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Chemical peels can improve the skin's appearance. In this treatment, a chemical solution is applied to the skin, which makes it "blister" and eventually peel off. The new skin is usually smoother and less wrinkled than the old skin.
Chemical peels can be done on the face, neck, or hands.
After the chemical peel treatment, the face looks fresher and smoother because the new skin is exposed. Chemical peels for face range from light to deep, depending on the skin type
Chemical peel benefits are numerous. It improves the appearance of the following:
- Fine lines in the under-eye area and around the lips
- Loose skin due to aging and sun damage
- Light scars, if any exist on face
- Skin tone
- Acne
- Dark patches on skin caused by pregnancy
- Sun-related freckles and spots
Possible Complications:
- Skin Redness
- Itching
However, the changes are transient and subsidise within hours.
What Does a Chemical Peel Do?
A chemical peel gets rid of imperfections on the face and neck, and makes wrinkles and acne scars less noticeable. It is not a question of do chemical peels work, but how well. One chemical peel session will not make the skin perfectly smooth; it will require several sessions to get the best results.
Before deciding to go for the treatment, it would be best to take time to understand and see what the chemical peel results will look like. The best way to do this is to consult with a good dermatologist and ask about what to expect.
If there is one thing for sure, chemical peel treatments are super effective at what they do...
Raising a child with dyslexia can stir up a lot of emotions. You may look ahead and wonder if this learning issue will affect your child's future. But dyslexia is not a prediction of failure. Dyslexia is quite common, and many successful individuals have dyslexia.
Research has proven that there are different ways of teaching that can help people with dyslexia succeed. There's a lot you can do as a parent too.
What are the symptoms of dyslexia?
Because dyslexia affects some people more severely than others, your child's symptoms may look different from those in another child. Some kids with dyslexia have trouble with reading and spelling. Others may struggle to write or to tell left from right.
Dyslexia can also make it difficult for people to express themselves clearly. It can be hard for them to structure their thoughts during conversation. They may have trouble finding the right words to say.
Others struggle to understand what they're hearing. This is especially true when someone uses nonliteral language such as jokes and sarcasm.
The signs you see may also look different at various ages. Some of the warning signs for dyslexia, such as a speech delay, appear before a child reaches kindergarten. More often, though, dyslexia is identified in grade school. As schoolwork gets more demanding, trouble processing language becomes more apparent.
Here are some signs to look out for:
Warning Signs in Preschool or Kindergarten
Has trouble recognizing the letters of the alphabet
Struggles to match letters to sounds, such as not knowing what sounds b or h make
Has difficulty blending sounds into words, such as connecting C-H-A-T to the word chat
Struggles to pronounce words correctly, such as saying 'mawn lower' instead of 'lawn mower'
Has difficulty learning new words
Has a smaller vocabulary than other kids the same age
Has trouble learning to count or say the days of the week and other common word sequences
Has trouble rhyming
Warning Signs in Grade School or Middle School
Struggles with reading and spelling
Confuses the order of letters, such as writing 'left' instead of 'felt'
Has trouble remembering facts and numbers
Has difficulty gripping a pencil
Has difficulty using proper grammar
Has trouble learning new skills and relies heavily on memorization
Gets tripped up by word problems in math
Has a tough time sounding out unfamiliar words
Has trouble following a sequence of directions
Warning Signs in High School
Struggles with reading out loud
Doesn't read at the expected grade level
Has trouble understanding jokes or idioms
Has difficulty organizing and managing time
Struggles to summarize a story
Has difficulty learning a foreign language
Skills that are affected by Dyslexia:
Dyslexia doesn't just affect reading and writing. Here are some everyday skills and activities your child may be struggling with because of this learning issue:
Appears bright, highly intelligent, and articulate but unable to read, write, or spell at grade level.
Labelled lazy, dumb, careless, immature, "not trying hard enough," or "behavior problem."
Isn't "behind enough" or "bad enough" to be helped in the school setting.
High in IQ, yet may not test well academically; tests well orally, but not written.
Feels dumb; has poor self-esteem; hides or covers up weaknesses with ingenious compensatory strategies; easily frustrated and emotional about school reading or testing.
Talented in art, drama, music, sports, mechanics, story-telling, sales, business, designing, building, or engineering.
Seems to "Zone out" or daydream often; gets lost easily or loses track of time.
Difficulty sustaining attention; seems "hyper" or "daydreamer."
Learns best through hands-on experience, demonstrations, experimentation, observation, and visual aids.
Vision, Reading, and Spelling Skills:
Complains of dizziness, headaches or stomach aches while reading.
Confused by letters, numbers, words, sequences, or verbal explanations.
Reading or writing shows repetitions, additions, transpositions, omissions, substitutions, and reversals in letters, numbers and/or words.
Complains of feeling or seeing non-existent movement while reading, writing, or copying.
Seems to have difficulty with vision, yet eye exams don't reveal a problem.
Extremely keen sighted and observant, or lacks depth perception and peripheral vision.
Reads and rereads with little comprehension:
Spells phonetically and inconsistently.
Hearing and Speech Skills
Has extended hearing; hears things not said or apparent to others; easily distracted by sounds.
Difficulty putting thoughts into words; speaks in halting phrases; leaves sentences incomplete; stutters under stress; mispronounces long words, or transposes phrases, words, and syllables when speaking.
Writing and Motor Skills:
Trouble with writing or copying; pencil grip is unusual; handwriting varies or is illegible.
Clumsy, uncoordinated, poor at ball or team sports; difficulties with fine and/or gross motor skills and tasks; prone to motion-sickness.
Can be ambidextrous, and often confuses left/right, over/under.
Math and Time Management Skills
Has difficulty telling time, managing time, learning sequenced information or tasks, or being on time.
Computing math shows dependence on finger counting and other tricks; knows answers, but can't do it on paper.
Can count, but has difficulty counting objects and dealing with money.
Can do arithmetic, but fails word problems; cannot grasp algebra or higher math.
Memory and Cognition:
Excellent long-term memory for experiences, locations, and faces.
Poor memory for sequences, facts and information that has not been experienced.
Thinks primarily with images and feeling, not sounds or words (little internal dialogue).
Behavior, Health, Development and Personality
Extremely disorderly or compulsively orderly.
Can be class clown, trouble-maker, or too quiet.
Had unusually early or late developmental stages (talking, crawling, walking, tying shoes).
Prone to ear infections; sensitive to foods, additives, and chemical products.
Can be an extra deep or light sleeper; bedwetting beyond appropriate age.
Unusually high or low tolerance for pain.
Strong sense of justice; emotionally sensitive; strives for perfection.
What can be done at home for dyslexia?
Helping your child with dyslexia can be a challenge, particularly if you're never been confident in your own reading and writing skills. But you don't have to be an expert to help work on certain skills or strengthen your child's self-esteem.
Keep in mind that kids (and families) are all different, so not all options will work for you. Don't panic if the first strategies you try aren't effective. You may need to try several approaches to find what works best for your child. Here are some things you can try at home:
Read out loud every day
Tap into your child's interests
Use audiobooks
Look for apps and other high-tech help
Focus on effort, not outcome
Make your home reader-friendly
Boost confidence
What can make the journey easier?
Dyslexia can present challenges for your child and for you. But with the proper support, almost all people with dyslexia can become accurate readers. Your involvement will help tremendously.
Wherever you are in your journey, whether you're just starting out or are well on your way, this site can help you find more ways to support your child. Here are a few things that can help make the journey easier:
Connect with other parents. Remember that you're not alone. Use our safe online community to find parents like you.
Get behavior advice. Parenting Coach offers expert-approved strategies on a variety of issues that can affect children with dyslexia, including trouble with time management, anxiety and fear, frustration and low self-esteem.
Build a support plan. Come up with a game plan and anticipate what lies ahead.
Understanding dyslexia and looking for ways to help your child is an important first step. There's a lot you can do just don't feel you have to do everything all at once. Pace yourself. If you try a bunch of strategies at the same time, it might be hard to figure out which ones are working. And do your best to stay positive. Your love and support can make a big difference in your child's life. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can opt for appointments at clinic or online over here.
Hi. I am 30 year old woman. I have 5 year old daughter, my skin colour wheatish but after delivery my skin become very dark day by day. And from last month it's noticeable. Please suggest something. Why it happening and what I can do.
Hii doctor, I am pinky using melacare from past 4 years i got good complexion looking so fair, now my skin getting thin, wn I leave this cream m going loose my complexion. I want to leave this cream without loosing my colour and any side effect pls help me begg m mentally depressed,
Hi I have skin problem Plus 1 month back I am getting Pita problem also pls suggest me good medicine. Thanks
I have black patches in my leg from last 1. 5 years with heavy itching having little bit of blood also observed kindly suggest. Medicine taken Zocon 150 once a week. Kindly suggest.
I'm suffering from bladder transitional carcinoma high level. I got my report just now. Dr. advice me to go for bladder removal surgery. I need a second opinion. Is it safe to remove it. If so what will be the alternative for it. Kindly advice on this.
Hello my name is Babita and I am 23 years old, I am having tanning problem in my face. What I can do for it and what is best for me chemical peeling or facial.
Earlier my skin is pinky white bt now due to staying away from home my skin become upto 8-10 shades darker please help me to give easy solutions for this I really want my white complexion back without worrying or damaging skin.
I've a permanent tattoo on my hand, I feel very shy in front of people, I want to remove this. please help.
Diabetes is a serious disease, but if properly managed is not life threatening. Diabetes can be explained as the body's inability to regulate insulin production. This leads to fluctuations in blood sugar levels. This disease affects every part of the body including the skin. For some people, a rash is among the first few symptoms of diabetes. Most diabetic patients suffer from a skin condition at some point or the other. Here are a few common skin ailments that affect diabetic patients.
- Bacterial infections: A weakened immune system makes diabetics more vulnerable to bacterial infections than normal. These bacterial infections can be typically seen in the form of styles on the eyelid, boils, carbuncles and nail infections. They usually make the skin around the infected area red, inflamed and painful. Most skin bacterial skin ailments can be treated with antibiotic creams and pills.
- Fungal infections: One of the most common fungal infections that diabetic patients suffer from is known as Candida albicans. This ailment is characterised by a red, itchy rash that is surrounded by small blisters. It is caused by yeast-like fungus and usually found in moist areas like the armpits or between the toes. Other fungal infections that affect diabetic patients include ringworm, jock itch, athlete's foot and vaginal yeast infections.
- Itchy skin: Diabetics often suffer from itchiness that could be triggered by yeast infections, dry skin and poor circulation. People with poor circulation will find their calves and feet to be the itchiest part of the body, While poor circulation and yeast infections may need medical attention, dry skin can be easily treated by keeping the skin internally and externally hydrated along with the use of a mild moisturising soap.
- Vitiligo: This is a skin condition where the melanin producing cells in the skin are destroyed. This leads to a patchy appearance that can be typically seen on the hands, face and chest. Vitiligo is considered to be an autoimmune disease like diabetes and has no known cause or cure. Sunscreen is a must for diabetic patients suffering from vitiligo as the unpigmented skin has no protection from UV radiation.
- Diabetic blisters: Patients with severe diabetes may also suffer from diabetic blisters. These blisters usually occur on the extremities of the body and resemble blisters caused by burns. They are usually pain-free and heal on their own.
- Disseminated granuloma annular: This condition is characterised by a ring or arc shaped areas on the skin. They can usually be seen on the fingers and ears but may also occur in the chest and abdomen. This rash may be reddish or skin coloured. Medical treatment is not generally required for this condition.
There is nothing more exciting than getting inked. It is also one of the most dangerous things you can do to yourself. Not many people know that there is a real risk involved with tattoos – getting them as well as getting them removed.
We all know a tattoo can come with a real risk of blood-borne diseases and allergies, and a bad job by the tattoo artist. If the tattoo needle is not new and has been used on an infected person, you run a real risk of getting infected with herpes, tetanus, fungal infections, hepatitis and even HIV. The health risks of tattooing are not so well known in India but they are real.
But tattoo removal can be even more dangerous, time consuming and expensive than getting a tattoo. If you have outgrown your tattoo and want it removed, read this carefully to understand the process while keeping yourself safe.
Tattoo removal involves a process opposite to inking. It's done using lasers. Pulses of light from the laser are directed onto the tattoo to break up the pigment which has been deposited in the dermis or deep layer of the skin during tattooing. This process breaks down the tattoo ink. Over weeks, the broken down ink gets absorbed by the body.
Different lasers are used to remove different types of tattoo ink and it's usually the doctor doing the procedure who decides which laser to use.
Laser treatment differs from patient to patient based on the age, size, and type of tattoo. The colour of the patient's skin, as well as the depth of the tattoo pigment also influences the technique used for removal.
Lasers are not benign so your doctor must test the laser to check out the most effective energy for tattoo removal.
Laser consists of pulses of light. Smaller tattoo removal requires less pulses of light and bigger ones more pulses.
Sounds easy and painless. But it is not. The breaking down of the tattoo pigments takes weeks and repeated visits to the clinic. If the doctor removing your tattoo is not good, even the removal of a small tattoo can cause permanent scarring or discoloration of your skin. Parts of the body with thin skin (ankles, wrists, and spine) are more likely to scar than thicker- skinned areas. Other side effects are infections and hypo-pigmentation.
Even though doctors and laser practitioners claim more than 95 % removal of tattoos is possible, the reality is that complete removal may never be possible.
So, if you find it impossible to live with your tattoo and a divorce is imminent, you should look for a real good dermatologist for laser removal of tattoos and not submit yourself to quacks.


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B. Hardy Bedford Jr.
B. Hardy Bedford, Jr., age 73, of Spring Lake, Mich., passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on April 11, 1939 to the late Buell and Elizabeth (Horton) Bedford in Jamestown, NY. Hardy married the former Sharon Ellwood on November 21, 1964 in Watsonville, CA. They have resided in the Tri-Cities area for nearly 48 years.
Hardy grew up in Dunkirk, NY, where he attend-ed Dunkirk High School and graduated from The Governor's Academy in South Byfield, MA. He received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from Colgate University in 1961. He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity and the Colgate University Soccer Team that remained undefeated an entire season. The team's record stands more than fifty years later.
An officer in the U.S. Navy, Hardy attended Officers Candidate School in 1961-62 before serving on the USS Cook (APD-130) as a Lt. JG Engineering Officer. He was part of two deployments to the Pacific during the Vietnam Era and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Following his military service, Hardy worked for Kraft Foods in Newark, NJ before joining with his brother, Bill, to purchase what became the Wharf Marina in Grand Haven. The marina more than tripled in size before it was sold in 1992. Hardy was a member of the West Michigan Marine Association and remained in the marine business until 2011, at the onset of his courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma.
Hardy loved the Tri-Cities and volunteered frequently. He served as President of the Spring Lake Rotary Club and was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow. He helped to organize the Trelawny Jamaica Outreach Project, a humanitarian medical mission. Always supportive of his children and the youth, Hardy was a founding member of the Spring Lake Sports Booster's Club. He helped establish soccer as a varsity sport in Spring Lake and was often seen on the soccer fields as a referee. He helped build the present soccer field. In addition, Hardy helped to organize the Spring Lake Area Public Schools Foundation, serving on the board as well as serving on Kandu Industries Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
He was a member and leader at St. John's Episcopal Church, where he served as Senior Warden, Lay Reader, Pastoral Caller, and co-chaired the recent church renovations.
Hardy adored his family and enjoyed special times with his children and grandchildren. He immensely enjoyed boating, golfing, biking, traveling, and spending time at Crystal Lake. Hardy had a great sense of humor and always enjoyed telling or hearing a good joke. Anyone who ever received one of Hardy's original poems or lyrics to a favorite tune, considered themselves blessed.
Hardy is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Sharon; children: Michelle (Robert) Hutter of South Lyon, MI, Alyssa (Ryan) Kosanic, and Buell H. (Sarah) Bedford III "Tripp" all from Chicago, IL; six grandchildren: Megan and Katherine Hutter, Jadyn and Payton Kosanic, and Marie and Eve Bedford; brother, William (Carol) Bedford of Chicago, IL; sister-in-law, Bonnie Furman of LaQuinta, CA; and nieces and nephews: Laura Bedford, Tracey Bedford and her husband Colin Kihnke, William H. (Christine) Bedford, Jr., and Brian H. (Katelyn) Bedford.
He was preceded in death by his nephew, Michael Buell Bedford.
Funeral services were held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Grand Haven on April 5, 2013.. Memorial contributions may be given to Colgate University Men's Soccer Goal Getters: Attn: Erick Ronning, Reid Athletic Center, 13 Oak Drive, Hamiliton, NY 13346 or the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Avenue 5th floor, Norwalk, CT 06851.
Please visit www.klaassenfuneralhome.com to sign Hardy's online guestbook or share a memory with his family. Arrangements by Klaassen Family Funeral Home.

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On Fridays at my daughter's preschool, the children take a designated time out to reflect on the week: what they accomplished, what they're proud of, what they could do better and how they helped others. They set goals for the following week and then spend time discussing their families, their communities and how they can make the world a better place.
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November 9, 2011
I've been reading and thinking a lot about the late Steve Jobs. One thing that strikes me is how strange it sounds to precede his name with "the late." Another is how few people like him are running companies today. I believe the number might be approximately…zero.
October 1, 2011
Providing you with the best information available on business jet travel is by far our most important goal here at BJT. As we work our way through meeting after meeting, draft after draft and plan after plan, what motivates us is helping you get the most out of private air transport.
September 7, 2011
Virtually none of the growth in the general aviation field in the next decade will happen in the U.S. A certain business jet company is bound to go under or be acquired. A forthcoming aircraft model will be a flop.
August 3, 2011
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August 1, 2011
Transformation is one of the most extraordinary themes of the human experience. We strive for it, experience it, witness it–sometimes even dread it. But one thing we can be sure of is that constant change and evolution surround us.
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Would be good to get the mishmash going again. The idea of this is to have a gallery with a relatively small amount (maybe 50) of photos which are all completely different, completely crazy, and covering the full range of forest's existence and activities. This might be a good way to start off the photos section of the site.
We had a mishmash. It got a little bigger than it probably should have, but the original would be a good starting place for the new mishmash as it contains some great classic photos from olden times. If anyone knows where those files are, let's get them ready for inclusion in the new site.
As for general photos on the site, we need to figure out how to manage them. A free for all is no good: the site will be overloaded with too many crappy images, and it may be a security hazard as well. We need someone who will manage the photos to ensure there is a good selection of high quality photos on there. Anyone can upload their crappy pictures to facebook, but we should avoid wasting our server space on stuff that isn't worth looking at.


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St. Cloud State Helps Fight a Flood
Saturday, June 27, 2009
On a cold March day St. Cloud State's living classroom is the floor of the Fargodome.
Dump trucks, front-end loaders, semi-trailer trucks, forklifts and volunteers dance a mad minuet in the 120,000 sq. ft. arena, with a goal today of filling a half million sandbags. Outside, the Red River is over its banks and threatening this North Dakota city of nearly 100,000.
More than 30 St. Cloud State students, staff, alumni and faculty members – shoveling, filling, tying, carrying, stacking – have traveled three hours by bus over ice-covered highways to help, along with busloads of other volunteers, including another 60 from the St. Cloud area.
"It is very much a live-classroom experience to actually work with different groups of people," says Michner Bender, associate professor of environmental and technological studies. "I don't think you get that type of experience in a physical classroom. You need to be outside in the real-world classroom to gain that perspective."
Bender is taking a break at the south end of the arena, beneath football goal posts. Nearby, eating a snack cross-legged on the concrete is Kristin Petersen, a first-year student from Rush City. Her pants are covered with sand from filling bags on her knees.
"It's been wonderful how everyone's working together," Petersen says. "You kind of just fit in where you need to. No one tells you what to do, but you just figure out by watching others what you need to do."
At the other end of the arena, Deondre Smiles is part of a bag-moving brigade. The first-year student from Maple Grove is an aspiring geography major with an interest in cartography. Helping him move bags to a pallet is Kurt Stunek '81, who used vacation pay to take a day off from his job at Anderson Trucking, St. Cloud.
To the east the flooded river is 36 feet and rising. Matt Trombley '97, director of Student Organizations and Leadership Development, and Beth Knutson-Kolodzne, Volunteer Connection coordinator, help with the sandbagging while keeping an eye on the time. The bus will need to leave early to return to St. Cloud by 7:30 p.m. Rain, followed by a cold snap, has turned stretches of I-94 into a skating rink.
Knutson-Kolodzne, who is nursing a blister on her left thumb, looks out over volunteers who look like so many ants among anthills. She shouts to be heard above the cacophony of engines, voices, scraping tools, belching airbrakes and loudspeaker announcements.
"You might be standing, you know, literally six inches from someone here today, and lifting a bag all of six inches," she says. "But that bag is 30 pounds and that helps get it another six miles to the levee, where it needs to go, to help save this town."


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As with any sugar, good in extreme moderation
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Just OK sugar alternative Low GI
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I am pretty picky when it comes to my coffee. I bought this as a sugar alternative. It just Ok. I am not sure I would buy this again. Not a bad taste, but not for my coffee.
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Have used this product in making ice cream. Does not have the same flavor so will need to adjust for flavor.
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Breast Lift: Then and Now
NEW YORK, NY (October 1, 2003) — In today's society, as in most cultures throughout history, the firm uplifted female breast symbolizes youth, health and vitality. However, with age, weight loss or childbirth a woman's breasts may lose volume and tone, so that the breast tissues begin to sag and eventually the nipples point downward.
Cosmetic plastic surgery offers women the option of modifying their breast shape through techniques proven safe and effective over many years. Statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) report that 62,458 Mastopexies (breast lifts) were performed in 2002. Since 1997, the number of breast lifts has increased 214%.
A breast lift can improve the appearance of the breasts in several ways. It elevates the breast tissue, repositions the nipple and areola (pigmentation around the nipple), and enhances breast shape. If the areola have been stretched over time, they can be reduced in size. Women who undergo a breast lift may also seek to increase their breast volume. If this is the case, an implant can be placed behind the breast tissue or chest muscle to enlarge the breasts. [For more information, see ASAPS' Breast Augmentation: Then and Now.]
The following discussion of breast lift techniques is not all inclusive, nor does ASAPS endorse any particular technique. Women considering mastopexy should keep in mind that the experience with limited incision techniques is far less than with more traditional methods; some of these techniques are controversial with regard to the typical quality of results they provide.
Techniques for the correction of breast ptotis (sagging) have evolved over many years. The traditional "inverted T" technique of breast lift surgery is widely used today, because some surgeons feel that it consistently produces the most aesthetically pleasing breast shape. The technique involves three incisions: One is made around the areola; another runs vertically from the bottom edge of the areola to the crease underneath the breast; and the third incision follows the natural curve of the breast crease. Breast tissue is elevated and excess skin is removed. Skin formerly located above and to the sides of the nipple area is brought down and together to reshape the breast.
The scars resulting from the "inverted T" technique are visible on the breast, though in the majority of cases the incisions heal well, scars fade to some extent over time, and patients are highly satisfied with the final results. However, the goal of aesthetic plastic surgery always is to achieve the best result with the least visible scarring. This has led to the search for newer techniques to lift the breasts.
Recent developments have sought to decrease visual scars while achieving the aesthetic goals desired for a more youthful appearance. Limited incision breast lift techniques are gaining wider acceptance among plastic surgeons and their patients. Many surgeons feel, however, that they are most effective in a smaller subset of patients.
One limited incision technique used for breast lifting is dubbed the "lollipop" because the incision is made around the nipple area with a line extending vertically down the breast. The "lollipop" technique eliminates the third incision, along the crease underneath the breast, used in the traditional procedure. In this technique, the breast tissue is "coned," bringing in breast tissue from the sides and middle of the breast and resulting in improved projection. Lipoplasty (liposuction) can also be used in conjunction with the vertical technique during a breast lift, not for volume reduction but for final shaping.
Another limited scar technique that is used for lifts is sometimes called a "donut lift." This nickname comes from the circular incision that is made around the areola and used to remove a donut shaped area of breast skin.
Additionally there is the "crescent" technique that involves removing a crescent-shaped piece of tissue above the areola and resuturing the tissue higher. This creates a minor lift for patients who have slight sagging.
Breast surgery techniques continue to evolve, with modifications of those described above. It is important to remember that a breast lift can improve the position, shape and distribution of existing breast tissue, but it cannot make the breasts larger; breast augmentation can, however, be performed simultaneously with breast lift.
A breast lift is usually considered a cosmetic procedure; therefore, in most cases, it is not covered by insurance. The usual time needed before a patient can return to non-strenuous work following breast lift surgery is one to two weeks.
It is ASAPS' position that, when considering breast lift surgery - as with the consideration of any cosmetic plastic surgery - patients should be fully informed of the risks and benefits of the procedure. Well-trained and experienced plastic surgeons will be able to determine the technique best suited to a patient's particular body type and aesthetic goals. Careful selection of a qualified plastic surgeon is of utmost importance. Patients would be well advised to look for a surgeon who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) and is a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), is recognized as the world's leading organization devoted entirely to aesthetic plastic surgery and cosmetic medicine of the face and body. ASAPS is comprised of over 2,600 Plastic Surgeons; Active Members are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (USA) or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and have extensive training in the complete spectrum of surgical and nonsurgical aesthetic procedures. International Active Members are certified by equivalent boards of their respective countries. All members worldwide adhere to a strict Code of Ethics and must meet stringent membership requirements.
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GSI Endorses Bad Nauheim Declaration for GIST Patients' Right to Access Treatment
Representatives from twenty three GIST patient advocacy organizations worldwide gathered in conference June 29 -July 1, 2007 in Bad Nauheim, Germany. They drafted and signed an international declaration to promote the access to state-of-the-art GIST treatment and care for all GIST patients, wherever they may live.
The Bad Nauheim Declaration identifies a set of basic standards for doctors, other health care practitioners, hospital administrators and health care funders to adopt and to build upon for the benefit of the GIST patients they serve. Specifically, the Bad Nauheim Declaration advocates the rights of all GIST patients to receive treatments that meet the standards outlined by international consensus guidelines for the treatment of GIST, such as those drafted by the NCCN or EMSO based on evidence-based scientific criteria.
The goal of the coalition of GIST patient advocacy organizations is that no patient worldwide shall suffer through failure to treat, or through stopping the treatment regimens recommended by GIST specialist doctors and researchers. The GIST patient advocacy groups will monitor the implementation of this declaration and publicize the healthcare systems demonstrating adherence to it. GIST patients from around the world are invited to download and to distribute the Bad Nauheim document for their own advocacy purposes. Click the bulleted items below for the declaration and for the two GIST treatment consensus documents it refers to.
- Bad Nauheim Declaration
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This set of three videos illustrates how math is used in satellite data analysis. NASA climate scientist Claire Parkinson explains how the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice covers are measured from satellite data and how math is used to determine trends... (View More) in the data. In the first video, she leads viewers from satellite data collection through obtaining a time series of monthly Arctic and Antarctic average sea ice extents for November 1978-December 2012. In the second video, she begins with the time series from the first video, removes the seasonal cycle by calculating yearly averages, and proceeds to calculate the slopes of the lines to get trends in the data, revealing decreasing sea ice coverage in the Arctic and increasing sea ice coverage in the Antarctic. In the third video, she uses a more advanced technique to remove the seasonal cycle and shows that the trends are close to the same, whichever method is used. She emphasizes the power of math and that the techniques shown for satellite sea ice data can also be applied to a wide range of data sets. Note: See Related & Supplemental Resources for the maps and data files (1978-2015) that will allow you to do the calculations shown in the video. These also include data for different regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, enabling learners to do additional calculations beyond those shown in the videos. (View Less)
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This is the second in a series of three professional development videos that correspond to lessons taught by Andrew Cloud, an Earth and planetary sciences teacher, with a class of 9th and 10th grade students. In this lesson, Andrew asks students to... (View More) participate in an activity that illustrates the phases of the Moon. He asks one student to represent the Earth and another student, the Moon. The student representing the Moon makes one complete rotation or one full spin on their axis while standing in one spot. Andrew guides students to see that the Moon makes a full rotation in the same amount of time it takes to revolve around the Earth one time. The demonstration is followed up by a hands-on lab where students draw the placement of the moon in revolution and rotation. Includes teaching tips and discussion questions. (View Less)
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When New England was hit by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, there was not a satellite monitoring tropical storms that far north; the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) was operating in a band between the 35-degree latitudes. The Global... (View More) Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission will change that. GPM will build upon TRMM's capacity by examining a larger swath of Earth with instruments that are more advanced and more sensitive. This video introduces the GPM satellite, its instruments and their capabilities. (View Less)
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Being a rugby coach in the Netherlands is not easy. With only 10.000 people playing the game, not many coaches are around. Little is available for coaches like clinics and courses. This results in a small but totally committed group of (amateur) coaches.
After finishing my A and B level courses I started in Dutch Premier League as a 31 year old I needed all the support of other coaches. How did I set this up? Here are some tips:
- Try to read as much on the game as possible.
- Talk to as many other coaches as possible.
- Buy videos to get info easy and quickly.
- Share your ideas with others, you will get a return.
- Develop a plan for your team development, this means you have something to discuss with others.
- Find somebody who can be your 'career consultant', somebody who you can discuss on how your are approaching coaching itself. Ideally this would be somebody that knows the club and its members is not to much involved.
- Don't be shy, talk to coaches who seem outside your reach. I have made friends in France, England, Scotland and New Zealand.
- Look for other sports for ideas, rugby is 50 years behind compared for example with athletics.
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I am doing the IRB Level 4 now. But I am still building my network. I was great to involve Jean Bidal in the program I have set up for the National Under 18 team of the Netherlands. Not as a trainer running sessions with the team, but as an advisor helping me improve the program. Same goes for Paul Metz who did put me on the hot seat several times, challenging my plans and the execution. I think more than 8 coaches contributed to the National Under 18 team's success in the FIRA-AER European Championships of 2013.
- Paul Davey helped me to develop the defensive line-out.
- Alex Chang changed the players thinking from "kicking the ball away" to having an "exit strategy".
- Mats Marcker was crucial in developing the mentality of the backs and made them play in the defense, rather than in front. Mats his unbelievable (blind?) ambition raised the bar in everything we did.
- Lammert Ruiter put the last details in the positional play of the back row.
- Job Volker did great work with the Scrum and Line-out.
- Erik Hengeveld kept the overall view and helped me stay on course. Our work with the players of the field was invaluable.
- Louis Schlee did the S+C work.
- Loek Herremans evaluated my work with the team in the teamroom.
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Scary? No, I think if you ask any rugbycoach for help you will get some advise. Just remember you are the one who is overall responsible!
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Re: PBU Western Satellite Production Metering Plan
Amendment of Conservation Orders 457A, 471, 484, and 452
Dear Mr. Beuhler:
By letter dated April 23, 2002, BPXA requested approval of the Prudhoe Bay Unit Western Operating Metering Plan for allocation of production from satellite oil pools in the Western region of the Prudhoe Bay Unit. The Commission conditionally approved this plan for one year beginning August 1, 2002. Rule 4 of Conservation Order No. 471 for the Borealis Oil Pool, Conservation Order No. 457A for the Aurora Oil Pool, and Conservation Order No. 484 for the Polaris Oil Pool addresses the metering and allocation of production under this plan. Continued authorization of metering and allocation procedures was to be determined at a hearing to be scheduled no later than July 31, 2003.
BPXA provided the Commission with a detailed metering and allocation procedures document on August 1, 2002. BPXA provided the Commission with a thorough review of the allocation performance of the Prudhoe Bay Unit Western Operating Metering Plan at technical meetings held on May 22 and June 5, 2003. In addition, well test and allocation information of all production fluids within the GC1 and GC2 areas were provided as required.
The Commission finds that continued use of the Prudhoe Bay Unit Western Operating Metering Plan is appropriate and that a further hearing is unnecessary. In addition, the Commission finds that technical process review meetings, required by the Commission to take place quarterly, need only take place annually. Accordingly, the Conservation Orders 471, 457, 484, and 452 are amended as follows.
Borealis Oil Pool (CO 471), Aurora Oil Pool (CO 457A) and Polaris Oil Pool (CO 484)
Rule 4 of Conservation Orders Nos. 471, 457A, and 484 is amended to provide that approval of the Prudhoe Bay Unit Western Operating Metering Plan is permanent. Rule 4 of Conservation Orders Nos. 471, 457A, and 484 is amended to require technical process review meetings to be held at least annually.
Midnight Sun Oil Pool (CO 452)
Rule 7 of Conservation Order No 452 ("CO 452"), approved November 15, 2000, requires revision to conform to the allocation procedures of the approved Prudhoe Bay Unit Western Operating Metering Plan, and is amended as follows:
CO 452 - Rule 7 Common Production Facilities and Surface Commingling
a. Production from the Midnight Sun Oil Pool may be commingled with production from Prudhoe Bay, and other oil pools located in the Prudhoe Bay Unit in surface facilities prior to custody transfer.
b. The Prudhoe Bay Unit Western Operating Metering Plan, described in the letter dated April 23, 2002 and detailed within the "Prudhoe Bay Unit (PBU) Western Satellite Production Metering Plan – Policies and Procedures Document" dated August 1, 2002 is approved for allocation of production from Midnight Sun Wells.
c. All Midnight Sun wells must use the Gathering Center 1 well allocation factor for oil, gas, and water.
d. All wells must be tested a minimum of once per month. All new Midnight Sun wells must be tested a minimum of two times per month during the first three months of production. The Commission may require more frequent or longer tests if the allocation quality deteriorates.
e. Technical process review meetings shall be held at least annually.
f. The operator shall submit a monthly report and file(s) containing daily allocation data and daily test data for agency surveillance and evaluation.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, nunc pro tunc August 11, 2003.
Sarah Palin
Randy Ruedrich
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In short: Thank you, SerpentineIn full: What a way to start the new year! A great race with a lovely atmosphere. Thanks to all the marshalls.Date of review: January 1, 2011
In short: Great way to start the new year. Wonderful support from the Serpentine Club for new runners.Date of review: January 1, 2011
In short: In full: Wondered what I was letting myself in for with the heavy snow on the way up. Not knowing the area it took a while to work out where the registration desk was as there were no signs anywhere! However, Everyone was really friendly and it was well supported by volunteers. Would have been nice to have recieved a token medal and even basic goody bag ie bannana or energy bar after the price of the entry fee. PB potential if weather ok. Got close to mine even in icy conditions.Date of review: January 13, 2010
In short: Great day, organisation deserves a medal.In full: Having entered a few events where they decided not to post out numbers and on each occasion it had gone badly wrong with delays I was dubious of Serpentine's decision to follow this method.My fears were negated completely by the way they organised this and by the sheer number of volunteers to ensure a faultless and efficient process. I would like to say thanks to these volunteers.. there must have been hundreds of you! Well done.Date of review: January 10, 2010
In short: Best way to start a new decade!In full: This was absolutely worth getting out of bed for early (relatively) on a freezing cold (though bright) New Years Day. Flawless organization, no registration or toilet queues, wonderful and friendly marshals, no bottlenecks at start or finish and a very fast course. The icing on the cake? The PB I wanted. Definitely on the list for 2011 already.Date of review: January 2, 2010
In short: Perfect way to start the yearIn full: This race has become a tradition for me over the years, and it never disappoints. Lovely route, flawless organisation, and just the right number of competitors. Love the hat - much better than another T shirt or medal. Date of review: January 2, 2010
In short: Excellent race and great hangover cure!In full: Really enjoyed the race. The weather was fantastic and the marshalls did a great job cheering us on when it was most needed. A great start to 2010.Date of review: January 2, 2010
In short: Good enough to compensate for getting up early on a freezing New Year's DayIn full: Well organised race. Very fast route. Lots of bemused tourists. A great start to the year.Date of review: January 2, 2010
In short: Fantastic start to the new yearIn full: Firstly a huge thank you to the marshalls, they were so cheerful considering the fact it was freezing cold! A great start to the new year, will be running this again next year. Loved my yellow hat wore it home. Thanks once again for the fantastic organisation.Date of review: January 2, 2010
In short: A great way to start the New YearIn full: Even though i put on 5 pounds over xmas i still managed to knock 11 secs off my PB. A brilliant well organised event and i will definately do it again next year.Date of review: January 1, 2010
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""The charter industry needs to become much more efficient…We need to take a page from the airlines' code-sharing agreements…Part 135 charter [operators] could review each other's schedules, use each other's airplanes." "
The flip side of flying
The recent movie Flight stars Denzel Washington as a flawed-hero airline pilot. The film has drawn some criticism among aviation types for depicting an airliner flying upside down. I've seen only a short clip of the scene, so I'm not sure how true-to-science it is, but I can say that the apparent contradiction of inverted flight is one that is widely misunderstood—even among pilots.
In primary flight training, all aviators learn the Bernoulli principle of lift, named for 18th century Swiss physicist Daniel Bernoulli. I'll spare you the gory physics, but the gist is that the curved upper surface of the wing forces the air to move faster and "stretch out" the molecules, creating lower pressure on top. The higher pressure of the "unstretched" air underneath pushes the wing upward, and presto, the magic of flight.
Others point to the (Isaac) Newtonian theory of "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." Tilt a wing of any shape upward against the air underneath and the reaction will be to push the wing skyward. The angle of tilt is called the wing's "angle of attack." Whatever is attached to the wing will go along for the ride. Baby robins—using only their tiny bird brains—discover this every spring as they leave the nest. Anyone with a human-size brain who has held a hand outside the window of a moving car and tilted it upward has also felt this principle in action—or "reaction," as the case may be.
So which theory applies—Bernoulli's or Newton's?
Spoiler alert: the answer is both.
Bernoulli's principle is alive and well, unlike Bernoulli himself (or Newton, for that matter). Yes, there is a distinct lessening of air pressure atop a curved wing. The Wright Flyer, Piper Cubs and other early flying flivvers had sweeping, teardrop-curved airfoils that produced enormous amounts of aerial buoyancy, but at the cost of great drag. Modern aircraft wings often use drooping leading edges (slats) and trailing edges (flaps) to mechanically alter the wing's shape on takeoff or when slowing down for landing. You can turn a high-speed jet into a closer relative of the Piper Cub by deploying such retractable wing re-shapers when slow flight is desirable.
But the Bernoulli effect really just complements the idea that if you simply push a flat wing against the air at an upward angle, the air will lift the wing. It optimizes the lift created by pushing down on the air beneath the wing. Early aircraft designers would boast, "Give me enough power and I can make a barn door fly." And it's true. The tiny, uncurved wing of the 1950s' high-power F-104 jet fighter proves the point.
For additional proof of the Newtonian theory of lift, you need look no further than the balsa gliders that every kid has flown. Their wings are flat, but they fly.
I had an amusing conversation on the radio with Tom and Ray Magliozzi, better known as "The Tappet Brothers" of the NPR show Car Talk." They asked me how it is that airplanes can fly upside down, since the Bernoulli principle seems to make that a physical impossibility. I started explaining how angle of attack also creates lift; how flying upside down is far less efficient, but possible; how some airshow pilots' airplanes even have symmetrical wings so they can do it better; and finally I asked, "Do you really want to hear all this?" I was getting a little bored, myself.
The bottom line is that a wing can work its magic upside down, but unless it's explicitly designed to do so, it will fly a lot less efficiently. Of course, all of this conversation about the wing doesn't address other difficulties, such as how well an upside-down fuel system operates and what happens to the oil distribution—not to mention who'll clean up the contents of the bar.
And the contents of the passengers' stomachs.
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The state chief and new regional director tout transparency.
By COLLEEN JENKINS
Published March 27, 2007
TAMPA - Department of Children and Families Secretary Bob Butterworth came to town Monday to introduce the agency's new regional director for Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Manatee counties.
But Butterworth and his colleagues also used the occasion to herald "a new day" of openness for the beleaguered child welfare department.
"We will no longer use this agency to hide behind the concept of confidentiality," George Sheldon, Butterworth's assistant secretary for operations, told law enforcement officials, DCF employees and reporters.
Nick Cox, the newly hired SunCoast regional director who worked for Butterworth when he was state attorney general, echoed his bosses.
"It was the mantra at the Attorney General's Office and it will be the mantra here: transparency," Cox said.
If the mantra sticks, it will certainly mean a climate change for DCF officials who traditionally have been tight-lipped about missteps in child welfare cases. Butterworth said confidentiality laws should be used to protect the identities of children but not to hide department mistakes.
The secretary and Cox both promised that the days of "no comment" from agency officials were over. During his first 10 weeks in office, Butterworth joined with a newspaper to ask a judge to release records in a southwest Florida abuse case in which the secretary admits mistakes were made.
Cox vowed to give reporters his cell phone number - as soon as he learned it.
Many of the law enforcement representatives on hand for Cox's introduction, including Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats and Pasco Sheriff Bob White, didn't need an introduction to the man with deep roots in local criminal justice circles. Cox, 43, prosecuted homicides for the Hillsborough State Attorney's Office for 10 years before moving over to the Attorney General's Office.
There, he helped institute a division that handled termination of parental rights cases and a program that worked with other agencies to crack down on elder abuse at nursing homes.
He had been working for a private law firm and as an adjunct professor at Stetson College of Law when Butterworth beckoned him back to public service.
On Monday, he was optimistic but not overly idealistic about his new role.
"I'd like to say that the system will be fixed," he said. But if it's not, he said, he at least wants to bring about positive changes.
Colleen Jenkins can be reached at 813 226-3337 or email@example.com.
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Date: 193u
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Description: Pair of evening pumps of black satin with silver kidskin leather embellishments. The shoes are designed with rounded toes, with uppers cut back at sides to almost form D'Orsay style pumps. The uppers are edged in silver kidskin leather, and the single ankle strap is of same leather, fastening on outside edge with single domed white glass button. Applied to back and heels of shoes are silver kidskin leather cut-outs of floral form. 2" heels are somewhat set-in, and taper slightly to base. Stamped inside: "Made For / Peacock Shop / Kansas City, MO. Handwritten inside: "X29133 / 32"
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Date: 190u
Creator: J.G. Brandt
Description: Pair of shoes of ivory kid leather. Designed as "flats" with pointed toes, the shoes have a wide strap across instep, to which is applied large silk bow embellished with small white beads. Top of upper with edged with thin band of ivory silk ribbon. Maker's mark stamped inside: "Brandt's / St. Louis"
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Description: Skirt suit ensemble. A) Jacket in dark gold wool crepe. Single breasted with two large, circular plastic buttons and bound buttonholes. Notched collar. Long, set in sleeves with single, smaller matching, functioning button with bound buttonhole. Lined in matching, dark gold silk satin. Weighted hem. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Norman Norell / New York" Retailer's label on left side seam: "Woolf Brothers" B) Skirt in dark gold wool crepe. A line with two large patch pockets at sides. Left side zipper closure with two large hook & eyes on waistband. Lined in dark gold silk. Handwritten style number tag on inside right seam: "5486-607-12" Union label on inside left seam
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Date: 1964/1969
Creator: Woolf Brothers
Description: Pumps of red leather and clear vinyl. Designed with broadly rounded toe, the shes have uppers primarily made of clear vinyl edged with red leather. Open heels, with red leather back strap across heel. 1-1/2" heel. Brand stamped inside each: "Kelly Acord" Handwritten in shoes: "5B / 66523 / 40-101"
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Date: 1955~
Creator: Stephen Anne
Description: Pillbox style hat of black velvet with 1/2" downward brim. Twisted black satin hatband encircling crown. Large rhinestone ball with encircled with pearls in center front as trim. Lined in black satin with black grosgrain ribbon inner headband. Manufacturer's label: "Stephen Anne / Custom Made" Retailer's label: "Millinery - Salon / White House / Beaumont"
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Daytime Ensemble - Dress and Jacket
Date: 1950~
Creator: Dior, Christian
Description: Daytime ensemble of brown silk consisting of: A) Dress. Below-knee length, the dress has princess seaming to create fitted bodice, with wide V-neckline, 3/4" shoulder straps and straight skirt. 1" belt of self fabric from front darts to center back. Center back zipper. Unlined. Designer's label: "Christian Dior Original / Made in U.S.A. / Christian Dior - New York Inc." Retailer's label: "Harzfeld's / Kansas City" B) Jacket. Cropped jacket is pleated in front and back to a 3" waistband on which are three brass buttons 1/2" wide, and bound buttonholes. Long sleeves with 1-1/2" cuffs and one matching button per sleeve. Band collar has 10" tie ends and L-shaped lapel. Unlined.
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Evening Pumps
Date: 1950/1969
Creator: Tober-Saifer Shoe Manufacturing Company
Description: Pair of slip-on evening pumps. Grey/green leather sole with clear vinyl upper, the upper trimmed at vamp with a 4-row band of rhinestones. Spike- or stiletto-style heels formed of clear Lucite embossed with vertical bands of foliate forms and with metal heel-cap. Blind-stamped into sole at ball of feet: "80 M 6641 / 3218-V678". Right shoe stamped: "Joléne / Hollywood Inspired / Made in U.S.A." The Joléne Hollywood Inspired brand/label was manufactured by the Tober-Saifer Shoe Manufacturing Company of St. Louis.
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Date: 1945/1949
Creator: Sonnenfeld's
Description: Picture hat of off-white felt. The low, domed crown is open at top along a split from front to back, and is encircled and almost covered by wide bands of red, white, and blue horizontally striped grosgrain ribbon, with crossing and trailing ends at back. The wide brim curves downwards. Hat is unlined, with inner off-white grosgrain ribbon hatband. Designer's label inside: "Sonnenfeld's / St. Louis"
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Date: 1930
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Description: Hat of violet wool felt with calotte style crown and wide brim that is gathered and folds back in front. Overall effect of hat is of sou'wester rain hat. Crown is formed from four panels and brim has three rows of top stitching at outer edge. Retailer's label: "Stix, Baer & Fuller / French Room" Size tag at base of retailer's label: "22"
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Date: [1930..1939]
Creator: Miss Violette
Description: Picture hat of open-weave natural straw with wide, brown grosgrain ribbon and bow as hatband. Asymmetrical brim narrows at back. Retailer's label: "Custom Made Hats / designed by / Miss Violette / Famous-Barr Co. St. Louis"
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Date: [1915..1919]
Creator: Friedman-Shelby
Description: Pair of boots or "High Button Shoes" of black leather. The shoes, designed with pointed toes, lace closed along center front with laces 19 holes high. The modified Louis or cuban 2" high stacked heels are rounded at sides and back, and are curved at front. Stamped on lining: "370 4331 0a 66 / Friedman-Shelby / St. Louis"
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Date: 1910
Creator: Egner
Description: Hat of gray and cream brocade and black velvet. The high, domed crown is formed of cream and gray brocade, in a stylized pattern of geometric lines and floral forms, recalling Chinese patterns. The oval brim is set off-center, turning up high at front and only slightly at back. Set on the brim are three black velvet bows. The upper side of the brim is of the brocade, while the underside is lined in black velvet. The inside of the crown is lined with a black satin. Retailer's label is sewn inside crown: "Egner / 501 Gordon & Koppel Bldg / Kansas City".
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Date: 1908/1910
Creator: unknown
Description: Pair of boots or "High Button Shoes" of gray/very pale blue leather. The shoes, designed with pointed toes rounded at the tips, lace closed along center front with laces 16 holes high. The high heels are rounded at sides and back, tapering to center and flaring back out at base, and are curved at front. The sole is of tan leather. Shoes are lined in matching leather and off-white cloth. Retailer's stamp on lining: "Byrn's Boot Sh [partly illeg] / Kansas City"
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Date: 1902
Creator: Harbison, Samuel
Description: Day dress of black silk taffeta. The dress, in the style of the Aesthetic or Reform Movement, is full-length, with a slender silhouette. The front and back of the bodice is styled of tiny vertical knife-pleats, which gather into the rounded neckline. The side panels of the bodice are plain, and there is a line of 14 snaps along the left side forming the closure. The long sleeves are smooth, with slight pleating at the padded shoulders, and they taper to the pointed wrists. The sleeves have 5 hidden snaps and a line of 12 domed non-functioning black taffeta covered buttons on each sleeve. Bodice and skirt are divided by a thin black band. Skirt is fully pleated with tiny vertical knife-pleats. Bodice is lined with thin black crepe. Label sewn inside at back below neckline: "Harbison / Vandervoort's St Louis" Not shown is the accompanying cummerbund of black taffeta, the waistband of large horizontal pleats with a large fan/bow at back with wide, trailing ribbons. (43" from waist to lowest point of ribbons)
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An invigorating herbal infusion of peppermint & spearmint dressed up with a pinch of tarragon.
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A Valuable U.S. Export: Banking Regulations
By this point in the economic recovery, the biggest U.S. banks had expected the pressure from regulators to abate. In the aftermath of a major financial crisis, there is usually a turn toward tighter rules, and banks naturally build up their equity buffers after near-death experiences.
It is standard practice, at this point in the credit cycle, for bank advocates to claim that a great deal has changed, that banks have more equity capital than at any time in recent memory and that governments need to ease up on the rules if they want credit to expand and growth to take hold.
This is exactly what leading representatives of global megabanks now say. And there are indications that European regulators are listening, as France, Germany and other nations back away from previously promised reforms.
In the U.S., however, there are signs that official thinking is pushing in the opposite direction, in particular toward requiring larger buffers of loss-absorbing equity.
Republican Voices
The most recent signal that the U.S. may be on this path is a recent speech by Jeremiah Norton, a member of the board of directors at Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Norton, a Republican appointee with Treasury and Wall Street experience, joins other important conservative voices in expressing skepticism about the U.S.'s banking arrangements. (These voices include former Utah governor and presidential contender Jon Huntsman, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher, FDIC Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig, and the newspaper columnists George Will and Peggy Noonan.)
Specifically, Norton asks whether the U.S. should continue to rely heavily on sophisticated risk-based measures of assets to calculate the adequacy of what is known as "regulatory capital ratios." Or, instead, should greater emphasis be placed on the simpler, more straightforward measure of "leverage" -- meaning how much equity a bank has relative to its assets, without any risk adjustments (or, equivalently, how much debt versus equity the company has on the liabilities side of its balance sheet)?
Norton prefers to focus on leverage, which is simpler to assess and easier to monitor. Risk weights are always wrong, often with dire consequences, as we saw with mortgage-backed securities, collateralized-debt obligations or Greek sovereign debt. During the 2007-08 financial crisis, Norton said, "the markets rejected the existing Basel risk-based capital measurements in determining a bank's likelihood of default." Yet the latest evidence suggests the banks are again "optimizing" their capital, essentially gaming the rules to be able to take on more risk.
The FDIC director also insists that the right measure of capital is equity -- built up through retained earnings and by raising cash from shareholders -- and not a more complex concept, such as tax-deferred assets. And he thinks banks should have significantly more equity relative to their debts than is currently planned under the Basel III international agreement.
He will find ample support for these positions in "The Bankers' New Clothes: What's Wrong With Banking and What to Do About it," by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in finance or concerned about economic policy (excerpts were recently published by Bloomberg View).
Banks' Losses
Admati and Hellwig have written a powerful explanation of why banks like to borrow too much: It allows them to increase return on equity (unadjusted for risk) in good times, and someone else has to worry about the losses in bad times. Deposit insurance distorts incentives, creating the need for tough rules for institutions with retail deposits. Those rules, overseen by Norton and his colleagues at the FDIC, have generally worked well since the 1930s.
Unfortunately, today's "too-big-to-fail" implicit downside guarantees for the banks are much more dangerous. The banking lobby denies this safety net exists, even though it is completely obvious to anyone in the credit markets. This is a form of government-provided insurance, for which no premium is charged. It distorts the marketplace and is fundamentally unfair to smaller competitors.
The banks involved are very large relative to the economy, and if any were to act irresponsibly, there could be macroeconomic consequences. And even if the downside losses are limited in a narrow financial sense -- for example, because the new FDIC-run resolution authority proves effective -- there can still be catastrophic implications for growth, employment, the federal budget and much else.
With the U.S. rapidly becoming a bastion of more sensible official thinking, and the Europeans moving in the opposite direction, to what extent should countries aim to cooperate and to coordinate capital standards?
Andrew Haldane, the executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England, suggests that we should think of financial systemic risk as a form of pollution. It makes sense to seek international agreements to limit pollution. After all, smog knows no boundaries. But if countries on the other side of the world insist on breathing foul air, should the U.S. do the same? Of course not: It should set rules that serve its interests.
In other words, if other countries want to allow dangerous forms of finance, the U.S. should first try to talk them out of it, and then rapidly head in the opposite direction.
(Simon Johnson, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management as well as a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, is co-author of "White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You." The opinions expressed are his own.)
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The fast-growing carrier, which has carved out a niche flying leisure travelers from small cities to Las Vegas and Orlando, adds the Tampa Bay area to its list of destinations on Thursday.
By STEVE HUETTEL
Published November 13, 2006
Low-cost airlines like Southwest have grabbed a bigger share of air travelers over the past decade using a basic blueprint.
Buy new, fuel-efficient jets that require little maintenance. Run them long hours in competitive, high-traffic markets. Charge low fares by keeping an eagle eye on costs.
A tiny upstart from Las Vegas is growing rapidly by putting a new twist on the formula.
Allegiant Air flies MD-80 jets that are on average 16 years old. The planes gulp one-third more gas than Southwest's new 737-700s. But at about $4-million apiece, the MD-80s cost one-tenth the price.
Allegiant flies leisure travelers nonstop between small cities and the nation's top vacation destinations, Las Vegas and Orlando, usually with just two to five roundtrips per week on each route.
Make no mistake: Allegiant can squeeze a nickel as hard as the leanest-running discounter.
Planes return to Las Vegas and Orlando nightly, so flight crews sleep at home instead of staying in hotels. Passengers pay $11 for an advance seat assignment. Allegiant aggressively leans on small airports for advertising money and waivers of user fees before deciding to fly there.
On Thursday, the airline will make the Tampa Bay area its third vacation destination market.
Allegiant will start with flights from Allentown, Pa., and Rockford, Ill., to St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. By mid December, the airline will fly routes to 12 cities with 33 roundtrips weekly.
The numbers are microscopic compared with Tampa International, where Southwest has 77 departures a day.
But landing Allegiant is huge for the Pinellas airport, which has suffered with the departures of wobbly airlines short on cash and seasoned executives. Allegiant is a different breed, says airport director Noah Lagos.
"They make money," he says. "They've perfected their business model ... and they have a lot of airline expertise."
Nine-year-old Allegiant has grown rapidly since emerging from bankruptcy in 2002.
In the past two years, the airline's fleet has grown from nine jets to 25. Passenger traffic nearly doubled to 970,000 last year and is expected to come close to 2-million this year.
Allegiant rang up profits each year since 2003, no small feat during an industry downturn that pushed five major airlines into bankruptcy.
By next month, the airline will connect 47 cities in 27 states with nonstop fights to Las Vegas, Orlando or St. Petersburg. With plans to raise at least $100-million in a sale of public shares, Allegiant could keep expanding at a blistering pace.
Key to Allegiant's strategy is staying out of the way of bigger airlines.
Traditional carriers fly to some of the same small markets. But they use cramped regional jets instead of full-sized MD-80s and require passengers to change planes in a big hub airport.
Customers like retiree Ronald Dykstra of Grandville, Mich., appreciate the convenience of Allegiant's nonstop flights.
Instead of flying from nearby Grand Rapids and stopping in Detroit or Chicago, he drives 70 miles to Lansing for a flight straight to Orlando Sanford International Airport in Seminole County.
"This is so convenient," says Dykstra, who paid $168.60 to fly with his wife back to Lansing last week. "There's no layover. You fly where you want to go."
Staying in small cities protects the airline from big low-cost carriers that prefer flying to larger markets that can support multiple daily flights, Allegiant says.
But as discounters keep expanding, some are exploring more lightly traveled routes.
A couple of weeks after Allegiant announced service between St. Petersburg and Newburgh, N.Y., AirTran said it would start flights to the Hudson Valley city from Tampa International on Jan. 11.
"It's going to get a lot tougher for those guys," said Kevin Healy, AirTran's vice president of planning and sales. "There are a limited number of places they can go."
Allegiant disagrees. At least 60 more cities in the United States and Canada fit its profile, the company said in an August filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Chief executive Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. learned the low-cost airline business as a founder and officer at ValuJet Airways. The carrier grew rapidly before one of its DC-9s crashed in the Everglades in 1996, killing all 110 people on board. Gallagher left after ValuJet merged with AirTran Airways and took the smaller airline's name.
Under Gallagher's watch, Allegiant keeps a laser focus on the bottom line. When the airline identifies a promising new market, executives put a sharp pencil to local operating costs.
An important part of their decision to go into a new city is how much financial help the community chips in. Small airports that lost airline service during the industry downturn are particularly receptive.
Allegiant stands to get $1.5-million in advertising help from the local airport and Pinellas County's tourism agency to promote its routes, and the airport will waive more than $800,000 in operating fees.
The airport expects to reap more than $10-million over five years from parking, concessions and other revenue generated by Allegiant customers.
Allegiant is unapologetic about insisting communities that benefit from its service pay to play.
"We're the event," said M. Ponder Harrison, managing director for marketing and sales. "Rock bands get paid by the venue."
Steve Huettel can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (813) 226-3384.
Sources: Allegiant Air, company filings with Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Times
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Clarifying the Caffeine Controversy - Page 2
Running the Risks
Bumping your doses to 500 milligrams and higher, you run the risk of more serious side effects, which may include nausea, heart palpitations, diarrhea and tremors. Because electrolytes play an important role in regulating cardiac rhythm, combining caffeine with electrolyte disturbances—very common in the later stages of an ultramarathon—may prime a runner's heart for trouble.
Antony Chu, M.D., Director of complex Ablation in Arrhythmia Services at the Rhode Island and Miriam hospitals, warns, "Within the trail-runner's world, the effects of electrolyte abnormalities that can exist under conditions of extreme physiologic stress and concomitant high-caffeine ingestion are unknown."
Caffeine may also exacerbate heat intolerance by acting as a diuretic. Because caffeine is a stimulant, it boosts perspiration and metabolic rate, speeding fluid losses during intense exercise and leading to dehydration.
Life or Death
Further studies are underway, and more definitive information relating to caffeine use with exercise should be available by June 2013, following a summer consortium of medical professionals held in Spain.