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Dave Nettle kicks off Alpenglow Winter Films Nov 19
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Climbing isn't just an activity for Dave. It defines who he is.
On November 19, at 7pm local hero Dave Nettle will kick off the Alpenglow Sports Winter Film Series at Squaw Valley's world-famous Olympic Village Lodge with his show "Climbing in India: From the Ganges River to the Rooftop of the Himalaya."
While the event showcases world-famous athletes such as Jeremy Jones, Emily Harrington, Adrian Ballinger, Kelly Cordes, and Kate Rutherford, each season always begins with local hero Nettle. Living life to the fullest through mountain adventures while having fun with great friends is the theme of each of Nettle's stories.
For the 2015-16 iteration, Nettle will present "Climbing In India: From the Ganges River to the Rooftop of the Himalaya." The story captures his climbing expedition into the Gangotri region of northern India and an ascent of 21,365-foot Bhagirathi II.
Nettle will showcase a blend of images and humorous narrative to highlight his adventure along with three friends through some of the most amazing places in India. From the wonderful chaos of New Delhi to the spectacular heights of the Himalaya, Nettle will spin a tale of adventure that is not to be missed.
The non-profit beneficiary for the evening is the Donner Land Trust's Save Donner Climbing initiative, whose mission is to assure Donner Summit rock climbing stays protected and open to the public forever. Amazing raffle prizes will be on hand from generous sponsors Millet, LEKI, Jones Snowboards, and more.
The Alpenglow Sports Winter Film Series has become an eagerly anticipated winter tradition for North Tahoe's skiing, climbing, and adventure community. Designed to inspire, motivate and educate, the event runs from November through March and showcases five famous athletes who tell various tales of adventure from remote mountain ranges across the globe. All shows are free and raffle prizes from sponsors are sold to raise funds for local non-profit organizations.
To date, the event has raised well over $50,000 for the North Lake Tahoe community. Past beneficiaries include the Sierra Avalanche Center, Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue, Disabled Sports Far West, Project Mana, Tahoe Safe Alliance, and many more.
"The Winter Film Series embodies everything exciting and wonderful about our Tahoe mountain community," according to event coordinator and owner of Alpenglow Sports, Brendan Madigan.
"Once a month, our mountain community comes together for a special evening. A world-famous athlete takes us on a remote and exciting adventure, a local non-profit takes home much needed funds to help their cause, and the community enjoys a free show that motivates and inspires them to follow their own dreams of adventure."
Additional Speakers include Jeremy Jones on Dec 17, Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington on January 28, Kelly Cordes February 25 and Kate Rutherford on March 17, 2016


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Travel Guide: Callao CaveCategories Luzon, Travel Guide
Callao Cave is perhaps one of the most popular caves in the Philippines (even more popular than the caves of Sagada) and the best known tourist attraction of the Cagayan Province. It is located in Barangays Parabba and Quibal, in the town of Peñablanca, a thirty minute drive from the provincial capitol Tuguegarao.
Unlike the caves of Sagada, Callao Cave is very easy to explore but requires little test of endurance as you go up the stair with close to 200 steps before witnessing the massive limestone and rock formations inside.
It is made up of seven chambers and various formations: the Column, Chapel, Skeleton, Elephant's Head, Praying Angel, Rocket, Lion's Head and Dog's Head Formations. The Chapel, being featured in many tourism ads and postcards, is the main attraction of the cave (and of the whole Cagayan), it is a chamber turned into a cathedral by the locals. The place draws a dramatic picture as the skylight illuminates the hall through its opening.
While in the area, one must also try a wooden boat ride in Mororan (Minoran)River passing through small rainforest, a bat cave, scenic rocky cliffs and picturesque river banks with crystal clear water ideal for swimming.
How to Get There
Tuguegarao, the capital of Cagayan Province is the jump-off point for Callao Cave. There are two ways to reach the cave from Tuguegarao: One (though rare) is to ride a jeep/tricycle in Balzain Highway going to Quibal for P25.00/head, the road that leads to the town of Peñablanca ends at the Park; or take the road that leads to Callao Cave Resort leading to the Mororan River, but one needs to ride a banca to get across the river to Callao Cave.
Manila to Tuguegarao by Land
From Manila, Victory Liner, Baliwag (Contact No: 524-7111, 525-1067, 525-3064, 525-6769, 525-2338, 525-2294), EMC Bus Company, Auto Bus Company (Contact No: 7358096) and Florida Liner have daily trips to Cagayan Capitol everyday almost every hour. It is around 485 kilometers north of Metro Manila; travel time is about 10 hours and the fare is approximately P600.00.
Tabuk (Kalinga) to Tuguegarao by Land
If you are coming from Tabuk, jeepneys are available in Kalabaw Intersection (in front of St. William Cathedral), fare is P55.00. From Ilocos and Abra, GMW Liner and Florida Liner have trips to Tuguegarao.
Clark to Tuguegarao by Land
For those coming from Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark Field, Pampanga, ride the shuttle or jeepney going to Dau Integrated Bus Terminal, fare is around P50. In Dau Terminal, there are buses going to Tuguegarao. These buses are from Manila and stop at Dau Terminal.
Manila to Tuguegarao by Air
Airphil Express and Cebu Pacific fly to Tuguegarao from Manila, travel time is an hour.
Where to Stay
For those planning to stay overnight in Peñablanca, you may stay at Callao Cave Resort (Contact No: 078-8441801). But there are more hotels and lodges in Tuguegarao, among them is Bed & Breakfast Pension House (Contact No: 078-8464743/+639206666997) which offers P500 for a triple fan room, and extra P100 per head, with free breakfast. The bathrooms are shared, but the place is clean and safe.
Other hotels are:
- Hotel Candice, Blumentritt St, Tuguegarao (Contact No: 078-8442001; Fax No: 078-8442003)
- Hotel Delfino, Gonzaga St, Tuguegarao (Contact No: 078-8441314)
- Hotel Lorita, Rizal St, Tuguegarao (Contact No: 078-8441390)
- Pensione Roma, Luna St, Tuguegarao (Contact No: 078-8441057)
Here is the list of the activities you can do to maximize your stay in Callao
- Spelunking in Callao Cave (Entrance Fee: P20.00/<$1), and other caves in Peñablanca: Jackpot Cave, Odessa-Tumbali Cave System and San Carlos Cave
Lifted from RJ SeaFlight Discovery Tours:
·Callao Caves – Located within the Peñablanca Protected Landscape; 24 kilometers from Tuguegarao. The seven-chambered Callao Caves boast of massive limestone and other rock formations, skylights, and a chapel.
·Jackpot Cave – Located at Sitio Tumallo, Barangay Quibal in Peñablanca. At 115 meters, it is the second deepest cave in the Philippines. The cave has a walking-size passage, shafts and drops of varying depths that provide for a lot of rope works.
·Odessa-Tumbali Cave System – Located at Sitio Abbenditan, Barangay Quibal in Peñablanca. At 12.60 kilometers, it is the third longest cave in the Philippines. Known locally as Abbenditan Cave, it is active, flood prone, and provides excellent wet sport caving.
·San Carlos Cave – Probably one of the toughest caves the Philippines could offer. When inside the cave, spelunkers will learn the art of cave crawling. A chamber called "Ice Cream Parlor" contains a cluster of white stalagmites that resemble scooped ice cream. The "John the Baptist" chamber is a very deep underwater sump that one has to take a deep breath and swim to the other side of the chamber. Sharp and rough stones could scratch the skin and tear clothing.
- Boat ride inPinacanauanRiver (P300.00/~$7)
- Watch thousands of bats fly out from Callao Cave at around 6 pm from the Mororan River.
- Swimming in Mororan River
- Kayaking in Pinacanauan river.
- Visit Our Lady of Piat Basilica Minore
- Explore the rest of Cagayan: Portabaga Falls in Sta. Praxedes, Black & Fine Sand Beaches, The Oldest Bell in Southeast Asia locatedin Camalaniugan's San Jacinto de Polonia Parish.
- When in Callao Cave, some kids offer guide services for any amount your conscience can afford. These kids are kind and will help you in any way they can.
- To ride a banca to Pinacanauan river, go downstairs near the Callao Cave entrance. One banca can accommodate up to fifteen (15) people, so you may opt to join other groups to lessen the expense. A banca ride cost P300.00, back and forth.
- Try swimming in the river, so bring extra clothes.
- If you are a commuter, be sure to finish the tour on or before 3:00 pm because transportation is limited beyond that time. We finish our tour by 4:00pm and we cannot find Traysi near Callao so we were forced to rent a special Traysi Trip for P300.00 to Tuguegarao.

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Has anyone noticed how the boulders compress into smaller states a second before exploding? It may have something to do with exerting pressure around them, then suddenly releasing, as Gaara's sand jutsu often revolve around pressure. --GoDai (talk) 01:00, April 29, 2010 (UTC)
- We can mention it, but I wouldn't speculate on the compression being the cause of the explosion. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 01:02, April 29, 2010 (UTC)
Similar to Sand suspension jutsu maybe? Munchvtec (talk) 17:04, January 8, 2014 (UTC)munchvtec
- In that it creates floating chunks of sand, yes, but the fact that they explode still sets this apart as its own technique. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 19:18, January 8, 2014 (UTC)
Please stop removing trivia that could stay, it was true that only some exploded. Munchvtec (talk) 16:40, January 9, 2014 (UTC)munchvtec
- Some that naruto touched did not explode which means it can stay. Munchvtec (talk) 16:41, January 9, 2014 (UTC)munchvtec
- Do you even read edit summaries? The fact that some of them don't explode is already implied by the statement that they're detonated either at will by Gaara or by close proximity. If none of those happen, it doesn't explode. We don't have to spell out absolutely everything. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 16:45, January 9, 2014 (UTC)


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Coffin at Grey Friars Church Contains Another Coffin
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND—Archaeologists lifted the lid of a limestone sarcophagus uncovered at Grey Friars church, where the remains of Richard III were found last year. The sarcophagus contained a lead coffin with a cross on its lid that had been soldered on all sides. "It's in remarkably good nick except for one end where we think water trickling down has degraded the lead, so we could just see the feet. They look to be in very good condition, so we hope to learn a lot more from the bones," said Matthew Morris of Leicester University. The excavators have also discovered a garden path installed by Richard Herrick, who built a house and garden on the site of the abbey ruins. The path led to Richard III's grave.
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Map of the radio-collared gray wolf's 3,000-mile journey that ended by being poisoned in Northwest Colorado.
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Tagged in Montana, killed in Colorado
The radio-collared female gray wolf was found near Rio Blanco County Road 60 on April 6, 2009 after researchers received the mortality signal from her GPS tracking collar. Toxicology tests performed at the National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory showed the two-year-old gray wolf, which had been captured and collared as part of a Montana research project, died from ingesting a banned poison known as Compound 1080. It is suspected the wolf ingested the poison near the site where she was found.


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- Dr. Raul G. Fores
Makati Medical Center: We humbly request if you can set up one mobile hospital in any of the provinces hit by super Typhoon Yolanda
Many survivors of super typhoon Yolanda are in need of immediate medical care but they have nowhere to go. Almost all hospitals and health centers in the provinces hit by the super typhoon are no longer functional, some of them were even flattened. Local medical and health professionals and medicines are even more scarce than food and water.
The Department of Health has set up its own medical tents, but their resources and people are too scarce and scattered; they can barely keep up with this massive scale of devastation Yolanda left on our people.
We are calling on The Makati Medical Center to set up one mobile hospital to any of the super typhoon-hit provinces. And we ask that these hospitals keep these facilities ready for deployment every time disasters strike the country. This is the perfect time The Makati Medical Center, being one of the top 5 hospitals in the Philippines, to GIVE BACK to society in terms of resources and expertise.
For every day that survivors are not given medical attention, they are becoming more and more vulnerable and at risk of death. And this human catastrophe may become bigger than what we're seeing in the news.
A mobile hospital in each province can help thousands of survivors who are in need of emergency care or surgery. Instead of patients being airlifted to Manila, why not just bring the hospitals to them? Hundreds of lives may be saved and it could help preempt an outbreak of diseases and infections.
- Dr. Raul G. Fores
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Mauritania. UNODC reinforce capacity for actors of traditional justice
UNODC program office in Nouakchott contributes to access to justice by building the capacities of Mouslihs (traditional mediators in remote area of Mauritania in the western part of the Sahel, where the formal justice system is totally absent.
From June…to twelve Mouslihs (traditional conciliators in Mauritania) were trained in alternative dispute settlement techniques, and the national legal framework applicable to the area. The participants were equipped with skills and knowledge to better deliver justice in civil matters, including dispute relating to family affairs, property, and access to resources, in local communities, in the remote areas of the west Africa large country sharing Sahara desert with Morocco, Algeria and Mali with the entire administration concentrated in Nouakchott, the capital city.
The capacity building undertaken by UNODC is aimed at using Mauritania's traditional settlement to make criminal justice available for the majority of citizen in the framework of the UN assistance to establish sustainable justice in the country. Mouslihs from conflict prone rural areas were trained in . The Mouslihs welcome programme wihich, they said provided with skills and knowledge to more efficiently play their critical role as social mediators. The training is a UN joint programme on conflict prevention and social cohesion, that is being implemented by several UN agencies: UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF and UNODC, with financial support of Spain. Some tree hundred (300) women paralegals are expected to benefit from the tutorial program.


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Eminem Gets Booked
Looks like Eminem's mom isn't the only one in the family bucking for a place on the best-sellers list this year.
The sometimes Marshall Mathers—who's also staging a musical comeback after a four-year gap—is releasing his memoirs, The Way I Am, tomorrow. The book offers insight into his pistol-whipping, gay-taunting, Britney-mocking rise to fame.
Among the tome's jaw-dropping tidbits, according to CNN:
- The April 2006 murder of his friend and fellow rapper Proof—whom he characterizes as the "ghetto pass" who provided him with street cred in Detroit's black rap scene—devastated him to the point where "It was tough for me to even get out of bed, and I had days when I couldn't walk, let alone write a rhyme."
- That his trademark beach-blond coif was the result of an Ecstasy binge. ("I wasn't thinking that the peroxide thing was going to be my look. I was just being stupid on drugs.")
- That he hopes to leave as much of a social legacy as a musical one. ("Honestly, I'd love to be remembered as one of the best to ever pick up a mic, but if I'm doing my part to lessen some racial tension, I feel good about what I'm doing.")
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Editor's note: Tonight on the NewsHour, Paul explores the changing nature of work in a tough economy: Companies may be shedding jobs left and right, but they are increasingly looking for short-term employees to provide work they still need to complete. Enter the freelancer. By some accounts, a third of the U.S. workforce does some form of freelancing work.
But even as the flexibility of freelancing is becoming more attractive to many employers and employees alike, little security exists for such workers.
Sara Horowitz, a former labor attorney in New York, founded the Freelancers Union more than a decade ago to provide freelancers with a social safety: offering health, dental, life, and disability insurance and a 401 retirement plan, as well as networking and advocacy to make the law more freelancer-friendly.
The union has grown to 125,000 members nationwide, with 75,000 in New York alone.
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PHOENIX — State senators voted Thursday to set up an all-volunteer Homeland Security Force separate from the Arizona National Guard.
Senate Bill 1132, given preliminary approval, would create what essentially amounts to a state militia under the governor's control.
Sen. Jack Harper, R-Surprise, said the force would respond on the governor's orders to any natural or human-caused disaster, when "necessary to protect lives or property," or to help along the border to spot people coming into the United States illegally.
Harper said nearly two dozen other states have similar militias separate from Guard units.
A special committee appointed by the governor and by legislative leaders would decide how to set up the force and screen applicants. Militia officers would need prior military experience.
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At the same time Thursday, the Arizona House gave preliminary approval to separate legislation also aimed in part at illegal immigration.
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Illegal immigrants are not specifically mentioned. But Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said the bill is particularly aimed at "day laborers," many of whom are not in this country legally, who congregate around certain stores hoping to get a job for the day.
Rep. Ben Miranda, D-Phoenix, argued that House Bill 2589 is an unconstitutional infringement on First Amendment rights to assemble.
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This detached 4 bed home on Singleton Hill is in excellent condition throughout and has been maintained to a very high standard. Unusually this property offers 4 double bedrooms.
The property offers parking in the form of a driveway and garage.
To the ground floor of the property there is a large modern family kitchen/breakfast room with integrated Smeg oven and hob the kitchen leads to seperate utility room with ample space for appliances with back door leading to rear garden. The kitchen also leads to the bespoke conservatory with feature glass roof and French doors leading onto the well maintained south facing garden which has a patio area, well tendered established borders and side gate leading to the driveway. To the ground floor there is also a downstairs cloakroom and double aspect lounge with wooden flooring with French doors leading to the rear garden.
To the first floor of the property there is a large landing leading to the double aspect master bedroom, with double built-in wardrobes and en suite shower room. Main family bathroom with shower over bath, and further double bedroom.
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San Diego Activists Subpoenaed for Grand Jury
Account by Michael Cardenas, story compiled by sdimc | 17.06.2005 11:43
UPDATE: 6/20 - At least eight, possibly nine activists have received subpoenas at this point. In addition, the Acvitist San Diego house in City Heights was visited by 3 federal agents. 6/18 - At least 4 activists have now received subpoenas from the FBI, some being visited at work in an extra step of harassment. Those receiving the subponeas include David Agranoff, Colleen Dietzel and others. A community response will be announced soon. The San Diego activist community has been the target of an intense campaign of harassment by federal law enforcement agencies, and that campaign went to a new level this morning. At a recent teach-in in San Francisco, a lawyer speaking about federal grand juries stated that they are often used in an attempt to "break the movement". 'This morning at 7:30AM, I was woken up by a knock on my door. The people knocking refused to identify themselves, simply saying they had "something for Michael Cardenas". When I opened my door, I found that it was two FBI agents. I wondered why I'm always at the door in my underwear when the FBI comes to my house. The agents were there to issue a subpoena to me for a federal grand jury to take place in San Diego on June 28th at 9:00AM.' - Michael Cardenas The Grand Jury in San Diego continues the recent increase in government repression of political activity taking place all across the country, from New Jersey to San Francisco. Recently, 9 activists were subpoenaed in San Francisco. Last week an independent media activist Mark Conlan was visited and questioned by the FBI as well in connection with the La Jolla apartment complex fire set by the ELF in 2003. In recent decades, the grand jury has been used increasingly to intimidate and harass activists who are pushing for social justice. Pressure on the animal rights, environmental justice, anti-war, and anarchist movements has been escalating. At a recent hearing before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, John E. Lewis, Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI, testified that, "Investigating and preventing animal rights extremism and eco-terrorism is one of the FBI's highest domestic terrorism priorities." Grand Jury Teach-In Audio | San Francisco Subpoenas | Just Law Collective on Fighting Grand Juries | Last Week's FBI Visit in San Diego | Previous Home Raid | Another Raid Account on San Diego Fed Watch
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Asparagus, Beans & Arugula Salad With Mustard Vinaigrette
Recipe by SarasotaCook
Light and healthy. This can be a great starter, nice side salad, toss on some chicken or grilled salmon or scallops and make this a main dish. Perfect for a Holiday meal and is so easy. Store bought bagged greens, a can of cannelloni beans, a simple vinaigrette which is made ahead and uses fresh lightly blanched asparagus. Easy and quick and so healthy. You will spend a little extra for the micro greens, but it is well worth it. I took this on a big platter for a pot luck and topped it with my smoked salmon and the dressing. It was gone in 10 minutes. It really is a nice salad.
Top Review by FrenchBunny
This was such a yummy lunch!! The only thing I changed was to cut it in half. I had BBQ'd a chicken breast and sliced up and shared one on top of the salad and poured a bit of the dressing on it. The dressing was so flavorful. I love champagne vinigar and agree with you that it makes a big difference. It has such a great flavor versus just the regular vinigar. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe SarasotaCook. I will be making this again.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 cups asparagus (cut in 2-inch pieces on an angle, ends trimmed)
- 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed (you can add more or less if you want)
- 3 cups arugula
- 2 cups micro greens (you can use any of your favorites, I usually just grab what looks fresh, pea shoots are one that I l)
- 1 small onion, cut in half and very thin sliced
- 1 cup pecorino romano cheese, grated (parmesan will work fine, NO green can please)
- 1 teaspoon fresh dill
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar (this is the key to this salad for me, but a white wine vinegar will also work)
- 1⁄2 cup Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon minced garlic
- salt
- pepper
- lemon wedge
- fresh sprig dill
Directions See How It's Made
- Asparagus -- In a small sauce pan, fill with about 1" or a bit less of water and salt and bring to a low boil. Add the asparagus and cook, just 2-3 minutes depending on it's thickness. Then immediately remove and add to a ice bath. Just a bowl of water with ice. This will stop the cooking and keep the asparagus a bright green color (call blanching). Just let them cool off in the ice bath for a minute then remove and let drain and dry.
- Vinaigrette -- Just mix the vinegar, olive oil, mustard, garlic, lemon, sugar, salt, and pepper. I like to use a small tupperware and then I just shake it up. You can also mix it in a small measuring cup or bowl. Whatever is easier for you.
- Salad -- In a small bowl, I like to add the beans (drained and rinsed), asparagus, dill, and just a couple of teaspoons of the vinaigrette (not too much) and toss well.
- Greens -- On your serving platter, I add the arugula, micro greens, onion and a squeeze of one of the lemon wedges and another couple of spoons of the vinaigrette and toss lightly. Then top with the asparagus and bean mixture. Just lightly toss.
- Top the whole thing with the pecorino romano, a sprig of dill and the lemon slices around the side.
- Serve -- Grill some salmon or possibly chicken - slice and top the salad. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the top. This makes an amazing dinner.


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The veteran singer has just filed a lawsuit to a local Norwegian record company after they released a cover album of his songs without permission.
Veteran singer, Prince caught himself in another legal battle as this time he decided to sue a Norwegian record company, C+C Records over copyrights infringements. The 50-year-old singer was upset because the company released a 5-CD cover album of his songs titled "Shockadelica: A 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Artist Known as Prince" without asking an approval first.
The company did actually send Prince a copy of the record but it was after they dropped about 5,000 copies to the market. Knowing that his songs have been illegally used, the singer asked that the cover album is pulled out of the market and all copies of it to be destroyed.
Until this date, reportedly the cover set is still available for sampling via the record company's website. The cover album itself received a good response in Norway as it managed to enter the #8 position on the local chart.
Meanwhile, its not the first time that Prince has some problems with copyrights as recently he also ordered YouTube to remove footage of his performance while covering Radiohead's song "Creep" at Coachella Music Festival. The funny thing, the band reacted to the singer's action by saying, "Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our ... song."


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Language skills are essential for acquiring all knowledge, including natural sciences. So far, few scientists have attempted to systematically explore the interrelationships between both areas. Two three-year studies on the impact of early science education were started at the end of 2013. One of them covers language. The sub-study EASI Science-L (Early Steps into Science and Literacy), which is jointly supported by Siemens Foundation and the foundation "Haus der kleinen Forscher" ("Little Scientists' House") focuses on the interaction between science education and language development.
The research aims to explore if and how language skills can be developed, for example, through describing scientific phenomena and formulating solutions, especially with children whose second language is German. Scientists from different areas of specialization at universities in Koblenz-Landau, Augsburg, and Heidelberg are analyzing the design of teaching-learning situations in science education, the quality of linguistic stimulation in preschools and children's skills in both areas; 240 children and 60 educational professionals from facilities in Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Pfallz are participating in the study.
The parallel study EASI Science (Early Steps into Science) explores how science education impacts science-related skills in preschools. The researchers are focused on the skills of both children and educator professional. The study is supported by Little Scientists' House and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.


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After years in America, Aunt BEtsy Bellinger was determined to setle down in her native Scotland. She planned on buying the little island of Corrae. But how could she, knowing what parting with his family home would mean to the owner, Huntly MacLaren?
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Welcome to Mr. Doll's Social Studies class, get ready to think thematically! No more dates... I am currently entering my 3rd full year of teaching at Mankato East High School. Before, I taught for two years at Mankato West High School and a semester here at Mankato East so this is my 7th year teaching. I grew up in St.James, Minnesota and went to college at 'THE' Mankato State University.
This year I will be teaching AP Human Geography and World History. In addition, I also am the Girls and Boys Varsity Tennis coach at Mankato West. Some of you after this year may have been taught by Mr. and Mrs. Doll as my wife is one of the 7th grade Math teachers here at East Jr. I enjoy hunting, golfing, fantasy football and spending time with my family and friends.
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Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The heat generated by cities could affect temperatures a thousand miles away, warming some areas and cooling others, says an American study.
The extra "waste heat" generated from buildings, cars, and other sources in major Northern Hemisphere urban areas causes winter warming across large areas of northern North American and northern Asia.
Temperatures in some remote areas increase by as much as one degree Celsius, according to scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California-San Diego, Florida State University, and the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the journal Nature Climate Change reports.
At the same time, the changes to atmospheric circulation caused by the waste heat cool areas of Europe by as much as one degree, with much of the temperature decrease occurring in the fall, according to a Scripps statement.
The noticeable impact on regional temperatures may explain why some regions are experiencing more winter warming than projected by climate computer models, the researchers conclude.
"The burning of fossil fuel not only emits greenhouse gases but also directly affects temperatures because of heat that escapes from sources like buildings and cars," says study co-author Aixue Hu, NCAR scientist.
"Although much of this waste heat is concentrated in large cities, it can change atmospheric patterns in a way that raises or lowers temperatures across considerable distances," adds Hu.
Hu, along with Guang Zhang of Scripps and Ming Cai of Florida State University, analysed the energy consumption - from heating buildings to powering vehicles - that generates waste heat release.
"The world's most populated and energy-intensive metropolitan areas are along the east and west coasts of the North American and Eurasian continents, underneath the most prominent atmospheric circulation troughs and ridges," Cai says.


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ON paper it appears the Living End, one of the last great Australian rock bands of this generation, are about to fold.
Their most recent album was called The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating. Their last single was called For Another Day. Its video included a montage of their entire career. All band members now reside in separate cities – frontman Chris Cheney and his young family have moved to LA. The band is embarking on a massive national tour in which they will play their entire back catalogue – one album per night, from start to finish.
As Chris Cheney takes his seat at Crown's American-themed eatery The Merrywell, we have to ask: is this the end?
"It would be perfect if it was," he says. "It has come full circle. There are no set plans. We've given this everything. It feels like 100 years ago Scott [Owen] and I started the band. To do something outside of the band would be fun. For us to do another record, it'd have to be good, I'll say that."
Dude food mecca The Merrywell was chosen for its excellent list of American ales and to see how Melbourne's best American comfort food competes with LA fare.
"The yanks know how to do a good burger," he says.
Cheney sheepishly orders a Carlton Draught pint. His beer drinking, while prodigious, is clearly not adventurous. I take a Brooklyn Lager.
The Living End is the most admired live rock band in Australia. Cheney and his stand-up bassist, Owen, also 37, became friends at Wheelers Hill Secondary College, realising they lived in the same street and shared identical taste in music - old-school rock'n'rollers (Buddy Holly and Bill Haley) and punk and ska acts (the Stray Cats and the Clash). They were compelled to form a band.
They began playing the Wheelers Hill Hotel and various battle-of-the bands competitions from 1992. From their inception, The Living End were different. Yes, they wrote great pop songs, but they retained a fascination with the energy of the first wave of rock-n-roll: the raw, pure rockabilly stuff.
By 1997, their breakthrough hit Prisoner of Society became a worldwide smash and spent more than a year in ARIA's singles chart. For almost a decade their self-titled album was the all-time biggest-selling Australian debut. To this day, Pris-oner is played regularly on American rock radio.
However in 2001, following a draining, year-long world tour supporting their second album, Roll On, Cheney and then-girlfriend Emma were involved in a near-fatal head-on car crash on the Great Ocean Road.
Over 12 long months he learned to walk again. For a time, the idea of getting the band back to where it was seemed insurmountable. Yet they eventually recruited a new drummer, Andy Strachan and, amazingly, played on. They have seemingly not looked back since.
Our band is basically made up of two drug addicts and an alcoholic. There's no doubt about that. People think we're all squeaky clean ...
They've now released six albums, selling almost a million units and will break The Corner Hotel's record for consecutive shows when they play eleven sold-out shows there next month. The Richmond pub holds special significance. While still under-age, Cheney and Owen would play a tiny room there each Wednesday as a support act. They played to five people: their parents and an older brother. One night, owner Wayne Gale allowed Cheney access to the Corner's main room.
"For us, it was like looking at Rod Laver Arena," Cheney says. "It was the first big inner-city band room we'd ever seen. It smelt of sweat, booze and cigarettes. Wayne said 'one day, you guys might get to play a night there.' Now we're breaking their record for shows."
Cheney says the road here for the Living End has never been easy. There is, to be sure, some darkness here.
"Our band is basically made up of two drug addicts and an alcoholic," Cheney says. "There's no doubt about that. People think we're all squeaky clean…"
With that, we choose an entree - the Wagyu Beer mini burgers - and order more beer.
Cheney, wife Emma and daughters Charlie, 6, and Scarlett, 3, have thrown themselves into the adventure of living abroad. Emma is working at an acting school. The kids are in school.
"I don't know how its going to end up or what the overall goal is other than to live somewhere else," he says.
The Cheney's first LA rental was Don Johnson's old house. Their current Hollywood Hills abode is Harrison Ford's former home. Ford was living there when he got his Star Wars part.
Still, the family struggled initially after their move. Cheney's father Noel had battled cancer and passed away just before they relocated.
"It was hard," he says. "We felt isolated at first."
Since arriving in LA, Cheney has worked as a producer and songwriter. He has also resumed yoga. He previously turned to yoga in 2008 during the making of the album White Noise, when he developed shingles. Actor Russell Brand is a fellow devotee. The two have become firm friends.
"I have an angel on one side of my shoulder and a devil on the other," Cheney says, coyly. "So yoga saved my life again this year. It helps me lay off the booze and other things that are detrimental to my health."
Brand, who has long battled with substance abuse issues, has taken Cheney under his wing.
"The beer I can handle, the other stuff is the issue," he says, looking cautiously at the tape recorder. "I can do what I want over there and nobody judges me because nobody really knows who I am. So I get off the leash a bit. Which tends to lead me down the wrong path. With yoga, you can't do both."
Cheney is charming and self-deprecating company. He jokes that a crew-member once said he has the metabolism of an anorexic seagull. When I return from the bathroom, he has divided our mini-burger servings neatly in half. The food is clearly impressing him.
He orders the K.I.S.S burger as a main, a no-frills burger boasting simply chedder, onions, pickles and ketchup. My "Mel" burger is at least augmented by egg, beets and pineapple. Delicious.
Owen now lives in Byron Bay. Drummer Strachan is the only member to still call Melbourne home.
"Most people think the Living End is this beautiful harmonious thing," Cheney says. "But we have butted heads a lot over the years."
Unlike many other acts, they choose not to air their grievances publicly.
"We've had every argument you could ever think of: girlfriend issues, drug problems," Cheney says. "I'm proud we've managed to get past that. A lot of bands fold and can't get above themselves. They can't forgive each other."
The closest they have come to blows was an argument post-show on the Gold Coast that led to Cheney ceasing contact with his bandmates for two months.
"Everytime I have a show or an interview or something coming up, I get these butterflies," he says. "You have to be on. It was thrilling (during that break) to wake up and think, I don't have to get nervous today. It's a screwed up way of thinking, I know."
He cringes as he says it, but the Living Ends are, simply, professionals. They get on stage and get on with it.
"We hate the idea of people leaving a venue thinking we're shit. We try and get past things and get on with the job."
Their work ethic was instilled by fiercely working class families.
"My upbringing wasn't always rosy. But our parents worked incredibly hard. Nothing was handed to us. Anytime I feel the band is too hard, I think about that. There is something within me that wants to make things better for us."
Cheney's best song, 2006's Nothing Lasts Forever, reflects on his parents' relationship. Writing it was a watershed moment. It details a philandering male character married to a woman aware of his behaviour who has little choice but to overlook it.
"Being little, I can remember living in a different house, and my parents not being together," he says. "There was a whole lot of shit that's a mystery to this day. That song is loosely based about what I know about that period of my life."
You clearly have sympathy for the female character?
"Well… I was living with my mum at that point. It's hard to know how much that has informed the song. Every relationship turns sour at some point, it's about whether you resurrect it and fix it. Being a married man now, I can sympathise. With my dad dying, I have gone through intense feelings. Sometimes it's hard to come to terms with that."
Cheney clearly shared a bond with his dad. The 2011 track In the Morning was also autobiographical, focusing on his father working at Reg Hunt Motors on Nepean Highway, and the tension his resentment of working long hours created at home.
"With dad working six days a week, there was the tension in our house that there is in a lot of households in suburbia," Cheney says. "I often wonder if now I'm head of a family if I'm prepared to be that guy. I'm as immature as it gets. But you have to take responsibility. Everytime I play (those songs) I think of my dad."
Mum still lives in Rowville, and he stays at her place regularly. Occasionally he will allow himself the indulgence of a drive-by of his old childhood home. "I find it emotional going back. It really gets me. I remember being a kid there, discovering music, sitting on the edge of my bed with a nylon string guitar learning Elvis songs."
We're interrupted by some high school students seeking autographs and photos. Cheney politely obliges.
"I don't love that," he admits, as they depart "My dad always said 'this is what you want, you want to be recognised, you'll be in trouble when they don't recognise you.' I can remember (in the early-1990s) I used to get so nervous if I saw Kram from Spiderbait or the guys from the Sharp. They were doing it: playing shows, releasing albums. They were on Hey Hey!"
As the bill – and one more round - arrives, Cheney is due back at tour rehearsals. We return to the topic of the band's future.
"I guess I don't want us to be the kind of band that's flogging a dead horse. I can sympathise with guys who have felt like they have done all they can in a band. Sometimes you need to see what else there is in life besides your band."
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Carnival Miracle - Eastern Caribbean: Carnival Miracle Cruise Review by sandi149
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Carnival Miracle - Eastern Caribbean
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: New York (Manhattan)
We live in NYC so we took a cab over to the ships terminal. We arrived at the terminal at 10:30 and were one of the first ones there. I had a roll call and saw one of my fellow roll callers (Illionoisgal). We struck up a nice chat and it was great to finally meet in person. We were able to do early check in around 11:20. They started boarding us around 12:30. We were on the ship by 12:45. Everything was very organized. As soon as we boarded we made reservations for Nick More and Nora's. (more on that later). Our cabin wasn't ready but we were able to drop off our carry-on bags and then off to the Lido we went for lunch. We had burgers and fries which were very good.
We were in cabin 5204 (balcony) on the Upper deck and our steward was Patrick from Jamaica and his assistant Herbert from Indonesia. They were absolutely fabulous. The first day Patrick introduced himself to us and told us when he would be making up the cabin and if we needed him to just page him. We saw him a few times after that and always said hello to us. Herbert was his assistant and he was excellent. We saw him several times and every time we saw him he would greet us by name and ask how our day was. The two of them always had a smile on their faces. We would leave little sticky notes in the cabin for requests and always received them when we got back to the cabin. They kept the cabin spotless. One day after a beach excursion we got sand on the carpet and when we got back to the cabin it was gone. They also cleaned the balcony too. We tipped them extra because they were so good.
The beds were wonderful, we slept like babies.
The Ship
The Miracle is a lovely ship and extremely clean. The crew were always cleaning something. Everything was spotless. There were a few areas where the carpets were stained but that didn't bother me. I know a lot of people think the Baccus dining room is ugly but I actually liked it. It reminded me of an Italian Vineyard in Tuscany. The ship was very easy to get around and we were familiar with it because we sailed on her sister ship The Legend last year.
We loved Sams Piano Bar, Frankie and Johnnie's and Jeeves lounge. That is where we hung out the most. Food
The food was excellent and we loved most everything. The pizza was quite good, of course, not as good as NY pizza but still quite delicious. I also loved the Caesar salads. I had several of those. My husband had the reubens and thought it was very good. We took most of our meals in the dining room. The food in the dining room was always hot, delicious and the presentation was like artwork. We took many pictures of the food. Our wait staff was Nehmah and Ida both from Indonesia. They were very good. The waiters did do the dancing about 3 nights which kind of annoyed me. At least they do it towards the end of the meal and it doesn't last too long.
Our table number was 192 and it was a table for 4. We were seated with another couple from the NY area and they were very nice.
On the third night we went to Nick and Nora's. All I can say is WOW!!! The food, service, and presentation were totally amazing. I had the Lobster bisque which was to die for, the Caesar salad, surf and turf and some sort of chocolate thing for desert. My husband had the escargot, lobster bisque, the strip steak, and some sort of apple desert. On a scale of 1-10 I would rate N&N a 9.5. The only reason I took off the half a point is because the lobster tail was extremely salty. I would have sent it back but I was just so stuffed that I couldn't even finish what I had on the plate. They give you so much food that they had to practically roll us out of there we were so stuffed. I highly recommend you try N&N's. It is definitely worth the $30 p/p. There is nowhere that you can get a full meal in an upscale restaurant with entertainment for that price. Here in NYC, the entrée alone will cost you at least $30 in a fine upscale dining establishment.
We had 8PM reservations for N&N's and one thing that I did observe is that there were children in there. I imagine that they came to the 6PM seating. I do not think they should let children in there at all. It is NOT a place for children. A family brought a baby and a little girl who was about 3. The 3 year old kept running around and on the dance floor. Not only is it obtrusive to the diners, it is also very dangerous. That kid could have knocked into a waiter as they were carrying the food and have something spill on her. For the life of me, I cannot even understand why parents would even want to take their kids there. There is nothing on the menu that would appeal to a child and I don't believe they have a children's menu. Also, the dinner lasts about 2 ½ hours and there is no child that can sit there for that long. The baby even started crying a few times and the father had to take her out for a while. Needless to say, I was very glad when they left.
We also had room service a few times and it was delivered promptly, if not early to our cabin. The selection was all cold stuff but was quite tasty and I enjoyed all of it.
After San Juan there was a Mexican deck party and buffet. We ate a little bit and only stayed for a short time because we were very tired. The buffet was beautifully done and what I had to eat was also excellent.
We also had lots of ice cream throughout the day. We went to afternoon tea one day which was also quite nice.
The Lido had a great array of different types of foods. Deli, Chinese, burgers, rotisserie. All sorts of different things and everything looked very good. My husband also had Chinese one day and said it was very good. The last day at lunch there was a chocolate buffet which is a chocoholics dream. There was a chocolate fountain that I just wanted to stick my mouth under……LOL
The Gala Midnight buffet was truly a work of food art. I never ever saw anything that looked like that before. These chefs truly made masterpieces with food. We took pictures but didn't eat anything from it because the line was too long and we were tired and didn't want to wait. We ate enough at that point, so we really didn't need the extra food.
There were some people wearing jeans to the dining room but not too many. On formal night most men wore suits and women in cocktail dresses. I did see a few tuxes but no evening gowns. There might have been but I just didn't see it. I even heard that a man came to the formal night in a pair of shorts and the maitre D turned him away. Kudos to Carnival for that.
There were a lot of activities for all ages and we partook in some of them. My husband and I played a lot of trivia and I won the infamous ship on a stick for that and he won another stick on a ship for game show mania. We didn't watch the hairy chest or belly flop competition and I know a lot of people complain about it and say how tacky it is but the truth is, is if you don't want to watch it, you don't have to. It was held at one pool and only on one day so it wasn't like it was in your face.
We also did the galley and backstage tour which was quite interesting. The galley was totally spotless and very orderly. It's amazing how they can prepare food for so many people at one time.
We layed out by the Aft adults only pool and we did see security ask a couple of children to leave it so they were doing their job. I didn't see any babies in diapers in the pool thank goodness. We also never had a problem finding a lounge by that pool and we always got there around 11 or 12 in the afternoon. I didn't see many chair hogs either.
The crew
The crew and staff were extremely friendly and all always said hello to us and smiled. They called us "Sir" and "Maam" all the time. I truly felt like they were there to please the passengers. They all looked very happy.
Brent Mitchell was the CD and we both liked him. He was very funny and kept us informed of all the activities and was very helpful at the debarkation talk. We knew exactly what to expect and what to do.
The Captain, Antonio Marchetti and the Senior officers could be seen around the ship many times. The Captain was quite funny and very personable. We were up on the Lido aft area one day and we saw him hanging around with a few of his officers and smiled and greeted the passengers as they passed by.
The entertainment was also top notch. We spent a few nights in Frankie and Johnnie's and listened to Music Boardwalk. They were sensational and definitely lived up to their reputation. Mary49 and Mark, if you are reading this, I gave your letter to Enrique. They did remember the both of you and told me to tell you both hello. They then dedicated a song to me.
We also spent a few evenings in Sam's Piano bar and listened to Buster Freeze. He was a fellow from England with a very sarcastic and funny sense of humor. He was great and we loved singing along with him.
The shows were also quite good as were the comedians. We saw the Ticket to Ride show which was excellent, the tribute to Sammy Davis and Frank Sinatra which I loved. My husband thought it was boring but that's cause he really doesn't go for that type of music but I absolutely loved it.
Ports of Call
San Juan
We did our own thing in San Juan. We got off the ship and took a taxi up to El Morro. That was ok….kind of boring and it was very hot so we only stayed about a half hour. We then walked down through the streets of Old San Juan and stopped off in a little café called Café Bohemia and had some cold drinks and appetizers. I don't remember what we ate but the bartender recommended local Puerto Rican dishes and they were very good. We then walked some more and found a few souvenir shops recommended by the bartender at Café Bohemia. After that, we went to the Parrot Club to have their famous Parrot Passion which was delicious. After that we went back to the ship. San Juan was nice and I'm glad I got to see it, but I don't think I would go again.
St. Thomas
We absolutely LOVED St. Thomas. It is such a beautiful island. Unfortunately it rained a lot that day but we still had a great time. We were booked on Sunny Liston's tour which I highly recommended for $25 p/p. He will give you either 1,2, or 3 hours of shopping, an island tour and then will take you to the beach. We chose to shop for 3 hours and brought back so much stuff. We bought liquor, cigarettes and lots of souvenirs for the kiddies. The island tour was great even if it was raining. We went to Mountain Top and had the famous Banana Daiquiri which was very tasty. Sunny then drove us to Sapphire Beach and it finally stopped raining and were able to go into the water. The water was crystal clear and turquoise. Absolutely beautiful. We did some snorkeling and just as I was getting the hang of it, I cut my leg on a piece of coral. I had to get out of the water because it burned so much.
We took the Carnival sponsored Baths excursion and it was excellent. They pick you up at the ship at 8:15 and then you take a 45 min ferry ride over to Virgin Gorda and then you take a 10 minute bus ride to the Baths. The Baths are absolutely amazing and beautiful. You have a choice of taking 2 paths to get down to the beach. One was hard and one was easy. We chose the easy path. They have restrooms and showers there and also lockers and a snack bar. We got to spend about 2 hours at the beach. I highly recommend the excursion through Carnival.
The seas were mostly calm the whole trip. The second day was a little rough but nothing too bad. I handled it absolutely fine and didn't get nervous at all. After that it was smooth sailing all the way down and back.
The average ages on this sailing were between 40-70 with some people even older than that. It was definitely an older crowd. There were also very few children aboard.
I highly recommend Carnival and the Miracle to everyone. For those of you who are hesitant about trying Carnival, I say give them a try because you won't be disappointed. I know people hear stories about low lives, drunks, running up and down the hallways,etc but I didn't see one drunk or unruly person, no low lives and definitely nobody was running down the halls during the night. What we saw were happy and friendly people having a great time. People just like you and I. If you are a quiet person and want quiet and nothing to do, you can have that. If you are an active person, you can have that too. Give Carnival a try and you will be pleasantly surprised.
I cannot believe my cruise is over. I am definitely suffering from PCD. My dream came true and now it's over. I can't say enough good things about the cruise. It was absolutely fabulous. I am so tired and now have to get back to reality.
Before I end this I would like to say a special thank you to all my friends from the roll call. You folks were great. It was a pleasure to meet all of you. Thank you to Brooke and Shawn, Lori and Tom, Kelly, Patti and George, Jackie and Jim, Ruth and Jim, Cindy and Luis. You girls helped make this vacation even better.
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Hall, Meador united in double-ring ceremony
Rebekah "Becky" Rae Hall of Woodlawn and Casey Patrick Meador of Abbeville were married at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Louisiana Castle, Franklinton, with Brother Dore' Langley officiating the double-ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Bonnie Hall of Woodlawn and the late Ernest T. Hall Jr. and the granddaughter of Ray and Eloise Moses of Woodlawn and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Hall Sr.
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Difficulty ranking world: 3886 (all)
Ranking Spain: 416 (all)
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The Boquete de Zafarraya is situated in Andalucia. This climb belongs to the Sierra Nevada.
Starting from Puente de Manuel,
the Boquete de Zafarraya ascent is 11.8 km long. Over this distance, you climb 686 heightmeters.
The average percentage thus is 5.8 %.
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Since 2005, the Boquete de Zafarraya will be/was climbed in the following big tour stages:
Vuelta España 2014 : Benalmadena - Cumbres Verdes/La Zubia on 28/08/2014
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Not even a passing mention that they are also on the cutting edge of employee abuse and rock bottom wages?
This is a joke. Prime Focus tried to buy Rhythm & Hues and failed with Uni and Fox shutting them down. Macquarie must not have done their diligence… Whoever's point on their deal should be sacked. Prime Focus is not about quality — just announcements that amount to nothing. Ask Mike Fink.
Sorry Macquarie — you've blown this one and screwed the pooch. Big time.
Prime Focus has been looking for capital infusion prior and through the R&H acquisition attempt. Had the funding been available then, R&H would probably be a Prime Focus company.
Notice the vague description of the use of the funds in two stages. Bottom line is the bottom line, and Prime Focus needs cash. Good news is that folks are still investing in the high risk visual effects business, but Prime Focus also has services other than visual effects.
That being said, I would not make this kind of capital investment with a world of other investment choices available.
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Menopause is a natural life transition for women, associated with a number of uncomfortable symptoms — hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, insomnia and vaginal dryness — but there is no need for women to suffer though the changes as there are a host of interventions available to help them get through the change comfortably — and naturopathic medicine is one of them.
Naturopathic medicine is essentially an individualized system of medicine where naturopathic doctors aim to get to a patient at all levels and aspects of their life, according to Dr. Vanessa Ingraham, a naturopathic physician, who practices out of the Blake Clinic at Pure Health Bahamas/Blake Integrative Medical Clinic on Blake Road. She focuses on integrative wellness and holistic health, and works with patients to try to determine the root cause of their health problems rather than simply medicating symptoms.
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When it comes to women and menopause, Dr. Ingraham says naturopathic doctors aren't just seeing a person with hot flashes, but rather a person who has social issues or lifestyle factors and the practitioner seeks to address the patient on three levels — body, mind and spirit.
"We're addressing them from a more holistic point of view, instead of just seeing their physical symptoms and treating those," she said. "Menopause is the cessation and alteration in the cycle length, culminating with the cessation of the menstrual period. I see menopause as just another phase in the overall hormonal symphony that women have in their bodies. When we think about menopause, we have to not only think about sex hormones or estrogen/progesterone. We also have to take into account things like adrenal health and adrenal hormones, our thyroid and all these things," she said.
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There are things that can be done to help women prepare their bodies for menopause and make the symptoms less intense by ensuring that their body's hormones are in balance, according to the doctor.
While most women believe that menopause begins with their first hot flash, she says most women should begin to notice some changes in their mid-30s, as their progesterone starts to change —some anxiety, some trouble sleeping, PMS may get a little worse. She said some women may have more bleeding and crave food.
In her 40s, she said the woman's other hormones start to come out of balance if they're under a lot of stress, and the thyroid is affected more. By the time a woman is in her 50s, she said estrogen starts to decline and the woman will have the classic symptoms of pre-menopause — a little depression … not that satisfied with life, maybe feeling that their sex drive isn't where it needs to be and maybe having hot flashes.
But she says there are things women can do when they are in their 30s and 40s that will make actual menopause in their late 50s, benign, or as non-eventful as possible. Diet and lifestyle factors she said are a big part of that, including eating a largely plant-based diet, by not taking in a lot of animal foods which tend to have a lot of residues, pesticides and environmental chemicals which act as estrogens and hormone obstructers in the body.
"An important place to start is having a plant-based diet with enough fiber and enough nutrients to support hormone pathways in the body," said the doctor who has been practicing in The Bahamas for the last nine months.
"When we think about women's hormones, we have to take into account that symphony, and that all the hormones are talking to each other, and so basically we have to not only look at what's happening the few years around menopause, but also, kind of what's happening early on in the 30s and how that's going to affect her hormone balances in the 40s and 50s as people actually go through perimenopause," she said.
Women she said need to ensure that they protect their adrenal glands so that the glands are strong enough to continue their job through menopause to lessen symptoms.
"The adrenal glands are these little endocrine glands that kind of sit right on top of the kidneys. They secrete sex hormones — estrogen/progesterone, testosterone, also cortisol. Basically what happens as we actually go through menopause later in life is the adrenal glands have to take over the production of the sex hormones … the ovaries kind of stop producing them, so if we kind of protect our adrenal function early in life, by the time we get to menopause, the adrenal glands are still strong enough to take over the production of sex hormones so we don't have all the symptoms of menopause."
Proper care of the glands, she said, involves anything that reduces stress, sleeping right, finding creative ways to decrease stress, meditation and exercise, she said, helps to support the adrenal glands.
The naturopathic physician also says there are also a class of herbs or botanicals known as adaptagens that women can take that protect the adrenal glands and help hormonal imbalance through the glands, like Siberian ginseng, Maca, Cordyceps, Astragalus and Rhodiola, Ashwaganda, which she described as "powerful" herbs that help to support adrenal function as women get older.
Advice for women already in menopause
For those women already in menopause who did not prepare their bodies for the change, Dr. Ingraham says there are things they can do to help themselves, including consuming an anti-inflammatory diet by reducing red meat and sugar; and increasing the consumption of foods like fatty fish, fish oils and antioxidants to protect the brain and help stop the hot flashes which she said are due to a decrease in estrogen or imbalance of progesterone, also by stimulation of the brain by prostic and inflammatory foods.
She said things like Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) are great for the treatment of hot flashes and helps to activate the parasympathetic nervous system (the relaxation side of the nervous system). According to the doctor, studies have shown it reduces heart palpitations, sleep disorders, mood swings, memory loss and low libido.
Vitx, she said, is an herb (from the Chaste Tree) that helps to relieve mood swings, breast swelling, disinterest in sex and irregular periods. She said it's an herb that works more on the brain to help increase progesterone.
Dr. Ingraham, who describes herself as a patient advocate and a practitioner who does her best to help people understand the pros and cons of any treatment so that they can make an informed decision on the best way to tackle a diagnosis or to remain healthy, says women do have alternatives when it comes to dealing with their menopausal issues, including the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), but she notes that a Women's Healthy Study of 16,000-plus women found that synthetic progestin's increased rates of cancer and that progesterone is not the same as synthetic progestins.
"We can mimic the body's natural production of the three types of estrogen by supplementing in a transdermal form. The Women's Health Study looked at the use of conjugated equine estrogen (from horses), not bio-identical estradiol, estrone or estriol. The oral use of estrogen-like compounds has been linked to increased stroke and blood clots. We only use transdermal estrogen because when applied on the skin, the hormones enter the bloodstream in their pure form. When given orally, the hormones are acted on by the liver, which leads to metabolites that increase the risk of stroke. Estrogen deficiency is rare, but may manifest as vaginal dryness, urinary incontinence, brain fog and bone loss," she said.
Case by case basis
As every woman is different, Dr. Ingraham says she works on hormonal imbalances per patient. As every organ in the body has receptors for estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and for a lot of the other hormones, she says it's important to address hormonal balance throughout a person's life.
According to the naturopathic physician, culture and lifestyle affects hormonal balance and as a result, plays a big part in how women in a society go through menopause. She says in North America, about 40 percent of women experience severe hot flashes and severe symptoms with menopause, whereas in countries such as Japan, Hong Kong and Mexico, she says only 10 percent of the female population suffers through menopausal symptoms.
In preparing the body for menopause, or even if a female is in the middle of menopause, she stressed the importance of sleep for the release of the hormones that are secreted during the rest period to get into the bloodstream. Exercise she also said is important for hormone balance and detoxification. And that there is no need to suffer through the change as there are interventions available to women to help their body through the change and help them feel best at all stages of their life.
Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa): Decreases hot flashes and activates parasympathetic nervous system (relaxation). Studies also show it reduces heart palpitations, sleep disorders, mood swings, memory loss and low libido.
Hesperidin: A type of bioflavonoid shown to relieve hot flashes, helps prevent varicose veins
Vitamin B complex: Aids liver detoxification (remember liver has to detoxify and rid body of chemicals that impact hormone balance). B6 especially increases serotonin (mood), supports adrenal glands.
Vitamin E mixed tocopherols: Reduces hot flashes, fatigue and heart palpitations. May help with anxiety. Decreases vaginal dryness.
Magnesium citrate/glycinate (do not use magnesium oxide): Helps to relax muscles, helps with sleep and anxiety, relieves headaches.
Cucumin from Turmeric: Decreases inflammation and reduces prostaglandins that may stimulate hypothalamus (part of brain) and cause hot flashes.
Chaste Tree (vitex agnus-castus): Helps to relieve mood swings, breast swelling, disinterest in sex and irregular periods.
Dong quai (Angelica sinensis): Known both in China and the West for its ability to support and maintain the natural balance of female hormones. It does not have estrogenic activity.
Omega 3 fish oils and evening primrose oil: Decrease inflammation and balance prostaglandins. Helps support hormonal function. Take 500mg EPO per 1000mg fish oil (EPA/DHA) for correct ratio of fats.
Adrenal support: Adaptogenic herbs such as Ashwaganda, Rhodiola, Siberian Ginseng, Cordyceps, Maca.
1. At menopause, ovaries stop producing estrogen and adrenals (and fat cells) have to pick up the slack to produce estrogen and other sex hormones.
2. Excess cortisol from stress affects hormone balance and can rob the body of progesterone, another important female hormone.
3. High cortisol affects thyroid hormone conversion that can lead to weight gain depression and muscle pain.
Diet tips
- Increased fiber helps to clear excess hormones via bowel.
- Ground flax, the herb red clover, organic soy (only organic), sprouts and beans contain phytoestrogens that can ease the symptoms of menopause and may prevent breast cancer.
- Eat less red meat and dairy. Hormones from animals (or lactating animals in dairy) tend to lead to estrogen dominance. Foods higher on the food chain are also more concentrated sources of environmental chemicals that bind hormone receptors, leading to imbalances.
- Aim for five to eight servings (at least) of fruits and vegetables a day. Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, kale, cauliflower) are especially important as they decrease the formation of a certain estrogen metabolites that increases the risk of cancer.
- Include sources of Iodine-Seaweeds like Nori, Irish Moss etc. to support thyroid function.
Bio-identical hormones
Progesterone, because it is the first to decline, many women have what is known as estrogen dominance. Leading up to menopause, estrogen levels begin to fluctuate widely, leading to hot flashes. Essentially by giving progesterone, we can help flatten out the estrogen fluctuations that cause hot flashes. Bio-identical progesterone helps relieve anxiety and insomnia, and reduces breast cell uptake of estradiol (strong type of estrogen) thus helping to protect the breasts from cancer. Progesterone deficiency manifests as anxiety, insomnia, breast cysts, fibroids, hot flashes and low sex drive.
The Women's Health study found that synthetic Progestins increased rates of cancer. Progesterone is not the same as synthetic progestins.
Estrogen: We can mimic the body's natural production of the three types of estrogen by supplementing in a transdermal form. The Women's Health Study looked at the use of conjugated equine estrogens (from horses), not bio-identical estradiol, estrone or estriol. The oral use of estrogen-like compounds has been linked to increased stroke and blood clots. We only use transdermal estrogen because when applied on the skin the hormones enter the bloodstream in their pure form. When given orally, the hormones are acted on by the liver, which leads to metabolites that increase the risk of stroke. Estrogen deficiency is rare but may manifest as vaginal dryness, urinary incontinence, brain fog and bone loss.