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... turn your smartphone into a medical device
MOWA (Mobile Wound Analyzer) is an app, for iPhone 4.3.5 and upper. The software makes possible to differentiate types of tissues found in pressure ulcer. The analysis can be made on photos taken with the on board camera or uploaded pictures from other sources. It identifies three types of tissues in the bed of the lesion: Necrotic, fibrinous and granulation. Calculates the area of the lesion and indicates the treatment LG EPUAP-
Mowa's functions are 8:
1. Taking a picture (manual);
2. Design of the mask (manual);
3. Tissue analysis (Auto);
4. Parameter settings (manual);
5. Calculation of the area (manual / automatic);
6. Directions / suggestions on treatment (automatic);
7. Analysis Report in pdf (automatic);
8. Jpg and pdf file sending via mail (manual)
Why use MOWA?
It is not invasive: it doesn't make contact with the patient;
It is objective: it follows international guidelines;
It is a medical device: registered in the list of the Italian ministry of health as a class I A CE directives;
It is fast, analysis process takes less than 3 minutes;
It is easy to use: just take a picture of the ulcer;
It is unique in the world: it is the only app for mobiles with this utility;
Advantages and Benefits
Improve ulcer therapy;
Improve the quality of assistant;
Help to identify and measure the ulcer tissues;
Define the priorities in treatment;
Suggest the therapeutic treatment;
Improve the follow up of the cure;
Automate the clinical documentation;
Improve the communication and collaboration;
Help medical/nurse training and education;
Facilitate sector study investigations;
Ease effectiveness monitoring of new products
Reducing use of ineffective products;
Reducing care times;
Reducing hospitalization time;
Supporting home care assistance;
Supporting Thelemedicine
Automatic calculation of the surface area of the ulcer using a blue label mark;
Added Portuguese language
Patient record
Healing process assessment comparing photos in time
Graph charts of tissues percentages against time
Quick Reference Guide for iPhone
Picture Acquisition
When the application is started you have to acquire a picture (figure 1). On the Start Menu you can choose to take the picture with the on-
Mask Area Creation
The mask area page is visualized right after a new image acquisition (figure 3). The Mask Area is essential: is the only way in which MOWA can recognize which specific parts of the image you want to be analyzed. To draw the Mask, MOWA does not use vectors or geometrical shapes, you simply draw it freehand (figure 5). The total amount of pixels set in the Mask is used in the calculus of the wound area. The Mask Page can be accessed from the Start Menu pushing the Mask.
Image Analysis
After drawing the mask, the special algorithm created specifically for this application, calculates and identifies the tissues present in the wound image by three colors:
the quantities, expressed in percent of recognized tissues in the whole analyzed area, are classified as:
necrotic tissue (black)
fibrinous tissue (yellow)
granulation tissue (red)
The blue color percentage indicates the amount of unrecognized tissue area of the whole mask. This could be caused by corruption of the image, light effects, flash reflections, etc. (figure 6).
Tissue classification from color images could be different between photo and photo or among different devices. The causes could be various. Among the elements that could corrupt image color analysis are: illumination, flash reflection, resolution, jpg codec and more. For example, differences have been observed between the jpg codec in some Smart-
Edit lesion parameters
Necessary condition for the software to show the appropriate therapeutic treatment for analyzed tissues is to indicate:
Exudate amount;
Presence of Infection;
Presence of Hemorrhage;
If the lesion is deep;
These parameters must be set by the professional operator (Figure 7)
Calculation of the size of lesion
Manual without blue marker
After work area was defined (MASK AREA) and the lesion parameters have been set, the operator has to measure the real size of the lesion with a tape measure (or a ruler) directly on the patient. With the plus and minus buttons the operator sets the size of the surrounding rectangle accordingly. At this instance MOWA is able to calculate the real area of the lesion expressed in cm2. This calculated area is actually the area of the mask scaled properly, not that of the surrounding rectangle. The area can be computed in lesions from 2 mm up to 300 mm (30 cm) in the largest dimension (width or height).
Automatic with blue marker
If the blue marker is found on the image, the program scales the dimensions of the mask automatically and the plus and minus buttons are not shown. If the user considers that there is an error in the calculated dimensions, he/she can change the values pressing the Manual button to have access to the plus and minus buttons.
The automatic scale only works if you use the predefined blue markers (blue circles with diameter of 25 mm).
Using Info -
Prescription and therapeutic treatment
The last stage of the process consists in the therapeutic treatment. Suggested on the base of the therapeutic effects that are carried out by the active priciples of the dressing, drugs, etc.. (vedi Figure 10).
Image analysis report
The final report will be saved or sent as a PDF document insuring the report portability. (Figure 11). Send the file to PDF and JPG files with the send button (Figure 12).
User Directions
Buy MOWA on iTunes;
Install MOWA on the device;
Start the application pushing MOWA's Icon;
Acquire lesion's image: through the camera or select an image from the database with Gallery Button;
Draw the Mask: use the Pen or Finger tool, fill the injuried area and when finish push Analyze button (fig. 5);
Lesion area analysis, press User Setting to continue (fig.6);
Specify lesion characteristics (exudate, infection, Hemorrhage, deep) and press Measure button (fig. 7);
Calculate lesion area by measuring manual with a ruler the lesion's width. Use as reference the quadrangle around the lesion's image and set the measurements in centimeters using -
Final data processing, therapeutic treatment advices (fig. 10) view pdf document pushing PDF. (fig. 11);
MOWA archive folders
After installing the software creates a folder archive "MOWA".
The Paths:
Appfolder/Documents/Mowa/ : main archive directory
Appfolder/Documents/Mowa/Masks/ : mask file archive directory
Limitations and proper use of MOWA
This software was created with the aim to support the health care worker in the analysis and treatment of pressure ulcers and to provide a tool for archiving photographs of pressure ulcers
This software analyzes only the pressure ulcer bed and not the surrounding skin
This software analyzes pressure ulcers from Stage II onwards (classification EPUAP-
This software must be used for educational, informational and for objective comparisons
This software contains information about the treatment of pressure ulcers as, at the time of publication, are appropriate to the LG-
This software provides generic names of products for wound treatment.
This software is able to calculate pressure ulcer from 2 mm to 300 mm in width.
The calculation of the pressure ulcer is conditioned by the precision with which the operator measure the width of the lesion and draws the mask.
The deepness influence the treatment not the calculated area
Identification of tissues in the wound bed (necrotic, fibrin, granulation) is influenced by the quality of the photo.
Security & Privacy
The access to the use of the application is not conditional upon the inclusion sensitive data.


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Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Hardcover, 9780385736152, 288pp.
Publication Date: June 9, 2009
When push comes to shove, two Kentucky girls find strength in each other.
Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in the first seventh-grade student exchange program between their schools. The girls will stay at each other's homes, attend school together, and record their experience in their journals. Catherine and her family have a beautiful home with plenty of space. Since Ivy June's house is crowded, she lives with her grandparents. Her Pappaw works in the coal mines supporting four generations of kinfolk. Ivy June can't wait until he leaves that mine forever and retires. As the girls get closer, they discover they're more alike than different, especially when they face the terror of not knowing what's happening to those they love most.
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, June 15, 2009:
"Naylor's deft storytelling effortlessly transports readers to her Kentucky settings—and into two unexpectedly similar lives."


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Colorado gun control bills near being law
Denver • Fiercely debated ammunition limits cleared Colorado's Democratic Legislature on Wednesday and were on their way to the governor, who has said he'll sign the measure into law.
The 15-round magazine limit would make Colorado the first state outside the East Coast to ratchet back gun rights after last year's mass shootings.
Colorado's gun-control debates have been closely watched because of the state's gun-loving frontier heritage and painful history of mass shootings, most recently last summer's movie theater shooting that killed 12.
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper has said he is ambivalent about the magazine ammunition limit but will sign it. The law gives him 10 business days to do so.
Still pending in the Legislature is the Democrats' other signature gun-control bill, which would require background checks for private and online gun sales. Hickenlooper has more enthusiastically backed that measure, and it was scheduled for a final vote Wednesday.
60 indicted in Florida gambling scandal
Orlando, Fla. • A sweeping multistate investigation of a purported veterans' charity based in Florida has led to nearly 60 people indicted on gambling charges and the resignation of the state's lieutenant governor.
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll once did public relations for the charity Allied Veterans of the World. She was questioned in the investigation, but she has not been charged with wrongdoing.
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Gunman kills fourin upstate New York
Herkimer, N.Y. • A man neighbors said rarely spoke to them started a fire in his apartment on Wednesday, shot four people dead at a couple of businesses in his hometown and a neighboring village and then exchanged gunfire with police officers who surrounded an abandoned building where he apparently was holed up, authorities said. Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico identified the man as 64-year-old Kurt Myers.
Police said Myers' rampage started with a fire in his apartment in the nearby village of Mohawk at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. D'Amico said Myers then drove to John's Barber Shop around the corner and used a shotgun to kill two customers, one of whom was a retired corrections officer. The shop's owner and another customer were listed in critical condition at a Utica hospital. D'Amico said the gunman then drove to Gaffy's Fast Lube in nearby Herkimer and killed an employee and a customer who was a 23-year veteran of the state Department of Corrections.


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Oops, Fox Did it Again
July 9, 2004
By Lisa Manzi
this week, the New York Posts exclusive incorrectly declared,
Kerrys Choice, Dem picks Gephardt as VP Candidate. The New
York Post is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, which
also owns Fox News. As you know, back in 2000, Fox News declared
that Bush won Florida after other stations had already correctly
placed it in the Gore column. Im wondering how many more mistakes
the entrenched right wing establishment and its clueless pundits
can get away with before America finally realizes: isolated rightwing
pundits dont have any business talking about whats going on in
the Democratic party. They are uninformed, in the dark, and
utterly unreliable.
Errors are not limited to News Corporation. Our local weekly paper
in Washington County, NY is full of nonsensical ramblings from a
rightwing cheerleader who somehow got herself a syndicated column.
(Think of Washington County as a twilight zone of New York, a red
county in a blue state.) They carry a commentary almost every week
by a Diane Amantea who is always fond misinforming readers about
what Democratic insiders are doing and thinking. To give you an
idea of how little she knows about democrats, her bio states that
while only a freshman in high school, she actively campaigned for
Richard Nixon.
Not that you need that telling piece information to realize she
knows nothing about moderate or liberal political movements, reading
her column reveals she clearly has no idea what is going on inside
the democratic party. Long before Kerry effectively won the Democratic
nomination, she informed readers that Democrats were going to nominate
Dean because what they really planned on was losing 2004
so that they could elect Hillary in 2008. I happen to be a Democrat
and what I wanted more than anything at the time (and also at the
time of this writing) was to beat Bush! I couldnt have cared less
who was going to run in 2008, I wanted Democrats to win in November
of 2004. Needless to say, when Kerry was obviously going to be the
Democratic candidate, she made no apology for missing her mark.
And none of her loyal readers seemed to mind her gaffe.
Its not just small press pundits that are out of touch with the
reality of the Democratic party, Tucker Carlson today towed the
Republican party line stating on Crossfire that Edwards was Kerrys
second choice as Vice President claiming that Kerry really wanted
McCain. Nicolle Devenish, the Bush campaigns communications director
similarly said, We think it's important that people understand
that this is a ticket of John Kerry and his second choice.
Thats an interesting take on things because a McCain aide told
the AP, Senator McCain categorically states that he has not been
offered the vice presidency by anyone. No doubt, the Kerry camp
queried a list of potential Veeps, but why should conservative outsiders
assume that Edwards wasnt always at the top? Ill tell you why:
because telling the American people otherwise makes Kerry look bad
and that is all they really care about when they come up with their
commentary everyday. I guess not having a clue about the truth doesnt
matter when youre a right wing pundit.
Its a free press and as long as ignorance is bliss, I guess the
rest of us are going to have to listen to their coordinated efforts
at misinformation and false speculation. But wouldnt it be nice
if people saw it for what it was finally?
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New York. Her work has appeared in The Saratoga Business Journal,
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This year, anno bastardi 2013, Verminous has finally blessed us with not one, but two new recordings of theirs – and that for me is some sort of an event, deserving a celebration in blood. Obviously the most important is the release of the so long anticipated second full length LP "The Unholy Communion" – for me it was ten long years of awaiting for it to come. And well, that second album of the Swedes hasn't disappointed me at all; what's more, it actually turned out to be even greater thing that I would expect and I can sincerely say that "The Unholy Communion" belongs to my favourite albums of the recent years and for sure will be in top three of the metal albums of 2013 (whom with I don't know yet, maybe with Watain and hopefully Necrophobic, for which I have a great expectation!). But the album is not everything as Verminous has also decided to release a seven inch EP single; "The Curse of the Antichrist" it is called and has been released by Blood Harvest and obviously I had to get a copy. This EP contains one new track plus a couple of covers on side B, so in total we have only 8 minutes of music here, but hell… what an awesome music it is!
The title track on side A, which is the new, unreleased Verminous song, pretty much fits my impression on what the band did on "The Unholy Communion" album. It is the same quality, devastating and killer thrashing old school death metal; so powerful, so lethal and energetic, so extremely vicious and obscure – and at the same time so hooky – that it is impossible to resist it. It is fast and the riffs are just absolutely amazing; I like everything about this song. It is a perfect tune, so every time I play this EP I usually listen to this song like five or six times in a row, as it is just so damn good. Screaming "The Curse of the Antichrist!!!!!!" is not enough; you must also bang the skull! And then there's side B, which has two covers; Nuclear Assault's "Hang the Pope", which is very short song… but I am not a fan of this band, so it is nothing especially exciting for me; but the title of the song is great hehe! And the second cover is Nihilist's "Revel in Flesh"!!!!!!!!! Aaaarrrghhhh, and that's way better, as this is a classic song for me, not as useless as Nuclear Assault's. And I don't care if somebody will say that this choice of a cover is too predictable and obvious; first of all Verminous' music doesn't sound typical Swedish in my opinion and secondly I would rather listen to a killer cover of a song, which I also worship and love rather than an interesting, but forgettable cover of a song, which I don't like of a band, which I don't care about at all. "Revel in Flesh" has been recorded very well and is a nice finish of the whole EP. All in all, I love "The Curse of the Antichrist"; to be a perfect single I would probably desire to have here two Verminous songs plus this Nihilist cover, but well… who cares, it is fine anyway!
Final rate: 80/100
2013 is a year of some celebration for Sweden's Verminous, as they released their first full-length (The Unholy Communion) in a decade to some anticipation amongst the underground. Likely they want to make the best of this new era of productivity, so a cheery little 7" released through Blood Harvest makes sense for collectors and fans, and I recall that they had a similar release alongside their 2003 debut. Contextually, there's not a lot of meat on these bones, and only one new original track (less substantial than Smell the Birth of Death), so the value here is gonna vary depending on whether or not you pick these 7"s up for their listening merits or just to own a copy. Eight minutes, three tunes, two of which are covers, but I will say that the production is one to die for...
Verminous have always done a good job at not cloning their obvious Swedish forebears too closely, so if you're expecting that Entombed/Carnage guitar tone and structure you'll be half disappointed. There are definitely similarities, in the use of d-beats and ominous atmospherics where applicable, like the opening moment with its organ and lead eruption, but they have a pretty distinct grind and hardcore influence which is like Discharge and Repulsion in collusion with Nihilist. Slow, stark chord patterns interspersed between fits of tremolo picking old school phantasmagoria, with barked vocals and tight-as-fuck blast beats. If you've enjoyed The Unholy Communion, this is quite close in architecture and production to much of that album. Once it begins to rage, the riffing progressions aren't all that memorable or compelling, but it sets itself up well and then dishes out an aggressive payoff. And as I hinted above, the sound is just so clean...usually these bands go for the ruddiest guitar tone to the point where they smother the rest of the band (except the vocals), but "The Curse of the Antichrist" is loud, powerful, and not too arbitrarily noisy.
I was less into the cover songs, though. Of the pair, Nuclear Assault's "Hang the Pope" is the more interesting selection, since the whole point of it was as a throwaway, humorous, political statement that the New Yorkers used to grease their grindcore elbows. The Swedes play it close to the belt, with a muddier, thicker bass intro than Dan Lilker had mustered in the mid-80s, and a destructive punctuality to the rhythm guitars which feels more forceful than the original, but frankly this wasn't an interesting tune in '85-86 and it has lost some of its comical value today. The other choice, "Revel in Flesh" is more obvious...too obvious? How many bands have already covered this one? Not to mention, while competent and accurately played, it just doesn't have that same sense of oppressive morbidness that the Left Hand Path version possessed. A safe rendition with a fraction more of a grinding impulse, and not terribly impressive.
But, hey, it's not like Verminous or Blood Harvest are charging you an arm and a leg for this thing. It's meant to be a short, fun record, a chance for fans to throw a few more bucks at their underground champs and have something that will appreciate in value one day. There are better 7" out there with more original material, and both of the Swedes' full-length records have better songs than this, but at least "The Curse of the Antichrist" itself is worth hearing, so it's not like this is just a bust that you'll leave hanging in its papal plastic. Bam.


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As the last remaining listed grains handler,
US agriculture giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has snapped up a 10 per cent stake in GrainCorp this morning as a precursor to an expected takeover bid for the group.
It will mark the final big deal in the sector following a flurry of takeover activity since the deregulation of the wheat-export market in 2008 that has left a majority of Australia's grain handlers in foreign hands.
ADM, which recently missed out on buying Canadian grain company Viterra to rival Glencore, has acquired GrainCorp stock at $11.75 a share. While the price is a whopping 32.8 per cent premium to GrainCorp's close on Thursday, that price will not be high enough to secure the backing of GrainCorp's board.
UBS notes that $11.75 is equivalent to 8.9 times EV/EBITDA on 2013 forecasts compared with the average multiple for recent similar transactions of 9.7 times. This would imply a purchase price of $12.93.
This compares with Glencore's purchase of Viterra at 10.4 times earnings and GrainCorp's $472 million deal in August when it added edible oils to its portfolio and acquired privately owned Gardner Smith Group at 9.2 times.
GrainCorp was not contracted by ADM until last night and has not yet received a formal offer. ADM is keen to engage, however, and talks were expected today.
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Interest in agricultural companies is propelled by surging demand for food, such as cereals and meat, from Asia as living standards improve an emerging middle-class demand better diets. Interest in GrainCorp highlights Australia's potential role in this demand, which some believe could rival the mining boom.
A report written for ANZ Banking Group out today estimates the farm sector could generate an extra $1.7 trillion for the economy up to 2050 but warns the farming sector badly needs capital to meet the demand.
Australian agricultural assets have been overlooked by many investors up until now with attention in recent years fixated firmly on booming mining stocks.
The nation's multibillion-dollar wheat-export industry is dominated by bulk grain handlers, privately held CBH in Western Australia, Viterra in South Australia and GrainCorp on the east coast.
Canada's Viterra, which bought South Australia's ABB Grain for $1.6 billion in 2009, was acquired by Glencore earlier this year. GrainCorp's most valuable assets are its silos in New South Wales where harvests are stored and the port and rail infrastructure used to deliver the wheat.
While ANZ is in a better strategic position than NAB with its growing presence in Asia, some analysts warn its exposure to Gunns and BrisConnections could require a provisioning top up.
JPMorgan is forecasting cash earnings of $5.9 billion compared with a consensus of $5.99 billion with a final dividend forecast of 78¢.
Morgan Stanley analyst Richard Wiles warns the stock has outperformed the ASX2000 by 14 per cent this calendar year and its forward PE multiple is now at 11.5 times compared with 9.5 times in June. He says the bank's upcoming result will highlight slowing momentum in international and institutional banking and possible higher business banking loan losses.
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There was absolutely nothing pretty about this game. The Sixers played a depleted, bad team, they let them hang around. They almost let them come back and win it. Almost is the key, though. They came out on top. When you look back at the team's overall record, this one counts just as much as the win in Chicago. It's only when you grade a game on the hope it gives you that this one will be found wanting.
- It's really quite remarkable when you think about the things that are going wrong for this team right now. Jrue's shot is suddenly not falling. Jodie has gone ice cold from three. Spencer Hawes has played like Spencer Hawes. Andre Iguodala has played like Spencer Hawes. Lou's hamstring injury. Really, only the play of Thad and Brand has kept them in the past couple losses and brought home the win tonight.
- The sad part about the current state of affairs is that there's really no cure. There's no magical substitution Collins can make. There's no play he can draw up on a whiteboard. Meeks is getting wide open looks, they aren't falling. Jrue is playing perhaps a little more erratically than you'd like, but he's not taking a ton of bad shots, they just aren't falling. Iguodala just isn't the same player, be it due to injury, a slump, fatigue or a combination of all three, he isn't close to being the elite defender he's been all year. He's still making some plays, but he's decidedly average right now. Lou Williams isn't going to suddenly heal and play on Monday night.
- Tonight, with the playoffs looming and his two "veterans" both banged up, Collins went with a seven-man rotation against a 21-58 team...because he had to. That does not bode well.
- Of course, while Iguodala's knee may not improve greatly, I seriously doubt Jodie and Jrue will continue to shoot like this. That's your silver lining. Think about it for a second. 5 of their 7 core players have either been absent or dreadful over the past four games. In that time, they're 1-3, but they really had a chance to win two of those losses. The results are the results, but if you take a step back and ponder the circumstance, it doesn't seem as if the team has lost any of the heart that's put them in this position. The hustle is still there. In fact, I thought they played some of their best defense of the season in parts of tonight's game.
- The question for the final two games is whether a couple of the lagging guys can pick it up and bring home a couple wins. That's really not of the utmost importance, though. What really matters is that they're back to normal, or as close as possible when the playoffs start. Because if they go up against Miami or Boston with only 2 of their 7-man rotation clicking, well, they're going to get swept. There's no doubt in my mind.
- One final note, I did think Jrue played a better overall offensive game tonight, he used his dribble well, he got to the line 7 times and he did a great job setting his teammates up. The 5 turnovers were way too many. It was good to see one of Jodie's threes finally drop, not so great to see him shoot 2/9 from downtown on the heels of an 0/8.
Player of The Game: Elton Brand. 10/16, 8 boards, 22 points.
Team Record: 41-39
Up Next: vs. ORL, Monday
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by Brian on Apr 9 2011
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Tony La Russa yesterday, responding to the considerable criticism of leftfielder Chris Duncan by everyone who isn't Tony La Russa:
"I get so tired of the unfair treatment of Chris Duncan. It makes me want to vomit. And you can quote me on that. This guy is treated unfairly. These fans have a reputation of being knowledgeable that they deserve but they have a couple quirks. And he is one of them."
The St. Louis Cardinals, a couple hours ago:
Chris Duncan, the Cards slumping outfielder, has been optioned to Class AAA Memphis.
So does the Cardinals brass make La Russa want to vomit too?


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AS ARTISTIC director of both the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne and the Sydney Biennale, an unprecedented combination of powerful roles, Juliana Engberg is arguably the pre-eminent contemporary art ''taste maker'' in the country.
Artforum magazine has described her as ''Australia's most maverick and ambitious curator''. Engberg, 54, describes herself as a lone wolf and a conceptual romantic with the heart of a Dada surrealist and the head of a classical rationalist. Her style is eclectic, with a penchant for exhibiting conceptual art (overseas superstars have included Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer and Joseph Kosuth) that ''niggles, suggests and allows the audience to discover and make connections''.
Known for her preference for video art, she also champions young artists through ACCA's annual NEW shows. ''I think ACCA has raised the bar of ambition for younger artists,'' she says.
Since its inception in 1973, the Biennale of Sydney has had a mixture of international and Australian directors. Engberg is the fifth woman to hold the post since Lynne Cooke became the first in 1996. For the majority of biennale curators, it is their sole job.
Engberg's appointment to both roles means the platform she can give to artists she favours - and the exclusion of those she doesn't rate - can be career-making. Private and public collectors look to these Sydney and Melbourne institutions to take the temperature on the cutting edge, who's hot and who's not.
But does simultaneously directing ACCA and the Biennale put too much power in Engberg's hands and risk a healthy diversity of art and artists between the two important events?
Engberg says there was never any suggestion from the ACCA or Biennale boards that she should stand down. It's an opportunity to utilise her networks, she says, and for her ACCA team to be involved in the international event. ''I am very well connected,'' she says.
Yes, agrees curator Maudie Palmer, who says she lobbied for Engberg's appointment to Sydney. ''There are only two or three people of that calibre in this country and she should have had it before.'' As her role is creative rather than administrative in both jobs, she argues, Engberg should have no trouble fulfilling both briefs.
Doug Hall, former director of the Queensland Art Gallery, sees no problem with Engberg holding both posts simultaneously: ''I did Queensland and the Asia-Pacific Triennial,'' he says. ''It all depends on the weighting you give to it.''
Frances Lindsay, former deputy director of the NGV, also champions Engberg's dual role. ''She's an incredibly energetic curator and if she believes she can and it's a limited post, then I think it's her call. She's brilliant and if she were a man people would say, 'What a fantastic appointment','' she says.
Chris McAuliffe, outgoing director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art at Melbourne University, says that although there'll be some ''doubling up'' of artists seen at ACCA, Engberg will create a memorable biennale with unique attractions. It's good to have an Australian curator again, he says, and Engberg is an intelligent choice as she knows the international biennale circuit ''without being a slave to it''.
Her experiences in Sydney will also be a big boost for ACCA. ''If you've been at a place a long time, the challenge is to renew yourself and the best way to do that is to do one of the biggest art events and return with a Rolodex stuffed with new contacts,'' he says.
The sole cautionary voice comes from art critic Ashley Crawford, who says Engberg has been at ACCA too long and this would be a good opportunity to move on. ''I respect and admire her and she's helped put Australia on the international map, but we need fresh blood,'' he says.


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Sport drink co. /Hormel
I'm sorry this is somewhat late, but here's an annual report from a company that Hormel Health Labs pumped $1 million into at the start of 2005. Hormel Health Labs is a subsidiary of Diamond Crystal Sales and owned by Hormel Foods Corp.
PacificHealth Labs of Matawan, N.J. has developed several sports drinks, fitness supplements and weight-loss products. It also has a weight loss drink that also reportedly helps control diabetes.
That all sounds pretty sexy in today's mixing of health, beauty and medicine. However, this company barely survived through 2005. Here's a snippet of from an interview with the previous CEO before the company hit even tougher times in mid-2005.
"… the company has financial "liquidity" problems, Dave Mastroianni said. In its third-quarter earnings report released Nov. 12, PacificHealth reported a net loss of $303,343 and $1.9 million in revenue. Its cash balance was approximately $272,000.
PacificHealth's cash balance was $539,269 at the end of September. The cash drain was the result of costs for sales, marketing and inventory, according to documents filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.
"We have great technology and great science," Mastroianni said. "We don't have the financial wherewithal."
Now its latest CEO is, of course, optimistic about the future.
I wonder how what Hormel's opinion of PacificHealth is these days?
Here's some from a wire piece about this company's annual report at the start of April:
After a tumultuous 2005, PacificHealth Labs looks to be sailing towards a steadier year, thanks to a strategic shift and the sale of its sports drink intellectual property.
One of the main blows to have struck PacificHealth in 2004 was retailer GNC's decision in March to discontinue the NTS strength training product line, causing it to write off its own inventory of $679,000 and patents in the amount of $137,138.
This was reflected in the full 2004 results, and is therefore a major reason why 2005 looks so much better in comparison.
Sales, general and administration expenses were down to $3.7 million from $4.6 million in 2004.
Although the company had received a $1 million equity investment from Hormel Health Labs in January 2005, by August it was in dire straits, with fears that the company would not be able to continue operating for more than 30 to 60 days beyond 15 August 2005, if no additional financing came through.
Consequently it managed to raise $500,000 from the placement of convertible debt.
President and CEO Robert Portman called 2005 "a pivotal year", in which the company effected a major shift in strategy involving management changes, a more aggressive stance on licensing, cost-saving, and streamlining of sales and marketing.
Portman is optimistic about the prospects for the coming year – and part of that optimism is down to the sale of PacificHealth's sports drink technology, including its Accelerade and Endurox brands, for $4m upfront with a built-in royalty revenue stream.
The company has managed to pay off all its outstanding debt, and should save almost $1 million in operating expenses in 2006 thanks to streamlining of its sales and marketing, e-commerce expansion and discontinuation of low potential brands.
While operating losses were $700,000 in Q1 2005, Portman expects that losses will be all but eliminated in the same three months of 2006, and that sales will be "appreciably higher".


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FLORENCE, S.C. – Margie Covington, coordinator of the Computer Science Department at Francis Marion University, spoke to Marlboro County High School honor students at the school's academic awards celebration program on May 13.
Covington spoke to approximately 100 honor students and their families about several aspects of the college experience, such as getting into college, paying for college, reasons for attending college, and being successful in college.
Students in grades nine through 11 were recognized for receiving all A's and all A's and B's. MCHS National Honor Society students were also inducted.
Covington is a Bennettsville native and graduated from Bennettsville High School with honors 35 years ago. She earned undergraduate degrees from FMU and Erskine College, as well as master's and doctoral degrees from the University of South Carolina.
Prior to joining the FMU faculty in 1985, she taught in Marlboro County public schools, as well as at Marlboro Academy.
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Hyperhidrosis: types, causes and treatment
Perspiration or sweating is a function of the skin that maintains a constant body temperature. However, unpredictable and uncontrollable hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating can hinder the sufferer's social or professional relationships. IML is equipped with therapeutic options for the personalised treatment of excessive sweating.
- What is hyperhidrosis?
- Types of hyperhidrosis
- Causes of hyperhidrosis
- Treatment of hyperhidrosis at IML
- Other hyperhidrosis treatments
1. What is hyperhidrosis?
Hyperhidrosis is the excessive sweating or perspiration that occurs spontaneously, not caused by high temperatures or physically and emotionally tense situations.
Why do we sweat?
Perspiration is a bodily function that involves the liberation of liquids high in salts, from the sweat glands. This function basically serves the purpose of favouring thermoregulation, that is, to maintain the body temperature constant at 37 ºC.
When the body needs to free heat, perspiration occurs and the skin is cooled down by evaporation. This is why we sweat when hot, during physical activity or in tense situations, in which nervous discharge increases our body temperature.
The human body has a total of 2 to 4 million sweat glands, that are activated during puberty . Sweat glands in the palms, soles, skull, face and armpits are particularly sensitive to psychological stimuli.
Sweat glands in the hands, feet and armpits are more sensitive to psychological stimuli.
Hyperhidrosis: the silent handicap
Hyperhidrosis can affect 2% of the white population. This percentage is higher is Asian patients, above all in those of Japanese origin. It is most common in the 25 to 64 year age group and in 40% of the cases, another family member also suffers from it, which indicates a genetic component.
It is observed mainly on hands, armpits, feet and pubic region, due to the high concentration of sweat glands in these areas.
Hyperhidrosis presents different degrees of affectation for the patient:
- Grade I: Sweating is never noticed and does not interfere with the sufferer's normal activity.
- Grade II: Sweating is tolerable, but sometimes interferes with the sufferer's normal activity.
- Grade III: Sweating is rarely tolerable and frequently interferes with the sufferer's normal activity.
- Grade IV: Sweating is intolerable and constantly interferes with the sufferer's normal activity.
Although this is fairly frequent problem that can cause stress and anxiety, and despite the limitations faced in the place of work, study and socially that hyperhidrosis causes, a great deal of sufferers refrain from visiting the dermatologist when the symptoms first appear.
The psychological impact of hyperhidrosis can cause complexes or interfere in the daily lives of those suffering from it. Affected patients try and adapt themselves to the problem and tend to adopt particular behaviours:
- They avoid physical contact situations, such as shaking hands
- They limit movement in their arms and adopt rigid positions to hide the excessive sweating in their armpits
- They change their clothing several times a day
- They avoid activities that require having a firm hold on something
2. Types of hyperhidrosis
According to cause:
- Primary: usually localised (focal) and its cause is unknown.
- Secondary: occurs as a result of another medical condition and usually involves the body as a whole. It can appear at different times in the patient's life, related to menopause, certain drugs, thyroid conditions, tumours or mild mercury poisoning.
According to location:
- Axillary
- Palmoplantar
- Gustatory
- Generalised
According to extension:
- Localised hyperhidrosis: when the excessive sweating covers 100 cm2 or less skin area.
- Generalised hyperhidrosis: when the excessive sweating covers an area of skin greater than 100 cm2.
According its location, hyperhidrosis can be axillary, palmoplantar, gustatory or generalised
3. Causes of hyperhidrosis
Primary hyperhidrosis
The cause of primary hyperhidrosis is unknown.
It is clearly related to sympathetic over-activity and an excessive sudomotor function response.
Patients suffering from it are well aware that stressful situations, such as excitement or nervousness can exacerbate the situation. A common complaint among patients suffering hyperhidrosis is they get nervous because they sweat, then sweat more because they are nervous.
Certain habits, such as drinks, nicotine, caffeine and certain foods or smells can also trigger excessive sweating.
Secondary hyperhidrosis
Secondary hyperhidrosis is usually generalised and presents itself within the symptoms of an underlying condition:
- Spinal cord injuries
- Peripheral neuropathies
- Brain lesions
- Intrathoracic tumoral lesions
- Systemic disorders (pheochromocytoma, Parkinson's disease, thyrotoxicosis, among others)
- Mercury poisoning
Localised hyperhidrosis
Excessive sweating of up to 100 cm2 can be related with the presence of (among others):
- Glomus tumour
- Blue rubber bleb naevus
- Pachydermoperiostosis
- Diabetic nephropathy
- Parotitis
- Parotid abscesses
4. Treatment of hyperhidrosis at IML
The dermatologists at IML perform a case history to diagnose the degree of hyperhidrosis and then choose, together with the patient, the treatment best suited to them, according to the patient's personal characteristics and the severity of the symptoms.
Hyperhidrosis treatments can be dermatological, aimed at inhibiting secretion from the sweat glands or surgical, which entails their excision or ablation.
Laser Assisted Ablation for axillary hyperhidrosis
IML has SlimLipo Aspire at its disposal, this is dual laser power technology emitting at 924 and 975 nm, that melts away the sweat glands lodged between the subcutaneous fat tissue. Over 90% of these glands are eliminated in a procedure performed under local anaesthesia and with almost no recovery period.
SlimLipo Aspire® is an FDA-approved technology for laser-assisted lipolysis. The sweat glands in the armpits are housed among the fat cells in the subcutaneous tissue, making this laser the optimum treatment for the ablation of the structures responsible for hyperhidrosis.
What does Laser Assisted Ablation consist of?
The technique is performed through a 2 mm incision, through which the Klein' formula local anaesthesia is administered.
A fine and flexible cannula with optical fibre on the end is then placed into the incision through which the laser power is transmitted.
Once inside the skin, the physician moves the optical fibre gently and continuously over the sweat glands selectively eliminating them.
A paper suture and an adhesive gauze are placed on the incision, which the patient should keep on for 48 hours.
Recovery causes no discomfort and allows the patient to resume their normal activity just a few hours after the procedure.
Benefits of Laser Assisted Ablation for axillary hyperhidrosis:
- Results are permanent
- The technique has a 90% efficacy rate in eliminating the sweat glands
- Local anaesthesia
- Laser coagulates the vessels in the treatment area, reducing swelling and bruising
- Laser power is selective: it acts only on the fat tissue surrounding the sweat glands, without affecting the adjacent tissue
- Brief recovery period. The patient can resume their normal daily activities just a few hours after treatment
The dual laser melts the sweat glands lodged in the subdermal fat tissue
Botox® (botulinum Toxin) for axillary and palmoplantar hyperhidrosis
Treatment of hyperhidrosis with Botox® is a convenient and effective treatment that can equally be applied on the armpits, palms of the hand and soles of the feet.
Botox® infiltration is performed using very fine needles. The botulinum toxin blocks the sweat glands' function, reducing sweat production in the treated areas.
Each session takes approximately 60 minutes.
The results last for approximately 6 months.
The patient can resume their normal activities immediately after treatment.
5. Other hyperhidrosis treatments
Dermatological treatments:
- Aluminium chloride: used as an antiperspirant, but usually requires high concentrations, which can cause skin irritations. Its effectiveness takes about 5 days to show.
- Anticholinergic substances: Oxybutynin, glycopyrrolate among others, although not exempt from adverse effects.
Surgical treatments:
- Elimination of the sweat glands using surgical procedures with different degrees of invasiveness: suction, subdermal curettage, liposuction or direct curettage, the latter through the dissection and detachment of a skin flap, which is everted and most of the glands and then excised.
- Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy: disables the main thoracic ganglia in the paravertebral chain, responsible for the innervation of the region to be treated. The success of this surgery is high in children with an efficacy of 80%. High rates of compensatory sweating have been reported, appearing in body areas that did not sweat prior to surgery. A variation of this technique is lumbar sympathectomy for plantar hyperhidrosis, entailing side effects that make this technique fairly unviable.
- Other techniques include Subcutaneous Temporal Sympathectomy with phenol and iontophoresis.
If you would like personalised information of the hyperhidrosis treatment most suited to you, request a free informative consultation with one of our dermatologists now.


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With the Patriots owning the 29th pick in the first round, the players that will be available to them are naturally less predictable than if the pick was earlier in the round.
But regardless of which players will be available, we can hone in on positions of need for the Patriots, which figure to include cornerback, safety, wide receiver, and defensive tackle.
ESPN's NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. will continue to update his top five players at each position prior to April's draft, which helps to give us an idea of which players could be in the mix for first-round consideration.
Focusing first on cornerbacks (with future posts relating to other positions), Kiper's top five has a theme: each of the players is at least 6-feet tall.
The top corner on his list is Alabama's Dee Milliner (6-1), followed by Florida State's Xavier Rhodes (6-2), Washington's Desmond Trufant (6-0), Oregon State's Jordan Poyer (6-0) and Mississippi State's Johnthan Banks (6-2).
Kiper believes that Milliner has the makings of a No. 1 cornerback in the NFL, and he also pegs Rhodes as a first-round pick. Kiper designates Trufant as a fast riser after the Senior Bowl.
We noted Poyer as a player that flashed during the Senior Bowl, and Banks recorded more interceptions (16) than any of the others during his college career.
Should the Patriots not retain Aqib Talib in free agency, cornerback could become a primary position of interest during the draft. Based on the evaluations of Kiper, there seems to be players who would fit towards the back end of the first round.
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Introduces R, a freely available and widely used platform for statistical analysis. Covers reading, storing, and manipulating data; introductory graphics; basic statistical analyses; and fitting linear models. Credit/no-credit only.
Class description
Covers a basic introduction to the open-source and widely used R statistical programming language. FISH 552 is run in the first half of the Fall quarter, following by FISH 553 (Advanced R) which is run in the second half of the Fall quarter. Many students take FISH 552 and FISH 553 in the same quarter.
Student learning goals
Run simple statistical analyses in R
Load and manipulate data in R
Write simple programs in R
General method of instruction
Each 2 hr period is a combined lecture / lab in a computer lab. Lectures will be interspersed with classroom exercises in R.
Recommended preparation
Download and install R, and Rstudio to your personal computer. No required textbook but Beckerman & Petchey "Getting started with R" is a simple introduction.
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Weekly homework to practice R coding.


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Ross McLennan tackles the world of children on his debut solo work. Bernard Zuel keeps the Clag glue away from him.
Ross McLennan is about to become a father. You can't half tell once you've had a listen to his first solo album, Hits From the Brittle Building.
Don't worry, though; we're not talking about songs full of wide-eyed soppiness about the splendours of warm pink things. The sometimes snappy, often fertile imagination behind Snout for 10 years isn't into greeting-card sentimentality. No, these songs feature parents bringing down the budget with a heavy sigh and a general air of wariness about the state of the world and the damage it causes, particular for a child.
Is this what spending nine months preparing to be a father will do to you?
"It goes a little bit further back than that: two or three years," says McLennan.
"I had to think all that stuff through to get to the point where I was prepared to have a child, take responsibility for one and deal with their resentment with being brought into such a rotten world.
"I work with kids in school, as well, and people have asked me whether that has affected the songwriting for this album. I say, 'Not much, it's probably been the other way around.' The songs have been an affirmation, to indicate where I'm interested in going, and so I ended up working with kids."
McLennan works as a teachers's aide in Melbourne schools. You could argue that being in a rock band for a decade isn't much different to being in perpetual childhood, and the last thing you want after that is more. Yet something clearly appeals to McLennan.
"My own immaturity seems to fit in well," he says. "I am learning a lot about things that went down while I was a kid, making me far more sympathetic to other adults."
The tone particularly in songs such as Friday Afternoon Kids is at best sceptical about people's ability to be good parents.
Then there's the mixed emotions in I'm the Only Adult You Can Trust, which starts: "Pain I hold it in trust/I never cut my toenails I'm not fussed" and ends "I'm the only adult you can trust to not eat up all the glue/And with the pointy scissors trust me, too".
"It's probably a fairly sombre take on that sort of stuff," says McLennan. "I'm The Only Adult You Can Trust came out of a moment of me coasting along thinking one thing and having a sudden confronting embarrassing burst of insight and feeling like a total dickhead.
"There's an element of cynicism in there, but there's a lot of softness and lamentation in there, too - trying to grow up. I'm 38, so I should be growing up round about now. You want to have things sussed when you're 40."
He has songwriting sussed. Anyone who has heard one of the slightly bent but still marvellous pop tunes of Snout knows that already, but Hits From the Brittle Building is another step up.
The pop has faint touches of Beck and Robyn Hitchcock as well as country twinges. Together, they embed themselves in you after a few listens. There's no first-solo-album anxiety evident here. Not that it matters - McLennan doesn't "give a stuff" about success.
"I have a different way of measuring my success," he says. "Part of that is being part of a social environment at the school where all these people see this stuff in the media and they can't understand how this dickhead who works for their school is doing this."
He laughs quietly.
"That makes me feel successful."
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Wet flurries blanketed the ground overnight in some areas north of Toronto.
Between two and five centimetres blanketed the Barrie and Newmarket areas and gave a light dusting of powder around Waterloo and London, said Peter Kimbell, a warning preparedness meteorologist for Environment Canada
Original forecasts warned of five- to- ten centimetres in Barrie, but daytime temperatures will likely keep any more snow at bay.
As for Toronto getting snow within the next few days, Mr. Kimbell says: "no, probably not."
However, it wouldn't be the earliest Torontonians have ever had to break out their winter boots: the earliest date recorded for snow at Pearson Airport was Oct. 9, 1976 with 0.8 centimetres, while Barrie's earliest snowfall record was on Sept. 30, 1899 with 13.5 centimetres.


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Master P's Life To Be Made Into Three-Part Film Series
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Master P's life will be immortalized on the big screen. The rapper is planning to chronicle his rise to fame in a three-part film series.
Named after his 1996 album The Ice Cream Man, the first film is slated to arrive in theaters next year. The Ice Cream Man will follow a young Percy Miller as he comes of age in New Orleans. The second film will tell the story of TRU, which was Master P's hip-hop trio with his brothers, C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker. For the final film, Master P plans to dive into the rise of his No Limit Records empire.
A statement on Master P's Facebook page describes the three films as "the greatest trilogy since The Godfather."
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Britain's Supreme Court has ordered
The 40-year-old Australian WikiLeaks founder was not in court to hear the decision handed down by the seven justices in London on Wednesday.
Lawyers for the Queensland man have argued that his extradition to Sweden would lead to him being taken to the United States, where authorities are investigating the operations of his website which has published hundreds of thousands of confidential government documents.
Swedish prosecutors have sought Mr Assange's extradition from the UK so he can be questioned about claims by two women that they were sexually assaulted by Mr Assange in Stockholm in August 2010.
Mr Assange has previously indicated that if unsuccessful in his latest appeal against extradition, he would take his case to the European Court of Human Rights.
In handing down the judgment, President of the Supreme Court, Justice Lord Phillips, said the judicial panel of seven had been split 5-2 in its decision.
Mr Assange had argued that the Swedish Public Prosecutor was not a judicial authority and therefore did not have the power to request his extradition.
"The majority has concluded that the Swedish Public Prosecutor was a judicial authority ... it follows that the request for Mr Assange's extradition has been lawfully made and his appeal against extradition is dismissed," Lord Phillips said.
Lawyers for Mr Assange were granted 14 days to consider the judgment and submit further applications to the court.
Meanwhile the Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australia will provide consular services to Mr Assange.
The opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Julie Bishop said the Australian government must provide unqualified support for Mr Assange in consular terms. "He deserves and should receive the same level of consular support that any Australian citizen should expect in these circumstances," Ms Bishop said.


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Marina Sales, Inc.
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What can be done about that stubborn tummy 'pooch' that plagues so many women after childbirth or significant weight loss? When you've exercised and dieted for months—or even years—but still have a protruding tummy, is it time for surgery?
That depends. Abdomino plasty, commonly known as a tummy tuck, can be the perfect solution for some people, but it may not be right for others. "Tummy tucks address excess skin, stretch marks and hanging tissue," explains Dr. Judith Gurley, a plastic surgeon who practices in Chesterfield. "Tummy tucks are also great for reconstructing the abdominal wall by bringing the belly muscles together along the abdominal midline to strengthen and flatten the abdomen."
However, Gurley says that many patients who assume a tummy tuck is needed to regain their shape can benefit from liposuction alone. "Liposuction is much quicker and involves a speedier, more comfortable recovery," she says. "If a patient doesn't have hanging, stretched skin, then liposuction alone can get rid of a tummy 'pooch.'"
Repairing a diastasis recti, which is a separation between the left and right side of the rectus abdominis muscle that covers the front surface of the belly area, is another tummy tuck benefit. Gurley notes that most women who have this condition following pregnancy are unable to return the abdominal muscles to their proper position through exercise alone. Besides creating a stronger abdominal area, Gurley says the return of core muscular integrity can be beneficial for supporting the back.
If a tummy tuck is appropriate, then considerations turn to a patient's readiness for major surgery. "As with any surgery, general health needs to be evaluated prior to the procedure," says Dr. David Caplin, a plastic surgeon with Parkcrest Plastic Surgery. "Abdominoplasty is performed under general anesthesia as an outpatient or with an overnight stay. Patients with any significant health issues should always make their surgeon aware of these prior to surgery."
Because it is a cosmetic procedure, tummy tuck costs are not covered by insurance and may range from $6,000 to $15,000, Caplin says. Cost depends on the complexity and length of time required to perform the surgery, which can range from 90 minutes to several hours. In many cases, liposuction is combined with abdominoplasty, which can be more cost-effective than undergoing the procedures separately. The combined sugery removes excess skin, corrects the abdominal muscles, and removes fat from the abdomen, hips and back.
"I suggest taking at least two weeks off from an office occupation or at least three to four weeks from a strenuous occupation" following abdominoplasty, advises Dr. Michele Koo, a plastic surgeon with Aesthetic Surgery Institute. Post-surgical drains are required and remain in place for one to two weeks. Once the drains are removed and the patient is off prescription pain medication, she can resume driving and desk work. A compressive garment is worn for the first two weeks, around the clock, and then for another two weeks during the day only, Koo adds. Core exercises and cardiovascular workouts can resume after several weeks.
"There is relatively little pain associated with the surgery, but the patient is not able to stand up straight for about seven to 10 days," Koo says. "Patients are, however, fairly worn out after the surgery, as if they had the flu, for approximately seven to 10 days, primarily from fluid fluctuations associated with liposuction, which I usually perform with the tummy tuck."
Koo adds that "this is the 'kick in the rear' that most of my patients need to keep them on track and take them to the next level of maintaining a healthier lifestyle. When they can actually see the results of all their hard work with an incredible new body shape, they are much more willing and able to maintain this new lifestyle permanently." She urges patients to eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly after recovery.
"While their bodies will be remarkably changed for the short term after a body reshaping and contouring, if they are not willing to alter their long-term eating habits and activity level, the change will be short-lived, perhaps only one to two years," Koo warns.


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Today, I was a TA for a history class and the class was taking a test. About halfway through, I noticed one kid had a small piece of paper in his hand. I ran up the row, grabbed his test, and ripped it into four pieces. Then I took the note from him. It said "I believe in you, -Mom." FML
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The Glamorgan batsman, 29, hit 299 in the win over Gloucestershire, adding to a 202 against Essex, as he passed 1,000 runs for the season.
But Maynard said the Abergavenny man must keep patient and suggested his first chance could come in one-dayers.
"I've been delighted for Mike, if the England guys weren't doing so well he'd be in for the next Test," said Maynard.
"There's a real hunger in the Test players to retain their places and succeed, and other guys like Owais Shah have had to wait despite long runs of consistent run gathering.
"Mike just has to keep churning out the runs and keep the belief that he is going to play for England.
"I know that [England coach] Duncan Fletcher fears burn-out, and it will be tough for the entire first team to play the Pakistan series, the ICC, the Ashes and the World Cup.
"The one-dayers will force some tough decisions on the selectors, so Mike has to keep banging on the door."
Powell's 299 was the second highest score in Glamorgan history, including two sixes and 38 fours from a 479-ball, 11-hour marathon.
Only ex-England opener Steve James has beaten that mark for the Welsh county, scoring an undefeated 309 against Sussex at Colwyn Bay in 2000.
"I was convinced that he was going to break my record and I have to admit to mixed feelings," James told BBC Sport Wales.
"Mike's a good mate of mine and if anyone was going to take the record I hoped it would be him. I certainly wish he'd made it to 300.
"He got a good ball on 299, and you're so nervous at that stage. I remember getting the wobbles on 296 at Colwyn Bay when I saw a guy climbing the scoreboard with a three in his hand!"
Despite his praise of Powell, James believes that his friend remains a long way from England's plans.
"The selectors will be taking note, but he's certainly far off the Test team," said James.
"Shah, Ed Joyce and Rob Key are all probably ahead of him in waiting for a chance.
"Mike got obsessed with the England idea a few years ago and it affected his play, he should just concentrate on churning out the runs.
"There's been a lot more pressure on him at Glamorgan since the likes of Matthew Maynard, myself and other senior players retired, but it's good to see him really taking the responsibility on board."
Powell seems to be heeding the advice and feeling at ease with his role.
"Everything just seems to have come together this year - my training, technique and life outside cricket," Powell told BBC Sport Wales.
"The 299 was fantastic, although there was some disappointment that I didn't manage to take Steve James' record.
"I'll just keep getting the runs and hopefully England will be looking at me, but I can only concentrate on my own game."


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Arrest made in connection with missing Rotorua woman
Arrest made in connection with missing Rotorua woman
Police investigating the disappearance of Michelle Hoffman-Tamm are examining an area of interest between Rotorua and Murupara. A woman has also been arrested.
Michelle was last seen on 7 November when she left her Philip Street home on her bicycle.
Significant developments in the investigation this morning led Police to a rural location close to SH38 between Rotorua and Murupara at approximately 5pm this afternoon. That location has been secured and will be subject to forensic examination by ESR.
A house in Rotorua will also undergo forensic examination along with any other areas of significance that are identified. This combined work is expected to last a few days
Michelle's red bike has also been located today at a third location in a Rotorua suburb.
A 44-year-old woman has been charged with assault and will appear at Rotorua District Court tomorrow morning. Further charges are likely.
As the matter is now before the court Police are unable to comment in any further detail about today's developments.
However Police do want to hear from anyone who was in the area of Holland Street between 6pm on Wednesday 7, November and Sunday, 11 November and in Victoria Street between Sunday 11, November and Monday 12 November.
Police are particularly interested in the movements of a two-tone light-coloured Subaru Legacy stationwagon between the 7th and the 12th travelling around Rotorua or between Rotorua, Whakatane and Murupara.
Michelle's family are being kept informed.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Rotorua Police on 07 349 9400. Alternatively information can be provided anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.


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Wallabies fly-half Stephen Larkham has claimed Argentina will do "whatever it takes" to win the game on 10 October.
But Pichot said: "I don't think we're dirty, we just play as physically as we can because that's our strength.
"Great players should stick to playing without talking."
After beating the Pumas 17-6 in Buenos Aires 11 months ago, Australia complained of being eye-gouged, punched, kicked and spat upon.
The scrum-half took over the captaincy after centre Lisandro Arbizu was forced out with a knee injury.
Pichot said: "Lisandro was very important for us in the structural defence of the midfield.
"It's tough to replace him but we're trying new things in the
midfield and working out who is going to do it.
"We have been very strong in the midfield so we need to get back to that."
The seventh-ranked Pumas square up against defending champions Australia and Ireland, ranked third in the latest IRB ratings.
"Trying to qualify for the quarter-finals is going to be terrible with Australia and Ireland in our group," he said.
"Australia has a great team and playing at their home ground
it's going to be very hard for us."
The South Americans have won four and drawn one of 16 Tests against Australia since 1979.


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During a career spanning more than 25 years in health care, Pat Dewaratanawanich has developed a singular ability to analyze and apply information. As a senior fraud investigator, first for the Medicare Administration and then in the private sector, Pat studied and prepared cases involving alleged health care fraud. Her ability to learn quickly, she says, resulted in opportunities to move into other areas of insurance operations, such as resolving appeals from providers.
At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she was worked since 2001, Pat is responsible for financial reports, dashboard and profitability analysis for the hospital's cancer clinical enterprise.
Despite her long experience, she says, "I knew there was still much more to the business of health care." She pursued an MM Health Care from Owen to "help me close the gap and gain management-level knowledge, new skills and connections."
Pat, who came to the US from Laos in 1983, credits the program with helping her develop a new way of thinking. "It has helped me see the big picture of how initiatives or specifics fit into strategic planning," she says. "Now I have tremendous confidence that I can be an integral part of any team.
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I took out a grievance against my boss and now he has taken one out against me!!
I took out a grievance againast my boss for bullying and while this was being investigated he has apparently taken out a counter-grievance against me! How is this possible when he has never taken any disciplinary action against me?
I thought the nightmare would soon be over as my own grievance was filed early in December and i thought I would be out of there by now, but personnel have told me I must wait until my boss's grievance has been fully investigated before they can draw any final conclusions.
They will soon be interviewing my whole department, I dont even know waht his grievance is about, I haven't done anything wrong but now I feel humiliated and embarassed and work is virtually impossible - it is affecting my health and I have told them this - and becuase he has thrown a spanner in the works, it could all take weeks more to resolve. I just can't stand being at work until then.
I have complained to personnel that my boss has had every chance to respond to my grievance and that if he has taken out a separate grievance then it should be treated completely separately - but they disagree. I spoke to a lawyer who told me he had never heard of a manager taking out a grievance against someone who works for him. Surely this just highlights his own inadequacies as a manager?
Presumably your boss's grievance is connected with your own, [otherwise there surely would be no possible reason for postponing yours] so you have a right to know what allegations are being made against you: if your boss's grievance just amounts to a rebuttal of the bullying allegations you are making, there is no need for it to be a separate grievancd at all; if it contains new or different allegations about you [a] you have a right to know what they are and [b] why wasn't it made until directly after you raised your own grievance ? Moreover, it will need someone *completely* independent of your boss to hear your grievance against him or her. You might ask the lawyer you spoke to whether it's worth sending your employers a letter on your behalf pointing out that the delay in hearing your grievance is causing you very considerable stress; that your being told that a counter-grievance has been raised against you amounts to further bullying and intimidation etc etc.
Next step might be just to leave if it all gets too much then to claim for constructive unfair dismissal, but this is quite risky from your point of view compared with staying put if you possibly can - best to follow the other advice you have access to and make sure meantime everything that happens gets fully logged-down in writing; all oral conversations and meetings are noted and the like !
If your lawyer says that, then either s/he is not an employment lawyer, ot s/he is rubbish. In 99 cases out of 100, a complaint against a manager will result in a counter-grievance being lodged, and in about 25% of the cases that I have dealt with, the counter grievance is justified. I am not saying that this is the case in your situation, as you haven't said what is going on, but it is true nonetheless. I often come up against staff who insist (against advice) in putting in a grievance because they confuse bullying with not being allowed to do what they want, how they want, when they want! There are even well documented cases of very clever bullies manipulating people into loosing it with them, then complaining about the victim bullying them! So the situation is very far from rare, and I am afraid that HR are handling it exactly as they would be recommended to. The standard advice in these situations is to maintain the grievances as linked, and investigate both simultaneously, as the evidence relating to one may through light on the other. You could ask HR why you are being investigated, but at this stage they are under no obligation to tell you. They only have to tell you what the allegations are if it is decided that they are going to proceed to a disciplinary. However, if they want to interview you, you can either ask for the questions in advance, or, if they refuse this, you have the right to ask to respond at a later stage when you have had time to think about what they are asking.
I'm sorry, but the fact is that this may drag on for a lot longer than you envisaged at first. It is highly unlikely to be resolved within weeks, and there are plenty of cases where such grievances drag on for months. If it's affecting your health you should see your GP, - or discuss it with HR or OH and see if they can suggest any temporary solutions - but I am afraid that other than that, there isn't really very much more that you can do until HR decides how to proceed. I think I should also mention, although you probably won't thank me for this, that my advice would be "hope for the best and prepare for the worst" - most trades union reps hate representing cases of bullying and harassment because they seldom end happily, and even when backed by substantial evidence, the complainant more often than not gets shafted. Sorry.


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By Meredith Ochs, Special Correspondent for Pop Candy
In 2005, true believers flocked to Hoboken, N.J., to see a winky blue-eyed Jesus statue. Now, disciples of The Learning Channel line up each day outside the Cake Boss' bakery to take photos and buy cannoli.
There are plenty of other reasons to make a pilgrimage to The Mile Square City, nestled between the natural boundaries of the Hudson River and the bluffs of the Palisades, and the man-made boundaries of the Lincoln and Holland tunnels that lead to New York City. Maybe you'd like to catch a glimpse of our famous residents, including the New York Giants' Eli Manning, the Today show's Natalie Morales and comedian Artie Lange. Or perhaps a pub crawl at our sprawling bar scene suits you. Our mayor rejected Jersey Shore stars Snooki and JWoww when they wanted to shoot their reality show here, but you're welcome to visit.
Here are 10 points of interest:
1. Birthplace of Frank Sinatra -- Ol' Blue Eyes distanced himself from his native city, and perhaps that's why his first home is marked only by a prosaic plaque embedded in the sidewalk. Daughter Nancy has been more gracious, performing free shows here, and today a major riverside park in the city bears Frank's name.
2. On the Waterfront -- This Elia Kazan classic was shot almost entirely in Hoboken, using local longshoremen as extras. Film fans can visit Elysian Park, where Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint hung out by the swings, and see the landmarks on Castle Point Terrace in the background.
3. On the actual waterfront -- Hoboken's waterfront is the jewel of New Jersey's "Gold Coast," which ostensibly runs from the George Washington Bridge to the Bayonne Bridge. Almost completely accessible to the public, it offers parks, playgrounds and piers and breathtaking views of Manhattan, along with free outdoor concerts and films in the summer. Its transformation from dilapidated docks and vacant lots to public paradise took decades and is still in progress, but the wide paved causeways, grassy fields and tiny beach beckon to joggers, dog walkers, sun worshipers and anglers.
4. Hoboken Historical Museum -- This museum celebrates the city's evolution. From a beachfront getaway for wealthy New Yorkers, to industrial hub (the museum itself is located in a former machine shop and center of the city's 19th century shipbuilding industry), to wartime port (millions of soldiers passed through here, hence WWI General Black Jack Pershing's "Heaven, Hell or Hoboken by Christmas" cry), to great American manufacturing locale (Hostess, Tootsie Roll, Maxwell House, Lipton Tea, Guild Guitars and hundreds of other companies), to artist-driven renaissance followed by the inevitable yuppie influx, the museum presents it all in a way that honors the city's past, present and future.
5. The birth of baseball -- Only a small part of the original Elysian Fields, thought to be the site of the first organized baseball game in 1846, remains. But at the intersection of Washington and 11th streets, each of the four street corners is marked like a baseball diamond with bronze numbers and a plaque. From here, look west on 11th and you'll be staring at Hoboken as it was 100 years ago, a long block of neatly kept brownstones lining either side of a median filled with hedges and flowers. Rounding third base will take you to the door of the legendary rock club Maxwell's.
6. Maxwell's -- Though it holds just 200 concertgoers in its famed back room, Nirvana played here. So did Smashing Pumpkins, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M. and countless rock band on their way to stardom, along with influential punk and indie acts. Part venue and part bar/restaurant, Maxwell's cultivated a long-lasting, extraordinary scene that still offers live music almost any night of the week.
7. Pizza -- New York vs. Chicago? Fuggedaboutit! Hoboken beats them both. Try Basile's "Grandma Slice," a crispy square capped with fresh basil; Benny's large slice, an oversized, gooey pizza dream that you'll talk about for the rest of your life; Grimaldi's, an outpost of the famed Brooklyn brick-oven baker (two locations here) that churns out charred-crust goodness; or Mario's, a family-friendly joint serving the classic slice where you're likely to meet the proprietor.
8. World-famous Hoboken bread -- Sinatra threw over his hometown for Palm Springs, but he still had his "sticks" -- we're talking Italian bread, not golf clubs -- shipped out to him in Cali. Made with local, high-mineral content water and baked in century-old coal-fired brick ovens, Hoboken bread's crusty exterior gives way to a dense, chewy, almost moist bite that is spectacular when dunked in olive oil or topped with a slice of airy mozzarella from Fiore's. Try Marie's, Dom's, Tony's or the Antique Bakery.
9. Stevens Institute of Technology/Castle Point -- Stevens dates back to a great American engineering family -- Revolutionary War Col. John Stevens, who designed the first U.S.-built steam locomotive in 1825 and whose sons built and operated the nation's first commercial railroad. Notable alums include artist Alexander Calder and human sexuality researcher Alfred Kinsey, along with the inventors of IMAP, bubble wrap and Texas Instruments. It's worth a hike up the hill to see the campus, especially the Civil War-era cannon that overlooks the Hudson River and The Freedom Tower, and the old mansions around Castle Point, which are among the city's finest historic homes.
10. Erie-Lackawanna Railroad and Ferry Terminal -- Hoboken's Beaux-Arts train station, with its intricate copper façade, Indiana limestone, cast iron railings, Greek Revival detail and Tiffany stained glass skylights is listed on both the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places. Many of its 50,000 daily commuters rush through it without noticing its beauty. As a tourist, you have the luxury of taking your time.
Meredith Ochs is a talk show host and DJ at Sirius XM.
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