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CLARRIE Dunbar sealed their place in the Wessex League end of season play-offs as Christie Miller endured mixed fortunes in their quest to clinch a play-offs wild card, writes DAVE EATON.
A thumping 122-60 victory over Nailsea ensured Clarrie Dunbar of at least second spot in the Central Region table with one match to play – on Sunday against Weston St Andrews – and still with the chance of catching Bristol for top spot on shots difference.
Miller had to give second best to Bristol in their delayed match on Saturday but bounced back 24 hours later with a comfortable victory over Weston St Andrews to keep alive their slim chance of securing one of the four play-off wild cards.
Two of Christie Miller's rinks against Bristol were played much earlier in the season and had resulted in the honours being shared in Melksham.
However, in the outstanding away games at Bristol on Saturday both fours teams lost resulting in a heavy 95-53 defeat and only two points – thanks to the winning effort by Andy Moore's rink – out of a possible 16.
Christie dominated the match against Weston St Andrews winning 99-52 and collecting 14 out of a possible 16 points.
At Melksham, Moore was always in control and 21-3 up at 15 ends and eventual won by 15 shots while Brian Routledge's rink led from start to finish and took the spoils by a margin of nine shots.
In Weston-Super-Mare, Nigel Price's foursome were in devastating form scoring 30 shots and only conceding five singles.
Paul Macdonald's quartet struggled early on and were 10-0 down at three ends but rallied to only trail 11-13 at ten ends.
They briefly led 17-16 after 16 ends but were finally pipped on the last end dropping a two to lose 20-22.
Although Nailsea led by three shots across the board after five ends against Clarrie Dunbar, the Standerwick men blasted away to a 62-shot victory, aided greatly by a 40-8 success from Keith Bailey's home rink.
On the other home rink, Russell Francis only won by three shots but away at Nailsea Craig Doughty and Andrew Colebrooke's fours teams enjoyed seven and 20 shot wins respectively.
For Clarrie Dunbar to pip Bristol for top spot they must whitewash Weston St Andrews – win on both rinks home and away – in their final match .
Christie Miller v Weston St Andrews
Home - Rink 3: Tom Newman, Paul Barnes, Bob Pratt & Brian Routledge beat Barry Forse 24-15. Rink 4: Keith Hicketts, Dale Hayward, David Laws & Andy Moore beat D Harris 25-10.
Away - Rink 1: John Bailey, Mike Savin, Dave Godwin & Paul Macdonald lost to D Bailey 20-22. Rink 2: Chris Easton, Adrian Bolwell, Graham Archard & Nigel Price beat T Steer 30-5.
Score: Christie Miller beat Weston St Andrews 99-52 and by 14pts to 2.
Clarrie Dunbar v Nailsea
Home - Rink 1: Mick Maslen, Trevor Batchelor, Terry Perkins & Russell Francis beat J Couch 24-21. Rink 2: John Freeman, Glyn Jones, Alan Totterdell & Keith Bailey beat B Holloway 40-8.
Away - Rink 1: Andy Taylor, Mike Sawyers, Steve Wiltshire & Craig Doughty beat D Gregory 28-21. Rink 2: Alex Shadwell, Brian Hawkins, Dale Taylor & Andy Colebrooke beat D Crawshaw 30-10.
Score: Clarrie Dunbar beat Nailsea 122-60 and by 16pts to nil.
Feb 9: Bristol 95 (14) Christie Miller 53 (2). Feb 10: Christie Miller 99 (14) Weston St Andrew 52 (2); Bristol 85 (12) North Wilts 75 (4); Nailsea 60 (0) Clarrie Dunbar 122 (16).


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Victoria Regan to Lead TheatreZone's GRAND HOTEL
Ballroom dance champion and Broadway actress Victoria Regan, who has been cast in the leading role of the famous aging Russian ballerina Grushinkskaya in Grand Hotel at TheatreZone next month, still dances on her tiptoes.
"Victoria brings more than 25 years professional experience in ballroom dance and musical theatre earning 10 U.S. championship titles and nine international titles," says director Mark Danni, who previously directed Ms. Regan in the role of "La Fleur" in TheatreZone's 2007 production of Nine. "She a brilliant dancer, actress and singer who combines the romance and style of ballroom dancing with the excitement of live theatre to create magic," he adds.
Born in St. Petersburg, Florida, Ms. Regan began ballet lessons at age seven. A move to Daytona Beach introduced her to a studio that taught her theatre dance and ignited her desire to pursue a career in the performing arts. Her first major achievements were in ballroom dancing, capturing the titles of the United States Latin Champion, Canadian Ballroom and Latin Champion, North American Ten Dance Champion and was a Latin finalist in the Blackpool Championships one of the largest competitions in the world.
Encouraged by her success in dance, Ms. Regan moved to New York and her first audition landed her in the original cast of the Broadway hit 42nd Street, directed and choreographed by Gower Champion. From 42nd Street, she joined the company of American Dance Machine traveling throughout Japan including for three months as a choreographer for The Takarazuka Company (female counterpart to the Kabuki).
Upon returning to New York, she played the secretary in the musical George Mat the North Carolina Theatre. Ms. Regan then spent the next 10 years studying, auditioning and performing in industrial shows, soap operas, commercials, and concerts featuring the music and lyrics of George Gershwin, Cole Porter and many others.
In 1989, Ms. Regan received a call to audition for role of the blind countess in the Broadway musical Grand Hotel based upon the film, directed and choreographed by Tommy Tune.
"The Countess was an ideal role because it required the art of ballroom dancing with some beautiful lifts that my dance partner Arte Phillips ensured were all seamless and as light as a feature," remembers Ms. Regan. "Arte and I shared the Broadway stage for a short while and then joined the national tour for two years," she adds.
Soon after the tour ended, another production of Grand Hotel was opening at the North Carolina Theater, and this time, Ms. Regan was offered the lead role of Grushinskaya originated on Broadway by Tony award winning actress Lilianne Montevecci and her replacement, the legendary American dancer Cyd Charisse.
"Grushinskaya was an aging Russian ballerina who spoke with a French accent and was desperate for love," explains Ms. Regan. "While the part of aging was not unfamiliar, dancing around on pointe certainly was a challenge, but so well worth the great effort as there were some great love scenes that made up for the pain," she recalls.
Ms. Regan then created her own cabaret act, Hats Off, featuring a host of Broadway show tunes with a trace of ballroom dancing. Following this engagement she participated in a series of concerts and tributes including Lyrics and Lyricistsseries at the 92nd St. Y, The Gershwins, Jerome Kern, Astaire & Rogers and An Evening with Marvin Hamlisch. During this period she also appeared in the films A Chorus Line and Annie.
Ms. Regan maintains residences in New York City and Tampa, FL. She is a traveling consultant for Arthur Murray, Inc. and spends much of her time today coaching professional and amateur dance competitors, judging major dance competitions as a Dancesport coach and judge while providing commentary for many of the televised Dancesport competitions. She is the only tap examiner for the U.S. Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD) and a guest artist with Broadway Theatre Project in Tampa. In addition, she has her own series of ballroom dance DVDs entitled "You Can Dance."
Ms. Regan holds a fellowship degree in the Theatre Arts branch and a licentiate degree in the Ballroom, Latin and American Style branches of the USISTD, and serves on the nominating committee for the National Museum of Dance's C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame.
"What makes Broadway dance differ with other dance styles is that it blends in acting and singing, meaning that Broadway dancers also need to be actors and singers," believes Ms. Regan.
Grand Hotel - The Musical is one act -- an uninterrupted hour and 45 minutes of continuous movement directed by Mark Danni, with choreography by Karen Molnar and music direction by Charles Fornara. Titled sponsored by Capital Wealth Advisors, Grand Hotel will be performed January 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 at 8 pm and Sundays, January 13 and 20 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets cost $43 and $48 plus a $2 per ticket fee.
TheatreZone's Season 8 continues with the powerful musical Next to Normal(March 7 - 17, 2013) and concludes with 110 in the Shade (May 2- 12, 2013).
About TheatreZone
In 2005, non-profit TheatreZone was born with the intent to bring live professional theatre to Southwest Florida in an intimate setting. Co-founders, Artistic Director Mark Danni, and his wife, actress/choreographer Karen Molnar, shared a vision and a passion to employ professional Equity actors and produce innovative productions of classic "lost treasures of Broadway."
Operating under the guidelines of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), TheatreZone is in residence and performs in the charming 250-seat G&L Theatre, housed on the magnificent campus of The Community School of Naples, one block north of Pine Ridge Road, at 13275 Livingston Road.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call TheatreZone at 1-888-ZONE-FLA, 1-888-966-3352, visit on-site Box Office Wednesdays from 10 am until 12 noon or purchase tickets online at: www.theatrezone-florida.com.

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Petteri Nokelainen
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He wasn't extended a qualifying offer, but that hasn't stopped the Canadiens from re-signing centreman Petteri Nokelainen to a one-year contract.
RDS's Renaud Lavoie reports tonight that Nokelainen signs a one-way deal $575,000. Defenceman Brendon Nash, meanwhile, signs a two-way contract for the same sum.


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Fun spaces with light and color
Available in wall, suspension and ceiling fixtures, you can even choose from different animal combinations. The sturdy steel construction and child-safe paintwork will ensure a long, safe stint with the kids. See all benefits
Complete range of coordinated designs available for you to choose.
Including the energy-saving bulb which conserves energy, helping you to save money on your electricity bills and do your bit for the environment.


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To maintain a highly ethical standard in plastic & reconstructive surgery, patients satisfaction and the best care we can ever deliver. We are not perfect but we try our best for perfection.
Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Plastic Surgery
Full discussion of the history physical exam of the surgical procedures and alternatives are done. Discussion with either diagram or model or both are also done. Discussion with both Dr. Ted Ortega & Dr. Marcos Ortega are done in the privacy of the consultation room. Cosmetic surgery of the face, neck, breast, abdomen & extremities are part of the practice. Board certified with over 30 years of experience supplemented by the addition of a new plastic surgeon Dr. Marcos Ortega is a great feature. This practice combines the mature and experienced with the young and fresh from academics.
Office base surgical facility offered with fully monitored care before, during and after surgery. Recovery room, anesthetist, or anesthesiologist available.
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- Residency - Preparatory to Surgical Specialty: Elyria, Ohio 1965
- Residency - General Surgery: Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pennsylvania 1966-1970
- Residency - Head and Neck Surgery: Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, New York 1970
- Residency - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Phoenix, Arizonia 1971-1973
- American Board of Plastic Surgery 1976
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Many studies have shown that increased intake of omega-3s from fish oil or flaxseed oil can decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease and influence vascular function.
In a study involving 25 healthy subjects (12 men and 13 women), diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids has been shown to improve postprandial (after meal) arterial stiffness.
Subjects received a control meal and an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich meal on two occasions in a random order. Arterial stiffness was measured at baseline, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180 and 240 minutes after meal consumption. After consumption of the omega-3 fatty acid-rich meal, arterial stiffness was significantly reduced compared to the control meal.
These results suggest that consumption of omega-3 fatty acids may have beneficial effects on arterial stiffness, thereby exerting a cardioprotective effect. They conclude that their results have important implications for the beneficial properties of LC n-3 PUFA (long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids) and cardiovascular risk reduction."


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Bailey questionable for start against Royals
Reds being cautious as right-hander deals with mild right groin strain
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Still working back from a mild right groin strain, Reds pitcher Homer Bailey is not a lock to make his next start on Friday vs. the Royals.
"I would say at this point in time it's questionable," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We don't know for sure. He has made improvement, but with a groin, just like a hamstring, we would want him to take the field without concern of re-injury or making a relatively benign issue a significant one."
Bailey was scratched from his last scheduled start on Saturday against the Brewers after he was injured while throwing last Friday.
"Every day it gets a little bit better," said Bailey, who signed a six-year, $105 million contract in February. "It's a little bruised up [Monday] just from some of the treatment we were doing."
Bailey was also non-committal over whether he thought he could make the next start.
"We'll see. I threw a little bit [Sunday]," Bailey said. "I knew there was a certain point where I had to start backing off once my stride gets a little further."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Making The Film
Jim Northrup: With Reservations: Jim Northrup: With Reservations
Jim Northrup: With Reservations is a half-hour portrait of the Anishinaabe / Ojibwe / Chippewa writer/activist from Naagajiwanaang (Fond du Lac) in northern Minnesota. A lively mix of powwows, wild ricing, a moose hunt, the sugar bush, the Vietnam Wall and life on the Rez, we follow Northrup traveling all over the country, living his life in the circle of the seasons.
REZ CAR (a poem)
It's 24 years old.
It's been used
a lot more than most. It's louder than a 747.
It's multicolored and none
of the tires are brothers.
I'm the 7th or 8th owner
I know I'll be the last.
What's wrong with it? Well, the other day
the steering wheel fell off.
The radio doesn't work
but the heater does.
The seats have seen more
asses than a proctologist.
I turn the key, it starts.
I push the brake, it stops.
What else is a car
supposed to do?
--Jim Northrup
In a continental context, Northrup's stories belong to the tradition of N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, James Welch, Tom King, and other modern Native American writers in Canada and the United States. The sacred hoop will come together as stories like these teach us to walk a mile in one another's moccasins, Reeboks, wingtips or whatever.


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Collection Highlight: Lloyd Rule Papers
Such as the Bronze Star Medal belonging to Lloyd Rule, a Denver photographer who served in World War II and the Korean War.
The medal was added to Rule's existing collection at WHG by Pierce O'Farrill. Other items in the Lloyd Rule papers include newspaper clippings, ephemera, photographs, a Republic National Life Insurance 45 rpm recording, a Sertoma International Golden Anniversary 33/13 rpm recording, and an audio reel of Sertoma International speeches.
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LOWER LAKE -- The Lake County Sheriff's Office is looking for information about the death of a man in Lower Lake Wednesday.
According to Lt. Steve Brooks, deputies found Mark Johnson dead after responding to the area of 23000 Morgan Valley Road for a report of an unresponsive man.
Johnson's cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy scheduled for Thursday, Brooks stated.
The investigation is ongoing, and people with information about Johnson's death should contact the Lake County Sheriff's Investigations Unit at 262-4200.


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West Michigan's Deep Snow Creates Big Risk of Flooding
All of our piles of snow are going to melt some day.
If it happens all at once, we could have some big problems.
It's been a fun winter for winter sports enthusiasts, but all good things must come to an end.
Hopefully it comes to a gradual end.
WZZM 13 reports:
According to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office, snow depth reports across West Michigan have been in the 15- to 25-inch range. Approximately 2 to 5 inches of water is contained within the snow pack.
Meteorologist Mark Walton says: "The worst case if we were to get a rapid warm-up. It would melt all at the same time before the ice got off the rivers and that would cause ice jams.
"If you see this snow pack that is still out here, and all of a sudden we're forecasting temps in the 50s to 60s with rain on top of that, that should be your clue to pay close attention to the situation."
The odds aren't in our favor, but still hoping for the best.
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Foods of the Nation Cooking School
The front panel text is: The State Journal co-operating with the electric range dealers of Lansing presenting the Foods of the Nation Cooking School under the direction of Miss Ruth Chamber, prominent home economist and electric cookery expert. National Livestock and Meat Board, Chicago, Illinois. It also gives the dates and times of the sessions and information that five electric ranges will be given away. The back panel lists the electric range dealers in Lansing and which model of range Miss Chambers will be using and which dealer loaned it. The topic for this session is Entertaining at Home. There are 19 recipes, the registration blank for the prizes, and two recipes from packages of "C. & J." Quick-Serve Pre-Cooked Beans. The leaflet is a single yellow sheet with three folds.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: State Journal (Lansing, Mich.)
Publisher: State Journal (Lansing, Mich.)
1936 (ca.)
12 p.
22.2 x 14.0 cm
Language: English
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Copyright: Permission is granted from the copyright owner/holder.
Citation: Foods of the Nation Cooking School. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=3760


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" Brand: Febreze / Product Type: Air Freshener "
* Prices may differ from that shown
I'm reviewing my Febreze Mist and Refresh, in the Blossom and breeze fragrance.
It cost me £1.99 in my local Chemist and is available in many Chemists and all supermarkets .
It is a Procter and Gamble UK product .
Mine is the pink one from the stock photo above.
First let me say I hate using air fresheners that you spray in a room. I hate the way they drift through the air and then settle down to leave a tackiness on wooden floors or furniture.
But then we had a minor crisis and on looking for a solution I decided that Febreze might just do the job.
The crisis arose when my brother in law asked my husband to help him empty his old heating oil tank because they were getting gas installed. Dumb and Dumber and a recipe for disaster.
Idiotic brother in law opted(unwittingly one must assume) to decant the oil into a leaking container.
Husband dear opted to wear his practically new £60 shoes (reduced to £35 in TK Max),despite having gardening/DIY shoes sat under his nose in the utility room for these situations.
The inevitable happened.....oil leaked in puddle all round my husbands shoes. Not that he told me. I came in and went "Why can I smell heating oil all over the house ?" . I went a bit psycho to be honest because I was fuming mad at both brothers. Idiots!
Anyway I washed the soles of the shoes thoroughly at least three times scrubbing them thoroughly with washing up liquid and a nail brush and left them outside to air, but three weeks on they were still smelling and now residing in the garden shed...... that's when I opted to try Febreze in an effort to rescue them.
This cost me just £1.99 and it comes in a very generous 300ml aerosol can with a rather unusual trigger spray that I've not come across before. I just looked closer at the trigger spray through a little gap and it seems to be just an extra plastic top added on top of the can that presses on the old style original button spray nozzle...... so that the trigger-pulling does the work your finger used to do . Quite clever actually and very attractive too . So the spray trigger is quite similar to the ones on kitchen cleaning sprays but is not detachable in the way those are. The trigger has operated smoothly every time I've used this product, with no blockages or 'dribbling'.
The can is about 10" tall and tapered toward the top and stands out from other air fresheners on shape alone.
The manufacturers don't seem to call it an air freshener anyway, but rather "an odour eliminator" .
I've already explained why I needed this, so I got the still-smelly offending shoes from the shed and held each one at arms length while spraying liberally with the Febreze all over the soles, then I put them back in the shed. I checked them next day and the oil smell had reduced vastly....but was still definitely there. So I zapped them thoroughly again and left them for two days. Next time I checked them the smell had almost gone. They were at least fit for wearing again, even indoors, whereas previously they stank to high heaven.
Now 2 months on the shoes are fine with no lingering odour of heating oil whatsoever .
I've since used it a few times in the utility room where Kizzy dog and Freddy cat sleep , but I'm not keen on using it too much there in case either pet gets a reaction. To be fair they haven't so far, but even so there is no point in exposing them to chemicals any more than I need to, and anyway it's a fact of life that pets leave pet odours around where they sleep.
The fragrance of this product is just wonderful. Really really sweet and floral with a strong Lilac smell ,rather reminiscent of parma violets, which I love. The fragrance lingers nicely for an hour or more, so that as well as eliminating nasty odours it leaves a delightfully fresh floral aroma in it's wake.
The manufacturers say it "leaves a light and subtle scent behind", which I agree is a good simple description.
I really am very impressed with this spray . They are totally correct to call it an odour eliminating spray rather than an air freshener because in my experience it fulfills it's odour eliminating promise, and if it eased our oil stench to such a degree then it is pretty powerful stuff.
I checked in Tesco and this costs £3 there, so I'm happy that I got mine cheaper in an independent Chemist.
Would I recommend this ? Whole heartedly . And I have no hesitation in giving it 5 stars .
Thank you for reading ~~~myloh
This is a lovely air freshening mist from Febreze. It is a 200 ml can, with a trigger spray in "Cotton Fresh" although it does come in other fragrances.
I bought this in my local Tesco for £2.00 which I think is a not bad price.
The spray is a continuous spray type, as in you depress it once and it carries on spraying, rather than having to spray-spray-spray. It is a white can with a pale blue trigger on top and the can has the normal logo and this particular scent has pictures of fluffy little cotton fluffs which is quite sweet
The fragrance is quite unique - I find a lot of air fresheners kind of smell the same really but this is lovely and light and clean smelling. Of course I am only reviewing the cotton fresh fragrance here - Febreze does make this in other fragrances
I will definitely be buying this again as I love my home smelling clean and this certainly helps (that and actually cleaning it of course!
Whilst in Asda casually looking at all their air fresheners, I decided to purchase this as it was known to reduce and get rid of odours. With having an indoor cat, our room with the litter tray in can get a little, shall we say, fragrant? At times. I thought that this would help so decided to buy it at an ok price of £2 to try it.
There were many different scents available, and although i probably shouldn't, I sprayed them all in the shop first to see which ones I preferred. Some were a bit too fruity for me so I ended up with 'Himalayan Heights' which is more of a neutral scent and smelt very clean.
Once home, I immediately sprayed it around and was happy with it at first, until it came as more of a regular thing to do. I noticed the scent of it wasn't as nice as when i first bought it, maybe I had gone off it or simply sprayed it too much, but either way I didn't like it anymore. I noticed that because of the way it sprays (i.e its comes out as mist) it dropped to the floor very quickly and left a wet residue of the sofa and floor which wasn't ideal.
I don't think I would buy this again as it although it did mask the smell, it didn't mask it for very long and I was disappointed. I think I will stick with my Air-wick automatic sprays.
The spray came in a tall 300ml bottle with an easy spray pump that you just press your fingers against. It looks attractive in its ocean blue colour and clearly states what it is on the front. This is available to buy in most supermarkets and shops that stock home accessories and therefore easy to get hold of.
I like to have a can of air freshener available in each of my toilets for those times when certain odours need covering up and an open window just isn't doing the job.
In the upstairs toilet I have a can of Febreze Mist & Refresh, Moonlight Vanilla. I brought this from Tesco really cheaply as I had a voucher and they were also on a half price offer.
The can is a very feminine lilac colour with very pretty cream coloured flowers. The can has the standard Febreze trigger type spray, I have not seen this sort of mechanism on other brands of air freshener but I do like it. The can is very comfortable to hold and the trigger mechanism is very easy to press.
When pressed the air freshener is released in a cloud of fine droplets, the droplets are visible to the eye and you can see them float steadily to the ground, they do seem to disappear before reaching the ground. I like to spray the air fresher in an upwards direction to give the droplets maximum space to evaporate. I have never had any problems with the air freshener leaving a sticky residue or making the toilet floor wet or slippy.
The 'Moonlight Vanilla' scent is very light and sweet, it is not a cloying artificial scent. It smells like the bottle of Vanilla extract I use for baking, but not in a cake way. It is more of a floral vanilla scent. Although not a very strong scent the air freshener eliminates bathroom odours and leaves behind a very light vanilla scent.
The quality of the scent used in Febreze air fresheners make them suitable for use around the home not just the bathroom as they don't smell artificial.
I have found that Febreze air fresheners do not aggravate my family's asthma, which is something I am happy about and in my mind justifies the price tag. I only have to buy air freshener once or twice a year so I am happy to pay the full price if I can't find a good offer.
Febreze Mist & Refresh comes in a large variety of scents, some of these scents are seasonal, like the Cranberry & Frost or themed like the Thai Orchid or Hawaiian scents, they can usually be purchased for around £2 when not on offer.
Thank you for reading.
We have been using this air freshener for a couple of years now. This has probably given away that we quite like it. In particular, the aerosol action of this product is far gentler than traditional aerosols which make the loud spraying noise. This makes it far less scary to our cat who will sprint out of the room if we spray one of the other noisy ones.
We mainly buy the "Cotton Fresh" fragrance in this range as, just like its name suggests, it has the freshest fragrance and smells pretty neutral so to avoid being overpowering or too noticeable. I always feel that if you walk into a house and can smell the air freshener really strongly then they have just sprayed it and they are therefore possibly covering up something. None of the this range would give me that impression if sprayed as although they do leave a nice fragrance, it is not too strong.
The main action of this air freshener, I do not think, is its own fragrance, It is intended to eliminate odours from the air. I have to say that it does appear to work quite well. I can spray it into a rather smelly room and immediately all I can smell is the febreze fragrance, however, this fragrance will only last a few hours. BUT, after this few hours you would usually expect to smell the smelly room again - most of the time you cannot (or at least not as bad) therefore suggesting that it does actually eliminate odours from fabrics. No one in the house smokes so I personally have no idea how well it works with smoke smells but I have heard positive things about it in regards to this.
I must admit, over the years of buying Febreze trigger spray odour-neutraliser bottles and fabric freshener sprays I had become quite sick of that classic "Febreze smell". I recall Ariel started adding Febreze to their washing powders so the scent of Febreze to me became associated with trying to mask odours- and I disliked that Febreze smell so I stopped buying it.
A few months ago a friend re-introduced me to this when I asked what they used as their house always smelled lovely- to my slight surprise the answer was Febreze Mist & Refresh. Now the container itself is a sort of half can, half trigger spray hybrid. The bottom part is like your average spray air-freshner, but the top section has a trigger to pull. When you squeeze the trigger, there is no big powerful aerosol 'SHHHHHHHHHK' effect/ sound- instead it is more like a spritz- quite a weak 'ffffffffffft' noise and a fine mist spray.
I use this to get rid of cooking smells as there is no door between my kitchen and living room, so if I cook anything like a roast or bacon etc the whole house stinks afterwards and I noticed my hair started to pick up cooking smells so now, after I have been cooking, I spritz some of this Febreze mist around the kitchen and living room and it really does do what it says on the tin (neutralises odours).
The scent it gives out is really fresh smelling and quite uplifting. Only a few spritzes in the corners of the room will disperse and will leave your room smelling fresh for a good 24 hours if not longer. I used some i the middle of last week and a friend popped over 3 days later and said how fresh my house was smelling so I would credit this to the Febreze.
This is quite pricey as far as air freshener type products go. I have just done a quick search and this item is selling on EBay for £4.99 a bottle! It is currently on offer for £2 at ASDA but is selling for £3 at Tesco/ Sainsbury's. So it is double what I would normally look to pay for something like this. My bottle has lasted for several months now and although I don't use it daily, I do cook quite often and I like to use it when I am cleaning the house to just give the place a little boost.
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The manufacturer is P&G
The product comes in a variety of scents: cotton, apple spice, coastal breeze, blossom & Breeze and winter evening.
The pack has the usual warnings on about keeping it away from children and not spraying it near your eyes.
Interestingly the pack also states "Air fresheners do not replace good hygiene practices". I am now wondering who thought they did to result in P&G feeling compelled to write that on the pack!
The product should be used with caution by anyone who is sensitive to perfumes or allergic to perfumed products. Also it contains a non-flammable propellant (I assume this means it is better for the environment but it does not say this anywhere on the can).
Overall, I would buy this again but only if I see it on offer somewhere as it is pricey (one star removed for the £3 price tag!).
I use air freshener every day as part of my housework routine, after cleaning a room I spray it to try and get rid of the chemical smell you can get give some products and to leave the room smelling clean and fresh. I'm currently using Febreeze.
Febreeze mist and refresh is available in a few differerent scents including morning dew, cotton fresh and blossom and breeze. I have the mist and refresh in blossom and breeze so my review is going to be about this one. It is quite widely available to purchase for around £3 for a 300ml can, but can often be found cheaper on special offers.
The packaging fits in with the Febreeze range being cylinder in shape and having a pull trigger type nozzle at the top. The design is quite nice with a neutral background and a picture of some blossoms, the top of the nozzle is pink in colour which represents the scent, the other scents in the range have different coloured tops. The trigger is easy to pull and once pulled it will continue to emit the air freshener until you take your finger off, or it automatically stops after a few seconds. Although the trigger isn't very long, I still find it comfortable to hold.
The mist and refresh name shows that the consistency of the air freshener is misty. When it is sprayed from the nozzle it does have a wet feeling to the mist, however this soon disappears and if it lands on any surfaces it disappears instantly. I tend to spray away from me as I'm leaving the room as it doesn't feel that pleasant if you walk through a cloud of it. The fragrance is what you would expect from the name, it is floral with a sweet twist to it. After spraying the air freshener around the home I find that it lasts quite long, the fragrance is full and powerful for around three quarters of an hour then growing more subtle and finally disappearing after an hour.
The mist and refresh air freshener does have something extra compared to normal air fresheners, it's hard to put my finger on it. I think the wetness of the actually spray makes it more apparent when you enter each room that it has been freshened up, it makes it stronger than others in my opinion.
Although it's quite pricey, the Febreeze mist and refresh is worth every penny. I find one can of this lasts me a few months despite using it almost daily. The scent is lovely, and it lasts a long time once sprayed. I'd definitely recommend it.
I'm guessing that there can't be too many people who have not heard from Febreze which is made by Proctor and Gamble.
It was first tested out as far back as 1993 and the line has 'since branched out to include air fresheners (Air Effects), fabric refreshers, plug-in oils (Noticeables), scented disks (Scentstories), odor eliminating candles and automotive air fresheners'.
So what's it all about? Basically it is an air freshener in an aerosol with a difference. You may have seen adverts on TV which show people blindfolded doing the smell test on shoes and socks etc. They think they are smelling something lovely and fresh until they open their eyes.
According to the website the active ingredient in Febreze is 'Hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin or HPβCD. Procter & Gamble claims that these molecules bind hydrocarbons within the doughnut shape, retaining malodorous molecules, which reduces their release into the air and thus the perception of their scent'
The original formula was invented in England.
There are so many different scents that Febreze have on offer. These include Cotton Fresh, Blossom and Breeze, Thai Orchid, Caribbean Paradise, Moonlight Vannilla, Coasta Escape and Seasonal. They also have ones out for different times of the year. The favourite in our house at the moment is Cranberry and Frost. I'm not sure how good they are for you to breathe them in but they smell gorgeous and very real. The same fragrances can be found in standing air fresheners and electric ones, as well as their candle range.
It is advertised that they are animal friendly and I guess the market is aimed at pet owners. It elimates the smell very quickly and a quick spray is ideal if you have guests or visitors and you want the house to smell nice. I often spray it in the car if I'm going to be giving people a lift. Much better than a stale smell and at only £2 a can it does a great job. I find my can usually lasts 2/3 weeks squirting once a day on average.
Do I recommend this air freshener? Yes, without a doubt. It works very well and the smell lingers for hours. There is a large choice and the price is inexpensive.
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I don't smoke (thank God) but one thing that drives me up the wall is that my partner doesl Bless him, he mainly goes out to do it or opens the bedroom/front room window and has a puff but I can't stand the smell so cracking opening the window and giving a quick squirt of this febreeze helps me get rid of the awful aroma!
It comes in quite a unique aerosol can, which has a trigger lever to spray the mist around the room. It can quite resemble a type of kitchen/bathroom cleaning product but overall the packaging is not half bad as it is designed with a white background and blue top with a flower to resemble the scent of the mist.
I bought the scent in Cotton fresh from a Wilkinsons near where I live. These usually are quite a bit more costly at £3 for a 300ml but I got these as a bargain for a mere £2 some time ago! I think this is much more better value and a price I don't mind paying. The can states that Febreze eliminates odours and doesn't mask them. This is ideal, as I often find with traditional air fresheners the original awful smell just lingers and blends with a sharp and often more powerful air freshener smell and the two never compliment each other. With the Febreexe Mist & Refresh, I'd agree that it works much better to eradicate the original bad smell that may be in the home and leaves a light and subtle fresh fragrance behind.
I tend to spray it in the centre of the room and a few squirts is sufficient for it to diffuse and get to work pretty quickly. This is also suitable for use on linens and upholstery, and whilst I never directly spray it into my sofas, bed linen or rug etc it does find a way to disperse and leave a soft and gentle scent behind and really does help to eliminate odours! The only downside is this does wear a little thin and after perhaps an hour or so I'd definitely say the effects of this febreeze and mist is gone. Granted it does the job and does get rid of any unpleasant smoke smell but it is not long lasting.
Overall I like this febreeze but would not really pay more than the 2 quid for it. It's nice enough, to get rid of unpleasant smells and neutralise odours, but it is quite mild and gentle and I can't imagine it being powerful enough for things such as pets. It's not the most long lasting, but gets the job done for what I need it for.
Febreze mist and refresh
I like to have these kind of odour buster products in the house, because I like the smell of recently sprayed rooms. There are several smells available but the one I favour at the moment is cotton fresh.
This promises to have patented odour eliminating technology so that you can enjoy true freshness.
The product comes in a 300ml tin with all of the information and instructions on the back and front of the can.the front of the can has a picture of cotton plants which didn't surprise me, but does give an indication of what the smell is all about. The product is dispensed via a trigger spray mechanism. The handle of it is at the side slightly further up than I would carry the bottle which makes it easy to use and doesn't take a lot of pressure to get the spray out of the can; a slight pressure is enough to get the product out of the can.
The product itself is dispensed as a fine mist which seems to spray not just in front of the can but also slightly to the sides as well so more area is covered. It does smell very fresh and clean although I'm not sure it smells of cotton (what does cotton smell like?).
To use it simply press the trigger spray and spray into the air in a sweeping motion. This does dispense the product nice and evenly right to the bottom of the can. I have found that even if it falls onto the carpet and soft furnishings, it doesn't stain and because the mist is so fine, it doesn't make things overly wet.
They usually cost around £3 a can but are frequently on special offer- at the moment asda seem to have them for £3 for 2, so quite a bargain. They are available in several scents at supermarkets and many smaller shops.
This for me is a handy product to have in the house and I tend to use it daily before I leave the house in the morning which means that the house smells nice and fresh when I walk in after work. I don't know that it eliminates odours as there aren't too many odours (I don't think) because there is no smoking etc in the house. However, if after cooking, I spray this, then there are fewer smells but this could be masking. It is easy to use, a lot goes a long way and it lasts for ages.
Whatever it does, it does work for me and I would recommend it.
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Daniela xx
One of my favoruite things to do after a nice big clean is to spray a nice air freshner around the house. Its just nice to walk into a smart, tidy room and have a lovely odour to accompany it!
In the last few months we've been using Febreze mist & refresh. They come in a vairety of scents but the one we're using at the moment is moonlight vanilla (I'm a big vanilla fan). The scent kind of reminds me of fresh laundry!
Different scents have different colours to them. The moonlight vanilla im using has a purple colour scheme. It has a solid block of purple top and bottom whereas the middle has more of a soft lavender background. The Febreze brand name is printed quite clearly on the upper centre of the bottle and underneath is product type information- mist and refresh and scent. It has a decorative flower on the lower half of the bottle. On the other side theres a product statement, directions for use, contact information for the company and the regular warnings e.g. keep away from children, do not burn etc.
The bottle itself has a trigger to pull to spray the air freshner.
I got mine in Asda for £2.
One thing I like about Febreze is the fact that rather than just masking odours it gets rid of them. Aswell as after a clean i like to use them after changing my sons nappy, after someone has spent some quality time in my toilet, and when my boyfriend has stood by the front door smoking and the odour has sneaked in slightly.
As you can imagine i use quite a lot but the bottle just seems to last weeks! Im amazed how much we still have left of it and for just £2 I'll definitly be buying again.
I have been using Febreze products for a number of years now because I like the way they work/clean and I think that most of the things they claim that their product can do, they actually do. One of the Febreze products I really like are the mist and refresh air fresheners. They work in the same way as the original Febreze does, by taking odours away and not just masking them but actually getting rid of them.
Febreze say that ,"Mist & Refresh combines odour removal with a light fragrance to truly refresh your home." Apparently, "the patented Febreze odour elimination technology traps and neutralises everyday bad smells rather than just masking them. Plus, the mist itself is water-based and specially designed to gently release a light and subtle fragrance."
I have been using this spray for a while and really like how my house smells afterwards. I find with regular air fresheners they often smell a bit fake and have that aftersmell that really gets into the back of your throat but this is a more subtle smell and just makes the room smell fresh and clean. The bottle has a trigger action spray on it and when you do spray it you can actually see the mist coming out and drifting off into the air. It then falls down after a few seconds and disperses around the whole area where you spray it. I think this helps to get the smell all around the room and not just like a normal spray would do by spraying directly up and then falling down again.
According to Febreze this air freshener contains a nitrogen propellant (nitrogen is 80% of the air we breathe). Combined with a bespoke trigger system, this creates larger water droplets in the mist giving a lasting scent experience. I would definitely agree that this is the case.
There are various scents available. The one I am using at the moment is the cotton fresh scent which is a lovely clean scent which smells just like clean washing. I find its a really nice smell to use around the house and is an air freshener that I definitely recommend.
This air freshener from Fabreze is excellent at dispelling unpleasant bathroom odours, a friend had it in her bathroom and after using it I was hooked and had to go out and buy it for use in our house. I bought the standard cotton fresh one however there are other fragrances available in the range. The canister is a nice design with a sloped top and a nice comfortable trigger dispenser that delivers a good strong jet of spray. I find that one good spray is more than enough to dispel and unpleasant odours.
The idea behind the product is that it traps and nullifies the bad odours rather than merely masking them and this means that the smell is got rid of effectively, whatever the claims it makes and the dodgy science I'm sure someone can dispel all I know is that this really does an effective job of gettuing rid of smells quickly and without any lingering odours at all.
The cotton fresh variety certainly has a very lively and pleasant smell, a sort of fresh, slightly floral smell but with a touch of moisture in it. It can also be used in other rooms of the house to dispel odours that have permeated carpets or curtains and it is pretty long lasting as well.
I paid £2.15 for a 300ml can of the spray and it has never let me down and is a product I would certainly recommend as a good air freshener that is great at dispelling bad odours and leaving rooms smelling nice and fresh.
I am a smoker and I am well aware of how horrible stale smoke can smell - Febreze is perfect for freshening up my flat and getting rid of any nasty odours.
I am not the biggest fan of air fresheners, I find them either to be too strong, or they dont smell at all, and rather than just getting rid of odours they just mask them with an even stronger smell - that usually doesnt smell all that nice. I had tried Oust before, which claims to elimiate odours but I found it was too strong smelling and didnt really do a good job - so I was a bit sceptical about Febreze which claims to do the same thing. I decided to purchase it after seeing it on offer at half price in Wilko's once at £1.49, and thought I'd give it a go.
Febreze comes in several scents and claims to be like no other air freshener (I had my doubts), combining odour removal with light fresh fragrance. The first thing I noticed was that Febreze comes in a much nicer container than your average air freshener with a very satisfying trigger you pull on to dispense it into the air (that might sound wierd but I do strangely enjoy spraying this around). I tend to spray mine lightly on the carpets, and on the furniture and curtains, whats great is that it doesnt make anything wet as long as you dont hold it too close and dont over do it. It sprays out a very fine mist and the scent is very light, I often find Im choking and struggling to breathe after just spraying an air fresher but this one is just perfect. The scent is light and refreshing and it leaves my flat smelling fresh, rather than of really strong air freshener. I would say that it really does kill odours aswell and doesnt just cover them up, I dont think the fragrance is actually strong enough to cover up smells so it must be eliminating them!
Overall I would definitely recommed their air freshener, it really does so what it claims and it leaves my flat and carpets/fabrics/furniture etc smelling lovely and clean and freshly washed. It normally retails for around £3 which I think is quite expensive no matter how good it is, but you can usually find it on offer somewhere such as supermarkets or Wilko's, and it can occasionally be found in the pound shop which makes it an absolute bargain! I always keep a can around the house now for an occasional spritz of freshness!
Febreze Mist & Refresh:
Unfortunately the only place in my flat that I can put my cat litter tray is right by the front door. This means the occasional nasty niff when visitors arrive which is where Febreze Mist & Refresh comes in!
Mist & Refresh is an aerosol air freshener sold in 300ml metal containers with an ergonomic trigger at the top. The trigger fits neatly into the hand and allows for accurate delivery of the contents. Unlike a lot of "standard" air freshener cans there is no chance of accidentally spraying stuff into your face because the nozzle has gotten turned around. To use you just give a short spray into the air; I find doing it as high up as possible is best as it kind of floats downwards after being sprayed.
Mist & Refresh is one of those air fresheners that claim to not just spray perfume into the air but instead actually eliminates the odours. Obviously I can't really test that without a lab but after use the air does seem and smell fresher. I use the lavender scent and I find it covers the cat litter smell as well as tobacco smoke and cooking odours. The scent of the spray is quite strong so I definitely recommend using a small amount then spraying more after a minute or so if you need it.
There are several different scents available and I think they also do seasonal fragrances but I have only used the lavender and fresh cotton ones; both of which smell exactly like I imagined they would and they are both very nice.
On the packaging there are all the normal warnings about solvents and avoiding spraying directly onto your pets/children, avoiding your eyes etc.
At £3.00 a can the Mist & Refresh works out as great value because they last ages, (and unlike traditional aerosol fresheners this can has not ever left rusty marks when stored), but you can often find them on offer.
Mist & Refresh is a new aerosol air freshener which, unlike other air fresheners, combines odour removal with a light fragrance to truly refresh your home.


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I'm just going to say it up front. I would lose my damn mind. I'd probably go to jail, and I'd accept that. I would probably drive my car in anger through the front of their building and crash into their display cars or something. I don't know, but I do know I would lose my cool.
They basically go hot rodding in this guys car, tear it up and then try to defraud the warranty program and the owner of the car to cover their ***. The guy left a tape recorder in his car because they damaged his car at that dealership once before but he couldn't prove it, so nothing was done.
This time he proved it, and instead of agreeing to fix it and go out of their way to kiss his *** (which they should), they told him they'd either A) fix it for free (duh?), or B) he could trade it in towards a new car. Really? As soon as the idea of this place benefiting from this popped up I would probably resort to punches being thrown. I would be absolutely livid. I would be so pissed off I'm not even sure just "fixing it" would appease me. I would probably want them to buy the car back at full cost and cut ties with them. Period. Anything less is unacceptable.
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This fall, artists representing Cuban, Greek, and American Folk music welcomed students in grades K–2 to Carnegie Hall to explore their voices with our new Musical Explorers host, Sid Solomon. Sid is a native Brooklynite, a graduate of the New York City public school system, and an active arts educator. He will be hosting the second round of Musical Explorers concerts featuring Chinese, Musical Theater, and Indian artists April 15–19 in Zankel Hall. We chatted with Sid about his experience.
I attended New York City public schools from pre-K through high school and was very fortunate to be exposed to arts of all kinds at every level of my education. I made my stage debut in Cinderella at PS272 in Gravesend, participated in class musicals every year at PS114 in Canarsie, was in the school chorus at Andries Hudde Junior High School in Midwood, and began my formal training as an actor at LaGuardia High School of the Arts at Lincoln Center.
I also had the benefit of very artistically supportive parents who took my sisters and me to Young People's Concerts at the New York Philharmonic, along with great museums, plays, musicals, and concerts all over the city. But I never had an experience like our audiences get to have at a Musical Explorers concert. If I weren't having so much fun on stage hosting the show, I think I'd probably be a little jealous of the kids. The quality of the programming, the caliber of the artists, and the support of the staff at Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute continually amaze me. It's an incredible opportunity for our students; one I know I would have loved if I'd had the chance.
The week of concerts that I did this fall exceeded my greatest expectations. As an actor, I'm used to performing in character, wearing a costume, playing a part. I've had a lot of experience performing in front of young people, but the prospect of actually having to be myself was a little nerve-wracking.
What surprised me the most from the very beginning of the first concert was the generosity and warmth of our student audiences. They were engaged, prepared, and excited to be at Carnegie Hall, and it was a joy to lead them through the concert, introduce them to a stage full of incredible musicians, and help them think and learn about music in ways perhaps they hadn't before.To have this opportunity to work with students from New York City schools just like those that I attended means the world to me.
If you're in the NYC area, learn how to register your school as part of Musical Explorers. Registration opens this spring.
I'm looking forward to learning some things myself! I have a reasonably well-balanced artistic background, but my real expertise is in theater. So while I'm sure I'll be familiar with (and love every second of) the Musical Theater section, I'm thrilled at the prospect of learning about Indian and Chinese musical cultures, much as I learned so much from Rolando, Joe, and Magda this fall.


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Woman loses toe to spider bite but gains help from community
GOLDENDALE, Wash. - The community here has rallied to help a woman who lost her toe and nearly her life from a spider bite.
Deborah Heart was picking cherries off her tree on a sunny day in July while wearing Birkenstocks when a spider bite changed her life.
"I felt this intense pain. It was this hot burning sensation, and I knew that something bad had just happened," she said.
Heart had no idea just how serious it was until she went to the doctor the next day and was sent straight to the emergency room for treatment of a poisonous spider bite.
She lost her toe - amputated due to the poison infecting the bone. But she said she could've lost part of her leg or may have died if she waited any longer to see a doctor.
That was the beginning of a scary, and life-threatening battle with the poison from what she believes was either a brown recluse or hobo spider.
The poison spread through her entire body, affected her organs and came close to killing her.
She's now gaining on her health, but the hardest part is accepting help from the community she's been helping as a volunteer for years.
They've raised thousands of dollars to help Heart save her home and pay her medical bills.
"I've had a lot of time to contemplate, 'Why me God? Thanks a lot,'" she said. "It has (tested my faith), but if it wasn't for my faith, my church, my work with the school board, I don't know if I would've survived to this point."
Church members and friends have raised more than $4,000 in just a few days online. Dozens of businesses have also donated thousands of dollars in items to auction off at a fundraiser Friday night.
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PeterB wrote:Without wanting to be pedantic Hoo the evidence is that although stress and an unwise diet can be the means which enable the bacteria to gain a foothold , it is they, the bacteria which stop the body from healing itself as it does with other lesions. Working backwards from effect to cause , if a dose of an appropriate antibiotic is given to a sufferer from stomach ulcers the ulcers will heal even if the diet remains the same and the stressors are relieved. Of course while the stress remains and/or diet remains unamended the likelihood of the ulcers returning remains high.
PeterB wrote:I dont agree jc superstar. It points to yet another distinction that needs to be made to separate Buddhadhamma from the Veda religions prevalent at the time of its birth.
It is a Hindu/Vedic belief that realised beings do not experience physical or emotional pain.
There is nothing canonical to support this. What is supported is a view that they regard the arising of physical or emotional pain as simply that which arises. They dont own it or define themselves by it.
It is quite clear from the description of the Paranibbana that the Buddha was experiencing pain.
Verse 28 Paranibbana Sutta " sharp and deadly pains came upon him, but The Buddha endured them with patience and mindfulness".
It was simply arising.
The aim of Dhamma is to produce freedom, not to produce robots.
Hoo wrote:But to go back to clinical depression, I thought Retro had a good take on it. The arahant may be experiencing poor serotonin reuptake or other brain-chemical problem, for example, but he doesn't *suffer* because of it. He experiences the body but does not suffer because he has ended suffering.(if I understand what Retro and others were saying).
jcsuperstar wrote:this question goes to the heart of is the dhamma true or not. if an arahant can suffer than what is the point of buddhism? if an arahant can suffer there is no reason to strive to be an arahant since alas the buddha lied and there is no end to suffering in his system.
if an arahant can suffer than what is the point of buddhism?
PeterB wrote:What you have described altar are some ways that some people who are feeling depressed experience their reality. However that is the everyday conventional use of the word depression . The clinical use differs from that. Those signs may or may not be present in any number of combinations in Clinical Depression. For example many people with Clinical Depression present with a variety of physiological signs, and may not be aware of a Flattening Of Affect ( "heaviness of feelings ")
It might be surprising for example , but if your doctor suspects Depression she may ask you about your bowel activity....
Depression frequently results in constipation. There is no clear cut off point between the "mind" and the body.
jcsuperstar wrote:this question goes to the heart of is the dhamma true or not. if an arahant can suffer than what is the point of buddhism? if an arahant can suffer there is no reason to strive to be an arahant since alas the buddha lied and there is no end to suffering in his system.
"Now, when a disciple of the noble ones discerns stress, the origination of stress, the cessation of stress, and the way of practice leading to the cessation of stress in this way, when — having entirely abandoned passion-obsession, having abolished aversion-obsession, having uprooted the view-&-conceit obsession 'I am'; having abandoned ignorance & given rise to clear knowing — he has put an end to suffering & stress right in the here-&-now, it is to this extent, too, that a disciple of the noble ones is a person of right view... who has arrived at this true Dhamma." (MN 9 PTS: M i 46 )
altar wrote:The question is whether depression actually is a form of suffering,
altar wrote:Hi all,
No one here has mentioned anything about what constitutes depression.
The point has been made that an arahant can experience physical pain. This is clearly a feeling that has no other implications beyond itself as the arahant has no aversion or negativity towards it.
What then are we calling depression? Is it merely a low feeling in the mind? This is NOT what is meant by depression. It usually means negativity towards oneself and towards others resulting in lack of interest. Either a mental thought like a dagger, "I hate myself," or a weight, like, "Why must I get out of bed, ugahhuhh," due to a heavy mind. Heavy with what? One with metta "wakes easily, sleeps easily, and dreams no evil dreams."
Ask yourself, if you had literally no hatred, could you be depressed? It would simply be a feeling in the mind, not real depression, if you think so.
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ASCO Annual Meeting
June 4, 2012
In a new study, researchers found that the drug duloxetine (Cymbalta) helps treat a painful side effect of chemotherapy called peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that occurs when nerves in the body's peripheral nervous system (outside the brain and spinal cord) are damaged. Depending on where the damaged nerves are located, it can cause numbness and tingling in the hands and feet, pain, muscle weakness, constipation, and dizziness.
About 20% to 30% of patients who receive types of chemotherapy called taxanes and platinum-based chemotherapy develop peripheral neuropathy. This long-lasting side effect lowers a patient's quality of life during and after cancer treatment, and for a long time, there was no effective way to treat this condition.
This study included 231 patients who had high levels of pain caused by peripheral neuropathy from chemotherapy. They received either duloxetine followed by placebo (an inactive treatment) or a placebo followed by duloxetine. The dose was started low and then gradually increased to lessen the side effects of duloxetine, which include fatigue, dry mouth, sleepiness, and nausea. Patients completed a survey on the amount of pain they were experiencing before the study started and then weekly during the study. Researchers learned the following information from these surveys:
- 59% of the patients given duloxetine and 39% of those given the placebo felt that they had less pain
- 30% of the patients given duloxetine and 33% of those given the placebo felt no change in pain
- 11% of the patients given duloxetine and 28% of those given the placebo felt that they had more pain
These results show that when patients took duloxetine, they were more likely to have less pain and less likely to have no change or an increase in pain than when they took the placebo. The most common side effect that patients experienced during this study was fatigue, and it was more common for those taking duloxetine.
What this means for patients
"Duloxetine isn't perfect and didn't work for every patient in our study, but it was effective for a majority of people, and this was the first randomized clinical trial to show that any drug is effective for this terrible pain," said lead author Ellen M. Lavoie Smith, PhD, Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "We now have a treatment that could improve the quality of life for many of our patients." Duloxetine is currently available to treat depression and peripheral neuropathy from diabetes. Talk with your doctor about the use of this drug to treat peripheral neuropathy from chemotherapy.
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- What cancer treatments did I receive?
- What are the possible side effects of those treatments, both in the short term and the long term?
- How can the side effects be managed?
- If I have or develop peripheral neuropathy, what are my treatment options? Would duloxetine be considered?
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LAKE COUNTY -- The supervisors took steps toward their goal of relocating the Office of Emergency Services (OES) Tuesday.
The Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved moving OES from the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) to the administrative office in February.
County officials hope the change will increase emergency preparedness, better centralize services, improve communication and facilitate efficient multi-agency support, according to County Administrative Officer Matt Perry.
Under the new structure, Perry would serve as the OES director, and the OES coordinator would work under Perry. A new, full-time coordinator is scheduled to start later this month, Perry said.
The BOS approved the first reading of an ordinance establishing the new OES structure and passed two resolutions authorizing the budget moves needed to facilitate the department switch. The second reading of the ordinance is scheduled for next week.
The OES votes were 4-0, with District 5 Supervisor Rob Brown absent from the morning meeting at the Lake County Courthouse.
In other business, the supervisors signed off on a contract with BI Inc. to run a new, evidence-based behavioral program for inmates at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility.
"We have very few rehabilitation programs in place currently to get (long-term inmates) on the right track to being a valuable citizen in society," Undersheriff Pat Turturici told the BOS. "This is something that we really need to pursue."
LCSO officials hope the program will reduce recidivism, increase the county's ability to obtain grants and help the probation department prepare certain inmates for the day reporting center.
The contract, which runs through June 2014, calls for the county to pay $12,500 per month for the program. The costs would be funded by money allocated from the state because of public safety realignment, Turturici said.
The population at the county jail is currently at 314 inmates, but the facility is rated to house only 286 people, Turturici said. The ongoing jail needs assessment is nearly complete, he added.
Earlier, the BOS approved the 16th and final contract change order for the Middletown Library Community and Senior Center. The amendment consisted of seven cost adjustments resulting in an increase of $26,231.33.
Overall, construction on the Washington Street complex came in at a little more than $3.52 million, almost $160,000 below the original contract amount, according to county staff.
The facility celebrated its grand opening last month. Consideration of the notice of completion was originally on Tuesday's agenda, but the item was carried over to next week.
Clear Lake Advisory Committee (CLAC) vice chair Melissa Fulton presented the group's quarterly report. The one-page document highlighted CLAC's activities during the first quarter of 2013 and outlined focus points for upcoming meetings.
To show their disdain for one piece of proposed state legislation, the supervisors voted to send a letter in opposition to an assembly bill that would ban the use of non-lead ammunition when taking wildlife in California.
The BOS designated all supervisors as members of the Area Agency on Aging governing board, giving each supervisor the opportunity to fill in as an alternate when the primary BOS designee cannot attend AAA board meetings.
The supervisors presented four proclamations: one declaring this Correctional Officers Week and three naming May as Military Appreciation Month, Watershed Awareness Month and Perinatal Depression Awareness Month.
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I was searching for that Story and found this. Is that a good translation?
177 - Tinduka-Jataka
Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born as a Monkey, and with a troop of eighty thousand monkeys he lived in Himalaya. Not far off was a village, sometimes inhabited and sometimes empty. And in the midst of this village was a tinduka tree, with sweet fruit, covered with twigs and branches. When the place was empty, all the monkeys used to go thither and eat the fruit.
Once, in the fruit time, the village was full of people, a bamboo palisade set about it, and the gates guarded. And this tree stood with all its boughs bending beneath the weight of the fruit. The monkeys began to wonder "There's such and such a village, where we used to get fruit to eat. I wonder has that tree fruit upon it or no; are the people there or no?" At last they sent a scout monkey to spy. He found that there was fruit on the tree, and the village was crammed with people. When the monkeys heard that was fruit on the tree, they determined to get that sweet fruit to eat; and waxing bold, a crowd of them went and told their chief. The chief asked was the village full or empty; full, they said. "Then you must not go," said he, "because men are very deceitful." "But, Sire, we'll go at midnight, when everybody is fast asleep, and then eat!" So this great company obtained leave of their chief, and came down from the mountains, and waited on a great rock hard by until the people retired to rest; in the middle watch, when people were asleep, they climbed the tree and began eating of the fruit.
A man had to get up in the night for some necessary purpose; he went out into the village, and there he saw the monkeys. At once he gave the alarm; out the people came, armed with bow and quiver, or holding any sort of weapon that came to hand, sticks, or lumps of earth, and surrounded the tree; "when dawn comes," thought they, "we have them!"
The eighty thousand monkeys saw these people, and were scared to death. Thought they, "No help have we but our Chief only;" so to him they came, and recited the first stanza.
"All around us see them stand, warriors armed with bow and quiver,
All around us, sword in hand who is there who can deliver?"
At this the monkey Chief answered "Fear not; human beings have plenty to do. It is the middle watch now; there they stand, thinking We ll kill them!' but we will find some other business to hinder this business of theirs." And to console the Monkeys he repeated the second stanza.
"Men have many things to do; something will disperse the meeting;
See what still remains for you; eat, while fruit is left for eating".
The Great Being comforted the monkey troop. If they had not had this crumb of comfort they would have broken their hearts and perished. When the Great Being had consoled the monkeys, he cried, "Assemble all the monkeys together!" But in assembling them, there was one they could not find, his nephew, a monkey named Senaka. So they told him that Senaka was not among the troop. "If Senaka is not here," said he, "have no fear; he will find a way to help you."
Now at the time when the troop sallied forth, Senaka had been asleep. Later he awoke, and could not see any body about. So he followed their tracks, and by and bye he saw all the people hastening up. "Some danger for our troop," thought he. Just then he spied, in a hut on the outskirts of the village, an old woman, fast asleep, before a lighted fire. And making as though he were a village child going out to the fields, Senaka seized a firebrand, and standing well to monkeys, and hurried up to quench the fire. So the monkeys scampered away, and each brought one fruit for Senaka.
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For jumping in ice skating, I think the idea is that this arm position helps you keep your shoulders parallel to the ice and rotating together, or something like that.
As for jumps that come out of nowhere, I don't think Alissa is capable of doing that. I think she is doing the best she can by long, deliberate approaches. It does adversely affect the choreography, but not as much as a bad under-rotation and fall.


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- During the 111th Congress, House Democrats passed the DREAM Act by a vote of 216-198 on December 8, 2010.
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Solid Energy jobs on the line
Jobs of staff working at ''non-core'' areas of Solid Energy are on the line as the beleaguered company confirms it has those ''assets'' on the block.
New chairman Mark Ford, appointed to rescue the state-owned coal miner, said today the new board was taking the company back to being a ''pure coal'' operation and selling non-core parts of the company.
Those that would ''suffer'' were in those areas and at head office.
Yesterday the Government revealed the financial crisis of the company whose debt has ballooned to $389 million.
Solid Energy has already shed 450 staff late last year, 25 per cent of its workforce.
Non-core assets include lignite projects in Southland, the hundreds of hectares of farmland it has bought for the lignite underneath, its underground coal gasification technology and its coal seam gas developments.
Asked about job losses he said ''If we go back to a pure coal producing company we need miners, so those skills aren't going to be displaced.
''There may be refinements based on what I call this ''optimisation'' but in the end it's the non-core that will suffer and the overheads, the head office and those sort of people,'' Ford said.
The board is also scrutinising its coal mining operations for savings and Ford was not indicating whether any more miners' jobs could be axed in mining.
In November 220 workers were made redundant at Spring Creek underground mine near Greymouth and about 63 at the underground Huntly East mine in Waikato.
Regarding savings at the mines Ford said they were ''absolutely'' possible.
''We're going to have got to work with the unions. It's got to be collaborative,'' he said.
''All my advisers tell me we can do things better. And that doesn't mean just extending hours and cutting pay, it's technologically better, workplace rotations, better blending (of coal). A whole series of improvements could occur.''
''We have to be very careful. We've got to go through a consultation. Staff are not just commodities you trade, they are real people and I have to look after those people.''
Any Government bailout of Solid Energy must not further devastate already struggling mining communities, the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union said.
National secretary Ged O'Connell said the Government was more than happy to take strong dividends from Solid Energy when times were good, and now needed to recognise that the mines were more than a cash-cow.
"They're the economic lifeline for thousands of working families."
Communities on the West Coast and in the Waikato were looking for assurances from the Government, he said.
"The West Coast and Huntly have taken a hammering over the last couple of years and there's only so much these communities can be expected to take.
"If the Government can bail out finance companies to protect investors then it can step in now to protect working Kiwis and their families."
The Government was right to be talking about a bailout, as the company was too important to the economy and the wellbeing of mining communities to be allowed to fail.
Solid Energy's predicament was due to the high New Zealand dollar making it hard to compete internationally, poor management decisions, "and a culture of excess at the top", O'Connell said.
Coal miners from the company's Huntly East mine will hold a union meeting at the Huntly Workingmen's Club at 1.30pm today.
Solid Energy is on the verge of collapse as a result of mismanagement by the Government, Labour says. And taxpayers face bailing the business out as the risk of failure puts 1200 jobs in jeopardy.
Finance Minister Bill English cannot say if the company, once a jewel in the crown of the Government's asset sales programme, is now worth anything.
In a shock announcement yesterday, English and State-Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall said the company was in distress and in discussions with its banks.
But they said they would not let it fail.
"No, we are not going to let it go into receivership," English said.
Staff now face two or three months of "unavoidable uncertainty" before they would know their fate. Meanwhile, employees and suppliers would be paid.
Labour's state-owned enterprises spokesman, Clayton Cosgrove, said National's "epic mismanagement" had turned it from an export-award-winning company into a basket-case.
"Solid Energy appears on the verge of collapse. This must be the first time any government has overseen such a massive failure in a state-owned asset . . . The big loser? Yet again, the taxpayer."
Problems first came to light when the company, which bought Pike River Coal last year, was put under the microscope by officials preparing it for partial sale.
But English said he had no reason to think ministers had been deliberately misled.
English said the best advice was that there was a viable core business in the company.
"Who contributes to its recovery is a matter that will be discussed over the next month or so between the company, the banks and Treasury."
He could not rule out a Government bailout and would not rule out its value, put at $2.8 billion by Solid Energy and $1.55b by the Government's advisers in 2011, now being zero.
The Government replaced most of the board in November and long-serving chief executive Don Elder resigned his $1.1m job two weeks ago.
Asked if Elder received a golden handshake, English said he had been paid his contractual entitlements but referred queries to the company.
A spokeswoman said providing specific details would be a breach of a confidentiality deal agreed with Elder and would also breach the obligation to protect his privacy.
But the company has disclosed performance-related bonuses of more than $23.5m over the past two years to 950 employees.
Elder's voicemail message yesterday said he was out of cellphone range until February 20; he did not return calls.
In recent weeks Solid Energy has sold its bio-energy business to management and put 920 hectares of Southland farmland on the block.
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text: George Hohmann: Low interest rates hurt seniors By George Hohmann November 24, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ultra-low interest rates are hurting senior citizens who depend on interest generated by their nest egg to help pay for necessities.In the mid-1990s, one senior citizen I know received about 7.8 percent on a long-term certificate of deposit. His nest egg generated almost $550 a month. Now he receives less than 2 percent interest on his certificate of deposit. His nest egg generates less than $100 a month.Thousands of senior citizens can tell similar stories -- especially in West Virginia, where 16.2 percent of the population is 65 or older.The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee, which determines the nation's monetary policy, is responsible for the ultra-low rates. The Fed is trying to stimulate the economy -- specifically, the housing market.One outcome of the Fed's policy: mortgage interest rates are at or near historic lows. If you have good credit, you can get a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with an interest rate under 4 percent.But another outcome: seniors who depend on interest from savings are struggling to make ends meet.According to a study released earlier this month by the Manhattan Institute, 10 percent of seniors' income comes from interest on savings."If interest rates were 2 percent rather than 1 percent, the average senior would have an additional $3,200 in income," according to the study. "If rates were 4 percent, the senior would have an additional $9,500. If rates were 6 percent, the senior would earn $15,800 more per year."The study points out that low rates do have a positive impact on some portions of seniors' investment portfolios. For instance, low rates cause the value of equity investments and housing to rise. Even so, "the effect of low interest rates falls disproportionately on those who save and who live off of savings," the study said. "Frugality is punished."Thus it is clear: The Fed is picking winners (homebuyers and other borrowers) and losers (savers).Earlier this month Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, spoke at the 19th annual West Virginia Economic Outlook Conference, presented by West Virginia University's College of Business and Economics at the Civic Center.Lacker spends a lot of time thinking about the Fed's monetary policy. This year he is serving on the Federal Open Market Committee.At a press conference following his presentation, Lacker was asked about the impact ultra-low rates are having on senior citizens and what investments he recommends for seniors to generate interest."We are well aware that low rates are squeezing incomes, particularly of the elderly," Lacker said. "We take that into account. We realize it is a hardship." He did not offer investment advice.Meanwhile, the Fed has said it plans to keep interest rates ultra-low through mid-2015.Reach George Hohmann at email@example.com or 304-348-4836. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Obama pulled Zuckerberg aside to warn him about fake news on Facebook 2 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 3 Parole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction 4 Gazette editorial: Capito has second chance to do the right thing 5 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield Veteran turned advocate seeks claims change Previous Story Holiday debt doesn't have to happen Next Story


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