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Carrie is currently serving as the Pflugerville Clinic Manager. She started with Emancipet in September of 2004 as a veterinary technician.
Dr. Kelly Breazeale
Dr. Kelly Breazeale grew up in Austin. She earned her bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and her master's degree in animal science from Texas Tech University. Dr. Breazeale completed her veterinary degree in Scotland at the University of Glasgow, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2011.
Dr. Cary Givens
Dr. Cary Givens grew up in Southeast Texas. Dr. Givens worked in small animal practice in Austin for the 10 years prior to attending Texas A & M College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed her doctorate of veterinary medicine in 2012.
Dr. Katie Hilla
Dr.Katie Hilla received a double Bachelors of Science degree in Microbiology and Animal & Veterinary Science from the University of Wyoming. In 2007, Dr. Hilla completed her veterinary degree at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Michael Kalmbach
Dr. Michael Kalmbach is a Texas native who grew up on a farm and ranch near Austin. Dr. Kalmbach attended Texas A&M University for both his undergraduate and veterinary education, graduating in 2003 from the College of Veterinary Medicine.


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Two major alt-rock acts with really long names will be making the rounds in North America this summer.
First off, Death Cab for Cutie – who are coming off both a #3 Billboard debut for their latest album "Codes and Keys" as well as a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at this year's Grammys – will follow up their current spring tour featuring Magik*Magik Orchestra with a run of summer dates beginning June 30 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario and continuing through July 22 at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, DE.
My Morning Jacket, meanwhile, will follow up the completion of their European tour as well as a round of festival dates this spring and summer with a proper North American leg beginning August 3 in Denver, CO and wrapping up on August 26 in Raleigh, NC. The band will be supported by Seattle group Band of Horses on all stops.
My Morning Jacket is currently touring behind their latest album "Circuital", which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and was also nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at this year's Grammys. Band of Horses are currently prepping their fourth studio effort for release later this year.
Tickets for the Death Cab tour go on sale this Wednesday for members of the band's official fan club, and to the general public on Friday. Tickets for the MMJ dates go on sale for their official fan club members on Wednesday and to the public beginning on Saturday. In addition, the band is offering a free MP3 download of their live performance of "Wonderful (The Way I Feel)" (performed at Madison Square Garden last December with Band of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell) for those who "Like" their official Facebook page.
You can check out the list of tour dates for both groups below. For more details, you can visit the official Death Cab and MMJ websites.
So, are you excited for either or both of these tours? Seen one of the groups live before and care to give a shout-out? Sound off in the comments!
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^ = with Trombone Shorty
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5/04: Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival
5/05: New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
7/13: Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
7/14: Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival (performance)
7/15: Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
7/28: Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
8/03: Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre^*% (Flobots.org)
8/04: Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre^*% (Platteforum)
8/06: Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre*% (Operation Breakthrough)
8/07: Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater*% (Community Corps)
8/08: St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House*% (Safe Connections)
8/10: Minneapolis, MN @ Somerset Amphitheater+*% (Free Arts and The Current Public Radio)
8/12: Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion*% (Franklinton Gardens and Wexner Center For the Arts)
8/14: Detroit, MI @ Meadow Brook*% (Do Foundation)
8/15: Toronto, ON @ Echo Beach at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre*
8/17: Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts*% (Urban Blazers)
8/18: Washington, DC @ Merriweather Post Pavilion*% (826DC)
8/19: Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Park#% (Sy's Fund)
8/21: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE*% (Gateway To The Arts)
8/22: Chicago, IL @ Pritzker Pavilion*% (Advanced Art Education Program at Gallery 37)
8/24: Atlanta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre*% (West Atlanta Watershed Alliance)
8/25: Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheater*% (Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation)
8/26: Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh Amphitheater*% (Charlotte Tree Fund)

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I had revisionary rhinoplasty 9 weeks ago. There was a greenstick osteotomy preformed. My nose drifted quite dramtically to one side as a result. My Doctor is having me push nose every hour on the hour. I have spent a lot of time pushing my nose for over two months. I would like some anecdotal information on the possible futality of this effort or possible benefit. Is it ever effective? If so, what factors increase chance of effectiveness?
Any Success After Greenstick Osteotomy to Manually Readjust Bones?
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Pressing on nasal bones most likely ineffective
IMHO, it's unlikely that you'll be able to press a greenstick fractured nasal bone into the midline. Nasal bones need to be fractured completely to make them mobile...a greenstick fracture is like exactly what it's called. Take a green stick and bend it. It splinters but does not have a clean snap or break. Nasal bones with this type of fracture are unlikely to stay in the midline and tend, IMHO, to deflect outward.
Learn more: http://www.drfpalmer.com
Manual molding of fractured nasal bones following rhinoplasty
This is a valid technique and has actually worked well in my practice occasionally when the fractured nasal bones are slightly misaligned. It is true that this technique will only work in the first four weeks, maybe six at the outside. At two months, I would be surprised if it will be helpful any longer. You might want to address these issues with your surgeon. Good luck.
Manually shifting nasal bones after rhinoplasty
The idea of "nasal exercises" in which you manually push on nasal bones after rhinoplasty surgery to tweak their position is a good one. I have patients use this technique periodically after surgery myself. I equate it to using braces to reposition the teeth. Typically the nasal bones will heal solid after about 6 weeks or so.
Discuss your concerns with your surgeon to see how you're progressing.
Learn more: http://www.drlamperti.com/facial-plastic-surgeon/rhinoplasty
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Facial bones heal very quickly.
Once healed you can push as much as you want, they will not move.
Only another surgical procedure with osteotomy and what ever else is needed, dependant on physical exam, can straighten the bones and the nose.
Shifting bone position after rhinoplasty
The concept of pressing on fractured nasal bones to help 'guide' their position is a valid concept - especially in the first 3-4 weeks after surgery. After 2 months the bones are likely fused solid
Learn more: http://www.seattlerhinoplasty.com/html/index.php
Greenstick Fracture
Rather than continuing to repeatedly asking physicians on this post similar questions about your greenstick fracture and getting second opinions from other physicians as you are doing, consult with your surgeon who does excellent rhinolasty work.
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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Retailers' windows are decked out in full Christmas displays, aiming to lure shoppers in the doors for the key holiday trading period, but views on how sales will fare – given rises in interest rates, mortgage rate increases by lenders and a still cautious consumer – are mixed.
While economists state that the consumer is in pretty good shape given high employment, tax breaks and wage growth, many retailers are still reporting tough conditions. Electronics retailers such as
One-third of households plan to spend less on gifts this year, and about half say their spending will be about the same, according to a recent survey of consumer sentiment compiled by Westpac and the Melbourne Institute.
Eley Griffiths Group portfolio manager Ben Griffiths said there was no doubt that the discretionary retailers were gingerly making their way to Christmas and had not welcomed the recent rise in rates.
"Most categories seem to be reporting challenging conditions, with none more so than the apparel retailers," he said. "Recent AGMs for Speciality Fashion and Noni B have reminded shareholders of this segment's vulnerability. Discounting will remain a feature of retail Australia for the foreseeable future and most retailers are looking to the second half of FY11 when they will be able to cycle easier like-for-like sales. This might dovetail nicely with the cost benefits a number of retailers expect from recent supply chain initiatives such as
Mr Griffiths has retail exposure through
Mr Griffiths said their premium ratings to market reflected strong growth profiles and high conviction that management would deliver.
Goldman Sachs said with the Reserve Bank of Australia unlikely to lift rates until February, this should allow for a noticeable pick-up in retailing outcomes into the New Year.
Deutsche Bank chief economist Adam Boyton rejects the view that consumers are suffering under a high interest rate burden.
"While the interest rates have increased in recent years, pressuring households, the tax burden has fallen significantly thereby lowering overall financial obligations." he said. "For too long, commentators have simply looked at interest rate obligations as an indicator of consumer stress. What they have failed to take into account is the fiscal easing through lower tax rates that has offset the increase in the interest burden."
Ausbil Dexia portfolio manager John Grace agreed that the consumer is not in a bad state but there is some hesitancy to general spending given the traumatic experience in the past few years. He said the latest technology would drive sales for consumer electronic companies this holiday period.
"New technology and new gadgets like iPhone and iPads and games for the kids will all drive sales," Mr Grace said. "Those smaller purchases will drive good sales growth for electronics retailers."
Mr Grace noted that so far summer had been cool and fairly wet in Sydney, which would indicate that apparel retailers might be having problems moving summer stock.
Myer on Friday said sales for the first quarter to October 30 fell 1.53 per cent to $706 million but this quarter it expected contributions from new stores at Top Ryde and Robina, as well as an improved result from Myer Melbourne where seven floors were trading.
The company indicated sales would have been up 0.1 per cent excluding consumer electronics, which highlighted the extent of deflationary pressures in that category and the challenging trading conditions JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman were experiencing.
Myer chief executive
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The form below shows all Structured Settlements investment opportunity. You as an investor can make offers to purchase these investments and add them to your portfolio. Remember you are making an offer to the holder of the investment. Once you decide to make an offer you will then scroll down the page until you find the name and phone number of the seller of the structured settlement and present it to them. Simon Volkov Inc. has nothing to do with these annuities so we demand that you do your own due-diligence before you call or submit your offers directly to the note holder.


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A man has admitted making a threatening calls to a woman.
Kevin Gater, 34, of Fairway in Waltham Abbey, pleaded guilty to targeting Liane Gater on December 19.
Chelmsford Magistrates yesterday released Gater on bail with the conditions he must not contact Liane Gater or go within 100 metres of Roundhills in Waltham Abbey.
No further details of the threats were revealed.
Sentencing was postponed until January 31.


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The muzhik in the doorway of the hut stood bowing to the ground.
It is the country where a muzhik is as good as a prince of the blood!
In other respects they resemble very closely the ordinary peasant, or muzhik.
This is the land where a muzhik is as good as a prince of the blood!
The muzhik was probably then, as now, only too ready to accept a loan without taking the necessary precautions for repaying it.
Their ideas, the ideas of the masters, are unintelligible to me, a muzhik.
The muzhik barely holds the reins and rocks from side to side sleepily.
As for the money, of course—He thinks that because a muzhik like him can go without food a whole day others can too.
In other stories, again, the deep-seated piety of the muzhik, and his patriarchal simplicity of heart are portrayed.
A muzhik walked at her side, a dirty, ill-smelling fellow, who said nothing and hiccuped.


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Hi Will, That's partly why I like to use FromCassandraBag and ToCassandraBag from pygmalion - it does the work for you to get it back into a form that cassandra understands. Others may know better how to massage the data into that form using just pig, but if all else fails, you could write a udf to do that. Jeremy On Jun 15, 2011, at 1:17 PM, William Oberman wrote: > I think I'm stuck on typing issues trying to store data in cassandra. To verify, cassandra wants (key, {tuples}) > > My pig script is fairly brief: > raw = LOAD 'cassandra://test_in/test_cf' USING CassandraStorage() AS (key:chararray, columns:bag {column:tuple (name, value)}); > --colums == timeUUID -> JSON > rows = FOREACH raw GENERATE key, FLATTEN(columns); > alias_target_day = FOREACH rows { > --I wrote a specialized parser that does exactly what I need > observation_map = com.civicscience.pig.ParseObservation($2); > GENERATE $0 as alias, observation_map#'_fqt' as target, observation_map#'_day' as day; > }; > grouping = GROUP alias_target_day BY ((chararray)target,(chararray)day); > X = FOREACH grouping GENERATE group.$0 as target, TOTUPLE(group.$1, COUNT($1)) as day_count; > > This gets me: > (targetA, (day1, count)) > (targetA, (day2, count)) > (targetB, (day1, count)) > .... > > But, cassandra wants the 2nd item to be a bag. So, I tried: > X = FOREACH grouping GENERATE group.$0 as target, TOBAG(TOTUPLE(group.$1, COUNT($1))) as day_count; > > But this results in: > (targetA, {((day1, count))}) > (targetA, {((day2, count))}) > (targetB, {((day1, count))}) > It's hard to see, but the 2nd item now has a nested tuple as the first value, which is still bad. > > How to I get (key, {tuple})??? I wasn't sure where to post this (pig or cassandra), so I'm posting to the pig list too. > > will
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From: "D. Spencer Hines" <>
Subject: Re: VIRKUS Warning
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 1997 17:17:43 -1000
James C. Woodard wrote:
> > So ---- you appear to be just like the little old man in Dubuque who
> > didn't know what he thought --- until he heard what he had to say. [DSH]
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> > Virkus still deserves an F. [DSH]
> Could you run that one by me again?, I'm a little old man from Dubuque and
> I don't know what to think.
You didn't realize I was psychic --- did you? Greetings to the
Actually, if you read it slowly and carefully --- with gusto --- one
more time, I think the true meaning will come through.
All Best Wishes.
D. Spencer Hines --- "Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da
gloriam, propter misericordiam Tuam et veritatem Tuam." Henry V,
[1387-1422] King of England --- Ordered it to be sung by his prelates
and chaplains --- after the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, --- while
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Where's the limit in print?
I can't believe that a national newspaper such as The Straits Times in Singapore would allow obscenities to be posted on its website.
A reader posted the following comment on an interview with Ris Low, the newly-crowned Miss Singapore World.
The comment deliberatelly misspelt words that would have been easily caught by the computer dictionary. But the question is: Where are the checks before comments are posted?
Ironically, there is a warning by The Straits Times that such users will be banned in future.
The comments posted online at the paper's website seem to show me one thing: the intellectual level (or lack of it) of its readers.


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"Our primary objective is to ensure that SGH [Seven Group] has a strong board and that we attract independent directors of the highest calibre," said Mr Stokes, who is Seven's executive chairman.
The company made the formal appointment of Egon Zehnder after receiving a number of unsolicited approaches regarding board appointments. It is seeking to increase the number of independent directors on Seven Group's board to five from three.
Egon Zehnder will give recommendations on suitable candidates with a "demonstrable and successful track record as directors of top Australian Securities Exchange-listed companies," Seven said.
The headhunting firm will consult the company's big shareholders during its search.
News comes as Mr Stokes seeks to convince key shareholders to vote in favour of his proposal to merge his privately owned mining and industrial equipment company WesTrac with his media empire.
Seven's two largest institutional shareholders are Ausbil Dexia and Perennial Investment Partners, with a combined 12.3 per cent holding, but much of that stake is held on behalf of some of the country's biggest retirement funds, such as AustralianSuper.
On Tuesday, Mr Stokes, Seven director
They will discuss the planned $2 billion purchase of WesTrac by Seven, which is 48.7 per cent owned by Mr Stokes.
WesTrac owns Caterpillar distributorships in Australia and China.
ACSI manager of strategy and engagement Phil Spathis said investors and advisers wanted more information about WesTrac's business, the nature of its relationship with Caterpillar, the debt and tax positions, and the way in which Seven's independent directors have embraced the deal.
ACSI also wants to discuss other options that might be available to the Seven board, such as a separate listing of WesTrac.
"This is an opportunity for the company [Seven] to talk directly to shareholders and for the shareholders to ask questions directly," said Mr Spathis.
"The super funds will ultimately make a decision based on their best interests," he added. ACSI members oversee $260 billion of assets, representing about a quarter of the Australian super industry.
Super funds hold Seven shares through active and passive managers, and through pooled trusts and individual mandates.
In cases where Ausbil Dexia and Perennial hold the shares as part of a pooled trust, the specialist managers have the power to vote.
Where the shares are held as part of a mandate, the investment management agreement will determine whether the fund manager or the super fund has the voting rights.
Under a standard agreement, the manager has the right to vote unless directed by the super fund.
However, some retirement funds insist on voting their shares in all circumstances and it is highly likely that even funds that normally do not elect to vote, will do so on the Seven deal because of its controversial nature.
Perennial cannot say how much of its 5 per cent stake it has voting power over because the manager can be contacted by its super fund clients at the last minute.
Over the past 10 years super schemes have taken a much more active interest in the corporate governance issues at the companies in which they invest.
They vote on resolutions at annual meetings far more than they used to, or at least are make sure that their specialist managers are exercising a vote.
According to ACSI, six years ago only 32 per cent of investors voted at annual meetings, a figure which has risen to between 55 per cent and 65 per cent, although this covers voting by both super schemes and specialist fund managers.
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The Elliot Eagles varsity football team was looking to polish its game and finally put a '1' in the win column. They accomplished both on Saturday night — albeit in a strange way.
The Eagles' non-league tilt against the North Tahoe Lakers ended up as a controlled scrimmage between the two teams at Stockton's Lincoln High School, after the visiting Lakers (2-2) forfeited due to lack of players. North Tahoe, with just 19 players on its MaxPreps.com roster, ended up having only 11 healthy and suited up by game time.


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NEW: How to Choose a Juicerby Robert Ross, 4/22/08Case for Raw Food DietDallas Morning News, 4/7/08Benefits Buying OrganicNY Times, 06/17/2007NEWS & RESEARCH:Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce FoodNews.org, 10/03More Vitamin C in Organic Oranges, Amer.Chemical Society, 6/3/02Science/Staying Healthy:Time Magazine, 1/21/02Organic Food Reduces Risk of Heart Attacks, New ScientistScientific Analysis: Organic Food vs Supermarket Food, Jour. Applied Nutrition, 1993ARTICLESAcrylamide in the NewsEnzymes & Your WeightRaw Food for PetsRaw Food for AthletesRaw Food & Cancer
Whole Fruits and Vegetables and the Risk of Cancer
This year, about 182,800 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer. 80% won't have any genetic predisposition to the disease. More than almost any other serious disease, breast cancer touches nearly all of us, whether we're women or men, old or young. Your chances of knowing a woman with breast cancer is almost 100%. Every year, about 1,500 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer, too. Yet it is becoming particularly clear that cancer is preventible with healthier diet and lifestyle choices.
A report by the United States Academy of Sciences on the relationship between diet and cancer recommended greater emphasis on fresh (i.e., raw) fruits and vegetables. Vitamins A, C and E, which are found in all fresh green leafy vegetables and fruit have been shown to prevent cancer.
The National Academy of Sciences 1982 report on diet and cancer was the first to make clear the link between diet and cancer. Now, the new Diet & Cancer Project report clearly establishes that the foods we choose play an overwhelming role in fighting cancer.
Though more fruits and vegetables has been recommended by numerous health agencies as one way to reduce risk of developing cancer, many of the studies using fruits and vegetables don't make a clear distinction between cooked and uncooked, and therefore don't make it clear that un-cooked fruits and vegetables are the best source of the ingredients known to reduce cancer risk. In fact, some studies actually have shown that cooking destroys some of the ingredients in fruits and vegetables known to help in cancer prevention. Obviously, since the ingredients needed to prevent cancer are destroyed or degraded by cooking, and perhaps not properly assimilated or digested after cooked as well, it is clear that RAW, uncooked, whole, living fruits and vegetable are the best choices for cancer prevention.
Does the consumption of fruits and vegetables decrease the risk of cancer?
There is strong evidence from epidemiologic studies that eating more fruits and vegetables decreases risk of developing cancer. This conclusion is strengthened by the similar results obtained from animal studies and experiments using isolated cells. Remember, raw, uncooked fruits and vegetables are probably the best source of nutrrients known for their cancer prevention properties.
Which fruits and vegetables have been associated with a decreased risk of cancer?
Most of the studies report that the consumption of vegetables is more strongly linked to cancer risk reduction than the consumption of fruits. Specifically, there is stronger evidence for carrots, other yellow-orange vegetables such as squash and sweet potatoes, and dark green vegetables, such as broccoli and spinach. All of these foods are good sources of nutrients such as vitamin C and carotenoids. There is also some evidence that raw vegetables may be more protective against the development of breast and other cancers than cooked vegetables. This may be because some of the natural chemicals found in vegetables (see below), which are thought to confer this protection, are damaged by heat.
Several studies have reported that the consumption of foods containing high amounts of vitamin C or carotenoids, some of which can serve as sources of vitamin A, may reduce a woman's risk of developing breast cancer (see below for a list of these foods).
How much do I have to eat to reduce my risk of cancer?
Although it is difficult to specifically state how much of a particular fruit or vegetable a is needed to reduce risk of developing cancer a sample of the data from studies can provide some guidelines.
In a large cohort study, the Nurses' Health Study, researchers reported a 17% lower rate of breast cancer among women who consumed at least 2 servings per day of fruits and vegetables as compared to those who consumed less than 1 serving per day. In another recent study, the consumption of more than 5 servings per day of vegetables versus less than 3 servings per day was associated with a 54% reduction in the breast cancer rate.
The health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables have prompted the National Cancer Institute and the Produce for Better Health Foundation to co-sponsor the National "5 a Day for Better Health" program. This program is designed to encourage and provide practical ways for people to consume at least 5 servings per day of fruits and vegetables. Also, the USDA food guide pyramid suggests that people consume 5 to 9 servings per day of fruits and vegetables. A serving is:
Most Americans need to nearly double their intake of fruits and vegetables to meet the 5 or more per day recommendations. According to the 1996 Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System survey, only 28% of the women surveyed in New YorkState reported consuming 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
What do fruits and vegetables contain that may influence the risk of cancer?
Researchers have identified and isolated many natural chemicals in fruits and vegetables that may prevent or help combat breast cancer. Remember, many of these nutrients may be changed or destroyed by heat and cooking. These include:
Carotenoids- Carotenoids are chemicals found in yellow and orange vegetables and fruits, and in dark-green leafy vegetables. Certain fruits and vegetables contain particularly high amounts of specific carotenoids. Sweet potatoes and carrots are especially high in beta-carotene. Kale, spinach, parsley and mustard greens contain high amounts of lutein. Lycopene is a carotenoid found in high amounts in tomatoes. Some (but not all) carotenoids can be converted to vitamin A in the body. Foods that are particularly high in the pro-vitamin Acarotenoids include cantaloupe, carrots and sweet potatoes.
Vitamin C or Ascorbic acid. Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits and juices, such as grapefruits and oranges. Other good sources of vitamin C are green peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, strawberries, melons, cabbage and leafy green vegetables.
Vitamin E. Foods high in vitamin E include broccoli, kohlrabi, cilantro, turnip greens, spinach, avocados, blueberries, mangos, ripe olives, and especially nuts. Other plant sources of vitamin E include vegetable oils and whole grains.
Folic acid. Folic acid is a vitamin found in relatively high concentrations in green leafy vegetables, asparagus, lima beans, broccoli, beets and several types of beans. It is found in moderate amounts in oranges and orange juice.
Selenium. Selenium is a mineral which plants obtain from the soil and the higher the concentration of selenium in the soil, the higher the concentration of selenium in plants. Many animal studies have demonstrated anti-carcinogenic effects of selenium in the form of supplements to diets or in selenium-enriched foods such as garlic grown in selenium-rich soil.
Dietary fiber. Dietary fiber includes both cereal and vegetable fiber. Most fruits and vegetables contain fiber. Fruits and vegetables that contain high amounts of fiber are apples, blackberries, grapefruits, oranges, raspberries, and broccoli.
Dithiolthiones and glucosinolates. These natural chemicals are found exclusively in cruciferous vegetables, such as brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, rutabaga and turnips.
Phytoestrogens. These are substances found in plants that act like weak versions of the hormone estrogen. When consumed, phytoestrogens may decrease the level of estrogen circulating in the body. Women who have high levels of circulating estrogen throughout their childbearing years may have an increased risk of breast cancer. See BCERF fact sheet #1 for more information about phytoestrogens and breast cancer risk. Foods high in phytoestrogens include soybeans, dried beans and peas, and bean sprouts.
There are many other natural chemicals in fruits and vegetables that researchers are currently studying. Information on these potential cancer preventing chemicals is preliminary. These chemicals include isothiocyanates and thiocyanates (in brussels sprouts), flavonoids (in berries), coumarins (in citrus fruits), phenols (in almost all fruits and vegetables), protease inhibitors (in legumes), plant sterols (in vegetables), isoflavones,saponins, and inositolhexaphosphate (in soybeans), allium compounds (in garlic), limonene (in citrus fruit oils), and resveratrol (in grapes).
How might fruits and vegetables influence the risk of cancer?
There are several different ways that the natural chemicals found in fruits and vegetables may help reduce the risk of breast cancer and other cancers. Some of these mechanisms are:
Stimulate cell differentiation and stop cell division. The term differentiation refers to the process by which a cell in the body becomes mature and gains all of the features that it needs to work properly. Cancer cells divide, ignoring all signals to stop, and they do not differentiate properly. A compound in fruits and vegetables, such as carotenoid-derived vitamin A, that encourages a cell to differentiate will interfere with the process of uncontrolled abnormal division typical of cancer cells.
Act as antioxidants. Free molecules of oxygen within cells, also known as free radicals, can cause damage to cells. Free radicals are produced by the cell as natural by-products of normal cell activities, or in response to harmful contact with something in its environment. Antioxidants, such as vitamin E, are compounds that absorb free radicals.
Increase activity of detoxifying enzymes. Sometimes cells are exposed to cancer-causing compounds called carcinogens. The body uses enzymes to make these chemicals harmless (detoxify them). An enzyme is a protein produced by living cells that begins or speeds-up a chemical reaction in the body without being permanently changed itself. Some chemicals in fruits and vegetables, such as dithiolthiones in broccoli, have been shown to increase the activity of detoxifying enzymes in the body.
Also, remember that cooking destroys all the enzymes in food!
Enhance immune function. The consumption of fruits and vegetables may strengthen the immune system which is the body's defense against disease and cancer. This has also been strongly correlated to enzyme function, and of course, raw whole food is the only source of living enzymes.
Alter estrogen levels. Estrogen is a hormone that is necessary for childbearing, and bone and heart health in women, but the lifetime exposure to estrogen may influence breast cancer risk. Estrogen is normally broken down into different forms in the body. Some parts of fruits and vegetables, such as glucosinolates in broccoli, cause the break-down of estrogen to weaker forms of the hormone. Women who do not have breast cancer seem to have higher levels of the weaker forms of estrogen than do women with breast cancer.
Are dietary supplements associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer?
Although several studies have reported a decrease in the risk of breast cancer associated with the consumption of particular vitamins and carotenoids, these studies were basing their analysis on the vitamin content of particular foods, not supplements. And again, cooking reduces the nutritional content of such foods.
In some studies, researchers reported that the intake of specific vitamin supplements or multivitamin supplements had no influence on the risk of breast cancer. It is possible that currently unidentified components of fruits and vegetables are responsible for their influence on breast cancer or that the real effect of fruits and vegetables may require the natural "whole" combination of nutrients and other chemicals found in these foods, especially when they are not destroyed by cooking.
Does eating a vegetarian diet reduce cancer risk?
Two studies were unable to show an association between eating a vegetarian diet, either during adolescence or as an adult, and a reduced risk of developing breast cancer. A few studies report lower levels of hormones, such as estrogen, in the bodies of vegetarian versus non-vegetarian women. Also, studies that compare the risk of breast cancer between different cultures, such as American versus Asian, have reported a decrease in the risk of breast cancer among women who consume a plant-based diet. However, scientifically there is not enough information to establish a solid conclusion that a vegetarian diet reduces the risk of breast cancer. However, use your common sense - if some studies indicate that fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of cancer, plus other studies show that there are known carcinogens formed by cooking animal products (see my article on Toxins Created by Cooking), then it isn't hard to conclude that a diet consisting of whole fruits and vegetables will significantly reduce the intake of carcinogens while increasing the consumption of nutrients known to prevent cancer.
Should I worry about pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables?
Although researchers are still debating whether or not pesticide residues on foods pose a risk to consumers, most experts agree that the benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables outweigh any risks from possible pesticide residues. However, all fruits and vegetables should be washed before eating. In my opinion, since the chemicals used on vegetables and fruits are water soluable, the healthy digestive/elimination system of a person eating mostly raw foods can easily elminate 99% of any such residue anyway.
Does eating fruits and vegetables help cancer survivors?
Few scientific studies have assessed whether the consumption of fruits and vegetables after the diagnosis of cancer affects survival. One study reported that the consumption of fruits and vegetables high in nutrients such as beta-carotene before the diagnosis of breast cancer improved survival. Two others found no association or only a very small association between women's diets and breast cancer mortality. Since the natural chemicals found in whole fruits and vegetables have been shown to influence the cancer pathway in many different ways, however, it seems to me, iin my common sense approach, that the consumption of fruits and vegetables after the diagnosis of breast cancer may help to fight the progression of the disease and help women stay healthy.
What research is being done?
More research is needed to determine if other lifestyle choices, such as smoking and the consumption of alcohol, may alter the preventive influence of fruits and vegetables on cancer risk.
Some of the components in fruits and vegetables are being tested in human clinical trials. The National Cancer Institute is currently conducting a clinical trial with fruits and vegetables to assess their protective effect. More research is being done to determine if the consumption of fruits and vegetables improves survival.
What is the best way to add more fruits and vegetables to my diet?
There are many ways for women to easily and conveniently add more fruits and vegetables to their diets:
Adapted from article by Julie A. Naieralski, PhD. and Carol Devine, PhD, RD, BCERF, Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors, New York State. Originally published here in 2008.
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I've just finished uploading a new album (a shortie 35 minute one) to my website and you can download it for free right away and have a listen. There's a streaming option, track-by-track download option, and also a zip off all the mp3 tracks download option. Lots of options!
The idea behind this album is that all the songs are written from the "historical perspective" of humans wrecking Venus in the same manner that we're wrecking Earth right now -- and then after making their mess, rocketing off to... here.
I'd like to note right now that the main instruments used on this were uke, bass, tiple, and Hawaiian lap steel... though you might not think it as they were all plugged in and muddled up in various ways.
Hope you enjoy this slice of sci-fi! You can get to the download page by clicking here.
The idea behind this album is that all the songs are written from the "historical perspective" of humans wrecking Venus in the same manner that we're wrecking Earth right now -- and then after making their mess, rocketing off to... here.
I'd like to note right now that the main instruments used on this were uke, bass, tiple, and Hawaiian lap steel... though you might not think it as they were all plugged in and muddled up in various ways.
Hope you enjoy this slice of sci-fi! You can get to the download page by clicking here.
c.1925 Stella by Oscar Schmidt Tenor Guitar
Yowza! Here's something I see so very rarely that it must be a sign... to keep it... no! Cannot! Must not! Ok. This is a really fun Stella tenor guitar, c. mid-1920s, and it sounds great, plays perfectly, and is quite punchy and vibrant. It's entirely original, except for a new bone saddle (the old one is stashed in its original, fitted faux-alligator case), and is, well... in stunning shape. I've repaired one hairline crack next to the fretboard extension, and there are places along the back edge where the side has edged away from the back (though they're glued), but otherwise... in closet classic condition.
Cool stamped and painted Stella logo as well as original Grover Champion pegs.
Super celluloid fretboard with original frets!
Top is bound in celluloid and inlaid with multicolored marquetry all along its edge, as well as the soundhole. Check out the cool celluloid "bat wing" pickguard. Original, too!
Original rosewood bridge, small stable hairline crack on it, with original MOP-inlaid bridge pins! Those are always missing! New bone saddle gives it some more zing.
Headstock again.
Side. Now, I'm not sure what wood the top is. It has the look of spruce in the straightness of its grain and the way the finish grain follows it straight up and down, yet it has a sort of look of birch to the top as well. I'm really not sure at all... I'll have to get my mirror out and check underneath... but either way, the wood is entirely solid.
Pegs work nicely.
Celluloid heel cap, too!
Back... the stripe is simply a decal.
Original MOP-inlaid end pin, too.
c.1925 Bruno by Harmony "Maxitone" Tiple
Another tiple at long last! ...and it's gone just as quickly. I took these snapshots just before it went out the door. Lately the instruments that I've been wanting to hold onto myself (well, but I can't anyway, but I'd like to...!) have been ending up in the very capable hands of a Mrs. Kathy & Mr. Mike... and this is one of them. The last culprits were a Stella tenor banjo and Regal tenor guitar from the 1920s. Now they've added this to their mix... count it all up and you've got a popular song band with period instruments! Heck yeah!
This tiple has had a neck reset, bridge reglue, full setup, a bunch of cleaning, and some crack repairs. It came out of it playing deliciously easy and with a full, strong, super-rich and mellow voice. The neck feels great, too, especially for those chords that ukes make cramped.
For those not in the know, tiples (tee-plays) like this are a North American (ie, US) adaptation of a Colombian instrument that is typically a little larger and tuned a fourth lower. Martin, Lyon & Healy, Regal, Harmony, and various others got in to these kinds of tiples (which are essentially beefed-up tenor-size ukuleles with 10 steel strings) during the height of the uke boom in the 1920s. They're absolutely the coolest instruments I've ever had, and I entirely treasure my 1920s Regal that I use live, for songwriting, and for recording purposes on nearly any endeavor.
This particular tiple has a nice smooth voice and part of that is the wood: birch back and sides (and neck?) with a very quality spruce top (lots of nice wavy figure in the grain on it and tight grain). It plays very nicely (now that it's had a neck reset) with action about 1/8" at the 12th fret and, despite having 10 strings, just as easy on the hands as a uke and far easier on the hands than even a really nicely setup mandolin.
This tiple was made by Harmony (headstock and construction style as well as binding materials and other surviving instruments prove this) and then sold to Bruno who marketed it under their Maxitone brand name.
This is the original bridge, which would have had the strings passing through the end of it on ball ends, though at some point in its past it came unglued, was bolted down, and came up again and ripped the soundboard a little bit underneath. I decided that string tension should be only downwards rather than the sideways and upwards pull of a pin-style bridge, so I installed a newish tailpiece and cut the saddle accordingly. I got more volume out of it by having such a high bone saddle, which was possible due to the neck reset's bigger angle. I also patched the holes in the bridge where the bolts used to be after regluing it.
Side... note binding top and bottom. Not bad!
Cool birch grain on the back.
Two hairlines repaired on the back, too.
c.1915 Columbia Koa Soprano Ukulele
Here's a fortunate find: a crack-free, great-condition (save for some use wear) Columbia uke made entirely from Hawaiian koa wood, with an attractive orange-red color and strongly accentuated colors. It required a bit of setup and a new set of tuners after cleaning up the finish and reseating some frets, but was otherwise unmolested. It sounds lovely, plays easy, and is pretty loud for a little guy, too. In addition it's a very solid-feeling build so this is a perfect tagalong uke for the beach, campfire, wherever you'd like to go. It'd be great with a pickup for live work, too!
Nice looking koa!
Headstock. Original ebony nut.
Brass frets and yellow-colored MOP dots. Columbias are unusual in that most of them had MOP fret markers, which is kinda nice, if you ask me!
Rosette is simply some light circular cutting of the top.
Grungy label.
Here you can see those colors better.
Really nice looking stuff!
Original bridge in good shape, too!
Gotta love the color tone of the wood on this... classic rich koa colors.
Cozy neck, too!
And a good strong heel.
And like other Columbias, it has the one-piece side/sides which gives it a very spare, but elegant look.
c.1900 Lyon & Healy 5-String Banjo
Here's what I like to see in an antique banjo! This is a well-used but not very abused old 5-string, intended for gut (here with Nylgut strings), with an 11" spunover pot. For those not in the know, that means the pot is 1-ply of hardwood wrapped in a brass nickel-silver plated shell, with the top and bottom of the pot having the brass curled or rolled-over. This generates an integral "tone ring" at the top of the rim which boosts volume and clarity. As expected, this has a boomy bottom end with sweet trebles... and it's loud for a gut-stringer, too!
This banjo was made by Lyon & Healy c.1900 or so, and this headstock is their typical shape at the time. It originally would have had wood or bone pegs but they were missing, so I added in modern friction pegs which work just dandy with the Nylgut strings. The nut is new, and cut from the remains of one of those high-tech plastics they used in saddles in the 1960s.
Original frets are all there, and the thin ebony board is worn with loads of honest play-wear, right down to the neck wood. MOP dots. Note the interesting wooden "nut" for the 5th string -- this is not original and is probably a pretty old adaptation. When I repaired a crack at this section I had that 5th string "nut" area off the neck and saw the hole under the fretboard that was drilled for (what was typical then) a tiny screw that the string would have passed through.
Head is original and skin. Sounds good, too!
This bridge is a c.1920s two-foot tenor banjo bridge that I cut the ebony off of. It had warped on the tenor over time, but a recut top leaves it nice and sturdy and lightweight and sans a top wood, meaning it's perfect for gut strings.
All the hardware on the rim is original save one hook & nut. It's a 30-hook rim.
Back. Definitely an elegant design.
Peghead rear.
Here's the crack I repaired. I infused a bunch of glue into it and then clamped it all up. It's just as sturdy as if it were never there, now. These cracks are typical when someone unskilled "in the art" tries to install a 5th-string friction peg. It's a very shallow crack and mostly in the surface, but it's frustrating to see this. Remember this when you're thinking of knocking a peg into a neck and you're not sure about what you're doing!
Nice, slim, elegant "boat heel." I think these feel wonderful and I wish more modern builders took this approach. It's much more organic and feels great when you're playing up the neck.
1920s-era Waverly tenor banjo tailpiece. The original for this banjo was missing so I used this fellow -- it happens to have just the right number of cuts to make it work perfectly with the knotted ends of the strings.
Neck join is reinforced by two screws into the heel. Typical for the time.
And here you can see that spunover rim. Really lovely, simple construction. I always like the sound of banjos built like this.
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PP-06 Decisions on review of the International Telecommunication
Regulations and subsequent actions The ITU Antalya
Plenipotentiary Conference, after considering a number of input documents from
Member States, adopted Resolution
146, which resolved that a review of the International
Telecommunication Regulations should be carried out.
It resolved that ITU-T should carry out a review of the ITRs, engaging with
the other Sectors as may be required, with ITU-T as the focal point, and that
the fourth World Telecommunication Policy
Forum (WTPF) should consider emerging telecommunications policy and
regulatory issues, with respect to international telecommunication networks and
services, for the purpose of understanding them and possibly developing opinions
as appropriate.
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Hand-sewn diamond tufting lends a stylish softness to the look and feel of this foam-padded, contemporary gray fabric headboard. It's an easy way to beautify your bedroom as it is designed to fit onto most standard bed frames.
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For a few minutes it seemed like old times, a return to the clearer fault-lines of the cold war.
Conservatives will be saying here, "Well, buddy, Reagan won the cold war, what do you say to that?"
A divorced mother of two, she trained in Ukraine as a gynecologist during the cold war.
By helping show Gorbachev that he could safely release Eastern Europe, Reagan helped end the cold war.
I ask him if he misses the simpler days of the cold war, when we met the enemy and he spoke Russian.
The cold war ends, Lockley, because there couldn't be a conquering army in the modern sense.
The thought went through his mind, a general in the cold war.
So it's neither a cold war trick nor an unadvised landing of monsters.
Our objective is not to continue the cold war, but to end it.
And we have a cold war with only one country, and they're the only ones who'd play a deadly trick like this.
used in print October 1945 by George Orwell; popularized in U.S. c.1947 by Bernard Baruch.
More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly. [Woody Allen, "My Speech to the Graduates," 1979]
A constant nonviolent state of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States. The cold war began shortly after World War II, with the rapid extension of Soviet influence over eastern Europe and North Korea. With the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, the cold war ended. (See Berlin airlift, Berlin wall, and Iron Curtain.)


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Part of the family room, this kitchen is highlighted by three pendant fixtures. Wooden cabinet doors, along with panels applied to some of the appliances, give the kitchen a continuous look. The island's curved granite countertop is raised to a height of 42 inches, keeping the sink and food prep areas out of sight.
The long surface is ideal for buffet-style serving; barstools facilitate informal meals. Two dishwashers make cleanup a breeze. The large chef's washer is convenient for storing large pots when not in use.
Find everything from built-in cutting boards to copper vent hoods in this collection of kitchen design ideas.


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What's George Clooney's biggest fear in life? "Hurting someone," the actor admitted in the February 2012 issue of Vanity Fair. Clooney also revealed that if he were to be reincarnated, he'd like to come back as his dog, as "he lives better," and that the trait he most dislikes about himself is his "reaction to criticism."
Clooney shares the cover of Vanity Fair with two other leading men — Daniel Craig and Matt Damon — who also share unusual tidbits about themselves in the magazine. Craig, for example, doesn't like his knees, while Damon says that his marriage is his greatest achievement.
Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz captured the cover photo.