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Poem: "Lesson" by Steve Straight, from The Water Carrier. © Curbstone Press. Reprinted with permission.
Standing by the side of the road in Jenner, California,
hitchhiking. At least that is the idea.
So few cars pass that one may not stop today.
It's sunny. Goats dispersed across the hillside behind me
chew their way up the green hill gradually, attentive.
The sea breeze carries phrases of seagull chatter
from below a cliff. In my pack are clothes, water,
oranges, three loaves of sourdough, peanuts, cheese.
Hung below the pack, a tent. I peel an orange,
tucking the continents of rind into a loose pocket.
Drops of juice fall onto the sand and on my boots.
A bee lands on the lip of a yellow blossom and walks
inside it. It emerges, dusted with pollen, drunk,
surprised by the generosity of light.
Literary and Historical Notes:
It's the birthday of William Clark, of Lewis and Clark, born in Caroline County, Virginia (1770).
It's the birthday of the man who wrote the lyrics of "The Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key, born in Frederick, Maryland (1779). He was 35 on that September day in 1814, and when he was sitting on a British ship about eight miles away from Fort McHenry as it was being bombed by the British in the War of 1812. In the morning, he saw the flag flying from the fort and checked into a hotel in Baltimore and finished writing the poem that became our national anthem.
It's the birthday of Herman Melville, New York City (1819). He got a job as a cabin boy on a whaling ship when he was 21, and sailed off to the Atlantic Ocean and the South Seas and then came home to write about it.
It was on this day in 1988 that Rush Limbaugh's show premiered on WABC in New York, eventually becoming the most popular radio talk show in the country. Rush Limbaugh had grown up loving radio. He got his radio broadcaster's license when he was 16 and got a job at a local station, working his way up to disc jockey. He only went to college because his father wanted him to. He flunked all of his classes, even speech. He dropped out of school after a year and tried to get back into radio.
He worked for more than ten years as a DJ and a news reader, often using the name Jeff Christie. He was fired often. He was often told he had no talent, and he should go into sales. And he did. He worked as a group ticket sales manager for the Kansas City Royals.
In the early '80s, he got a job reading news at a station in Kansas City and started inserting his own opinions. He was fired by management, but he caught on with a station in Sacramento, hosting a talk show. There were other controversial talk shows at the time, but what made Limbaugh successful was that he was funny. And though he insulted groups of people, he didn't insult individuals who called into his show.
The FCC had just dropped the "Fairness Doctrine" which required radio stations to provide balanced viewpoints on every issue. So now there was an opportunity for talk shows that were openly one-sided and partisan.
Limbaugh's show in Sacramento was popular. He got a syndication deal with ABC and moved to New York City. His first syndicated show was broadcast on this day in 1988 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. Most people in the radio business thought that time slot was a graveyard, that listeners would only tune in to a national show at night, but Limbaugh changed the way that people listened to the radio. And within a few years, his show had become the most popular talk show in the country. It airs on 580 stations with more than ten million listeners.
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Poem: "Reunion" by Amber Coverdale Sumrall, from Litany of Wings. © Many Names Press. Reprinted with permission.
In your old pickup we drive the length of the island looking for
blackberries and trails that lead to the lighthouse, tell stories
about our six cats, the ones we divided when I left. I took your
favorites, the ones that were mine before we met. Your fifth
marriage is faltering. I am falling in love for the third time since
we separated. All you want to do is fish in your father's rowboat,
build a small cabin on five acres of land. Beyond right now,
I don't know what I want. Somewhere on Orcas another woman
dreams of you, waits for you to enter her life.
We smoke from your well-seasoned pipe, nervous as new
lovers. Those last months I refused to get high with you; we
always fought afterward. I remember why I loved you and why,
after ten years, I left. The reasons blend together, rise with the
smoke and dissipate. You ask me to tell you why, once again.
Each time the story is different, a work in progress. Days pass
in one afternoon. Is there still a chance, you ask.
We smile at one another, our defenses down. No one knows
us better. At the trailhead you pick purple flowers, hand
them to me, suddenly shy. I trip over exposed roots as we walk,
instinctively take your outstretched hand then let it go. In the
lagoon a pair of herons dance for one another, lowering their
long necks in courtship. Hidden behind boulders, we watch in
silence until the birds lift and disappear beyond the lighthouse.
There is always a chance, I say.
Literary and Historical Notes:
It's the birthday of James Baldwin, born in Harlem in New York City (1924), the oldest in the family of nine children. He was often put in charge of his younger siblings. He spent much of his childhood with a baby in one hand and a book in the other. He never knew his biological father. When he was three, his mother met a preacher from New Orleans. And when he was 14, young James Baldwin followed in his stepfather's footsteps. He became a Holy Roller preacher in the Fireside Pentecostal Church in Harlem. He enjoyed the power that he had as a teenage preacher. He was accepted into a prestigious, mostly white high school, and there he fell more in love with books and also learned something about racism.
He decided that he had to get away from his family and become a writer. He said, "I would turn into a writer before my mother died and before the children were all put in jailor became junkies or whores. I had to leave Harlem. I had to leave because I understood very well ... that I would never be able to fit in anywhere unless I jumped. I knew I had to jump then."
So he moved to Greenwich Village. He was a dishwasher. He was a waiter. He had a little bit of success, and used what money he had to buy a ticket to Paris. He arrived with $50 in his pocket, sold his clothes and his typewriter to survive. He was thrown into a French prison. And then a friend set him up in a cottage in the countryside. He started writing in isolation, and he finished his novel in a few months. Go Tell It on the Mountain came out in 1953. It was about a young preacher, based on Baldwin's stepfather. It was a big success, and it was the beginning of his career.
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Poem: "Old Men" by Norah Pollard, from Report From the Banana Hospital. © Antrim House. Reprinted with permission.
Old Men
Old men
move me.
The way courage is asked of them
to walk.
The way they still wear hats
and tip them for a lady.
How their collars stand out from their thin necks.
How they are careful to balance their heads.
How they do not complain
but, if you ask, might say,
"Most horrible!" and grin.
How they wear Hush Puppies, walk silently,
practicing to be ghosts.
How their hair grows so white and thin
it lies on their frail skulls like light.
How when they are alone, their spindle fingers
make gestures, speak in silence.
How their mouths work, remembering.
How their eyes, their eyes look far, far off,
seeing something I do not yet know what.
Literary and Historical Notes:
It's the birthday of the novelist and essayist Walter Kirn, born in Akron, Ohio, (1962). He grew up on a farm in rural Minnesota. He went off to Princeton University, hoping he'd be surrounded by other people who liked to read and talk about ideas. He was disappointed to find that most of the people that he met were more interested in their social lives.
He started writing poetry, then plays, and then got a chance to talk to the editor Gordon Lish for a radio program. The interview was just finishing up and Gordon Lish asked Walter Kirn if he wrote short stories. Kirn had never written any, but he said, yes, he did. So as soon as he got home, he wrote his first story and kept writing them and published his first collection, My Hard Bargain.
Walter Kirn said, "My advice for aspiring writers is go to New York. And if you can't go to New York, go to the place that represents New York to you, where the standards for writing are high, there are other people who share your dreams, and where you can talk, talk, talk about your interests. Writing books begins in talking about it, like most human projects, and in being close to those who have already done what you propose to do."
It's the birthday of the novelist and short story writer Steven Millhauser, born in Brooklyn (1943). He studied medieval literature at Brown and worked at night on a novel about his own childhood. It came out in 1972, entitled Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954 By Jeffrey Cartwright, the story of a disturbed 12-year-old novelist.
Millhauser spent the next 20 years writing novels and short stories, and then in 1996, came out with Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer, which won the Pulitzer Prize. Millhauser was teaching his class at Skidmore when someone came to the room and handed him a note that said he'd won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He told his students that a grotesque error had been committed, and he had to go and straighten it out.
It's the birthday of the poet Hayden Carruth, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (1921). In 1953, he had a nervous breakdown, was put in a psychiatric hospital, and got electroshock therapy. He was released 18 months later and went into isolation in a small cabin in rural Vermont.
He supported himself as a freelance book reviewer and ghostwriter and started writing poems. He said, "The isolation afforded me the opportunity to put everything together, the land and seasons, the people, my family, my work, my evolving sense of survival ... in one tightly integrated imaginative structure. The results were my poems."
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Poem: "Can You" by Christian Barter, from The Singers I Prefer © CavanKerry Press, Ltd. Reprinted with permission.
Can You
Can you love the dawn and hate the day? I do.
"Addicted to the beginnings of relationships,"
as I've been told. And told. And told. The new
light looks as something else when it first hits,
something more like Catherine standing up
across a strangered room, that promising look
she had before the promises, still stuck
with sweetness to her face in my notebook
of pre-day ecstasies. I love the feel
of gray seeping into black-what it represents:
the casting-out that could occur-and the real,
truant world opening, before it grows dense
with light and the need for endings, setting free
that inkling some lasting love might come to me.
Literary and Historical Notes:
It's the birthday of the romantic Percy Bysshe Shelley, born in Sussex, England (1792). He died before the age of 30, but he gave us many masterpieces, including "The Cloud," "To a Skylark," and "Prometheus Unbound."
It's the birthday of Knut Hamsun, born in Lom, Norway (1859). He was considered one of the great Scandinavian novelists of all time. He had almost no formal schooling. As a boy he became an indentured servant to his uncle. He escaped at the age of 14, went to the United States, and found a job as a streetcar operator in Chicago. He was very poor. He wore newspapers under his clothes to keep warm in the winter in Chicago. He went back to Norway and wrote his early novels that made him famous, including Mysteries and Hunger in 1890.
It's the birthday of Louis Armstrong, born in New Orleans (1901) in a poor section of town known as "The Battlefield." When he was six years old, he and three other boys formed a vocal quartet and sang on street corners for tips.
A family of Russian Jewish immigrants, the Karnofskys, hired young Louis to work on their junk wagon, and he bought his first cornet with the money that the family loaned him. He was 12 years old when he was sent to a reform school as a juvenile delinquent, and that was where he learned to play the cornet.
It's the birthday of the crime writer Dennis Lehane, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts (1965). He grew up in a poor Irish neighborhood that he once described as "[A place] cramped with corner stores, small playgrounds, and butcher shops ... days, the mothers searched the papers for coupons. Nights, the fathers went to bars. You knew everyone; nobody ever left ... My mother and father were Irish immigrants with a sense that life was hard and unfair and you just tried your best."
Dennis Lehane was one of the few kids in the neighborhood who went to college. He got a master's degree in a creative writing program and studied the work of Raymond Carver and Walker Percy. He tried his hand at writing literary short stories, but he'd grown up reading mysteries and crime fiction. And so he decided to try writing a mystery novel for fun. It came out in 1994, A Drink Before the War. It did all right. He went on writing, but he had to support himself as a valet in a parking garage and a chauffeur.
In 2001, he came out with a novel, a story based on his own neighborhood, a murder that affects three men who've grown up there. The result was Mystic River, which got great reviews and became his first major best-seller. Clint Eastwood went on to make it into a movie in 2003.
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Poem: "One Day You'll Knock and a Stranger Will Come to the Door" by Charles Darling, from The Saints of Diminished Capacity. © Second Wind Press. Reprinted with permission.
"One Day you'll knock and a stranger
will come to the door"
Linda, in Death of a Salesman
My parents write to announce
after the predictable weather report
and brief obituary of someone I never knew
that they're moving to Tennessee.
My sister in Knoxville has told them of forsythia
in February, of robins that punctuate the lawn
by Groundhog Day. After forty years of Lake Effect,
my parents are weary of snow.
Imagining how my father's garden
will surrender to volunteers of odds and ends,
inscrutable vegetables surprised at their
own appearance,
I give them my blessing, thinkingas self intrudes
yes, move while you can, and on your own.
But after they're gone, what stranger will answer
my knock
at that door? What look will come to her face
when a bearded, absurdly tall man,
who seems close to tears, walks in and
tries to explain why tomatoes and marigolds
shoot up overnight in the lawn, why
in the fall her kitchen seems heavy with steam
and she hears
in the night the tinkling of a hundred mason jars?
Literary and Historical Notes:
It's the birthday of one of the great French short story writers Guy de Maupassant, born in Normandy (1850). In just ten years, in his 30s, he wrote most of the work for which we remember him, including 300 stories and five novels.
It's the birthday of the poet and novelist Conrad Aiken, Savannah, Georgia (1889). When he was just 11, his father shot Aiken's mother and then himself. Aiken wrote about it in his autobiography Ushant. He wrote, "After the desultory early-morning quarrel, came the half-stifled scream, and the sound of [my] father's voice counting three, and the two loud pistol shots and [I] tiptoed into the dark room, where the two bodies lay motionless, and apart, and, finding them dead, found [myself] possessed of them forever."
It's the birthday of Wendell Berry, born in Port Royal, Kentucky (1934). He grew up on farmland that had been in his family since 1803. His great grandparents and grandparents had lived and farmed in the area. He learned how to plow with a team of mules, no tractors. Wendell Berry said, "I began my life as the old times and the last of the old-time people were dying out ... If I had been born five years later I would have begun in a different world, and would no doubt have become a different man."
Wendell Berry had an uncle who he described as "an inspired tinkerer with broken gadgetry and furniture ... and a teller of wonderful bedtime stories," And his uncle had a cabin up in the woods, and Berry often went up there as a kid to get away from everything, when he was feeling melancholic and rebellious.
He went away to school at a military academy, went on to college, and graduate school. He lived in California, Italy, and New York City but never stopped thinking about that place in Kentucky. He often went back to that old cabin of his uncle's. He decided to restore it and turn it into a writer's retreat, and that was the beginning of Wendell Berry's decision to move back to the area permanently and to write his poems and fiction and essays about farm life and farming communities.
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Poem: excerpts from "In Memoriam" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Public Domain
excerpts from In Memoriam
Dark house, by which once more I stand
Here in the long unlovely street,
Doors, where my heart was used to beat
So quickly, waiting for a hand,
A hand that can be clasped no more
Behold me, for I cannot sleep,
And like a guilty thing I creep
At earliest morning to the door.
He is not here; but far away
The noise of life begins again,
And ghastly through the drizzling rain
On the bald street breaks the blank day.
Love is and was my Lord and King,
And in his presence I attend
To hear the tidings of my friend,
Which every hour his couriers bring.
Love is and was my King and Lord,
And will be, though as yet I keep
Within his court on earth, and sleep
Encompassed by his faithful guard,
And hear at times a sentinel
Who moves about from place to place,
And whispers to the worlds of space,
In the deep night, that all is well.
Literary and Historical Notes:
It was on this day in 1945 that the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. It was the first time that a nuclear weapon was used in combat, only the second time that one had been exploded. It was an attack which led to the end of World War II.
It's the birthday of the man who discovered penicillin, the Scottish bacteriologist Sir Alexander Fleming, born in Lochfield in Ayr, Scotland (1881). In 1928, he noticed that one culture of Staphylococcus bacteria had been accidentally contaminated by a green mold called Penicillium notatum, and around the mold there was a circle where the bacteria could not grow.
Sir Alexander Fleming once said, "A good gulp of hot whiskey at bedtimeit's not very scientific, but it helps."
It's the birthday of the poet Alfred Tennyson, born in Lincolnshire, England (1809), who gave us such long poems as In Memoriam and Idylls of the King. At the height of his career, he was one of the most famous men in England.
Tennyson loved poetry, and wrote almost nothing else. He never wrote an essay or a review. He kept a diary, wrote no memoir, and wrote no autobiography at all. He hated writing letters.
He lived at a time when authors such as Dickens, others were turning the novel into the most popular form of literature, and he was one of the last poets who could sell as many books as a novelist. Nearly every English household of people who could read owned at least one copy of Tennyson.
He was a friend of Queen Victoria, wrote public poems, including the "Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington" and "Charge of the Light Brigade" in 1854. He lived with his wife Emily on the Isle of Wight in a big secluded house. He took long walks along the chalk cliffs overlooking the sea, composing his poems.
In 1864, he published Enoch Arden, which had the largest sales of any book during his lifetime, more than 40,000 copies on publication. He was followed in the streets by his admirers. Tourists came all the way to the Isle of Wight to line up at the walls of his country estate.
At the age of 75, he was offered a lordship in honor of his poetry, the first time any Englishman had been given a title for literary achievement alone. And that is why we now call him Alfred Lord Tennyson.
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Poem: "The Bachelor" by Leslie Monsour, from The Alarming Beauty of the Sky © Red Hen Press. Reprinted with permission.
The Bachelor
No family pictures on the wall, no books,
A drafting desk, a travel magazine;
No children, one divorce, a satellite dish
A cold, efficient exercise machine,
And in the corner with the firewood, stacks
Of videos. The fridge comes with "lite" beer
And non-fat milk for the granola stored
In jars. I've looked, but there's no sugar here.
Platoons of running shoes camp by the door;
His Boston fern, neglected, pays the price;
His one unfriendly cat purposefully saunters
Across the threshold, searching hard for mice.
As he begins to age, and his gray beard
Inaugurates the thinning of his hair,
He'll pale with each sensation in his chest,
Each flutter, every pain and numbness there
No cardiologist, nor any chart
Will ever find the trouble with his heart.
Literary and Historical Notes:
It's the birthday of the journalist Jane Kramer, born in Providence, Rhode Island (1938). She's known for the many long pieces she's written for the New Yorker magazine about teenagers in Morocco and cowboys in Texas and Allen Ginsberg and Europe. Her most recent book, Lone Patriot: The Short Career of an American Militia Man came out a couple of years ago.
It was on this day in 1912 that Teddy Roosevelt was nominated by the Progressive Party to run for President, an election that went on to define the Republican Party for the rest of the 20th Century.
Republicans had dominated politics ever since the Civil War. A Republican had been in the White House for 44 of the previous 52 years. They were the party of civil rights and, under the presidency of Teddy Roosevelt, the Republican Party became the party of environmental conservation, antitrust laws, and consumer protection.
Teddy Roosevelt was one of the most popular presidents in history, the youngest too. He was 42 when he took office. He was the first president to ride in an automobile and in an airplane, and the first to visit a foreign country while in office. He was a naturalist. He was an author of history. He published almost 50 books.
After he'd served two terms, he announced that he would not seek a third term. He handpicked his successor, William Howard Taft, and then went off on an African safari. But when he got back, Teddy Roosevelt found that Taft had moved away from progressive principles and aligned himself with the conservative wing of the Republican Party.
Teddy Roosevelt ran against Taft in the primaries, won the primary in Taft's home state of Ohio, but eventually it was party insiders who picked the nominee, and they gave it to Taft. And so Roosevelt called for the creation of a new progressive party and accepted its nomination on this day in 1912. It was nicknamed the Bull Moose Party because Roosevelt said, "I am as strong as a bull moose, and you can use me to the limit."
He was in a three-way race with Taft and Woodrow Wilson, campaigning on a platform that called for income taxes, inheritance taxes, the eight-hour workday, and voting rights for women. He drew huge crowds wherever he went. In Milwaukee, October 14, 1912, on the way to give his speech, he was shot by a man six feet away, the bullet deflected by the speech in his pocket, along with a metal eyeglasses case. Roosevelt went on to give the speech, but Woodrow Wilson won the election. Despite Roosevelt making the best showing of any third party candidate in American history. He came in second.
And one of the results of his Progressive Party campaign was splitting the Republican Party between conservatives and progressives, and the progressives have never been in charge since.


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1. Become aware of your mindsets and assumptions:
I encourage you to list the behavior you want other to improve when they work with you.
Should they be more organized?
Should they communicate better?
Should they...
The areas of improvements you see in others mirror your own flaws. We see in others what we have inside of us, the bad and the good. Take a time to reflect about those points you wrote down, how do they come into play in your life? How uncomfortable do you feel facing the unorganized office you left yesterday?
2. Understand the sources of your mindsets and assumptions
In order to evolve and become a better leader and person there is a need to understand the origin of your beliefs. Why do you assume that those "flaws" are flaws? Where does those beliefs come from? How did they became a belief? This can bring you to old events which are most of the time linked to high emotional charges. You may feel ashamed, sad, angry and it is normal. Understanding the source of a "negative" belief or belief that create negativity is the beginning of the change process. Accept those thoughts, write them down so you do not keep them inside. Get them out. Using a change journal can help you.
3. Recreate better alternatives or beliefs
Now that you know what assumptions you made and where they originated from. I invite you to redefine your beliefs and needs. For each beliefs that you discover, write your antidote. Imagine an unorganized employee. He may in fact believe that he is not organized enough to succeed at work. Owning this belief made him an unorganized person trying to hide it to himself and the world. He came to realize that this was just a belief and he could choose to believe in something else. He could think of himself as learner who can integrate new strategies to become more and more organized. One step at a time.
4. Pay attention to your self-talk
One of the most difficult things to do is to make this little voice visible. You know the one saying: "You cannot do it", "They all know you are a messy person", "No one can change". First, it takes some time to be aware of it because it can also be an emotion. Second, when you pay attention to it you may still believe it.
5. Recognize your old frames and use the new ones
As the observer take the time to recognize your old frames and think of the new frames you recreated. There is a need to distance yourself from your beliefs or self-talks. A good way is to either list them in a distanced way. In spite of saying: "I am messy", say "I have the feeling that I am messy". The phrasing makes a big difference as it allows you to be the observer and not anymore the actor.
6. Take responsibility for the way you feel
At the beginning of this article we saw that we may have a tendency to accuse other of causing our emotional reactions. Taking responsibility of our emotional state puts the power back into our hands. We then have to take action because we recognize our role in the creation of our negative emotional state. This is not an easy thing to do. If you understand how hard it can be to change yourself you will be able to help people who are also trying to change and maybe Marc is not such a bad in the end.
Change is not difficult because we are lazy. Change is difficult because we do not understand that we have to change our beliefs and assumptions in the first place. Self-awareness is essential to assess ourselves and understand our intentions. Look in others to find what makes you tick. This is probably something you have to work on. Learn about yourself and you will understand the world.
Change is not difficult because we are lazy. Change is difficult because we do not understand that we have to change our beliefs and assumptions in the first place. Self-awareness is essential to assess ourselves and understand our intentions. Look in others to find what makes you tick. This is probably something you have to work on. Learn about yourself and you will understand the world.


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GlaucomaCornaea and refractive surgeryEye Bank management
Medical Interest Areas and ActivitiesCataract, Cornea and Anterior SegmentRefractive Surge
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The cornea is the outermost, transparent, dome-shaped layer, which covers the pupil and iris in the front of the eye. The corneal tissue has five basic layers: endothelium, stroma, epithelium, Descemet's membrane and Bowman's layer. Though the cornea is clear, it has a highly structured group of proteins and cells. Contrary to most tissues in the body, the cornea has no blood vessels to protect or nourish against infection. Rather, the cornea gets its nutrients from the aqueous humor and tears, which fill the chamber behind it.
To see well, the lens and cornea have to focus the light rays accurately on the retina. This refractive procedure resembles the way a camera captures an image. The lens and cornea in the eye function as would the lens of a camera. The retina estimates the film. If the cornea fails to focus the light correctly, then the retina gets a blurry image.
Some trauma, which includes blunt trauma, projectile foreign bodies, and lacerations, may result in scarring, which clouds the cornea. Hereditary problems, which include dystrophies and degenerations, might as well cloud the cornea. The commonest hereditary ailment seen in young people is keratoconus, an ailment where the cornea assumes a cone shape. This is popular in kids with Down's syndrome as well as in people with allergic conjunctivitis. These patients might be able to use glasses or contact lenses for some time; however, might ultimately develop high astigmatism and scarring, which can't be rectified without corneal transplantation.
Sometimes, it might be essential to carry out a corneal transplant following cataract operation, if bullous keratopathy takes place. Bullous keratopathy is a disorder where the endothelial cells on the back of the cornea decline in number after a cataract operation. But this is less popular nowadays due to improved lens designs and new techniques.
The surface of the eye may be seriously damaged by several problems, which include:
These problems may lead to extensive damage on the eye surface, resulting in scarring and new blood vessel formation; damage that leads to loss of vision.
Bascom Palmer scientists are assessing the potential of common tears for modulating promoting and modulating the healing of these conditions. A complete understanding of the correct role of tears in the healing process must result in strategies, which would quicken visual recovery and boost the percentage of patients totally pleased after the operation.
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Our property is conveniently located near several major freeways. The grounds feature beautiful gardens & walkways and a swimming pool with sun deck & heated therapeutic spa.
Claremont Villas Senior Apartments is a gated community centrally located within walking distance to the Village, offering a variety of retail, financial, public and medical services. The property consists of five three-story buildings connected by integrated walkways and surrounded by an abundance of landscaped open space.
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November 20,2013
Keys to Collaboration from the Nonprofit CEO/Board Summit
October 31,2013
United Way of the National Capital Area hosts Hometown Huddle with the Redskins
On October 22, United Way of the National Capital Area hosted a Fun, Fly & Fit event, Hometown Huddle at Lake Arbor Elementary School in Mitchellville, MD with the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation.
October 10,2013
Nonprofit CEO/Board Summit Focuses on Shared Leadership
On October 9, more than 200 CEOs from local nonprofit organizations, board chairs, board members and prospective board members joined United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) and the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington for the Nonprofit CEO/Board Summit. What could have been a potentially dry, albeit crucial, topic—board management—proved, in fact, to be a dynamic conversation between presenters and attendees, who were brimming with questions and comments.
August 30,2013
United Way NCA Invests $350,000 in DC Job Training Program
On August 29, 2013, United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) joined Mayor Vincent C. Gray in announcing a collaborative effort to train 600 D.C. residents for positions at the Washington Marriott Marquis Convention Center.


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Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers a safe place for you to express your thoughts, feelings and concerns. Getting started is a simple process:
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Generic Name: chlophedianol/chlorcyclizine (KLOE-fe-DYE-a-nol/klor-SYE-klih-zeen)
Brand Name: Biclora
Biclora is used for:
Relieving cough and other symptoms, such as runny nose, sneezing, itchy nose or throat, and itchy or watery eyes, due to colds, hay fever, or allergies. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Biclora is an antihistamine and cough suppressant combination. The antihistamine works by blocking histamine, which reduces allergy symptoms, such as watery eyes and sneezing. The cough suppressant works in the brain to help decrease the cough reflex.
Do NOT use Biclora if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in Biclora
- you are unable to urinate or are having an asthma attack
- you are taking sodium oxybate (GHB) or you have taken furazolidone or a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (eg, phenelzine) within the last 14 days
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Before using Biclora:
Some medical conditions may interact with Biclora. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have a history of adrenal gland problems (eg, Addison disease); heart problems (eg, fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat); high blood pressure; heart blood vessel problems; a stroke; glaucoma or increased pressure in the eyes; seizures; or an overactive thyroid
- if you have a history of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or other lung or breathing problems (eg, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, sleep apnea); if you have a chronic cough; or if your cough occurs with large amounts of mucus
- if you have a blockage of your bladder, stomach, or bowels; ulcers; an enlarged prostate or other prostate problems; or trouble urinating
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Biclora. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
- Furazolidone, linezolid, MAOIs (eg, phenelzine), or sodium oxybate (GHB) because they may increase the risk of Biclora's side effects
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if Biclora may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use Biclora:
Use Biclora as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Take Biclora by mouth with or without food. If stomach upset occurs, take with food to reduce stomach irritation.
- If you miss a dose of Biclora and you are taking it regularly, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Biclora.
Important safety information:
- Biclora may cause drowsiness, dizziness, or blurred vision. These effects may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medicines. Use Biclora with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Check with your doctor before you use medicines that may cause drowsiness (eg, sleep aids, muscle relaxers) while you are using Biclora; it may add to their effects. Ask your pharmacist if you have questions about which medicines may cause drowsiness.
- Do not drink alcohol while you are taking Biclora.
- Biclora has an antihistamine and a cough suppressant in it. Before you start any new medicine, check the label to see if it has an antihistamine and a cough suppressant in it too. If it does or if you are not sure, check with your doctor or pharmacist.
- Do NOT exceed the recommended dose or take Biclora for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor.
- If new symptoms occur, or if cough persists for more than 1 week; goes away and comes back; or is accompanied by a fever, rash, or persistent headache, check with your doctor.
- Do not use Biclora for a cough with a lot of mucus. Do not use for a long-term cough (eg, caused by asthma, emphysema, smoking). However, you may use it for these conditions if your doctor tells you to.
- Biclora may cause you to become sunburned more easily. Avoid the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths until you know how you react to Biclora. Use a sunscreen or wear protective clothing if you must be outside for more than a short time.
- Biclora may interfere with skin allergy tests. If you are scheduled for a skin test, talk to your doctor. You may need to stop taking Biclora for a few days before the tests.
- Tell your doctor or dentist that you take Biclora before you receive any medical or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
- Use Biclora with caution in the ELDERLY; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially confusion, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, excitability, low blood pressure, and trouble urinating.
- Caution is advised when using Biclora in CHILDREN; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially excitability.
- Biclora should not be used in CHILDREN younger than 6 years old without first checking with the child's doctor; safety and effectiveness in these children have not been confirmed.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of taking Biclora while you are pregnant. It is not known if this medicine is found in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you take Biclora, check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.
Possible side effects of Biclora:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Constipation; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth, nose, or throat; excitability; headache; loss of appetite; nausea; upset stomach; vomiting; weakness.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); difficulty urinating or inability to urinate; fast or irregular heartbeat; hallucinations; seizures; severe dizziness, light-headedness, or headache; tremor; trouble sleeping; vision changes (eg, blurred vision).
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately. Symptoms may include blurred vision; confusion; hallucinations; seizures; severe dizziness, light-headedness, or headache; severe drowsiness; unusually fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat; vomiting.Proper storage of Biclora:
Store Biclora at room temperature, between 68 and 77 degrees F (20 and 25 degrees C). Brief storage at temperatures between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) is permitted. Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Biclora out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about Biclora, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Biclora is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take Biclora or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about Biclora. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to Biclora. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using Biclora.
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.
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Youth Advisory Board Honored By District Attorney Capeless
Students Tara Sullivan and Glen Bona shared their reflections on the year of projects during the ceremony.
For the past year, a group of student representatives from local high schools tried to educate not only adults but their peers about the issues.
The District Attorney's Youth Advisory Board members were honored on Tuesday morning for a series of projects they took on to give the community a younger voice on the issues.
"We needed to bring young people to the table," Carol Mulcahy, director of community outreach and education for the district attorney's office, said at the ceremony at the Beacon Cinema. "They have been one of the most productive boards we've ever had."
Last year, the board put on a daylong conference to teach middle school students about problems teens face. This year, it took a different approach and hosted a series of events to educate people of all ages.
"There was the hope that we would do the conference again but the funding didn't go through," District Attorney David F. Capeless said. "I am really proud of the work you've done."
First the students filmed a meeting between the board and Assistant District Attorney Robert Kinzer on a DVD that will be used to show parents and students about the different kinds of bullying and ways to approach it. That video was shown during the ceremony.
District Attorney David Capeless said students' input is important in helping adults know how to handle various situations.
"I like the take this year, to do a lot of little projects for different age groups," said Taconic High School student Glen Bona, who was on the board last year, too. "Every time I just felt better that I helped someone else."
For Mount Everett Regional School student Tara Sullivan, the most project that was the most fun was teaching the elementary school pupils about cyberbullying but the most moving was the candlelight vigil — when nearly the entire board was "in tears" by the end of it.
"This year, we really did a lot and it was great to be on the board," Sullivan said.
The 25-member group met once a month to organize events. It is funded through Capeless' office and is designed as a partnership between the youth and his office to help stop crime before it starts.
"The whole purpose of the board is to hear from them," Capeless said. "You've done a great job without my help because your voice is what is important to us."
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August 14, 2011
Robert Trullinger dean of the college's Hudson Valley Center since July 2000, has retired.
"Bob Trullinger has for more than a decade served SUNY Empire State College and its Hudson Valley Center with great distinction and has earned the lasting gratitude of the college community," said President Alan R. Davis. "Under Bob's leadership the center has graduated hundreds of students each year to the great benefit of our learners and the communities where they live and work. The college will miss the intelligence, wisdom and the professionalism Bob brought to his work each day."
As dean of the Hudson Valley Center, Trullinger provided academic and administrative leadership for the center and its two regional units, including in areas such as enrollment management, budget development, faculty and staff evaluation, promoting diversity among students and faculty and integrating learning technologies into the academic program. As a member of the college's President's Council, he participated in long-range planning and the administration of the college overall.
Trullinger's four decades of experience in higher education include service as vice president for academic affairs and vice president for adult degree programs at North Carolina Wesleyan College. Prior to that, he was responsible for all aspects of the management of the college's degree programs for adult students. At Central Michigan University, Trullinger served as executive director for extended degree programs, where he managed a $20 million budget and worked directly with corporations and public agencies to provide degree programs for their employees.
Trullinger also has background as a development officer and professor of history and humanities. At the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where he taught from 1968 to 1979, Trullinger was chair of the humanities program.
Trullinger earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in history from Vanderbilt University. His B.A., from Gettysburg College, also is in history.
He is succeeded by Gary Lacy, Ed.D, who assumed the deanship of the college's Hudson Valley Center on Aug. 4.
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BBC Radio 4's Inside Money 2005 was broadcast on Saturday, 30 July at 1204 BST.
The programme was repeated on Monday, 1 August, 2005 at 1502 BST.
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Britons have long been obsessed with bricks and mortar. But there is a revolution in store.
From April 2006 you will be able to buy residential property through your pension and get a generous tax break from the government to do it.
This shake-up has created a stir in the media. Some property companies are using the changes to lure new buyers.
And pensions providers have been inundated with queries from the public wanting to know how to get in on the action.
But amidst the hype, Inside Money asks who it is really suitable for, and what are the risks?
Listener Helen Visvikis joined presenter Lesley Curwen to see if this new property pension could work for her.
Presenter: Lesley Curwen
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What an issue we have for you this month. The May issue of What Hi-Fi Sound And Vision is on sale today, and it's packed with product reviews, and news on all the hi-fi and home cinema kit that's hitting the market soon.
Want to know which flatscreen to buy for the lounge? Turn to page 26, where you'll find our 40-42in Supertest, in which eight leading TV brands go head to head. And we couldn't resist the temptation to test some beautifully traditional – and very affordable – hi-fi products this issue. Four stereo amplifiers slug it out in a hard-fought audio test.
In the May issue we also set out on a quest to find the best Blu-ray player money can buy, with a rigorous testing of four high-def disc-spinners costing £1000 – £2000.
Then there's a spectacular MP3 test, where you'll see the iPod nano go up against all-comers. High-quality, premium in-ear headphones provide you with the best sound for the gym, while a test of four subwoofers will demonstrate which box will deliver the beefiest bass.
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For Shaul Goldstein, Israel's adoption of the US-backed road map has changed nothing for the better in the Middle East.
The hatred of Arabs for Jews and their state is unaltered, and the planned confidence-building steps are delusions that cloud the bottom line. Like the 1993 Oslo peace accords and assorted plans promoted by diplomats and politicians since then, the road map is a well-trodden path soaked with the blood of Jews.
In short, the road map means disaster for Israel, says Goldstein, deputy chairman of the Yesha Council, a settlers' advocacy group.
"Imagine what a [Palestinian] state like that will do. It will put a terror state next to Israel. It means our destruction," he says.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, said last month that he would be willing to make painful concessions for peace, a statement widely understood to mean evacuation of some of the 145 settlements Israel has built in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Since then, he has reassured settlers that they have nothing to worry about, even as he has publicly endorsed a peace blueprint that calls for a freeze on all settlement expansion and a dismantlement of all outposts built after March 2001.
Still, the estimated 200,000 Jews living among 3 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are wondering about their fate. Like Goldstein, many are adamant that they will never move.
"This is our heritage. This is our only land in the world. Its unacceptable to think that the only place in the world Jews cannot live is in the cradle of Judea and Samaria," Goldstein says.
Goldstein says that Israel must treat the people under its control better. Still, he has no doubt who is responsible for the current violence.
"The people who started this terror are the Arabs. If they want to be treated better, stop the terror. Whenever we open roadblocks, the terrorists kill Jews," he says.
He continues: "We're in a war, exactly like President Bush. He didn't ask Afghans whether they liked it or not. He fought terror and defeated terror in Afghanistan."
Although the weapons are different, Goldstein says, a new enemy in the fight for Israel's survival is the Israeli Prime Minister.
"Ariel Sharon has gambled with our future and we will do everything we can do within the limitations of democracy to fight him."
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Astronomers studying a disk of material circling a still-forming star in the Milky Way have discovered the inner part of the disk is rotating in the opposite direction of the outer part of the disk.
"Our data in conjunction with the data that other people have compiled show the two regions have velocity gradients that are opposite each other," Mike Hollis, a radio astrophysicist with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., told SpaceDaily.com.
Hollis and colleague Anthony Remijan, of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, used the Very Large Array radio telescopes to track the motion of silicon monoxide molecules within a protostellar disk forming about 500 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer.
When they compared the newest high-spatial-resolution VLA observations of the motion of SiO molecules - which Hollis said are relatively powerful emitters of radio waves - within the disk with earlier low-spatial-resolution measurements of SiO farther away from its center, the data comparison showed Doppler shifts toward the red and blue ranges on both sides of the disk - meaning there are two masses that had to be rotating in opposite directions, because each side contains SiO moving both toward and away from the telescopes.
As a result, Hollis said, when the disk eventually forms a solar system - perhaps hundreds of millions of years from now - "you could have planets going in one direction in the inner system and in the opposite direction in the outer system."
Current theory stipulates that stars and planets form when a giant cloud of gas and dust collapses due to gravitational attraction. During the collapse, a flattened, rotating disk of material develops around the young star. The disk provides the material from which planets and other bodies form.
It had been thought that the disk and the resulting planets must rotate in the same direction as the original cloud, with the rotational speed increasing as planets draw closer to the center, as when spinning figure skaters spin faster when they draw their arms inward. This is the case of our own solar system, where all planets revolve in one direction around the Sun, and the Sun rotates on its axis in that same direction. For some reason, however, something else is at work in the neighborhood of Ophiuchus.
"This is the first time anyone has seen anything like this, and it means that the process of forming planets from such disks is more complex than we previously expected," Remijan said in a statement.
"We think this system may have gotten material from two clouds instead of one, and the two were rotating in opposite directions," he explained, adding that there is sufficient material to form planets from both parts of the disk. Hollis said the inner part of the disk is about 300 astronomical units (each about 93 million miles) wide, while the outer zone is considerably larger. The disk is located within a large, star-forming region where chaotic motions and eddies in the gas and dust can result in smaller cloudlets rotating in different directions.
Though this is the first time such a phenomenon has been seen in a protostellar disk, Hollis said similar dynamics commonly occur on small and large scales throughout the universe, so it should not be surprising to find such counter-rotation, because the phenomenon has been reported previously in the disks of galaxies.
"There have been some catastrophic events in our own solar system," he said, citing the retrograde rotation of Venus, and the 90-degree-canted rotation of Uranus.
Hollis and Remijan will report their results in the April 1 issue of the Astrophysical Journal.
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My mother in law is a big time narcissist. Her goal in life seems to be getting rid of me so she can get back her narcissistic supply (my husband).
It took me a couple of years to figure out exactly what was wrong with her. For awhile I thought maybe she had Borderline Personality Disorder, but then I realized it was definitely NPD. I think she also believes that *something* is wrong with her. She has lots of self help books, and goes to AA. She'll see a psychologist for a couple weeks but once they tell her what she doesn't want to hear, she'll get a new one.
The only thing I can do is just avoid her. I haven't spoken to her, nor seen her for half a year. My husband still sees her. I wish he wouldn't because he comes home to me with all these ideas in his head that she's given him. She is very manipulative and devious. How do I get my husband to realize the truth about her? He keeps saying that he just needs for her to do something *really bad* for him to feel guilt free about cutting the ties with her. But after she does something terrible, he just excuses it or minimizes it.


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The all-mountain, or trail bike, is the do-anything suspension MTB. These bikes bikes tend to be lighter than downhill bikes and more durable than cross-country bikes. That means they are versatile enough to handle most types of terrain very well, and you can use one bike for everything from stiff climbs to high-speed descents.
Lightweight and efficient, cross-country suspension bikes are the sports cars of the mountain bike world. Cross-country bikes are built to give you an uphill advantage over the competition so you cross the finish line first. These stiff, lightweight bikes feature lots of carbon fiber and titanium for the lightest possible weight.
Until the early '90s, all mountain bikes were hardtails. While full suspension bikes offer several advantages, hardtails provide precise handling and instant throttle that few full suspension bikes can match. When you see a collection of bikes for sale, you'll notice that hardtails offer a price advantage, as well.


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Grandpa's Little One
Tony Award-winning comedian, director, actor, and bestselling author Billy Crystal is, above all things, a devoted grandfather. Drawn from his own experience, Grandpa's Little One tells the story of the first year in his grandbaby's life. It's a year filled with tender memories of every first-time event: first smile, first swim, first giggle and laugh, first piece of cake. Seen from a grandfather's point of view, each reverberates with love, tenderness, and a sense of humor.
Grandparents everywhere will recognize themselves in the words and pictures of this book.
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2007 Acura MDX SUV - Consumer Review
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Vehicle2007 Acura MDX 4dr SUV AWD w/Technology, Entertainment Package (3.7L 6cyl 5A)
ReviewBought this a year ago new and it's 13k later. Don't let the 300hp engine fool you. This SUV has much less pick up than my 01 V8 Grand Cherokee which it replaced (I leave on 'hills' and the car can't stay 60mph on 5th and takes a long time to shift to 4th which is way too high rpm) - but slightly better gas mileage for a larger car (the onboard mile computer is off by the way). Rear camera takes 10 sec when backing up (making it much less useful). Also mismatching color bumper is tacky IMO for $45k car (I picked silver body which blends the best). Instrument cockpit is WAY too busy with DVD/nav system (and I'm a techy).
Best FeaturesOutside style, pretty interior, good value vs BMW X5/X3 I was also looking at. Beautiful car and we have 3 (!) in our cul de sac to prove it :)
Worst FeaturesSUV with roof rack, matching bumper color! better gas mileage, or real power. instant rear camera. Flat folding rear seat please. Paint that doesn't wear off the minute you rub it! (7 years on my Jeep & BMW never had issue. After 6 months already 2 areas where the paint came off - Honda cheap?)
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Unemployed? Inflation, recession, depression got you down? Tired of hitting your head on the debt ceiling? What you need is to invite "50 friends and neighbors" to a "quiet and focused place to talk and organize" and celebrate Obama's birthday Aug. 4.
Let's party like it's 1999 (before anyone ever heard of Barack Obama)
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Anett Wockenfuss, 25, of Carlton, has won the Oaks and Derby Day Fashions on the Field.
Photo: Simon Schluter
The rain eased to a drizzle in Melbourne this afternoon, giving racing's fashion set another chance to step out in their finery at Flemington.
Resplendent in classic mushroom and black vintage, German model Anett Wockenfuss won the hotly contested Myer Fashions on the Field.
Pale lemon featured among other bubble-gum pastels in today's Oaks Day offerings, as did bold brights, floral prints and prim suits.
Wide brimmed hats embellished with bows and blooms mixed with feathered fascinators pinned to coiffed up-dos.
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Withdrawal of NTCELL pre-clinical study
Living Cell Technologies Limited
Withdrawal of NTCELL pre-clinical study
19 December 2013 – Sydney, Australia & Auckland, New Zealand – Living Cell Technologies Limited today announced that it is withdrawing the publication of the pre-clinical study of the effects of NTCELL in a rat model of Parkinson's disease. The data will also be withdrawn from all regulatory documentation.
The study in question was conducted by LCT between 2007 and 2009, and the results published in The Journal of Regenerative Medicine in 2011[1].
[1 SJM Skinner, H Lin, MS Geaney, T Gorba, RB Elliott, PL J Tan, titled "Restoration of motor control and dopaminergic activity in rats with unilateral 6-hydroxy-dopamine lesions" was published in Regen. Med 2011; 6: 319-326. ]
The publication is being withdrawn following an internal quality assurance (QA) audit which showed that the source data for the study held on file at LCT are incomplete and therefore the efficacy conclusions in the publication cannot be confirmed.
The withdrawal of the rat efficacy data does not in itself present a safety risk with regard to the use of NTCELL in humans. Nonetheless, as a precautionary measure LCT has placed a hold on any further patient recruitment into the human Phase I/IIa clinical study that is currently underway at Auckland City Hospital. This is to allow the company to work with the New Zealand medicines regulator (Medsafe) and the data safety monitoring board (DSMB) to fully understand the impact of the withdrawal of the rat efficacy data on the Phase I clinical trial.
Dr Andrea Grant, Managing Director of Living Cell Technologies said, "Regular quality audits of source data are a founding principle of LCT's commitment to the safety of patients in our clinical trials. It is most unusual for these audits to result in the withdrawal of data from a clinical trial application, but our priority as a commercial company is always on patient safety and therefore full disclosure. Whilst it is reassuring to know the withdrawal of the efficacy data does not pose safety risks, it is the right and proper thing to do to place the trial on hold whilst we thoroughly investigate the findings of the audit."
The first person implanted with NTCELL in the Phase I/IIa study continues to do well since their implant in September 2013. They will continue to be managed by the clinical team according to the clinical trial protocol. The patient's explicit request for privacy remains in place.
LCT and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory (OPF) are co-developing NTCELL as a treatment for Parkinson's disease. A second cash payment of A$2m which was due from OPF to LCT as a result of the DSMB authorising the recruitment of the remaining three patients to the study is now not expected to be received until patient recruitment into the trial is recommenced.
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Subject: Re: [htdig] Re: htdig compile issue
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Date: Thu Aug 17 2000 - 15:03:51 PDT
On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Gilles Detillieux wrote:
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> > I can't find the DIR structure declaration anywhere (none of the kernel
> > include files or anything), but then again, I don't know much about linux.
> > If you have any ideas, please let me know.
I'd check to make sure your libstdc++ is installed properly. If you're
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New steakhouse eyes Aug. 6 opening date
July 28, 2012
If you go …
Pat and Ann Marie Roberts are tentatively scheduled to open the Double Barrel Steakhouse Aug. 6 at its new location in Craig, 351 S. Ranney St. They plan to maintain their usual hours of 11 a.m. to close Monday through Saturday and will feature rotating nightly specials. A prime rib dinner will continue to be a usual Friday night menu offering.
"We've got a pretty good reputation here and we're excited to be back. We live here, so we were making the drive (to Hayden), too. We're really excited to be serving the community we call home."
— Pat Roberts, co-owner of the Double Barrel Steakhouse, with his wife, Ann Marie
Two weeks ago, restaurant patrons learned Casa Loya had closed its doors.
But, it seems the local business community abhors a vacuum.
The closure paved the way for the Double Barrel Steakhouse to move from Hayden to Craig.
Since the announcement, local residents have asked Double Barrel Steakhouse owners Pat and Ann Marie Roberts the same question.
When's opening night? On Tuesday, Pat, 46, and Ann Marie, 42, attended the Craig City Council meeting seeking approval of a temporary liquor license for their new location at 351 S. Ranney St.
"They only asked us one thing, 'When are you opening?'" Ann Marie said. "People have been pushing us (to move here) for a long time. That 17-mile drive really just puts you off the grid."
On Friday, Pat and Ann Marie announced what they have told many already — they're shooting to open Double Barrel Steakhouse on Aug. 6.
Though the transition from traditional Mexican fair to classic Western steakhouse took little less than two months to organize, the Roberts said their dream of opening a restaurant in Craig is more than two years in the making.
In 2010, when Pat and Ann Marie first kicked around the idea of opening their own restaurant, they shopped for a location in Craig.
But, Sandra Loya wasn't ready to close Casa Loya, and Pat and Ann Marie couldn't find another space to suit their needs. They decided to take their dream to Hayden.
Though "off the grid," the Craig couple quickly built a steady stream of loyal customers from their hometown.
And now, after two and a half years at 825 Jefferson St. in Hayden, Pat and Ann Marie are excited to bring their version of Western cooking closer to their customer base.
"We've got a pretty good reputation here and we're excited to be back," Pat said. "We live here, so we were making the drive (to Hayden), too. We're really excited to be serving the community we call home."
Aside from the change in location, Pat and Ann Marie said little would change regarding the menu and ambiance.
The interior will be painted in shades of rustic brown and the walls will be decorated with game mounts, Western tack and other items featured at the Hayden location.
Cuts like the New York Strip and Ribeye also will continue to decorate the menu alongside customer favorites like reubens, burgers, Philly cheese steak sandwiches, the French Dip and the famous 6-ounce Ribeye steak sandwich, all available at a price that "won't burst the pocket book," Ann Marie said.
They also feature a kids-friendly menu with healthy side items.
"Long-term, we want to give Craig a place to enjoy a good steak, at an affordable price and in a nice atmosphere," Ann Marie said. "It's going to be causal, but also a place to give people an excuse to dress nice. "We want people to feel comfortable no matter what the occasion. Whether they're (washing down) their steak with a cold beer or celebrating with a dry martini."
Though Aug. 6 is the scheduled opening date, barring any unforeseen setbacks, the Roberts said they have not yet decided on an official grand opening.
When they do it will take place on a Friday, a day of the week known for Double Barrel's traditional prime rib special. And Pat, who has been in the restaurant business since 1980, said he is going to use opening night as an excuse to begin experimenting with steak, chicken, ribs and seafood combinations.
He wants to pair one of his longstanding favorites with shrimp or crab depending on market availability. "I really enjoy cooking steak and seafood," he said. "It's only natural to try to bring the two together."
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Even though some of our pets are already deceased and the rest have a few years of living left yet, this book is my way of honoring and immortalizing them all.
(PRWEB) June 18, 2014
MADISON, Wis. – Author Miranda McAdams shares true stories about the animals she has rescued over the course of three decades in her heartwarming new book, "I Never Met a Dog I Didn't Like: True Entertaining and Educational Stories About Rescue Dogs and Cats" (published by AuthorHouse).
McAdams' new book contains nine stories featuring the funny, loveable pets who came into her life as rescue animals and who had behavioral and elimination problems to overcome. A final chapter honors the dogs she's had whose lives were rather uneventful or less colorful, but meaningful just the same.
The book covers educational topics as well, such as medical treatments for cataracts and distemper and the process of introducing two cats to each other gradually through the use of minor home renovations and shared beds, blankets and toys. Readers will also learn about creating a backyard dog park with trails and how animal transports operate regularly all over the U.S.
"I wanted to share our animals and their stories with other people," McAdams says. "Even though some of our pets are already deceased and the rest have a few years of living left yet, this book is my way of honoring and immortalizing them all."
"I Never Met a Dog I Didn't Like"
By Miranda McAdams
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About the Author
Miranda McAdams is a writer and artist who, along with her husband, Bob, has been rescuing and caring for dogs for over 30 years. She has a bachelor's degree in English, a master's degree in library science and a master's degree in art therapy. Over the years, she has worked as a librarian, art therapist and college art instructor. She has written six additional books that she hopes to publish in the near future.
AuthorHouse, an Author Solutions, Inc. self-publishing imprint, is a leading provider of book publishing, marketing, and bookselling services for authors around the globe and offers the industry's only suite of Hollywood book-to-film services. Committed to providing the highest level of customer service, AuthorHouse assigns each author personal publishing and marketing consultants who provide guidance throughout the process. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, AuthorHouse celebrated 15 years of service to authors in Sept. 2011.For more information or to publish a book visit authorhouse.com or call 1-888-519-5121. For the latest, follow @authorhouse on Twitter.


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Australia singles hope in tight loss
Australia's Maria Rigby has been knocked out of the lawn bowls women's singles by Northern Ireland's Margaret Johnston.
Rigby lost her quarter-final in a tough three-setter, 11-3, 4-10, 2-1, in a match that could have gone either way.
After being outplayed in the first set, Rigby fought back and had the momentum going into the decider.
Both played strongly in the first tie-breaker end, with the tape measure needed to determine the winner.
Rigby got the nod and held sway in the second tie-breaker end before Johnston pulled out a superb drive which knocked the jack out of play.
The re-spotted jack gave Johnston the shot and Rigby put her one remaining bowl in the ditch to lose the end.
The third tie-breaker end was also close, with a Rigby drive taking out the wrong bowl to hand the match to her opponent.
"I fought back really hard and was one-up in the tie-breaker but in the second end of the tie-breaker I put my bowl in the ditch and it cost me the game," Rigby said.
"But I played well so I'm not disappointed in my game."
Rigby agreed with comments that the tie-breaker system is a bit of a lottery, but enjoyed her first Commonwealth Games.
"It was very good, although a bit disappointing," she said. "It was my first time in the Commonwealth Games I wanted to get into the medals and didn't.
"But I was very happy with my performance. I was just beaten on the day by a better bowler."
Australia's men's singles representative, Kelvin Kerkow, was to take on Zambia's Edward Kasonde Nkole in their quarter-final last night .
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Building Scalable Internet Architectures
Monday afternoon tutorial at OSCON 2007 is Theo Schlossnagle (CTO of OmniTI) speaking on Scalable Internet Architectures.
This session is about how to big really big stuff. Theo talks fast and confesses that things will move fast...will catch interesting points (to me).
Scalability is not performance. To Theo, scalability is:
How well a solution to some problem will work when the size of the problem increases.
Performance is:
Performance is the capabilities of a machine or product when observed under particular conditions.
Solutions for High Uptime
- parallel servers - simultaneous machines doing the same thing
- hot spare/standby - automatic failover
- warm spare/standby - not automated failover
- cold spare/standby - equipment and backups to reestablish
Scalability also means that maintenance of the site isn't overbearing.
Procedures make for better scalability. Having code reviews, using version control, and upgrade strategies.
Production fundamentals
- Understand the velocity of development, how much code is going in
- Understand administrative aspects
- Understand liklihood of failure - sometimes it's better to buy an extra box instead of a support contract
- Know how stable the software is - how often will the library be updated and how will it affect your application
If you're developing stuff faster than you can check the code properly then you're going to end up with a problem down the road with bugs and poorly architected code.
Three Simple Rules
- optimize where it counts
- complexiy has costs
- use the right tool
Clustered Image Serving Example
Goal is to serve static images at 120 MBs throughput with 24x7 uptime across three geographically distributed sites.
Rather than have multiple dedicated HA/LB servers sitting on top of your systems as described in the "white paper", have all of your servers exposed and run the HA/LB as a process on each machine.
The solution is wackamole (Theo is an author), a peer-based HA solution. Uses commodity hardware, each machine being responsible for a set of IP addresses, but each machine capable of taking the IP address of the other machines if they fail.
Theo takes a tour of spread, which is a pre-requisite for wackamole. Wackamole works internally by sending messages around that servers are or are not part of the group. Externally, it works by responding to ARP requests from user machines.
Use clever DNS to get people to the set of IP addresses. First is server-side, have the application dynamically buld pages to point to a specific site for images based on login or other credentials. Second is proximity-base DNS. Not good to rely on internet DNS mechanism. Third solution is to use DNS on a shared IP (anycast and BGP).
Tiered Architecture
Theo doesn't like tiered systems. They are expensive technically and financially. Good way to scale up, makes it hard to scale down. Often locks you into a certain architecture and difficult to troubleshoot. Database replication is hard, but needed if you're trying to break the system into functions.
If you don't want to tier, how do you replicate databases?
Theo walks through an introduction to database replication with some of the pros and cons of different solutions.
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Coffee shop chain Caffe Bene embarking on aggressive US expansion plan; company has nearly 1,300 stores in South Korea and China
NEWARK, New Jersey
June 6, 2014
– A Korean-flavored coffee challenge is brewing in North Jersey.
Caffe Bene, a coffee shop chain launched in Korea in 2008 -- with bene, the Italian word for good, in its name to create an Old World European ambiance -- has embarked on an aggressive U.S. expansion plan with North Jersey as a prime growth target.
The company, which has close to 1,300 stores in Korea and China, wants to use franchising to become as well-known in this country as coffee leaders Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts.
It currently has franchisee-owned stores in Palisades Park, Fort Lee and Hoboken, with other locations planned for Edgewater and Tenafly. Caffe Bene wants to add 180 stores in the New York metropolitan area over the next three years, with about 25 of those in Bergen County. A bakery to supply those new cafes with pastries, breakfast waffles, Korean honey bread, and other desserts, is scheduled to open in Ridgefield this summer.
John Barry, Caffe Bene's U.S. director of franchising, who has worked in the past for Quiznos and other companies that grew by franchising, signed on with Caffe Bene because he "couldn't resist the challenge of going against Starbucks," he said. "I love going up against the big guy. I felt there was a niche here that we could come into and just take a slice of the pie."
The pie is a U.S. coffee market that research firm IBISworld estimates at $30 billion. Starbucks currently has the biggest piece of it, with a market share of 37.7 percent, according to IBISworld, followed by Dunkin' Donuts at 25.5 percent. Caffe Bene investors believe there are enough people looking for an alternative to those giants to support their expansion.
Caffe Bene is looking to grow in this country, after saturating its home base in Korea, at the same time that Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts are seeking their future growth overseas.
Caffe Bene intends to differentiate itself from the competition by creating a more relaxed, European-style coffee and dessert shop that offers an alternative to the grab-and-go culture of a Dunkin' Donuts and to Starbucks, which is becoming increasingly takeout-oriented, with a wider variety of food options, such as gelatos, bubble teas and breakfast items, Barry said.
But Caffe Bene, a Korean chain looking to enlist American franchisees to drive its growth, will be bucking the normal franchise tide, in which successful American franchise concepts flow overseas, rather than the other way around.
"Generally, American franchises are exported, and you don't see a lot of imports. But there are some," said John P. Hayes, author of several books on franchising and author of the blog howtobuyafranchise.com.
One asset Caffe Bene has, Hayes said, is the Korean entrepreneurs who have been the initial franchisees in this country.
"Look at Dunkin' Donuts, 7-Eleven, look at many of these small retail food operators and the most successful operators are often immigrants to the United States," Hayes said.
Hayes was hired by Caffe Bene to appear in a video about the coffee industry, but does not have an ongoing business relationship with them.
The chain's success in this country will depend on getting the right franchisees who can survive in the highly competitive coffee shop category, Hayes said. "Caffe Bene, the promise they make, as I understand it, is that they are the Nordstrom of service" among coffee shops, he said. "Is everybody cut out to provide that level of service? No," he said.
Barry said the company originally sought Korean-Americans for its first U.S. locations because they tended to be familiar with the Caffe Bene brand and in touch with Korean populations in this country. The towns selected for the chain's first locations -- Palisades Park, Fort Lee, Edgewater and Tenafly -- have significant numbers of Asians living nearby. Now, he said, the company is getting interest from non-Koreans who want to become franchisees.
Bergen County's first Caffe Bene opened on Broad Avenue in Palisades Park at the end of 2012. Soomin Jung, 23, who owns and operates the cafe with her mother, MiSun Jung, said she knew the Caffe Bene chain from visits to Korea. She and her mother wanted to open a coffee and dessert shop, and thought a Caffe Bene shop was the perfect opportunity because the company would "train us and provide all the coffee knowledge."
On a recent weekday afternoon, most of the customers working on their laptops or chatting with friends over iced coffees and teas at the cafe's wooden tables were young Korean-Americans, but Soomin Jung said a growing number of non-Koreans are frequenting the shop, and even ordering misugaru, a Korean multigrain drink served both hot and cold.
"A lot of non-Asians are trying it, too. They really enjoy it," she said.
Caffe Bene shops usually are 1,600 to 2,000 square feet and the typical startup costs are between $415,000 to $782,000, Barry said.
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