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Transtympanic Micropressure Applications as a Treatment of Meniere's Disease
Meniere disease is an idiopathic disorder of the inner ear characterized by episodes of vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and ear pressure. The vertigo attacks are often unpredictable and incapacitating and may prevent the activities of daily living. Therapy is symptomatic in nature and does not address the underlying pathophysiology. Although the pathophysiology of Meniere disease is not precisely known, it is thought to be related to a disturbance in the pressure/volume relationship of the endolymph within the inner ear. Conservative therapy includes a low sodium diet and diuretics to reduce fluid accumulation (i.e., hydrops) and pharmacologic therapy to reduce vestibular symptoms. Persons who do not respond to these conservative measures may receive gentamicin drops in the ear, as a technique of chemical labyrinthectomy to ablate vestibular function on the affected side. No therapy is available to restore hearing loss.
There has been interest in developing a more physiologic approach to treatment by applying local transtympanic pressure treatment to restore the underlying fluid homeostasis. Researchers have noted that symptoms of Meniere's disease improve with fluctuations in ambient pressure, and patients with acute vertigo have been successfully treated in hypobaric chambers. It is hypothesized that the application of low-frequency, low-amplitude pressure pulse to the middle ear functions to evacuate endolymphatic fluids from the inner ear, thus relieving vertigo. Transtympanic micropressure treatment for Meniere disease involves use of a hand-held air pressure generator (Meniett) that delivers intermittent complex pressure pulses. For this device to be used, a conventional ventilation tube is surgically placed in the eardrum. Patients then place an ear-cuff in the external ear canal and treat themselves for 3 minutes, 3 times daily. Treatment is continued for as long as patients find themselves in a period of attacks of vertigo.
In 1999, the Meniett® device (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) received clearance to market through a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) process specifically as a symptomatic treatment of Meniere disease.
POLICYTranstympanic micropressure applications as a treatment of Meniere disease are considered not medically necessary.
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James Hill joined the Army Air Corps in March 1942, completing pilot training in February 1943. Assigned to the 388th Fighter Group in Europe he began his 400 combat mission career flying P-47s. At the end of his European tour, which included taking part in the D-Day operations, he had flown 127 combat missions and was credited with two Me109s and three Fw190s shot down. He continued active flying in the Korean conflict with the 8th Fighter Bomber Wing, flying a further 128 combat missions as an F-80 pilot, when he added to his air victory score by downing a MiG-15. He later joined headquarters 5th Air Force at Osan Air Base in Korea as Chief of Fighter Operations Division and Directorate of Operations. Back in the US, he was appointed Commander NORAD at Colorado Springs. Hill died on May 20th, 1999
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Alexander Kartveli was a engineer with Seversky Aircraft who designed the P-35, which first flew in 1937. With Republic Aviation Kartveli supervised the development of the P-43 Lancer. Neither of these aircraft were produced in large numbers, and neither was quite successful. However, the Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also nicknamed the Jug, was quite a different story. The Jug was the jewel in Kartvelis design crown, and went on to become one of the most produced fighter aircraft of all time with 15,683 being manufactured. The P-47 was the largest and heaviest single seat fighter of WW II. The P-47 immediately demonstrated its excellent combat qualities, including speed, rate of climb, maneuverability, heavy fire power, and the ability to take a lot of punishment. With a wingspan of more than 40 feet and a weight of 19,400 pounds, this large aircraft was designed around the powerful 2000 HP Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine. The first P-47 prototype flew in May of 1941, and the primary variant the P-47D went into service in 1943 with units of the U.S. Armys Eighth Air Force. The Jug had a maximum speed in excess of 400 MPH, a service ceiling in excess of 42,000 feet, and was heavily armed with either six or eight heavy caliber machine guns. With its ability to carry up to a 2,500 pound bomb load, the Jug saw lots of use in ground attack roles. Until the introduction of the N model, the P-47 lacked the long range required for fighter escort missions which were most often relegated to P-51 Mustangs or P-38 Lightnings. In his outstanding painting entitled Bridge Busting Jugs, noted aviation artist Stan Stokes depicts Eighth Air Force Jugs in a ground attack mission in the Alps in June of 1944. The top P-47 ace was Francis Gabreski who had flown with the 56th Fighter Group, the first unit to be equipped with the P-47. In August of 1943 Gabreski attained his first aerial combat victory (over an Fw-190) and by years end he had reached ace status with 8 confirmed victories. As Commander of the 61st Squadron, Gabreski continued to chalk up victory after victory, and on seven different occasions he achieved two victories during the same mission. However, in July of 1944 Gabreski damaged the prop on his Jug during a low level attack on an airfield near Coblenz. Forced to make a crash landing, he was captured and remained a prisoner of war until Wars end in 1945. Following the War Gabreski returned to military service with the Air Forces 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing in Korea. Flying the F-86 Sabre Jet, Gabreski attained 6.5 more aerial victories in 1951 and 1952 becoming an ace in two different wars
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Large Luxury Self Catering Cottage Yorkshire Dales, England
Holiday Cottage Details
£ 1,200.00 - £ 2,200.00 per week
Sleeps: 10
6 Bedrooms
6 Bathrooms
Wheelchair Friendly Accessible
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Online Booking Accepted Book Online
Large Luxury Self Catering Cottage Yorkshire Dales Large group Family friendly Holiday Cottage suitable for disabled guests in Settle, North Yorkshire, England
Large converted barn with private patio and gardens. 6 en-suite bedrooms sleep up to 10 guests. Available for short breaks and holidays on a self catering basis, for large groups. Ideal rural setting for exploring the surrounding Yorkshire Dales.
Welcome to Bennett's
A large detached converted luxury barn, probably the site of the original farmstead of High Trenhouse, dating back to the middle ages.
Set in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Bennett's combines splendid isolation with easy access. Step outside the door and you can immediately enjoy beautiful limestone scenery, crags, moorlands and unspoiled villages offering relaxation or energetic recreation.
Sleeping up to 10, Bennett's is available for weekends and holidays on a self-catering basis, offering:
- Six en-suite bedrooms comprising 2 doubles (one wheelchair accessible), 2 double or twin rooms and 2 singles.
- Large dining room/Lounge with wood burning stove
- Kitchen with gas cooker, fridge/freezer, microwave and dishwasher
- Laundry room with washing machine and tumble dryer
- Private, self-service bar
- Hi-Fi
- Wifi broadband
- Digital television and dvd
- Secluded location
- Off-road parking
- Private patio with chimenea and barbecue
- Extensive gardens
- Secure bike storage
- 2½ miles from Malham village
- ½ mile from Pennine Way
- ½ mile from Malham Tarn
- ½ mile from head of Settle loop mtb trail, 7 miles from Gisburn Forest
- Ideal base for walking, 3 peaks, limestone pavements, mountainbiking etc.
For more information on this self catering holiday cottage, please click on the contact links above and below.
Availability for Large group Family friendly Holiday Cottage suitable for disabled guests in Settle, North Yorkshire, England
Facilities and Features
- Bathroom:
Ensuite Bathrooms
- Communications:
Broadband Internet, Phone, Wifi
- Disabled:
Ground Floor Bathroom, Ground Floor Bedroom, Ground Floor WC
- Entertainment:
Board Games, Book Library, CD \ Music, DVD Player, Freeview, iPod Docking Station, Mini-bar, TV
- Heat:
Central Heating, Wood Burning Stove
- Kitchen:
Cooker, Dishwasher, Fridge, Fridge/Freezer, Grill, Microwave, Oven, Toaster
- Laundry:
Ironing Board \ Iron, Tumble Dryer, Washing Machine
- Outside Area:
Barbecue, Enclosed Garden, Outside Seating, Patio \ Outside Dining Area, Private Garden, Private Parking
- Price Included:
Electricity and Fuel, Fuel For Fires, Linen, Towels, Welcome Pack
- Rooms:
Dining Room, Kitchen, Living Room
- Standard:
Very Good
- Suitable For:
Disabled, Eco-Friendly, Elderly, Families, Large Groups, Short Breaks, Special Occasions
Room Details:
Sleeps: 10
2 En-Suite Double Rooms
2 En-Suite Single Rooms
2 En-Suite Twin Rooms
6 Bathrooms
Wheelchair Friendly Accessible
Suitable for Families Family Friendly
Large Group Friendly Large Groups Welcome
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Online Booking Accepted Book Online
Location Details and Things to Do
About Settle and North YorkshireLocated on Malham Moor in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. 2½ miles from the village of Malham. Rural setting with breathtaking views. Ideal for birdwatching, walking, cycling or simply relaxing
- Nearest Bus Stop:
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- Nearest Train Station:
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- Nearest Airport:
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Location Details:
- Settle
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This Holiday Cottage in North Yorkshire is in or close to:
- The Yorkshire Dales
This Holiday Cottage in Settle, England:
- has fishing available on site or nearby
- has Golf courses nearby
- is in a good location for cycling and mountain biking
- is in a good location for walking and climbing
- is in a rural location
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So many great suggestions ... don't pass over the push ups suggestion and even throw in sit ups. Building up your cardio vascular system, (ie running) can work wonders.
So many great suggestions ... don't pass over the push ups suggestion and even throw in sit ups. Building up your cardio vascular system, (ie running) can work wonders.
If you can sound Taps please take a few minutes and check out this site.
Bugles Across America > Home
Every summer holiday, be it one week or two, I had worried about my embouchure/range/endurance loss
until I noticed that it is far from detrimental to have a time out and enjoy summer.
No air mattress mpc drill or buzzing in the camp for me, sir.
But singing and strumming the good ole guitar at the fire does not hurt...
The benefits of all that are a somewhat healthy mind and strong body (swimming, chipping wood for the campfire, canoeing
are all great activities), and you are rewired again.
After trips like that I always took up practice with a refreshed fresh mind and -yes!- attitude.
So if I were you I would not panic at all.
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Olds Special, Ful. (1964)
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HOSE TRUMPET to the rescue (cue Super Hero music)!!!!! Go to the Hardware store and buy a 10" section of flexible clear pvc hose, 3/8" Inside Diameter (I.D.). Your mpc will fit and you will have the resistance of more than just the mpc alone. It can fit anywhere and you can't dent it! It will be similar to having a bugle, you can do long tones, arpeggios, etc.!!!
Knowledge is freedom, and ignorance is slavery - Miles Davis
The difference between a beginner and pro mouthpiece is practice - tobylou8
Nobody has learned how to play the trumpet. It's endless. - Maynard Ferguson
Don't be afraid to try something different. The Ark was built by an amateur and the Titanic was built by a group of experienced engineers.
By the inch it's a cinch, by the yard, it's hard!
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Fist, welcome to TM. I am totally on board with playing on the mouthpiece. You can hike with it, while playing. I like blowing into a hand towel with the mouthpiece as you can change the resistance real easily this way. I found that days away when I only had the mouthpiece and hand towel to play on, that my endurance actually increased. Makes total sense that John Coltrane claims he developed his full wall of sound by practicing with a towel stuck into his horn. So my advice is when going to camp, bring your mouthpiece and throw in the towel.
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- Bachelor of Arts, Queens University, 1997
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- Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 2003
Kate Thomson-Jones has research interests in aesthetics, philosophy of film, and value theory. With the support of an ACLS Fellowship, she is currently working on a book about the digital arts. She has published articles on ethical art criticism, imagination, formalism, film narration, and empathy in film. She is the author of Aesthetics and Film (2008) and co-editor of New Waves in Aesthetics (2008).
Kate teaches philosophy of art, philosophy of film, philosophy of music, ethics, and value theory. Before coming to Oberlin, she taught moral and political philosophy at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
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Breaking: Gingrich's senior aides resign "en masse"; Update: "The campaign begins anew"; Update: Rick Perry now "serious" about running
posted at 3:08 pm on June 9, 2011 by Allahpundit
Breaking so hard that I don't even have a link for you yet, but Carl Cameron is reporting on Fox News as I write this that the entire senior circle — everyone, basically — is jumping ship based on "a difference of opinion" with Gingrich on the direction of the campaign. Presumably that's not a reference to his criticism of Ryan's Medicare plan; if it was, they would have dumped him already. It might be a reference to their exasperation at Newt taking off for a little vacation right as the campaign's heating up.
Or maybe there's something bigger going on. From this morning's WaPo story on the growing Rick Perry buzz:
One friend said Perry is "warming to the idea" of running and is now going through the process of deciding what it would take to launch a candidacy and whether he has the desire to endure a grueling campaign…
A Perry friend said the governor has been surprised at how much pressure from outside the state has arrived encouraging him to run, something he had not anticipated, and that too has prompted him to begin a discussion with family and close friends…
One potential hitch in any Perry planning is the fact that his long-time chief political adviser, David Carney, is now helping former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) in his presidential campaign. In addition, Rob Johnson, who managed Perry's reelection campaign last year, is now Gingrich's campaign manager.
But one person close to Perry said he could not imagine Carney not being at Perry's side if the governor runs. Conversely, this person said he could not imagine Perry deciding to run if he were not certain Carney would be part of his team. As another person close to Perry said, "I don't want to do this without Carney."
Now he might not have to. News reports should start appearing at any moment; stand by for updates. Yesterday at Commentary, Peter Wehner predicted that Newt's campaign wouldn't make it to the end of the summer and might not make it to the beginning of the summer. I wonder if he heard anything through the grapevine…
Update: The AP has a story out but it's remarkably thin on details thus far. No confirmation yet either that Carney is one of the aides who's left, but Johnson is out and it sounds like there won't be many others staying behind: "Gingrich press spokesman Rick Tyler told The Associated Press that he's resigned along with campaign manager Rob Johnson, senior strategists and aides in key early primary states."
Update: Chuck Todd confirms that Carney is now a free agent too. Over to you, Rick Perry.
Update: Bear in mind, in case any of the departed staffers point to Newt's ill-advised vacation as the cause here, that his vacation is already over. He was back on the trail in New Hampshire last night. If they were that upset about him taking off, presumably this would have come to a head before he left and they all would have resigned shortly thereafter. Which is to say, I think the real reason they're leaving is because Perry has a chance and Newt doesn't.
Update: Politico has background:
"We just had a different direction in which we wanted to take the campaign," said a second source.
Gingrich was intent on using technology and standing out at debates to get traction while his advisers believed he needed to run a campaign that incorporated both traditional, grassroots techniques as well as new ideas
One official said the last straw came when Gingrich went forward with taking a long-planned cruise with his wife last week in the Greek isles.
Less than a week ago, he was losing his home state to Herman Cain by a two-to-one margin. I don't think "vision" was the issue here, guys. According to Politico's sources, though, Newt's staying in the race. All he needs is a campaign.
Update: Geraghty's GOP sources seem to think Perry's entry is now just a matter of time. "[T]hese guys aren't jumping off without somewhere else to land."
Update: Carney tells Politico, "This is totally unrelated to Rick Perry," but obviously he's not going to show his cards before Perry's 100 percent committed to running. Gingrich was going nowhere and Perry could be going somewhere, so he quite logically changed horses in midstream.
Update: Newt fights on:
I am committed to running the substantive, solutions-oriented campaign I set out to run earlier this spring. The campaign begins anew Sunday in Los Angeles.
There's no sense quitting today with the New Hampshire debate right around the corner. He'll show up there, try to impress, and hope he gets enough good buzz afterward to attract some new staffers. Can't wait for the first question for him on Monday night: "Um, why are you still running?"
Update: Worse and worse: Newt's Iowa team has quit too. It's a full-fledged mutiny.
Update: And the dominoes keep falling. As of 3:49 p.m. today: "Texas Governor Rick Perry is 'serious' about making a run for the White House, sources close to Perry tell CBS News."
Breaking on Hot Air
Even Univision is bailing out on the Puerto Rican Day Parade
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Poland to EU: We won't be blackmailed into taking your refugees
- Team Newt Implodes: Top Aides Quit Gingrich 2012 Presidential Campaign : The Other McCain
- Bye! Newt Gingrich senior aides jump ship! For Rick Perry? : Fire Andrea Mitchell!
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Um, I hate to break it to you but his religion has NOTHING to do with why no one wants to vote for him. ZERO ! stenwin77 on June 9, 2011 at 7:16 PM
No one?
He is often the leader in the polls among announced candidates.
People apparently don't mind voting for a guy who believes Jesus and the devil are brothers.
Get used to it. It's the 21st Century!
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The Trinity College Meeting unanimously passed a motion of non-confidence in the UTSU late Monday night, a primarily symbolic gesture revealing deteriorating relations between the union and the college in advance of Thursday's annual general meeting.The motion, moved by Trinity co-head of college Sam Greene, alleged that UTSU staff and executives have prevented reform proposals from coming before the AGM and actively misled students into surrendering proxy votes.The strongly-worded motion also calls for the resignation of vice-president internal Corey Scott. Although the motion is unlikely to prompt drastic action by the union or its executives, the Trinity College Meeting will lodge a formal letter of complaint with vice-provost students Jill Matus by this Friday."I will not be resigning, and the comments in the article are baseless and false," said Scott. "I would have liked to engage in a discussion around this apparent misunderstanding, but it is clear to me that there is more interest in attempting to engage in a public smear campaign."Scott added that he was "particularly disappointed by the cyberbullying and harrassment that some members of the students' union have been subjected to this week."UTSU president Shaun Shepherd appeared briefly at the meeting, initially answering questions, but insisting that he attended the meeting only as an "observer." The meeting was also attended by student representatives of University College, Innis College, and the Engineering Society, several of whom spoke in favour of the motion.
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If I was sending my only child thousands of miles across the world to live with people of a different culture, I would want to make damn sure she was safe.
The bland assurances of people who stood to gain financially by my daughter's migration would not be enough.
I would want to see where she was staying and studying, arrange adults who could act as her guardians in my absence and limit the amount of discretionary money she had to spend.
All things my own parents did before I headed off from a Catholic girls' boarding school to the bright lights of Wellington to study journalism as the tender age of 17.
Wellington may as well have been another country back then. Like a lot of the young international students who come to this country to study, I was as dumb as a plank in the ways of the world - naive is perhaps a nicer way to put it.
I had no idea how to cook or to drive or to budget and my experience of booze and boys was minimal - despite my very best efforts to shore up the gaps in my knowledge.
My parents weren't stupid. They knew that casting adrift a young woman, from a sheltered background and blessed with a willing disposition, was a recipe for disaster.
Sensible parents of international students ensure their children are placed with home-stay families they've had checked and vetted.
And sensible parents of international students don't send their kids off with many, many thousands of dollars of play money. Those who do make their children targets and put other students at risk as the predators assume the exception is the rule.
The death of Jiayi Li, or Kiko as she was known, has brought calls for tertiary institutions catering for international students to offer more pastoral care to their pupils.
Manying Ip, a professor of Asian studies at Auckland University, says the kids are too often seen as little more than cash cows - and, indeed, the education of international students is big business for this country. The industry is valued at more than $2 billion annually in foreign exchange earnings and accounts for 45,000 jobs.
Not surprisingly, the Government is looking for ways to increase the number of students and the amount of dollars they bring with them.
But commentators say they must be seen as honoured guests, not just paying customers.
The head of English New Zealand, an umbrella organisation for English language schools, says he doesn't see how the welfare code for students could be made more stringent or how students could be more protected, unless the kids were locked up.
Rob McKay's school provides counselling services in a variety of languages and nurses visit the school offering free health advice. His students are strongly encouraged to stay with a host family, at least for the first year, and he says 99.9 per cent of the time that's what happens.
But, as McKay points out, these are young adults we're talking about. They are perfectly free to make their own choices and decisions and, given that this is the age for risk-taking, some of them will be spectacularly bad choices.
Most kids, Kiwis and the international ones, will get through these dangerous years.
Most young Chinese and Saudis and Vietnamese and Chileans will spend a couple of years in New Zealand and leave fluent in English, albeit with flattened vowels, and with wonderful memories.
The quality English language schools care very much for their students, and New Zealand is no more unsafe than any other country. But when you have young, sheltered kids intoxicated with freedom, there's always the risk they won't make it through.


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- excitement, hugs, and giddiness as my couples see the entire wedding day come to be, and we can share in the fabulous "it's finally here!" joy!
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He's talented, rugged, sweet natured, gentle and easy to deal with - well, just about fitting the wishlist of mothers whose daughters are on the cusp of bringing home that ideal first date to meet the family.
But this stud will take to the air, covering about 25,000km as the crow flies, from Virginia to an expansive home in Hastings next month with nowhere near as much fuss as Usain Bolt's arrival caused here.
Nevertheless, this stallion will make a colourful entrance in Hawke's Bay on November 23 and, with a bit of magic from Lisa Beck, of Bridge Pa, he'll be taking the showjumping scene by storm in this country.
Sorcery, a 5-year-old pedigree horse, stands head and shoulders above any other stallion in New Zealand because he is "homozygous" for the pinto gene.
Put in layman's terms that equates to the fact that all of his progeny will be bi-colored no matter what the broodmare's pigmentation will be - except for grey mares.
He is the acquisition of American couple Maria Partlow and John Hines, of Louisville, Kentucky, who also have property at Waimarama.
"I don't know of any other homozygous showjumping stallion in New Zealand," says Beck who, with husband/farrier Malcolm, runs the Golden Oaks Stud here where they came not long after arriving from North Devon, West Country of England, in March 2010.
Beck visited Partlow and Hines in Kentucky in July where she free-jumped Sorcery who showed tremendous ability.
"He's beautiful and I'll have him out in some form or shape, bearing in mind he's only 5 years old," says the former equestrian who has won several UK grand prix titles and was also an amateur steeplechase jockey who "never finished below fourth except for once when the horse pulled up lame".
"I think he'll go on to do big things in showjumping around New Zealand."
In a press statement, Partlow reveals Sorcery is a warmblood breed, specifically a Rhineland-Plaalz-Saar registered stallion of German origin.
Sorcery is by the well-known and successful warmblood stallion Sempatico, also homozygous for the coloured gene, out of the Art Deco mare Deco's Diva. Sempatico is approved by the Rheinland-Pfalz-Saar (RPSI) and the Oldenburg NA and ISR and as a foal in Germany was "Budeschampionat", the national champion. He completed both the 30-day and 70-day test in Germany with excellent scores before his trip to Silverwood Farm in Virginia.
Deco Diva received a premium mare status by the RPSI and received a nine for her trot and she has been successful in show hunters, showjumping and eventing. Career highlights include a 5' 6" jump at the Upperville, Virginia horse show 6 bar class, jumper wins at Culpepper, Virginia, and finishing as the fifth-rated event horse in the open novice division in the mid-Atlantic region, the nation's most competitive three-day eventing region. She also had wins at recognised dressage shows. Her sire, Art Deco, is one of the most successful sport horse sires in America and one of the few pinto warmbloods to successfully compete not only in Grand Prix dressage but also hunters, eventing and showjumping.
"We're so pleased to have acquired Sorcery and to be able to bring him to New Zealand," Partlow says. "Looking for a homozygous warm-blood stallion is a bit like trying to find a needle in a haystack, they are quite rare. Sorcery offers not only a guarantee that his foals will be coloured, except when bred to grey mares, but also the genes of great allrounders like his sire, dam and grandsire. He is a beautiful mover and shows great scope free jumping."
No doubt, Beck is honoured to have the privilege of training and riding Sorcery in showjumping competitions.
"Sorcery is of impeccable breeding and he shows tremendous scope and athleticism over a fence," she says.
Says Partlow: "When he's settled, the first mare we will put in foal to him is our thoroughbred half-sister to the great show jumper Cortaflex Tinapai, and we are very excited about that mating."
Golden Oaks Stud is spread over 6ha split into 19 paddocks and offering 32 stables, a horse treadmill and a mile-round track.
The stud also has an agistment service where owners can pay to have their horses looked after. It offers rehabilitation services for injured animals.
The Becks own two stallions - 13-year-old Sequels Samista, a Dutch warmblood, and 5-year-old Ballineen Blue Mountain, a pure Irish draft.
Partlow, who had spotted Sequels Samista in an equine magazine, brought her mare from Waimarama to Beck to fix a neck problem and the rest is history.
A breeder as well, Lisa Beck learned her trade from elite showjumping stalwarts Lionel Dunning and Ernest Dillon, in England.
She started competing with ponies at the age of 8 and by the time she was 16 Beck was teaching others the art of showjumping.
Ask her what is the prerequisite to becoming a fine breeder, trainer and rider, Beck replies: "Hard work, dedication to a seven-day-a-week work and talent."
So what brought her here?
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Consumer carbon rationing plan floated in Britain. Riots and looting fail to ensue.
The British goverment has drawn up a proposal to introduce a swipe card (British for "card") that would require every British citizen to adhere to a strict carbon diet when purchasing goods and services such as plane tickets and petrol (British for "gas").
The system is a personal trading scheme of refreshing simplicity:
Under the scheme, all UK citizens from the Queen down would be allocated an identical annual carbon allowance, stored as points on an electronic card similar to Air Miles or supermarket loyalty cards. Points would be deducted at point of sale for every purchase of non-renewable energy. People who did not use their full allocation, such as families who do not own a car, would be able to sell their surplus carbon points into a central bank.
High energy users could then buy them — motorists who had used their allocation would still be able to buy petrol, with the carbon points drawn from the bank and the cost added to their fuel bills. To reduce total UK emissions, the overall number of points would shrink each year.
The man behind the plan is David Miliband, England's Environment Secretary, who — wonder of wonders — has a blog. It's actually a pretty good blog too: wonky, earnest, unafraid to address real issues, free of beauracratese, and written by Miliband himself. It has an active comments section, and Miliband himself frequently chimes in on the threads.
In a speech to the Audit Commission, Miliband discussed the implications of the proposal:
Imagine your neighbourhood. Each neighbour receives the same free entitlement to a certain number of carbon points. The family next door has an SUV and realise they are going to have to buy more carbon points. So instead they decide to trade in the SUV for a hybrid car. They save 2.2 tons of carbon each year. They then sell their carbon points back to the bank and share the dividends of environmental growth.
The proposal has come in for the predictable confused attacks from all quarters. The head of Greenpeace's UK climate team argues that the scheme is unfair, because consumers today don't have real choices to make regarding carbon consumption. No real choices? How about taking a train? How about ditching the Land Rover?
He goes on to suggest that the government first has to create those choices by, for example, mandating higher fuel economy standards. I'm all for higher fuel economy standards, but elementary economics also suggests that carmakers will respond to demand for more fuel-efficient vehicles when consumers start asking for them. Which they're more likely to do if, say, they have an incentive in the form of a carbon allowance.
In comments on Miliband's blog, some have raised the objection that this scheme will favor the rich, who, after all, will be able to purchase additional allowances and continue their profligate lifestyles. This criticism entirely misses the point: the rich have always been able to buy more stuff then the less rich. This scheme would simply force them to pay for the external consequences of their consumption. In fact, the more the rich seek excess carbon allowances, the more dear those allowances will become, creating a great income opportunity for those who conserve. Because the rich do typically consume more than their share, there's a good chance this program will end up creating a net transfer of wealth to the poor.
Reaction from the other side of the political spectrum has been even more tortured — and deeply weird. The Telegraph seems eager to throw anything against the wall to see what might stick, including the charge that carbon allowances might be used to fund terrorist networks. "They appear not to have thought of that yet," the Telegraph snarks, "but we have." Phew! Thank goodness someone has their eye on the ball.
The Telegraph goes on to offer up an analysis of the proposal so convoluted — and sarcastic — that it becomes clear they have no idea what the scheme even entails. The article variously refers to Miliband as a bat-hugger and a squirrel-hugger before finally concluding that the carbon trading scheme is just a backdoor for sneaking the Euro into the UK.
What do the squirrel-huggers at TerraPass think about the idea? I'm surprisingly ambivalent. Of course, I love the idea of setting up a scheme like this, which would use market forces brilliantly to put a price on carbon consumption. And under such a scheme consumer awareness of the environmental consequences of their choices would go through the roof. In fact, I suspect this awareness alone might spark a massive popular drive for conservation, even in the absence of any financial incentives. Finally, by applying pressure at the point of demand, the scheme would likely ripple through the entire economy with remarkable speed. For example, imagine what would happen to demand for green power under this proposal.
But the idea also seems politically explosive, so much so that a strong backlash against environmental regulation seems a real possibility. I can't help wondering if it makes more sense to continue to apply pressure at the level of corporations and energy providers, who can then affect consumer demand indirectly by pricing carbon into their products.
Color me unconvinced for now, but eager to be sold.
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Date of Stay: December, 2010
New sites (nearing completion as of 12/27/10) will be fantastic! Much larger and more private than old sites. All have full hookups, unlike old sites. Bathhouses looked amazing from the outside. Cellular service is sketchy at campsite, but solid at "Concession" building. Concession has food, gifts, boat, bike rentals, and FREE WiFi. Wi-Fi also available after hours in parking lot near building. Lots to do at park. We saw many deer and armadillo. On warm winter day we saw DOZENS of alligators basking on the shore (your mileage may vary). Canopy walkway was impressive (1 of only 9 in USA, 30 in whole world). Beaches at Siesta Key (25 minutes west) are whitest I have ever seen. Public access paths and parking lots just north (and probably south) of the main beach offer much less crowded experience.
Date of Stay: August, 2010
Great dry camping near beach. Some sites are on the road and some are tucked back in the trees. A few have view of ocean beyond the dunes. Tent campers will find more privacy than big rigs. Clean bathrooms have running water. No water or electric at sites. Showers are primitive, cold water only. Dump station is few miles away at other NPS camp ground, Cape Point. But scenery is MUCH more interesting at Frisco. Cape Point is like camping on a soccer field. Driving permitted on beach (until 10pm) and access is right outside the park. Well stocked convenience/tackle store with free air for tires located 0.5 mile from beach access. Not to be confused with Frisco Woods (which is also nice, but very different).


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PARIS, Wednesday—The trip from New York to Paris by air on New Year's Eve was a remarkably smooth and pleasant one. There were only 26 people on board, so I surmise that New Year's Eve is not considered a good time to travel.
The exact hour of midnight was hard to determine, as time was changing while we flew. For that reason I slept very peacefully and only woke long enough to say Happy New Year to a few people who insisted on keeping awake for the moment which was almost impossible to identify.
We arrived in Paris at 11:30 a.m., not having stopped at either Gander or Shannon, and finding New Year's Day clear, beautiful and fairly warm. We made the trip actually in 12 straight hours of flight.
One of our Boston cousins, Forbes Amory, turned up for lunch. In the afternoon we could not resist the nice weather and drove out with my Seagrave grandchildren and small great-grandchild to the Bois De Boulogne to look at the ducks in the lake.
We came back to the Crillon to have Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau Jr. in for tea, then a few friends for dinner and a little preparation for Wednesday and the renewal of work.
I am interested to see in the newspapers that the President is considering bringing the case of the American fliers recently ransomed from Hungary before the General Assembly. It seems to me that the best place for such a case to be heard is before the International Court of Justice.
We paid a ransom in order to have our men freed as rapidly as possible, and we have forbidden our nationals to travel in Hungary and closed two of the Hungarian consulates in the U.S. as a measure of retaliation. But I am glad to know that we are considering taking further measures.
But if the case comes up in the U.N., even though Hungary is a satellite of the Soviet Union, the latter would take no responsibility. There would be accusations and counter-accusations. In the end, perhaps one would get a vote condemning Hungary, but there would certainly be some abstentions and from my point of view it would not have the same effect as a real trial before the International Court.
There the case could be presented with legal evidence and heard impartially. Condemnation to me under these circumstances would seem to bear greater weight. And our country feels so sure of the justice of its case that if it were heard under these circumstances, I feel sure that Hungary would lose considerable face and even be directed to return the money which we paid for ransom.


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There have been a handful of times where my car was broken down, and I only had the bike, but I would never by choice only have a motorcycle.Unless you're in a situation where you don't have to drive much (live downtown apartment, college campus, etc.), I think its very unwise. Simple things like going to the grocery store are a hassle when all you can transport is what fits on your bike.I would either buy a cheap car, or sell the Raider, and buy an equivalent cheap bike and cheap car.No point in riding a $10K bike if you don't have a car. I'd rather have a $5K car and a $5K bike.
Sorry about the marriage. That's tough, no matter how or when it happens.This is gonna sound like your grandpa, but there was a time (30 years ago) I rode my bike year round. Home-work-school-home was 89 miles a day. I used a coverall like they use for snowmobiling with a full-face helmet, gauntleted gloves and insulated boots. I rode home in snow and ice...it wasn't fun or pretty but I had to do it because my wife had the only car we had. As soon as we could afford it, we got me a car. Good luck with everything.


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"As a leader in managed cloud messaging services, we are confident that this proven interoperability reinforces our position, allowing us to reach an even broader market. By supplying BroadSoft's (News - Alert) service providers with tested, best-in-class solution, Retarus enables them to offer their customers a wider range of fax services that deliver a more seamless way to manage electronic communications, streamline operations and impact their bottom line," Martin Hager, Retarus CEO, said.
"Our 20 years of international experience, combined with completing BroadSoft's interoperability testing program, positions Retarus as the first choice for innovative and scalable cloud-based communications," he continued. "With a worldwide presence and solid infrastructure, Retarus is the strategic partner that corporations can rely on for integrated fax solutions, now delivered through the BroadWorks platform."
Although many people might prefer to send email attachments, there are some situations that still call for sending faxes. Faxes have a bit of a security advantage, since it's more difficult to intercept a fax transmission than it is an email message, making faxes useful for important business documents. Plus, some clients and regulatory agencies still insist on them.
Rather than spending money on a seldom-used dedicated fax machine that wastes paper, cloud services like Retarus Faxolution are a viable alternative to fax machines.
Now that it has been certified with Broadworks Communication Platform, businesses can converge all possible communications channels: voice, videoconferencing, email and instant messaging into what's becoming known as "unified communications."
Interoperability is important in a business context because businesses often cannot afford to spend time ironing out the kinks involved in getting components they've paid for to work together. Customers will be able to use Faxolution knowing that it will be able to work seamlessly with their other BroadWorks unified communications platform.


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I recently had the chance to be part of an exciting panel on "Millennials and the Future of Political Engagement" at Values Voters Summit. The panel featured young evangelical thinkers like Matthew Anderson of Mere Orthodoxy; Andrew Walker, Kentucky policy analyst; and Eric Teetsel of the Manhattan Declaration. Chris Marlink, Jeremy Renner look-alike, moderated the [Read More…]
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Results from the voting in Pakistan reveal widespread lack of enthusiasm for President Musharraf since his political party, PML-Q suffered a severe defeat. The Pkistan People's Party of Benazir Bhutto led all parties having captured at least 88 seats in the National Assembly while the Pakistan Muslim League-Mawaz which has been working with the PPP came in second with 65 seats. There are 269 seats in the National Assembly with 26 still to be determined. Pesident Musharraf has promised to cooperate with any party that gains triumph in the election. "I will say from my side, whichever politcal party will win,…. I will give them full cooperation at president." There were reports in several areas of the nation, particularly where Pushtuns live, that many women were barred from voting on grounds to do so violates their religion.
It is apparent there was a lower estimate of people voting than expected which may be due to fears of violence if they went to a polling place. As the results come in, the evidence is overwhelming that Musharraf has lost. The question now to be faced by Pakistan is whether the PPP and the PML-N will cooperate to take action that might result in the ouster of Musharraf as president. If they take such action, what will happen?


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