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GERD assessment including pH metry predicts a high response rate to PPI standard therapy
Gastroesophageal disorders
Inadequate response to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is reported in up to 40%. Patients with non erosive reflux disease (NERD) have lower response rates compared to patients with erosive reflux disease (ERD); pH metry contributes to GERD diagnosis and is critical for proper diagnosis of NERD.
Aim of the study was to assess the need for doubling esomeprazole standard dose (40 mg) for 4 weeks in PPI naive patients with typical reflux symptoms and diagnosis of GERD based on endoscopy and 48 hours, wireless pH metry.
All patients underwent upper GI endoscopy. Symptoms were recorded with a structured questionnaire (RDQ) and acid exposure was determined by 48 hours, wireless pH monitoring (BRAVO). In case of abnormal acid exposure, patients received a short term treatment with esomeprazole 40 mg q.d. for 4 weeks. If symptoms persisted, patients underwent a second pH metry on PPI and the dose was increased to 40 mg b.i.d.
31 consecutive patients with typical reflux symptoms underwent 48 hours pH monitoring. 22 patients (71%) had abnormal acid exposure, 9 patients had normal pH metry (29%). Of the 9 patients with normal pH metry, 2 were found with erosive esophagitis and 7 without endoscopic abnormalities.
24 patients with documented GERD received esomeprazole treatment. 21 patients achieved complete symptom resolution with 40 mg q.d. after 4 weeks (88%). Only 2 patients required doubling the dose of esomeprazole for complete symptom resolution, 1 patient remained with symptoms.
Patients with typical reflux symptoms and abnormal acid exposure have a high response rate to standard dose esomeprazole regardless of whether they have ERD or NERD.
GERD is defined as a condition which develops when reflux of gastric contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or mucosal lesions in the distal esophagus
Erosive reflux disease (ERD) is diagnosed endoscopically
Adequate acid inhibition with PPI is the current standard therapy for GERD
Our study was designed to test whether, and in which proportion of patients, PPI standard dose is effective in achieving complete symptom relief if GERD (ERD and NERD) is properly diagnosed by either abnormal endoscopic findings or abnormal acid exposure using 48 hours pH metry. A secondary aim was to determine the proportion of patients that need the escalation of esomeprazole dosage to 40 mg b.i.d for complete symptom relief.
The study was approved by the institutional ethics committee at the Otto-von-Guericke University and the German "Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte" (BfArM), funded by Astra Zeneca, Wedel, Germany (Protocol No. GS0205; Eudract No. 2005-000761-19; Title: Control of Symptoms and Acid Reflux by Esomeprazole in Patients with GERD) and conducted according to the ethical guidelines of the declaration of Helsinki.
Patients' population
Patients presenting at the outpatients department of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases with GERD associated symptoms were evaluated. Only patients without prior PPI medication were included in the study (PPI naïve). After given their written informed consent patients were included in the screening (for demographic details see Table
Objectives and study design
The primary objective was to determine the proportion of patients that achieve complete symptom relief with esomeprazole 40 mg q.d. or b.i.d. Complete symptom relief was defined as absence of reflux symptoms during seven days, as assessed by the self-administered Reflux Disease Questionnaire (RDQ) and a diary. Secondary, the response rates for symptomatic response for proper diagnosed NERD were assessed and related to ERD.
A further objective was to assess the relation between gastrointestinal symptom pattern and 48 hour acid reflux profile during esomeprazole treatment in patients with incomplete symptom relief.
The study was designed as an open, mono-centric treatment study with measurement of symptoms and pH monitoring before and during therapy with esomeprazole. The diagnosis of GERD was confirmed by 48 hours BRAVO pH monitoring and/or erosions during upper GI endoscopy.
In case of abnormal findings in BRAVO pH monitoring, patients entered a short term treatment (I) with esomeprazole 40 mg q.d. for 4 weeks. During acid suppressive therapy, symptom severity was again assessed by RDQ and a symptom diary. Complete symptom relief was defined as no GERD symptoms during the last 7 days as documented in the diary and in the RDQ questionnaire.
In case of persisting symptoms, the patients underwent a second diagnostic EGD and functional testing, followed by escalating dosage (II) with esomeprazole 40 mg b.i.d. for another 4 weeks. The symptom relief was evaluated under escalating dosage as described before (Figure
Figure 1
Study design and disposition of patients.
Study design and disposition of patients.
The study medication was to be ingested 30 minutes before breakfast (I) and dinner (I, II) with 100 ml of table water.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
After an overnight fast, all patients underwent EGD under intravenous conscious sedation (midazolam 2–5 mg) using a standard videogastroscope (GIF Q160, Olympus Optical Europe, Hamburg, Germany). Endoscopic esophageal landmarks were defined as the gastroesophageal junction with the beginning of the gastric folds and the Z-line as the squamocolumnar junction. Erosive esophagitis was characterized according to Los Angeles classification
NERD was defined as normal appearing GEJ and abnormal acid exposure during 48 hours pH metry.
Wireless 48 hours BRAVO™ pH monitoring
Ambulatory pH monitoring was performed over 48 hours using the wireless BRAVO capsule pH monitoring device (Medtronic, Minneapolis/GIVEN). Capsules were calibrated at pH 1.0 and 7.0 by submersion in buffer solutions (Medtronic/GIVEN) according to the product information. During EGD the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) was visualized and the capsule was attached at the esophageal mucosa at 6 cm above GEJ with vacuum suction of 700 mmHg for 2 minutes. The correct placement of the capsule was confirmed endoscopically. The pH data was transmitted by the capsule to a recording device with 433 Hz and a sampling interval of 6 seconds. The patients were asked to carry or keep the recording device within a maximum distance of 100 cm maximum from their bodies. The patients were instructed to follow their normal daily activities and diet. During the period of 48 hours, meal time, sleep disturbances, supine and upright positions were marked in a patients' diary.
After 48 hours patients returned to hospital and the data were downloaded from the recording device. The recordings were completed by entering the diary information manually and analyzed based on the manufacture's software (POLYGRAM NET™ Version 14.1.1322.287).
Total numbers of acid episodes, acid exposure time (AET, pH < 4) and DeMeester score were analyzed for day 1 and day 2 separately as well as for 48 hours in total. Acid exposure time ≥ 4.2% and/or a DeMeester score ≥ 13.9 were considered abnormal
Evaluation of symptoms by validated reflux disease questionnaire (RDQ) and patient's diary
Complete symptom relief was defined as absence of GERD-related symptoms during the last 7 days as documented by RDQ (<5 points) and a symptom-assessing diary. The self-administered patient's diary documented the severity of symptoms on 7 days before and under treatment with esomeprazole. The diary graded heartburn objectively on a 5 point Likert-scale for each day as used in the EXPO study
The RDQ was designed to grade different reflux symptoms during the last seven days. The RDQ is a self-administered questionnaire in which subjects are asked to report the frequency and severity of their upper gastrointestinal symptoms. There are three subscales that evaluate regurgitation, heartburn, and dyspepsia. Response options were also scaled as Likert-type with scores ranging from 0 to 5 for frequency and severity. Each subject's score was calculated as the mean of item responses with higher scores indicating more severe or frequent symptoms
Statistical analysis
According to the results of the EXPO study, where 91.1% of patients experienced had complete symptom relief after four week treatment with esomeprazole 40 mg orally the sample size was calculated. With focus on complete symptom relief, the hypothesis H0 complete symptom relief < =68% vs. H1 complete symptom relief > 85% was tested by a one-sided binomial test, which will have a power of 80% (type-I-error 5%). 40 patients were calculated as the requested sample size.
All data entered into a database using the Microcal Origin™ 5.0 program package (Northhampton, MA, USA) and SPSS© 12.0. Data is expressed as mean and 95%-CI (confidence intervals), if not stated otherwise. For statistical analysis (pre- and post-treatment) parametric
Patients' characteristics
A total of 40 patients with predominantly female gender were included in the screening phase of the study (mean age 52 years; range: 18–79 years) (Table
31 patients met the inclusion criteria with either endoscopic findings of erosive reflux disease (n = 2), abnormal pH metry (NERD n = 7) or both (n = 15). In 7 patients with normal appearing gastroesophageal junction (all female), GERD was excluded by normal results in BRAVO pH monitoring (Table
There was a withdrawal of 9 patients for different reasons: 5 patients did not complete neither questionnaire nor diary; one patient stopped the study medication because of an newly appeared exanthema; 3 patients presented with technical problems in BRAVO capsule testing (1 patient suffered from severe chest pain that required endoscopic removal of the capsule; 2 patients documented an early drop off the capsule).
Control of symptoms and acid reflux by standard dose and doubled standard dose of esomeprazole
Finally, 24 patients entered the treatment phase. Endoscopic diagnosis revealed 7 patients with non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), 15 patients with erosive reflux disease (ERD) and 2 patients with newly diagnosed short segment Barrett's esophagus without dysplasia (Tables
After 4 weeks of treatment with esomeprazole 40 mg q.d., 21 (88%) patients achieved complete symptom relief. 2 patients achieved symptom relief after escalating dosage of esomeprazole to 40 mg b.i.d. (8%), but only 1 patient presented with persisting symptoms even after escalating dosage. In this patient, pH metry revealed an even unchanged cluster of pH metry during esomeprazole treatment (Figure
No differences were obtained between patients with NERD and ERD (Figure
Figure 2
Therapeutic response to esomeprazole 40 mg o.d. in patients with NERD and ERD.
Therapeutic response to esomeprazole 40 mg o.d. in patients with NERD and ERD.
Relief of symptoms documented RDQ and patient's diary
Patients with complete relief of symptoms according to RDQ and diary are shown in Figure
Figure 3
Mean heartburn, regurgitation, dyspepsia and total RDQ scores at screening and after 4 weeks of treatment.
Mean heartburn, regurgitation, dyspepsia and total RDQ scores at screening and after 4 weeks of treatment.
Figure 4
Mean severity of symptoms at screening and after 4 weeks of treatment with esomeprazole 40 mg q.d. according to patients' diary
Mean severity of symptoms at screening and after 4 weeks of treatment with esomeprazole 40 mg q.d. according to patients' diary.
The main finding of this study is that patients with typical reflux symptoms and abnormal acid exposure have a high response rate to standard esomeprazole regardless of whether they have ERD or NERD. Two thirds (22/31) of patients with typical GERD-related symptoms had an abnormal acid exposure in esophageal BRAVO pH metry. Including 2 patients with erosive changes but normal pH metry, 24 patients were eligible for PPI treatment in our study.
88% of this well selected patient group achieved complete symptom relief on esomeprazole standard dose for 4 weeks. Symptomatic response was similarly obtained in patients with ERD and NERD (Table
We excluded patients with normal acid exposure as there is no rationale for PPI treatment. This category of patients is likely to account for the frequent reports with up to 30-40% PPI failure to standard dose
In a further subset of patients, reflux symptoms may be unrelated to reflux episodes at all and related to a functional syndrome (functional heartburn)
For patients not responding to PPI, pH metry should be considered to confirm the diagnosis of abnormal gastroesophageal reflux. Mechanisms involved in symptom generation or perpetration are either hypersensitivity to visceral stimuli or weakly acidic reflux episodes, a fast hepatic metabolism of PPIs
The shortcomings of the study are the missing control group and the small sample size. This was mainly due to the inclusion criteria of PPI naive patients in a referral centre. As calculated before, the recruitment was finalized after having screened 40 patients.
In spite of the small sample size, the results indicate daily clinical practice. Nevertheless, our study has the true advantage of having included truly PPI-naive patients, a fact that is very hard in routine clinical practice, as most physicians administer PPI very quickly based on current guidelines. However, this "aggressive" approach might need to be rethought, as we believe that many patients receiving PPI do not suffer from NERD or ERD, and thus being over treated. Thus, a careful initial assessment of symptoms combined with functional testing may identify the patients who respond well to PPI therapy. This fact needs to be reconsidered in the interpretation of many clinical trials concerning response to PPI therapy, especially in NERD
PPI naïve patients with characteristic GERD-related symptoms and abnormal findings in pH metry had an excellent response to standard dose esomeprazole. Due to the small sample size of our study it cannot be concluded, but patients with NERD diagnosed with pH metry and endoscopy did not differ in their response rates to esomeprazole in comparison with ERD. This corresponds to the systematic review cited above and responds to the studies investigating the PPI test, and documented symptom relief in up to 90% in case of pathological acid exposure
29% of the patients in our study suffered from typical GERD-related symptoms but had no abnormal acid exposure in 48 hours pH metry, predominantly with unsuspicious results in EGD (no erosions). This may partly explain the high proportion of PPI non-responsiveness in the literature, since the patients may all have been grouped as NERD
For non-responders with abnormal 48 hours pH metry, in clinical practice it may be appropriate to escalate PPI to double standard dose before embarking in functional testing (MII-pH) and seek for other mechanisms in GERD pathogenesis.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
PM, UP and KM designed the study. AK, HN and JW enrolled the majority of patients. AK and JW provided pH metry analyses and clinical data. The manuscript was drafted by AK, UP and KM and reviewed for important intellectual content by JW, HN and PM. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This study was supported by a research grant from Astra Zeneca GmbH, Wedel, Germany and the German "Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte" (BfArM) (Protocol No. GS0205; Eudract No. 2005-000761-19; Title: Control of Symptoms and Acid Reflux by Esomeprazole in Patients with GERD).
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Juan Gualberto González
|Juan Gualberto González
|11th President of Paraguay
|In office
November 25, 1890 – June 9, 1894
|Preceded by
|Patricio Escobar
|Succeeded by
|Marcos Morínigo
|Personal details
|July 12, 1851
|July 30, 1912 (age 61)
|Political party
Juan Gualberto González (July 12, 1851 – July 30, 1912) was the President of Paraguay from 1890 to 1894.
His life[edit]
Juan Gualberto González was born in Asunción on July 12, 1851. He married with teacher Rosa Peña Guanez, daughter of Rosario Guanes and Manuel Pedro Peña.
When the War of Paraguay against the Triple Alliance took place, he offered his services and joined the Health Department in the Army. He was taken prisoner, along with Juan Bautista Gill, and had to enroll in the army of the allies. He returned to Asunción in 1869, two years later he joined the masonry, in the Paraguayan Union Lodge No. 30. After some time he became one of the founders of the Supreme Council Grade 33, this institution extolled him in this position on July 8, 1895, with Eleuterio Correo, Antonio Taboada and Cecilio Báez. He died in Asunción, on July 30, 1912.
His government[edit]
He was President of the republic between November 25, 1890 and June 9, 1894. The Vice-President was Marcos Morínigo and his cabinet had: José Tomás Sosa, as Minister of the Department of Interior, Venancio V. López (grandson of Carlos Antonio López and nephew of Marshal López) in the Foreign Office, José Segundo Decoud in Treasury; Benjamín Aceval in the Justice Department and General Juan B. Egusquiza in War and Navy.
During his government the banking crisis that the previous administration declared became bigger. The Office of Direct Contribution (Real Estate Taxes) was created and also the Municipality of Asunción. The Bishop Pedro Juan Aponte died. The Practical School of Agriculture, the Palace of Government was inaugurated with a great exposition in commemoration of the Fourth Centenary of the America's Discovery; the building of the Public Jail was finished, also the building of the Caridad Hospital and the Mercantile Bank was created. On October 18, 1891 a coup against his government failed but left a precedent in Paraguayan history. In 1891 he left Ex-Chancellor Colonel Juan Crisóstomo Centurión without plenipotentiary power in front of the governments of England, France and Spain; that year the diplomatic mission of the Bolivian representative Mariano Baptista failed.
In 1892 the first military scholarships were granted and a Practical School of Agriculture was created. In October of the same year started to operate the Law of Secondary and Superior Education, which was very important at the time. In May 1893 the Faculty of Notaries and Public Court Clerks. On July 16 the first Doctors in Law and Social Sciences graduated in a solemn ceremony, they were: Emeterio González, Cecilio Báez and Gaspar J. Villamayor, the sponsor was Ramón Zubizarreta.
The city Hiparía was founded officially; on April 2, 1861 Facundo Insfrán was appointed Minister of the Justice Department in replacement of Benjamín Aceval. The Argentine Code of Commerce was adopted in Paraguay, the Palace of López was repaired, many new colonies were founded and it was possible the arriving of 1723 immigrants. The train reaches in its tour to Pirapó in August 1891, close to Yuty and the public spending was about 314,615.23 pesos. There were 292 schools with 18,944 students. The national budget was settled in 1,226,000.00 pesos for 1893.
José Segundo Decoud was appointed as Paraguayan representative in Uruguay and Brazil, César Gondra in the Vatican and Juan Durán y Cuervo in Spain.
The newspapers: "La Democracia" (The Democracy) and "El Independiente" (The Independent) were created in 1891, "La República" (The Republic), "La Libertad" (The Liberty), "El Pueblo" (The People), "El Centinela" (The Guard) and "La Patria" (The Fatherland).
His fall[edit]
González was supposed to give the power to his brother-in-law José Segundo Decoud, but on the morning of June 9, 1894, because of political disagreements, a delegation that included Rufino Mazó, Eusebio Mongelós and Rufino Careaga presented to his office and in the name of the General Juan Bautista Egusquiza asked him to renounce to the presidency. When González denied, he was taken to the barracks where Egusquiza and General Caballero awaited him. González denied quitting again and through persuasion, the Parliament gave the power to Vice-President Marcos Morínigo.
Political career[edit]
He was adjutant in the Health Department during the War of Paraguay against the Triple Alliance. He was magistrate and President of the Lower Chamber. On June 26, 1869 he became founder member of the "Club del Pueblo". In 1872 he was examining magistrate in commerce. In 1873 he was Defender of the people. In 1877 he was founder member of the "Asociación Nacional Republicana" (Republican National Association). He was President of the Council of Public Credits and was in charge of the Justice Department.
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The familiar worries about distracted attention and aimless busyness accompany every new form of communication, from the printing press to the telephone to the Internet. And always, points out Mark Jackson, a historian at Oxford University and author of The Age of Stress, the ensuing anxiety is the domain of intellectuals and the affluent middle class (even though it is poverty, not wealth, that creates the most destructive levels of stress).
Stress has become, says Dr. Jackson with some disdain, the modern-day version of gout, a diagnosis that served as evidence the 19th-century patient was prosperous enough – and his diet rich enough – to get him sick in the first place. The word "stress" didn't enter into the vernacular until the 1950s – introduced, incidentally, by a Montreal-based researcher named Hans Selye – but stress as a status symbol has a lengthy precedent.
In fact, the pre-Facebook research of Dr. Selye, famous for articulating the early thinking of stress as a health risk, contains some compelling hints at a modern-day solution.
Stress, argued Dr. Selye, who died in 1982, "is not what happens to you, but how you react to it." Later on, he came to see the speed of modern civilization, the political trauma of the Cold War and new technology as high-risk stressors. But even he pooh-poohed the notion that we were more stressed than generations prior.
In an interview in 1977, Dr. Selye weighed in on this question himself: "I doubt whether modern man experiences more distress than his ancestors. It's not that people suffer more stress today. It's just that they think they do."
In other words, we are more stressed about being stressed.
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In David Levy's class on mindfulness and technology at the University of Washington, one of the assignments requires students to videotape themselves while online to track their social media patterns. The results, says Prof. Levy, are revealing. Students watch themselves responding instantly to every distraction. They notice their facial expressions, their hunched shoulders. One student, Dr. Levy recalls, recorded himself posting a message to Facebook that later he had no memory of doing.
"Their biggest takeaway is to open up the possibility of having more choice when we are online," Dr. Levy says. "So much of what we do is driven by habit. It tends to be semi-conscious or unconscious. Students are beginning to realize how important it is to set their attention – what am I wanting or needing to be doing at this moment?"
It is about being the master of your own digital life, says William Powers. "We are kind of like pinballs knocking around this electronic pinball machine, and not doing it very thoughtfully," he says. "I can't just be passive and do what Facebook and Twitter want me to do, which is stay connected 24/7 and look at ads. I have to stop letting the screen lead me around. That's very different than saying, 'Throw it out the window.' "
It's comes down to being mindful, he writes in his book, rather than blindly adopting "digital maximalism" as a way of life. "What I am proposing is a new digital philosophy, a way of thinking that takes into account the human need to connect outward, to answer the call of the crowd, as well as the opposite need for time and space apart. The key is to strike a balance between the two impulses."
Linda Stone suggests that people stop thinking about "time management" and start thinking about how to better manage their attention – to think about where we need or want our focus to be. That answer is individual; only we know when the convenience of sending an e-mail from home becomes a burden.
"What do we want to connect to?" she asks. "When I am on a date, do I want to be texting my friend, or do I want to be on a date? If I am a teenager, and I have just taken a photo at a party, do I want to be in that viral reality, looking to see how many likes I am collecting? We aren't owning those choices."
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Nicole Faria crowned Miss Earth 2010
This weekend, Nicole Faria from Bangalore, India was crowned Miss Earth 2010 at the 10th annual beauty contest, held this year in Vietnam.
Every since I was a small child, I would watch pageants on TV. I have always wanted to be one of these beautiful contestants - wearing such lovely outfits, having flawless skin, spending your time making yourself pretty and desirable.
What true-blue sissy wouldn't want to be one of these lovely ladies?
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Mixing Words With Realitywritten by lilithmoon on 2012-01-06 #gear #tutorials
Some time ago, I read an article of cohetesnaranjas about a failed experiment of mixing words with landscape. I thought it was a wonderful idea so I kept it in my mind so that I could try it someday, maybe with something more.26 117 Share Tweet
Buckshot's Lomoalphabet: An A-Z of Lomographywritten by buckshot on 2012-07-02
How well do you know the language of Lomography...? Are you a total beginner who thinks 'vignettage' is a type of vinaigrette? Perhaps you already know a little photographic patois? Whatever your level of fluency, this little guide should help to turn you into an expert Lomolinguist!18 62 Share Tweet
Beautiful Accident: words scanned on picturewritten by mythguy9 on 2011-05-17 #gear #tutorials
Accidents do happen during photography. When the right one comes, you just can't resist the joy! This is how I accidentally discovered a way to superimpose words on your pictures.8 33 Share Tweet
The Lomography Community Dictionarywritten by mayeemayee on 2012-06-06
This Community could be such a maze once entered and discovered. Too many words? Too many Lomography terms? Then fret not! Because we at the Community have come up with this Lomography Dictionary just for you!7 29 Share Tweet
Romantic Photoshoot Tipster: Say it Like You Mean itwritten by lomofrue on 2013-03-06 #gear #tutorials
I didn't really know should i submit this to romantic photoshoot or doubles with love, because frankly, it's a mix of the both of them. I know, i know, Valentine's is over but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy love every day. A lot of other great days are coming up: Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthdays, and other romantic occasions, lots of days to surprise your love ones! Let's spread some love around, people!5 10 Share Tweet
Color Me Chromatic! A Painting Typewriter!written by soundfoodaround on 2011-12-13
Antiques are often set on mantle tops or desks that are also antique. They are handled carefully, and dusted occasionally, but hardly ever used for fear of damaging it. That's why the modification done on one typewriter from the 30s stupefies us as, not only has it revitalized the old office piano but its brought two, never before paired, worlds together!9 Share Tweet
Monday Moodboard: World of Wordswritten by lomographymagazine on 2016-10-24 #culture
Some wise passages, beautiful words and bits of poetry are here to uplift your Monday blues.2016-10-24 5 Share Tweet
My Analogue Alphabetwritten by atria007 on 2014-03-11
The alphabet is composed of letters that form words when they're put together. But I've given a different meaning to the alphabet by creating an analogue alphabet. I'm sure you'd have other words to represent these letters, but these are the ones I've chosen. Which one do you think is my favorite?3 Share Tweet
Scrabble: Playing with Wordswritten by airamzr on 2013-03-30
Have you ever heard about official scrabble tournaments? Strange as it may seem, they do exist! Apparently, words have the power needed to bring people together and battle it out in these "war of words!"3 Share Tweet
Hong Kong Artist 'Sellwords' La Sardina DIY Black Camerawritten by twoletterca on 2013-11-20 #people
When Sellwords started, it arose from a romantic sentiment. On the 1st of January 2013, Sellwords started to regularly upload their words to social networks and to send to readers. They would run down the street, chasing people to present them with their words as a gift, only explaining briefly, so as to allow the individual to discover the meaning for themselves. It is hoped that this rather frank and random behaviour will catalyze peoples romantic spirits to come out and play! Lomography couldn't resist a collaboration with Sellwords to see how they would integrate their romantic words onto one of our La Sardina DIY Black cameras!2 Share Tweet
UK CitySlicker Dave: Get in Close with Budget Filterswritten by wilfbiffherb on 2012-09-28 #gear #tutorials
Sometimes you just want to get up close and personal with a subject. Let me give you some tips on how to pull it off effectively.2 Share Tweet


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Jervis Beach House
3 bedroom Holiday house for rent in Vincentia
$207.00 - $436.00*per dayprice range estimate for 8 guests*
Ready to relax? This very comfortable and well equipped beach house is located in the heart of Jervis Bay.
Jervis Beach House is a one minute walk to the beautiful white sands of Collingwood Beach and a short stroll to Moona Moona Creek, always popular with families of all ages. With three bedrooms, all with ceiling fans, two new bathrooms and two separate, reverse cycle air conditioned living areas you will have plenty of room to stretch out and unwind. The plantation style back deck is the perfect place to chill out with a good book and a cool drink, or have your breakfast at the outdoor dining setting, whilst watching the local birds.
A Childcare port-a-cot, Maclaren Quest adjustable stroller (ideal for the beach-side walkway/cycle path) and a baby bath are also available on request.
With the shared walkway/cycle path only metres away, its an easy walk or bike ride to Vincentia shops (Coles and specialty shops, great cafes, restaurants and takeaways, and two liquor stores) and the many excellent restaurants, cafes, stores and boutiques at Huskisson.
There are plenty of activities to enjoy in the area including diving, cycling, golf, bushwalking and swimming in the crystal clear waters of beautiful Jervis Bay. Dolphin and whale-watching cruises are popular with visitors, as is the nearby Booderee National Park where you can explore hidden beaches and enjoy great views of the coastline. Visit the Point Perpendicular lighthouse (check it is open first), and the Lady Denman Museum and Heritage Complex at Huskisson, also the JB Visitor Information Centre, or head to South Nowra to the Fleet Air Arm Museum near HMAS Albatross.
- R/C air-conditioning in both living areas and ceiling fans in all bedrooms
- Screened outdoor shower
- Large gas BBQ with hood and wok burner
- Child friendly, with port-a-cot, high chair, stroller and baby bath all available on request
- Laundry with washing machine, dryer and second fridge
- Blu-ray/DVD player and flat-screen TV in the rumpus room with Blu-rays and DVDs to suit most ages and interests
- FOXTEL in the lounge room sports/entertainment combo package, a total of 52 channels, plus all local channels, and a DVD player
- Sound system with iPod dock, CD player and radio in the lounge room, plus a portable iPod dock/sound system
- Books, games, puzzles and a Wii plus 2 remotes and nunchucks and a few assorted games (guests should also feel free to bring their own or hire from Top Video at Vincenta).
Bedding Config
- Bedroom 1
- 1 × Queensize
- Bedroom 2
- 1 × Tri Bunks
- Bedroom 3
- 1 × Trundle
- 1 × Tri Bunks
OCTOBER LONG WEEKEND - Min 3 nights
EASTER LONG WEEKEND - Min 4 nights
CHRISTMAS - Min 7 nights (21st December 2015 - 18th January 2016)
1 Car Spaces
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Agent Terms and Conditions
Final payment is due on arrival within office hours (9.00 am - 5.00pm Monday - Friday & 9.00am - 3.00pm Saturday) excluding the December and January period. If you are not arriving during office hours, the bond and balance is required 24 hours prior to your arrival.
Final payment for December and January is due one month prior to commencement of your accommodation and this is automatically deducted from the credit card given.
The guest accepts responsibility for and agrees to indemnify the owner against any loss or damage to the premises or contents during the guest's occupancy. The guest must report any damages, breakages or lost items including keys immediately to Ray White Jervis Bay.
***The guest must provide an Indemnity Bond of $500 to complete the booking (for certain properties this may vary and is stated in the property description), and the owner is authorised to spend the bond to cover damage or loss caused to the premises or contents during the guest's stay.***
*** The bond can be provided by a pre-authorised credit card transaction, or paid by cash. All cash bond payments will be refunded in full by electronic transfer within 10 (ten) days on the condition that there was no claim. Credit card Pre-Authorisations held will be removed within 5-7 working days. A full cleaners report is given at the end of each tenancy. Under no circumstances will the bond be refunded upon departure.***
The property is inspected after you vacate the premises. All occupants will be advised accordingly of any claim being made on their security bond.
Cancellations - In the event of a cancelled booking, the deposit is not refundable unless the premises are re-booked for the entire period. If we are able to rebook the premises a cancellation fee of $50 will be charged. The $80 booking fee is not refundable. No Refund will be given if the tenant vacates prior to the departure date.
The key will strictly be available from 1.30pm and not before, unless arranged and confirmed with the Ray White Real Estate office (excluding December and January). If you are arriving out of office hours, please refer to your confirmation letter for the location of the keys.
Keys will be available from 3:00pm and not before, this is applicable for all December and January bookings.
Check out from the property is strictly before 10.30 am. Keys are to be returned promptly to the office, failure to return keys to the office at 1/1 Burton Street, Vincentia by 10:45am will incur a $30.00 charge, which is hereby authorised to be deducted from the bond.
The owner reserves the right to request that his/her property be removed from the rent roll or put on the market for sale. Should the property you booked become unavailable, this office will endeavour to relocate you to a similar property. Should you not accept the alternative property (written notification required); monies will be refunded in full.
In the event of the property being offered for sale, the occupant agrees to allow the owner or their agent to inspect the property with prospective purchasers during reasonable hours by appointment.
Under no circumstances any weddings or functions are not permitted on the premises. Failure to comply will terminate this agreement.
You must provide your own linen, unless advised otherwise i.e. Sheets, towels, pillowcases, tea towels, table cloths, and face washers. Tenants are to supply personal items such as toilet paper, dishwashing and laundry detergents. Linen hire is available locally.
Garbage bins must be put out for garbage collection, refer to the performer at the property which indicates collection day. Excess garbage is your responsibility, and must be disposed of on departure. Excess garbage removal fees will apply at a starting fee of $30 depending on the amount of rubbish needing to be disposed of, which are hereby authorised to be deducted from the bond. If the bin is full upon arrival, please notify our office immediately.
It is the occupant's responsibility to ensure that the premises are in a clean and tidy manner and moving of the furniture is strictly prohibited. Please ensure that all BBQ's and their utensils are cleaned and gas turned off. Extra Cleaning and furniture moving charges will apply at $35/hour, which I hereby authorise to be deducted from the bond.
If the BBQ gas bottle requires filling, the tenant is to refill the bottle and bring the receipt to our office for reimbursement.
Seafood is not to be cleaned or scraps left at the property.
Animals are strictly prohibited on any holiday premises. Breach of lease will result in loss of total bond.
No person on the premises shall be guilty of conduct that is a nuisance to adjoining or neighbouring occupiers. Excess noise is not permitted after 11 pm under any circumstance. Strata Title by-laws and regulation of home units are also complied with.
No responsibility is taken for the occupants personal property left at the premises.
You must not exceed the maximum number of guests which is advertised on each properties description. Failure to comply will terminate this agreement.
Description – our staff will describe the premises and its position to the best of our ability and in good faith. We recommend that you look at the photos on the internet. No responsibility, refund, or relocating for alleged misrepresentation can be accepted.
The tenant agrees to allow the agent or his nominee to enter the premises to arrange any necessary repairs. Any area of the property which is found to be locked and for which a key has not been supplied is private and not for tenants use. Anyone gaining unlawful access to a private area shall be found to be in breach of this agreement and legal action will be taken.
Failure to comply with the above-mentioned conditions will result in immediate termination of your tenancy and forfeit any rental monies paid including bond.
Agent Cancellation Policy
Cancellations - In the event of a cancelled booking, the deposit is not refundable unless the premises are re-booked for the entire period. If we are able to re-book the premises a cancellation fee of $50 will be charged.
The $80 booking fee is not refundable.
No Refund will be given if the tenant vacates prior to the departure date.


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These movies better have Jacen and Jaina. I can live without Ben for now. Cause Luke getting married might not fit the plot or whatever, but give us Mara Jade at least!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Frederick Joseph 'Bun' Cook (b. September 18, 1903 in Kingston, Ontario - March 19, 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League and the Saskatoon Sheiks in the Western Canada Hockey League.
Bun was part of the Bread Line with his brother Bill Cook and Frank Boucher. The line scored every Ranger goal in the Stanley Cup finals in 1928, leading the team to its first Cup. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995.


text: Respected Geelong singer-songwriter Tim Hulsman releases his 4th solo album. Heart on your sleeve Folk-Roots-Blues tunes, 'GET LOVED!' is a melting pot of his favourite music influences distilled into a distinctive sound and style of his own, with complex melodies, emotive lyrics, beautifully dynamic sounds and a unique roots/pop sensibility. Tim Hulsman Get Loved! THGL2017 , cost $13.50 album Folk/Rock


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With the announcement that the prestigious summit focused on driving Asian integration into the global economy will be staged in the Middle East for the first time, Vision explores the history of the Boao Forum for Asia
The forum, often referred to as the "Asian Davos", takes its name from the small town of Boao, located in China's southern Hainan province, which has been the permanent site for its annual conference since 2002.
Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for the United Arab Emirates and Honorary President of Falcon and Associates, said: "The UAE is strategically located between East and West, sitting at the heart of the global economic axis which has tilted decidedly eastwards with the rise of Asia and other emerging markets. These emerging markets play an increasingly important role in our collective future and are expected to account for approximately half of global GDP by 2020.
"In this context, we recognise the significance of the Boao Forum for Asia as an international platform for discussion and look forward to welcoming the Financial Cooperation Conference to Dubai for the first time. Working together and fostering dialogue around the key issues is the only way to achieve a healthy, sustainable and prosperous future for us all."
Wu Jun, Managing Director of the Boao Forum for Asia, thanked the Government of Dubai for its support, and said: "The most important aspect of this financial conference is cooperation. Asian economies have been transformed in recent decades and in order to maintain this momentum it is necessary for Asian countries to not only capitalise on their own strengths but to work together to create an even better future.
"Increasingly, Dubai acts as a hub in connecting Asia to Africa, Europe and beyond, and I am confident that hosting the Financial Cooperation Conference in Dubai will be mutually beneficial with new opportunities and win-win outcomes for us all."


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2013 Laser Worlds- Kiwis finish just out of top ten on final day
by Jodie Bakewell-White on 24 Nov 2013
The Laser World Championships 2013 - Standard. Mussanah Oman Robert Scheidt (BRA) 1st. Pavlos Kontides (CYP) 2nd and Philipp Buhl (GER) 3rd Lloyd Images
After an arduous seven day series including twelve races for the gold fleet sailors the 2013 Laser World Championships have come to a close at Musannah Beach, Oman.
Just one race was possible on the final day of competition the start gun firing only a few minutes prior to the 3pm final cut off time giving competitors just one more crack on the race track to determine their final fate.
After an incredible performance Brazil's Robert Scheidt sealed the 2013 Laser World title with a win in the final race. The 40 year has now won the title nine times, today's victory declared the most special after returning to the single-handed Laser from a stint in the Star class.
Of the New Zealander's 23 year old Andy Maloney from the (Murrays Bay Sailing Club) came through to place top kiwi at this Olympic class Championship ending the regatta in 11th and equal on points to the sailor in 10th. A 17th in the last race was enough to lift Maloney's overall position after going into the day lying 14th.
In other results during 2013 Maloney, who is the elder brother of 49erFX World Champion Alexandra, has medalled at ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma (gold), Garda and Trentino Week in Italy (gold) and also at Delta Lloyd Regatta in the Netherlands (bronze). He was also part of the NZL Sailing Team with ETNZ that were crowned Red Bull Youth America's Cup Champions in September this year.
Sam Meech from the Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club has concluded the regatta in 13th slipping a few places at the final hurdle when he finished 45th in the last race of the regatta. The 22 year old sailed consistently well through the middle section of the regatta which has been the determining factor in his solid final placing.
Meech, whose sibling Molly is the other half of the 49erFX world title holding duo, has also returned some great results at the major internationals in 2013 with bronze at ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma, 5th at Delta Lloyd Regatta and overall victory at Sail for Gold Regatta in Great Britain. Like Maloney, Meech was also a part of the 2013 Red Bull Youth America's Cup winning team.
Thomas Saunders (Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club) has finished in 22nd place overall after recording a 33rd in the last race. With some excellent individual race results through the twelve race series the 21 year old up and comer has demonstrated he can foot it with the best.
This regatta was the final Olympic class World Championship regatta for 2013 with many of the NZL Sailing Team currently in New Zealand (or soon returning) for the lead-up to Christmas. A number of the team will be recognised at the 2013 Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards which is less than one week from now on Friday 29 November in Auckland.
In 2014 all of the Olympic World Championships will come together at the one venue in Santander, Spain in September. This major milestone regatta is where national qualification for the 20916 Olympic Games is on offer.
2013 Laser World Championships, Muscat, Oman New Zealand's final results (total fleet 126)
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Raymond Fennelly
Dance Hall Days
Believe it or not, but there was a time in Abbeyfeale when local
band, The Western Star, were every bit as popular as The Beatles.
And indeed, it was even thought that Dickeen Prendiville, was a far
better drummer than Ringo Starr, because Ringo couldn't play for a
Kerry Polka or a Siege of Ennis to save his life!
Abbeyfeale was then the dance capital of Ireland, and Tom Tobin`s
Hall was the most famous and popular dance venue in the country. Bus
loads of dancers arrived from such diverse and distant places as
Dublin, Galway and Cork, and by nine o'clock on a Sunday evening,
Main Street was as busy as Piccadilly Circus in London or Time
Square in New York. At that time, young ladies were shy, graceful,
genteel creatures who neither drank, nor smoked, nor used bad
language in public places. They rarely frequented bars, preferring
instead to amble arm in arm along the main boulevard, whispering and
giggling together, and casting their eyes demurely downwards
whenever a strange male hove into view.
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painted and powdered, and with the promise of smouldering inner
passions and provocative allurement, followed their natural
instincts and did what men have been doing in similar situations
since time began. They turned tail and headed for the nearest
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days, supplying young men with copious amounts of Dutch courage
before facing the dance hall.
Willie Rourke`s bar (now Flamingo's) was a popular haunt with
dancers. Willie himself has long entered into the folklore of the
locality, having uttered one of the most historic and profound
statements ever made by a member of the licensing trade.
A customer had called in to Willie and, noticing that business was
slack, remarked that there seemed to be a lot of cars in town.
Willie sadly surveyed his empty premises. "Cars," he pronounced,
"don't drink porter."
Having acquired the necessary supply of Dutch courage, it was time
to head for the dance. Inside in the hall, segregation of the sexes
was strictly adhered to, at least in the early part of the evening.
The ladies draped themselves elegantly along by the side of one
wall, while the lads congregated like sheep on the opposite side.
The experienced dancers were always the first out onto the dance
floor. These were the guys who were good at the foxtrot, the tango,
the paso doble and the old time waltz. They always picked the best
looking girls to partner them, and strutted and pranced around the
dance floor like preening peacocks. The lads on the sideline were
rarely impressed by these shenanigans, and the occasional derogatory
remark, hurled from the anonymity of the crowd, often resulted in
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the floor became filled with a seething mass of moving bodies, all
swaying to the seductive strains of `Are You Lonesome, tonight` `
He'll Have To Go` `Beautiful Dreamer` or the all time favourite,
`From The Candy Store On The Corner`.
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song titles. "Do you come here often?" was the one most often used
and, strangely enough, it was the one that most often worked. Other
lines included; "Have they any more like you at home?" "What is a
fine looking thing like you, doing in a dump like this?" "How many
cows have ye?" "Would you like to be buried with my people?" and
"Was it you or your brother that was kilt over in London?"
A positive response to any, or all, of the above approaches and the
next step was to invite the object of your desire to partake of a
little something from the mineral bar. (All alcohol was, of course,
banned in the hall.) And if she consented to go next door with you
to Dan Donoghue`s shop, and sip at a bottle of Nash`s red lemonade
whilst devouring an O`Neill`s cream bun, why then you were half way
to becoming engaged!
Of course, behind all the glitz and the glitter, there was also a
certain amount of heartache and grief. In the dance hall, the laws
of the jungle prevailed. It was very much the survival of the
fittest, and the weak went to the wall. (in every sense of the
Perhaps I can recount here, a little story that perfectly
illustrates what I am rambling on about. It is a sad little story,
but a true one nevertheless, for all the sadness of it.
In a previous existence, back in the early seventies, I masqueraded
for a time as a trainee male nurse in St Joseph's Hospital in
Limerick. One of my most abiding memories of that time is being
eternally short of shillings. And, judging by the miserly pittance
that is paid to our nurses today, very little seems to have changed.
However, I digress.
It was our custom every Saturday night, to go dancing in The Royal
George. This was the biggest dance venue in Limerick at the time and
attracted all the best bands such as Dickie Rock and the Miami,
Butch Moore and the Capitol, Brendan Boyer and the Royal, Kelly and
the Nevada, Eileen Reid and the Cadetts, Joe Dolan and the Drifters.
A veritable galaxy of stars. And on one unforgettable occasion, a
barefoot Sandie Shaw - fresh from her Eurovision triumph - came on
stage and strutted her stuff! (be still, my beating heart).
Mick was a second year nursing student at the hospital and he came
from Mayo. He was an only son, and as nice a fellow as you could ask
to meet, but very quiet and shy. He didn't drink, smoke or bother a
whole lot about women. However, he was one of the gang and tagged
along with us, wherever we went.
We were this night in The Royal George, eyeing the available talent
and letting our hair down after a long (and poorly paid) week of
nursing, when suddenly, Mick spoke. And, as Mick rarely spoke,
unless he had something important to say, we all listened.
"There is a girl over there," said Mick, "and she keeps looking at
Of course, we all turned and craned our necks to see what kind of a
deprived and obviously short-sighted female could find Mick so
fascinating. And, do you know something? She wasn't too bad at all!
Sleek, jet-black hair, thigh-length boots, and a mini-skirt meant to
reveal rather than conceal. We had been out with worse - so we had.
"Go over and ask her to dance." we said.
Oh God, I couldn't do that," said Mick. "She might think me too
"Please yourself, so." and off we went, about our own business.
We came back to Mick several times during the course of the evening.
"She is still looking at me." he said, but he refused to budge.
The evening moved towards it's predictable conclusion and the last
dance was called. At that time, bands always had a few minutes break
before the last set. It gave those who had not been paired off, one
last chance to salvage something from the evening.
We went back to Mick. "She is still looking at me." he informed us.
We entreated, begged, threatened, cajoled and eventually lifted him
bodily from his seat and pointed him in the right direction.
He paused momentarily, gazing across at the girl of his dreams, and
her beauty beckoned to him like a beacon, drawing him helplessly
towards her (this is for all you romantic types).
Making up his mind, he squared his shoulders, straightened his tie
and marched purposely across the empty dance floor and stood before
her. He gazed deeply into her blue eyes and in a firm, clear, polite
voice, he asked her if she would do him the great honour of
partnering him, if not for life, then at least for the final dance.
And she gazed back at him, and a shudder of barely-contained emotion
seemed to course through her whole body. And then, loudly,
succinctly, and in a voice that carried to the four corners of the
hall, she said; "Would you ever feic off outa that and let me alone,
you quare-looking eejit you!"
The callous cow! Mick turned a beetroot red and, wishing that the
ground would open up and swallow him, he made his lonely way back
across the dance floor, while a thousand pairs of eyes watched him
in silent sympathy.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Ford says George W. Bush and John McCain must heal the wounds of their bitter campaign for the Republican presidential nomination if the party is to have a chance of winning back the White House.
The 86-year-old GOP elder statesman said victory also requires that Bush, who emphasized his conservatism in defeating McCain, bring the party back toward the center, as Ronald Reagan did in 1980 to defeat President Carter.
In a television interview aired Sunday, Ford also speculated that McCain, a senator from Arizona, would agree to be Texas Gov. Bush's running mate if Bush asked properly. McCain has said repeatedly that he would not run for vice president.
''If the Republicans are going to win, Bush and McCain have to get together. And I'm an optimist. I think they will,'' Ford said on ABC's ''This Week.'' ''And I can be very frank with my Republican friends: Unless they move back into the middle, and have a big-tent philosophy, they'll continue to lose the White House.''
Ford said McCain, by attracting hordes of new, largely independent and less conservative voters to GOP primaries, ''did a great favor to the Republican Party.''
In winning nine of 13 Republican contests on Super Tuesday, March 7, and earlier primaries, notably South Carolina's, Bush emphasized his conservative credentials to appeal to the party's right. Some analysts contend he portrayed himself as far more conservative than he is, which could make a more centrist position in the general election difficult to achieve.
Drawing on his experience in his nomination campaign against Reagan in 1976, Ford said he thinks Bush has left himself sufficient flexibility. Ford narrowly defeated Reagan, then lost the general election to Jimmy Carter, who then lost to Reagan in 1980.
Reagan ''was to the right of me, but when he came to 1980, he moved over toward the middle, and his friends on the right ... didn't abandon him,'' Ford said. I think the Bush supporters could do the same.''
In prescribing ''reconciliation and a good, strong partnership,'' the former president said Bush and McCain must realize ''that politics is a tough, tough arena. And you don't hold grudges if you want to win the big ticket.''
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