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Odor & Sardinas promoted to Rangers
Frisco middle infielders headed to the big leagues
By Frisco RoughRiders | May 8, 2014 4:47 PM ET
FRISCO, TEXAS (MAY 8, 2014) - Frisco RoughRiders middle infielders Rougned Odor (pronounced "ROOG-ned oh-DORE") and Luis Sardinas (pronounced "sar-DEEN-yas") have been promoted to the Texas Rangers and will be on the active roster for tonight's game against Colorado in Arlington. Odor's contract has been purchased by the Rangers and he has been added to the 25-man roster while Sardinas, already on the 40-man roster, heads back to the big league club after an eight-day stint with Texas last month.
Odor, 20, started all 32 games for Frisco this season and hit .279 (36 for 129) with two doubles, one triple, six home runs, 17 runs batted in, 21 runs scored and six steals in nine attempts. He posted a .314 on-base percentage and a .450 slugging percentage (.763 OPS). The Rangers' top-ranked prospect according to Baseball America, he is tied for second in the Texas League in home runs, is fourth in hits and is tied for third in total bases (58). The club's everyday second baseman, Odor departs Frisco on a nine-game Texas League hitting streak, over which he is batting .421 with one double, one triple, three home runs and ten runs batted in. He hit homers in each of his last two games with the RoughRiders and finished a single shy of the cycle on Tuesday.
When he makes his major league debut, Odor will become the 111th RoughRiders player to play in the big leagues, joining former 'Riders Sardinas, Nick Martinez and Neil Ramirez who have also made their debuts this season. The second-youngest player in Double-A during his time in Frisco, Odor is now the youngest player in Major League Baseball (nearly a full year younger than Jurickson Profar, the former RoughRiders infielder who previously held that distinction.
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Texas on January 3, 2011 out of Maracaibo, Venezuela, Odor made his professional debut that year with Advanced-Rookie Spokane. He played for both of the Rangers' Single-A affiliates over the next two seasons before receiving a promotion to Frisco on August 1, 2013. In 30 games last season for the RoughRiders, Odor hit .306 (41 for 134)/.354/.530 with eight doubles, two triples, six home runs, 19 runs batted in, 20 runs scored and five steals in eight attempts. He was invited to major league spring training this past February as a non-roster invitee. In 12 Cactus League games he hit .238 (5 for 21)/.304/.286 with one double, two runs batted in and three runs scored.
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File:OutofCommission-GTAIV2.jpg|[[Niko Bellic]], [[Roman Bellic]] and [[Little Jacob]] take cover as [[Pegorino Family|Pegorino mobsters]] shoot at them.
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File:OutofCommission-GTAIV3.jpg|[[Niko Bellic]] confronts [[Jimmy Pegorino]] in the [[Alderney Casino|abandoned casino]].
File:OutofCommission-GTAIV3.jpg|[[Niko Bellic]] confronts [[Jimmy Pegorino]] in the [[Alderney Casino|abandoned casino]].
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File:OutofCommission-GTAIV4.jpg|The [[Annihilator]], flown by [[Niko Bellic]], crashes into the boat being controlled by [[Jimmy Pegorino]] on [[Island]]
File:OutofCommission-GTAIV5.jpg|[[Niko Bellic]] threatening [[Jimmy Pegorino]] with an assault rifle.
File:OutofCommission-GTAIV5.jpg|[[Niko Bellic]] threatening [[Jimmy Pegorino]] with an assault rifle.
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Little Jacob telling Niko and Roman they should follow some Pegorino mobsters to their boss.
Little Jacob
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Westdyke, Alderney
Koresh Square, Alderney
XBOX 360 Achievement/PS3 Trophy - You Won
{{infobox mission
|name = Out Of Commission
|image = OutofCommission-GTAIV.jpg
|size = 300px
|caption = [[Little Jacob]] telling [[Niko Bellic|Niko]] and [[Roman Bellic|Roman]] they should follow some [[Pegorino Family|Pegorino]] mobsters to their [[Jimmy Pegorino|boss]].
|game = IV
|for = [[Little Jacob]]
Out of Commission is the final mission of the main storyline of Grand Theft Auto IV, provided that the player chose the "Revenge" ending. It is given to protagonist Niko Bellic from Little Jacob via cell phone.
After Roman's and Mallorie's wedding, Niko receives a phone call from Little Jacob telling him he and Roman found some of Jimmy Pegorino's mobsters in a building in Koresh Square in Alderney. Afterwards Niko goes to the two who are waiting in a Cognoscenti, and they begin to pursue the mobsters to Jimmy Pegorino. After an extended car chase the two eventually lead them to an abandoned casino in the North of Alderney. Niko then fights his way into the casino, until he finds Pegorino. Pegorino states that if he would've worked him things would be better, and Kate's death was Niko's fault. He then runs away and boards a boat on a jetty after letting loose more of his guards which are killed. He then gives chase by using a dirt bike and staying on the shore. After a short while, Roman and Jacob arrive in an Annihilator. Niko then jumps onto it by means of a ramp. Once aboard he flies over Pegorino's boat with Jacob shooting at it. The boat catches on fire but due to a rocket launcher so does the Annihilator. The two vehicles then crash onto Happiness Island where Pegorino runs under the statue, and Niko tracks him down, and kills him.
After killing him the credits roll and end with Niko saying "So this is what the dream feels like, this is the victory we longed for".
- Jimmy Pegorino - Murdered by Niko to avenge the death of Kate McReary who was killed at Roman's wedding.
- The rewards for completing this is $250,000, as well as the trophy/achievement "You Won". Also completing the mission, and game under thirty hours will reward the player with the "Liberty City Minute" trophy/achievement. The Annihilator will also now be available to the player
- Like in A Revenger's Tragedy, the track "Pruit Igoe" by Philip Glass can be heard over the final cutscene. This song can be heard on The Journey during normal gameplay, and was notably used in the first GTA IV trailer. The song can also be heard on the radio during final moment's of the car chase.
- Shortly after, Niko will receive a call from Roman saying Mallorie is pregnant and if it is a girl, they will name her in Kate's memory. In the "Deal" ending, Mallorie reveals it to be a boy, but the gender is not specified in "Revenge".
- A couple of days after completing the mission, Niko may receive a call from Kate. She will ask Niko to take her on a date, as if she never died. If Niko accepts, the date will function as normal. This is a glitch.
- Even if you haven't got an AK-47, Niko will still hold one in the last cutscene and kill Jimmy Pegorino with it.
- There is a flying rat under the ramp when you do the motorcycle stunt to grab the helicopter railing; however, attempting to kill it will most likely cause the player to fail the mission.
- Roman is still wearing his wedding suit, even though it was a while since his wedding (Niko had time for sleep), Jacob is also wearing the clothes he wore for the wedding.
- It is possible to dodge the final rocket near Happiness Island. To do this, you have to fly high in the air and above Jimmy's boat and to the right above South East Alderney. When the cutscene shows Jimmy escaping into the island, it'll show the helicopter on fire and out of control, even if you dodge the last rocket.
- It's impossible to kill Jimmy before landing at the Happiness Island.
- The mission's title refers to the Pegorino Family's inability to enter The Commission because of Niko's interference.
- After the credits stop rolling, Niko will recieve a call from Packie, stating that Kate should not have been killed and that it was the McReary men who were the sinners. This is the only time that you will hear Packie cry.
- Also if you spared Derrick in Blood Brothers, suprisingly he's not even mentioned by Packie during the conversation. Packie says that he himself is the only child his mother has around since Kate is now dead and Gerry is in prison serving a long sentence but Derrick is never mentioned even when he's kept alive. However, it is possible that he once again left the family, possibly back to Ireland.
- It is not known how the player also gets the $250,000 in the "Revenge" Storyline, but it's possible that Niko could have gotten the cash from Pegorino or his crime family.
- The boat that Pegorino uses to escape is the same as the one used by Niko to chase Dimitri in the Deal ending.
- If the player fails to climb up into Jacob's Annihilator in time, they will fall into the sea and the helicopter will crash.


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Launched in 2011, the Fairtrade and Fairminded Standard is the result of a partnership between ISEAL member Fairtrade International and ISEAL affiliate Alliance for Responsible Mining, to improve conditions and support social, environmental and economic development for artisanal and small-scale mining communities, and create markets for certified gold. ISEAL member RJC also operates in the mining and jewellery sector, and in cooperation with ARM, it explored the compatibility of the Fairtrade and Fairminded Standard with its own Code of Practices standard for responsible production. RJC's Chain of Custody Standard allows standards whose positive impacts on mining communities are comparable to the RJC Standard to be recognised. This formal recognition process illustrates how credible standards can support each other's work.
In its press release, RJC stated that it hoped to promote the certification of artisanal and small-scale producers and allow them to access new and diversified markets. The landmark decision will enable downstream RJC Chain of Custody certified entities to include Fairtrade and Fairminded gold and mix it with other defined eligible sources, such as gold certified to the RJC standard and recycled gold.
The move is important because the increased transparency requirements and concerns about sourcing in conflict areas, as reflected in US Dodd-Frank legislation, have created the risk that artisanal and small-scale miners might lose markets for their products and become even more vulnerable to illegal practices. By facilitating a connection between RJC CoC Certified refiners and certified producers, RJC is aiming to help integrate responsible production into the formal economy and create opportunities for small-scale miners.
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By Master Sgt. Diane MattinglyAugust 24, 2009
The Army Reserve's 80th Training Command (Total Army School System) Best Warrior Competition wrapped up at Fort Knox, Ky., Aug. 18.
Nineteen Soldiers from the 80th participated in the competition, which was hosted by the 100th Division (Operational Support).
The 80th Training Command is headquartered in Richmond, Va., and three divisions fall under its command -- the 100th Division (OS), located in Louisville, Ky.; the 94th Training Division located at Fort Lee, Va.; and the 102nd Training Division at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
The competition took place during one of Kentucky's most humid weeks.
"The most physically demanding events were held earlier in the day before the heat index became unsafe," said Master Sgt. Randy Joseph, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the competition.
The first day of competition began with an Army Physical Fitness Test, followed by timed events at the rappel tower and obstacle course.
At the rappel tower, the competitors tackled a one, two, and three-rope bridge course before rappelling from Thunderbolt Tower.
The competitors then negotiated a conditioning obstacle course which tested their motor skills and physical condition.
Staff Sgt. Stacey Awkard, a mechanic from Dallas assigned to the 94th Division, said her first day of competition was very challenging.
"It really makes you have to dig down deep inside to find the will to keep going," she said. "You have to be very motivated to be in the competition. It's tough with a capital T."
Day two of the competition was spent navigating to nine Warrior Training Task stations. Soldiers made their way through dense forest and across rough terrain to reach the stations, which included first aid for heat injuries, employing a claymore mine, visual signaling techniques and reporting intelligence information, among others.
The third day of testing brought the competitors out of their beds around 2:30 a.m. for a 6.2 mile road march through the hills of Fort Knox's training areas, which included the 200 meter, 13.6 percent graded hill aptly named 'Misery.'
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Johnson from Columbia, S.C., a military police officer with the 102nd Division and a former drill sergeant, said he has probably completed around 100 road marches in his military career.
"This road march was the hardest I've ever done due to the level and grade of the hills," he said. "It was the hardest event...tough realistic training."
Sgt. Elizabeth Giebler, a 100th Division signal instructor from Horizon City, Texas, and a high school math teacher and cheerleading coach, echoed Johnson's sentiments.
"There were times I had to turn around backward and go up those hills so I could use different muscles," she said. "Good thing on the downhill was you could jog and your momentum would take you down."
Individual Weapons Qualification followed the road march.
The competitors also completed a handwritten 1,000 word essay describing their short, medium, and long-term goals for their future military service.
Day 4 brought day and night land navigation courses. The competitors had four hours to locate four points during the day course and two hours to locate two points during the night course. They also had to complete a written 50 question land navigation test.
The competition was very physical, according to Spc. Mandy McCandless of Spring Lake, N.C.
"My body today feels like I went through all nine weeks of basic training in four days," she said, following the day land navigation course.
Joseph said he saw tears and fear during the competition.
"But the will to achieve and not give up was instilled in all the competitors," he said.
A personal appearance board closed out the competition with Soldiers appearing before a panel of command sergeants major. They were asked questions on topics ranging from chain of command to military customs and courtesy, Army programs, first aid and CPR, to awards and decorations and current events.
The winners of the competition were announced at an awards dinner.
Earning the title of NCO of the Year was 33-year-old Staff Sgt. Martin Rodriquez of Pueblo, Colo., who's a military police officer in the 102nd Division and a youth counselor at a youth services center.
Rodriquez said he was surprised when his name was announced as the NCO of the Year.
"I was nervous because I faltered yesterday on the (land navigation course)," he said.
He placed first overall in the road march, however, which he said was the most grueling of his career, with a time of 1 hour and 17 minutes. He also obtained a maximum score on the Army Physical Fitness Test, tied for the highest score in the area of land navigation, and surpassed the other competitors in the personal appearance board score.
The Soldier of the Year title went to 19-year-old Pfc. Joshua Cole, assigned to 100th Division Headquarters in Louisville. Cole, an information technology specialist, lives in Salem, Ind.
Cole said his goal was to complete Army Airborne training later this year and Combatives Levels 1 and 2 training in February.
"If I win at the USARC level, I hope to also go to Ranger school," he said.
Runners-up in the competition were Staff Sgt. Christopher Anderson, a supply instructor from Lunenburg, Mass., assigned to the 100th Division, and Spc. Junior Victor, a finance technician from Palm Garden, Fla., assigned to the 94th Division.


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does that mean that only ORIGINAL signature is enforcable ?
Even if an attorney is the intermediary ?
What is my gain if I hire an attorney to handle the promissory note ? Would he act like a notary to secure the transaction ?
Any lawyer can handle that ? Or should it be a business law lawyer ?
ok so the promissory note signed, is like a check or a bond. I must get it with the signature.
It gives me the certitude that the borrower will pay back and minimize the risks.
If you would like to look my current promissory note (created on rockelawyer.com), I can allocate a bonus to this thread. You have to tell me the price of this bonus.
Then I will upload the note on my website.
>>Nothing guarantees repayment of an unsecured loan,
Then what is a secured loan ? Through a notary ?
>>but the note makes it easier to sue if there is a default.
I have to leave US. How can I sue this person if I had to ? Possibly by hiring a lawyer in US, even though I am outside US ?
ok so that I guess that is why the banks never lend to poor, as the borrower can not give a security.
Imagine that I could not get my feet in US (no visa available for me), thus my money is lost ? (not appearing in court)
ok so my promissory note is ready to use (just to check the dates).
That note must be signed just by the borrower and he must mail it either to me, either to my lawyer.
If he refuses to sign it and mail it, then better not to lend him. It hides something.
Is that all correct ?
the borrower knows that I may not be able to come back US.
Ultimately, to recover my funds (hypothetic), I must hire remotely a commercial litigation attorney, who will try to recover the funds on my behalf (100% representation for a distant customer).
The drawback will be the high price of the litigation attorney (30% of the amount recovered).
Is that a realistic interpretation ?
Or can we say, that since I can't be in US, I should not lend money to a person residing in US ?
ok great answer and service.
So in conclusion: better not to talk money with friends.
If we still have to do the transaction, then he must send me this note by USPS express.
Else something is wrong or fishy.
an agent will be a business law lawyer or a company specialized. Right ?
Not an immigration lawyer.
I have a last doubt:
regarding my friend (we were classmate 20 years ago),
is that better that a lawyer gets the note ? He would be inclined to reimburse the money on the date written on the note.
Or the result is the same ? The precious thing is the note itself ?
I will reopen this thread and allow a small bonus on that additional question.
Here is what my usual immigration expert told me:
"There is the option of setting up an account and have both names on it. You put the account in your name in CA and then he goes to the bank and does a signature card at the branch in Austin"
Could you rate this solution and explain it to me ?


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This article was published 6/7/2014 (1112 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Assiniboine River has crested in Brandon after a week of hard work from the public and city officials to deal with flooding issues throughout the city.
"I want to thank everyone again for all there efforts over the last week," Mayor Shari Decter Hirst said.
Provincial officials said that the crest happened on Sunday morning and levels were holding steady into the afternoon.
The river level was 1182.64 feet above sea level measured at First Street on Sunday morning, Brian Kayes the city's emergency coordinator said. The crest came just shy of the 2011 record.
But they are warning that levels downstream, in particular past Portage la Prairie, could be up to a foot higher than they were in 2011.
"If we get hit with more serious inclement weather river levels could be affected again," Doug McNeil, deputy minister of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation said.
Flooding related issues will continue in the city following the crest.
The river is expected to stay relatively high for the next several weeks. A second crest lower than the first is expected around July 17 and 18.
"Residents still need to stay away from the river, dikes and overland flooded areas," police Sgt. Larry Yanick said. "It is dangerous and we need residents to use their common sense and not put themselves in danger."
Brandon Police Service has made their first charge for swimming in the river. One swimmer was charged more than $100 with trespassing.
Despite severe weather on Saturday evening, the city remains confident that the dike system will be able to hold against the heavy flows. City workers have fortified low spots and there is about two feet of dike left above the current river levels.
"We have the resources in place should something happen to cause evacuations," Kayes said. "Please make arrangements to stay with friends or family should you be evacuated because the city does not have enough hotel rooms."
The city does not expect to have to evacuate people, but have taken precautionary measures to inform upwards of 2,500 people in about 900 residents what the evacuation plans are.
The City of Brandon is one of 54 municipalities currently under states of local emergency. Brandon's state of emergency will be in effect until July 28 unless Brandon City Council chooses to extend it at a later date.
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Zurich Haskell Day:
|Thursday, Aug 29th 2013
|13:00 ~ 18:00
|ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
ZuriHac 2013:
|Friday, Aug 30th 2013 – Sunday, Jun 1st 2013
|09:00 ~ 20:00
|Erudify, Zurich, Switzerland
1 About
On Thursday the 29th of August 2013 the Zurich HaskellerZ Meetup group will hold the "Zurich Haskell Day". This will be a half-day event consisting of talks themed "Haskell in Industry". It will be held at ETH and will start with a keynote from Simon Marlow!
The Zurich Haskell Day is followed by ZuriHac 2013, a three day Hackathon from Friday the 30th of August until Sunday the 1st of June hosted at the Erudify office.
The Haskell Hackathon is an international, grassroots collaborative coding festival with a simple focus: build and improve Haskell libraries, tools, and infrastructure.
This is a great opportunity to meet your fellow haskellers in real life, find new contributors for your project, improve existing libraries and tools or even start new ones!
2 Sponsors
Erudify will host the Hackathon.
3 News
- 2013-06-05
- Registration is now open!
4 Registration
To register please fill the [TODO form].
5 Location
Zurich, Switzerland
To learn more about the city, please see the Wikipedia and Wikitravel articles.
The Zurich Haskell Day will be hosted at ETH, Rämistrasse 101, Zürich. TODO: Put in the right address and room number!
ZuriHac will be hosted at the Erudify Office, Grüngasse 19, Zürich.
5.1 Getting around
[TODO Google map with important places]
5.2 Accommodation
6 Schedule
The Zurich Haskell Day will start at 13:00 and end at 18:00. The day will start with a keynote from Simon Marlow. This page will soon contain the full program of the day. Afterwards we will go to dinner.
The official hacking hours for ZuriHac are 10:00 to 20:00 on Friday, 09:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Please come before 11:00 on Friday. At 11:00 there will be projects introduction and discussion.
If the weather is good during ZuriHac we will stop a little earlier to go to Lake Zurich to have a BBQ. Make sure to pack your swimming suite!
7 Attendees
See the attendees page.
8 Projects
See the projects page.
9 IRC, Twitter
The main communication channel during the Hackathon will be our IRC channel: #zurihac at Freenode.
#zurihac is our Twitter hashtag as well.
10 Organizers
The events are organized in name of the Zurich HaskellerZ meetup group by the following people:
- Thomas Schilling
- Simon Meier
- Michela D'Amelio
- Dominic Small
- Ales Pospisil
- Bas van Dijk
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The Honda for Hope campaign wrapped up Tuesday and ended with a donation to help cancer patients.
East Tennessee Honda dealers donated $1,500 to the Compassion in Action Fund. It's a non-profit group that helps cancer patients get the medical treatment they can't afford.
Honda dealers helped raise the money and took a pink CRV around the area to raise awareness for breast cancer. One lucky winner won that car in a drawing and said he felt honored.
"My wife is an oncology nurse. She's seen a lot of it. We've had family members die of cancer and suffer through cancer. It's a big deal. It's pretty incredible," said Matt Seeber, winner of the pink CRV.
The car has signatures from dozens of people. It even features testimonials of breast cancer survivors.


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Angela Wybrow
Colour-Coded - Poem by Angela Wybrow
Whenever we are asked to fill out a form,
A question on ethnicity is now quite the norm;
For humans, the options include black, white and mixed,
But for teddy bears, there are different options to pick.
The forms which teddy bears have to complete,
Contain options which sound good enough to eat;
There's honey, milk, chocolate, and coffee;
There's cream, caramel, cinnamon and toffee.
Next to each box, a colour code is shown:
A different one for each individual fur tone;
From my experience, and from what I can tell,
Most teddies tend to tick honey or caramel.
For those bears whose fur may be grey or plum,
There is no need for them to ever feel glum:
All shades of fur, the form needs to be cover,
So, for them, there is a box labelled 'other.'
These teddy bears are special: they are unique;
Not being traditional doesn't make them a freak.
These are the bears who stand out in a crowd;
That they are different, they should feel proud.
The colour of their fur may not make the list,
But, from a small child, they will still get a kiss.
They may be quite different to all of the rest,
But these are the bears who are truly blessed.
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He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:15
But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
Romans 4:5
The Lord hates men who justify the wicked. They are an abomination to Him, Solomon writes. It is wicked to justify the wicked, for God would have men judge with honesty, justifying the righteous and condemning the unrighteous (Deut. 25:1). To justify an ungodly man is clearly contrary to God's absolute and holy standards.
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I hope I'm posting in the right place...
I'm 34 weeks pregnant with my second child, going for a VBAC, and one post-preggers activity I plan on engaging in is consuming parts of my placenta. My doula recommends blending it into this drink I have every morning, as it's tasteless and once it's blended in, who's the wiser! I tend to get squeamish about things like this, so I'm going to take her advice on the nutri/placenta-mix blend.
My reasons for doing this are really quite vain. I'm hoping that it will ward off the postpartum hair loss I suffered after my last pregnancy and -- not so vain -- postpartum depression. (It has not been an easy pregnancy for me, emotionally speaking.) So, basically I'm looking for insight and advice any of you mamas have had re: consuming your placenta post-baby. Also, what are some of the other health benefits you've come across re: this practice?
Thanks! And if this is the wrong forum, how will I know it's been pushed (no pun intended)?
I did it. I found and followed the recipe below for dehydration and then encapsulated. I have since learned that you cam hire people to do it for you, which would have been easier :)
However, I am glad I did it. My emotions were rocky in pregnancy, and a little after as well, but no full-on depression. I can't really say whether it made a difference or not, but I think it's worth it. Too bad you can't have them for those last 2 months of pregnancy, eh?!?
I also got sick of filling the capsules, so I tried mixing the powder into smoothies. Strawberry or raspberry covers the taste pretty well (like liver kind of, very metallic from the iron in the blood) and banana DOES NOT! Also, if you don't have a really good food processor, a coffee grinder works well. Just make sure you clean it before you're in-laws come to visit and you're stuck trying to make up a story about grinding strange spices for a curry, two days after the birth... while your husband was at the store... because he doesn't know what you used his coffee grinder for either!
Dehydrating your placenta
Instead of cooking your placenta whole, you can dehydrate it and then add it to meals! The following method is extracted from an article entitled "Thinking About Eating Your Placenta?" by Susan James, which appeared in the winter 1996 issue of "The Compleat Mother". It was discovered posted on a newsgroup noticeboard, so we cannot absolutely guarantee its authenticity, or that it is an actual verbatim account of the magazine article.
Cut off the cord and membranes.
Steam the placenta, adding lemon grass, pepper and ginger to the steaming water. The placenta is "done" when no blood comes out when you pierce it with a fork.
Cut the placenta into thin slices (like making jerky) and bake in a low-heat oven (200-250 degrees F), until it is dry and crumbly (several hours).
Crush the placenta into a powder - using a food processor, blender, mortar and pestle, or by putting it in a bag and grinding it with rocks.
Put the powder into empty gel caps (available at drug and health food stores) or just add a spoonful to your cereal, blender drink, etc.
The recommended doses vary, some suggest up to 4 capsules a day, others just one. Perhaps the best advice is to take what makes you feel good
I have encapsulated my last 2 placentas. Did it at home by myself, too a short part of a day each time, cost me a whopping $6 (for the capsules). I haven't had a lot of trouble that necessitated a need for it, though, but I couldn't get myself to do anything less "useful" with such an amazing thing. I plan to use some to make a tincture so that the capsules in my freezer don't eventually go to waste. And I will probably encapsulate this placenta and future ones, if we are blessed enough to have more babies.
I did try a small portion of it in a placenta smoothie after my last birth, just out of curiosity of the benefits. I couldn't really stomach it, though.... However, in an emergency situation I wouldn't think twice.
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I ate a chunk of mine raw, just cut it into 5 or 6 capsule sized pieces and swallowed like pills. Not that bad.
I did a lotus birth, so it was salted etc. and I wasn't sure if it could be encapsulated or not. I think I'd prefer to cut the cord around 12 hours, and encapsulate this time. Good luck, with your birth and your postpartum :)
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Thanks for sharing! Just curious @ananas, why does mastitis prevent you from taking the capsules?
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Canyon Lake hires new volleyball coach from Smithville High
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Kim Paisley is used to setting trends at the highest levels in Texas high school volleyball.
As a player, Canyon Lake High's new head varsity volleyball coach led Wimberley High to its first of six UIL state volleyball titles in 1999.
After graduating from Texas A&M-Kingsville as a three-year volleyball letter winner, Paisley's first head coaching job was at Alice High School from 2006-09.
For the past three seasons, she was head volleyball coach at Smithville High near Bastrop where she led the Tigers to their first playoff appearance in the 20-year history of the school.
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The name Smārta Smarta comes from the Sanskrit SmṛtiSmriti, a class of texts that are considered to be of human authorship—in contrast to the Vedas, which are considered to have been divinely revealed. The sūtra sutras (brief aphorisms) followed by the Smārta Smarta sect form part of the Smṛti Smriti literature. Their greatest teacher and, according to some, the founder of the sect was the 8th-century philosopher ŚaṅkaraShankara, the proponent of Advaita (nondualist) VedāntaVedanta. The monastery he founded at Sringeri, in Karnataka (formerly Mysore state), continues to be the centre of the sect, and the head of the monastery, the jagadguru ("teacher of the world"), is the spiritual authority of the Smārtas Smartas in south India and Gujarāt Gujarat and one of the chief religious personages in India.
The Smārtas Smartas of the North differ somewhat from their counterparts in the South and in GujarātGujarat, in that the nomenclature does not necessarily connote followers of ŚaṅkaraShankara. Also the number of pure Smārta Smarta temples are fewer in the North.
The Smārtas Smartas may give preference to one deity above the others, and Śiva Shiva is highly favoured among them today. But they pay allegiance in their worship to the five major gods—Śivagods—Shiva, Vishnu, ŚaktiShakti, SūryaSurya, and Gaṇeśa—in Ganesha—in the pañcāyatana pūjā pancayatana puja ("five-shrines worship").
Smārta Smarta Brahmans consider themselves orthodox and have tended to rigidly hold the traditional values of Hinduism. They are active in all branches of learning and have earned the honorary title of śāstrī shastri (Sanskrit: "men of learning"), or, in Tamil, ayyar, which often follows their names.


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Think he was referencing Takeo...
incredible closing speed and hitting ability. This is a great pick up.
I have yet to see film more impressive on a LB than I have with 'Ro.
But Foster is the closest thing since then, that's for sure. I expect this kid to play early and very often.
Tray Blackmon was a beast. I had the chance to see him live in high school. But i also have seen Foster live several times. The difference in how hard they hit is a lot more than you think. Foster had at least 1 guy carted off the field every game i attended. Blackmon didnt hit nearly as hard as Foster at the high school level.
He showed flashes at the Ga Junior Bowl but nothing that was like wow besides the fact that he is the first person down on special teams every time.
Not bad for a junior in HS.
How about these stats: 185 total tackles, 144 solos, 34 tackles for loss, and 18 sacks. None other than 2013 LB Reuben Foster. #Bama commit
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The Epic of Central Asia packs in a tremendous lot of old-fashioned travel romance in just three weeks. We begin in Turkmenistan, wend through Uzbekistan—which every fan of eye-snapping Islamic architecture and slam-bam history must eventually visit—and revel in Kyrgyzstan. Along the way, we encounter place-names that quicken the pulse: Ashgabat, Bukhara, Tashkent, Ferghana, and on and on.
In Samarkand, we explore the Registan, which Lord Curzon called "the noblest public square in the world," and in Khiva—smaller than its oasis brethren of Bukhara and Samarkand (and quicker to gain World Heritage Site status)—we walk the narrow streets of the old city, intimately beautiful and the next best thing to time travel. We circumnavigate mile-high Issyk Kul, a larger Lake Tahoe, glancing up at the snowcapped peaks of the Tien Shan. We soak up colorful markets hawking all manner of goods from sheepskin hats and silks to food and livestock. And in the Djety Oguz Gorge, we spend time with our favorite, charming eagle hunter and gaze at beautiful canyons.
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"As we transform our business, one thing we won't change is the investment in the customer," he said on Thursday.
Qantas flies an A380 from Sydney to Hong Kong five days a week and a 747 the other two days. It uses A330s for its daily flights to Hong Kong from Brisbane and Melbourne. The airline no longer offers flights to London from Hong Kong after shifting its European hub to Dubai last year, so the Asian city is now marketed as a destination in itself or a convenient point to transfer to partner flights in northern Asia.
Qantas will undertake a substantial upgrade to its A330 fleet from the end of this year, introducing fully-flat suites in business class to replace the angled beds it uses at the moment, which are less competitive against rival Cathay Pacific on the route.
The new Hong Kong lounge is open to business and first class travellers and higher status frequent flyer members, although those travelling in first and with platinum one status will receive a special hosted offering with arrival drinks, shirt pressing, shoe shining and priority shower access.
The lounge, managed by Sofitel, seats 300 guests, has 12 shower suites, a family zone, a flexible working area and an extensive food offering designed by Qantas consulting chef
Mr Hickey said the food was an especially important component of the lounge because Qantas flights back to Australia departed at night, meaning many customers would prefer to dine in the lounge beforehand to maximise sleep on board. Customers travelling in business class can request in the lounge for their beds to be made up after take-off.
The food on offer includes a Spice Temple BBQ Bar, yum cha trolleys, an extensive buffet and a Hong Kong-influenced plate of the day. Spice Temple-inspired cocktails will be prepared, alongside a selection of wines and barista service at a bar area, which offers panoramic views across the airport overlooking the Qantas gates.
The offering in Hong Kong is similar to the Singapore lounge that opened at Changi Airport last year. Qantas is due to open the business class portion of its new lounge at Los Angeles airport next month and a separate first class lounge is set to follow in the second half of the year.
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Chris Ivory agreed to a three-year, $10 million contract with the New York Jets, who traded a fourth-round pick to the New Orleans Saints to acquire the third-year tailback Friday.
Ivory was a restricted free agent who visited with the Jets in early April. Because of his status, the Saints would have received a second-round pick that commanded a one-year, $2 million contract as compensation if they did not match an offer from the Jets. Instead, the two sides negotiated a trade.
Ivory rushed for 217 yards last season.
The Saints, who only had five picks entering the month's draft, are deep at running back. Ivory, the Saints' leading rusher in 2010 with 716 yards, was undrafted and has never been a fulltime starter in the NFL.
The Jets are looking to replace Shonn Greene, who signed with the Tennessee Titans. They added former Oakland Raider change-of-pace back Mike Goodson to a three-year, $6.9 million contract in March, but like Ivory's power-running ability.
Ivory has 256 rushes for 1,307 yards for his career, a 5.1-yards per carry average.


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The chief manufactures used to be sailcloth, cabinet furniture, candles and cordage.
I will procure, if commissioned, any quantity of sailcloth and cordage.
There were curtains of sailcloth put over the windows to obscure the sunlight.
Then she put it to bed, and wrapped it up carefully in its sailcloth blanket.
"There," he said, "you may sleep there for to-night," and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.
A shelter may be made with a piece of sailcloth or other material as shown in Fig. 6.
At the same time came iron and steel, nails, red lead, salt and sailcloth.
I then asked Abraham for a piece of sailcloth to serve as a towel.
Spreading a piece of sailcloth on the ground, I summoned my boys to set to work.
They did not even spread a piece of sailcloth by way of awning.


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The House passed HCR 2004 on a 38-20 vote, sending the resolution to the Secretary of State. The resolution refers to the ballot a constitutional amendment declaring state sovereignty over lands, air, water, minerals, wildlife and the state's other natural resources based on the argument of "equal footing."
So this November Arizonans will suffer the national embarrassment of having to vote on whether to secede from the United States. Of course, it is unconstitutional and entirely unenforceable.
Action Alert: Arizona To Leave the Union?
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My child whio is 8 wants to live with father...who by the way lives with his mother still. It is fun over there, they stay up till 3 in the morning. No rules. Also father is alcoholic and has no license. Yet his father promises him stuff and also says if I would come back we would be a happy family. So the fault is always on me. My son is to young to know really how unhappy we were. My son knows his father is an alcoholic but grandma also says she will take care of him. I don't even like that he goes there for a week..always worried about supervision I could never let him live there. Truthfully i am not to worried that a judge is going to give a parent custody who drinks, 4 dui's and lives with mommy, a child my problem is how to handle the situation. I hate always being the bad guy and it hurts that they find this man so much fun and rather be with him.
I would cut back on visitation. If there is a court order, then I would try to go back to court to have parenting classes ordered for him and make specific rules regarding visitation.
Also, I would consider talking to your child about alcoholism and personal responsibility and his future and so on. There is a lot of alcoholism on my husband's side, and while I would rather not have had to speak to my children about it, fact is, it affects them. The biggest concern is that they will get sucked in to the life style and think it is fun and they need to know that it is not and why. They also need to know from an early age about how they need to be careful themselves because there is a genetic component to alcoholism, but it is still all about choices. And they can make the choice to not have these problems. Your 8 yr old is only seeing the fun part. He is not seeing the huge downsides of being an alcoholic. He needs to know.
Good luck. ((((hugs))))
Thank you for the advice. I did make an appointment with a counsler for me and the children. I would like to cut back and maybe the counsler will know what I can do. I want him to be part of their lives but unfortunatly the alcohol is destroying his and I don't want him to drag the children down with him. So Thank you for listening, sometimes just getting it out there helps.
Your son may not be happy with your decision, but a lot of times in split households, the children don't understand the truth of the situation until they're older. It's not the funnest few years but it's best for the kid and he'll understand that eventually. Good luck!
Family = me + husband + step daughter
is there anyway that you can get back into court and have him be required to pick up and drop off the children at a local police station to prove that he has not been drinking. surely with 4 dui's that wouldn't be seen as your acting/being vindictive or friviolous. i can't imagine a judgenot thinking that is reasonable, afterall 4 dui's is pretty serious and if he is driving drunk with your children in the car, then he is risking their lives as well as the general public's. and i would imagine that as someone with 4 dui's that would be some sort of indication of a drinking problem so maybe some therapy or counseling that would give an expert report of the level of his alcolholism and could he be ordered to not drink while he has his access time with your son, perhaps his mother might be able to be the supervisor, but i don't kow if you trust her or not, then again if he has to give a breahalizer when he drops off and picks up the kids, then she would be found out pretty quickly as to whether she was a qualified superviser or he might have to pay to have a professional supervisor or someone else you agree upon.
your son is old enough to be told the truth about alcoholism without you belittling or saying anything bad about his father. it is a disease and some people have it, it doesnt make them bad people, but his father does have some of the symptoms of what an alcoholic is, the dui's losing his license, the things that seem like fun, really are just him being able to live without rules and while that might seem like fun, in a world without rules, everything would fall apart. there need to be rules and it cant be fun all the time. there has to be a time for work for us to be able to enjoy the 'fruits of our labour' kwim. everything explained at his emotional and developmental level of course. that will take away your looking or feeling like the bad guy, you arent the bad guy, you are the responsible one, and if you were doing something that your son's dad thought was unsafe, then you trust that his dad loved him enough to make sure he was safe too, and that is all you are doing. it is the truth.
but i would definitely seek some sort of legal counsel or advice, or if it is like where i live you muddle through yourself and hope for the best. start as soon as possible to do whatever you can to have your order changed, or if you do not have an order, then apply for legal aid and get one asap. it is so much in your son's best interest,
good luck, vs
"your son is old enough to be told the truth about alcoholism without you belittling or saying anything bad about his father."
... and a good counselor could really help with that.
I have talked with him about alcoholism and I did make an appointment with a counsler. His father is playing mind games with him saying if he lived with him he would get this or that. I am going to see what the counsler says and see what I can do. I wish I fought him in the first place but his family has money and drained me in my divorce I gave up. I could kick myself, of course at the time the father was in therapy and his parents said they would help, so much for that they have been telling my son things also. Who wouldn't want to live with grandma at 8, she gives him everything. But I am remarried know and been documenting the last three years, printing pictures off fb that he posts of him with the kids (beer always in hand). So hopefully I can do something, I want him to be in his dads life but there needs to be better supervision. I am going to ask the father to take a parenting class or see a counsler also, although I really don't think he will I am always hoping for the best. Thanks for your comments. :)
Not that we should take advise from serial murder tv shows but on Dexter, his girlfriend was having a problem like this. The father had just gotten out of jail and of her kids were angry at her because she wouldn't let them be unsupervised with their dad, and even then, they didn't get to visit him as often as they liked. They blamed her for him going back to jail. So, she made the father explain to the children why he was in jail and why he could not see them unsupervised... in the end, it was a great lesson for the kids. What I'm saying is that someone (ideally the dad) needs to explain to your child what alcoholism is and that his dad is learning to get better but isn't quite there yet... it may give you child an opportunity to see his dad as human, that he makes mistakes too but learns from them and puts his kid first... maybe explain it this way to the dad too.
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oooo eeeek i dont know if someone who doesn't think they are an alcoholic or have a drinking problem or if they are in re-covery and are at the point where you talk to people about your illness and the reasons for things and saying sorry etc... that would be a pretty hard conversation to have with an eight yo. maybe if he had been sober for a good length of time and wasn't in any danger of re-lapsing any time soon. otherwise i don't know... when i imagine myself in op's position and the way her ex seems so lacadasical about not only small matters but serious ones as well... i can't imagine letting him be the one to explain things. if he has the boy thinking he is going to be living in a rule free paradise i can only imagine how he would down play his alcohol use.
does your son talk about wanting to live with his dad all the time or just after he comes back from a visit?
you seem to only have your son's best interests at heart, it doesn't sound like you have an agenda to keep them apart. what comes across to me in what you say is that you only want what is safest and best for your ds. thankfully you have documented everything. that is such a saving grace when it comes to court. at least it is here, where it is considered to be true and an honest record of what occurred or was said or what have you. i hope it is the same where you are. it is common here too for a parent with a past history of dui's to have to pick up their kids at the rcmp and blow a breathalizer to get custody of their kids for their access time. it is something to think about.. i think i said it already, but it seems to me the safest solution to that one part of the problem.
i have known people who have had "no drinking while the child is in their care" as part of their court orders and the police take it seriously when someone calls them and tells them that a court order of that nature involving children is being violated. they go right to the home and verify that no alcohol is being consumed or has been consumed. i wonder if that is common there or taken as seriously..? worth checking into. that number of dui's and his disregard for the general public and his son's life i just so frightening to me.... and it isnt even me who is living with it, you must be scared silly sometimes. when i think about it in a bit more depth... you know when he arrives home, if he lives with his mother, then she is aware that he drives drunk and either condones it or says nothing. i don't know which is worst, but that just occurred to me and all i could think was there is no way she could be supervisor of access... she already does nothing when she sees her son dui. :sad: when you think about it.
i wonder too, here if you were to tell a couselor that you suspected or knew that your ex probably dui while he was having his access to ds the counselor would have to report that to the authorities. i wonder if it is the same where you are? the police would be looking for his vehicle to ensure that not only wasnt he dui with your son in the car but with that record that he wasnt dui at all. i hope you will come back and post how things go when you talk to the counselor.
One thing about living the life of the adult-alcoholic-child who still lives with mommy, it's not sustainable in the long run. That will become apparent to your kids with time. The promises are never kept, and there's always a bad feeling when you stay up until three too many nights in a row. If it were me, I would express how glad I am that the two of them have so much fun together, and that he will continue to come home to you. You don't have to justify yourself in any way- you are the solid rock your kids need, and as they get older and the broken promises build up, they'll understand that. Loving kids is about creating a safe and warm home, getting them to their school and activities on time, keeping them cared for, knowing they are safe at all times, staying calm in the storm, noticing their success, setting them straight, etc. THAT is love, not offering some new feel-good novelty every time the excitement begins to wear off, and NOT tearing down their safe and stable home life to their faces. I promise you, they will see through him some day.
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Here's One of the Steamy Scenes Katie Holmes and Luke Kirby Filmed for 'Mania Days'
Katie Holmes just gave us another reason to watch her new film Mania Days.
On Friday, the 34-year-old actress and her co-star Luke Kirby were spotted filming a nearly NSFW scene in New York City.
At one point, Holmes stripped down to her bra to share a moment of embrace with the Canadian hunk — all while being watched and filmed by a crowded camera crew.
Holmes and Kirby are Carla and Marco, two manic depressives who cross paths in a psychiatric hospital. They begin a romance and well, this scene happens at some point.
Mania Days, directed by Paul Dalio, also stars Christine Lahti and Griffin Dunne. The film is due for a 2014 release.
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Canberrans have woken to wet and dreary Christmas weather this morning, which is not expected to clear any time soon.
The Bureau of Metrology has predicted isolated showers for the Capital until this evening, with light south to southeasterly winds and a maximum temperature of 24 degrees.
The rain should clear tomorrow, with Boxing Day weather predicted to be dry but partly cloudy with southeasterly winds tending easterly in the middle of the day.
Canberrans can expect a high of 23 degrees tomorrow and a low of 10 degrees.
ACT residents who have gone to the coast for Christmas are experiencing near identical weather conditions there, with a partly cloudy day Christmas Day punctuated by isolated showers.
The daytime maximum temperature on the coast is expected to be between 20 and 25 degrees.
Batemans Bay can expect a maximum temperature of 21 degrees today and tomorrow with showers today and Boxing Day.


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"Scientists have discovered a clutch of genes that dramatically increase the risk of developing diabetes," reports the Daily Express. They say the breakthrough "could help develop simple and cheap drugs to tackle the life-threatening illness".
This story is based on a study that pooled data from studies comparing the DNA of almost 35,000 people with type 2 diabetes and 115,000 people without the disease.
The researchers found 10 new common genetic variations that are associated with an increase of between 7 and 13% in a person's odds of developing the disease. These studies looked whether specific single "letter" differences (genetic variations) in the DNA code occurred more often in people with type 2 diabetes than those without the disease.
Researchers identified various genes that could be responsible for affecting type 2 diabetes risk, but more research will be needed to confirm that these are definitely involved.
Both genetic and environmental factors (such as diet and physical activity) contribute to a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes. These findings bring the total known genetic variations associated with type 2 diabetes to more than 60. This large number of common variations suggests that each contributes only a modest amount to a person's chance of developing the disease.
It is hoped that having a greater understanding of how type 2 diabetes develops may help in the development of new treatments. Much more research will be needed to determine if this will become a reality.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by international researchers belonging to the DIAbetes Genetics Replication And Meta-analysis (DIAGRAM) Consortium. The study was funded by a large number of government, research and charity organisations, including Diabetes UK.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed Nature Genetics journal.
The Express coverage of the study was not strictly accurate. They suggest that the study has identified "a clutch of genes that dramatically increase the risk of developing diabetes". This is not correct. The researchers only identified specific areas of DNA associated with type 2 diabetes and have not yet confirmed which genes in these areas are responsible.
Also, these variants each only had a "modest" effect in risk of type 2 diabetes and, together with the known associated variants, they were only estimated to account for just under 6% of the variability in risk of type 2 diabetes in the population. This is far less "dramatic" than implied.
The paper's claim that the research "could help develop simple and cheap drugs to tackle the life-threatening illness" is also speculation at this time. This is both an important and impressive piece of research. But it is far too early to know whether the work will lead to new innovations in drug research, or whether they will be "simple" or "cheap".
What kind of research was this?
This was a statistical pooling (meta-analysis) of data from case control studies which aimed to identify genetic variations associated with type 2 diabetes. Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Currently, genetic variations in 56 different areas are known to be associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. However, these are thought only to account for about 10% of the genetic component of risk for type 2 diabetes. The current study aimed to identify more genetic variations associated with risk of type 2 diabetes, and to look at whether looking at all the genetic variations associated with type 2 diabetes could suggest something about how the disease comes about.
Pooling large amounts of data in this way helps researchers identify the influence of genetic variations which separately only contribute a small amount the risk of developing the disease. It also allows them to estimate how much of the variation in susceptibility to disease is accounted for by the identified "genetic factors" as a whole.
What did the research involve?
The researchers initially pooled data from 12 case control studies including 12,171 people with type 2 diabetes (T2D cases) and 56,862 people without the disease (controls). These individuals were of European descent. They also pooled these data with results from 26 studies in 22,669 cases and 58,119 controls, who were mainly of European descent. In total, this meant they had data for 34,840 cases and 114,981 controls.
The researchers looked at data on 196,725 single-letter genetic variations spread throughout the DNA. This included genetic variants that had previously been found to be associated with T2D or related conditions. They were looking for genetic variations in the DNA that were more common in people with T2D than those without the disease. Variations that are more common in people with T2D may be contributing to causing the disease, or may lie near to other genetic variations that are contributing.
What were the basic results?
The researchers initially found variations associated with T2D in eight areas of DNA not previously known to be associated with the disease. They also found variations associated with T2D in two areas of DNA not previously known to be associated with the disease in European populations. These variations were common in the population, being carried by between 8 and 89% of chromosomes. They were individually associated with an increase of between 7 and 13% in the odds of having T2D.
Two variations showed different effects in men and women, with one having a greater effect in men and the other having a greater effect in women.
Altogether, these 10 new variations, along with 53 already known areas of DNA linked to T2D were estimated to account for 5.7% of the variability in people's susceptibility to T2D. The researchers estimated that a further 488 genetic variations showing weaker association with type 2 diabetes could be involved, but larger samples would be needed to confirm this.
The 10 associated variations were near to various genes that could be contributing to the risk of T2D. Looking at these and the genes near to the known variants together, the researchers found that they suggested various biochemical pathways that could be involved in how T2D develops.
How did the researchers interpret the results?
The researchers concluded that they have added another 10 new areas of DNA now known to be associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. They say that their findings support the idea that much of the variation in people's susceptibility to type 2 diabetes may be due to a large number of common genetic variations, with most of the variations having only a modest effect.
This large study has found further genetic variations that may contribute to susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. These findings support current understanding about the complexity of the genetic contribution to this disease – with many different variations contributing only a relatively small effect.
The variations identified by the researchers as being associated with the disease do not necessarily themselves affect type 2 diabetes risk. They may instead lie close to other variations that have the effect. The researchers have identified a number of genes near to these variations that may be responsible, and will need to carry out further research to confirm this.
It is hoped that having a greater understanding of how type 2 diabetes develops may help researchers to develop new treatments. However, it is clear that genetics of type 2 diabetes is complex and the results of the current study do not automatically guarantee new treatments. Much more research will be needed to see if these results can be translated into successful treatments.
Analysis by Bazian. Edited by NHS Choices. Follow Behind the Headlines on twitter.
'Diabetes Hope After Scientists Find Gene Link'. Daily Express, August 13, 2012
Morris AP, Voight BF, Teslovich T, et al. Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Nature Genetic. Published online August 12, 2012