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You Know It's Back To School...
I am linking up with Kindergarten Lifestyle for her You Know It's Back To School Time Linky Party...
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Love the dry erase marker on the butt of your pants! I always manage to get it on my face somehow too! That Smart Alarm was sounding pretty good, until you said it woke you at 4:45 lol! And, how about Summary Saturday?ReplyDelete
Jennifer @ Herding Kats In Kindergarten
You are too funny! I would have punched my alarm if it woke me up 45 minutes early, boo!!ReplyDelete
Marvelous Multiagers!
I have problems with shaving too! I can't shave everyday because I break out pretty badly. I have the scruffy look all the time!ReplyDelete
I thought that Smart Alarm app sounded pretty cool until you said it woke you up at 4:45. What a horrible app! LOL
I'll try to think of a Saturday blog post name for you. Sorry but right now my brain is fried so I'm not very creative.
Good luck tomorrow!
Mr. Michelbook's Classroom
Saturday Kinder Post, you know like the Saturday Evening Post. Just popped in my head when I read your blog.ReplyDelete
Special Saturday Sum Up!ReplyDelete
The Gypsy Teacher
Spectacular Saturday... and then at Halloween you could call it Spooktacular Saturday. :)ReplyDelete
I don't know, I think "something Saturday" is pretty darn clever itself! And I'm tempted to download that app but I'm afraid I will throw my precious iPhone at 4am.ReplyDeleteReplies
I like Something Saturday too. :)Delete
Oooo, I just LOVE alliterations. How about...ReplyDelete
Sparkling Saturday (cause you love the glitter)
Simmering Saturday
Saturday Salute
Savoring Saturday
Slouching Saturday
Stylized Saturday
Saturday Surfing
Survivor Saturday (cause you {we} survived the week!)
Sweet Saturday
OMG, I can so keep going but I'll stop there... for now.


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SAGINAW, MI— After a high near 50 degrees for the Great Lakes Bay Region, temperatures for Friday, Nov.9 will continue to rise.
The National Weather Association reports partly sunny skies for the region, with a high of 55 degrees. Overnight temps are expected to reach a low of 44 degrees.
Although a 70 percent chance of rain is expected, the warm up will continue throughout the weekend. Saturday calls for a high of 59 degrees, and Veterans Day temps could reach 65 degrees.
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That fishscale we got last night was the bomb.
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"How much for an 8 ball of fish scale?"
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The name is a reference to a highly potent form of cocaine named Peruvian Fishscale.
Wow son im straight buggin off this fish scale.
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The shiny flakes in rock cocaine. Fish scales mean high potency. Mistaken for fiberglass, due to an urban legend.
That soft has a lot of fish scales.
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90% pure cocaine
"dude i got some bomb fish-scale"
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A term popularised by Kaish, derived for slang terminology for high quality cocaine and subsequently assimilated to be descriptive of anything of high quality or good.
This shit is fishscale!
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The stuff that, in Dunkirk, NY, everybody wants, but only the puertoricans have.
I would love some of that fishscale but we gotta go through the ricans.
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A newlywed groom rescued a female snorkeler in her early 30s Thursday morning at Kamaole Beach Park I after she was struggling with strong winds and currents attributed to Hurricane Iselle, witnesses and a Maui Fire Department official said.
The woman was snorkeling alone about 30 yards offshore when she started "screaming bloody murder" around 7:30 a.m., a witness said.
"She was yelling, 'Help! Help! I'm drowning,' " said Brent Barcellona in a phone call Thursday. He and his new bride, Rosie, happened to be at the beach taking photos when they heard the commotion. "People were running around and freaking out and not sure what to do."
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A woman in her early 30s is helped ashore by a lifeguard and California resident Brent Barcellona after nearly drowning Thursday morning at Kamaole Beach Park I.
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Barcellona, 43, of Orange County, Calif., said ocean conditions were "pretty windy" with "a lot of whitecaps coming in close to shore."
The slightly heavy-set woman was stuck near some lava rocks and was attempting to swim back to shore, but against the current, Barcellona said. The lifeguard station was too far away to respond immediately so he climbed down the rocky shoreline using a boogie board to help the woman.
"I just thought I can't watch this. This lady is drowning out there. Somebody give me a board," he said. "When I got to her, she was so tired she couldn't move her arms in a swimming motion at all. She was just bobbing up and down, and pretty much going under."
Barcellona, an avid surfer and swimmer, said he tried to calm the woman by talking to her and telling her to focus on her breathing. The woman was nearly hyperventilating and had swallowed some water, he said.
The two floated on the board, side by side until a lifeguard reached them and escorted them back to shore. There, paramedics, police and other lifeguards were waiting, Barcellona said. The woman's younger brother met her at shore.
Barcellona had just been married Wednesday night at Makena Cove, he said. The couple had planned their wedding for Thursday night with Vickie Jackson of Love Maui Weddings, but they were forced to push it a day earlier because of the hurricane.
"She did the best you can to get people secured" without 24-hour notice, he said. "We lost some people, but the most important people like the minister and photographer were there."
On Thursday, the newlyweds had been walking along the beach to take photos and enjoy the scenery and were heading back to their condominium before they heard the woman's cries. Barcellona said it was just by chance that they happened to be in the area.
"I definitely wasn't expecting anything like this," he said. "It's strange how things happen, and I'm just glad no one got hurt."
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It is well known that the spleen is not an organ necessary for life, but in spite of its seemingly slight importance there are a surprisingly large number of pathologic conditions resulting from its disease. Many of these diseases (e. g., thrombocytopenic purpura and hereditary spherocytic anemia) respond to splenectomy; accordingly there is little controversy regarding indications for splenectomy in these two diseases. However, in numerous other diseases, such as Banti's disease, acquired hemolytic anemia, and secondary thrombocytopenic purpura, results are inconstant and unpredictable; rarely are we able to explain why results are good or bad in the latter two diseases. For this reason there is much need for more study of splenic diseases, in the hope that we can arrive at a better understanding of indications for splenectomy. In the period 1936 to 1954 we have performed splenectomy on 137 patients with splenic disease. This excludes splenectomy for splenic
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
Rivertowne came in first with 44 points during the 10th match of the Charleston Area Men's Interclub Golf Association.
Host club Berkeley was the runner-up for the Sept. 9 match with 36 points and Wescott was third with 33. Trailing were Legend Oaks (32), Miler and Stono Ferry (29), Dunes West (26), Coosaw Creek (22), Charleston Municipal (21), Charleston National and Shadowmoss (19), Pine Forest (9) and Crowfield (6).
The top individual score came from John Gaag of Coosaw Creek who finished with 15 points. George Svagerko of Berkeley placed second with 12 points and four players tied for third place with 11 points.
Full results can be found on chsinterclub.org.
This month's match tightened up the yearlong race with Wescott pulling within 3.5 points of Coosaw Creek in the standings. Coosaw now has 96 points while Wescott has 92.5. Trailing are Miler (82), Pine Forest (81), Charleston National (77), Berkeley (66.5), Dunes West (66.5), Dunes West (66.5), Crowfield (65), Rivertowne (65), Charleston Municipal (63.5), Legend Oaks (63), Shadowmoss (63) and Stono Ferry (49).
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BURNHAM - Four months ago, 2-year-old Cathrynne Wagner could be found munching on M&Ms, watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and playing with her big brother Cody.
Four months ago Cathrynne's father, Tom, referred to her as "Daddy's chicken nugget," and the babysitter considered her "short stuff with an attitude."
And then, four months ago, on April 29, Cathrynne died suddenly from Myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by infection. Today would have been her third birthday.
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Cathrynne Wagner poses for the camera as she readies for daycare during a chilly November morning in 2011. She passed away from Myocarditis six months later. Her family his holding a fundraiser, awareness event in her memory Saturday, which includes a motorcycle and a release of butterfly balloons.
"This disease is horrible because it comes out of nowhere," said Jen Wagner, Cathrynne's mother. "Kids get sick all the time with a stomach ache or runny nose. To have that lead to a sudden death within days is awful. Not to know why they died is even worse."
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, Myocarditis is caused by a viral, bacterial or fungal infection that reaches the heart. When the infection enters the heart, disease-fighting cells follow it. However, the chemicals produced by an immune response can damage the heart muscle, causing it to become thick, swollen and weak leading to symptoms of heart failure.
Cathrynne starting vomiting on April 26 and was taken to the pediatrician on April 27. She was given anti-nausea medicine and spent the next day relaxing at home and trying to keep fluids down. Though it looked like things were getting better, Cathrynne awoke on April 29 with a rapid heartbeat and labored breathing. She was rushed to Lewistown Hospital where she was diagnosed with pneumonia and then quickly went into respiratory arrest. After an hour of CPR, Cathrynne passed away.
"She was only sick for three days," Wagner said. "Six weeks after her death we received an autopsy report saying that my little girl had died of Myocarditis, not pneumonia. No one had even brought that up when she was sick."
There is no known way to prevent Myocarditis, said Dr. Prakash Patel, cardiologist with Lewistown Cardiology Associates in Burnham. There is no vaccine or a gold standard to diagnose Myocarditis ahead of time, he said.
"We can do chest X-rays, blood work, echo cardiograms and heart biopsy to try to diagnose the patient," Patel said. "But most often, the cause of death as Myocarditis is determined during an autopsy or after someone is already sick."
Early symptoms consist of shortness of breath, fatigue, fever and indigestion, Patel said. Once the heart begins to fail, symptoms escalate to include syncope, irregular heartbeat and swelling of the legs.
"Though Myocarditis is relatively uncommon, it is usually found as the cause for sudden death instances in children," Patel said.
In memory of Cathrynne, and in celebration of her birthday the Wagner family will be holding a fundraising and awareness event on Sept. 8. It will begin with a motorcycle ride from the Yoder Zimmerman VFW to the McClure American Legion and end at the Wagners' house in Burnham. Once the riders arrive, Cathrynne's family and friends will release butterfly balloons that carry postcards featuring Cathrynne's story and information on Myocarditis.
Proceeds will come from rider registration, which is $10 a person, and go toward the Myocarditis Foundation. The organization is a non-profit dedicated to providing accurate and current information to medical professionals, patients and families, as well as to the scientific advancement of diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
"Cathrynne cared about everyone around her and always had a smile on her face," Wagner said. "We are hoping that telling her story will inspire people to donate for further research. We don't want to see another family go through the same thing."
Contact Jen and Tom Wagner at 242-2592 to register as a rider. Outside donations can be sent to PO Box 24, Burnham. For more information on Myocarditis, visit myocarditisfoundation.org.


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On Saturday, March 1, 2014 St. Robert School in Flushing will hold its annual SuperDraw Fundraiser from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Tickets are $100 each. Tickets entitle ticket holders to a chance to win 10 CASH prizes including the GRAND PRIZE of $20,000. There are only 1,000 tickets sold so the odds of winning one of the 10 cash prizes are increased. One $100 ticket will admit TWO adults to the big SuperDraw party, where winners are picked that evening by Father Roy Horning, the pastor of St. Robert Parish. Winners need not be present to win.
The March Madness SuperDraw party will feature plenty of great dance music and a photo booth from Black Tie Productions. A great variety of food from Sorrentos of Flushing will be served. A silent auction, 50/50s and gift basket raffles will round out the evening's festivities. "Last year's party was a great success and this year with the March Madness theme it can only get better!" said Jennifer Mathenia, event co-chairperson. Money won is given via check directly to the winners that night.
SuperDraw is the largest schoolwide fundraiser of the year for St. Robert. All profits are directly used to fund programming (Art, Music, Spanish, PE,) as well as to keep tuition as low as possible. Tickets are still available in the school office located on Henry Street or the parish office located on Cherry Street in Flushing. For more information on tickets, contact the school office at (810) 659-2503 or email email@example.com.


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Turkey, the Libyan Crisis and Climate Change: Impacts on EU Security Policy
Interview with Dr. Michael Werz
International Affairs Forum: In light of Turkey's current problems with EU accession and their increased economic ties with Iran and Syria, how do you view Turkey's current place as a security partner with the EU?
Dr. Michael Werz: Turkey's place is one of great importance. It is not only in the immediate vicinity of the European Union but it also has historical ties for to Europe like no other country. This is true even though we are witnessing the establishment of a new geopolitical space: The new Levant, the region encompassing Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan is becoming a reality. And that has greatly enhanced Turkey's reach as well as its geopolitical weight.
It's also important to recognize that Turkey has been long married to Europe, so to speak—mainly because it was one of the most important contributors to NATO in military terms and its migrants played a pivotal role in reconstruction Europe after the devastation of WWII.
With regard to NATO it is often overlooked that during the Cold War, Turkish society at large has provided more to guarantee European security than many of the core European countries themselves. Turkey has also participated in European security defense policy missions such as in Macedonia, Congo, Bosnia, and Kosovo.
This all indicates that Turkey is of great strategic importance to the European Union. And the fact that with the end of the Cold War, the country with steady demographic and economic growth has become interconnected with a much broader region once again and that has only increased its importance.
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1998-2007: Human And Physical Dimensions Of Land Use/Cover Change In Amazônia Forest Regeneration And Landscape Structure (Phases I and II) (funded by NASA/LBA)
Description Building on 25 years of research experience in the Eastern Amazon, this study advances our understanding of land use and land cover change. It is developing a Spectral Library that will serve the research community and assist in testing of a new generation of sensors (e.g. TM7). This project builds on a seven-region study, along the LBA transects, supported for the past six years by NSF and NIGEC, and encompassing a sample of 100+ sites. We use a nested-georeferenced approach that included soil analysis, vegetation stand structure and composition, land use histories, institutional analyses, demography of households, and land cover classification using Landsat TM multitemporal data to understand the rates of growth of secondary vegetation. The seven regions' study provides a wide array of land uses and land cover along an east-to-west transect extending from the Amazon estuary and Bragantina region east of Belém near the Atlantic coast, all the way to the Tapajos/Santarem region with a Rondnia site now also being added. This 160,000 km2 area will be examined for land cover changes and their relation to past patterns of land use for a minimum of no less than 25 years. We propose in this NASA/LBA project to extend this work by:
A. Combining field inventories of soil and vegetation to quantify ecological thresholds driving structural and functional dynamics (e.g. rates of regrowth and species replacement) of secondary succession areas subjected to different land use histories across the seven study regions;
B. Developing measures of landscape structure and spatial and temporal dynamics of different land use scenarios, resulting in models of socioeconomic, institutional, and demographic determinants of land use and cover change;
C. Developing a spectral library of land cover classes present that can be applied to previous (MSS and TM5) and forthcoming sensors (TM7) through the integration of the cited vegetation inventories, image calibration, and hyperspectral field assessment;
D. Ensuring robust contribution to LBA, we will take this opportunity to synthesize, model, and share data by linking ACT's and INPE's data sets and experience to other primary and secondary data sets along LBA's east-west transect and to the work in Rondônia of colleagues at INPE and with Virginia Dale, et al. at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). We foresee close collaboration with them on modeling land use and land cover, spatial analysis metrics, environmental analysis, and a participatory model; and
E. Providing hands-on experience to a cohort of Brazilian students in their work on land use/cover change and the human dimensions of such change in research in the Amazon region leading to doctoral degrees, and to provide other opportunities for mid-career training preferentially to colleagues at Amazônian institutions.
This study will provide a suite of site-specific, multitemporal satellite and field data and analyses of land use and land cover change dynamics within the comparative framework proposed by LBA. Hyperspectral calibration of a range of land covers of interest to LBA, such as mature upland and floodplain forests, stages of secondary successional vegetation, selectively logged forests, pastures, annual and perennial cropped fields, and savannas, will be an important component of this study. We will develop a detailed understanding of both spatial and temporal scaling from household/farm area to regional scale.
Building on 30 years of research experience in the Amazon, this study will advance our understanding of land use and land cover change through integrative science activities and by collaboration with 11 other LBA projects. This project builds on a seven-region study, along the LBA transects, supported for six years by NSF and NIGEC, and then for the past three years by LBA funds. We have used a nested-georeferenced approach that collected soil analyses, vegetation stand structure and composition (100+ sites), land use histories, institutional analyses, demography of 600+ households, and land cover classification using Landsat MSS and TM multitemporal data to understand land use and land cover change (LCLUC) trajectories. The seven regions in our study represent a soil fertility gradient across Amazônia from most (i.e. alfisols) to least (i.e. spodosols) fertile and include a wide array of land uses and land cover types along an east-to-west transect extending from the Amazon estuary and Bragantina region east of Belém, all the way to Rondônia in the west.
We propose in Phase II of this NASA/LBA project to extend this work by:
1. Developing a multi-scale synthesis of land use and land cover change dynamics integrating our seven study areas, in order to understand the role of demographic, economic, institutional and biophysical variables on LCLUC trajectories during the past 25 years.
2. Developing a multi-sensor analysis of the capabilities and limitations of different platforms (IKONOS-TM & ETM+-MODIS) for land cover discrimination using the full capabilities of artificial neural networks for classification and modeling.
3. Developing an integrated study of land use, land cover, and land-water interactions by using a watershed approach, encompassing at least two of our most intensive research sites (i.e. the Santarém-Altamira region), thereby addressing fundamental questions of the landscape-level controls on nutrient-carbon interactions within, and sustainability of forests in the Amazon Basin.
4. Developing a comprehensive scientific collaboration strategy to contribute to modeling and synthesis efforts by formal collaboration with 11 LBA projects, hands-on training, and dissemination of a data management CD for the benefit of all of LBA.


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With football season less than 100 days away, Big 12 teams are already thinking about their postseason goals.
The 2013-14 season will be the last season of the current BCS format. So with the new four-team playoff format, some changes will soon be implemented to the bowls that Big 12 teams go to.
Starting after this season, according to Brett McMurphy of ESPN, the Pinstripe Bowl will no longer feature a Big 12 team. Instead, either the Gator Bowl or the Sun Bowl will inherit a Big 12 squad.
However, this season will feature the same format as the 2012-13 bowl season.
Last year, nine of the 10 teams in the league made the postseason, with Kansas being the only team left out.
As the 2013 season is fast approaching, here are predictions for which teams will end up in which bowls.


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I got into a panic a few times when the HMRC online system for inputting kept crashing so do it a bit earlier now.
I got into a panic a few times when the HMRC online system for inputting kept crashing so do it a bit earlier now.
I got a new accountant this year, as my old one retired. The new one asked to see my system for keeping track of the receipts for my decorating business. I think he was hoping for a whizzy loooking Excel spreadsheet, but what he got was a piece of wood with a spike set into it. It works perfectly.
Plus, if I had to update an Excel spreadsheet every time I bought a piece of sandpaper or a tube of caulk, I would never get any decorating done.
How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive? Homer Simpson
I've done it, I've finally done it! Just clicked the 'send' button on my on-line assessment so I can now ponder over the forums guilt free :-)
For future tax years, I have an accountant lined up.
Well done! Cheers and hic?
What are they due today??
Just joking all done at 20.29pm tonight
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Guidance for accountants advising SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) about establishing and operating carbon accounting, and the associated tax advantages, is published today by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
The Technical Factsheet number 190 includes details on carbon accounting – or greenhouse gas accounting – which measures the environmental performance of a business so that targets can be set and reductions achieved for environmental impacts.
David York, technical expert at ACCA, says: 'This briefing can be used by accountants who advise SMEs, or those employed in small businesses or charities who want to adopt aspects of sustainability reporting. But it is also a good read for those SMEs looking to adopt such practices as it explains the technicalities in an accessible way.'
The factsheet focuses on a simple form of carbon accounting that is suited to entities with turnovers up to £7 million; this includes companies of all types, charities, partnerships and sole traders.
David York says: 'This form of carbon accounting has been chosen because it is potentially accessible to all, so that businesses are not deterred by either the amount of time it will take to complete the carbon accounts, or the complexity of the process. This increases the likelihood that carbon accounts will be prepared and used as a way to assist in reducing carbon emissions.'
Mr York explains further: 'There are many ways in which small businesses and other organisations can improve their environmental performance. By taking simple and consistent reporting measures, setting targets and reducing impacts small entities can 'go green' without attracting the tag of 'green wash'. Smaller businesses considering the environment will benefit themselves, their stakeholders and the wider environment: a real win-win.'
Concluding, David York says: 'But SMEs may well ask 'why should they do this?' when it is not mandatory. There are four clear reasons - protecting our environment, business growth, cost savings and ultimately happy stakeholders. Hopefully this practical factsheet, developed in conjunction with Green Accountancy, will help owners, managers and adviser of SMEs to understand these reasons for carbon accounting.'
The factsheet offers nine steps for SMEs when considering green accounting:
- Set the relevant business objectives.
- Determine whether the whole business or just parts of it will be included.
- Identify the business activities that are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions and (after preliminary investigation) those to be accounted for.
- Decide on the start and periodicity of data acquisition.
- Set up appropriate systems for data capture, processing and reporting.
- Collect primary data for the base period and convert it to its carbon dioxide equivalents.
- Evaluate the outcome and decide future emissions reduction targets.
- Take steps to achieve the targets.
- Monitor progress by evaluating later outcomes against the base period.
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- This factsheet is issued as 'interim guidance' and will be updated over the next two years to take account of feedback from users. Please refer to Appendix 7 Feedback on interim guidance where this process is explained and questions are provided to facilitate comment.
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I've read a few threads on SP changes, but I don't believe any of them addressed changes to Patronage. I am a big fan of the SP because I am very economy focused, but my strategy will have to change significantly. With a more quest focused CS ally game, I suspect that Patronage will have to change to accomodate. Does anyone remember if anything was mentioned about changes to Patronage?


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Welcome Chaser. Enjoy Potter and Claim Jumper.
So I thought I would start this journal today although I won't actually be starting a challenge until the Monday after Harry Potter (I will be going to Claim Jumper before and that will NOT go well for my temporary waistline).
I first started reading MDA in February after becoming well and truly unsatisfied with my weight. I am a 27 yo 5'1'' female and in February I was 144 lbs. I did drum corps for a couple years in college (dunno if anyone knows what that is, but you burn at least 5000 calories during a full day's rehearsal in the summer time, no joke) and got to my most fit looking and weighed in at 108 lbs as well. Since then I have steadily gained. My favorite foods were of course spaghetti and Mexican.
In March I jumped into about 70/30 primal for about three weeks and went from 144 to 136! Awesome. Since then I have probably gone from 70/30 to 60/40 and sometimes 80/20. I started following PBF and have been able to do two full pull ups for the first time since college and have gone from 144 and 33% body fat to 132 and 27%! Whoo hoo! I also tried SUP for the first time this week and loved it. I figured I would start this journal today to keep me commited when I go full throttle on the 18th. Then I will begin a 30 day Primal challenge and go for broke. Can't wait, and I will talk to you all then!
~All luck is earned in the end.~
Welcome Chaser. Enjoy Potter and Claim Jumper.
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The good news? Harry Potter was GREAT! (And I ate kinda awful... lol)
The better news? My 30 day Primal challenge starts tomorrow. I am going to be striving to achieve 100% or as close to as possible for the next 30 days. I am cutting out 99% of my alcohol (MAYBE 1 glass of red wine a week for ladies night) and tomorrow going out to buy a crock pot. My freezer is stacked with enough to feed me for the next week and a half with GREAT farmer's market and co op grass fed meat and I'm ready to go! I'm celebrating by eating offal instead of awful... hence the crockpot. lol Wish my luck guys, maybe I'll have some great before and after pics coming at some point!
~All luck is earned in the end.~
Alright, got my meals for today prepared and or eaten!
IFed breakfast, lunch was a big ass salad with chicken thrown in. I've had a glass of milk (I am going to keep a daily glass of milk in my diet as a concession. I tolerate it just fine.). Now I'm kicking this off the extreme way - got a freakin beef heart in the slow cooker. Should be done by 730. Gonna see what happens with that one! lol Today is a lifting heavy things day, and I am going to be going straight PBF, nothing fancy. Just pushups, what I can do with pullups, squats, overhead presses, and planks. See you all tomorrow!!
~All luck is earned in the end.~
Greetings everyone!
Well for two days (Monday and Tuesday), I had myself some offal! I threw the beef heart in the slow cooker using the recipe from the book, and it actually turned out pretty good! Something I definitely would have to get used to, but hey, it wasn't nearly what I thought it was going to be! Every day for lunch I've had a rather large salad including a mix of lighter and darker leafy greens and also throwing in a few other veggies and most importantly chicken breast for a good protein kick. Now, I am a beginning cook, so this has definitely been an adventure and a lot of fun, but today, broiling a bone in chicken breast and setting off the fire alarm has been the highlight of my journey... (Although, throwing a bit of coconut oil on a spoon into the microwave and starting a fire was also great... hahahaha!) For dinner tonight, I went simple and straight ahead with broiled salmon. As a side note, I have kept dairy in my diet. I tolerate it well and I chose to limit fruit a little bit more because a small glass of milk in the morning helps me last to lunch. I also have a glass of chai tea every night with some heavy cream.
Exercise wise, my dog is my blessing for moving frequently at a slow pace. Although he wouldn't mind a little chronic cardio, I do make myself walk him usually every day. Today we went on a two mile walk with quite a few elevations changes, and in the middle, I bought him some dog food and carried it back in a backpack for a little more weight. Tomorrow I will go back to lifting heavy things for the day, which I can't wait for. I can currently do one and a half pullups and for me, that is awesome!
BTW, for you Seattle-ites out there that are just starting out with whole, good, and unprocessed foods... the farmers markets are a savior but so is FullCircle and PCC. Full Circle farms does an every other week organic fruit/veggie box delivery that is highly customizable and awesome for a decent price. The PCC chain of grocerers has a great selection of local meats and sometimes you can find real deals on a budget in their meat section. Talk to everyone tomorrow or the next day!
~All luck is earned in the end.~
Today was a great day! After yesterday's chicken fiasco I actually didn't cook much at all today, but rather prepped for tomorrow! I will be doing some grass fed ground beef stuffed peppers in my slow cooker: used two cans of tomato paste, then essentially followed the recipe on this site except used beef instead of pork which was harder to find. Used a big ol onion, half a head of cauliflower, and some garlic straight out of the ground that I bought from my farmer's market. Hopefully it will be great tomorrow!
Also had a glass of milk and a big ass salad today, plus some beef jerky in between when I was a little hungry. Anyway, I came home and since the sun was shining (...apparently we have had 78 minutes of summer in Seattle this year, no joke...) I ran out and laid in the grass for about half an hour until it disappeared. Then came in and took a nap... lol this pretty much led to prepping taking the rest of the night, so I scarfed a couple cans of tuna because I was starving, and am currently enjoying a glass of chai tea with a serving of heavy cream (VERY relaxing).
Oh yeah, and I did some LHT today... I officially busted out three full pull ups for the first time since I was in college, and I'm still about ten pounds heavier than I was then... when I lose those ten pounds, watch out! Cheers!
~All luck is earned in the end.~
BEAUTIFUL day in Seattle today so I took advantage by swimming in an outdoor pool! Probably threw down about 900 or 1000 yards.. a little out of shape but I am to change that and get back in good swim shape. Tons of fun! I am going to be sunbathing here and reading a book shortly.
As for meals today, scarfed down a tri tip steak marinated in Mark's latest primal BBQ recipe and it was AWESOME. Also had a salad and a glass of chai tea. Tried the crock pot stuffed peppers yesterday and epic failed... :-( Oh well, I'm learning to cook through primal life and I will have ups and downs for sure! Instead I scarfed down an avacado with some hotsauce to sate myself (I grumbled through one pepper). I've been doing big ass salads all week during the work day for lunch.
I can't being to say how much FUN this has been actually. I'm in a great mood, feel good, and am looking better every day. Oh yeah, heading through the park down to the pool, spotted a little drop off that used to be a trail. Scurried down it barefoot like a little squirrel... haha I love primal.
~All luck is earned in the end.~
Farmer's market this morning, always so much fun! Got some cabbage that I intend to boil with bacon and eat with butter tonight, as well as some pork loin chops that I will be broiling (hopefully without setting off the damn smoke alarm again!!!!). Also bought a new "spicy" salad mix that should be interesting to try, as well as some more baby spinach. My big ass salad is getting more robust on a daily basis! Also found some unsweetened, sugar free organic ketchup so I will be trying that as well.
Today was a sprint day and I was totally not feeling it - ladies night was last night and I was up late!! My mom suggested I take my dog to the dog park at my apartment and see if it was big enough for me to sprint there. It was barely big enough in length but I found that every time I took off sprinting it turned into a game of outrun the dingo!! (My dog looks like a hyena/dingo mix) Hands down the most fun sprinting I have ever had! And I also got to through in some quick changes of direction and stops and starts too... probably the most beneficial thing I've done all week and now the dog is tired too!
~All luck is earned in the end.~
Sounds like you're doing great!
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Jan. 1, 2011: 186.6 lbs PBSW Mar. 1, 2011: 175.8 lbs
CW: 146.8 lbs
GW 140 lbs
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Well it's been a few days since I've posted, but mostly I've been eating extremely similar. BASs for lunch, got some GREAT salad mixes from the farmers markets! Been putting usually a carrot, onions, green peppers, and cucumbers in the salad and making my own dressing of course. I'm thinking of trying a different vinegar besides balsamic, just to change things up. I have kept dairy in my life, basically milk and heavy cream, and the only other thing I drink besides water (and wine here and there, less now during my 30 day challenge then usual though) and a small glass of milk a day is chai tea. I'm sure I could accelerate results even faster if I cut out all the dairy but I'm not going for that yet. I also have discovered 3 sisters hotdogs, which of course I don't eat all the time by any means, but like a post on another forum supporting applegate (whose bacon I buy) 3 sisters is grass fed, certified organic beef and I've done a lot of research into the farm. Awesome! Yesterday I did bison burgers with avacado, sugar free organic ketchup (1 carb a serving... hmm imagine that, what removing added sugar can do), spicy brown mustard, a little bit of hot sauce, and some type of spotted lettuce (I forgot the name haha) as my "bun". They were delish!!!
As for exercise, this week it's been tough to get out and do my walking, but I'm going to make up for that this weekend. Aside from that, I did do body weight stuff twice this week and today I also lifted some other heavy stuff for the sport of it and because I felt pretty good. I can feel myself getting stronger and stronger, especially in my pull ups and push ups.
On a side note, I was perusing my facebook recently and saw a friend's series of status updates. He'd gone on a juice "diet" and had lost fifteen pounds in five days and felt "way more energetic than ever!!!!" At least for the most part he seemed to be juicing his own veggies and fruits but the entire time he was complaining about being hungry... headdesk for sure. Meanwhile, most of my dinners look like what CW would say is a heart attack on a plate, and my friends can't believe my lunch time salad fills me up even though it's in a bowl twice as big as any of the stuff their food comes in. I also love getting the "but look at all that fat rising to the top in your dressing???!!!" Uh yeah... it's called olive oil and it's good for you.
I weighted myself for shits and giggles because I like seeing what 30 days does to weight and feeling how much stronger I'm getting at the same time. Today's weight was 128 with clothes and shoes on, first time I've weighed under 130 fully clothed in about two years. Woot! Peace out primal breathern, I will be updating soon.
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I am going to quickly take advantage of this unique opportunity. Timothy has me on his blog and I know I'm gonna get some hits so I figured I'd say something nasty about Martin Parr, quick!
Martin Parr was first brought to my attention after I did a story on "Windows of the World", back in 1995, just before my son Raphael was born. I thought to myself, "I got it, I am going shoot a body of work on global tourists. They are so fucking funny, how can I miss"? I like shooting social conflicts and all that shit but I really like a good bit of ridicule in between bludgeonings.
Mind you, this was back in the days when if you were not a "concerned photojournalist" it was hard to be taken seriously. You know you had to be concerned and care deeply. Care about your subjects while you trampled them underfeet.Anyway, my friend Ed Kashi, I think it was him, mentioned: "you should look at Martin Parr's work, you'll like him". I did and I was pissed, that motherfucker had stolen my ideas back in the early nineties. I had to give up on it and go back to being a concerned photojournalist. My one and only chance to be funny, and I blew it….. no, "HE" blew it.
As I was saying Martin Parr is one of my all time favorite photographers but lately his work has severely diminished in quality. His Mexico work sucks and so does most of his recent work. Check out his other work, from let's say 1990 to 2000 and you'll see what I mean. May be he is just going thru a shallow period or the lecture circuit has got him thinking he's the shit. Eyes on the prize baby.
See what I mean go to his site and click on recent work and if you happen to disagree, tough shit. More weight to my bullshitt.
And BTW, I really don't like Radio Head either, so be it!
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Jesus, how many times do we get the names"Martin" or "Martin Parr" just on the homepage alone? I couldn't go on. The name Martin makes me think of a kind of maroon colour sock that men of a certain age wear under an open toed sandal. And I'm not even thinking of a Birckenstock here.
I used to think Parr's work was alright – it made it's point bluntly and frequently. But then I went to a lecture he gave and I came out of there with the realisation that MARTIN PARR is a giant monomaniacal, airmile snorting ego tripping bellower of a man. In MARTIN PARR's world. We just live in it.


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The mainland region surrounding Venice is called the Veneto. This is where the nobility of Venice would escape to when the canals became too stinky to bear in the hottest months. Most of us think of escaping to the beach in summer but sometimes green hills and pastures provide much needed shady trees and evening breezes. Nobles had lovely villas built for their perfect getaway homes.
During the 16th century, the architect of choice was Andrea Palladio. He revived the classical style and built many villas which still dot the countryside of the Veneto. His work is considered so significant that in the 1990's they were given a UNESCO World Heritage Listing; this includes 24 villas and 23 buildings in the city of Vincenza.
In summer many of these buildings open to the public. Probably the best known is Villa Rotonda, a wonderful example of the symmetrically classical style of Palladio This building has been copied in palaces and mansions throughout Europe and England, plus being influential on the US White House and Thomas Jefferson's own home, Monticello. Villa Rotonda perches on a hillside and is elaborately decorated with frescoes on the inside. It's open Wednesdays and Saturdays in summer, and the gardens are open every day.
The support of the noble families of Venice meant that Palladio became Chief Architect of the Republic of Venice. If you don't have time to head inland to see his villas, Palladio also designed Il Redentore church and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, two of the city's most important and visible buildings. His writings about architecture made him one of the most influential figures in western architecture. If you're planning to visit the villas, you'll find it easiest by car as they are dotted throughout the countryside, though it is possible by train, bus and foot. Also, do your research and plan your itinerary as the opening hours vary.
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Don't have any boyz but I got a lovely girl in M-6. She hates it when i call her nah farang.
As the father of a biracial kid I've learned this: There will come a time when they will identify with one race over the other. If this choice doesn't work out well for them they can always try the other. If that doesn't work out you'll have a problematic kid. Identification with a group is maybe one of the most important tasks for a young duel-coloured one to face. My son lives in a very progressive environment but it wasn't always that way. My grandson is almost six and he still doesn't know what he is ... yet. I'm glad for that.


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Anyone in the Las Vegas area tonight, or even if you're in LA. Stop what you're doing and roll out to Beauty Bar in downtown Vegas. Keenhouse and NightWaves will be performing LIVE! Both Binary acts will be playing their full live sets. Think tons of synths, live vocoder and vocals. Plenty of bounce and heavy dose of dreamwave.
NightWaves has been in the lab, if you're curious. It's been a minute since theres been any new tunes to share. They exist, but they're in oven cooking and waiting to bake into the first NightWaves album.
If you're on a long drive this weekend, and haven't heard it before, enjoy NightWaves first mix, The Dreamwave Hour. It was made for just those kind of drives through the desert when some aerospace disco is pretty much the only thing you need.


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The Travel Store closing in Santa Barbara after 29 years
Business slows and owner sells off remaining stock
After 29 years, it's the end of the road for The Travel Store on Anapamu St. in Santa Barbara.
Owner Jan Koch says business has slowed, and sales have fallen off. He is selling off his last items at discount prices until the end of the month.
Koch has survived a down economy, and issues involving the homeless, but he says it's online stores and fewer local customers that have forced him to shut down.
"Should people know about us? Well they should. Do people sometimes chose not to find us? I think there in lies the answer," said Koch.
One customer, Julie Harris was shocked to hear the news. She is leaving on a trip to Portugal soon and was planning to pick up some items at the store before her trip. Now Harris says, she will get them right away before the lights go out.
Harris says when she is inside she often sees new items or different products than the ones she was first interested in.
The store is next to the former site of the Hobby Shop which closed right after Christmas. It has been replaced by the Arbor store that specializes in snowboards, skateboards, and apparel.
It's unknown what business will fill the soon-to-be open space downtown.
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For a large number of non-profits out there, Open Source software just makes sense. Being they can get a large number of the programs that they need with little or no effort these days, it is comical to watch folks continue to hang onto bloated software like Outlook in some blind faith that it will not crash in the middle of writing an email 'this time'. Today we look at some thoughts from Doc Searls on Linux and non-profits in general. Some interesting points are brought up here, check it out.
While I was in Boston, I met Deborah Elizabeth Finn of who I sometimes correspond with on the DigitalDivide.net email list. She, too, had attended the Linux World Expo, and had some observations of her own.
Deborah and I had lunch after LinuxWorld, and afterward she took me over to the Organizer's Collaborative where I met Rich Cowan, one of the co-authors of 'Choosing and Using Open Source Software: A Primer For Non-Profits'. This primer is put out by the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative (NOSI), and is a robust work which introduces Non-Profits – and perhaps others – to the benefits of Open Source software. I briefly mentioned it in LinuxWorld and Community, but didn't do it justice because Non-Profits and Open Source are both very large topics.
A month later, I'm here in the Dominican Republic, using bandwidth from Fundaci�n-Redes-y-Desarrollo (FUNREDES). This morning, I spoke with Daniel Pimienta, Director of FUNREDES. We touched on some of the problems associated with using Open Source for non-profits, and when I get back from the Jamaican meeting of the Caribbean Linux and Open Source Foundation (CLOSF), we'll explore these items more.
What is happening within groups working on the Digital Divide is an increase in the awareness – and use – of Open Source software. Within the NOSI primer, 5 case studies were done related to Non Profit organizations switching to Open Source.


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What is this movie about? Only director Peter Greenaway, a veteran of British television, knows for sure, and he's not telling anybody, certainly not the audience. The curious thing is that it's so deftly acted it's still almost fun to watch, no matter how confusing—or simply absent—the plot is. A wealthy 17th-century woman, Janet {Nicholas and Alexandra) Suzman, hires a young, handsome and very arrogant draftsman, Anthony Higgins, to draw 12 pictures of her house and grounds while her husband, an offensive lout if ever there was one, is away. Part of the deal—it is written into the contract—is that the draftsman will sleep with the mistress of the estate, which he does with great gusto (the scenes of them coupling are hilarious—in one moment of passion he undoes her dress with a pair of scissors). Then her daughter gets into the act—she wants the draftsman the same way, and gets him. But there's something else afoot here. About two-thirds of the way into the movie, the draftsman appears to be involved in a plot to murder the master of the mansion. At least it seems that's what's going on. There are so many loose ends and crazy cul-de-sacs it's impossible to tell exactly what's happening. For instance, periodically a naked man appears in the background. Why? If this was meant to be an elaborate mystery, it certainly fails. Greenaway is, obviously, the guiltiest party around, since he made this too-eccentric film. (R)
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Tonight's Big Brother highlights show was disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.
Firstly, Marlon Wallen pressed a magic button, saving himself from eviction but condemning his fellow housemates to a week of basic rations.
So selfish, and disgusting.
Then. Steven Goode and Kimberly Kisselovich had another late night romp under the duvet.
That in itself wasn't too disgusting, but Helen Wood disturbing them and denying us the chance to hear Steven's sex roar? Disgusting.
Here's how it all played out on our liveblog...
Good evening and welcome to tonight's Big Brother liveblog. We'll be kicking into action when the show starts on Channel 5 at 10pm.
As per usual, there's a rotten atmosphere in the house as things get underway, thanks to Helen Wood's vicious verbal assault on Ashleigh Coyle the previous night.
Helen's attacked almost half of the housemates at some point – they should probably each get a badge once they've been lyrically battered by her, with a prize for the last man or woman standing.
Meanwhile, the Battery Life shopping task enters its second day, with a couple of housemates being treated to some feedback from the show's viewers.
The end of the task brings probably one of the most jaw-dropping scenes of the series so far, and a new reason for the in-house aggro that we've come to know and love.
It's well worth watching, especially as it provides the house with a brand now baddie once it's all over.
If that's not enough for you, Steven Goode and Kimberly Kisselovich end the night with some sexy wrestling under the duvet… but who is the housemate who puts a dampener on things?
All that and much, much more from 10pm, and don't forget that you can join in with your thoughts and feelings on the Twitter – we're @MirrorTV.
Did you know we have a TV & film page on Facebook? Check us out here.
Spoilers galore at the top of the show there - in case you hadn't figured it out, Marlon winds up as the new enemy of the house - here's how it all happens.
More apps for the housemates to play with and get some 'treats'. This time, Christopher and Winston get to ask the public some questions.
Christopher uses his question to get a wider understanding of the public perception of the house - while Winston wants to know if female viewers fancy him.
Helen thinks she's exhausted every avenue of sorting out problems in the house.
That's Bawling Avenue, along with Shouting Street, Raging Road and Confrontation Close.
You wouldn't want to be trapped in a cul-de-sac with her, would you?
Interesting that a viewer has told Winston to 'drop the act' and let his real self show through.
There's been signs from the start that Winston is way smarter than he presents himself to the other housemates.
Sadly, he might have gone so deep undercover as 'Dumb Winston' that he's forgotten how to be clever again.
NOOOOO! Marlon! What have you done???
Please, someone tell me that he pressed the button because he didn't fully understand the ramifications of what he was doing.
I genuinely think that he stopped listening after being told that pressing the button would guarantee safety and missed all the important stuff about the housemates losing the shopping task and their luxury budget.
That, or he's a selfish idiot.
This might be what the remainder of Marlon's time in the house will look like.
Where does Marlon go from here? He's guaranteed to be up for nomination next week after this, and almost certain to be evicted by the public – unless they've got a really mean streak and want to keep him in.
Marlon completely fails to see the glaring fact that everyone pulled together in an attempt to win the luxury shopping budget and that his crazed moment of selfishness has completely wiped out all of that hard work.
Here's a teaser of some of the fallout that he has to deal with as a result of his decision... along with a surprising ally.
So then Marlon, if you hadn't pressed the button, you probably would have been evicted next week but with a full week of luxury food.
Because you DID press the button, you're almost certainly going to be evicted next week, but with a full week of basic food.
Oh, and with most of the other housemates hating you.
Marlon is slowly realising the enormity of what he's done.
Perhaps we shouldn't forget that he has an alter-ego, Marlicio Silver, for when he's out clubbing.
All he needs to do is say it was Marlicio Silver who pressed the button - or blame it on voices in his head.
Brace yourselves for some rudeness coming up before the end of the show - and of course it's Steven and Kimberly who are involved.
Here's a sneak peek in case you can't wait.
Danielle is telling Ashleigh that there's still hope that she might not be evicted on Friday. Yeah, right.
The only person who's got more chance of being turfed out just pressed a button to save himself.
Steven is banging on about his ability to judge people's characters again. Ironic that he only thing he's better at than judging people's characters is banging on about himself.
Here we go - SEXUAL CONTENT! It's Steven and Kimberly, going at it again, with Ash and Helen cackling just a few feet away.
Firstly, would you have sex in a room full of other people? Secondly, would you do it on national TV?
Thirdly... oh, it doesn't mattter - Helen's banged her head on their bed and broke it up.
They'll be back at it again soon though - and so will we, at 10pm tomorrow night...


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Nothing lasts forever, and that includes prom. While we try to cling to the memories of one of the greatest (or worst) nights of our lives, one thing you shouldn't cling to is the dress.
Like many women, I had no use for my dress after prom. Since I spent more than $200 on it, I hoped to wear it sometime again. However, with the sophomore 25 I gained and the lack of invitation to formal events, my prom dress has been collecting dust in my closet.
You can put your prom dress to better use by donating it to an organization that gives used dresses, shoes and accessories to young ladies who can't afford the expense of a beautiful dress.
Here are a list of organizations in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania area that collects dresses for the less fortunate:
Fairy Godmother, Philadelphia, Pa. -- 215-674-8773
Operation Fairy Dust, New York City, NY -- 347-623-8561
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BAFIF to run April 12-24
BUENOS AIRES — The seventh Buenos Aires Festival of Independent Film unspools April 12-24, the country's biggest in terms of pics and second in international prestige to Mar del Plata. Event is a day longer than previous years and will feature some 375 films from more than 40 countries, up from 300 in 2004 and 150-250 in the two previous years.
For the first time under direction of Argentinian movie critic-archivist-programmer Fernando Martin Pena, event is heavy on homespun pics, with 60 features screening, many for the first time. This is a response to Argentina's production boom — some 60-70 local flicks are set for commercial release this year, on par with 2004 and up from an average of 40 in previous years.
Two are opening and closing the event, out of competition. Jorge Gaggero's "Cama adentro" (Beba's Live-In), starring Norma Aleandro ("The Son of the Bride") as a well-to-do women in money trouble, will launch fest. Albertina Carri's sibling love affair "Geminis" will close it.
Sixteen titles will compete in the official international competition, all by first- and second-time helmers.
From Argentina are Luis Ortega's "Monobloc," Ernesto Baca's "Samoa" and Jose Luis Garcia's "Candido Lopez."
Also competing are Maren Ade's "The Forest for the Trees" and Thorsten Trimpop's "The Irrational Remains," both from Germany. French entries include Islid Le Besco's "Halfprice" and Abdellatif Kechiche's "L'esquive," while Spanish pics include Mercedes Alvarez's "The Sky Turns." From China, Hao Ning's "Mongolian Ping Pong" is competing, as are South Korean Whang Cheol-Mean's "Spying Cam," Mexican Fernando Eimbecke's "Temporada de Patos" (Duck Season), Russian Ilya Khrzhanovsky's "4" and Italian Saverio Costanzo's "Private."
Completing the slate are Dane Paprika Steen's "Aftermath," American Jennifer Reeves "The Time We Killed" and Palestinian Tawfki Abul Wael's "Thirst."
The seven-person jury includes Alberto Elena, Aruna Vasudev, Rudi Barnet, Andreas Kleinert, Albertina Carri, Pablo Stoll and Michel Reilhac.
The other competishes are for rookie and sophomore Argentinian helmers, with 10 entries including Jorge Gaggero's "Vida en Falcon," Ezequiel Acuna's "Como un avion estrellado" and Gabriel Lichtmann's "Judios en el espacio," and a 15-entry contest for Argentinian shorts.
Directors to be highlighted are Chantal Akerman, Cristain Leighton, Albert and David Maysles, Andre S. Labarthe, Carlos Echeverria, Robert Frank, Monte Hellman, Ryuichi Hiroki, Caroline Leaf, Bill Plympton and Andreas Kleinert.
Like in previous years, foreign producers have events set to talk projects with domestic directors. The biggest are the European Commission's Al-Invest and Buenos Aires Laboratory, in which European foundations arrange to co-produce Latin American pics.


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Bicyclist killed in Madison identified
The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office is releasing the name of the bicyclist that was killed in the motor vehicle vs. bicycle crash on E. Washington Avenue at First Street in the City of Madison. The crash occurred on Wednesday July 24th at or about 0901hrs. The man can be identified as:
John B. PRIMM
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The MPD is investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of a bicyclist this morning. A sergeant at the scene indicates the biker was peddling north on S. 1st St. when he collided with a small SUV that was driving outbound on E. Washington Ave. The bicyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor and no citations were issued to the female driver. It will be up to the Dane County Medical Examiner to release the name of the deceased.


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IEA Releases Report on Energy Technology for Decision Makers
1 July 2010: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published the 2010 edition of its series "Energy Technology Perspectives," which aims to inform decision makers on the technological actions necessary to realize the energy revolution IEA says is necessary to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50% by 2050 (compared to 2005 levels).
Specifically, the report: identifies which technologies will be most necessary on a regional basis; carries out a sectoral analysis of technological challenges and opportunities, and how to best exploit them with targeted policies; and explores methods for transition to lower carbon societies. Additionally, the report offers suggestions for overcoming key technical and political obstacles to the widespread deployment of six important technology areas: carbon capture and storage (CCS); nuclear power; renewable energies; power generation efficiency and fuel switching; end-use fuel switching; and end-use fuel and electricity efficiency, which is expected to provide the most significant benefits of all.
Although the report estimates that halving 2005 emissions by 2050 will cost USD 46 trillion, these investments could realize fuel savings alone of over USD 112 trillion over the same period. [IEA Press release] [Power Point Presentation for the Press] [Publication Webpage] [Executive Summary]


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From the Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy (Drs Tosti, Piraccini, and Jorizzo); and Institute of Dermatological Science, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (Dr Cambiaghi).
To report clinical features, response to treatment, and long-term follow-up of nail lichen planus in children.
Retrospective study involving 15 children with nail lichen planus.
Outpatient consultation for nail disorders at the Department of Dermatology of the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Patients or Other Participants
We diagnosed nail lichen planus in 15 children younger than 12 years, including 10 children with typical nail matrix lesions, 2 children with 20-nail dystrophy (trachyonychia), and 3 children with idiopathic atrophy of the nails. Only 2 of the 15 children had oral lichen planus; none had cutaneous lesions. A nail biopsy confirmed the diagnosis in all cases.
Intramuscular triamcinolone acetonide, 0.5 to 1 mg/kg per month, was prescribed to children with typical nail lichen planus and prolonged from 3 to 6 months until the proximal half of the nail was normal. No treatment was prescribed to patients with 20-nail dystrophy or idiopathic atrophy of the nails.
Treatment with systemic corticosteroids was effective in curing typical nail lichen planus. Two children experienced a recurrence of the disease during the follow-up. Recurrences were always responsive to therapy. The 2 children with 20-nail dystrophy improved without any therapy. Nail lesions caused by idiopathic atrophy of the nails remained unchanged during the follow-up period.
Nail lichen planus in children is not rare but probably underestimated. It often presents with atypical clinical features such as 20-nail dystrophy or idiopathic atrophy of the nails.
NAIL LICHEN planus (NLP) is considered very rare in children, with only 15 biopsy-proved cases reported in the literature, most as single case reports.1- 11 This number drops to 7 cases if we only consider children with typical NLP and not children with NLP producing atypical clinical features, such as 20-nail dystrophy1,4,6,10 or idiopathic atrophy of the nails.2 Our experience, however, indicates that NLP in children may not be that rare.
In fact, since 1986, we have diagnosed NLP in 92 patients, including 10 children younger than 12 years who attended the outpatient consultation for nail disorders of the Department of Dermatology of the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. These include 1 child who was previously described.11,12 During this period, we examined 2928 patients with nail disorders, 147 of them younger than 12 years. We also treated and followed up 5 children with NLP who were first diagnosed at the Department of Pediatric Dermatology of the University of Milan, Milan, Italy. The 5 children represent the only cases of NLP diagnosed among 12 000 children with skin disorders seen in Milan in 3 years. We report herein the clinical features, response to treatment, and long-term follow-up of these 15 children.
Typical NLP was diagnosed in 10 cases, 20-nail dystrophy (trachyonychia) in 2 cases, and idiopathic atrophy of the nails in 3 cases.
Clinical criteria for diagnosis of NLP were nail plate thinning with longitudinal ridging and fissuring, with or without pterygium. The clinical diagnosis was always confirmed by pathological examination.
Typical NLP was diagnosed in 7 boys and 3 girls, aged 6 to 12 years (mean, 9.4 years) (Table 1). The mean duration of the disease before diagnosis was 3 years (range, 2 months to 9 years). The age of the children at the time of onset of the disease ranged from 2 to 12 years. All but 1, who had just 4 nails affected, presented with diffuse nail involvement. In 3 patients, NLP involved all 20 nails and in 6 patients all the fingernails; in 3 of these 6 patients, involvement of 1 or both big toenails was also present.
In 9 patients, the affected nails showed evident thinning associated with longitudinal ridging, fissuring, and distal splitting (Figure 1 and Figure 2). One patient had red lunulae indicating distal matrix inflammation. Nail pterygium was present only in 1 big toenail of a 7-year-old child. Involvement of the nail bed with onycholysis was associated with nail matrix lichen planus (LP) in 6 children (Figure 3). In accordance with a subjective severity score performed by evaluating the degree of thinning and splitting, 3 patients were rated as having very severe NLP, 2 as severe, 2 as moderate, and 3 as mild. The NLP was not associated with itching or pain in any of our patients. None of them had a history of drug intake before the onset of NLP. There was no family history of LP. A stressful event (car accident) before the onset of the disease was reported by an 11-year-old boy (patient 6) who was also a member of a swimming team. None of our children had skin lesions of LP at the time of diagnosis or at any time during the follow-up. A mild and localized oral reticular LP was detected on mouth inspection in 2 children. Associated dermatologic conditions included patchy alopecia areata in 2 patients, psoriasis in 1, atopic dermatitis in 1, and lichen sclerosus and atrophicus in 1. Two patients had a diagnosis of autoimmune thyroiditis and were taking thyroid hormone supplementation.
Nail lichen planus in an 8-year-old boy (patient 7). The nail plate is thinned and shows mild longitudinal ridging with distal splitting. Nail bed involvement with onycholysis is also present.
Nail lichen planus in a 10-year-old boy (patient 10). The toenails show nail thinning with longitudinal striations caused by severe nail matrix involvement.
Nail lichen planus in a 12-year-old girl (patient 4). Note severe nail matrix involvement of the thumb with onychorrhexis and partial nail plate destruction. The other digits show mild ridging caused by matrix involvement and distal onycholysis caused by nail bed involvement.
Testing for antinuclear antibodies was negative in the 5 children with typical NLP who underwent this test.
A nail biopsy specimen confirmed NLP in all cases, showing a bandlike lymphocytic infiltrate of the nail matrix and/or nail bed dermis together with hyperkeratosis, hypergranulosis, and acanthosis of the nail matrix epithelium (Figure 4).
Longitudinal nail biopsy specimen showing a typical lichenoid infiltrate of the nail matrix. The keratogenous zone is replaced by a granular layer (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×100).
Twenty-nail dystrophy (trachyonychia) is a clinical entity characterized by nail roughness caused by excessive longitudinal ridging. The condition may involve all 20 nails or be limited to 1 or several digits. Since 1986, we have obtained biopsy specimens from 13 children with 20-nail dystrophy and diagnosed 2 cases of NLP among them. The pathological findings of the other 11 cases showed spongiotic changes in 10 and psoriasis in 1.
The 2 boys with LP, aged 9 and 12 years, presented with trachyonychia involving all 20 nails. The nail lesions had appeared 2 and 3 years earlier. The nails showed mild thinning associated with nail plate roughness caused by excessive longitudinal striations (Figure 5). Both children were in good health and showed no other dermatologic disorders. Family history was negative for LP and alopecia areata. A longitudinal biopsy specimen from the second toenail in both cases showed the typical features of nail matrix LP, ie, acanthosis, hypergranulosis, and a bandlike lymphocytic infiltrate with vacuolar degeneration of basal keratinocytes.
Twenty-nail dystrophy (trachyonychia) caused by lichen planus in a 9-year-old boy.
Diagnosis of idiopathic atrophy of the nails was based on the presence of atrophy of several nails with absence of the nail plate with and without pterygium.
Two boys and 1 Indian girl, aged 8, 9, and 12 years, presented with severe atrophy involving all 20 nails. The clinical history was similar in all cases: the nail lesions had suddenly appeared and progressed very quickly, producing complete or partial nail destruction in 6 to 12 months. The process, which had been completely asymptomatic, had started when the children were 3, 8, and 11 years old. All patients were otherwise in good health and had no other cutaneous or mucosal signs of LP. Family history was negative for LP. At the clinical examination, the nails showed areas of scarring with pterygium and areas of severe nail thinning without obliteration of the proximal nail fold. Pterygium was partially hyperpigmented in the Indian girl (Figure 6). All 3 patients underwent longitudinal toenail biopsy; the specimens were taken from an area of nail thinning with preservation of the proximal nail fold. The pathological examination showed nail matrix hypergranulosis with complete disappearance of the keratogenous zone. One specimen also demonstrated a mild bandlike superficial lymphocytic infiltrate in the dermis of the proximal nail fold.
Idiopathic atrophy of the nails in a 12-year-old Indian girl.
Patients were treated with intramuscular triamcinolone acetonide (0.5-1 mg/kg every 30 days). Treatment was prolonged until the proximal half of the nail was normal. Duration of treatment ranged from 3 to 6 months. Nine children were completely cured and 1 child improved considerably with treatment. Complete cure with clinically normal fingernails occurred 6 to 8 months after the beginning of therapy (Figure 7). Toenails required 8 to 12 months for complete cure. Adverse effects were noticed in 2 patients, both taking higher doses of triamcinolone acetonide (1 mg/kg per month). These included lipoatrophy at the site of injections (in 2) and cushingoid facies (in 1). Seven of our 10 children were followed up for more than 2 years (follow-up, 2-10 years; mean, 5 years). In 2 of them, NLP recurred during the follow-up period. Recurrences were observed 2 and 7 years after the initial diagnosis and responded well to systemic corticosteroid administration. The other 5 children did not experience relapses of NLP during the follow-up and did not develop LP in other skin or mucosal sites.
A, Nail lichen planus in a 7-year-old boy (patient 5). Severe nail matrix involvement with nail plate thinning, fissuring, and splitting. B, Complete cure 6 months after the beginning of treatment with triamcinolone acetonide, 0.5 mg/kg every 30 days.
Two of the children (patients 5 and 6) developed a distal subungual onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum during the follow-up period. This was diagnosed 1 and 5 years after cure of NLP. In both cases, onychomycosis involved a big toenail that had previously been affected by LP but had recovered without residual dystrophies. Treatment with systemic antifungal agents produced complete cure of onychomycosis in both patients.
The 2 children with NLP presenting as trachyonychia were not given any therapy. The follow-up (4 and 6 years) showed spontaneous improvement of the nail abnormalities in one and complete clearing in the other.
The 3 children with NLP presenting as idiopathic atrophy were not given any therapy. In 2 cases, long-term follow-up showed that the nail lesions were unchanged after 6 and 7 years.
Our series indicates that NLP in children is not as rare as that estimated in the literature. In fact, according to our data, 11% of patients with NLP (10/92) attending our nail consultation were younger than 12 years. Prevalence of NLP in children therefore seems higher than that of skin LP, where only 2% to 3% of patients are reported to be children.13 Both NLP and skin LP appear to be more common in boys than in girls. It is interesting that in all of our children the nails were the prominent location of the disease and the sole reason for medical consultation. Therefore, it is conceivable that NLP in children is underestimated for 2 main reasons: (1) lack of skin or mucosal lesions, making the clinical diagnosis difficult for pediatricians or dermatologists not skilled in nail disorders; and (2) general reluctance to perform nail biopsies in children.
From a clinical point of view, LP of the nails in children may have 3 different presentations, each characterized by its own evolution and outcome: typical NLP, 20-nail dystrophy, and idiopathic atrophy of the nails.
In most cases, NLP in children presents with the clinical features that characterize typical NLP of adults,8,14 namely, diffuse nail ridging, thinning, splitting, and dorsal pterygium. This clinical variety of NLP is caused by severe lichenoid infiltration of the nail matrix and, if not treated, may produce nail matrix destruction with scarring in both adults and children.3,7,11,15
Although the clinical features are highly suggestive, pathological examination is required to confirm the diagnosis. Differential diagnosis includes nail changes caused by graft-vs-host disease, lichenoid drug reactions, nail scarring after Stevens-Johnson syndrome, nail matrix trauma, and lupus erythematosus.16
The second form of presentation of NLP in children is 20-nail dystrophy. This condition, also known as trachyonychia, describes a spectrum of nail plate surface abnormalities that result in nail roughness.17 Twenty-nail dystrophy differs from typical NLP because of its monomorphic appearance, ie, the longitudinal ridging affects the nail plate surface uniformly, and the absence of longitudinal splitting and pterygium. Twenty-nail dystrophy may be caused by several inflammatory diseases that disturb nail matrix keratinization, such as LP, psoriasis, eczema, pemphigus vulgaris, and alopecia areata. There are no clinical criteria that distinguish spongiotic trachyonychia, the most common type (which is often associated with alopecia areata), from trachyonychia caused by other inflammatory skin diseases.
Among the 60 patients with 20-nail dystrophy subjected to nail biopsy described in the literature, only 10 were pathologically diagnosed as having NLP.17- 19 Twenty-nail dystrophy is a benign condition that never produces nail scarring.
The third variety of NLP is idiopathic atrophy of the nails. This scarring atrophic variant of NLP is more common in Indians and is characterized by a very acute and rapid course that leads to diffuse painless nail destruction in a few months.20,21 In all the reported cases of idiopathic atrophy of the nails, the disease occurred in children.2,20,21 Idiopathic atrophy of the nails differs from typical LP with pterygium formation in its acute course with scarring of most nails and in the association of nail absence caused by pterygium formation and nail absence caused by nail plate destruction without pterygium. Differential diagnosis of idiopathic atrophy of the nails includes hereditary anonychia, impaired peripheral circulation, and epidermolysis bullosa.20
It is important that NLP presenting as 20-nail dystrophy or as idiopathic atrophy of the nails is much more common in children than in adults. In fact, at the Bologna nail center, NLP presented as typical LP in 5 (50%) of 10 children and 76 (93%) of 82 adults, as 20-nail dystrophy in 2 (20%) of 10 children and 4 (5%) of 82 adults, and as idiopathic atrophy of the nails in 3 (30%) of 10 children and 2 (2%) of 82 adults. These 2 adults, however, had both been affected by idiopathic atrophy of the nails since childhood.
Although all of our children with typical NLP had nail matrix involvement, destruction of the nail matrix with pterygium was detected in only 1 child, even though at least 5 children had been affected by the disease for more than 1 year at the time of diagnosis.
Pterygium formation is therefore rare in children with NLP and does not correlate with disease duration. An exception to this rule is represented by NLP producing idiopathic atrophy of the nails, which is almost exclusively described in children and is responsible for complete destruction of the matrix. Idiopathic atrophy of the nails is thus a distinct variety of NLP characterized by a very rapid and destructive evolution.2,21 The opposite applies for LP presenting as 20-nail dystrophy, which should be considered a very mild and benign form of NLP that does not produce scarring and may regress spontaneously.17
Thirty percent of our children with NLP were affected by other immunologic skin or systemic disorders, such as alopecia areata, psoriasis, and thyroiditis. This contrasts with our findings in adults, in whom NLP is not usually associated with immunologic disorders.12 Skin or mucosal involvement by LP, on the other hand, appears to be more rare in children (2/15 [13.3%]) than in adults, in whom we found extranail lesions in 25% of patients. This confirms the observation that nail involvement does not occur in children with skin LP, as none of the 50 children with skin LP described by Sharma and Maheshwari22 had nail lesions.
All of our children with typical NLP responded well to treatment with systemic corticosteroids. Our experience indicates that intramuscular triamcinolone acetonide at the dosage of 0.5 mg/kg per month is an effective and safe treatment for children with NLP. Systemic triamcinolone was also successful in treating the 2 patients who had relapses of NLP during the follow-up.
Since the aim of treatment is to prevent scarring, systemic corticosteroids are useless in established idiopathic atrophy of the nails. Unfortunately, we never diagnosed this condition at the time of onset and therefore do not know whether corticosteroid treatment might have prevented nail matrix destruction.
Although onychomycosis is very uncommon in children, 2 (13%) of our 15 children developed toenail distal subungual onychomycosis caused by T rubrum after cure of NLP. None of them had a family history of onychomycosis. It is possible that corticosteroid treatment may have predisposed patients to fungal invasion.
Accepted for publication February 28, 2001.
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