easterly, and a group of policy experts discuss the findings of the book, Lessons from the Poor. The speakers examine real-world examples of entrepreneurship and why instead of redistributing existing wealth, governments should free people so that they can create it.
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