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Lieutenant General Bruno Kasdorf joined the German Federal Armed Forces in 1973. After his military education he served as an Armored Infantry Platoon Leader until 1975, subsequently obtaining a Universial Degree in Business Administration from the University of German Federal Armed Forces. He then returned to active duty as a Platoon Leader and Company Commander.
In 1987 he completed the General Staff Officers Course at the Federal Armed Forces Command and Staff College followed by an assignment in II GE/US Corps as an Operational Planner. Lieutenant General Kasdorf also attended the Command and General Staff Officers Course in Ft Leavenworth, USA, graduating in 1990. Between 1990 and 1992 he worked as an Assistant Branch Chief at FMoD Armed Forces Staff before being assigned as the Commander of the 323rd MechInfBn. Returning to the FMoD in 1994 he worked in the Planning Staff on Military Strategy. In 1996 he was posted within the FMOD to become Branch Chief of the Joint Operations Center. Following his assignment as ACOS G3 IV GE Corps and his attendance at the US Army War College Lieutenant General Kasdorf was posted to the FMOD Army Staff as the Head of Working Group "Future Army Structure".
In 2001 he took command of the 12th ArmdBde. During this period he served for several months as the Chief of Staff for HQ SFOR. Subsequently he became Chief of Staff of the German Army Forces Command. Prior to his employment as Chief of Staff at HQ ISAF he was Commander of the 14. Panzergrenadierdivision "Hanse", served for a first time as Chief of Staff HQ ISAF and subsequently as Deputy Commander German Army Forces Command.
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A full story for the weekend: "The Seven Faces of Congorilla!"
I always knew Congorilla was a lying, thieving bastard.
Click here to read the whole thing, courtesy of "mysteryfangirl" at Scans Daily.
Are you going to feature that cover from (I think) Mystery in Space featuring "The Faceless Hunter from Saturn!" showing the alien stealing the faces off Mount Rushmore? Now THAT'S a classic!
I'm glad to see that even African natives tribes people can read English. They are very gifted, those natives.
and damn rich.
So is a "Blind Man's Cup" somehow different from a regular cup used by a blind man to gather donations?
Also, Congorilla=reason why comics are awesome
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on never mind the buzzcocks, its such a great show and very funny..................but what happened to mark lamar i saw the advert for teh new series and he's not presenting it anymore and instead it's jonathan ross who is so not funny
what happened to mark lamar (sp).?????
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WHAT? Seriously? Jebus, Jonathon Ross is everywhere these days. Mark Lamarr made that show, his nasty little comments all those crappy pop bands/artists were so funny
Don't see why they'd replace him, or why he'd quit for that matter. The show will only go downhill from here then. Are you sure it wasn't a special? Or for some reason they swapped seats like they sometimes do? lol
nah i checke dthe listings and they say that jonathan ross is a guest presenter...don't tell me buzzcoks is going to turn into that newspaper analysis comdey program..forgot the name
Ah that is cack.
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nah i checke dthe listings and they say that jonathan ross is a guest presenter...don't tell me buzzcoks is going to turn into that newspaper analysis comdey program..forgot the name
Jonathon Ross is appalling,I watched it last night and quite frankly it was upsetting, I'm used to buzzcocks bringing tears to my eyes, but tears of laughter not mourning! Bring back Lamarr!
this cant be true. mark lamar made that program what it is. its nothing without him.
is jonathan 'rent a presenter' ross gonna do it every week or r they having different ones each week??
yeah i noticed cos i wanted it last night and thought huh!
where the hell is mark.
i miss him
But if hes a guest presenter maybe mark will be back last year?
I didnt think ross ws that bad last night, Jupoter makes up for it enough
Didnt think some of the guests were that great.. I mean the women from GMTV and some guy from the mitchell brothers.. Not funny.
They had Simon Amstell on it the other night and I thought he was pretty good at it... its shrouded in mystery though! Oooh...
Heh, He wasnt to bad.. He has tht whole cocky arrogance bit like lemar.. But I bit more nicer Looks like its guest presenters this time then.
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- A driver learns from the past to lead the future
- A driver builds up his own trucking business
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- This driver always makes time to mentor the next generation — whether at home or on the road
- This driver helps rookie truckers learn the ropes
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- This driver sees the world through Google Glass
- A career trucker brings his tales of the road to people in hospice
- How driver Paul Sedlak finds motivation to reach his fitness goals
- I Love Trucking: More than a job, driving is a way of life
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Father-son outings to Folsom Lake, near Roseville, Calif., ignited Lance Leavitt's passion for fishing back in the 1960s. That lake is where the 57-year-old commercial driver landed his first bass, and he continues to return to that...
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National Transportation safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman got down in the trenches with professional drivers this Spring during a two-day, four-state journey from Washington, D.C., to Louisville, Ky. Hersman traveled with different drivers by tractor-trailer to...
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The new Petro in Texas has some real star quality. The Carl's Corner location was previously co-owned by singer Willie Nelson and it has a distinctive history.
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Class A: Omaha Central 56, Omaha Bryan 52
TreShawn Thurman led Omaha Central with 13 points leading the Eagles to the Class A semifinals. Akoy Agau had 12 points, Tra-Deon Hollins and Darian Barrientos-Jackson scored 10 points each. Omaha Central hit 5 three pointers in the game.
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Class B: Beatrice 54, Lincoln Pius X 47
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Emma Chapter Five Summary
- Mr. Knightley and Mrs. Weston get together to talk about Emma. Get used to this – talking about Emma is one of the town's favorite pastimes.
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- Millers address rice quality concerns, warn of market demands
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Definitions, signals, trends
Back in Louisiana, Morgan says "rice quality" currently has no hard-and-fast definition. An effort led by the USA Rice Federation is attempting to change that and "try to move the needle back to a high-quality level for U.S. long-grain rice. At the same time, they want to balance yield with quality and that's tough.
"A lot of researchers have told us 'if you want higher quality, then it'll mean lower yields.' As a mill, we're just saying 'here's what we're hearing and we're forced to respond.'"
It is imperative that the quality issue be addressed, says Morgan. "Eight to 10 years ago, the perception was that U.S. long-grain rice was the highest quality in the world. However, at the time, if you look at the varieties being grown, they were more consistent and higher-quality than those now. A farmer, even if he couldn't count on such high yields as today, could plant them and get a consistent yield and high milling crop.
"Now, look at the rice we're shipping out of the United States. It doesn't even look the same. You go 'How could (the current) U.S. No. 2 and (the older) U.S. No. 2 be the same? That can't be.'"
Sadly, says Morgan, due to quality issues U.S. rice is slipping to a second tier position. "South American rice is considered higher quality. That's hurt our image, hurt our ability to export rice. When people look for high-quality rice they may not be thinking of the United States first. We're now a second or third option."
What has been the reaction of Louisiana's rice farming community to the push for better quality?
"We're not telling farmers what to do," says Morgan. "All we're saying is that rice varieties aren't created equal and they should know there's greater demand for high-quality varieties."
The chief driver of that are market forces. "You can sell higher quality rice into more markets at better prices. We're only reflecting how we can sell rice out of the mill.
"Growers have asked me for a set differential between the varieties. I hate to use the word 'discount' because, really, it just comes down to what the rice is worth. Some rice is worth more, some less. That's how it works."
There is no absolute differential, insists Morgan. "That number changes given the markets we're looking at. If we can move lower-quality rice at good prices, the difference is smaller. At times when we have trouble moving any of it, the differential is wider."
However, "there are certain varieties of rice that we know, on average, are more problematic. Of course, there will bad lots of any variety – it won't all be of the same quality. But certain varieties do have better markets than others.
"It's time that a signal is sent that quality is a problem and needs to be addressed. If we don't, we'll continue to slide down the scale. And if you're not the one with the best quality, you can't sell rice at a premium."
Louisiana Rice Mill buys medium- and long-grain rice and sells to both domestic and international markets, industrial users and packagers and everything in between. "So, we have a good overview and see the issues on all fronts.
"It appears we're heading back to variety-specific purchasing. If you IP (Identity Preservation) rice of good quality you'll have a much better shot at getting a good price compared to a guy who doesn't IP his rice and mixes it all together.
"That's a message that farmers are hopefully getting. Of course, it's up to them to make a decision on what to plant. It's not easy but they should know how the markets are trending."


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L'Oreal Losing Mass-Market Share in Western Europe, CEO Says
L'Oreal SA, the world's biggest cosmetics maker, is losing share in mass-market makeup in western Europe as growth stalls in its biggest market amid austerity measures in the region's south.
Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain cost the Paris-based company one point of growth in the third quarter, leaving it "cautious" for the rest of 2011, Chief Executive Officer Jean-Paul Agon said today on a conference call. Sales in the three months through September rose 1.8 percent to 4.94 billion euros ($6.79 billion), in line with analysts' estimates.
The fourth quarter will continue in the "same vein" as the third, Agon said, confirming the Maybelline maker's full-year targets. L'Oreal's growth trails that of New York-based rival Estee Lauder Cos., which said last week that recent economic uncertainty hadn't significantly affected its business after quarterly sales rose 18 percent.
"We are tackling the last quarter with confidence" even though the situation remains difficult in southern Europe, Agon said in a statement.
L'Oreal's 2011 sales will advance faster than the global cosmetics market as the maker of Kiehl's lip gloss benefits from higher demand for luxury products in Asia. Profit will also rise this year, he confirmed. The global market is growing a little over 4 percent, Agon said on the call with analysts, adding that he expects similar market growth next year.
Sales at the consumer-products division, L'Oreal's largest source of revenue, rose 3.4 percent excluding currency shifts and acquisitions, slowing from the 5.2 percent pace in the first half. The unit is gaining market share in North America, while the situation is gradually returning to normal in eastern Europe, L'Oreal said.
Revenue rose 1.1 percent on that basis in western Europe, where the company generates more than a third of its sales. Sales advanced 4.6 percent in North America and 8.8 percent in so-called new markets, led by the Asia Pacific region.
Like-for-like sales declined 1.5 percent in eastern Europe. "In the dismal economic context, which has left no country unscathed, consumer confidence is weak and markets are proving difficult," L'Oreal said, referring to the region.
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"Management's description of these results as good is stretching matters," Andrew Wood, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein in New York, wrote in a note to clients. He has an "underperform" rating on the stock. "We wonder how long investors will be prepared to give L'Oreal its elevated valuations given such relatively lackluster results."
L'Oreal retreated 0.5 percent in Paris trading today, giving the maker of Maybelline make-up and Garnier deodorant a market value of 46.6 billion euros. L'Oreal trades at 18.2 times estimated earnings. Procter & Gamble Co., maker of Max Factor, trades at about 15 times estimated earnings.
L'Oreal's biggest shareholders are the Bettencourt family, which owned 30.9 percent at the end of 2010, and Nestle SA, which had 29.7 percent. Liliane Bettencourt, 89, is mentally unfit, a French judge said last month in a ruling that turned over management of her interests to her daughter and grandsons.
Comparable sales at the professional products division, which supplies treatments including Inoa hair colorant to beauty salons, rose 2.6 percent. Europe and the U.S. are "sluggish markets" for the category, L'Oreal said.
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Comparable sales at the luxury unit, whose products include Yves Saint Laurent and Giorgio Armani fragrances, climbed 8.8 percent. The increase reflects a "dynamic retail sales trend" amid the launch of new products such as Biotherm's Skin Vivo Uniformity anti-aging line, the company said.
Active cosmetics sales gained 5.4 percent with La Roche Posay sun care maintaining its momentum across all markets, L'Oreal said. Body Shop revenue increased 2.4 percent as it introduced Extra Virgin Minerals foundations and extended travel retail to more than 40 countries. The dermatology division's sales gained 8.1 percent, L'Oreal said.


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A Wind Farm Electrical Systems Evaluation with EeFarm-II
AbstractEeFarm-II is used to evaluate 13 different electrical systems for a 200 MW wind farm with a 100 km connection to shore. The evaluation is based on component manufacturer data of 2009. AC systems are compared to systems with DC connections inside the wind farm and DC connection to shore. Two options have the best performance for this wind farm size and distance: the AC system and the system with a DC connection to shore. EeFarm-II is a user friendly computer program for wind farm electrical and economic evaluation. It has been built as a Simulink Library in the graphical interface of Matlab-Simulink. EeFarm-II contains models of wind turbines, generators, transformers, AC cables, inductors, nodes, splitters, PWM converters, thyristor converters, DC cables, choppers and statcoms.
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I was away in Singapore for the long Raya weekend. Managed to snag a good deal on flights and off we went. I sort of forgotten that, the long weekend of Raya coincide with Singapore's national day. Only when I got to my friend's house, I realized it's National Day. Singaporeans are really patriotic lot. I heard you have to put your name for balloting if you wish to join the National Day parade! A cab driver once told my friend that, he has tried for 10 years and somehow didn't get pick! So most of them spent time glued to the TV to watch the entire National Parade and stuffs. And after that, the next day, I joined my friend's family members for lunch and they were all talking about the National Day parade! So much sense of pride in every Singaporean!
I wish I could say the same for myself. When I was little, I would wake up early and wait for the Merdeka parade on TV with my family. We always look forward to watch the parade on TV as we were in Taiping then. We always look forward towards the marching of the army – Angkatan Tentera Malaysia as my dad was an army back then. I couldn't remember if he did join the national parade though.
Now, as I grow older, I couldn't be bothered to go to Merdeka Square. Not that I am NOT patriotic. I think patriotism is not measured by how many times you attend the national parade. Or how you could recite the pledge to the country by heart or how well you sing the national anthem.
I think patriotism is doing my part for the country, by paying taxes to build the country. Helping fellow brothers and sisters in the country who are in need. By being mindful of your actions and words as they do reflect your principles and what you believe in. Going the distance to contribute in whatever way we can to give back to the society.
With the escalating crimes to the point of alarming state, ridiculous insensitivity and overly insensitivity over minute things, lack of tolerance, lack of respects and understanding are eating into our society. I know the authorities are trying their "best" to tackle the issues but their best simply couldn't cut it anymore. I think we need to demand for extraordinary measures in such trying times. There is no use of political parties paying lip services to the people when they couldn't do what they say or promise. What use is there with the finger pointing the obvious while everyone is just crossing their arms doing nothing when a fellow brother or sister is crying for help? I wish the so called politicians and authorities would stop putting the blame on everyone and everything but themselves and get their asses to find solutions immediately!
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Home treatment for vasculitis addresses the underlying immune system problem causing the condition. Lifestyle changes involving proper nutrition and exercise will help detoxify the body and correct pH balance. An apple cider vinegar tonic is one of the effective natural cures for this condition while home remedies like garlic help strengthen the immune system. The primary treatment goal for vasculitis is to reduce the inflammation and reduce or stop the immune response in affected blood vessels.
What is Vasculitis?
Vasculitis is an immune system disorder characterized by blood cells mistakenly attacked as foreign bodies, leading to inflamed blood vessels. There are many types of vasculitis, some of which are genetic. This condition can be either short-lived or chronic, causing blood vessels to scar, weaken, narrow and thicken. In severe cases, organs and tissues are starved for blood; this form of vasculitis can prove deadly. Some types of vasculitis may improve if left alone, but other types require long-term treatment.
Natural Remedies and Lifestyle Changes for Vasculitis
The most effective natural treatments for vasculitis utilize a holistic approach. Working to achieve a healthy immune system through a treatment regimen incorporating proper nutrition, exercise and detoxification should be the ultimate goal. Since vasculitis can attack all tissues and organs, natural treatments would address symptoms for that particular type of vasculitis. In general, vasculitis sufferers are also afflicted by a variety of flu-like symptoms which can be effectively treated with home remedies.
Lifestyle Changes
Proper nutrition is an essential home remedy for correcting the underlying immune system malfunction causing vasculitis. Raw organic fruits and vegetables, especially green leafy vegetables, fresh herbs and olive oil are especially useful in strengthening the immune system and regulating pH. There are strong links between illness and people becoming too acidic (ideal pH is 7.35 while the average person is 5.5-6.5). At least 30 minutes a day of aerobic exercise should become part of the treatment regimen.
Apple Cider Vinegar Tonic
ACV Tonic is a wonderful natural remedy for many of the vasculitis symptoms, with reported natural cures for, among other ailments, chronic fatigue, flu and allergies (an immune system problem). The acetic and malic acids in ACV have antiviral, antibiotic and anti-fungal properties. It's important to use natural organic apple cider vinegar with the 'mother' as that contains the healing enzymes.
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Garlic, Echinacea and Goldenseal are all excellent herbal treatments to boost the immune system. Garlic is particularly useful because of its anti-inflammatory and astringent properties. In addition, garlic is a useful home remedy as it has effective antibacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal properties. In addition to strengthening the immune system, Echinacea enhances lymphatic function while Goldenseal is an antibacterial that also detoxifies and cleanses the body.
Vasculitis is an immune system problem causing blood vessels to become inflamed and incapable of supplying organs and tissues with an adequate blood supply. Incorporating a holistic approach utilizing natural treatments and lifestyle changes will build up the immune system while alleviating fatigue and other symptoms.
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Replied by Jp
South Carolina
02/22/2015Don't recommend the use of IV H202 as the body was never intended to have unleashed peroxide randomly coursing through veins. Peroxide is produced by WBC and other immune cells in an attempt to destroy foreign invaders "in a controlled" setting. Within the cell wall of WBC, macrophages, etc. where the damaging properties are confined and the rest of our body is protected. So no, don't worsen a condition by the careless use of peroxide.
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Posted by Rosza (Hungary ) on 02/22/2014
Can anyone suggest how to control and get rid of LC Vasculitis.(hypersensitivity vasculitis) induced after high dose of antibiotics but before that suffred of a bad bout of Hives and hence the antibiotics, also now system is allergic to Soy lecithin and chilli peppers, garlic, onions etc. Sometimes I have a reaction to theses sometimes not..kindly help. Regards
Replied by Amcmanus3
Sacramento, Ca
07/06/2014The hypersensitivity could be from a damaged digestive tract. I had the same diagnosis and symptoms so I went on the GAPS diet. My lesion healed after that. Along with better stress management and excersise, I have been much better.
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07/07/2014Dr. Joel Furhman has stated that MOST auto immune problems can be fixed with diet. In his book 'eat to live' he gives a VERY specific diet for autoimmune problems, and says people with autoimmune issue should avoid gluten. Also, please also look up the transdermal magnesium supplementation and iodine. I think diet is VASTLY under-rated in the prevention and treatment of problems in the body! More so than even supplements. "let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food! "
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01/18/2015Rosza, I'm curious about the antibiotics you have taken...
I also suffer vasculitis, and when I was hospitalized for a large kidney stone and sepsis, I was given IV Cipro, from the class of Fluoroquinolone antibiotics. I developed a terrible reaction, with hives and joint pain, as well as neuropathy. When I did some research discovered there is a black box warning on the drug because of the serious side effects. There are even groups on the web dedicated to those sufferers.
Just wanted to make you aware, in case that is part of your problem.
Hope you are doing better now.
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01/18/2015Appreciating the dialogue, as I too am a sufferer of vasculitis. It is been over eight months I've been fighting with breakouts on my inner thighs down to my legs and ankles. Very painful. I think I've had officially for outbreaks. The stars look like brown scarred skin marks on my ankles. I'm not worried about the vanity of my legs as I am the healthiness of my immune system.
I have been hospitalized for three days as for different doctors cannot identify exactly what was wrong with me. I blistered and had severe heat itching and pen needle feelings going up and down my legs. Finally four out of five doctors diagnose a type of vasculitis. After having been given terrible prednisones steroid for six weeks, I had to allow my body to detox and see an acupuncturist. The acupuncturist has put me on Tumerick and a new Immune builder herbal tablets. I also take Benadryl at night to help relieve the itching. Apple cider vinegar after a cool shower helps relieve the itch. I haven't shaved in months. Thank goodness that's okay with my boyfriend. My acupuncturist did a trigger/allergy/intolerance assessment on me. Now I need to avoid dairy, shellfish, Chocolates. We also found it has affected my adrenals, therefore am recovering with nutritional supplements for that as well. We've looked at alternative spices to help supplements such as Tumerick, cumin, Cardamom, hibiscus tea, ginger tea and Vitamin C. The initial outbreaks with severe now the reoccurrence is minor, but need to be tackled immediately.
It's been a long exhausting and depressing process but now I have embraced the opportunity to alter my diet and bring health and nutrition into it and see the results. Sad part is I cannot run like I used to as My vasculitis is also heat activated it once it is triggered. I'm trying to embrace living withthis condition and hopefully evading other outbreaks.
Hang in there; look every possible remedy, listen to other people's alternative remedies.
Also, the use of olive oil has helped reduce itch and help to heal the legs. I have to and urine tests done every two weeks to follow up on internal effects.
In peace. N
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08/31/2015Ms. M-
I have developed breakouts similar to what you are describing (heat-induced, blisters, itching). My dermatologist prescribed me Colchicine, and it is helping a lot. It is quite expensive in the US, though, at $170 for a 30-day supply.
Hair removal creams (Nair, Veet) have been a great and more gentle option to shaving, especially living in Florida.
Hope this helps.
Replied by Jess
01/27/2016Hi Ms M- That was really helpful, thank you. I had a long outbreak (about 12 months long) 5 years ago but taking probiotics was my main treatment. I went 3 years without any symptoms, but have recently had a big relapse.
With the olive oil and ACV, do you just apply to the affected skin? Or drink the ACV? I am looking into a nutritionist to help with the diet side of things, because no doctor has been able to figure out a cause.
I've been reading that some food additives and allergies can be an underlying cause.
Thanks J
Replied by Jennifer Hoffman
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07/28/2016I am taking l-glutamine powder, 20 grams a day and it has helped my vasculitis heal very quickly. You can get it at any health food store. It will also help with your food allergies as it heals the immune system.
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Hypersensitivity Vasculitis:
Please help me and send some suggestions. I had a case of Hives for almost 4 weeks in 2012 July before that a bit of eczema around anus and hemorroid before I got Hives. Doctor thought it was Steph (hives) but they did not find anything in test but still gave me antibiotics. These hives left dark patches allover my trunk and legs . Once the Hives were over I started to get funny itch all over my lower legs and skin bled and had pimple like marks. Still the doctor did not find anything. To cut the long story short I went thru every test and gastroscopy no gluten no chemical and food allergy ..finally they found Soya lecithin, dustmites and Shellfish allergy plus high TSH not so high though (maybe because of Soya allergy). In January I got 10 days antibiotics by gastroscopist ( then we did not know of soya allergy- due to it reflux and acidity problem almost for a year therefore hives and eczema) and my body broke into lesions and rashes which turned dark and bled...Finally one skin doctor said it was VASCULITIS and I should just apply cream and follow diet- no nuts, tomatoes, lentils etc. But I noticed that now am allergic to almost everything even nettle and calendula tea, Sulphur homeopathic pills....even to onions, garlic, ppper and chillies spices...everything gives me rashes and bleeding over my legs and now it's spreading over my body especially my private part has itching somethimes skin peals of in nicks and blood come out..but my legs have blotches and skin lesions...like you can see in any pics of cutenous vasculitis and the terrible itching all the time on my body especially legs and arms around elbows...KINDLY SUGGEST ME HOW TO GET RID OF IT..I HAVE TRIED DOCTORS BUT MAY BE THEY TRIED TO SOLVE IT WITH CREAMS AND SINCE IT IS GETTING WORSE MIGHT PUT ME ON STEROIDS WHICH I WANT TO AVOID...PLEASE HELP EVEN EATING FISH AND EGGS SOMETIMES GIVES ME BLEEDING AND INFLAMMED SKIN ALOS WAXING MY LEGS..
Replied by Mike 62
Denver, Colorado
11/16/2013Rosca: Make home made water kefir from organic whole sugar or/and raw organic buckwheat flour. 60g per quart. Try eating organic produce and grassfed animal products raw. If you live in the country you can make green smoothies from non contaminated edible leaves for free. You can make green smoothies from organic baby leaves. The immune system is malfuntioning because digestion is impaired. Fixing the digestive system fixes the immune system. Live ferments are best. Raw organic and grassfed animal products are second best. You can take a digestive enzyme supplement. Watch raw food videos for some good ideas.
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Hotspot, Texas
11/17/2013A quick search on PubMed brings up a couple of articles about cutaneous vasculitis sometimes actually being scurvy. Try taking Vitamin C (you can get it powdered). Take all the Vit C you can without getting diarrhea.
You might have been running low and then having such a long bout with hives (maybe viral induced) depleted the rest of your Vit C. Also look into Rutin, which is found in buckwheat, to strengthen capillary walls.
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11/18/2013Dear M2 and others thanks for your reply.
Since last 8 months am taking 1000 mg Vit C with flavonoids...I have develipoed pigmentation and spots from bleeding when I scratch. It has now reached again on my thighs while whole legs are spotted and hives come and go.
I can't drink alchol take nuts, chocolates and even lentils. Also itching around my pubic area...instead of getting better am getting worse...The situation got better 2 months agao but when I ATE SOME SPICY FOOD AND YEASTY BREAD THINKING AM WELL IT CAME BACK WORSE.
I went to herbal doctor last month He told me to mix CALENDULA, NETTLE AND .Achillea millefolium TEA. also, TAKE NATURAL SULPHUR SPRING WATER AND IN NIGHT TAKE SOME HERBAL PILLS. hE TOLD ME AT NIGHT I MUST GIVE A HOT BOTTLE MASSAGE TO MY LIVER. also TWICE A DAY DRINK A SPOON OF ISABGOL HUSK IN A GLASS OF WATER. oH BOY AM FULL OF HIVES AND SINCE LAST WEEK JUST STOPPED EVERYTHING..BECAUSE VASCULITIS SPREAD LIKE HELL AND ITCHING ALL OVER MY BACK, TRUNK AND LEGS.
I get hives with pigmentation also around my elbows around it also.
1- what is buckwheat kefir how to make it?/ how much vit c I must take, everyday?
2- I already cleaned my liver three times without much difference...just a little relief also how to tackle high TSH AND IGE LEVELS??
4- Should I try to get Quercetin and Picagenol??
5- How to stop this itching on my back and legs..driving me crazy and bring up the blood ususally after I eat something ?
Thanks ..hope someone can help..
Replied by Mike 62
Denver, Colorado
11/18/2013Rosza: The problem is the immune system is overreacting because of poor digestion. Kefir has several kinds of microbes. They look like tiny pieces of cauliflower. I bought some from the ukraine. The cellular wall of the yeasts have beta-glucans that reset the immune system. The enzymes give the organs relief so they can make metabolic enzymes. The microbes repopulate the digestive system. Kefir potentiates nutrients. Buckwheat is the seed of a flour. Buckwheat has quercitin. You can make the kefir from either organic buckwheat flour or/and organic whole dried cane sugar. Do not use any metal when making the kefir. Use 60g per quart. Let ferment at room temperature away from direct sunlight for 12 hours. When bubbles rise to the surface the kefir is brewing. There are 2 kinds of grains. One is dormant. They take around 4 days to wake up. One is fully awake. You have to use organic sugar or flour because pesticides kill the microbes. If you cannot get kefir grains you might try live active bakers yeast to ferment the brew. This is not nearly as good but better than nothing. You can also buy live ferments at the store like raw apple cider vinegar. They do not have the microbes so they are not as beneficial. Medicinal mushroom extracts have beta-glucans. Activated barley has beta-glucans.
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11/19/2013Thanks, but I looked around for water kefir grains, but could not find in tow of the bio shops. I NEVER EVER HEARD OF IT. Is Kombucha same?
Please can you send me the recipe how to make kefir grains?
Suppose I FIND WATER KEFIR GRAINS THEN HOW TO MAKE BUCKWHEAT WATER KEFIR?
How many glasses I should drink everyday. I am trying to find water kefir grains hope to find it---some says it is a Japan crystal mushroom is it true that water kefir grains is a Japenese mushroom?
Thanks ....
Replied by Mike 62
Denver, Colorado
11/19/2013Rosza: Kefir is called Japanese water crystals, piltz in Germany, kefir di frutta in Italy, tibicos in Mexico, and graines vivantes in France. There are stories of their use in Tibet and the Caucus Mountains. Yes you can use kombucha because there are both bacteria and yeasts. The yeasts have the beta-glucans. The water must be free from chlorine and pollutants. Do not use metal. 60grams of organic whole sugar or/and organic buckwheat flour per quart. 30grams sugar and 30grams buckwheat. Whole sugar has molasses. They need nutrients. Google how to make water kefir in 2 minutes of less video. The microbes manage themselves. They stop multiplying when there is no more food to eat. If you get the dormant ones put 60grams sugar or buckwheat in a quart of water and let ferment at room temperature away from direct sunlight for 3 or four days. Taste periodically. The water should gradually change from sweet to sour. When the water becomes vinegry they are fully awake. The more you take the sooner you can get well. I take a cup 8 times per day. The microbes are not delicate. They are very hardy. They don't like metal or pollutants. They ferment from 40 degrees to 95 degrees. The lower the temperature the slower the brew.
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08/09/2014Hi Rosza: Hope u are much better now. In the last few years I've had poison ivy every summer, continually, as well as hives--an allergic itchy on my forearms--a reaction to sulfur, molasses, and apple cider vinegar (all remedies I read about here ;-), bee stings (got bit 24 times by an English hornet), and tick bites--all of which itched like CRAZY! The single best cure for ALL of these itchy things was ice. It completely stops the itching, usually for at least a few hours. I also just discovered that Tiger Balm works very well also. You have to wait about 5 or 10 minutes for it to "kick in, " but it really alleviates the itching and "cools it off" for a few hours, then you have to reapply if it comes back. Most Asian stores and all Chinese stores, I believe, sell tiger balm, but I'm sure you can get it online also. The ice works immediately. I also recently got a mysterious and extremely painful illness--intense ongoing pain in my kidney and gall bladder area. I ended up, purely by chance, at a website called Energy Arts--the teacher there and website founder is a very advanced practitioner of Thai Chi, meditation etc. I downloaded a free video there, where the guy talks you through a basic meditation, and I lay on my floor and did it--figuring I had nothing to lose--and I felt better afterwards. I did it twice a day, and got better every day. I had also already started moving more (rather than sitting at my computer for 10 hrs at a stretch) eating less, eating healthier, and drinking lots of water and lemon. (I already don't drink much caffeine, eat much gluten or sugar, or drink much alcohol.) But the meditation once in the morning and once before going to bed, actually seemed to cure me from the first session. Within a few days I was much better--the pain was just mild, and within a week, I was almost well. I still absolutely recommend using the remedies people here are suggesting--I just think that adding this simple basic meditation may really help others, as it did me. I never even needed to see a doctor or health practitioner of any kind, and it hasn't come back. But I am making sure to have much less stress in my life, and get much more sleep. ;-)
Replied by Sue
Michigan, US
08/27/2014I am not a doctor, but I believe you may have severe systemic candidiasis. My suggestion is to find a reputable EDS (electodermal screening) practitioner in your local area. This service is typically provided by naturopaths and homeopaths. You definitely have some type of autoimmune disease in my limited opinion.
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I don't have diabetes, but suffer from vasculitis, which has really affected my feet. I have lost much of the feeling in them, and sores are slow to heal. About 6 months ago I got a small cut just above my ankle. It would not heal, and over time just got worse. Terrible pain every day. Xrays showed no bone infection, just a lack of circulation was slowing the healing. Two dermatologists were unable to help with the healing. I finally went to a local foot and ankle clinic, where the podiatrist applied a zinc cast, called an Unna Boot, to my foot and leg almost to my knee. This is a soft cast, made with a material soaked with a zinc paste. I was skeptical but when I went back a week later, the change was truly amazing! And for the first time in months I wasn't in pain every day. She reapplied another wrap, and by the end of the second week, I was pain free and there was a lot of healing. The skin around the sore was not painful to the touch as it had been for months - actually a little itchy! I can't tell you how amazing this was, given the state of the sore before the Unna Boot. These are available through online stores (amazon for one) and would be easy for one to apply to oneself. I was surprised that neither of the dermatologists I consulted ever mentioned this, and thought it would be good to get the word out. Really miraculous!


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I live in Columbus, Ohio and can never seem to find either beef brisket of steak tips.
My mom and sister can both buy beef brisket in their grocery stores in Kansas City and Virginia. I can never seem to find it. Is there another name for this cut of beef? I know I can probably special order it from a meat shop but just wondering why it's not sold in regular grocery stores.
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A controversial ab-revealing photo, which was posted over a year ago, shows Maria Kang with her three kids ages three years and under, below the caption "What's your excuse?"
The 32-year-old mom irked thousands of netizens after an aspirational photo she posted on Facebook went viral. While others shared their compliments, some people have taken offense to it and accused Maria Kang of 'fat shaming'. Her sexy Facebook photo also prompted several working moms to email her to convey their message of disappointments.
"I don't feel this motivates people all that much, it's sorta just a prideful brag thrown onto Facebook in front of many women's faces just to tease and mock them," a commenter on Facebook said.
Maria Kang, a model and fitness enthusiast, earlier said the image was supposed to inspire others to stay healthy. "I felt that if others can overcome incredible challenges to be in shape, why would my story be any different?" Kang explained on her blog site.
On September 25, she also posted a message on Facebook in response to her haters.
"I won't go into details that I struggled with my genetics, had an eating disorder, work full time owning two business' [SIC], have no nanny, am not naturally skinny and do not work as a personal trainer. I won't even mention how I didn't give into cravings for ice cream, french fries or chocolate while pregnant or use my growing belly as an excuse to be inactive."
"What I WILL say is this. What you interpret is not MY fault. It's Yours. The first step in owning your life, your body and your destiny is to OWN the thoughts that come out of your own head. I didn't create them. You created them. So if you want to continue 'hating' this image, get used to hating many other things for the rest of your life. You can either blame, complain or obtain a new level of thought by challenging the negative words that come out of your own brain."
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someone will take this out for $8-$12 per share. Ripe and ready she is.
What a good call a few days ago. Thank you myself.
Are we talking just the drug delivery unit or the entire company? If the entire company, it had better be more than 8 - 12 a share
entire company would be at least 20.very unlikely will happen.most likely 20-25%stake for about 1bln.euro.
either way vol. says we are not that close. Usually the info leaks and we see a pick-up in vol. one way or the other. I know some here said 10 weeks was this week but I started counting from the sttatement made by COB I think and I think we still have 3-4 weeks to go. Could be wrong but as I said vol. sure is light day after day. IMHO BBBud
If cash-poor biotechs don't merge, they'll at least have to delay product development, says Damien Conover, Morningside biotech analyst and co-author of a report grading 63 biotechs by acquisition probability.
The top target is Ireland's Elan, (ELN) developer of autoimmune and neurodegenerative therapies.
The company is partnered with Biogen Idec on the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.
Tysabri is approaching the $1 billion-a-year blockbuster threshold. Worldwide sales of the drug were $218 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, up from $129 million the previous year.
Biogen is a logical acquirer of Elan, Conover says. Buying Elan would give Biogen all of Tysabri.
Elan, in partnership with Wyeth — soon to be Pfizer — also has a phase three trial underway for bapineuzumab, a biologic to fight Alzheimer's.
The drug would be approved by regulators even if it gave only a small improvement, Conover says.
That's because the currently available drugs treat only Alzheimer's symptoms — and not very well.
Biogen is also a potential takeover target, Conover says. It ranks in his report as the second most likely biotech to be acquired
25% by brits or swiss for 1.2-1.3bln$-just a guess.
A nice thought, but it's not going to happen, guys. No quick fixes. We need tysabri to start building fast. Or some unexpectedly good news on the alzheimers drug.
are you braindead? theres been like 3 biotech/pharma buyouts or mergers in 2 months
and it will continue
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By Kevin Grandia • Friday, August 18, 2006 - 09:41
Author of the report, David Roland-Holst, concludes:
"Our study demonstrates that meeting the 2020 [green-house gas] limits under debate in Sacramento can stimulate the state economy… Climate action can be profitable."
The report also finds that the annual Gross State Product (GSP) could see a $60 billion increase as California aggressively moves on its proposed new carbon emissions cap program.
It is also refreshing to note that author directly reports that the funding for his research was due in part to the generosity of the non-profit Energy Foundation, a consortium pushing for renewable energy solutions. This kind of disclosure provides the context the public needs when reading such papers and judging the validity of the claims made.
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It was to be expected that in the course of his State of the Union address, President Obama would mention the killing of Osama bin Laden, whose death represented the culmination of the battle against terrorism that began on Sept. 11, 2001.
Far less expected was Obama's use of the bin Laden episode to present a community-minded worldview that contrasts so sharply with the highly individualistic and anti-government message that has been heard over and over from the Republicans seeking to replace him.
At the very beginning of his speech, the president pivoted from "the courage, selflessness and teamwork of America's armed forces" to the post-World War II nation of his Kansas grandparents. If the war against fascism was followed by "a story of success that every American had a chance to share," surely we can find our way again to "an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules."
There was a black-and-white, 1940s movie feel to all this. Obama was invoking the experience of the Greatest Generation, Harry Truman and "It's a Wonderful Life." Later references to science and technology brought the story forward into 21st-century color. But it is plain that in the historic argument that will engage the country for the rest of the year, Obama, no less than the Republicans, is rooting himself in old American values. But in his case, they are the values of solidarity and fairness.
This was a campaign speech, but so, too, were the State of the Union addresses of Ronald Reagan in 1984 and Bill Clinton in 1996, as former Clinton speechwriter David Kusnet pointed out. The comparisons are instructive.
Obama's was closer to the Reagan model, in form if not content. Reagan laid out what became the major themes of his campaign, including not only the nation's recovery from economic turmoil but also his central philosophical purpose: a continuing battle against "the tendency of government to grow."
Obama's speech was Reagan's turned on its head. Like Reagan, Obama previewed his election arguments in a philosophically aggressive way. But Obama's claim was the opposite of Reagan's. Obama spoke of government's essential role in ensuring shared prosperity and in creating an America "built to last" -- a slogan drawn, perhaps not accidentally, from truck commercials for General Motors, the company whose rescue Obama engineered.
In offering a laundry list of programs large and small, Obama's address was positively Clintonian. But there was a major difference. In his 1996 State of the Union, Clinton chose to bend to the conservative wind that had blown in with the Republican sweep in the previous midterm election. "The era of big government is over," Clinton declared in one of his most celebrated lines.
Obama, on the other hand, confronts an even more radical and sweeping assault on government, and so he has decided to take it on, forcefully and directly.
This president has often been lucky in his political life, and so he was again on Tuesday. Hours before Obama spoke, Mitt Romney, the on-again, off-again Republican front-runner, released his 2010 tax return showing him paying a 13.9 percent rate on an income of $21.7 million. Thus did Romney make himself Exhibit A for Obama's campaign on behalf of tax fairness.
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Background: Uncertainty exists about the efficacy and toxicity of bolus therapy with methylprednisolone or of the combination of methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide in the treatment of lupus nephritis.
Objective: To determine 1) whether intensive bolus therapy with methylprednisolone is an adequate substitute for bolus therapy with cyclophosphamide and 2) whether the combination of methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide is superior to bolus therapy with methylprednisolone or cyclophosphamide alone.
Design: Randomized, controlled trial with at least 5 years of follow-up.
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Patients: 82 patients with lupus nephritis who had 10 or more erythrocytes per high-power field, cellular casts, proteinuria (>1 g of protein per day), and a renal biopsy specimen that showed proliferative nephritis.
Interventions: Bolus therapy with methylprednisolone (1 g/m2 body surface area), given monthly for at least 1 year; bolus therapy with cyclophosphamide (0.5 to 1.0 g/m2 body surface area), given monthly for 6 months and then quarterly; or bolus therapy with both methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide.
Measurements: 1) Renal remission (defined as <10 dysmorphic erythrocytes per high-power field, the absence of cellular casts, and excretion of <1 g of protein per day without doubling of the serum creatinine level), 2) prevention of doubling of the serum creatinine level, and 3) prevention of renal failure requiring dialysis.
Results: Renal remission occurred in 17 of 20 patients in the combination therapy group (85%), 13 of 21 patients in the cyclophosphamide group (62%), and 7 of 24 patients in the methylprednisolone group (29%) (P < 0.001). Twenty-eight patients (43%) did not achieve renal remission. By life-table analysis, the likelihood of remission during the study period was greater in the combination therapy group than in the methylprednisolone group (P = 0.028). Combination therapy and cyclophosphamide therapy were not statistically different. Adverse events were amenorrhea (seen in 41% of the cyclophosphamide group, 43% of the combination therapy group, and 7.4% of the methylprednisolone group), cervical dysplasia (seen in 11% of the cyclophosphamide group, 7.1% of the combination therapy group, and 0% of the methylprednisolone group), avascular necrosis (seen in 11% of the cyclophosphamide group, 18% of the combination therapy group, and 22% of the methylprednisolone group), herpes zoster (seen in 15% of the cyclophosphamide group, 21% of the combination therapy group, and 3.7% of the methylprednisolone group) and at least one infection (seen in 26% of the cyclophosphamide group, 32% of the combination therapy group, and 7.4% of the methylprednisolone group).
Conclusions: Monthly bolus therapy with methylprednisolone was less effective than monthly bolus therapy with cyclophosphamide. A trend toward greater efficacy with combination therapy was seen.
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A funny, philosophical book about the universal subject of money.
In the Yap Islands in the South Pacific it can be a stone with a hole in the middle. It can be a string of shells, a bundle of cloth or a copper slab. It's the stuff that makes the world go round. That doesn t grow on trees. That can't buy you love, apparently. In this fascinating and thoughtprovoking book, Martin Jenkins explores the history of money from its earliest beginnings to the electronic banking of today. Along the way we learn about hunter gatherers, barter, clay tablets, goat swapping, precious metals, hard bargains, IOUs, interest, coins, Romans, taxes, inflation, paper money, currencies and exchange rates. Satoshi Kitamura's quirky, satirical drawings perfectly compliment the dry humour of the text and in the end we are reminded that money only exists because we believe in it.
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Martin Jenkins has written many ground-breaking non fiction books for Walker: Can We Save the Tiger?, Ape and The Time Book to name just a few. He has won several awards for his writing including the 1998 TES Information Book of the Year Junior Award for The Emperor's Egg, and he is the reteller of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver, illustrated by Chris Riddell, which won the 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal.
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La Jollan Stephen C. Ferruolo will be the new dean of the University of San Diego School of Law as of Aug. 1, replacing Kevin Cole who is returning to the classroom.
Ferruolo said his new role is "a fulfillment of my two previous careers, first as a teacher-scholar and then as a business lawyer. … I will also seek to draw on my 20-plus years in legal practice to lead the efforts of the law school to better prepare students for the evolving demands of the legal marketplace."
In 2007, Ferruolo became the founding partner and chair of the San Diego office of Goodwin Proctor LLP, an international firm with 850 attorneys in nine offices in the United States, Asia and Europe.
He graduated with honors from Stanford Law School in 1990, was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, earned his Ph.D. in History at Princeton University, and served on the faculties at Bennington College and Stanford University. He earned his undergraduate degree at the College of Social Studies at Wesleyan University.
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