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OK, here's tomorrow's post today . . . Wednesday's news coming on Tuesday. The snow happened today, so let's see it today.
Here was 3. And another snowy post. The first three fotos here come compliments of Brian DeForest. Here, hanging on the wall are Hunting Creek and Coastline Bay Star.
Davis Sea–I believe–is practically invisible to the naked eye. Here was Davis Sea as a K-Sea vessel almost four years ago.
Scotty Sky passing alongside the aptly named Alpine Loyalty.
Brooklyn at the #9 buoy.
And Hoechst Express inbound from sea.
By late morning, the snow was slowing down in the sixth boro, here on the landside of Gage Paul Thornton and Thornton Bros.
Many thanks to Brian DeForest for the top three fotos; the others by Will Van Dorp.
Snow is snow and not the same is ice, but cold weather makes me want to keep a watch on this site for the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club, which always has the news on iceboating in the Hudson Valley.
Let's follow the evolution of this boat. Two years ago she went by Coney Island. I was looking forward to having a tugboat by that name in the sixth boro. A check of the USCG vessel documentation site showed that previously she had gone by Mister Jordan, a vessel I'd never seen.
The builder's plate showed that prior to using the Mister Jordan name, she was Beth I. That sent me to the Blount site, where I also learned she was first built in 1958 for Bethlehem Steel, and that Vulcan III might be a twin.
Next I saw this vessel high and dry and in different colors. Now watch what happens with the stack. It's a black "muffler" here, and then when next I saw her,
the black housing was gone and there were two pipes with smallish mufflers sprouted from the back of the house.
Enjoy a few more shots taken in the past few months of Coastline Bay Star.
A handsome vessel working past the half century mark, launched the same year as this powerhouse and one of these.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp.
All these fotos–except the ones identified as flashbacks–I took while resting yesterday. The indomitable Helen Parker, intrepidly westbound among giants. I believe she was last on this blog a year ago here.
I believe this is Coastline Bay Star. If so, when did she get the reconfigured exhaust route?
Also squeezed between giants, James Turecamo, who has appeared on this blog possibly more than any other tugboat. James was launched in greater Waterford, NY late in 1969. Click here to see James tailing Caddell's new drydock back in May. More on this flashback later in this post.
Hunt Girls, which I haven't seen in a while.
AT IMTT Bayonne Dean Reinauer and RTC 106, which appeared on this blog last week, configured differently. Dean is so new that if you go back to that link with the foto of James tailing, you'll see the upper house of a Dean which at that time had never yet floated!
Here are two flashbacks from Port of Albany last week . . .
as Dean spun around to head south.
Dorothy J eastbound yesterday morning
and as seen in mid-May 2013 . . . with her former name–Angela M–visible.
Arabian Sea's angular sides are mimicked by the building in the distance.
Quenames heads out of the Kills pushing
Bunker Portland.
And check out the stack on St Andrews. Maintenance or . . . something more?
All fotos except for the flashbacks . . . Will Van Dorp took yesterday.
First foto comes thanks to William Hyman, who took it eight days ago. Resolute waits along the dock in MOTBY for its next assist. In the background is a lesser-known 9/11 monument, a Tsereteli statue given to the US as an official gift of the Russian government only six years ago. Putin himself came here for the dedication. Resolute is six times older than the monument, and when it was launched, no doubt no one would have imagined a Russian-donated statue would stand anywhere in NYC.
Ireland dates from 1940; she first appeared on this blog only five months ago here.
No vessel makes more noise as it passes as OSG Vision. And if you don't know her power in "equines," check here. I guess that partially explains the throbbing, only partly since President Polk is rated at 57,000!
Amy Moran (1973, 3000 hp) assists OSG Vision and OSG 350 through the Kills.
Amy C McAllister (1975) follows McAllister Sisters (1977) to the next assist.
Bruce A. McAllister (1974) here assists Baltic Sea I (2003) rotate and then head outbound.
A few seconds earlier, McAllister Sisters used noticeable force to push Baltic's stern around.
There was once a Baltic Sea that belonged to the same fleet as Beaufort Sea (1971), but that other Baltic now works out of Lagos, Nigeria. I've written the new owners to ask for fotos, but . . . so far, in vain.
Bering Sea (1975) and Jane A. Bouchard (2003) spend some time at the fuel dock.
No tug appears on this foto, but some of you just know which tug is mated to RTC 135. Cruise ship, I believe, is Explorer of the Seas. Answer about the tug follows.
Gelberman (1980) may look like a tug, but USACE call it a "debris collecting vessel." More info on her can be found in this post from three and a half years ago.
Thanks to William Hyman for that first foto; all others by Will Van Dorp. And the tug mated to RTC 135 is Nicole Leigh Reinauer.
I suppose I could call this "random and gorgeous tug fotos I wish I'd taken."
Thanks to John Skelson for this one of Coastline Bay Star. I've seen this vessel only once in this incarnation of her, but it was in Belt traffic from which a foto was impossible. John nails it here. What a beaut!!
The rest come from Birk Thomas. This series I just find stunning: Gramma Lee T turns out after escorting her Nth vessel. I'm wondering if there's an actual count of assists for her decade of service since her June 2002 delivery. Happy Decade 1 celebration.
Birk got this foto off New London: Allison Crosby looks like a Vane boat, whose series she post-dates, but for ocean towing, she has a 10,500 hp plant in the engine room.
Buster Bouchard has been around since 1979, but I saw her in the sixth boro for the first time only this spring.
The newest twins in the boro . . . Discovery Coast and Chesapeake Coast.
Also, by Birk, Ocean Delta, Norway-built, moving more parts for the nickel mining operation in Newfoundland.
Ocean Delta (ex-Sistella) is a 1973 UT 505 design from the Ulstein Group. Click here for a snowy/icy foto of Ocean Delta.
Just for the record, here are the first two posts in this series, "1" and 2.
The foto below and the one of Dublin Sea come from Birk. Greenland Sea is off Barents Sea port side.
I last saw Barents move in early December here. This foto is taken from near the old Singer plant in Elizabethport.
From the same vantage point, it's Yankee, Greenland, and a third tug I should but can't identify.
Here's another shot from Birk, Dublin Sea over at the south end of Arthur Kill. Dublin Sea was launched in Wisconsin in 2009.
First appearance of this vessel on tugster . . . taken a week ago passing Howland Hook . . . it's Ireland (ex-Yorktown) built
in 1940!! Some great Coastline Marine Towing jobs fotos can be found here.
Also moving a crane barge eastbound on the KVK, it's Stephanie Dann (1978, ex-Mary Defelice); meanwhile
that same morning, it's Taurus, launched under that name in Houma in 1979, heading
Turecamo Girls (launched in Savannah in 1965 as Capt. Jan Porel) headed under the Bayonne Bridge, eastbound and
Margaret Moran (launched in Morgan City in 1979) headed westbound.
Not exactly related: Some big doings on April 10 in Erie, PA as Ken Boothe Sr. and Lakes Contender get christened. Have you been invited and want to get a few fotos for tugster? Please get in touch.
Bowsprite tattooed my back about two years ago, and I never felt a thing, didn't even know about it til a few days later. See evidence in the eighth foto here. The tattoo she incised had the best feature: dynamism. Without washing or submitting myself to laser-burn or chemical-peel ink removal, that design–beautiful as it was– disappeared; pristine skin prevailed and could morph again.
Being a tabula rasa is the beauty of the sixth boro as it exists today. Not pristine as 500 years ago, it's nevertheless mostly cleaner than it was 50 years ago. And unencumbered. The land right down to the sea's threshold submits to the struggles and gainful laborings of planners and builders, but the water resists. Change is constant here, like light.
May the two above paragraphs exorcise the defensiveness I'm feeling these days. Repeatedly I feel restored by the surprises borne in and out upon the expanse of water I call the sixth boro. Like this, yesterday. I dismissed it at first as a replica.
But it turns out to be the real thing: A Trumpy built at Mathis Yacht Building Company in 1926, now restored, a near-sister of the yacht that hosted seven US presidents.
One goal I had yesterday was to get a frontal shot of the figurehead on Eos, but not finding a conveyance, this is the best I could get of Anh Duong's work. Today these eyes behold . . . the cliffs of Hoboken; some months from now they may look upon the skyline of Moorea Bay.
Bold (ex-Victorious) . . . I saw her sail past us on Delaware Bay; eight months ago and thousands of miles later, she glides through the Narrows.
In hazy light, CGC Ridley and Gibraltar-flagged cargo vessel Bremer Johanna seem flat-bottomed shapes floating in ether in front of a geometric continent.
Trawler Fluke . . here today . . . who knows where next month.
Tug Mary Beth D (ex-Fort Edisto, 1954) pushes a Weeks scow past inbound MOL Endeavor. Last time I saw Mary Beth D, the creeks on the south side of Raritan Bay were encrusted.
Ventura lives in North Cove and sails here outside the Narrows.
Anthony L Miller reminds this curvaceous yacht to respect the "slow bell;" Lazzara doesn't design exactly my kind of vessel, but the sixth boro is a summer stop in the migrations of Spring Time.
A final shot for now . . . looking into the wheelhouse of that 1926 Trumpy, as helmsman surveys the open spaces ahead.
My vision of the sixth boro . . . keep it dynamic.
All fotos taken in the past weeks by Will Van Dorp.
Apologies for forgetting to link the half-hour video on Charles Hankins building a Sea Bright skiff until someone asked yesterday, so here I attach it again, really. It's REALLY there. I really enjoyed watching it, really.
So surprises on the creek in Belford . . . what yellow house protrudes above the second shack from the left? Dwelling for a moment on this foto, if I climbed a 50′ platform and fotoed in the same direction, I'd get the Narrows and the Verrazano Bridge . . . about a dozen miles away . . . in the center of the foto.
It's Coastline Girls, bigger sibling to Coastline Kidd, shown doing bridge work in Narragansett Bay in the fifth foto down here. Forward of Girls (1943, ex-Ruby, Ruby M, Beverly) is the stern section of Mary Beth (1954, ex-Fort Edisto).
If you have time for only one link today, check this one showing Coastline Girls pushing an immortal Egyptian diety around the sixth boro!! How COULD I have missed this? Maybe I should gallivant a smidgeon less.
Right around the corner up the creek is contracting equipment like this dredge on the marine railway; painted in the same color, this
truckable tug (foto by Andy Willner a year or so back).
Continuing around the bend in the Creek, who knew?! Another pilot boat fleet, Interport Pilots, federal pilots since 1959. I'd love to see a foto of their first pilot boat named Carp.
Belford Seafood Coop dominates the Creek, though, and crabbing seems to be the seasonal catch. Notice the rake on the side of Alexa J.
Behind the fingers
of the rake is a net.
Last foto here . . . boys having fun like I used to . . . icebreaking on kayaks with cylindrical baitfish traps strapped onto the after deck. But despite wearing PFDs, they appeared NOT to be wearing drysuits or even wetsuits. It made me shiver . . .
All fotos by Will Van Dorp. Many thanks to Andy Willner for the tour. I'm wondering whether the restaurant at the Seafood Coop is still open.
Three more surprises from the Raritan Bayshore of New Jersey:
Aeromarine. Great "flappers" on flying boats in sixth foto down here. . . with many fascinating period shots in between. Is it possible that not a single aeromarine aircraft remains extant?
Matawan Creek, the original "Jaws" events in July 1916.
Sayreville, October 4, 1918 . . . bigger than Black Tom, July 30, 1916. In Sayreville, "the explosion destroyed enough ammunition to supply the western front for six months"


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• Romo's pass to Dez Bryant for the TD was a thing of beauty. A lot of zip, and right on the money. Perfect strike:
• The Bengals evidently saw something they liked on tape when evaluating the Dallas D, because they tried a couple of end arounds that went for big gains. Marvin Jones took a reverse to the left for 37, and Andrew Hawkins took a shovel pass that was basically the same thing as an end around for a TD on the first drive. They never went back to it.
• Brian Moorman is awful. The Cowboys need to replace him this week.
• I started to wonder about Brandon Carr earlier this week. He had an outstanding pick. He sort of snuck under the receiver, was able to somehow keep his balance, and catch a ball with some zip while not completely having his feet under him. Once he had control of the ball, he then made the most of it with an impressive return. Well done. That was the first big play I can think of that he has made this year due to good coverage. The Cowboys need more of that from him.
• DeMarco Murray has some ups:
• Mike Jenkins looks uncomfortable in the slot. Andrew Hawkins made him look silly on one play early in the second quarter in which he made a catch, and didn't really even try to make a move on Jenkins in the open field. Jenkins may have been expecting a juke, but Hawkins just blew right by him and Jenkins whiffed badly on a diving tackling attempt. Then later in the red zone, Hawkins ran a quick out on 3rd and 3. Jenkins was nowhere close in coverage, but the Cowboys were bailed out by a Hawkins drop.
• The Bengals tried 18 runs with their running backs, and when they did run, they were effective. They passed 33 times. With how banged up Dallas is up the middle, that made no sense to me whatsoever.
• I'll reiterate what I've been saying about Rob Ryan for years… He's not a head coaching candidate, and I'll never understand why people think think he is. His resume is terrible. How can you scream at another player because you think he's holding? It's utterly ridiculous. Here he is jawing with Bengals OT Andre Smith:
Ryan was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, and the Bengals went from what would have been 2nd and 16 from the 18 to 1st and Goal from the 9. Think I saw a "F*** you" in there. Those are the kinds of things that lose games. Ryan is lucky AJ Green dropped a sure TD pass to end that drive.
• The Cowboys run game is up to its old tricks: 24 rushes, 49 yards.
• The personal foul call on Reggie Nelson was chicken shit. Dallas didn't capitalize on the gift, but it's still worth mentioning.
• Doug Free now has 15 penalties on the season, and at least one in 9 of the Cowboys' 13 games.
• Interesting stat from the FOX crew during the game:
• I really like the nickle rush personnel here: From left to right: Butler, Spencer, Hatcher, Ware. Spencer on the inside seems like a good idea:
He gets a nice inside move on Kevin Zeitler:
And gets home for a sack on a very key 3rd down:
Spencer is having a bigtime season.
• Great job by DeMarco Murray staying off the ground and reaching the ball out for a huge 3rd down conversion on the final drive.
• I've been on Jason Garrett for his clock management. No such issues last Sunday. Well run final drive, strategically speaking.
• It wasn't pretty, but a big emotional win for the Cowboys:
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Hello everyone,
I have tried to calculate the following limit of a function, but my result doesn't match the one that my computer gives me.
First I multiply by , which gives me
Next I simplify the numerator and factor x out of the roots in the denominator
x cancels out, which gives me
My computer algebra system however tells me that the limit is 1/2. It would be -1/2 if x were approaching positive infinity, so I my problem is somehow related to x approaching negative infinity. But what exactly is it that I am doing wrong?
Thank you for your help! It does work, when I factor -x out of the square root instead of x.
However there is still one more thing that I would like to ask in reference to this problem. For a limit with x approaching a negative number, when do I have to factor -x out of a square root and when do I have to factor out x?
The reason I ask is, because for factoring out -x would be wrong, since this function converges to positive infinity and not to negative infinity.


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I go through extended periods trying to convince myself that nymphing is for me; that it's a technique I could be content using for most if not all of my trout fishing. It's challenging, effective, and (arguably) down right exciting at times. So I stock up my selection of nymphs, and I re-read my books on subsurface fishing.
Then it happens... I stumble into a hatch, and a rising fish. My pulse races and I fumble through my box for the right fly. The fish rises again and I drop my first fly in the water because my hands are shaking. I get the fly tied on and as I nip off the tag end of my tippet I realize I nipped off the standing section, and I have to start all over again.
Finally, the fly is on, the presentation is made and with a mad leap the 10" rainbow comes out of the water as my fly drifts by. My hair trigger reaction is to jerk the fly off the water into the trees behind me. I break it off and start again. After the third cast it all comes together and only then does my pulse fall back into double digits.
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Ishant was good in the first session but didn't exactly hit the right spots in his later spells. Shami was very unlcuky not to get a wicket even though he went past the bat a number of times. Zaheer bowled well in patches but his speed and fitness wasn't all that great to see. Jadeja didn't do a good job either apart from his spell in the final session. So on the whole, Dhoni has a lot to worry about and his bowlers have to do well tomorrow if they are to take the fight to New Zealand..
Brendon McCullum: 'We would've loved to have won the toss. The first session was certainly challenging. At the end of the day, the position we are in is outstanding. Sets us up nicely for tomorrow. Never felt you were in on this wicket, Kane is so mature for such a young player, he was outstanding and took all pressure off me. 3/30, you can't go out and go all guns blazing, got to suck it up for the team and managed to build a partnership with Kane which in the end made it a pretty good day for us.'
McCullum took his time intially and then started to get going nicely while Williamson was free flowing throughout his knock. The former got to his hundred in style by smashing Jadeja way over long-off and soon after, Williamson too completed his hundred. A little while later, Zaheer broke the 221-run stand as Williamson was unlucky to be caught down the leg side as he got a faint edge through to Dhoni. Anderson then joined McCullum at the crease and the duo have added 78 for the 5th wicket and are looking very solid.
New Zealand have scored 150 runs in 39 overs this session and that tells the story. Having won the toss and opted to field, India owned the morning session by taking three quick wickets but hundreds from Williamson and skipper McCullum swung the momentum back in New Zealand's favour. At 30/3 in the 18th over, India would have fancied their chances to bowl the hosts out today, but they have only themselves to blame. Williamson offered a nick to first slip but Vijay didn't grab it and since then, there was no looking back for New Zealand.


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The Lancaster High Red Devils dominated on the mat last Wednesday, producing seven individual gold medalists, taking three of the top four honor spots and winning the Northern Neck District Wrestling Championships at Washington & Lee.
Seven individual champions led the Lancaster High School wrestling team to the top of the heap in the Northern Neck District tournament last week.
Lancaster had a team total of 171 points to edge second-place Washington & Lee with 168.5. Northumberland was third with 113 points and Essex fourth with 92.
"After finishing the season with no losses to any single A team, I was really excited about our chances at the district tournament and the upcoming post-season tournaments," said LHS coach Craig Oren. "Unfortunately, in the two weeks leading up to the district tournament we had been snowed out of 13 matches. After missing so much competition, I was concerned how the guys would wrestle with such a long layoff. I was extremely pleased. The guys wrestled better than they have all year."
Lancaster had eight of its 12 wrestlers advance to the finals with seven of them earning a gold medal.
Lancaster junior Brad Smith, who won the 152 title, was named the district's most outstanding middle weight wrestler and the overall most outstanding wrestler. LHS senior Kai Antonio, who captured the 195 medal, was named the most outstanding upper weight wrestler. Lancaster's Craig Oren was chosen by his peers as the coach of the year.
"Brad won what was considered the toughest weight class and for that effort was rewarded," said Oren. "Brad is an all business guy when he wrestles. You can tell by the look on his face before he wrestles that he is focused on his goals and nobody is going to get in his way.
"Kai won his third district title and he is the only wrestler on our team that has placed at the state tournament," he added. "I think he is wrestling like he plans to finish higher on the podium."
Washington & Lee's Moses Oviedo was the most outstanding lower weight wrestler. He won the 120 weight class.
Lancaster senior Sam Friday was the 160-pound champion and junior Shane Chambers won the 182 division. Friday is a former state qualifier who won his second district title.
"He has a great opportunity to place in the state this year," said Oren.
As for Chambers, he has the most wins on the LHS team this year.
"He has been consistent all season and proved it in the district finals," said Oren. "Shane has been working really hard, not just in practice, but training outside of practice as well."
LHS senior Colton Hayden won the 220 title for his second district championship. He just missed placing in the state tournament last year and "I believe he is in better shape and has better technique and is ready this year to place," said Oren.
The Devils' freshmen class made an impressive showing with Kenique Stewart winning the 132 division and Sam Bouis taking the heavyweight championship.
"I thought Kenique had a good chance to win the tournament because he has been really improving on his technique lately and showed a lot of maturity in the finals," said Oren. "Bouis is a solid wrestler coming out of our middle school program. He has recently won the starting spot on our team and I think he is going to surprise some people, as he is coming into the regional tournament under the radar."
Host Washington & Lee picked up four district championships with Oveido winning at 120, Sergei Minor taking the 106 division, James Snider winning the 126 class and Sam McGill capturing the medal in the 145 class.
Northumberland produced two district champions in Aaron Curry at 138 pounds and Phillip Harrison at 170 pounds.
Essex High's Clifton Bundy won the 113 weight class.
Lancaster's Thomas Hyde was the district runner-up among 170-pound wrestlers, while Steven Cox, Joey Sanford and Grant Long placed third. Cox wrestled at 106, Sanford at 120 and Long at 145. Darryl Gordon finished fourth in the 126 division.
Lancaster also had seven wrestlers named to the all district academic team. They are Chambers, Hyde, Smith, Friday, Bradley Hudson, Danny McGrath and Beau Nickerson.
"It is good to see that academics and athletics go hand-and-hand," said Oren. "Most of our team works just as hard in the classroom as they do on the wrestling mat."
Wrestlers from the Northern Neck will head to the Eastern Shore Friday and Saturday, February 8-9, for the Region A championships in Northampton.


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Methods: Through this opinion "piece" we aim to discuss the various preventative measures, based on the "levels of prevention" model, to target these professionals needing help.
Conclusions: We propose that an overarching body overseeing the detection and treatment of addictive disorders in doctors is set up.
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At 20 minutes past seven on the morning of July 1, 1916, the Leeds Pals climbed out of their muddy trench, crawled through barbed wire and awaited orders in no man's land. Ten minutes later, the whistle blew and the officers, first, and then the rank and file advanced towards the village of Serre, a movement that was stopped, brutally, as soon as it began.
One of those going over the top in the first wave was Second Lieutenant Major (his forename, rather than rank) Booth, erstwhile of Yorkshire and England and soon to be mown down with the rest


text: Brisbane Gallery: All About The Fans Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova have been spending time off the court at the Brisbane International this week to meet and connect with the fans. See the best pics here. Published January 02, 2014 12:00 Sabine Lisicki arrived in Brisbane early and helped some young fans with mini-tennis at a media day. Casey Dellacqua, one of Australia's top players, took part in the draw ceremony over the weekend. Maria Sharapova tried her hand as a ballgirl during the Suncorp ballkid training camp on the weekend. Sharapova has made the trip to Brisbane before but this is the first year she has been able to compete. Victoria Azarenka was among a star-studded tennis player line-up during the kids day celebrations. Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios, who won the Australian Open junior event last year, was also there. Azarenka - who has won her last 22 matches in Australia - signed autographs for her many, many fans. The two-time defending Australian Open champion also brought some SpongeBob SquarePants cheer to them. Serena Williams, the defending champion in Brisbane, connected with the fans from the Nova stage. Dominika Cibulkova, who would play Williams in the quarterfinals, met her fans at an autograph session. Williams during a boat tour in Brisbane. The Brisbane International is in its sixth year on the tour. And they got a dream semifinal match-up on Thursday - Williams against Sharapova for a spot in the final. Topics: 2014, tournaments, news, photos or videos, dominika cibulkova, casey dellacqua, serena williams, maria sharapova, victoria azarenka, sabine lisicki, brisbane [+] More Share this page! Print Email Related photos Gallery: Week 1 Finals January 11, 2015 The first three WTA tournaments of the season saw three WTA superstars emerge victorious. Brisbane Gallery: Galas & Gelato January 07, 2015 Ana Ivanovic, Victoria Azarenka and Dominika Cibulkova are among the many WTA stars keeping busy off the court at the Brisbane International. All the best pics here! Brisbane Gallery: A Spectacular Show January 05, 2015 Six tennis stars - including the WTA's own Victoria Azarenka, Martina Hingis and Bethanie Mattek-Sands - shone at the Pat Rafter Arena Spectacular. See the pics here. To The Top 3


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Krigsman's 2010 paper Clinical presentation and Histologic Findings at Ileocolonoscopy in children with Autistic spectrum Disorder and chronic Gastrointestinal symptom reported on "143 consecutive patients with ASD/developmental disorder, undergoing ileocolonoscopy and biopsy as part of routine investigations of persistent GI symptoms."
Considering that the paper doesn't even mention the phrases inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis, it seems likely that Krigsman did in New York State with 143 chldren (and elsewhere to total 275?) what Wakefield, Walker-Smith and others did with many children at the Royal Free hospital in London --- perform colonoscopies that were not clinically indicated.
Krigsman. a gastroenterologist, is a follower of Wakefield's discredited theory. He worked with Wakefield at Thoughtful House in Austin, Texas until February 2010, when both he and Wakefield left. Until February 2010, he and Wakefield and Professor Stephen Walker were on the editorial board of Autism Insights where Krigsman's paper was published. Krigsman and Lenox Hill hospital, where the colonoscopies were performed, parted company over concerns that these colonoscopies were done as an unapproved research project. For details read results from this search query site:www.briandeer.com krigsman
Krigsman, as an acolyte of Wakefield, believed that persistent measles virus from the MMR vaccine caused autism. So he took biopsiers to Professor Stephen Walker at Wake Forest University. Walker reported preliminary results in 2006. in a poster presentation at IMFAR in Montreal S. Walker, K. Hepner, J. Segal, A. Krigsman "Persistent Ileal Measles Virus in a Large Cohort of Regressive Autistic Children with Ileocolitis and Lymphonodular Hyperplasia: Revisitation of an Earlier Study"
According to the results of Dr. Walker's study, 82 children with regressive autism and bowel disease, 70 have so far proved positive for the measles virus. The team will be examining a total of 275 children with regressive autism and bowel disease.As the title indicates, this was the study that was going to prove Wakefield right and the world wrong. Except….it is now 2011 and Walker hasn't published his results –most likely because he has negative results. Note that the summary is wrong. The children in the study didn't have bowel disease. Rather as the title states they had Ileocolitis (whatever that is) and Lymphonodular Hyperplasia (recall that Wakefield's 1998 paper was titled Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children.
Professor Booth and ConstipationI've had Crohn's disease for decades. More recently, I've added a condition which can cause constipation. So when I was reading the GMC transcripts and Professor Booth's discussion of colonoscopy and spurious diarrhea, it really hit home.
Simply put, a colonoscopy is done to diagnose Inflammatory Bowel Disease. If you don't have reason to believe you will find inflammatory bowel disease, you don't do a colonoscopy --- it isn't clinically indicated. Using a criminal standard of proof page 2 , the UK medical licensing board found that
In respect of the clinical care of the children, Professor Walker-Smith assessed nine of the Lancet children in the outpatients' clinic, prior to admission and all eleven children were admitted to hospital under his clinical care. The public is entitled to expect that patients entrusted to the clinical care of a doctor will be treated in accordance with their best clinical interests.From the Transcripts (available online through here)
With regard to Child 2, 1, 3, 9, 5, 12 and 8, Professor Walker-Smith caused all seven of them to undergo colonoscopies that were not clinically indicated. Walker-Smith sanctions determination
Q [Ms. Smith for the GMC] Could we go to page 40 for the moment? That is the offices within medical societies. You [Professor Booth] have been President of the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Chairman of the Paediatric Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology and Council Member of the Paediatric Research Society, amongst others.
A [Professor Booth]Yes.
Day 40 page 2 of transcripts
Q With regard to your own clinical practice, do you regularly see children as patients?
A Yes, I do.
Q Does that include, amongst of course many other children, children with autism?
A Yes.
Q Do you yourself personally carry out colonoscopies?
A Yes, I do.
Q When did you last do a colonoscopy?
A Last week.
Q Do you have out-patients clinics every week with children?
A Yes. 40/3
Professor Booth referred to a 1992 textbook.Krigsman knew that his 143 consecutive colonoscopies would be suspected of having been done for research purposes or without the proper indications for a colonoscopy. That's why there is such a long-winded description of the subjects in the paper that concludes:
Q Turning on to page 23, the indications for the procedure, at the bottom right-hand column:
"The symptoms that lead to a request for proctocolonoscopy in children may be summed up as follows:
1.recurring rectal bleeding with no anal lesions.
2. signs indicative of colitis; that is mucousy and/or blood diarrhoea, abdominal pain which may or may not be combined with emaciation, and a febrile state."
That is in 1992. Would you agree that in broad terms those are the indications?
A Yes. They had not really changed. When we published the first description of colonoscopy in children ten years earlier, those were essentially the same indications.
Q Thank you. Is constipation, as a general proposition, ever an indication to undertake a colonoscopy?
A I cannot think of an indication. Expressly, it would be a contra-indication because you would find it hard going to see anything.
Q If there is a problem which involves constipation as a symptom, is it sometimes the case that it is assisted by the preparation for the colonoscopy; in other words, the clearing out of the colon?
A Yes, the preparation for colonoscopy is a very effective treatment for constipation.
Q When you say you cannot think of a situation where constipation would be an indication, do you sometimes have a situation arising where there is an overflow problem?
A Yes, one of the problems sometimes with making the diagnosis of constipation is that it can present with what is loose stools, which parents interpret as diarrhoea. Not surprisingly, often there is abdominal pain because the colon is full of stool and the colonic muscles are trying to empty the colon against an obstruction. In patients who have severe constipation, eventually the colon reaches its capacity for the amount of stool that it is possible to hold and stool starts leaking out from the anus, often uncontrollably. It is called "spurious diarrhoea" and in fact the patient is constipated but the parents come along and say, "My child's got diarrhoea." 40/9 40/10
Patients refractory to conventional non-invasive management of gastrointestinal symptomotology underwent subsequent diagnostic ileocolonoscopy withBut when you get down to it, these were very likely kids with bad constipation who had colonoscopies that weren't clinically indicated as part of an unapproved research project.
mucosal biopsies. The specific indications for ileocolonoscopy were thus chronic diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain, either alone or in combination, that were (a) of unknown etiology, (b) refractory to conventional, noninvasive therapy and (c) significantly impacted quality of life. All colonoscopies were performed in the endoscopy unit of Lenox Hill Hospital, New York.


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Missing and Never Forgotten
Arthur P. Deering
Missing Since: June 20, 1998 from Beacon, New York
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: January 29, 1952
Age: 46
Height: 5'11" 6'0"
Weight: 190 - 200 lbs.
Hair Color: Gray/White
Eye Color: Blue
Gender: Male
Distinguishing Characteristics: Deering has a large scar
on his left leg. He has a tattoo of a heart on his upper right arm.
Deering may have a full beard. He was missing two of his uppe
r front teeth in 1998. Deering walks with a limp. Deering is a veteran
of the Vietnam War; he served in the Marines.
Medical Conditions: Deering suffers from post-traumatic
stress disorder due to his experiences in the Vietnam War. He suffers
nightmares and delusions as a result. He is required to take medication
for his condition; if he does not, he may exhibit paranoid tendencies.
Deering is also diabetic. He is classified as disabled.
NCIC Number:M-133927845
AKA: His nicknames are "Art" and/or "Artie."
Details of Disappearance
Deering was last seen at approximately 8:00 PM on June 20, 1998 when an friend dropped him off at the Metro North train station in Beacon, New York. He was ill and was supposed to be en route to Montrose Veterans' Administration (VA) Hospital at the time. Deering was receiving continuing treatment at the hospital during the summer of 1998. He had been discharged from his in-patient status on June 12, eight days prior to his disappearance, after a six-week in-patient stay. Deering was carrying a large-sized black plastic bag with most of his personal belongings inside of it at the station. Deering never arrived at the hospital and has not been heard from again. His sister reported him missing on June 25, five days after his disappearance.
Deering's vehicle was discovered abandoned on Spring Valley Street in Beacon several days after he vanished. There was no sign of Deering at the scene. His sister had planned on assisting him with locating an apartment in Kingston, New York during the week of his disappearance. Deering had previously lived in Kingston from 1996 until the summer of 1998. He also lived in Memphis, Tennessee and North Carolina in the past. Deering may have traveled to Tennessee, eastern North Carolina or Florida.
He may be disoriented. He is interested in music and motorcycles. Deering often wears t-shirts displaying POW (Prisoner Of War), MIA (Missing In Action) or Harley Davidson logos / emblems. He was last seen wearing a black POW shirt and blue jeans. He was previously employed as a carpenter. Deering's case remains unsolved. His family believes he may be living on the streets.
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City of Beacon police said most of the recent activity in the case of Arthur "Art" P. Deering, a Vietnam War veteran who went missing June 20, 1998, has been reported sightings plugged into missing-person registries.
"Sometimes we get hits," said Detective Sgt. Lou Loucato of the Beacon police. "People have either reported seeing him or somebody who looked like him."
The sightings haven't panned out.
The case is shared among the City of Beacon Detective Division, which still considers the case active.
Deering is said to have boarded a Metro-North Railroad train in Beacon around 8 p.m. on his way to the VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System in Montrose, Westchester County.
Loucato said the department has explored thousands of leads, including the possibility that a friend who dropped him off at the train station was involved in his disappearance.
The friend has never been officially ruled out as a suspect, according to Journal archives.
Deering is described as a now-61-year-old white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, possibly still wearing a beard, according to his NamUs report. Deering has blue eyes and gray or partially gray hair. He walks with a limp, has a large scar on his left leg and a tattoo of a heart on his upper right arm.
Anyone with information regarding this case may call the City of Beacon Police Department at 845-831-4111.


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Then you've got time for a story. Our readers cranked out 113 trim tales of 99 words or fewer for our annual Flash Fiction Contest, proving once again that Humboldt...
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EEME E8601x Advanced topics in control theory 3 pts. Lect: 2. See entry under "Courses in Mechanical Engineering" for description.
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Week 5
The end of January was dominated with preparing for an employee's retirement party. I had to finish a resolution for Commissioners Court to read during their Tuesday meeting recognizing Bill for his 14 years of service to the county. Then I had to order food, pick up his plaque, and get a bunch of food to the office the day of the party. As always, so many co-workers brought food, it was an embarrassment of riches. The party was well attended and Bill retired happily on January 31st.
Week 6
The threats of ice days continued the first week of February with schools canceling the school day or having late starts. A couple of times I started my commute into town at the same time I normally do and found the roads clear of ice and traffic. It was wonderful.
Jake celebrated his 19th birthday at the end of week 6. It's rough that he's away at college for his birthday, but we had a celebratory dinner at Chuy's Tex Mex with Jake in absentia. Hey, it's the thought that counts. Oh, and the money his Abuela and I deposited in his account by way of birthday greetings.
The only project I finished this week was mending my niece's clothes. Lauren's just about the only person for whom I will do mending, because I absolutely HATE mending clothes. So I sewed a button on a dress and reattached some crystal bling to a jumper for her. This task was a very "annoying" (as Lauren would say) chore. But I did it for her. Now if I could just get my act together to mail the box to her.
This is Lauren being photographed modeling clothes from the boutique where she works in Lubbock. She's a sophomore at Texas Tech University and super beautiful and accomplished. Just had to brag on her.
So that brings us to Week 7.
I got nothin'. Hahahaha.
But I did get to end the week with Sam's first track meet of the season. It was so much fun seeing him run. He ran the third leg of the 4 x 100 meter and 4 x 200 meter relays. His JV team won the 4 x 100 and came in a close second on the 4 x 200 race.


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The other day I showed you how I like to be so seductive with my texts about how I found some nature.
Sometimes you meet girls who aren't looking to have a romantic situation – they just want to get better from their bronchitis problems.
The lessons never stop.
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There are a million 911 calls on Oahu each year and 70 percent of them are directed to the Honolulu Police Department.
Click here to watch Justin Fujioka's report.
"Our police radio dispatchers play a vital role in the connection between the public and our officers on the road," said Maj. Sean Naito. "They're very important and they're actually the first of the first responders, essentially."
Due to a number of reasons, like retirement, HPD needs about 30 new radio dispatchers.
"It's a very self-rewarding job," said Lani Natividad, a supervising police radio dispatcher. "It's something that you can contribute (to) and a lot of people don't realize that it's something behind the scenes. We have to take information that'll help the officer to do what they have to do out in the field."
She said the job can be exciting, but also stressful.
Police radio dispatcher Howard Davidson said, "You need to be able to multi-task and work well with computers and be able to handle people yelling at you."
All dispatchers must pass a series of tests that prepare them to be a critical thinker and to be empathetic in difficult situations, like when a mother calls for her child who is attempting to commit suicide.
"We had to try calm her down to try make her settle down so she (could) help out her son instead of panicking and creating more of a problem," said Scott Sato, a police radio dispatcher.
Only online applications will be accepted and must be submitted by Dec. 5. To apply visit honolulupd.org. Starting pay is $2,700 a month.


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BATESVILLE — Church on the Rock will welcome New Zealand Pastor Graham Renouf Friday, August 8 through Sunday, August 10.
He will be speaking at the church at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 10 a.m. Sunday.
Pastor Renouf began serving as a pastor in New Zealand in 1990 and has spent the past decade traveling internationally.
The public is welcome to attend the free event.
Church on the Rock is located at 407 N. Township Line Rd. in Batesville. More information is available by contacting the church at (812) 934-5192.


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Regular old baby spoons and terry cloth bibs are so last year! Because this adorable runway baby bib and airplane spoon just knocked all the competition off the runway. Though I can't promise a smooth landing with every bite, this little light-up spoon and bib just might tempt even the most lock-jawed picky eater.
The JetBib Feeding System, sold by ThinkGeek, consists of a Runway 42 bib with flashing lights–in case you need a little help guiding the plane to its destination. And the spoon is a colorful blue and yellow jet. The plane comes with a set of three dishwasher-safe removable spoons, while the bib and plane can be wiped clean with a damp cloth. The lights in the bib are motion-activated, lighting up the runway. And if you can keep the plane from baby's grasp, this might be just the thing to liven up feeding time and tempt your stubborn or distracted eater.
Batteries included. Zooming sound effects, supplied by you.
(Ack! Looks like the JetBib feeding system is currently out of stock on ThinkGeek. But a quick search shows it's still available on Amazon!)


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As with selecting the greatest World Cup XI for Italy, choosing the 10 best strikers in Azzurri history is equally difficult.
So rich and storied is the record of the four-time winners in this competition, drawing up a comprehensive list is a tough task.
However, focusing solely on the one tournament makes that selection easier, as a number of truly wonderful players failed to sparkle on football's grandest stage.
As such, it must be remembered that this list only includes those strikers who had a direct impact in helping Italy to shine at the World Cup.
Over the following pages, the top 10 are ranked in descending order—please leave a comment with your choices!


text: Easy Furniture Web Tip #158 - Don't Delete An Audio Testimonial Before Capturing It Furniture Industry News Update - Furniture World Magazine Posted: 10/8/2012 By Katherine Andes This happened to me. A client left an audio testimonial on my voice mail about how well my search engine optimization (SEO) services turned out for his business. My first reaction was to smile. How gratifying! My next step was to copy down what he said to use as a testimonial on my website (I would get permission of course). But then I thought, what about capturing the audio and putting it on my website? I looked around in my computer software for some way to do that. I have an iMac and there's a program it comes with called Garage Band. Sure enough there was a way to make a recording. I simply re-played the message on my speakerphone, while holding it close to the microphone in my computer. In the editing session that followed, I snipped out a few random comments. Then I uploaded it to my testimonial web page. All together it only took about an hour. You can hear it here. Granted, there may have been a better way to grab the audio testimonial off of my phone, but this worked for me. If you have a similar situation, you can consult with your tech person. The main thing is don't let it get away! Notice on my website that I also put my client's comments in text as well as audio. This helps the search engines identify the content of the page, and it helps those folks who just don't want to click on the audio and listen. I put his picture there, too. Easy Furniture Web Tip #158: If someone leaves a great audio testimonial on your voice mail, capture it and use it on your website. Katherine Andes specializes in web content development and search engine optimization — including page customization for storefront and franchise web sites. Visit her website www.AndesAndAssociates.com or phone her at 559.589.0379. Furniture World Magazine-Business solutions for furniture retailers


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And hello back from Istanbul where I am spending the weekend working. Bloody typical 25 degree and blue skies at home and here I am in the rain in Turkey. Eric Von Daniken. Blimey what a nutter. Mind you he had me completely convinced when I was watching Athur C Clarkes Mysterious World (eight uears old). Bigfoot as well. And them crystal skull thingies....
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We left Lima after spending a few days relaxing and trying to get ready for this start of this our last tour and set off south for Pisco - famous for the grape used in Pisco Sours, just about the best cocktail you can hope to drink.
I quite liked Lima, but then as someone who prefers the city that was sort of expected.
We'd stayed in Miraflores which is I guess the Kensington or Richmond of Lima
Whilst we were hanging around we found a couple of marvellous restaurants: La Trattoria di Mambrino in Miraflores and L'Eau Vive in Central Lima (which is a mix of Trafalgar Sq + Westminster + The City). The latter was run by French Carmelite Nuns so understandably had a French feel to it. It also served the best steak I've had in 8 months on the road and for that alone it deserves a mention.
We met up with the rest of the group where I discovered that I for the first leg of the trip I would be travelling with just 6 females (inc Claire): One fellow Brit, one German, one Canadian, one Norwegian and our tour-leader, a bubbly fast-talking Peruvian.
Our first full day was not to be a drive to Pisco, but rather a drive to nearby Paracas. The reason? Pisco, in GAP's opinion, was these days just too dodgy
As we drove further out of Lima the townships became noticeably poorer. The roads became dustier and the houses one storey high adobe mud-shacks replacing the security-monitored apartment blocks of Miraflores. Eventually the townships ran out as we drove south thru' the desert. As we neared Paracas the desert started to become greener and we passed Vineyards and fruit-farms. In the Ica region around Paracas farmers have drilled down to access the underground water that eventually flows out to the Pacific ocean.
After a night's sleep we headed out for a busy day. First up was a boat trip to Ballestas Islands – another 'Poor Man's Galapagos. The Islands are a series of volcanic rocks sitting off the coast and are home for thousands of Humboldt Penguins, Nasca Boobies, Cormorants, Terns, Gulls and Sea-Lions. And in the 60's the islands were a rice source of guano, (Quichua (the language of the Incas) for "the droppings of sea birds"), which is an intensely effective phosphorus fertiliser. The advent of artificial fertilisers meant the demand has fallen away and now the birds are left in peace to crap on the islands (and unlucky tourists in boats) bar the twice yearly 'dig'
After the island tour we took our private (this time) bus to a Pisco grape vineyard – something of a pilgrimage for Claire – to see how Pisco (of the Sours fame) was made. After a quick tour we were finally able to start the tasting. Claire didn't hold back and by the time we'd finished getting thru the different varieties on offer (neat, mixed white and red grapes, with cream etc), it was fairly easy to doze on the coast as we drove thru' the desert to a real Oasis where we stopped for lunch.
The highlight of the day tho' was the drive to Nasca. As we drove thru' the desert the surrounding landscape had started to get rockier and signs of agriculture had disappeared and then we when thru' a tunnel cut into the rocks. When we came out the other side beneath us was a green and lush valley where field after field of chillies were being grown. We pretty much raced thru' the small town as we headed to Nasca until we stopped at rickety town built seemingly at random alongside side the desert highway to Nasca. But after clambering up to the top it revealed two Nasca line drawings, apparently of a pair of hands and a tree.
Fairly obviously you can't really see the Nasca lines from the ground; the tower was a little better but to get a 'decent' view of these strange lines you have to fly over them. And that's what I did. Claire didn't on the basis that too many of these little plans have crashed but presumably because I'm insured she didn't mind me going up in one
Safely back on terra firma we hung around our hotel until it was time to go to Arequipa – not a journey we were looking forward to as it was a 10 hour night bus. We weren't expecting much, something along the lines of a battered up old minibus that we'd be sharing with chickens, goats and screaming brats. Instead we had a quite modern double-decker coach equipped with air-con and reclining seats. Admittedly it stunk. A whole bunch of GAP travellers in smelly shoes wasn't good. Sleep was difficult as the coach swerved and swung its way around the twisty desert roads that led to Arequipa but on the whole it wasn't as bad as we feared.
As for Arequipa itself, well it was pretty nice. Admittedly we're seeing the GAP view of the city which means staying fairly central and not out in the poorer areas (as we were in Cusco) but nonetheless Arequipa seems as full of churches and shops as Cusco but not quite as manic or dusty. After a quick lunch of empanadas we visited the Monastery of Santa Catalina and wandered around quite happily in the pretty and tranquil grounds for a couple of hours until the lack of sleep and the altitude (Arequipa is at 2,000m) caught up with us and we crashed out for a couple of hours
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The New Mexico Supreme Court has proclaimed next week "Mediation week in New Mexico."
The Court believes so strongly in alternative dispute resolution that, at its direction, a statewide commission was formed.
The commission was chaired by Supreme Court Justice Edward Chavez, who later named David Levin, director of Magistrate Court Mediation for the Administrative Office of The Courts, as co-chair.
The commission is made up of lawyers, judges, mediators, educators and lay persons held in high regard from throughout the state.
The New Mexico Judicial long-range planning committee established as a goal the improvement of ADR methods and the education of the public about the availability of such methods. The National Center for State Courts was commissioned to do a statewide, comprehensive assessment of court annexed ADR programs in all levels of courts, and to suggest practical strategies for improving the use of ADR programs.
One of the most common forms of ADR is mediation. This form of resolution is accomplished by a neutral third party that facilitates communication between the parties to help them resolve their own dispute in a voluntary and mutually acceptable agreement.
The mediator is only there to facilitate communication and not to offer any suggestions or solutions to settlement.
Mediation can be used to resolve a broad array of disputes including civil, family, juvenile, and even criminal matters.
Among the potential benefits to litigants, the courts, and the public is a reduction in court filings, fewer court procedures, fewer trials, smaller court staff workloads, less cost to the litigants and party satisfaction with the outcome because the agreement is self-determined by the parties.
Another benefit is a lesser chance of future disputes between the parties.
The 9th Judicial District consisting of Curry and Roosevelt Counties is lucky to have mediation programs already in place at the Magistrate and District Court levels and functioning efficiently.
The success of court connected mediation programs are largely attributable to efforts of court staff, judges, justice partners, local and state government agencies, the legal bar, and volunteers who give of their time for the betterment of their community.
Our district boasts a rare co-operation of all five District Court judges, all three Magistrate Court judges, their court staffs, the mediators, and the New Mexico Supreme Court.
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Print Version Of : Body & Soul > Get Well Soon > Happy teeth!
In 2007, a report published by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organisation revealed the emergence of oro-dental diseases as a considerable public health problem in India. While about 50 per cent of schoolchildren suffer from dental caries, more than 90 per cent of adults have periodontal problems. Dental problems are, in fact, one of the most common health concerns, especially among silvers the highest percentage of tooth decay is seen in the 65-plus generation. A survey on consumer usage and attitudes conducted across 233 cities in 2005 by Synovate India, a global market research company, attributed this to low awareness levels and poor oral hygiene habits.
Root of the problem
Besides serious oral and dental infections, lack of regular oral care causes nutritional problems. With age, gums begin to recede and expose the roots of teeth. This causes cavities, leading to infection and tooth decay. Poor oral care often owing to difficulty in arm, wrist or hand movement also facilitates accumulation of food debris. The plaque build-up secretes acids that can cause gum disease and make teeth unstable. While tooth fractures become common with age, dry mouth is another major dental problem faced by silvers. With age, the production of saliva reduces. Saliva helps re-mineralise damaged dental enamel, and it is a natural mouth cleanser. By checking the growth of bacteria, saliva reduces acidity of waste products and limits dental decay. Dry mouth can also be caused by cancer therapy, medications like diuretics, antihistamines and antidepressants, or diseases. However, contrary to common belief, losing teeth is not a characteristic of ageing. Tooth decay and gum disease are key factors leading to tooth loss at every age.
Dental decay
With bacterial processes damaging major components of teeth the enamel, dentin and cementum theres progressive breakdown of tissues, causing cavities known as dental caries. Worldwide, dental caries are one of the most common diseases, says Dr Anupama, cosmetic dentist at Chennais Dentistree International Dental Hospital. Cariogenic bacteria-producing acids from consumption of sugars cause local demineralisation of tooth surface. Early caries may not have any symptoms. But when the decay proceeds beyond the enamel, the teeth become more sensitive to sweet food, hot and cold food and beverages, and even hot and cold temperatures. After common cold, it is the second most common disease in India.
Of different types surface, inter-dental, pit and fissure, cervical caries may initially appear as a small chalky area and then develop into a large
cavitation. Though directly visible at times, radiographs are required to detect it if located in more concealed areas. According to Dr Anupama, besides regular check-up, oral hygiene and dietary modifications like reducing sticky, starchy and refined foods can help keep caries at bay.
» Ensure daily oral care
» Heed signs of dental problem
» Keep mouth moist
» Have an annual check-up
Dental restoration can be either direct (fillings) or indirect (fabricated inlays, onlays, crowns, bridges, veneers). Different materials are used for filling: amalgam, gold, composite resin, glass ionomer cement (GIC) and porcelain. Though one of the most commonly used material for direct restoration, amalgam tends to expand with age, corrodes teeth and requires repair and filling replacement. Composite resins match the colour of natural teeth and bond well. GICs bond well, release fluoride for a long period and do not require layering like composite fillings.
Root canal treatment
Root canal treatment (RCT) becomes necessary when dental caries are very deep and reach the pulp of the tooth. In this restoration technique, the pulp of the crown and the root is replaced with inert materials. Besides protection from future microbial invasion, it helps retain the natural tooth. RCT involves a sequence of treatment, though advances over the past decade or two have reduced the duration.
Crowns and bridges
A crown is a cover placed over the tooth and is used when a filling either fails to strengthen the tooth or replace the lost structure. It is usually made of zirconium, as the material has the translucency of natural teeth, great wear-tear resistance and is most biocompatible. A bridge, also called fixed partial denture, is used to replace a missing tooth and requires the support of neighbouring teeth. While bridges can be made of porcelain fused to metal (PFM), ceramic or zirconium, PFM is mainly used for posterior teeth and ceramic and zirconium material preferred for anterior teeth.
Gum disease
The most common cause of losing teeth is not caries but the silent killer called periodontitis [gum disease], says Dr Anupam Sinha, consultant orthodontist at Orion Orthodontic and Dental Care Centre at Sukhda Hospital in Delhi. This is an inflammatory disease affecting the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth. It involves progressive loss of the bone around the teeth; if left untreated, it can lead to loosening and subsequent loss of teeth. According to Dr Sinha, while plaque builds up on teeth allowing bacteria to develop, calculus (calcified plaque) allows the bacteria to flourish with more plaque build-up, leading to inflammation of the gums called gingivitis. This makes the gums appear swollen and red in colour, and usually causes bleeding of the gums while brushing or eating (especially fruits). Over a long period of time, gums detach from the surface of the teeth, causing what are commonly called pockets. This permits greater food accumulation, calcification, bad breath and eventually develops into periodontitis or gum disease.
In severe periodontitis, flap surgery (periodontal surgery) is advised. This procedure removes the source of infection (calculus and necrosed bone tissue) and covers an area of exposed tooth root surface with grafted tissue. Covering exposed root decreases or eliminates sensitivity, decreases susceptibility to root caries, and improves aesthetics by reducing mobility of teeth.
» Brush your teeth regularly (after every meal, if possible) to remove food debris and plaque.
» Use a small-headed brush to reach hard-to-access corners of the mouth.
» Opt for a soft-bristle toothbrush. Hard bristles damage tissue and cause gums to recede.
» Replace the brush every three months or even sooner if the bristles begin to fray.
» Choose good toothpaste that will help remove tartar and reduce its build-up.
» Floss daily to clean the crevices and gaps between teeth.
» Use a toothbrush or tongue-cleaner to keep the tongue clean.
» Swish a mouthful of water to remove food particles lodged in the teeth after eating.
Dentures are removable replacements for missing teeth, says Dr Anuradha Bose, consultant dental surgeon at Kolkatas Apollo Clinic. Of two main types complete and partial they are typically made of acrylic resin, incorporating porcelain or, at times, metal for additional structural support. Dentures help strengthen expression-controlling muscles that require support of teeth, eliminate pronunciation problems and assist in chewing.
A meeting with your dentist will help decide whether dentures are the best option; often, dental bridges or implants may be more suitable. The procedure for fixing dentures begins with a wax bite impression of the mouth. After a try-on appointment to fine-tune colour, shape and custom-fit, the final dentures are fabricated. In some cases, extraction of some teeth or surgery may be necessary to improve the bony ridges that stabilise dentures, explains Dr Bose. A complete denture is given to patients who have lost all their teeth whereas a partial denture is a treatment for those who have lost some teeth. Partial dentures can either be made of cast metal or acrylic. Cast metal partial dentures fabricated using metal framework with higher grade denture teeth are stronger, less bulky and offer the best fit. More affordable and bulky, the acrylic partial denture, is attached to natural teeth with small metal clasps.
The main advantage of complete dentures is that it helps the patient to chew and speak properly, restores appearance to a certain extent and makes the patient feel more confident. However, dentures accelerate the ageing process of the face as the distance between nose and chin begins to decrease as soon as natural teeth are extracted. Owing to bone loss, the denture tends to become loose and needs to be realigned.
Mini dental implants
The lower denture often presents difficulty for patients adjusting to dentures for the first time or even experienced denture wearers. Recently, a new procedure called Denture Stabilisation System to secure the lower denture has been introduced; it is referred to as Mini Dental Implants (MDI). It consists of a miniature titanium implant that acts like the root of the tooth and a retaining fixture that is incorporated into the base of the denture. A one-step procedure, it involves minimally invasive surgery with no sutures. A discussion about dentures cannot be complete without mentioning overdentures, says Dr Bose. Unlike a regular denture, where all the teeth are removed, some natural teeth are retained in an overdenture and used to anchor the denture. This fends off bone loss and provides a more stable denture.


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If you love music and dream of a career where you can inspire others to share your passion, a degree in music education will get you started down the right path. You'll guide your students toward a love of music, helping them gain confidence and expand their imaginations—things they'll use no matter what future career they pursue. Music educators work in public and private schools, at all grade levels, as well as at community organizations, camps, churches, and as private instructors.
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Become an excellent teacher while honing your own musical talent through North Park's music and education programs. You'll receive the essential training you'll need in both disciplines from faculty who will mentor you as you reach your own academic and professional goals. Advisors from both the School of Music and the School of Education will work with you to pick the best ensembles for your talent and match you with classroom experiences best suited for your goals. When you graduate, you'll be certified to teach music to students in grades kindergarten through twelve.
As a member of one of North Park's signature ensembles you'll perform throughout the year on- and off-campus. Special annual events include the Festival of Lessons and Carols, Chamber Music Showcase Competition, and Opera/Oratorio.
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North Park's music education program utilizes the resources of all our education degrees to get you into real classrooms early and eases your transition from observer to student teacher. Here's the progression:
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As a music education major, you'll take courses to prepare you to teach in all settings—choral, instrumental, and general. Based your own primary instrument or voice, you'll also select an area of teaching specialization, either instrumental or voice/piano, although your certification will be comprehensive. All music education options carry the same number of credit and teaching experience requirements for graduation and certification/licensure.
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Dr. Joe Lill points to many factors that make the School of Music a great place for young musicians of all sorts, including access to world-class musicians, opportunities for performing in a variety of ensembles, and the superior classroom education the University provides.
Learn more about Dr. Lill and the music faculty.
The School of Music partners with the People's Music School, a Chicago organization offering free music education to children, on the YOURS Project, a program that provides free orchestral after-school music education. North Park students spend time teaching music at nearby public schools, gaining valuable experience and mentoring young musicians.
This new undergraduate certificate is the first of its kind in the nation, providing preparation for North Park music majors to teach through the El Sistema-inspired philosophy of music instruction. This certificate evolved from an ongoing collaboration with The People's Music School, and is available in conjunction with any music degree program.
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it doesn't matter whether the number of elements in (1...2006) is even (the answer is yes, because 2006 is an even number). The point is that you have the negative numbers as well. So the number of elements in the set is double the number in (1....2006), so it must be even.
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that is just the positive integers, and the negative integers (up to 2006).
ie, every positive integer and its negative partner
ie, every element can be paired with another one
so there must be an even number
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Much literature on the public policy process focuses narrowly on the policy-making part. This free course, The public policyaction relationship, widens the focus to examine the implementation phase, and how change happens as a result of new policies: that is, policyaction relationship. It does this by looking at four different models of how this relationship can work, through examples from varying fields. The course will be of interest to public sector managers, their staff and the general reader.
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Pumpkin-Butterscotch Truffles
- Prep Time: 60 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Ready Time: 240 min
- Yield: 5 dozen
- Pillsbury™ Baking Spray with Flour
- 1 package Pillsbury™ Moist Supreme® Perfectly Pumpkin Premium Cake Mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 can Pillsbury™ Creamy Supreme® Cream Cheese Flavored Frosting, divided
- 4 cups butterscotch flavored baking chips
- 6 tablespoons Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1/2 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 350°F. Spray 13 x 9-inch baking pan with baking spray with flour. Prepare cake mix using the water, oil and eggs. Spread in prepared pan. Bake according to package directions. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
- CRUMBLE cake into large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until finely crumbled, about 2 minutes. Add 3/4 cup frosting. Beat until evenly blended. Cover and freeze 30 minutes.
- LINE tray with wax paper. Roll cake mixture into 60 (1-inch) balls. Place on wax paper. Cover and freeze 1 hour.
- MICROWAVE butterscotch chips and shortening in medium microwave-safe bowl on HIGH 2 minutes; stir. Microwave for additional 10-second intervals until completely melted and smooth when stirred.
- REMOVE a few cake balls from freezer. Drop into coating mixture. Using a spoon, cover balls with coating, without stirring the balls into coating. Lift each truffle with fork, allowing excess coating to drip off into bowl. Using toothpick, gently push truffle off fork onto wax paper. Repeat to coat remaining cake balls. (If coating thickens, microwave for additional 10 second intervals until desired consistency.) Chill 5 minutes or until coating is set.
- PLACE remaining frosting in small heavy-duty resealable plastic bag. Cut small corner off bag. Squeeze a small dollop of frosting on top of each truffle. Dip firmly into walnuts to spread frosting and coat with walnuts. Let truffles stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.
- TIP To prepare only 16 truffles, prepare cake according to above directions, but use only one-fourth of prepared cake. Reserve remaining cake for another use. Spoon only 3 tablespoons frosting over cake crumbs. Use 1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips and 2 tablespoons shortening when making coating and 1/4 cup walnuts for garnish.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 of 60 truffles), Calories 190 (Calories from Fat 90), Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 10mg, Sodium 100mg, Total Carbohydrate 23g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 8g), Protein 2g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 2%, Iron 2%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
* Ensure all recipe ingredients are gluten free by referencing the ingredient labels, as products may vary. If uncertain, contact the ingredient manufacturer.