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April has arrived and I couldn't be more excited to showcase five of the hippest gadgets and tech accessories on the block. Get ready to start your engines because Mario Kart Wii edition will be hitting store shelves April 27 — vroom vroom! For more fun and functional tech treats that will get you gadget-ready for summer, click "start slideshow" below!

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Adjacent Routes
The groove in the arete, starting by some blocks.
Beware!! loose rock - a 4ft chunk of rock came off when a friend was climbing (approx 3m up) so the grade may differ now Reaching the lowering bolt is the hard part/crux.
Looks like the whole route is on the way down!
Must have cleaned up somewhat as now seems quite sound (and almost worth a star).


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What's your WORST homeschooling mistake?
So what would you say is the worst homeschooling mistake you have made? And how long have you been homeschooling?
This is our 2nd year and my worst mistake was not doing it from day 1! LOL
Other than that my worst mistake Iwould say would be stressing out over if my son was on level, which I quickly got over thanks to many older, wiser homeschool moms
There is SO MUCH Montessori stuff you can do (cheaply) at home! I had no idea until I started researching "Montessori homeschool". Great, fun stuff!
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Yea this is the most amazing thing ever! I wished we lived closer to the Montessori school in my area, I would send my son in a heartbeat.
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Not letting my child be the guide. She is only 4 1/2, but I was pushing her starting at around three. It wasn't until I discovered Montessori that I was able to let go. I never realized how easy parenting and schooling could be until now.
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Removes the specified user from the set of users configured as watcher node test users. Watcher nodes are computers that periodically use Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and Skype for Business Server 2015 synthetic transactions to verify that Skype for Business Server 2015 components are working as expected. This cmdlet was introduced in Lync Server 2013.
Remove-CsTestUserCredential -SipAddress <String> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Force <SwitchParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]
The command shown in Example 1 removes the user with the SIP address sip:email@example.com from the collection of users configured as watcher node test users.
Remove-CsTestUserCredential "sip:firstname.lastname@example.com"
The commands shown in Example 2 remove all the users who have configured as watcher node test users. (Note that this does not delete the user accounts; it merely deletes their status as watcher node test users.) To do this, the first command in the example sets the value of the Windows PowerShell $ErrorActionPreference variable to "SilentlyContinue"; this suppresses the display of an error message that would otherwise appear any time the Remove-CsTestUserCredential cmdlet tried to remove test credentials from user who has not been configured as a watcher node test user.
With error messages suppressed, the second command in the example uses the Get-CsUser cmdlet to return a collection of all the users who have been enabled for Skype for Business Server 2015. This collection is then piped to the ForEach-Object cmdlet. The ForEach-Object cmdlet loops through each user account in the collection, running the Remove-CsTestUserCredential cmdlet against each account in order to remove that user as a watcher node test user.
The final command in the example resets the value of $ErrorActionPreference to "Continue".
$ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue" Get-CsUser | ForEach-Object {Remove-CsTestUserCredential -SipAddress $_.SipAddress} $ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
If you are using System Center Operations Manager in conjunction with Skype for Business Server 2015, you have the option of configuring "watcher node" computers. Watcher nodes are computers that periodically (and automatically) run synthetic transactions. Synthetic transactions are cmdlets that test various features of Skype for Business Server 2015; for example, there are synthetic transactions that verify that users can register with Skype for Business Server 2015; that users can exchange instant messages and presence information using Skype for Business Server 2015; that users can conduct data collaboration and application sharing conferences; and that users can make phone calls across the public switched telephone network. As noted, these synthetic transactions run periodically and, if they fail, issue alerts notifying administrators that the system might be experiencing difficulties.
Many synthetic transactions require test users; for example, you cannot test the ability of two users to exchange instant messages unless you have a pair of user accounts and you attempt to exchange instant messages using those accounts. When you configure a watcher node you must assign at least two test users to that node. These test users can be any valid Active Directory user accounts that have been enabled for Skype for Business Server 2015 and have been registered as test accounts. Accounts are registered as test accounts by using the Set-CsTestUserCredential cmdlet. If you later decide not to use an account as a test account you can unregister the by using the Remove-CsTestUserCredential cmdlet. This cmdlet simply prevents the account from being used as a watcher node test account; it does not delete, disable, or otherwise modify the account.
Skype for Business Server Control Panel: The functions carried out by the Remove-CsTestUserCredential cmdlet are not available in the Skype for Business Server Control Panel.
SIP address of the account whose test user credentials are being removed. For example:
Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.
Suppresses the display of any non-fatal error message that might occur when running the command.
Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.
None. The Remove-CsTestUserCredential cmdlet does not accept pipelined input.
None. Instead, the Remove-CsTestUserCredential cmdlet deletes existing instances of the System.Management.Automation.PSCredential object.


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Her hair color is the genuine article.
There are others who actually know Bert Rodriguez yet still accept me as the genuine article.
The cynics among us will be rankled at the description of a book as "inspiring," but Massie is the genuine article.
The following oroid or imitation gold is sometimes sold for the genuine article which it closely resembles.
We have really enough to do to look after the genuine article.
Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land,—it largely increases the product.
Next day he had a taste of Trumet's real aristocracy, the genuine article.
If the latter could not afford the genuine article, they were obliged, as they are to-day, to be satisfied with cheap imitations.
You seem to feel pretty certain that yours is the genuine article.
The wild men were the genuine article, in war paint and feathers.
But still there was something about the genuine article which had not been in Winnies imagination.
The real thing, not a substitute or imitation: that ring's the genuine article/ his artwork is the real deal


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Guest Post: Kim McMann, President BT US & Canada – Magnifying Our Impact
In an earlier post I talked about the role of CSR in society and how it also helps the business. I see sustainability challenges reflected increasingly in discussions both I and my leadership team have with our customers. Our customers (and in particular those from the sector for which I am responsible, consumer packaged goods) tell us that sustainability is among their top strategic priorities. I am thrilled to be working with companies such as Unilever, Pepsi, P&G, Nestle, Mars and others who are sustainability leaders in their sectors. And my peers in other verticals look after customers in sectors such as agriculture and logistics that have connected sustainability challenges.
What sorts of challenges do we see? Our business customers are facing an increasingly interconnected world where their consumer customers are expecting increasing amounts of information on the products they are considering buying. They want to know the source of those products and their environmental and social impact. And they expect this information to be available to them when and where they want it, in an easy to digest form.
Companies see pressures on the availability of raw materials as populations grow and are lifted out of poverty. Connectivity and IT technologies offer opportunities for increasingly efficient production of commodities. Better, more timely information equals improved efficiency. So our planet's limited resources go further.
Many of our customers describe challenges in their supply chains; especially, where large numbers of small farms are involved in developing economies. They want to support those small farmers and help them ensure their livelihoods are sustainable. Connectivity and IT technologies offer the opportunity for better communication between large companies and large numbers of small farmers. They also provide potential for those farmers to increase their yields and profitability.
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I missed that bug, curses.
I had that bug on my trooper with... whats his name arc? anyways thought he was meant to be that small for a few hours lol
lol. it looks like she is really far away.
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ACLU Presentation Sept 26 2012 - Human Rights & The Homeless In Santa Cruz California
It has become apparent to me the police in Santa Cruz have been blatantly violating the law at the behest of politicians and this require having their law enforcement practices in regard to the homeless and poor of Santa Cruz critically analyzed by an organization with the resources to do so.
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My name is Leigh Meyers. I'm a 35 year resident of Santa Cruz currently unemployed and houseless.
I'm here this evening speaking to you because I saw something over this spring and summer that circumscribes what I believe to be a new chapter in Santa Cruz' ongoing push to disfranchise, demonize and criminalize their displaced workers, poor, and houseless citizens... To literally drive them away from the city and the county, and I have seen no action from your organization at the local or regional level to put a stop to this.
Before I continue I want to point out a fact about Santa Cruz 'homeless' that local politicians and the area newspaper conveniently ignore.
They ARE citizens of Santa Cruz.
As a recent census showed, an overwhelming majority were employed and housed here at the onset of their misfortune, if not born and raised here just to find that the place of their birth cannot seem to provide a general planning process that provides for housing at a price that jobs here pay enough salary to rent, no less buy.
There are homeless people in Santa Cruz for MANY reasons. In my estimation, reasons that are mostly a socioeconomic results of city and county policies or planning without a thought given to existing working class residents.
As a matter of fact, the county was successfully sued in state court by California Rural Legal Aid about a decade ago for red-lining. I relish the thought of that happening to the city of Santa Cruz as well.
What I saw happen this spring and into the summer was the county and city of Santa Cruz' attempt to vilify and criminalize people, destroy services, raid encampments, single the 'appearing to be homeless' out for 'ticket blitzing', and drive their displaced citizens out of the area due to the act of a single person, released apparently without oversight or monitoring from Atascadero state prison for the criminally insane.
That person murdered a local shopkeeper shortly after his release.
The State of California acknowledged it was THEIR fault---he was not to have been released in the first place.
However the city of Santa Cruz was not even aware of who this person was or his status before they began their bleats of reactionary hatred for the displaced of the city.
I want to point out what disturbs me about all this is not Santa Cruz' law enforcement actions taken against their poor, which occur regularly, albeit not often for quite as long a duration or as intensely persecuted(sic).
Those actions have been par-for-course in a city where thirty years ago well-respected municipal judge William Kelsay stood in front of a group of 'concerned citizens' at a downtown commission meeting and stated, to their demand that the street people "Just Go Away";
"But they AREN'T going away... what do you want to do?".
NOTHING is what has been done... except a MASSIVE waste of taxpayers dollars... mostly on law enforcement driven by the lamest campaign of perception management ever witnessed.
What disturbs me now, as opposed to those other historical instances, was seeing NOT JUST the local newspaper, the Santa Cruz Sentinel, attempting to stir up hatred for the homeless as their editorial policy, choice of newsworthy items about the issue and their semantics typically do, but the fact that city leaders themselves jumped on that "ride them out on a rail"(1) bandwagon with pledges to raid encampments continually, calling them 'trash piles'(2) and the people inhabiting the camps, trashed or not were 'addicts' and 'drug users'(3), as city leaders pledged to cut funding and services for the houseless.
All this occurred even as the murder victim's family pleaded with these political and media elements of Santa Cruz establishment NOT to blame the homeless and poor for the random savage act of a single mentally ill man.
This spring and summer I also saw and personally experienced corrupt law enforcement practices and thug-like attempts to intimidate and terrorize civilians. This occurred as one part of a campaign by the city and county to continually cite homeless people, including me, with often made up or perjured charges written as hard-to-defend-against 'infractions' that the city and county should have known would not be responded to.
For instance, I have in my possession five utterly bogus infraction citations from May this year which I've ignored, and I would relish the idea of being arrested under the city-created 'scofflaw' misdemeanor charge ex post facto the city's passing on of the fine liability to the state-mandated collection agency.
I WANT to see a lawyer to deal with these perversions of justice, but I'll be damned if I'd voluntarily waste my valuable time over them.
Regarding my statement: "..corrupt law enforcement practices and literally thug-like attempts to intimidate and terrorize civilians..."
A deposition as to my personal experience with two 'loose cannon' officers is available anytime anyone would care to transcribe it, along with their names and badge numbers. The information is on at least two illegitimate and signed-under-duress citations I received in May.
I also witnessed others being literally terrorized and physically abused by these same two officers.
Quoting Emi MacLean, human rights attorney, legal officer for the Open Society Justice Initiative and formerly staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights:
"...troubling, and less often discussed, is the sustained use of state power to deter peaceful protesters through over-policing, a zero tolerance approach to minor violations of city ordinances and the imposition of a shifting battery of unspecified "rules."(1)
The latter policy, '...a shifting battery of unspecified "rules."', often results in officer-perjured or otherwise non-legitimate charges such as the five tickets in my possession. I AM NOT the only one with illegitimate citations issued over the course of the last three or four months.
It has become apparent to me the police in Santa Cruz have been blatantly violating the law at the behest of politicians and this require having their law enforcement practices in regard to the homeless and poor of Santa Cruz critically analyzed by an organization with the resources to do so.
Please note, as stated below in my communications with mayor Don Lane of Santa Cruz:
"...these city-created ordinances often appear to be unconstitutional at face simply by their selective nature, and enforcement is potentially even MORE selective (ie. Chronic street alcoholics and other common candidates for a court 'plead out', people on probation or with 'search clauses') in order to preemptively avoid legal challenges by irate less compliant and more knowledgeable victims,"
The ACLU HAS the resources to ferret out the truth in regard to selective enforcement, arbitrary 'rules', and other problems experienced by the houseless and poor of Santa Cruz. Average citizens... certainly the houseless and poor, do not.
I am here speaking to you this evening because I believe the actions taken by local elected officials after an attempt to perception manage the citizens of the city and county using a deranged murderer as an 'example' of their displaced people intrinsically violates US citizens' civil rights and indeed constitutes, as a whole, as a 'campaign', of Human Rights Violations including malicious and illegitimate law enforcement, endangering the homeless further by provoking potentially violent reactionary elements of the community, and leaving the homeless without the belief they can create secure shelter for themselves... Soon to be a necessity due to the county's absolute inability to house even ten percent of their homeless at the Emergency Shelter at DeLaveaga Park on any given night of the upcoming winter.
I want to know what the ACLU intends to do about this.
What I would like to see as an end result of the ACLU's court action is a state or federal investigation into Santa Cruz law enforcement practices as they affect their homeless citizens and a "Jones"-like decision including strict oversight of the city and county's policies towards that segment of it's citizenry until it has been discerned that justice, as practiced in regard to the homeless of the area is in line with law enforcement policies as practiced in regard to their housed population.
Thank you.
1. We'll buy them bus tickets with the money we cut from other humane services never mind the fact that most of them are from here and have no place else to go.
2. Did you know that a few mattresses in the woods and a couple of tons of trash are an "environmental disaster" worthy of BOLD headlines even though published statistics show homeless camps are not particularly trashy, compared to the average trash picked up during general public river and woods cleanings.
However I must say... violating your own city's general plan regarding traffic abatement and construction of a 'Warriors Stadium' against the wishes of most of Santa Cruz citizens, McMansions and land development in 'greenbelts', or the distinct possibility that most of the septic tanks in the San Lorenzo Valley are not up to code and dump raw toilet sewage in the feeder creeks for the San Lorenzo River (et al) is just 'business as usual' remaining un-critiqued by politicians and un-reported in the local media?
But mattresses in the woods... THAT make headlines!
The headlines screamed things like "Homeless Campers Trashing Forests".
This alleged 'environmental blight caused by the homeless' is a completely Illegitimate and mean-spirited Vilification of an at-risk population.
"Do Homeless People "trash" the environment? The numbers in Santa Cruz say no."
3. I believe the only front page pictures of encampments in the Santa Cruz Sentinel were of already known-to-the-police drug addicts at longstanding well-known-by-the-police places where they camped... with needles picturesquely strewn about. It's called 'perception management' using 'useful idiots'. As Fascists might do to convince 'the masses'.
Mayor Lane finally acknowledged receipt when I saw him outside city hall yesterday:
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Mr. Lane,
As I said the other day... Thirty years ago judge Kelsay stood in front of a group of 'concerned citizens' and stated, to their demand that the street people "Just Go Away"; "But they AREN'T going away... what do you want to do?".
'NOTHING' is 'what has been done'... except a MASSIVE waste of taxpayers dollars... mostly on law enforcement driven by the lamest campaign of perception management ever witnessed.
I'm HORRIFIED at the city's complicity in vilifying the local displaced over the act of a single person who was released without supervision or oversight from Atascadero, and who shortly thereafter killed the owner of Camouflage.
I thought the Sentinel was always the disgusting yellow journal,, but to watch the city go along with them... Lets just say it puts the city at even greater liability of being cited for Human Rights Violations in regard to their treatment of the houseless, and that act of callousness WILL NOT be forgotten...
Mr. Lane,
I just want to follow up on my comment at the September 11 2012 council meeting (Consent Agenda Item 7, Funding Security Guards) regarding my public comment in which I referred to certain First Alarm Guards as reminding me of blackshirts.
First, I just want to point out I am not alone in this sentiment. One of my disabled Senior Citizen friends has recently recounted his interrogation and pressured search (to which he, in my opinion should have never consented) by a First Alarm guard on the "RiverWalk".
The guard was, according to my friend, insinuating he (again, a senior citizen in a wheelchair) was loitering for the use of drugs.
My friend consented to that search BY AN UN-DEPUTIZED person, at the expense of his personal privacy and in obvious violation of his constitutional rights. Consented or not, the security guard had NO BUSINESS WHATSOEVER asking to, or even implying his alleged 'right' to search this man's possessions.
I have also personally observed a number of other instances indicating First Alarm's ineffectualness and counter productiveness which I will not recount here. As I said in my three minutes the other day "No matter WHO is contracted, oversight and training in regard to their behavior in public, especially their behavior when contacting Santa Cruz' 'alternative' citizens, should be de rigueur lest these sorts of incidents continue.
Here is a presentation I wrote in regard to Santa Cruz homeless policies in general. It was slightly too long to fit into the three minutes allowed for "public input" at council meetings, but at least part of it is germane to the hiring of security guards, and the rest... well you be the judge:
A recent brief in a national law journal by a human rights lawyer regarding the usurpation of public space by cities to prevent protests and demonstrations states:
"...troubling, and less often discussed, is the sustained use of state power to deter peaceful protesters through over-policing, a zero tolerance approach to minor violations of city ordinances and the imposition of a shifting battery of unspecified "rules."(1)
Let it be noted that "Homelessness" IS a 'demonstration'; A demonstration of ineffective planning by cities for their impoverished citizens and displaced workers.
Also note that "over-policing", a "...zero tolerance approach to minor violations", and the implementation of "...a shifting battery of unspecified "rules." is currently in vogue with the people who create and enforce SCPD's policies in regard to the city's less fortunate.
According to the sentiments of the human rights lawyer quoted above, the city of Santa Cruz is apparently committing what may later be found to be "Human Rights Violations" against it's homeless citizens.
(The latter policy, '...a shifting battery of unspecified "rules."', often results in officer-perjured or otherwise non-legitimate charges. I have in my possession five utterly bogus infraction citations from May this year which I've ignored, and I would relish the idea of being arrested under the city-created 'scofflaw' misdemeanor charge ex post facto the city's passing on of the fine liability to the state-mandated collection agency. I WANT to see a lawyer to deal with these perversions of justice, but I'll be damned if I'd voluntarily waste my valuable time over them.)
But I digress... More germane is the fact that ALL "industry standard" studies used by American cities in the development and implementation of their homeless policies concur...
Disfranchising, demonizing and criminalizing houseless citizens;
A> DOES NOT alleviate the perceived or actual problems and
B> Costs A LOT of taxpayers money to fund those ineffectual policies.(2)
(lest I beg the point about disfranchisement; According to a recent census of the houseless in Santa Cruz, a large majority were employed and housed locally before they became houseless, and therefore are a part of the community.)
That tax money is funneled, along with the dysfunctional policing policies, to local law enforcement agencies which then act overtly, with media pronouncements of 'cleanups', 'sweeps', against a portion of their community.
The policies, practices, and the pressure of media publicity leading to short-term allegedly 'effective action' by law enforcement agencies have the net result of causing the officer-on-the-street to be even less effective in their community policing tasks as they become overwhelmed (hence the 'need' for 'security guards') enforcing ordinances against a targeted sector of the city's population.
Enforcement of these ordinances also occurs at the expense of police resource availability to the community at large ... within existing budgets.
Further, these city-created ordinances often appear to be unconstitutional at face simply by their selective nature, and enforcement is potentially even MORE selective (ie. Chronic street alcoholics and other common candidates for a court 'plead out', people on probation or with 'search clauses') in order to preemptively avoid legal challenges by irate less compliant and more knowledgeable victims, even as these ordinances and related 'sweeps' hamper the ability of the police, in the short or long term, to interact with and serve more socially legitimate law enforcement functions in regard to the homeless community, which would certainly be uncooperative and very distrustful of the police due to previous experience.
Viewed in it's entirety the end result of strategies and tactics involving the disfranchisement, demonization, and criminalization of the houseless typically favors (solely) the interests of commercial property owners, land developers ... and police agencies(3), public and private, whose budgets and manpower are increased, even in times of economic troubles, again at the expense of the community at large.
All this for policies that do not work.
All this for policies that cost taxpayers dollars.
What part of "unconstitutional policies" (with the inherent civil tort liabilities) and "fiduciary malfeasance" doesn't Santa Cruz city's elected officials and management understand when they spend their citizens money on policies repeatedly proven ineffective, counterproductive and potentially unconstitutional?
What part of "Your city is wasting tax revenues on policies PROVEN not functional" don't the taxpayers of Santa Cruz understand?
1. http://jurist.org/sidebar/2012/08/emi-maclean-nypd-occupy.php
2. Street People and the Contested Realm of Public Space, Randall Amster
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDiEghBf1Ec (Exposition on Nuisance Laws and society)
"What happened in the Haight echoed earlier scenes in North Beach and the Village ... and it proved, once again, the basic futility of seizing turf you can't control.
The pattern never varies; a low-rent area suddenly blooms new and loose and human -- and then fashionable, which attracts the press and the cops at about the same time. Cop problems attract more publicity, which then attracts fad-salesmen and hustlers -- which means money, and that attracts junkies and jack-rollers.
Their bad action causes publicity and -- for some perverse reason -- an influx of bored, upward mobile types who dig the menace of "white ghetto" life and whose expense-account tastes drive local rents and street prices out of reach of the original settlers ... who are forced, once again, to move on." ~~Hunter S. Thompson, The Great Shark Hunt, Pg. 102; Freak Power In The Rockies
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Bristol's Clarke Willmott has secured its first Birmingham office through the takeover of personal injury firm Amery Parkes.
The four-partner, 30-lawyer firm, which last year turned over an estimated £6m, joined Clarke Willmott on 1 August and will trade under the Clarke Willmott banner.
Clarke Willmott's managing partner David Sedgwick said the firm planned to expand the Birmingham practice to include a house building practice as well as sport and private client work.
The move gives Clarke Willmott a presence in the centre of the UK's house building industry. Clarke Willmott's house building clients already include David Wilson Homes and Persimmon Homes.
Clarke Willmott now has four offices, in Bristol, Southampton, Birmingham and Taunton, where the volume property and debt recovery arms are located.
"Culturally, being in Birmingham and Southampton tells the market we are not simply a West Country firm," said Sedgwick.


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A promise to reduce the high number of bicycle crashes on one of Melbourne's busiest inner-city streets is in limbo after a local council rejected a radical bike lane design proposed by government authority VicRoads.
The design, for Chapel Street in Prahran - a busy cycling route that is also one of Melbourne's premier strips for shopping and street life - proposed a narrow, brightly painted bike lane alongside the tram corridor, in a bid to cut the risk of cyclists riding into opened car doors.
Chapel Street is one of the city's worst places for so-called doorings. More than a third of 86 reported bike crashes on the street between 2007 and 2011 were from doorings, according to VicRoads. The street is narrow and congested, with heavy car traffic, on-street parking and Melbourne's slowest trams.
The Napthine government last year committed $275,000 for new bike lanes for Chapel Street, but the project has stalled due to conflict over the bike lane's design, with Stonnington City Council this week rejecting VicRoads' proposal and calling for more consultation. VicRoads had originally hoped to have completed the project by early this year.
Yarra Trams this week also opposed the design, which is previously untrialled in Australia, on the basis that it would encourage cyclists to ride too close to trams.
Clem Newton-Brown, Liberal MP for Prahran, who pledged at the 2010 state election to improve cyclist safety along Chapel Street, said Stonnington Council was now standing in the way of an outcome.
"This money was provided in last year's budget and my concern is that council will work co-operatively with VicRoads to quickly resolve this issue," Mr Newton-Brown said. "It's an issue that's been going on for some time now and the community in Stonnington and Prahran is expecting these works to be done to improve cycling in our area and it can't be done without the support of council."
Boyd Fraser, a local cycling advocate, said VicRoads' design was the best way to reduce the high number of doorings, not only on Chapel Street but on other streets that similarly have trams and heavily used on-street parking.
"In streets such as Glenferrie Road in Hawthorn where [cyclist] James Cross lost his life or Chapel Street in Prahran, the prudent cyclist will always position themselves on the extreme outer edge of the bike lane, because that is the only way that you can avoid riding in the dooring zone," Mr Fraser said.
He rejected Yarra Trams' assertion that cyclists would be at risk.
"Tram drivers are in a very good position to see, they are up high, and the trams in Chapel Street generally travel at a very slow pace anyway," he said.
At a meeting this week, Stonnington councillors moved that an alternative design be considered for Chapel Street, similar to the existing bike lane that hugs the parking spaces but with added green paint markings at intersections.
Stonnington Mayor Matthew Koce said the Council had not rejected the VicRoads proposal, but had ''called for a further study of options to try and find the safest and most practical way forward''.
''Council sought feedback from Bicycle Network Victoria on the VicRoads proposal before forming a view,'' Cr Koce said.
''We are working collaboratively with VicRoads to progress the project. Chapel Street is very challenging due to it being so narrow and needing to accommodate trams as well as cars and Council is seeking to deliver the best and safest outcome for the community.''


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Big Brown Trout Week – Lough Corrib
A series of laptop breakdowns and fatigue from weeks of hard fishing prevented me from putting a blog up lately. Most of my fishing was on Corrib but I also had a couple of days on Mask and Carra (more on those next week!). There were some great hatches of mayfly this year and at certain times there were decent numbers of fish feeding on them providing some great dry fly action. Being on the water most days and concentrating on specific areas allowed me to learn the feeding habits of the trout in those spots. It paid to have 2 rods set up; one with drys and one with wets because the periods of surface activity were always brief. Thankfully though these happened a few times on most of my days on the water. Hesitating for even a couple of minutes to change to the dry fly rod could (and did) result in missed opportunities. The wets accounted for many fish during the times when fish were not visible on the top… as they should! The best thing about this Mayfly was the average size of the trout and how willing they were to take a well presented dryfly when covered. I had more fish between 3 and 4lbs than fish from 1 to 2lbs and that's something I never expected to be able to say about Irish wild trout fishing!
Here are the highlights from Corrib.. I believe they speak for themselves!
It was yet another big weekend on Corrib starting at 5am on Friday morning. We first targeted pike to no avail, then John went to work and I focused on trout. The mayfly is up early this year and thankfully the trout are responding to them. For the first time this year I really want to be trout fishing. Gales, thunder, rain and squalls made the going tough all weekend. I met about 12 or 15 trout on Friday but only landed 2. They were good fish though, the best was around 3lbs. I hooked another of about 4lbs on the middle fly (a long shanked invicta) which quickly broke at the knot, then foul hooked him on the tail fly which also broke at the knot! Bad leader i fear. There were not huge numbers of trout showing but there were enough to keep me interested and focused.
No joy for me on Saturday but John had a great fish around the 4lb mark on a wet Green Drake. There were much fewer fish showing. I only moved a few and straightened a Royal wulff in one! Angling author Nicholas Kearns joined us and moved a few fish to the dap..
Sunday was blowing a gale so we decided to avoid the main lake and target Pike in a sheltered bay. We had 2 and lost a few more.
All in all it was a tough weekend on the water but I'm glad to say trout are finally feeding on the top.. not many but enough to fish for and they are catchable. Also, from the fish I've seen and heard about, the average size must be up at least 1lb.
All the best! Ronan..
Ps. If the wheels on your vehicle take 5 nuts, 4 wont do.. i nearly learned the hard way…. again!
Last few days in Exmouth
Couple of shots from yesterday, including a Dolphin Fish and another Golden Trevally. It's been an truly awesome time here, many new species, friends and wonderful fishing.
The early bird catches dam all!
John and I were up at 5am, 4am and 6am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. We were expecting great things with big pike. We were both confident the larger fish would feed at first light for a few hours but it did not happen. At least not to the extent we were hoping. I lost 4 fish in the 12 -20lb bracket all weekend and john landed 2 nice pike in the heat of the midday sun on the last day. We're still exploring and trying out new tactics. Little can be learned from doing something once so there will be more early starts and reconnaissance.
The best hit I had all weekend was when John hooked my rod during a wayward cast and sent my entire set up into the drink. It quickly sank to the bottom of a deep and dark section of a river mouth. Thankfully an ingenious dredging technique invented by John retrieved it.
I hope to be on the water from Friday to Sunday again and will report back as usual! Have a great week all..


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SBC Smartpages.com and Yellowpages.com Introduce Search Engine Advertising Powered by Trafficleader Express
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Advertisers want traffic. A new product offering from SBC SMARTpages.com® and YellowPages.com delivers it.
YellowPages.com LLC, a joint venture of SBC Communications Inc (NYSE: SBC) and BellSouth Corp. (NYSE: BLS), has contracted with TrafficLeader, a subsidiary of Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) to launch an advertising package designed to simplify search engine marketing for local advertisers.
The new search engine product eliminates the need for businesses to learn and navigate multiple search engines, search methods and submission standards to advertise strategically on the Internet. It also reduces risk by enabling advertisers to purchase a specified number of clicks for a flat fee.
This full-service package is being sold by SBC Yellow Pages as a SMARTpages.com bundle (SBC Search Engine Solutions) and by YellowPages.com (YPclicks!). The search engine product offering is modeled after BellSouth's successful Real Search Engine Solutions product also powered by TrafficLeader Express.
"Research shows that up to 30 percent of consumer searches online are for local information," said Myles Midgley, Executive Director-Internet Yellow Pages operations for SBC Directory Operations. "We're experts in connecting local buyers with sellers, and we're continually evolving our product offering to make sure we have the most complete solution available. Our new advertising package does just that. When businesses combine Search Engine Solutions with their current SMARTpages.com advertising, they can reach more customers who make purchasing decisions — no matter where they are searching online."
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Advertisers have a wide selection of options through a network of many of the Internet's most popular search engines. SBC SMARTpages.com offers five advertising packages and YellowPages.com offers four packages. The packages are based on the desired volume of clicks. The advertiser indicates the number of clicks it wants to receive. If the "guaranteed" clicks are not received during the regular contract term, the advertiser's contract is extended.
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YellowPages.com LLC, a joint venture between SBC Directory Operations and BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Company, operates three leading Internet Yellow Pages sites — SMARTpages.com, RealPages.com and YellowPages.com. Combined, the three sites receive more than 50 million monthly consumer business searches. In late 2005, the three sites will merge to form one site at the URL www.yellowpages.com. SMARTpages.com local advertising is sold by SBC Yellow Pages. RealPages.com local advertising is sold by BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Company.


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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is considered an independent mortality and cardiovascular risk factor in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, and contributes to the development of renal fibrosis. Quercetin (QC), a natural component of foods, protects against renal injury. Here, we explored the possible mechanisms that are responsible for ADMA-induced renal fibrosis and the protective effect of QC. We found that ADMA treatment activated the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress sensor proteins phosphorylated protein kinase RNA-activated-like ER kinase (PERK) and inositol requiring-1α (IRE1), which correspondingly induced C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) expression and phosphorylated c-Jun
Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ω-NG, NG-asymmetric dimethylarginine; ADMA) is a residue of the proteolysis of arginine methylated proteins, and an endogenous competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzymes at supraphysiological concentrations, although the physiological relevance of this inhibition remains unclear [
Apoptosis of glomerular endothelial cells (GEnC) is known to correlate directly with the development of glomerular scarring, which eventually leads to glomerular sclerosis [
Quercetin (QC), one of the most important flavonoids, has been extensively studied because of its wide distribution in various foods. In addition to its antioxidant effect, there are an impressive number of enzymes whose activities are modulated (mostly inhibited) by QC [
Apoptotic (annexin V+/PI−), dead (annexin V+/PI+) and viable cells (annexin V−/PI−) were separated on the basis of double labeling for annexin V-FITC and PI, a membrane DNA stain. It was revealed that treatment with ADMA (100 μM) for 12–48 h increased the percentage of apoptotic cells (
Further, we analyzed the cleaved caspase-3, a critical executioner of apoptosis. We found that ADMA increased cleaved caspase-3 expression in time- and dose-dependent manner (
The ER stress pathway was recently shown to be directly involved in the induction of cell apoptosis, and previous studies have identified the induction of ER stress in models of membranous nephropathy [
Prolonged activation of IRE1 can also trigger apoptosis in cells under certain physiologic and pathophysiologic conditions. IRE1 promotes a cascade of phosphorylation events that ultimately activates JNK. Given the links between JNK activity and apoptosis, JNK activity may link IRE1-mediated ER stress signaling to cell death. We found that ADMA increased IRE1 protein expression and JNK phosphorylation levels (
Some studies have suggested that QC has a renal-protective role against kidney disease [
Next, we investigated whether the IRE1 branch of the UPR was also inhibited by QC. We found that QC also inhibited ADMA-induced IRE1 expression and JNK phosphorylation. (
To investigate whether ER stress is involved in renal fibrosis, the expression of TGF-β was examined in GEnCs. Our results showed that ADMA induced the expression of TGF-β, while down-regulation of CHOP by siRNA or inhibition of JNK by SP600125 decreased the expression of TGF-β. This result indicates that CHOP and JNK are mediators of ADMA-induced TGF-β expression (
Apoptosis of GEnCs is an important factor involved in the development of glomerular sclerosis [
Apoptosis is a genetically programmed mechanism that allows cells to commit suicide. It has been shown that it can be initiated or inhibited by a variety of environmental stimuli, both physiological and pathological. The extrinsic and intrinsic pathways represent two major well-studied apoptotic processes. The extrinsic pathway, exemplified by the ligation of tumor necrosis factor α receptor (TNFR), leads to self-association of cell-surface receptors and the recruitment of caspases to the activated receptor. By contrast, intrinsic apoptotic stimuli acts chiefly on the Bcl-2 family of proteins. The center of this pathway is cytochrome-c, which is released from mitochondria [
Recent investigations suggested roles of ER stress in some types of glomerular disorders, especially proteinuric diseases caused by injury of podocytes [
In the normal population, plasma levels of ADMA are 0.92–0.11 μM [
QC is a phytochemical compound belonging to the flavonoid family and is the most ubiquitous of the dietary flavonoids. QC is reported to be a potent antioxidant [
In tumor cells, QC has been shown to induce cell apoptosis and exert an anti-tumor effect [
Because of the complexity of QC on apoptosis, the effects of QC on ER stress were also inconsistent. QC induced ER stress in cancer cells [
Apoptotic cells release cytokines such as TGF-β, which is a major profibrotic mediator in CKD [
ADMA and QC were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). ATF4, PERK, p-PERK, phosphorylated c-Jun and β-actin antibodies were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (Santa Cruz, CA, USA). IRE1, c-Jun
Primary GEnCs were purchased from Sciencell Inc. (Carlsbad, CA, USA). GEnCs were cultured in fibronectin-coated flasks using endothelial cell medium (ECM, Sciencell Inc., Carlsbad, CA, USA) with bullet kit additives (Sciencell Inc.) and 10% (
For detection of apoptotic cells, cells were washed twice in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and then stained with the fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit (BD Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Thereafter, cells were analyzed by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) within 1 h on a FACS Calibur with Cell Quest software (Beckman Coulter, Fullerton, CA, USA). Cells that were annexin V-FITC- and propidium iodide (PI)-negative were viable. Early apoptotic cells stained positive for annexin V-FITC only. Cells positive for both annexin V-FITC and PI were designated as dead cells, either as a result of late apoptosis or necrosis. The percentages of annexin V-positive cells within the PI-negative population were then calculated after flow cytometric analysis.
Cells were washed twice with ice-cold PBS and harvested in RIPA buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl, 0.25 mM EDTA, pH 8.0, 1% (
Total RNA was isolated from GEnC using Trizol (Invitrogen Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA) and reverse transcribed using the Reverse Transcription System according to the manufacturer's instructions (Promega Corporation, Madison, WI, USA). Quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) was carried out using a 7300 Real-time PCR System (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA) with Power SYBR Green PCR Master Mix (Applied Biosystems) according to the manufacturer's instructions to quantify the expression levels of ATF4 and CHOP mRNA normalized to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). All reactions were performed in triplicate with samples derived from three independent experiments. The following sequences of the forward and reverse primer pairs were used: CHOP forward primer 5′-ACC ACT CTT GAC CCT GCT TCT-3′ and reverse primer 5′-GCC ACT TTC CTT TCA TTC TCC-3′; ATF4 forward primer 5′-CCC CTT CAC CTT CTT ACA ACC-3′ and reverse primer 5′-GGG CTC ATA CAG ATG CCA CTA-3′; GAPDH forward primer 5′-AGA AGG CTG GGG CTC ATT TG-3′ and reverse primer 5′-AGG GGC CAT CCA CAG TCT TC-3′.
Predesigned siRNAs against human CHOP (siCHOP, Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA, cat. no. 4392420) and control scrambled siRNA (siCont, Invitrogen, cat. no. 4390843) were purchased from Invitrogen Inc. The siRNA was transfected into GEnC using Lipofectamine RNAiMAX Reagent (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Briefly, cells were plated onto 6-well plates at 1.0 × 105 cells in ECM without antibiotics and grown to 30%–50% confluence before transfection. The siRNAs were diluted to give a final concentration of 15 nM in Opti-MEM I (Invitrogen). Next, Lipofectamine RNAiMAX Reagent (Invitrogen) was added and the mixture was incubated at room temperature for 20 min. The cells were incubated with RNAi duplex-Lipofectamine RNAiMAX complexes in serum-free conditions for 6 h at 37 °C. The media was replaced, and cells were incubated for an additional 24 h before beginning the experiment.
For transfection of the plasmid expression vector encoding human GADD153, the DNA sequence containing the GADD153 open reading frame (ORF) flanked by HindIII/XhoI restriction sites was PCR amplified from HeLa cells. Primers were designed to introduce the Kozak sequence to increase translation (5′-AGG GAG ACC CAA GCT TGC CAC CAT GGA TAT GGA GCT TGT TCC AGC CAC-3′ and 5′-TAG ATG CAT GCT CGA GTC ACT TAT CGT CGT CAT CCT TGT AAT CTG CTT GGT GCA GAT TCA CCA-3′). The resulting fragment was inserted into HindIII-XhoI precut pcDNA3.1-FLAG (Invitrogen) to generate pcDNA3.1-GADD153-FLAG. The desired sequence was confirmed by direct DNA sequencing. The transfections were carried out by Lipofectamine LTX and PLUS Reagents (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer's protocol.
TGF-β1 levels were measured by ELISA using commercial assay Kits (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The lower threshold of sensitivity of the TGF-β1 assays ranged from 1.7 to 15.4 pg/mL. The TGF-β1 concentration in the supernatants was calculated by normalizing standard twice-diluted series. Each individual sample was determined in triplicate.
Data were expressed as the mean ± S.E. Comparisons between experimental groups were made by one-way ANOVA. The differences in the mean values were considered significant at
In summary, the present data reveal mechanisms involved in the anti-apoptotic potential of QC on ADMA-induced GEnC apoptosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate that ADMA-induced GEnC apoptosis depends on the PERK and IRE1 ER stress apoptotic pathway, and that QC inhibits ADMA-induced GEnC apoptosis by targeting PERK-CHOP and IRE1-JNK.
The authors would like to thank the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission Funds (D131100004713001) and Traditional Chinese Medical Science and Technology Development Fund (JJ2012-31) for financial support.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) induced glomerular endothelial cells (GEnC) apoptosis. (
Role of PERK-CHOP ER stress pathway in ADMA-induced GEnC apoptosis. Cells were treated with ADMA at the indicated dose (0–200 μM) and time period (0–48 h). To analyze CHOP expression, cell extracts or RNA were subjected to western blotting (
Role of IRE1-JNK ER stress pathway in ADMA-induced GEnC apoptosis. (
Quercetin (QC) inhibited ADMA-induced apoptosis. GEnCs were treated for 1 h in the presence or absence of 20 μM QC. Cells were then incubated with 100 μM ADMA for 24 h. Apoptosis was assessed by flow cytometry. Data showed one representative experiment (
QC inhibited ADMA-induced ER stress. (
ADMA-induced TGF-β1 expression through ER stress and inhibition by QC treatment. (


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Apple TV is one of the less well known members of the Steve Jobs' digital offspring, and despite its decent credentials as a media player it still feels like the black sheep among the radiant iMacs, iPhones and iPads. This latest version has dropped the standard white casing in favour of a matt-black look, while shaving down the dimensions to make it as unobtrusive as possible.
The big news is that Apple has dispensed with the hard disk, so unlike the original Apple TV this incarnation is purely a streamer. Built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet connect it to the world, and the only outputs are an HDMI socket and an optical digital audio out. There's also a mini-USB for service, but good luck hacking this one – it runs on a version of Apple's iOS.
Simple streaming
Simple really is an understatement when it comes to streaming, with much of the emphasis being put on movie rentals from iTunes. In just a few clicks you can watch a preview, make a selection and the film is streamed straight to the little box. New titles are typically £3.49-£4.49 each. Normal iTunes offerings are standard-def, but with Apple TV you can get content in 720p HD.
If you're worried about your net connection stuttering just as the Alien erupts from John Hurt's chest, there's Home Sharing that allows Apple TV to access your entire iTunes library and play it out through your TV and sound system. And rather spiffy it looks and sounds, too.
For those too lazy to fire up their computer, AirPlay lets you stream movies, TV and music direct from your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. Just set the content running, choose AirPlay and it's instantly streamed over the home network to the Apple TV and onto your screen.
Annoyingly there's no BBC iPlayer – something that could well have swayed those still to be convinced – and the internet radio interface is fairly basic.
Full HD omission
The fact the new model is limited to 720p is also frustrating. It's not that pictures look terrible – even on a 50in screen, they're impressive, although with some occasional, obvious pixellation – but rather that we know some online content has much more to offer. The sound is big, exciting and detailed, both through HDMI and the optical out.
Typically, the neat, aluminium-clad Apple remote that comes as standard is a bit finicky, needing a firm and steady aim at the little unit to work reliably. Much better is the free remote app for iPhone and iPod Touche, which puts artwork and all that stuff in the palm of your hand. Without it, Apple TV is much less attractive.
Apple has done well to take an axe to the price, with a sub-£100 pricetag likely to prove much more tempting, but a few extra features could have completed the picture.


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Infertility is a medical condition which is characterised by problems in successful conception, even after prolonged and frequent unprotected sex amongst a couple. Infertility may occur due to problems with either the male, the female partner and in many cases both of them. This condition can cause much strife in a relationship not just within the individuals but also be a cause for social embarrassment. The causes of infertility could be-
Testicular injury or deformed testis,
Irregular menstrual periods,
Problems with erections,
Uterus is ill-shaped,
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome,
Pelvic inflammatory diseases caused by Sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea and Chlamydia,
Scanty sperm count,
Blockage of the fallopian tube.
Other lifestyle related reasons could be excessive alcohol consumption, aging, diabetes, obesity, high pressure and as a side effect of radiation therapy or other medications.
Ayurveda and Infertility-
According to Ayurvedic scriptures, infertility occurs when there is a deficiency of nutrients in the Shukra Dhatu of an individual. This might occur as a result of indigestion and excessive toxic content in the human body. This could be caused due to excessive consumption of spicy foods or if they have chronic stress or anxiety. The Ayurvedic remedies boost the nutrition of the Shukra Dhatu in order to boost fertility. The most potent Ayurvedic herbs which can cure infertility are as follows:
A prescribed consumption of the powder of dried banyan bark along with sugar might help to cure infertility.
The inclusion of cumin and turmeric powder in regulated dosages in your daily food might also help to facilitate fertility.
A consumption of the root of the herb Ashwagandha for 3 times a day has also been shown to be beneficial.
A daily consumption of the powder of Vanari Kalpa in warm milk might help in curing any problems related to the ejaculation of semen.
Consuming a mixture of the powder of Vrushya vati in warm milk, it might help to increase the sperm count.
The consumption of Ayurvedic preparation of phalasarpi (a mixture of the herbs Kustha, manjistha, Triphala, tagara, haldi etc.) might help to deal with the problems of infertility in women.
Yoga also has many effective asanas or poses which help boost both male and female fertility and thus may help in correcting infertility caused due to physical factors such as injuries or deformities.
Changes in lifestyle also have to be brought in such as quitting smoking, reducing alcohol consumption among others.
Each tiny action we commit involves the risk of a condition, disease or disorder. For instance, sneezing a bit too hard can rupture an eye vessel, or having your face right up against the wind in a moving bus can expose you to germs. Diabetes is as prevalent as common cold in every household and there is no end to the list of causes that can make you suffer from it. While regular check-ups, medications, insulin shots can help you cope, there are certain measures that if followed, can enable you to avoid the risk of secondary yet fatal diseases. Diabetic nephropathy is one such condition.
When Kidney is affected to the extent that it cannot perform its functions(like excretion of wastes in urine, filtering blood from waste, maintaining electrolyte balance,etc.) properly, it is called as Nephropathy. The reason behind kidney damage could be many, but if diabetes is the prime cause, it is known as diabetic nephropathy in medical terms.
A few features of this disorder are as follows:
- The kidneys comprise of several small blood vessels, which perform the function of sifting waste from your blood. Diabetes at an advanced stage can impede smooth functioning of these vessels. As a result, the kidneys malfunction or a person faces kidney failure.
- Nephropathy brings along some other health issues as well. A person's blood pressure may increase as a result, thus making him or her prone to heart attacks and strokes. Sharp rise in cholesterol and triglyceride levels has also been noticed.
- A doctor will check for the presence of a protein called albumin in the patient's urine to know if you suffer from nephropathy or not. Other tests to determine the functioning of kidneys are - S.Creatinine, eGFR, Albumin/Creatinine Ratio (ACR), 24 Hour Urine Protein, Renal Function Tests, etc. A diabetic person should therefore go in for yearly tests.
In a given situation such as this, dialysis or kidney transplant comes to your aid. Both are done when kidney functions are irreversibly damaged. Dialysis can be of two kinds; Hemodialysis or Peritoneal dialysis. Dialysis (also called as Renal Replacement Therapy) remedies kidney damage and kidney failure by using a machine to extract salts, wastes and other fluids in excess from the blood to let your blood have a healthy composition. Dialysis should only be done under the supervision of an experienced nephrologist for best results.
This is 57 years female from Kolkata. I'm a diabetic (take (GLIMEPIRIDE 2 mg + METFORMIN 500 mg) after breakfast & METFORMIN 500 mg after dinner) & 10 iu insulin overnight ,fasting 80, PP 287 measured today. I want to know what should be done to control my PP sugar level? Shall I increase Insulin? Or take glimepiride 1 mg before lunch? Please suggest complete list of medicine for my case For the last 1 year, I'm seeing that my fasting glucose level is under 100, but PP is above 200. One more thing, I'm using Basalog cartridge (Insulin Glargine (100IU) made of Biocon) Can I change my insulin to Glaritus (Wockhardt) or Basugine (Lupin)? The later are low cost insulin, will be a price saver, That's why asking.
Hi Diet chart for diabetic patient. 1) can diabetic patient take fruits and fresh fruit juice 2) others items please.
Actually my mother has gone for blood sugar diagnose for first time. The report came in such a way 12 FASTING: 92 mg/dl post meal 2 hr :210 mg/dl Please tell me about the report is this much reading is of highly risk Is there any risk Can this be controlled.
According to most experts, depression and diabetes have been intricately connected in a vicious cycle. While the prolonged and sustaining nature of diabetes directly makes one vulnerable to the bouts of depression, doctors tend to locate traces of depression in the family history of an individual in order to diagnose the roots of diabetes. It won't be too far-fetched to state that both causes as well as affects the other.
If you have diabetes, either type 1 or type 2, you have an increased risk of developing depression. And if you're depressed, you may have a greater chance of developing type 2 diabetes. The good news is that diabetes and depression can be treated together. And effectively managing one can have a positive effect on the other.
How Diabetes and Depression Correlated?
There are myriad ways in which diabetes affects depression and vice versa.
Firstly, tackling such a long drawn disease and its various pitfalls might cause a lot of anxiety to one and lead to depression. Whereas on the other hand, depression reduces the zeal to live and thus results in poor lifestyle choices which in turn causes weight gain, unhealthy food habits, physical inactivity. As we are well aware, all these have the potential to wreak havoc for any patient of diabetes.
Similarly, diabetes ushers in various other health complications, adversely impacting one's productivity. This may cause depression in a lot of people.
On the flipside, depression impedes one's ability and enthusiasm to work or communicate, this in turn intervenes with one's monitoring of diabetes. Since these two extremely malevolent diseases have such close connections, medical science recommends ways to grapple with both. The rigors of managing diabetes can be stressful and lead to symptoms of depression.
Diabetes can cause complications and health problems that may worsen symptoms of depression.
Depression affects your ability to perform tasks, communicate and think clearly. This can interfere with your ability to successfully manage diabetes.
Treatment: Depression is just like any other illness, it can be treated. Treatment can lift the depression and improve diabetes control.
Looking after your diabetes will help decrease the risk of getting depression. If you already have depression, good diabetes management will help lessen the negative impacts it can have. Depression is no different to any of the other complication of diabetes. It is a genuine illness for which you need to seek help and support from health professionals.
The treatment for depression and diabetes involves a coordinated approach that monitors both diabetes control and the symptoms of depression. It is about finding the treatment that works best for each person. For example, people with diabetes and mild depression may find that regular physical activity improves depressed moods and also helps control blood glucose levels.
Helping Yourself.
If you suspect you might have depression, take control of your health by:
- Going to a doctor or other health professional
- Getting involved in social activities
- Engaging in regular moderate physical activity
- Learning about depression and diabetes
- Very particular about medicines prescribed for Diabetes
- Eating healthily and including a wide variety of nutritious foods
- Achieving and maintaining healthy weight
- Limiting your alcohol intake
- Getting help, support and encouragement from family and friends
- Asking your doctor to check your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose levels. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can ask a free question.


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The Opposite House is a highly innovative small luxury hotel that lives up to its name. Unexpected, unusual and visually stunning, the hotel was designed by celebrated Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. There's nothing else quite like it. Located in the Sanlitun district of Beijing, The Opposite House is Swire Hotels' first property in China.
Yang Rutherford were challenged by the client to create a suite of digital and printed marketing materials that are as innovative and visually stunning as the hotel itself - albeit in an understated manner.
In addition to excellent feedback from guests and the travel industry, the hotel's website was selected for publication by Communication Arts soon after its launch.
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"Our hotel and restaurant websites, hotel brochure and various other pieces of collateral are beautiful representations of the unique style of architecture and service delivery for which we have become known. They are stunning visual presentations of our brand.
Yang Rutherford understand our brand, our value proposition and exactly how we want to be different. We consider our early work with Yang Rutherford integral to the success of The Opposite House and Swire Hotels."
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Wayne Youle shines a light on Deane and Hirschfeld Galleries
Wayne Youle "shines a light" on Deane and Hirschfeld Galleries
Artist Wayne Youle says his upcoming show, Fingers Crossed (15 December 2012–10 February 2013) in both the Deane and Hirschfeld Galleries in City Gallery Wellington, is a way of "shining a light" on these well-known gallery spaces.
Youle is the first artist who has been invited to work across both galleries and says Fingers Crossed will be "a way of taking away the crypt-like feeling I get from the spaces, a way of shining a light, the chance to play both fields, be the voyeur and get a sneak peek." The Deane Gallery was opened in 2009 and is dedicated to the work of Māori and Pacific Island artists. The Hirschfeld Gallery was established in 2000 and showcases Wellington-based artists, architects, designers and other creative practitioners.
City Gallery Wellington is thrilled to have an artist of Youle's standing exhibit across both galleries. His insightful work, which looks at the post-colonial identity of New Zealanders, perfectly positions him to question the histories and conventions of the Deane and Hirschfeld Galleries.
Visitors can look forward to Youle's crisp, colourful aesthetic, much of which points to his background in graphic design. Fingers Crossed will present new paintings, video and comical yet canny sculptures that continue the artist's investigation into race relations, identity politics and the signs and symbols through which culture is communicated.
Youle, who is of both Māori and Pakeha descent (Ngapuhi, Ngati Whakaeke, Ngati Pakeha), is well-known for making artworks that look at the issues raised by bi-culturalism through the prism of an incisive humour. "Humour gives you an in," Youle says. "It makes most people at least give the work a chance. Some people don't get the joke and some don't like the joke…If I don't use humour I use fact, if I don't use fact I use fear. Some people find it easier to laugh at the things they fear and even laugh off the truth."
Wayne Youle returns to New Zealand fresh from completing the prestigious twelve-week SCAPE Christchurch/Artspace Sydney artist residency. Fingers Crossed will feature new sculpture and video artworks created especially for the show at City Gallery Wellington.
"The Fingers Crossed title still remains a mantra for me when I think of culture, my culture, and the interaction of culture," says Youle. "I used to cross my fingers in the hope that people would accept the fact I am equally proud of being Nga Puhi and Pakeha. We all cross our fingers for different times."
Wayne Youle will give a floor talk about Fingers Crossed on Saturday 15 December, 2.00pm in the exhibition.


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The super sleuths over at CVG have come up with some interesting revelations concerning the on-going LEGO videogame franchise. According to the website, the next title in the series will be based on popular spectacled boy wizard, Harry Potter.
Details are virtually non-existent at present, though CVG speculates that the game may launch next summer to coincide with the release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Sounds like a fair bet to us.
The most recent entry in the franchise, LEGO Batman, was released in September 2008 and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
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text: I have been very fortunate for the last string of six years. I have been selected each year with having one or two of my clients' weddings featured in bridal magazines. 2009 was a great year in terms of my having the honor of photographing several beautiful and elegant weddings. Several of them, in my opinion, were worthy of magazine publication. My clients, Rosemarie and Sam D'Angelo, was certainly one of those weddings and the magazine, Metro Detroit Bride agreed. In fact, not only were their images published, but the wedding was the feature wedding and provided us with a two page spread. Click here to see their blog post link from last September, and here to see their wedding highlight slideshow. Congratulations Rose and Sam!!! One Special Note: Carolyn Hefner, Wedding Planner Extraordinaire of the first class China Closet, was somehow left off the list of vendor credits. Without Carolyn's focused attention to details, creative vision, and meticulous planning, the day would have fallen short of the extraordinary event it became.


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Dear Wendy: "Is Fighting Healthy In A Relationship?"
Every once in a while I get a question that's so to-the-point and universal, I can't not answer. Here's an example:
Is fighting healthy for a relationship? And if so, how do you define what a "healthy fight" is? — Curious
Yes, absolutely, fighting is healthy for a relationship. In fact, I'd say it's unhealthy not to fight occasionally. We're all human: Our feelings get hurt; we make mistakes; we get frustrated and tired and cranky; we feel misunderstood; and we have opinions that our significant others don't always agree with. So it's reasonable to expect all those things to combine every now and then and create a bit of an emotional combustion. The good news is that fighting, like sex, can be a wonderful way to process and release some of those stressors. On the flip side, also like sex, if it isn't done well, it can just exacerbate already-existent negative feelings.
So how do you make sure you do it well? It's best to focus on the real issue at hand. How many times have you started a fight with someone over something stupid, like whose turn was it to take the garbage? It's never really about the garbage; it's about feeling taken for granted or overwhelmed or unsupported. Sticking to those issues and even using that language ("I'm feeling overwhelmed") gives a platform for discussion. You can't really disagree with how someone feels. You can't say, "No you don't." You have to listen and consider where the other person is coming from and then react in a way that shows you either understand or you don't. A healthy fight doesn't mean you always end up with a resolution or completely understanding each other, but it should mean that you at least have a better understanding and an agreement to continue communicating and working on the issue.
Bottom line: a healthy fight is about feelings, not facts.
*Do you have a relationship/dating question I can help with? Send me your letters at [email protected]


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After nearly two hours of debate when lawmakers voiced support for the rights of citizens to protest government, complained about federal incursions on states' rights, expressed thanks that a needed highway would be built and smirked about the lack of interviews with Great Salt Lake wildfowl, the Utah House of Representatives on Wednesday night approved a settlement agreement that would end litigation over the Legacy Parkway.
The 50-21 special legislative session vote, echoed soon after in the Senate on a 22-5 vote, means construction on the 14-mile scenic byway could resume by May and relieve snarled commuter and commercial traffic by 2008.
Not one lawmaker who voted in favor of the measure fully supported the negotiated resolution or its accompanying bill to ban semitrailer trucks on the parkway. Some opposed it with a vengeance. Many, even some opponents, nevertheless commended the process.
Rep. David Ure, who helped create the anti-settlement group Friends of Legacy, fought tears when he said the solution was the best all parties could come up with. "We all know there are major holes in the compromise," said the Kamas Republican.
Still, the Utah Department of Transportation negotiators "walk on water," Ure said. "I pay extra high praise to the people that sat down to negotiate this."
Sen. Allan Christensen, R-N. Ogden, summed up the feeling of most senators: "This agreement is very distasteful to me, but I can swallow it."
The settlement agreement is the result of negotiations Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. initiated soon after taking office in January between UDOT and the federal lawsuit plaintiffs - the Sierra Club, Utahns for Better Transportation, the League of Women Voters, Friends of Great Salt Lake, Future Moves Coalition and Great Salt Lake Audubon.
In a statement issued after the votes, Huntsman applauded the Legislature and UDOT. "Legacy Parkway will increase mobility for all citizens of the state and others who travel in northern Utah," he said.
UDOT Executive Director John Njord's response was muted. No parties were planned, he said. "We just want to build a road."
The settlement requires the state to buy 121 acres of property that will be part of the Legacy Nature Preserve. Marc Heileson, spokesman for the Sierra Club, said everyone had to give up something during the 10 months of negotiations. Now, the state has a good project, he said, instead of a major freeway cutting through sensitive Great Salt Lake bird habitat.
The highway has been stalled since November 2001, when the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found fault with UDOT's environmental impact study, which the court said did not adequately consider routes less harmful to Great Salt Lake wetlands. The ruling also said the federal process for issuing permits for the project were inadequate and "arbitrary and capricious."
The court actions and the likelihood of more lawsuits if the settlement couldn't be reached drove the deciding votes and rankled lawmakers who felt their authority over a state highway had been usurped by a handful of environmentalists bent on thwarting the will of the majority.
Rep. LaVar Christensen, R-Sandy, mocked the Sierra Club's claims that it was unknown how the highway would affect the birds that nest on the Great Salt Lake, one of the most significant bird habitats in the world. "We didn't interview the birds," he said.
Complaints that the plaintiffs' strategy was undemocratic continued in the Senate. "The plaintiffs in this case could not get elected to anything, yet they are making public policy," said Sen. Bill Hickman, R-St. George. "They have cost the citizens of this state a lot of money."
Countered Rep. Carol Moss, D-Salt Lake City, "These are citizens who have the right to exercise their voice . . . I get the impression that some here believe they do not have that right."
Moss also chided lawmakers who had called the plaintiffs terrorists. "They're not terrorists," she said. "The League of Women Voters are these wonderful ladies."
Ann O'Connell, the Salt Lake City League's natural resources chairwoman, laughed off the image of her civic group as gray-haired women in tennis shoes. "We are a nice bunch of ladies," she said. "So when we do something off-the-wall, it invigorates us. It was really an easy decision for our board to make to be involved in this."
Rep. Dave Clark, R-Santa Clara, was dismayed that some lawmakers seemed to believe the state shouldn't negotiate contentious issues in the future, which he said would mean ceding their authority.
Other than the ban on semitrailers and a speed limit of 55 mph, "everything else [in the settlement] the state controls or decides or would have done anyway," Clark said. "And you want to abdicate responsibility to the courts over that?"
Even Ure affirmed the constitutional rights of environmentalists. "You know what?" he said. "The Lord created them to have as equal an opportunity in the courts as anyone else."
On Tuesday, Ure predicted a House member would attempt to amend the Senate bill that tweaked state law to allow the Legacy truck ban. Ure said the amendment would be crafted so it wouldn't conform to the agreement resolution, which couldn't be amended, therefore scuttling the whole thing.
The mischief didn't materialize. The truck ban bill passed the House 49-21 and the Senate 25-2.
But Ure didn't stick around long enough to vote on it.
What's next:
* Construction may resume by May and the Legacy Parkway could open by 2008.
* UDOT estimates the ultimate cost will be $685
* The deal has to run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the federal Highway Administration and the U.S. District Court for Utah. No opposition is expected.