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Thursday, July 16, 1998 Published at 20:34 GMT 21:34 UK
Syphilis secrets revealed
Syphilis treatment could be revolutionised
Scientists have cracked the code for the bacterium that causes the potentially fatal sexually transmitted disease syphilis.
The breakthrough could pave the way for a preventive vaccine and better diagnostic tests and treatments.
Syphilis once caused widespread epidemics and is still a major cause of illness and death around the world. People with syphilis lesions are also at higher risk of HIV infection.
In addition, the disease is difficult to diagnose and often repeated blood tests are needed.
Until now scientists have been unable to keep Treponema pallidum, the bacterium which causes syphilis, alive in the laboratory long enough to work on a vaccine or better treatments.
Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said: "Completion of this project is an extraordinary boost for efforts to develop a protective vaccine."
Scientists can use the genetic blueprint for T. pallidum to devise diagnostic tests that are more specific, more accurate and easier to use.
Easy-to-administer treatments are needed, especially in developing countries.
Dr George Weinstock, who led the gene mapping study, said: "The genome sequence represents an encyclopedia of information on this elusive bacterium.
"We can now figure out ways to disarm its defences through vaccines, identify it quickly through new diagnostic tests and eliminate it with specific, targeted antibiotics."
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It was upon that eyeless bit of mystery that you cut your teeth, Adoniah, and all of your children after you.
Almost she said, "I won't go," but she thought of the eyeless fish, and didn't say it.
He was fully clothed, but the eyeless skull and parchment-like cheeks showed that he had been long dead.
You remember the eyeless basilisk which we found near Imola?
And this the dull dunces—the eyeless, earless, brainless and bloodless callosites of cavil—are pleased to call lust!
I secured also an eyeless crawfish about three inches in length.
An eyeless socket was the exit and entrance to the grim home.
There are eyeless fish and crawfish, and a prolific population of bats.
They were eyeless but not blind, earless, but not without hearing.
Formerly we were taught that eyeless animals arose in caves.


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text: A house auction was held at 220 North St. in Jim Thorpe. The house was built by plumbing/HVAC, electrical, and carpentry students of the Carbon Career and Technical Institute. The auction was hosted by Houser Auctioneers. According to Houser Auctioneers, after the auction a sale on the home looked promising. The living area features hardwood floors and a fireplace. The house also features three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a full unfinished basement, back deck, and detached garage. The house is a 2,000-square-foot, two story framed home.


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Ohio News Network, Hamilton OH - A 14 year-old-boy admitted to attempted murder charges in southwest Ohio.
The teen pleaded "true" to charges that he tried to kill his foster family by setting their house on fire in Madison Township. Everybody was able to escape.
The boy told detectives if they released him, he would go back and complete the job. The boy will be taken back to his native Franklin County where he will be sentenced.


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The Manor ISD Board of Trustees named Dr. Royce Avery as the superintendent of schools.
"We are very excited about Dr. Avery joining Manor ISD," said Board President Marlin Thomas. "This was a difficult process and one we did not take lightly. The Board had the opportunity to speak with some very qualified applicants, but Dr. Avery proved to best fit the community's superintendent profile. We are confident that he will be able to hit the ground running and look forward to having his leadership in the District."
Dr. Avery has over 20 years of experience working with diverse populations across the Texas public education system. He served as a special education teacher and athletic coach in both Robstown and Calallen Independent School Districts before becoming a campus administrator and serving as a high school principal in his hometown of Woodsboro, then as a middle school principal in Lubbock ISD where he received Region 17 Education Service Center's Outstanding Principal of the Year Award in 2006. Following his principalships, Dr. Avery became a district-level administrator, first as the executive director of secondary education and student services in Waco ISD, then as superintendent of schools in Aransas Pass ISD, and now as an area superintendent in El Paso ISD.
As an administrator, Dr. Avery's accomplishments include increasing 21st century learning opportunities through the expansion of technology programs and infrastructure; implementing programs to significantly decrease discipline referrals; increasing student attendance through incentive programs; and increasing college readiness efforts; but most notable, is Dr. Avery's proven experience with leadership transformation and student growth.
While in Waco ISD, Dr. Avery served as the district shepherd of the Turnaround School Initiative and moved four campuses from the Texas Education Agency's rating of "unacceptable" to "acceptable" in just two years. And it was his strength in accountability and management that led him to be recruited to El Paso ISD to assist the new superintendent, under the appointed board of managers, to rebuild the district's academic integrity and community trust.
Dr. Avery received his bachelor of arts from Rice University, his masters of education from Texas A&M Corpus Christi, and his doctorate in education from The University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife, Rene, have three daughters aged 23, 17, and 10.


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LAWRENCEVILLE- When preseason workouts began in August, there was a Blue Moon (two full moons in one month). Blue Moons are not as rare as most people believe, certainly not as rare as a soccer victory over the Stags.
Rider has not beaten the Stags in the last eight tries, and the Broncs haven't scored in the last four meetings.
The Broncs lost a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game in the final minute of play to Fairfield Friday night.
"Giving up a goal with that little time left is disappointing," said Rider head coach Drayson Hounsome. "We've got to play a little bit better."
Fairfield (4-3-2, 1-0 MAAC) scored on a rebound with just 40 second left in the game after Rider senior goalkeeper Jenn Nichols (Stratham, N.H./Exeter) made a save.
"Jenn played well," Hounsome said. "She made one really nice save in the first half."
Nichols had nine saves in the game. Nichols leads the MAAC with four shutouts and is third in the conference in both save percentage and goals against average.
Fairfield out-shot Rider (5-2-2, 0-1 MAAC) 18-6, including 10-2 in shots on goal. "We battled hard and we created some chances, but we turned the ball over too much," Hounsome said. "We turned the ball over at the end and they capitalized."
Fairfield has the least amount of goals scored so far in the MAAC with just six on the season, and is tied with Rider with allowing the least amount of goals with just eight.
"We knew it wasn't going to be a high-scoring game," Hounsome said, "and their goalkeeper made some nice saves."
Kathleen Early made two saves in the Fairfield nets for the shutout.
Fairfield has made the MAAC playoffs five times in the last seven years since winning the conference championship in 2005, and also won the MAAC Title in 2008. "Fairfield is a good team," Hounsome said. "We played a good game but were not at our best. To beat a team like Fairfield you have to play at your best."
The Stags have seven MAAC Titles, second only to Loyola's nine.
The Broncs have not defeated Fairfield since 2004 and have beaten the Stags just three times in 18 meetings. Fairfield defeated Rider 4-0 in Connecticut last year.
This one came down to the wire.
"We were toe to toe with a team that is supposed to be one of the powers in the conference," Hounsome said. "We want to play Fairfield again, and if we do get that chance that means we are where (the playoffs) we want to be."
Rider returns to Ben Cohen Field Sunday afternoon to host Iona in a 3pm MAAC contest. "We need to forget tonight's game," Hounsome said, "and take care of business on Sunday."


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Descendants of John Hance
22.REBECCA YOUNG4 HANCE (BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1790 in Maryland, and died 1873.She married ROBERT WASHINGTON OGG 1810 in Maryland, son of ALEXANDER OGG and SUSAN //.He was born 1775 in Maryland, and died 1837.
Children of REBECCA HANCE and ROBERT OGG are:
|ARIANA5 OGG, m. JOSEPH CALLAND.
|JOHN SHANNON DAVENPORT OGG, b. Ohio; m. ELIZABETH CASEY; b. February 18, 1829; d. 1894.
|BENJAMIN HANCE OGG, b. 1811; m. MARY DETWILER.
|ALEXANDER OGG, b. 1813.
|ROBERT WASHINGTON OGG, b. 1816, Maryland; m. NANCY CALLAND; b. 1821, Ohio.
|ELIZABETH SUSAN OGG, b. 1817.
|YOUNG HANCE OGG, b. 1824, Ohio.
|SARAH REBECCA OGG, b. 1832; m. JOHN WILLIAM CHANEY.
|GEORGE OGG, b. 1841.
23.YOUNG DORSEY4 HANCE (BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1792 in Calvert Co., Maryland, and died December 01, 1855 in Calvert Co., Maryland.He married ELOISE CHELSEY Bef. 1820, daughter of THOMAS CHELSEY and HENRIETTA //.She was born Bet. 1789 - 1791 in Calvert Co., Maryland.
More About YOUNG DORSEY HANCE:
Census, 1820: Calvert Co., Maryland
Property: Purchased "Taney Place" plantation
Children of YOUNG HANCE and ELOISE CHELSEY are:
|SARAH ELIZABETH CHELSEY5 HANCE, b. December 1820; d. May 14, 1896.
|BENJAMIN HANCE, b. August 06, 1824; d. January 30, 1892.
|JOHN ALEXANDER CHELSEY HANCE, b. 1830; d. February 21, 1872, Calvert Co., Maryland.
24.ARIANNA S.4 HANCE (BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1800.She married RICHARD HANCE, son of ELISHA HANCE.He was born 1800, and died 1867.
More About RICHARD HANCE:
Census, 1810: Calvert Co., Maryland
Census, 1820: Calvert Co., Maryland
Occupation: Ship Captain (brought over the Hance Table)
Residence: Plum Point on Chesapeake Bay
Children are listed above under (21) Richard Hance.
25.JOHN4 HANCE (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born January 09, 1793 in Lexington, Bourbon County. Kentucky, and died April 22, 1863 in Lockport, Henry County, Kentucky.He married (1) KETURAH CLEMENTS October 13, 1814 in Henry Co., Ky., daughter of ROGER CLEMENTS and HANNAH HATHAWAY.She was born April 26, 1793 in Augusta County, Virginia, and died September 28, 1838 in Lockport, Henry County, Kentucky.He married (2) NANCY SCHRIMSHER May 25, 1840 in Owen County, Kentucky.She was born November 11, 1798, and died October 09, 1870.
Notes for JOHN HANCE:
Around 1827, John and Keturah moved to a farm near the Kentucky river, reaching from Lockport to Slabtown.
Following information gathered from deeds for John Hance:
March 17, 1824 - Deed Book 11. John Hance buys 122 acres of land from Roger and Hannah Clements. Roger and Hannah lived in Montgomery County, Kentucky at this time. John Hance lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky at this time. John paid $189.00 for the land which was located on the Kentucky River and was part of 2,765 acres Roger Clements owned there. The land was next to land owned by William Clements. Witnesses were William, Phillip and Zechariah Clements.
June 14, 1834 - John Hance buys 2 tracts of land from Edmund (or Edward) Thomas and his wife, Mary Thomas. John paid $640.00 for the two tracts. The tracts were situated on Six Mile Creek. Tract one contained 130 acres and was part of a 242 acre tract. The second tract was at least 40 acres.
January 13, 1837 - John Hance buys land from Roger Clements of Montgomery County, Kentucky. This land was part of "Kuykendall's Survey" on the Kentucky River. There was at least 101 acres in this purchase. (Deed Book 21 - Frankfort, Kentucky).
December 14, 1837 - John Hance buys 715 acres of land for $536.25 from John W. Brite of Louisville, Kentucky. John lived in Henry County, Kentucky at the time. (Deed Book 17 - Frankfort, Kentucky).
Dec 15, 1838 - John Hance sold land to John Roberts for $115.00. Both lived in Henry County, Kentucky at the time. The land was on Six Mile Creek and adjoined land already owned by John Roberts. (Deed Book 18 - Frankfort, Kentucky).
July 1, 1840 - John Hance of Henry County, Kentucky buys 100 acres from George S. Wallace and Nancy Wallace for (amount unclear). The land was on Six Mile Creek in Henry County, Kentucky.
Jul 1, 1840 - John Hance of Henry County, Kentucky sells land to A.G. Sparks. Sparks was from Owen County, Kentucky.
March 12, 1844 - John Hance sells land to Clements Hance for the sum of $300.00. The land was on Six Mile Creek in Henry County, Kentucky. (note: This was probably Roger Clements Hance, John's son).
October 31, 1853 - John Hance and Nancy Hance sell 122 acres of land to Gustavus Clements for $1,467.00. Gustavus paid all but $500.00 at this time. This was land in "Clement's Bottom" next to the "Will Clements land". (note: This is the same land John bought in 1824 from Roger and Hannah Clements).
November 25, 1863 - An indenture was made and entered into between S.W. Hunt, Septimus Rankin and John Clements court appointed by the Judge of the Henry County Court of Henry County, Kentucky of the November term thereof 1863 to divide lands of John Hance, died, among his legal heirs and representatives and to make deeds of partition to the several heirs of the first part and
Note: The above, dated Nov. 25, 1863, is the beginning text of a document entered by the court for each of John Hance's surviving children at the time of his death which included the following heirs as quoted in the deeds:
1) " America Hance who intermarried with S.G. Clements of the county of Allen
and state of Ohio".
2) "Rodger C. Hance (how it is spelled in the deed) of the county of Henry and
the state of Kentucky".
3) "Hannah Mary Hance who intermarried with Bradford Arnold of the county
of Owen and the state of Kentucky".
4) "William Hance of the county of Gallatin and the state of Kentucky".
5) "heirs of Amanda Hance who intermarried with Parmenas Williams".
( Amanda died August 18, 1859)Heirs of Amanda include: America
Williams, John F. Williams, Emma C. Williams, J.O. Williams, Simeon
Williams, Hannah M. Williams and Albert B. Williams. These children
were living in the county of Morgan in the state of Illinois at this time.
6) "Richard Hance son of John Hance of the state of Ohio". The county is
not given but Richard was living in Van Wert county at the time. A later
deed shows where Richard Hance and wife Margaret Knox of Van Wert
County, Ohio sell this land to Wilson Arnold who married Keturah Fairchild
Hance. (see next)
7) "Keturah Hance who intermarried with W.K. Arnold of the county of Henry
and the state of Kentucky".
All of these deeds were proven to the Clerk of Courts of Henry County, Kentucky on February 1, 1864.
(Deed research done and graciously shared by Dennis J. Hance of Troy, Ohio)
note: have copies of actual deeds on file.
More About JOHN HANCE:
Burial: 1863, Wallace-Hance, Cemetery, Lockport, Henry Co., Ky.
Census, 1820: Bourbon Co., Kentucky
More About KETURAH CLEMENTS:
Burial: 1838, Wallace-Hance, Cemetery, Lockport, Henry Co., Ky.
Children of JOHN HANCE and KETURAH CLEMENTS are:
|AMERICA MARTHA5 HANCE, b. December 15, 1811, Henry County, Kentucky; d. Bath Twp., Allen County, Ohio.
|WILLIAM C. HANCE, b. October 09, 1815, Lockport, Henry County, Kentucky; d. August 05, 1891.
|AMANDA FRANCES HANCE, b. April 04, 1818, Kentucky; d. August 18, 1859.
|ROGER CLEMENTS HANCE, b. December 12, 1819, Montgomery County, Kentucky; d. December 27, 1882, Lockport, Henry County, Kentucky.
|ELIZABETH HANCE, b. May 09, 1822, Lockport, Henry County, Kentucky; d. August 01, 1840.
|RICHARD HANCE, b. September 07, 1824, Bourbon Co., Kentucky; d. December 08, 1907, Spencerville, Allen Co., Ohio.
|JOHNSTON HANCE, b. Abt. 1826, Lockport, Henry County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1863.
|DAVID HANCE, b. September 20, 1829, Lockport, Henry County, Kentucky; d. August 05, 1840.
|HANNAH MARY HANCE, b. May 12, 1835, Lockport, Henry County, Kentucky; d. March 09, 1904, Lockport, Henry County, Kentucky.
|KETURAH FAIRCHILD HANCE, b. June 06, 1837, Lockport, Henry County, Kentucky; d. February 14, 1870; m. WILSON HUNT ARNOLD, November 27, 1852, Henry Co., Ky.; b. Abt. 1833, Owen County, Kentucky.


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|Lachlan McIlroy <lachlan@xxxxxxx>
|Re: spurious -ENOSPC on XFS
|Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
|Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:16:55 +1100
|Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
|Lachlan McIlroy <lachlan@xxxxxxx>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
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On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 04:58:01PM +1100, Lachlan McIlroy wrote: > Christoph Hellwig wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 06:14:36AM -0500, Mikulas Patocka wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> I discovered a bug in XFS in delayed allocation. >>> >>> When you take a small partition (52MB in my case) and copy many small >>> files on it (source code) that barely fits there, you get -ENOSPC. >>> Then sync the partition, some free space pops up, click "retry" in MC >>> an the copy continues. They you get again -ENOSPC, you must sync, >>> click "retry" and go on. And so on few times until the source code >>> finally fits on the XFS partition. >>> >>> This misbehavior is apparently caused by delayed allocation, delayed >>> allocation does not exactly know how much space will be occupied by >>> data, so it makes some upper bound guess. Because free space count is >>> only a guess, not the actual data being consumed, XFS should not >>> return -ENOSPC on behalf of it. When the free space overflows, XFS >>> should sync itself, retry allocation and only return -ENOSPC if it >>> fails the second time, after the sync. > This sounds like a problem with speculative allocation - delayed allocations > beyond eof. Even if we write a small file, say 4k, a 64k chunk of delayed > allocation will be credited to the file. The second retry occurs without speculative EOF allocation. That's what the BMAPI_SYNC flag does.... That being said, it can't truncate away pre-existing speculative allocations on other files, which is why there is a global flush and wait before the third retry..... Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Chinner david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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|Common sea buckthorn shrub in the Netherlands
|Scientific classification
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Hippophae is a genus of sea buckthorns, deciduous shrubs in the family Elaeagnaceae. The name sea buckthorn may be hyphenated[1] to avoid confusion with the buckthorns (Rhamnus, family Rhamnaceae). It is also referred to as sandthorn, sallowthorn,[2] or seaberry.[3]
- 1 Taxonomy
- 2 Distribution
- 3 Description
- 4 Natural history
- 5 Uses
- 6 Chemical composition
- 7 Potential health effects
- 8 Organizations
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 Further reading
- 12 External links
In ancient times, leaves and young branches from sea buckthorn were supposedly fed as a remedy to horses to support weight gain and appearance of the coat, thus leading to the name of the genus, Hippophae derived from hippo (horse), and phaos (shining).[4]
Seven species are recognized, two of them probably of hybrid origin,[5] native over a wide area of Europe and Asia.
Hippophae rhamnoides, the common sea buckthorn, is by far the most widespread of the species in the genus, with the ranges of its eight subspecies extending from the Atlantic coasts of Europe across to northwestern Mongolia and northwestern China. In western Europe, it is largely confined to sea coasts where salt spray off the sea prevents other larger plants from outcompeting it, but in central Asia, it is more widespread in dry semidesert sites where other plants cannot survive the dry conditions.
In central Europe and Asia, it also occurs as a sub-alpine shrub above the tree line in mountains, and other sunny areas such as river banks. They are tolerant of salt in the air and soil, but demand full sunlight for good growth and do not tolerate shady conditions near larger trees. They typically grow in dry, sandy areas.
More than 90% or about 1,500,000 ha (5,800 sq mi) of the world's natural sea buckthorn habitat is found in China, Mongolia, Russia, northern Europe, and Canada, where the plant is used for soil, water and wildlife conservation, antidesertification purposes, and consumer products.[6]
Sea buckthorn USDA hardiness zones are about 3 through 7.[6]
The shrubs reach 0.5–6 metres (1.6–19.7 ft) tall, rarely up to 10 metres (33 ft) in central Asia. The leaf arrangement can be alternate or opposite.[7]
Common sea buckthorn has dense and stiff branches, and are very thorny. The leaves are a distinct pale silvery-green, lanceolate, 3–8 cm (1.2–3.1 in) long, and less than 7 mm (0.28 in) broad. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The male produces brownish flowers which produce wind-distributed pollen. The female plants produce orange berries 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) in diameter, soft, juicy, and rich in oils. The roots distribute rapidly and extensively, providing a nonleguminous nitrogen fixation role in surrounding soils.
Hippophae salicifolia (willow-leaved sea buckthorn) is restricted to the Himalayas, to the south of the common sea buckthorn, growing at high altitudes in dry valleys; it differs from H. rhamnoides in having broader (to 10 mm (0.39 in)) and greener (less silvery) leaves, and yellow berries. A wild variant occurs in the same area, but at even higher altitudes in the alpine zone.[citation needed] It is a low shrub not growing taller than 1 m (3.3 ft) with small leaves 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) long.
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- Hippophae goniocarpa
- Hippophae gyantsensis
- Hippophae litangensis
- Hippophae neurocarpa
- Hippophae rhamnoides
- Hippophae salicifolia
- Hippophae tibetana
A study of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer sequence data[8] showed that the genus can be divided into three monophyletic clades:
- H. tibetana
- H. rhamnoides with the exception of H. rhamnoides ssp. gyantsensis (=H. gyantsensis)
- remaining species
A study using chloroplast sequences and morphology,[5] however, recovered only two clades:
- H. tibetana, H. gyantsensis, H. salicifolia, H. neurocarpa
- H. rhamnoides
Natural history[edit]
The fruit is an important winter food resource for some birds, notably fieldfares.[citation needed]
Leaves are eaten by the larva of the coastal race of the ash pug moth and by larvae of other Lepidoptera, including brown-tail, dun-bar, emperor moth, mottled umber, and Coleophora elaeagnisella.
Fruit harvesting[edit]
Harvesting is difficult because of the dense thorn arrangement among the berries on each branch. A common harvesting technique is to remove an entire branch, though this is destructive to the shrub and reduces future harvests. A branch removed in this way is then frozen, allowing the berries to be easily shaken off.
The worker then crushes the berries to remove up to 95% of the leaves and other debris.[clarification needed] This causes the berries to melt slightly from the surface as the work takes place at ambient temperature (about 20 °C). Berries or the crushed pulp are later frozen for storage.
The most effective way to harvest berries and not damage branches is by using a berry-shaker. Mechanical harvesting[clarification needed] leaves up to 50% in the field and the berries can be harvested only once in two years. They only get about 25% of the yield that could be harvested with this relatively new machinery.[clarification needed]
During the Cold War, Russian and East German horticulturists developed new varieties with greater nutritional value, larger berries, different ripening months and branches that are easier to harvest. Over the past 20 years, experimental crops have been grown in the United States, one in Nevada and one in Arizona, and in several provinces of Canada.[9]
Sea buckthorn berries are edible and nutritious, though astringent, sour and oily, unpleasant to eat raw,[10] unless 'bletted' (frosted to reduce the astringency) and/or mixed as a drink with sweeter substances such as apple or grape juice. Additionally, malolactic fermentation of sea buckthorn juice reduces sourness, thus in general enhances sensory properties. The mechanism behind this change is transformation of malic acid into lactic acid in microbial metabolism.[11]
When the berries are pressed, the resulting sea buckthorn juice separates into three layers: on top is a thick, orange cream; in the middle, a layer containing sea buckthorn's characteristic high content of saturated and polyunsaturated fats; and the bottom layer is sediment and juice.[12][13] Containing fat sources applicable for cosmetic purposes, the upper two layers can be processed for skin creams and liniments, whereas the bottom layer can be used for edible products such as syrup.[12]
Besides juice, sea buckthorn fruit can be used to make pies, jams, lotions, teas, fruit wines, and liquors. The juice or pulp has other potential applications in foods, beverages, or cosmetics products. Fruit drinks were among the earliest sea buckthorn products developed in China. Sea buckthorn-based juice is popular in Germany and Scandinavian countries. It provides a nutritious beverage, rich in vitamin C and carotenoids.[citation needed]
For its troops confronting extremely low temperatures (see Siachen), India's Defence Research Development Organization established a factory in Leh to manufacture a multivitamin herbal beverage based on sea buckthorn juice.[14]
The seed and pulp oils have nutritional properties that vary under different processing methods.[15] Sea buckthorn oils are used as a source for ingredients in several commercially available cosmetic products and nutritional supplements.
Landscape uses[edit]
Sea buckthorn is a popular garden and landscaping shrub with an aggressive basal shoot system used for barrier hedges and windbreaks, and to stabilize riverbanks and steep slopes. They have value in northern climates for their landscape qualities, as the colorful berry clusters are retained through winter.[16] Branches may be used by florists for designing ornaments.
In northwestern China, sea buckthorn shrubs have been planted on the bottoms of dry riverbeds to increase water retention of the soil, thus decreasing sediment loss. Because of increased moisture conservation of the soil and nitrogen-fixing capabilities of sea buckthorn, vegetation levels have increased in areas where sea buckthorn have been planted.[17][18] Sea buckthorn was once distributed free of charge to Canadian prairie farmers by PFRA to be used in shelterbelts.[19]
Chemical composition[edit]
Sea buckthorn fruit consists of sugars, sugar alcohols, fruit acids, vitamins (C, E, and K), phenolic compounds, carotenoids, fiber, amino acids, minerals, and plant sterols. The fruit contains many of these in high amounts, so is considered highly nutritious.[20] Species belonging to genus Hippophae accumulate oil both in soft parts and in seed of the fruit. Oil content in soft parts is 1.5–3.0%, while in seed this is 11% of the fresh weight. For the compositions of sea buckthorn oils, see article: sea buckthorn oil.
Major sugars in sea buckthorn fruits are fructose and glucose, with total sugar content of 2.7-5.3 g/100 ml of juice.[21] Typical sourness of the fruits is due to high content of malic acid (0.8-3.2 g/100 ml of juice) while astringency is related to quinic acid (1.2-2.1 g/100 ml of juice).[21] Major sugar alcohol in fruit is L-quebrachitol (0.15-0.24 g/100 ml of juice).[21]
The fruit of the plant has a high vitamin C content – in a range of 114 to 1550 mg per 100 grams[13] with an average content (695 mg per 100 grams), placing sea buckthorn fruit among the most enriched plant sources of vitamin C. Additionally, fruits have high concentrations of carotenoids,[22] vitamin E[23] and vitamin K.[24] The main carotenoids are beta-carotene, zeaxanthin and lycopene[22] while alpha-tocopherol is the major vitamin E compound.[23]
The most prevalent dietary minerals in sea buckthorn fruits (in relation to recommended daily intake) are potassium (300–380 mg/100 g), manganese (0.28–0.32 mg/100 g), and copper (0.1 mg/100 g).[25]
The fruit is also rich in plant sterols (340–520 mg/kg), β-sitosterol being the major sterol compound as it constitutes 57–83% of total sterols.[26]
Flavonols were found to be the predominating class of phenolic compounds while phenolic acids and flavan-3-ols (catechins) represent minor components.[27]
Potential health effects[edit]
Traditional medicine[edit]
Different parts of sea buckthorn have been used as traditional therapies for diseases.[28] Bark and leaves have been used for treating diarrhea and dermatological disorders. Berry oil, either taken orally or applied topically, is believed to be a skin softener. In Indian, Chinese and Tibetan medicines, sea buckthorn fruit may be added to medications in belief it affects pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiac, blood or metabolic disorders.[28]
Impact of sea buckthorn berries on the risk of cardiovascular disease is currently under preliminary research, involving studies with fresh and dried berries, extracts and oil from whole berry, pulp, or seeds.[29]
In 2005, the "EAN-Seabuck" network between European Union states, China, Russia and New Independent States was funded by the European Commission to promote sustainable crop and consumer product development. In Mongolia, there is an active National Association of Seabuckthorn Cultivators and Producers.
The International Seabuckthorn Association, formerly the International Center for Research and Training on Seabuckthorn (ICRTS), was formed jointly in 1988 by the China Research and Training Center on Seabuckthorn, the Seabuckthorn Office of the Yellow River Water Commission, and the Shaanxi Seabuckthorn Development Office. From 1995 to 2000, ICRTS published the research journal, Hippophae, which appears to be no longer active.
See also[edit]
- Sea buckthorn oil
- Wolfberry, a native Asian plant occasionally mistaken for sea buckthorn
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- ^ "PLANTS Profile for Hippophae rhamnoides (seaberry)". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
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- ^ a b Bartish, Igor V.; Jeppsson, Niklas; Nybom, Hilde; Swenson, Ulf (2002). "Phylogeny of Hippophae (Elaeagnaceae) inferred from parsimony analysis of chloroplast DNA and morphology". Systematic Botany. 2 (1): 41–54. JSTOR 3093894. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-27.1.41 (inactive 2017-01-16).
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- ^ Swenson, Ulf; Bartish, Igor V. (2002). "Taxonomic synopsis of Hippophae (Elaeagnaceae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 22 (3): 369–374. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2002.tb01386.x.
- ^ Sun, K.; Chen, X.; Ma, R.; Li, C.; Wang, Q.; Ge, S. (2002). "Molecular phylogenetics of Hippophae L. (Elaeagnaceae) based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of nrDNA". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 235: 121–134. doi:10.1007/s00606-002-0206-0.
- ^ Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Center, Sea-buckthorn: A promising multi-purpose crop for Saskatchewan, January 2008
- ^ Tiitinen, Katja M.; Hakala, Mari A.; Kallio, Heikki P. (March 2005). "Quality components of sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides) varieties". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53 (5): 1692–1699. ISSN 0021-8561. doi:10.1021/jf0484125.
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- ^ Kam, B.; N. Bryan (2003). The Prairie Winterscape: Creative Gardening for the Forgotten Season. Fifth House Ltd. pp. 108–10. ISBN 1-894856-08-2.
- ^ Zhang, Kang; Xu, Mengzhen; Wang, Zhaoyin (2009). "Study on reforestation with seabuckthorn in the Pisha Sandstone area". Journal of Hydro-environment Research. 3 (2): 77–84. ISSN 1570-6443. doi:10.1016/j.jher.2009.06.001.
- ^ Yang, Fang-She; Bi, Ci-Fen; Cao, Ming-Ming; Li, Huai-En; Wang, Xin-Hong; Wu, Wei (2014). "Simulation of sediment retention effects of the double seabuckthorn plant flexible dams in the Pisha Sandstone area of China". Ecological Engineering. 71: 21–31. ISSN 0925-8574. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.07.050.
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- ^ Yang, Baoru; Karlsson, Riina M.; Oksman, Pentti H.; Kallio, Heikki P. (March 2001). "Phytosterols in sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) berries: identification and effects of different origins and harvesting times". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 49 (11): 5620–5629. ISSN 0021-8561. doi:10.1021/jf010813m.
- ^ Rösch, Daniel; Bergmann, Meike; Knorr, Dietrich; Kroh, Lothar W. (2003). "Structure−antioxidant efficiency relationships of phenolic compounds and their contribution to the antioxidant activity of sea buckthorn juice". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 51 (15): 4233–9. PMID 12848490. doi:10.1021/jf0300339.
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Further reading[edit]
- Beveridge, Thomas H. J.; Li, Thomas S. C. (2003). Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) production and utilization. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. ISBN 0-660-19007-9.
- Li TSC, Oliver A. Sea buckthorn factsheet, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, May 2001
- Todd, J. Introduction to sea-buckthorn, Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, February, 2006
External links[edit]
|Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article Swallowthorn.


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Checking your Handycam
If you have a Sony Handycam you may be confused over Sony's modification and how it was done.
There are three "flavours" of Handycam - Original, semi-modified and fully modified (new).
It seems that the late 1998 models in and after August 1998 were semi-modified whilst the new models were fully modified. The difference is quite important.
Since most people wish to capture infrared x-rays during the day, the modifications were made simply to make Nightshot mode increase the exposure too much to film in daylight whilst preserving its usefulness for filming in the dark.
The camera has full control of exposure in NightShot mode as demonstrated here:
Firstly, switch on the camera and make sure no special modes, such as manual exposure, sports mode or special effects are engaged. Switch into NightShot mode and you should be able to see what your camera is pointing at:
(Different models may vary in status display but the principal is the same).
Notice that the camera is in NightShot mode but the picture (taken in daylight) is still perfectly visible.
Now press the manual exposure button labelled simply "EXPOSURE" on most models.
You should see an exposure meter appear as above (different models may vary in display).
This shows control of manual exposure in NightShot mode.
You should be able to manually turn down the exposure to give a totally dark picture, even though the camera is filming in daylight as shown below.
The picture here is totally black, showing full control of exposure. If you cannot turn the exposure down this far, your camera may be semi-modified.
This less common type of camera is normally identical in appearance to its unmodified counter-part. This is because Sony modified the current range in late 1998 prior to the new 1999 models appearing. It is rumoured that they recalled models from some suppliers but this seems unlikely.
There has been much confusion over this modification so I have provided as much information as I can here.
The semi-modified (sometimes called "fixed" or "re-engineered") versions have partial control of exposure during Nightshot mode but normally the picture is too bright as shown here:
This shows a daylight scene filmed in Nightshot mode with auto exposure on. As you can see, it is far too bright to make out any detail at all.
However, the camera does offer manual exposure and displays the exposure meter as shown here.
The picture above shows that even though the exposure meter is not at maximum, the picture is still far too bright.
The manual exposure wheel allows you to turn down the brightness but this has almost no effect:
Minimum exposure on the meter, but still far too bright.
The easiest way around this problem is to use Sports Mode if your camera has it:
Sports Mode engaged (note the little figure swinging a golf club). The exposure is much lower now giving a clear picture. This is because Sports Mode has a higher shutter speed which reduces the amount of light processed by the CCD.
This should be adequate for most light levels including sunny weather. Note that even in Sports Mode, manual exposure turned down to the minimum does not turn the picture dark as shown here:
You can, however, increase the exposure if you need to:
In summary, a semi-modified camera is the next best thing to an original. Sony have made it a little awkward, but by no means have they prevented it completely.
If you are searching for a camera and you can only find one like this, it is worth considering.
Fully Modified (New)
The new (1999) models of Handycam and some 1998 models suffer from the full modification. This means you get no manual control of exposure at all in Nightshot mode. The tests shown above produce a white-out as shown here:
No visible detail. This makes it completely impossible to film in bright daylight using NightShot mode. Pressing the exposure button or turning the exposure knob has no effect whatsoever.
Notice that the exposure meter doesn't even appear.
On these newer cameras, the aperture is fully open and the camera controls the exposure levels by altering the shutter speed only. This gives far fewer levels of exposure than aperture control and may decrease the camera's depth of field sometimes causing focus problems such as auto-focus hunting (usually in lower light conditions). Unfortunately, it also leads to the deliberate over-exposure in daylight.
Infrared x-ray can be filmed with all Handycams that are equipped with Nightshot regardless of their state of modification, so if your camera is semi or fully modified, don't panic - check out The Work-Arounds.
If you conclude from this page that your camera is original then you only need an infrared filter to start filming!


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I wear the Stihl Saftey/Sun glasses
Last summer I finally realized that I didn't need to be wearing my precription glasses. I can see fine! But after years of having them as protection (somewhat) I knew I needed something over my eyes.
I ended up getting the "OCC" saftey glasses from Lowes. I have 2 pair of the red tinted ones, no they don't make everything look red... They are $30 but I like them because unlike cheapo saftey glasses these can be adjusted to fit properly. I also keep a couple pair of the bluish/clear ones handy for mowing on cloudy dark days, and also for working in the shop.
I've tried cheapos and expensive safety glasses and realized I tear them up all the same. I go through a pair once a month, after a while they just get pitted and scratched badly.
I've split my lips more than a couple of times, and I love taking a rocks in the legs, nothing like doubling over in pain for a couple of minutes on a job site.
I wear Ray Ban
I also wear stihl safety glasses the camo ones
since I am a red head with freckles all over I have qwite fair skin. I wear Oakley Sun glasses that are safty rated. My family has a history of skin and retinal cancer so i wear anything to block the rays from my eyes along with a hat.
I wear Oakleys also.
i got sunglasses that are actually safety glasses at Home Depot
Safety sunglasses from Stihl, blue, and some other colors, I think I have like 10 of them?? I like to lay them down everywhere. Plus, they fit tight to your head so they won't come off due to sweat and shaking around.


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The National Enquirer planted the seed, and now everyone is trying to get to the bottom of the charges of "unwanted sexual contact" against Al Gore. On Al's side is the fact that the police department saw "insufficient evidence" to officially charge him, and that, after giving an initial interview to the police, the masseuse canceled three appointments with officers before her lawyer explained that they'd be filing a civil case. However, the Portland Police Department's "Confidential Special Report" and the transcript of the interview with the masseuse have been uncovered, and the charges in there are just foul. The nasty deets after the jump.
- The masseuse was called to the room of "Mr. Stone" at an upscale Portland hotel, and when she found out her client was Al Gore, she was pleased. Until he started requested her to massage not-so-innocent places—like the inside of his thigh. She says that while massaging his stomach, he groaned and yelled, "Go lower!" The police transcript reads, "I decided to clarify things… I said, 'Well, why don't you show me' … He grabbed my right hand hard, shoved it down under the sheet to his pubic area, my fingers brushing against his penis and firmly planted my hand on his pubic crest region and said to me, 'There!' in a very sharp, loud, angry-sounding tone."
- A few minutes later he started asking for "release of his second chakra. 'There's so much tension being held…'" Translation: he wanted a happy ending.
- At the end of the massage, Gore allegedly grabbed her in an "inescapable embrace" and proceeded to fondle her front and backside. He then "forced an open mouth kiss on me… [He] laughed, clearly enjoying himself at the expense of my discomfort."
- While she was trying to get him out of the room, "He turned to me and he immediately flipped me flat on my back and threw his whole body face down over atop me, pinning me down… 'Get off me, you big lummox!' I loudly protested to him and I struggled with my whole body to shove him as hard as I could to roll him off me… He painfully squeezed my nipples through my clothing, pressed his pelvis against mine, rubbed my buttocks with his hands and fingers and rubbed himself against my crotch."
- And the explanation for why she kept her pants as evidence? She came home and, "I took 'em off and I said what's those stains on the front of those? And I wondered if it was soap or bodily fluids from Gore pushing up against me repeatedly?"
Who knows if we'll ever find out if this is true or not, but if it is … Ick. Ick. Ick.


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Re: Re: Wolfram/Alpha (Wikipedia page restored)
Ingolf Dahl wrote:
> To be honest, Wolfram|Alpha is not THAT big at Google. I got 473000 hits for
> wolfram alpha, but if I look at hits 451-469, none of them refer to the
> Wolfram|Alpha project. If I put "Wolfram Alpha" (with citation marks) I get
> exactly 337 hits today. But that is at least more than 42 (base ten).
> Best regards
> Ingolf Dahl
> Sweden
This is odd. I checked it yesterday with the term in quotation marks and
got 2.1 million. You get 337 today, but I get:
Results 1 - 10 of about 63,100 English pages for "wolfram alpha". (0.17
So it changes from 337, to 63,100 to 2.1 million. I've no idea why that
is. I'm using the double-quote opperators -i.e " which I think is the
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WORCESTER — The city is looking to get the ball rolling on the multipurpose, synthetic-turf athletic field at the state-owned park on Lake Avenue, in the hope it could be ready for use early next year.
City Manager Michael V. O'Brien is asking the City Council to transfer $150,000 so work can begin on designing the facility, which in addition to having a synthetic turf field, will include a running track, new sports lighting, grandstands and other amenities.
Robert L. Moylan, commissioner of public works and parks, said initiating the design process now will be the catalyst for an aggressive schedule to have the new field completed in early 2014.
Design process aside, though, the city still needs approval from the Legislature to be able to construct the field, because it is a state park.
Two months ago, the City Council unanimously authorized the city manager to file legislation that will allow the city to enter into a 30-year lease with the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, so it can develop and oversee the use of the new field.
The lease being negotiated by the city would grant it the care and custody of the field for 30 years at no cost. The city would be responsible for constructing the facility, while the state would retain all revenues generated from parking within the park.
The state also will not be contributing any funding for construction of the field.
The city owns parkland, known as Lake Park, on the west side of Lake Avenue, and the state owns the parkland on the east side of the street; it is part of Quinsigamond State Park, which consists of two sites situated on Lake Quinsigamond: Regatta Point and Lake Park.
The land the city is looking to lease is the state-owned portion of Lake Park that already has a football field and a running track around the field. The state would retain ownership of the park's parking lot and tennis courts.
While city officials wait for the Legislature to take up the special legislation, they feel now is an appropriate time to begin the design.
The city manager's recommendation goes before the City Council Tuesday night.
Mr. Moylan said there has been an increasing demand for so-called "rectangular fields" for soccer, rugby, lacrosse and field hockey.
He said the city lacks such fields and those it does have are natural turf fields that cannot withstand constant use.
"The unquestionable fact is that there are not a sufficient number of rectangular fields to accommodate the demand for use," Mr. Moylan said. "Sports like soccer, lacrosse and rugby are all growing quickly, and their demand for field use is exacerbated by the city's lack of a synthetic turf field that can accommodate near-continuous play.
"Consequently, many of the natural turf fields in the city, either under control of the Worcester Public Schools, the Department of Public Works and Parks or the (state) Department of Conservation and Recreation, get overused," he added. "Natural turf fields need time to rest so they can regenerate growth. Overuse simply renders them to become an elliptical patch of dirt."
In comparison, the commissioner said a synthetic turf field can accommodate near-continuous play.
He said the field proposed for Lake Park will help meet the demand for rectangular fields in the city.
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In the Maximo database there is an object.attribute named ASSET.MOVED. This column, whether exposed in the interface or not, will systematically update when an Asset record is moved to a different site, or decommissioned.
The Asset Moved field will update only if an Asset is moved from one Site to another, or if an Asset has been set to Decommissioned status in the site. This field has been made a persistent Maximo database attribute to accommodate the TAMIT (Asset Management for IT) solution as part of
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South Sudan: 'Shocking' Scenes at Malakal Hospital
South Sudan: UN Humanitarian Official Describes 'Shocking' Scenes at Malakal Hospital
New York, Feb 27 2014 - The top United Nations humanitarian official in South Sudan described as "shocking" what he saw during a visit to a teaching hospital in the town of Malakal, where he encountered nothing but dead bodies.
"Last week it was a functioning centre to treat the sick; now it's an empty, silent shell," UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer tweeted after visiting the hospital with a delegation that included representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), adding "nothing left except dead bodies."
Malakal itself looked and felt deserted, added Mr. Lanzer, who also serves as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan.
The visit, which follows the latest attack on the Upper Nile state capital, was aimed at assessing the situation of people displaced by the violence that has plagued the world's youngest nation in recent months.
"It is sad and indescribable to witness that kind of situation and it is also sad to see a town which was alive and busy deserted and turned to a ghost town," Mr. Lanzer stated.
In addition to the hospital, the delegation visited Christ the King Church, where more than 800 internally displaced persons (IDPs) sought refuge before being transferred to the compound in Malakal of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which is protecting some 22,000 civilians.
More than 50,000 other people are seeking refuge at UN bases throughout the country after violence flared up in mid-December between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and former deputy president Riek Machar.
Today, Mr. Lanzer visited the town of Bor in Jonglei state, where he said there were four mass graves and the business district had been completely destroyed. With a few civilians on the streets and some civil servants working, there were signs of some trade activity, he noted.
Mr. Lanzer added that an estimated 1,200 people were leaving Jonglei every day for Minkaman, Awerial County in Lakes state.
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I plan on getting Breast Implants about 3/4 months after pregnancy.Do I Need a Breast Lift with my Augmentation?
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Breast Asymmetry and Constriction
Your breasts have a shape that requires reshaping to release the relatively narrow base (the area where the breast connects to the chest).
Implants will help with the volume and shape, but the results will not look right without a Mastopexy (breast lift) to reshape the breast gland and skin.
Lift (mastopexy) vs. no lift with breast augmentation
You appear to have a tight lower pole and large areolae. It may be best to perform a specialized type of lift to minimize the lower breast tightness but reduce areolar size while doing the breast augmentation.
Breast augmentation / lift surgery is tricky surgery, particularly when both the lift and the augmentation are performed at the same time, so experience is a must.
Breast Augment
As you can see this can be a controversial subject. I would suggest an anatomic implant under the breast with gland releases and doing a lift at a second stage once the breast has had time to reshape with the implant about 6 months after the surgery
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Breast Lift
You have a variant of a Type II Tuberous breast, but the truth will be told once you have delivered and the tissue settles back to normal. I see from your post you asked 14 months ago, so if you are not breast feeding and things have settled down, and you are not planning on having more children, then this would be a good time to reevaluate the situation. Your left nipple is well above the crease, and so is your right. If they both stay elevated, you might be a good candidate for a Dual Plane breast augmentation to avoid more extensive scars on your breasts. All the best. "Dr. Joe"
Breast Implants and Breast Lifting?
Thank you for the question and pictures.
It is very likely that, after pregnancy and/or weight loss, you will benefit from breast augmentation and mastopexy surgery. Your breasts do demonstrate characteristics of constricted/tuberous breasts and some degree of experience will be helpful to achieve the best results possible in your case.
The combination of breast augmentation and breast lifting will serve to raise the breasts, improve the symmetry of the breasts and improve the fullness in the cleavage area as well as superiorly.
Make sure you are working with a well experienced board-certified plastic surgeon and ask to see examples of similar patients who have undergone the procedures.
I hope this helps.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/procedure_tubularbreasts.htm
Breast lift with implants can result in excellent correction of severe assymetries
Learn more: https://www.hankinsplasticsurgery.com/gallery/breast/breast-augmentation/
Breast Aymmetry during pregnancy may become worse after pregnancy
The simple answer to your question is that it probably will cost more than just implants because implants alone are not likely to treat the asymmetry. IT is impossible to predict the amount of change you will experience with lactation as well. Depending on how different they are after pregnancy measurements (of the degree of volume discrepancy, nipple and inframammary fold dystopia, nipple to crese distance, sternal notch to nipple distance, etc) will determine the best procedure for you and there is about a 30% chance you will require revision. IT is impossible to predict the amount of change you will experience with lactation as well.
Learn more: http://www.bodysculptor.com/breast-surgery-chicago/
Breast lift with augmentation
I agree with the answers that indicate you have a constricted type breast (not tuberous) with volume and possibly positional asymmetry. I also agree that this could change through pregnancy and breast feeding. At the current level you do not need a lift (mastopexy) and if the volume difference can be handled by different volume implants, then the procedure is still a breast augmentation and shouldn't cost more. However, with a constricted base breast and possible nipple-areola deformity, additional maneuvers may need to be done for best results. Breast implants are like pillow volume and do not actually shape, form, lift, move, or rotate the breast, particularly the anterior half of the breast including the nipple-areola.
I would agree with the advice to wait until the breast has completely recovered from breast feeding and ideally weight is stabilized at pre-pregnancy levels. At that point an exam should be able to determine what type of procedure is indicated.
Breast asymetry
Your picture suggest that you have tuberous breast but the picture is not that good. Measurements would help as would an exam. If you were to have surgery now this is not a routine augmentation and in this case it would cost more , a Mastopexy type procedure may be needed.
After pregnancy the breast will change but it will not make the breast enhancement easier. You should probable enjoy your new baby and worry about the breast a few months after the birth or if breast feeding a few months after stopping the breast feeding.
Breast Enhancement after Pregnancy
Hi Daisy-
In regards to your question:
im 20. im currently 7 months pregnant. i plan on getting breast implants about 3/4 months after pregnancy. my breast are a little bigger than what they usually are (of course because im pregnant) but they are still the same shape as what they were pre pregnancy. i know the only way to know for sure is to wait until after i have my baby but i just wanted a GUESS of what i might need. i have asymmetry. does it cost extra to fix that? and do i need a lift or just the implants?
The first thing to understand is that your body is going to be changing over the course of the next few months, and the recommendations I might make now would then change, so I'm not sure it is of benefit to try to identify a procedure at this time... This might only confuse you later and complicate your relationship with your chosen surgeon if they recommend something different than what you read here (because your body has changed).
If your goal is to be safe and happy with your body, the best advice I can give you is to try not to think about this until you have completed your family and your body has fully recovered from your last pregnancy.
At that point, pay a visit to an ethical, experienced plastic surgeon certified by The American Board of Plastic surgery in your area for a consultation. After a careful examination, they will be able to guide you and educate you about your options.
And no, I cannot imagine that any of us would charge you extra to correct asymmetry.
Here's some advice on how to find a surgeon you like and feel you can trust:
Learn more: http://orlandoplasticsurgery.blogspot.com/2009/11/choosing-plastic-surgeon-part-2.html#699
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Situated in the business district, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Oub Kham Museum, Wat Phra Kaew, and Wat Pra Singh. Wat Mung Muang and Chiang Rai Clock Tower are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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Along with a meeting room, this smoke-free hotel has dry cleaning and laundry facilities. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk, limo/town car service, and a computer station are onsite.
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A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of limo/town car service and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 323 square feet (30 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff.
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- Number of floors - 4
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Magical Theatre Company, Northeast Ohio's professional resident and touring theatre for young audiences and families, closes its 2013-2014 resident season with Dr. Seuss' the Cat in the Hat.
Peals of laughter and squeals of delight are, of course, on the menu. The Cat in the Hat is directed by Dennis O'Connell, and features professional actors Terry Cranendonk of Akron as that rascally cat, Adam Hoffman of Stow as the fish, as well as a talented group of young actors including Marci Payne of Canton and Brock Withers of Wadsworth as Sally and her brother; and Katie Petit of Akron and Katelyn Zeitz of Wadsworth as Thing 1 and Thing 2.
The Cat in the Hat runs May 2 - 10 and is most enjoyed by families ages 4 and up. Public Performances are Fridays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm and 7:30 pm, and Sunday May 4 at 2 pm. Tickets are $9 & $11 per person. Opening Night (May 2) tickets are $11 and $13 per person and include a post-performance reception. Tickets for public performances can be purchased online at www.magicaltheatre.org. Magical Theatre Company, the area's only professional resident theatre for young audiences and families, is located at 565 W. Tuscarawas Avenue in Barberton. For further information and/or reservations, please call 330-848-3708.


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I'll never forget my first impression of Vancouver Island. As my husband and I flew over Puget Sound one fall day nearly five years ago, it was storming. But once we arrived in Tofino, the air was balmy, the tide low. We felt as if we'd been transported to Malibu, except that here the beaches are surrounded by miles of old-growth rain forest—moss-covered maples, ancient cedars, twisted Sitka spruce. At the Wickaninnish Inn, we ate local oysters and perused a 27-page wine list in a dining room cantilevered above the crashing surf. We discussed whether or not to spring for hot-stone massages the next day. Although we'd traveled to many out-of-the-way places over the years, we'd never experienced this level of luxury on the edge of the wild.
A sprawling, timber-clad slice of British Columbia, Vancouver Island has always had its share of pine cabins, but until the Wickaninnish opened seven years ago, there were few hotels for which people would actually cross continents. Now, a handful of inns, lodges, and restaurants in remote settings on the island's western coast are breaking boundaries in design and in cuisine, much of it made with fresh products from the island's Cowichan Valley. People have been calling this rich farmland the Provence of Canada. The sheer abundance of ingredients and the way they are simply prepared calls to mind the best of French country fare. But here, the dollar stretches far.
Since that first trip, I've returned to this quiet island numerous times. On my most recent visit, I start off on the southern tip, in Victoria, British Columbia's capital, just outside the Cowichan Valley. The town has a buzzing new food scene, and its main hotel, the 95-year-old Fairmont Empress—a towering, turreted creation, with Edwardian-inspired interiors—recently opened the Willow Stream Spa. My room at the Empress is one of the smallest, but it has a spectacular view of Victoria's Inner Harbour. From here, I can also glimpse the steady stream of guests arriving for afternoon tea. Queen Elizabeth II, Rudyard Kipling, Shirley Temple, and even Mel Gibson have eaten smoked salmon sandwiches and sipped the house blend (China black, Ceylon, Darjeeling) in the famously ornate, high-ceilinged lobby. In the morning, I push open my window. The air smells salty, gulls wheel and cry, and a thick curtain of fog hangs over the water. I indulge in the two-hour Island Senses body treatment (a sea-salt body scrub, pine hydrotherapy bath, mud wrap, and lavender oil massage), before heading into town.
The Empress is within walking distance of a half-dozen small restaurants whose owners all belong to the Island Chef's Collaborative. Founded four years ago, this group of progressive thinkers discourages buying from large suppliers and is zealously committed to using ingredients from the area. "We work with the island's small farmers," says chef Sean Brennan, owner of Victoria's Brasserie L'École and the group's past president. At his restaurant—with its vermilion walls, artsy clientele, and country French bistro menu—Vancouver Island products show up as an arugula and Cox pippin salad from nearby Ragley Farm, or a pan-fried halibut, supplied by local fishermen. Nearby is Zambri's, an Italian restaurant where chef-owner Peter Zambri presides over an open kitchen; in his organic green salad with anchovy lemon dressing, the lettuce looks as if it's just been plucked from the ground. Another noteworthy restaurant is the dining room at the Aerie Resort, about a 30-minute drive north of the city. Executive chef Christophe Letard greets guests and personally presents the menu. The night I'm there, Letard has me and the nine other patrons (there are only 24 tables) tasting farmstead cheeses and seaweed harvested on the island.
Many of Canada's top chefs were trained at Sooke Harbour House, an hour's drive southwest of Victoria and home to one of the country's best restaurants. Having heard so much about the Harbour House, I am taken aback to find the white clapboard inn tucked at the end of a residential street. But when I settle in, I discover that it's as far from suburbia as you can get. The wind-whipped grounds lie on an exposed promontory facing the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Bald eagles nest in the trees, and river otters slink across the lawns.
Northwest pioneers of terroir cuisine (the idea that food's flavor comes from its soil and climate), Sinclair and Fredérique Philip have transformed their backyard into nearly two acres of herbs, vegetables, and edible flowers. A six- or seven-course culinary adventure unfolds each night in the candlelit dining room. The innovative dishes —seared sablefish in a pine mushroom fish broth, served with pea shoot-cucumber steamed dumplings, golden beets, and turban squash —might sound daunting at first but come together beautifully. I find myself trying to identify the subtle flavor pairings, even comparing notes with an anniversary couple seated at the next table.
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"No, it tastes more like Japan," he says.
The Philips stumbled upon the property and decided to turn it into an inn 23 years ago; for 16 of those years, they lived in the basement with their four children and worked upstairs. "I ran the gardens pretty much by myself in the early days," Sinclair says. "We also tried to raise our own ducks and geese, but unfortunately, they all became pets." The head chef, Edward Tuson, creates a daily menu incorporating not only produce from the garden, but wild local products such as sea asparagus, sea cucumber, nodding onion, and silverweed. Sinclair concedes that he does allow a few items that aren't from the area because the guests just can't do without them: chocolate, coffee, orange juice, lemons for mixed drinks, and olives for martinis.
Each of the 28 guest rooms at Sooke Harbour House is different; most are spacious suites. I am staying in the water-view Seagull. My four-poster cherry bed is just steps from the sitting area, but it suits me fine. I find the room's rusticity charming. It has cotton slipcovered sofas, a kilim rug, a fireplace ready for lighting, and an antique chest piled with books. French doors open to a porch overlooking the strait. Everything about Sooke Harbour House conspires to let you do absolutely nothing—or at most, to pour a glass of port from the decanter the Philips have conveniently left on your bureau, strike a match to the kindling, and curl up with a good book. I love unwinding beside a beach that's too cold for swimming, on a storm-battered coast thick with red cedar and hemlock. Walking along the shore one day, I spot killer whales. Other guests prefer to stroll the paths through the garden, checking out the 50 varieties of greens, or hike along Whiffen Spit, a thin sandbar that curls around Sooke like a comma.
When it comes time to leave, the Philips send me on my way with a box lunch containing a sandwich of thick ham slices, slathered in the Harbour House's homemade honey mustard. I'm headed north, to the Wickaninnish Inn, in Tofino. As I speed through the Cowichan Valley, I pass farms with roadside stands advertising dahlia tubers, free-range eggs, hazelnuts, and Holsteins. It's not easy to get to Tofino—it's accessed by car on Route 4 (one of the few roads crossing the mountains), which winds through two hours of snowcapped peaks, cedar forests, and gin-clear streams. This only adds to the Wickaninnish's otherworldly, end-of-the-road appeal.
"We're not a place for everyone," says Charles McDiarmid, manager and co-owner of the Wickaninnish. But pull under the inn's porte cochère, with its hand-carved columns just steps from the beach, and you instantly sense why the Wickaninnish has helped put these reaches on the map. Europeans come regularly for winter "storm-watching" (Tofino can get two to three inches of rain an hour), and the hotel is a member of the Relais & Châteaux group. McDiarmid, a son of Tofino's sole physician, spent 13 years with Four Seasons Resorts but had always dreamed of returning home to build a small hotel.
He opened the Wickaninnish in 1996, just up the coast from Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, which his father was instrumental in creating. This month, McDiarmid is introducing an adjacent property, Wickaninnish on the Beach. Its 30 rooms will look much like the 46 existing ones, but will be much larger and will have higher-end finishes—radiant heat in the bathroom floors, beach views from the showers. Some will have chef's kitchens with slate counters and gas ranges. "You can confer with our concierge, find out what's fresh, then decide to cook Tofino halibut one night and Tofino scallops the next," McDiarmid says.
It's the juxtaposition of forest, beach, and mountains that makes Tofino special. When McDiarmid's parents first arrived in 1954, the town's population was 300, and it was accessible only by boat or floatplane; the first road to Tofino wasn't completed until 1959. Today, there are 1,500 residents, whale-watching Zodiacs depart from the town dock, and a few surfing schools and surfboard-rental shops have sprung up, but the place still feels isolated. On one trip, my husband felt so inspired by the scene that he rented a longboard and a five-millimeter-thick neoprene wet suit. Looking more like a seal than a spouse, he ventured out to brave the hypothermia-inducing water and winter wave conditions. "It feels like there's nothing out there between you and Japan," he said afterward, numb but elated.
Capitalizing on the Wick's success, the Long Beach Lodge Resort opened just down the road last spring and will be building 10 cabins in the woods this summer. (Big news considering how far-off this coastline can feel.) Set on Cox Bay, a wide sweep of sand bordered by windblown Sitka spruce and salal, and opening onto some of the area's most consistent surfing waves, the Long Beach Lodge focuses on comfort. Children fit right in, unlike at the Wickaninnish and Sooke Harbour House, which are more geared toward adults. "We're surrounded by nature," says owner Tim Hackett. "I don't want people to think that they have to dress up or wipe their feet every two minutes."
The centerpiece of the lodge is the enormous great room, which has a stone fireplace, Persian rugs, oversized chairs and sofas covered in nubby chenilles, books and board games scattered about, and 270-degree views of the Pacific. Guests gather here to sip Torrefazione coffee and watch surfers sprint past, then return at sunset for a glass of B.C. Pinot Noir.
It's a bit surreal to step from your room (one of 43), with its cocoon-like mix of latte-colored walls, Craftsman-inspired fir furniture, tiled gas fireplace, and double soaker tub, right onto a beach. But then again, this is Vancouver Island, a place where it's not unusual to see loggers in one lane of the road, surfers in the other.
Kim Brown Seely writes for Town & Country and Outside.
Most visitors to Vancouver Island arrive in the capital, Victoria, which can be reached by high-speed ferry from Seattle (a two-hour trip) or Vancouver (90 minutes). You can also fly to Victoria (the airport is 30 minutes outside the city) or Tofino.
Fairmont Empress Doubles from $136. 721 Government St., Victoria; 800/441-1414 or 250/384-8111; www.fairmont.com
Sooke Harbour House Doubles from $172. 1528 Whiffen Spit Rd., Sooke; 800/889-9688 or 250/642-3421; www.sookeharbourhouse.com
Wickaninnish Inn Doubles from $260. Osprey Lane at Chesterman Beach, Tofino; 800/333-4604 or 250/725-3100; www.wickinn.com
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This 'Streetcar' rolls like an express train
NEW YORK – They're having a hot time in the old town of New Orleans in the flawed but compelling new Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire (**½ out of four).
You may have heard that a multiracial staging of the Tennessee Williams classic has arrived, via the same producers who brought an all-black Cat on a Hot Tin Roof here in 2008. But the most striking thing about this Streetcar, which opened Sunday at the Broadhurst Theatre, isn't the colors of the actors' skin; it's the comport of their characters.
It's telling that Blanche DuBois, one of the most famous neurotics in American literature, sometimes comes across as the least hysterical person on stage — or maybe just the least aggressive in her hysteria. As summoned by director Emily Mann, whom Williams befriended and worked with late in his life, the French Quarter, where Blanche visits her sister, Stella, is a raucous place, with people forever laughing or fighting, making love, or stomping and whining in agitation.
None of this exactly contradicts the text, to which Mann has remained faithful, except for a few necessary adjustments. Stella's brutish husband, Stanley, is played by the African-American star Blair Underwood and thus has lost his Polish heritage and surname, Kowalski.
But Mann is eager — too eager, at points — to emphasize the emotional and carnal intensity of the characters. Original music by jazz veteran Terence Blanchard provides alternately sultry and boisterous vibes, and cast members strut and dance between scenes and during them, touching or engaging each other as often as possible.
As Stella, Latina actress Daphne Rubin-Vega frequently seems on the verge of tears; her passion for Stanley and concern for Blanche are so pronounced that you may want to either hug her or sedate her. Yet what makes the relationship between this Stella and Stanley interesting isn't their sexual chemistry but their mutual neediness. With her hurt-little-girl voice, Rubin-Vega suggests that Stella relies on her husband for more than just the "things that happen between a man and a woman in the dark."
Underwood also brings different nuances to his iconic role. More petulant than brooding, less animalistic than possessed of animal magnetism — when he took off his shirt at a recent preview, there were approving whistles — his Stanley is nonetheless convincing in his volatility and vulnerability. He can be funny, too, delivering Stanley's flip remarks and occasional pearls of earthy knowledge with wily precision.
As Blanche, Nicole Ari Parker (of African-American and Cherokee extraction) has the most opportunity to channel Williams' wry humor. She does so deftly, while sustaining Blanche's high-strung fragility, underscored here by the unrestrained sensuality surrounding her.
But the crucial darker scenes, particularly at the end — Blanche's final confrontation with Stanley and her departure — have a strained quality, offering more graphic physicality than emotional punch.
Still, Mann and her company deserve credit for respectfully trying to lend new shadings to an old masterwork.
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First-year Charleroi coach familiar with new team
Ed Jenkins may be entering his first year as the football coach at Charleroi, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know the players.
"Being a coach at Southmoreland, I was able to game plan against Charleroi," he said.
"So I am familiar with what the guys can do."
Jenkins said he has a nice mix of experience coming back to go along with some young players.
"The guys coming back will bring the young guys along," he said. "We have experience and they need to step up. Thus far, the older kids have done just that with our offseason program."
Jenkins and the Cougars hit the ground running in January.
"I am happy with the turnout and effort," he said. "We placed expectations on our kids with the offseason program, and for the large part the kids have responded.
"We are getting stronger. Guys are committed to getting this on the right track. I couldn't be happier."
Jenkins will lean on a trio of juniors to lead, including fullback/middle linebacker Brandon Bowman, center Chase McKevitt and Eric Johnson, who is transitioning from quarterback to wide receiver.
With Johnson's move, junior Brennan Matthews, who filled in last year for an injured Johnson, will be the signal caller and will have junior Dakota Moorer among his targets.
Jenkins, who was head coach at Leechburg in 2005, said his team has to get off to a quick start in the Interstate Conference as the Cougars play three of their first four games at home.
"It is very important to get off to a fast start at home," Jenkins said. "Our schedule is challenging early, but we are fortunate to have three of them at home.
"I would rather do that in the confines of Cougar Stadium instead of on the road."


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Canadian rockers Crash Karma are embarking on an ambitious 21-city Canadian tour that includes a Tuesday, Oct. 15 stop in Winnipeg at The Oak.
The band, comprised of lead vocalist Edwin (formerly of I Mother Earth), guitarist Mike Turner (Our Lady Peace), drummer Jeff Burrows (The Tea Party) and bassist Amir Epstein (Zygote), is touring in support of its second album, Rock Musique Deluxe.
One Bad Son will serve as opening act for the tour.
Tickets for the show are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.