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The Effects of Resistance Exercises in Glycemic Control of Women With Gestational Diabetes
This study has been completed.
University of Sao Paulo
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First received: December 30, 2008
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Last verified: November 2008
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The object of this study is to evaluate patients with a diagnosis of GD who are included in a program of RE carried out with rubber tubes, comparing the frequency of women who will use insulin in the group who will participate in the program with the group that won't do the exercises, and to verify the impact of the program on the adequacy of capillary glycemic control of the pregnant women.
|Gestational Diabetes
|Other: Resistance exercises
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
|Official Title:
|The Effects of Resistance Exercises in Glycemic Control of Women With Gestational Diabetes - A Randomized Clinical Trial
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Exercise and Physical FitnessU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by University of Sao Paulo:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To compare the frequency of women who use insulin in the group who participate in the exercise program with the group that don't do the exercises [ Time Frame: weekly ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To verify the impact of the exercise program on the adequacy of capillary glycemic control of the pregnant women [ Time Frame: weekly ]
|Study Start Date:
|October 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Group that don't do the resistance exercises
Other: Resistance exercises
Resistance exercises program consisting of 08 different exercises.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Gestational diabetes diagnosis
- Sedentary
- Nonsmokers
- Age between 18 and 45 years old
- Pre-pregnancy BMI less than 35, without limiting physical factor for conducting exercises
- With single pregnancy without fetal malformation:gestational age between 24 and 34 weeks, which have no other condition that contraindicate the conduct of exercises, with no risk factors for preterm delivery and who consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who develop further clinical or obstetric complications that contraindicate the conducting exercises during pregnancy
- Patients who start any form of physical activity after being randomized to the control group
- Patients who start another form of physical activity than the resistance exercises after being randomized to the intervention group
- Patients who were to use another product than insulin as a form of glycemic control
- Patients to abandon the study
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00815828
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00815828
|Faculty of Medicine from University of Sao Paulo
|Sao Paulo, Brazil, 05403900
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Sao Paulo
|Principal Investigator:
|Marcelo C Barros, Physical Educator
|Faculty of Medicine from University of Sao Paulo
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Keywords provided by University of Sao Paulo:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Brankston GN, Mitchell BF, Ryan EA, Okun NB. Resistance exercise decreases the need for insulin in overweight women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Jan;190(1):188-93.
Albright A, Franz M, Hornsby G, Kriska A, Marrero D, Ullrich I, Verity LS. American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Exercise and type 2 diabetes. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000 Jul;32(7):1345-60.
Sigal RJ, Kenny GP, Wasserman DH, Castaneda-Sceppa C. Physical activity/exercise and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2004 Oct;27(10):2518-39. Review.
Pate RR, Pratt M, Blair SN, Haskell WL, Macera CA, Bouchard C, Buchner D, Ettinger W, Heath GW, King AC, et al. Physical activity and public health. A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine. JAMA. 1995 Feb 1;273(5):402-7. Review.
|Responsible Party:
|Marcelo Costa de Barros, Faculty of Medicine from University of Sao Paulo
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00815828 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 30, 2008
|Last Updated:
|December 30, 2008
Keywords provided by University of Sao Paulo:
Gestational Diabetes
Resistance Exercise
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes, Gestational
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Pregnancy Complications
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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HOUSTON - A man died after a tree fell on him on Christmas Day.
The 25-year-old victim got out of his car to move the tree on Eldridge Parkway near Gregson in northwest Harris County when another tree suddenly snapped, falling on him and killing him instantly.
"That could have been me," said Lindsey Joyce, who travels down the road for work every day.
Dale Harvey of Ranch and Home Tree Services said he knows how dangerous trees can be.
"That tree is a dangerous flying missile because the wind will come and snap it off," Harvey said.
Many of the trees that fell along Eldridge Parkway had been killed by last year's drought.
Arborist Brad Phillips said not removing dead trees from your property could cost a person in more than one way.
"From a moral standpoint, people should take their trees (down) if there's any risk at all," Phillips said. "From a legal standpoint, they can't be negligent or they become liable."
Phillips said there are ways to make sure a negligent property owner is held legally responsible.
"If my tree looks precarious to you and you are my neighbor and you're worried that my tree is going to fall on your house, you have to alert me of that in order to prove I'm being negligent," he said. "You send me a certified letter letting me know, 'Hey, your tree is dead. I'm worried it's going to fall on my house.' If my tree then falls on your house, I am financially responsible for that damage."
Tornado touches down in Houston County
In Houston County, National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage and confirmed that an EF-3 tornado hit near Pennington. Several buildings were damaged or destroyed.
Frances Lowe and her husband took shelter behind a building, but within minutes, the store was wiped out, windows blown out and their pickup truck was destroyed.
"I told my husband goodbye and that I loved him," said Lowe.
No one was injured.
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The Night starts off with the awesome theme song by the spectacular band Shine Down. Michael Cole and JBL start off by introducing the show, followed by the once dashing Cody Rhodes on his way down to the ring. Cody Rhodes seems to think that he makes the rules, unfortunate for him, he doesn't. Sheamus can't stand it when he doesn't get what he wants, and he sure as


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So I'm relatively new to this site, but I have been dying discs for about 6 months now. It has been quite a learning process. I found my first information off the homepage to this website. (oh how I wish I had gone to the forums. ) My first disc was an elaborate scull on an ace of spades. I used contact paper but had no Idea how to cut it out and put it on the disc. So I used my pumpkin carving method, and taped the picture to my contact paper and cut straight through the pattern and the contact paper. All the way through. I quickly realized that my method was going to make it very difficult to put the image on the disc the way I wanted. So in the end I got the pattern on, but negative of how I wanted. Then dyed the rest of the disc black with acetone and rit. The color was very splotchy and it bled horribly on the teeth. Unfortunately I lost the disc before I could take a picture. (Dang snow) Next a skeeter. Same method. Painted the acetone and rit with a small paintbrush.
Other than not centering the picture actually turned out quite good. Then tried some pumpkin carving patters. Still using the original cutout method so the color is opposite what I would like. Also tried painting with a thick brush. Bled like crazy.
Actually did 2 like this both bled like crazy. I don't have a picture of the other one. Tried one more with this method going back to the thin paintbrush. Tried a statue of liberty. Another lost disc. (dang snow) No picture. Turned out well with very little bleed but very splotchy on the color. Finally found the forum section of this site and read acids tutorial. (Thanks Acid!) But I didn't want to cut on the disc. Also not enough water in the pan. Burned the disc. This was the last one that I used this method of cutting. Everything got stuck together and it's amazing I got it to come together as well as I did. The white spots are where I cut the pattern off the contact paper but left the tape.
After this disc I watched the video's by Chuck and Tim. (Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!) Tried my first disc using contact paper and masking tape as transfer tape. Masking tape is too sticky to work well as transfer tape. so I tore the contact paper in a few places. But over all. I really like this disc.
Tried again with a 2 color attempt this one worked very well.
Now I wanted to try vinyl so I went to a local vinyl sign shop and paid way too much for scraps. Still used masking tape. Still too sticky. But I'm really happy with this one. It is the mascot for a local high school my daughter goes to. The Lancers.
Found out that one of my coworkers does vinyl signs on the side. He brought me some scrap vinyl and gave it to me for free. It wasn't sticky enough. And bled really bad. I used clear contact paper as transfer tape and it worked extremely well. That being said I actually still really like this one. But no more cheap free vinyl for me!
So I went back to the higher quality vinyl used contact paper as transfer tape. followed all of Chucks directions, and finally got what I was trying to get all along.
Moral of the story. The guys on this forum know what they are talking about. And if you are willing to follow instructions most anyone can successfully dye disc too.


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A haunting, exhilarating, unforgettable 'Cabaret'
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Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St. Through May 22. $10-$80.
It's no exaggeration to say that Cabaret is the best thing the Dallas Theater Center has done since moving into its new digs at the Wyly Theatre almost two years ago. When they took over the space, artistic director Kevin Moriarty said it would take a few years before the artists working there fully assessed what the theater could be. With back-to-back stagings by Joel Ferrell — Dividing the Estate in March, now this — it's clear that at least one artist has staked his claim on understanding that potential.
Ferrell's decision to turn the floor of the theater into a nightclub — with cocktail service and café tables and the actors interacting with the audience as they might inside the Rose Room — both gives some attendees respite from the notoriously hard green chairs of the Wyly and a sense for the intimacy and humanity of a musical that, at its heart, is about sweeping ideas and man's inhumanity.
It's 1931 Berlin, and the Nazis are rising to power, but for the staff and patrons of the Kit Kat Klub, it's hard to see that the party's almost over. They should know it — in Clint Ramos' tattered costumes, ghastly makeup and walking through Bob Lavallee's skeletal set, everyone looks hung over and slightly diseased. (So intense is the sexual energy in the buoyant opening number, I had a strong desire to leave immediately and get tested for Chlamydia.)
Cliff Bradshaw (Lee Trull) is late to the party. A stand-in for the gay writer Christopher Isherwood, Cliff hopes the decadence of the city will inspire his next novel. He settles into a boarding house that's a microcosm for the diversity of the city — and a hotbed of what will rip Germany apart.
Of course there's Kander and Ebb's potent score, but Ferrell's direction is stand-out. His deftness with political subtext, foreshadowing the horrors of the Holocaust and conveying the allure of institutionalized hatred as a rallying point for a defeated and scared proletariat, echoes realities of our own politically divisive society with haunting poignancy. (Sally Vahle, who transforms from street whore to grande dame of the Fatherland, is the starkest metaphor for its appeal. It's fun while it lasts; après-vous, le deluge.)
Wade McCollum dominates the cast as the Emcee. In red eyeliner, low-slung hip-huggers that barely conceal his junk and a demonic grin that creeps you out and seduces you at the same time, his characterization is equal parts Alice Cooper, Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Alex from A Clockwork Orange. Surrounded by his Droogs — the chorus boys, a raucous bunch of muscled hooligans — he presides over the festivities with a flirtatious recklessness (during the Nazi anthem "Tomorrow Belongs to Me," he hyperventilates at the notion of watching the world end), he's practically the raison-d'etre of the piece.
Practically, but not entirely — no one disappoints. As Sally Bowles, the headliner at the cabaret, Kate Wetherhead is physically delicate but convincingly flighty and self-destructive with a great performance style. Her delivery on "Maybe This Time" lingers. David Coffee and Julie Johnson as the middle-aged couple tentatively staking out a romance form the core of the play's emotional life. Their doom resonates and the irony of the show's most famous lyric — "Life is a cabaret, old chum — come to the cabaret" — leaves you breathless by the end.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition May 6, 2011.
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Cubs club four home runs, sweep Red Sox with rout
Ruggiano, Olt, Castillo, Schierholtz go deep; Barney notches four hits
BOSTON -- Having to face the defending World Series champs is apparently no problem for the Cubs. Last year, they swept the 2012 champion Giants in San Francisco, and on Wednesday, the Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the current reigning champs, the Red Sox, with a surprising offensive outburst.
Justin Ruggiano, Mike Olt and Welington Castillo each belted two-run home runs and Nate Schierholtz added a solo shot to power the Cubs to a 16-9 victory over the Red Sox in front of a sellout crowd of 37,055 at Fenway Park.
The win completed the Cubs' first Interleague series sweep since going 3-0 against the Indians on June 19-21, 2009, and it was their first Interleague sweep on the road since they took three against the White Sox on June 22-24, 2007, which do count as away games even though they are just eight miles south of Wrigley Field.
"The Red Sox were obviously the world champs last year and we knew what we were coming into," Olt said. "For us to come in here to sweep the series -- we know we have what it takes, but it's a matter of actually executing and finishing the job. I think for us this will give us a little bit of confidence going into the All-Star break."
"To sweep any series on the road is good," said Darwin Barney, who had four hits and missed hitting for the cycle by a home run. "We're coming around and hope we can get better."
It took awhile, as the game lasted 4 hours, 19 minutes, and was the longest nine-inning game played in the Major Leagues this season. It was worth it for the Cubs, who haven't had much to cheer about this season.
"We ended up having a lot of really good at-bats," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. "I thought they had a real good idea of what they wanted to do when they went to the plate. ... All things being equal, we got some pitches to hit, we did what we needed to do with them, and fortunately for us we came out on top."
Runs had been tough to come by lately. The Cubs had scored two or fewer runs in each of their last four games before Wednesday, and scored more runs in the first against Boston starter Brandon Workman than they did in each of the first two games of the series.
Chris Coghlan walked to lead off the game against Workman, and Ruggiano followed with his home run, launching it over the Green Monster in left. Starlin Castro added a RBI single to make it 3-0.
The Red Sox scored on Jonny Gomes' sacrifice fly in the third, but Castillo walked in the Chicago fourth to set up Olt's towering home run, also over the left-field wall. It was his 11th, which leads all National League rookies. The homer also snapped an 0-for-13 skid for the third baseman. Barney followed with a triple off the wall, then scored on Coghlan's sacrifice fly.
"I mean, I didn't really set a good tone coming out," Workman said. "Three runs in the first gets them in a swinging mindset. They start feeling good about themselves. I got their bats warmed up for the bullpen and put some guys in bad spots."
For Olt, who grew up in Connecticut and went to games at Fenway Park as a kid, it was a dream come true to launch a ball over the Green Monster.
"We used to come to games here, and the fact that I was able to come out here and play and do well is big for me," he said. "I have [dreamed of hitting a homer over the wall]-- I'd be lying if I said I didn't. It's definitely something I'll remember."
The Red Sox tallied in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by David Ortiz and a RBI single by Gomes to chase Travis Wood, who posted his second shortest outing of the season. In his last three starts, he's given up nine runs on 18 hits and 12 walks over 15 innings.
"His command was just off a little bit and his pitches were up," Renteria said of Wood. "He was grinding and had a little hiccup. We had to help him out a little bit."
They definitely picked up the lefty:
• The 16 runs and 19 hits were the second highest run and hit totals of the season, behind a 17-5 game at St. Louis on May 12.
• This was the first road series sweep since the Cubs' three-game series against the Giants on July 26-28, 2013, in San Francisco.
• The Cubs totaled 10 extra-base hits, the most since Aug. 30, 2010, against the Pirates. This was the first time they hit four homers in a game since June 14, 2005, against the Marlins.
• Each Cubs batter had a hit, with seven of the nine recording multihit efforts.
Castillo hit his home run with two outs in the fifth off Felix Doubront, and Schierholtz led off the eighth with his fifth of the year. The Cubs added six runs in the ninth, including two on Ruggiano's double, who finished with a career-high five RBIs.
"Hopefully, this is something we build off of," Ruggiano said. "We all contributed today and even though our pitchers gave up some runs, we kept putting runs back on and answering every run they scored in the bottom of the inning. It was fun -- I love seeing everyone get hits and RBIs and run around the bases, especially in this environment. It's a lot of fun to play here."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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" Animal Species: Reptiles / Amphibians "
I am a pet lover but when I was younger, my brother was allergic to most pets. We had two rabbits, but my dad also bought two turtles so we at least could have some pets inside the home. Turtles aren't the real cudly kind but can be really a lot more fun than people think!
**Turtle facts**
First of all, a lot of people do not know how to keep a turtle. When we bought them from a local pet shop, the owner didn't even know how he had to keep them as a he only had a bunch of baby turtles in a glass box with cold water on his desk. My father did some research and discovered that we immediatly needed to throw away the glass box we had bought at the same shop and we needed to get a special aquarium, with a pump to clean the water an a thermometer to keep the waters temperature nice. We also bought a water heater specially made to warm the water the turtles were in. Thanks to my dad's research, "Dolly"and "Schildje" lived for a long long time (and still do!)
So what do you need to keep in mind when you buy a turtle (or two);
- If you have an aquarium, make sure 2/3 is water and 1/3 is land
- Turtles are swimmers and the bigger their aquarium, the better they feel
- Make sure the water is high enough, because when a turtle falls on its back it needs to be able to turn around easily.
- The part where your turtle likes to take a sunbath (the dry part) needs to have a lamp to keep the turtle warm.
-Water temperature needs to be between 24 - 28 degrees.
- Use an aquarium filter!
- Turtles eat almost everything that comes from a pont. Young turtles need to be fed daily, the older ones can be fed 3-4 times a week.
- Wintersleep; 30% of the turtles kept in captivity, doesn't wake up after their wintersleep.
- When a turtles shield is soft, it has a lack of the right vitamines!
- A turtle can bite, and yes, that hurts a lot!
- A turtle can grow, grow grow! The bigger their aquarium, the bigger your turtle will get.
**My opinion**
Turtles are funny little reptiles, but they do need proper care! You have to be aware of the costs that comes with a turtle. A special heater for watertemperature, a big aquarium, a filter, that doesn't come cheap!
I think they are great, but turtles only can be kept when you know what to do with them!
My little brother has recently aquired two pet turtles, they are kept in a very similar way as tropical fish so are very easy to care for and are a lot more fun than fish as they interact with you more.
My little brothers are two baby map turtles, sized around the same size as a 50p piece and cost £20 each from a pet shop.
They are kept in a fish tank which is 3 foot long by 1 foot high by 1 foot deep, they have gravel in the bottom of the tank, rocks at one side to climb out and have a basking light above this for a heat source and a uv light, the water is heated to tropical temperatures and they are fed twice a day as babies on a pellet food which they seem to enjoy a lot. the water needs a 20% water change every 14 days to keep the water clean.
If you put your finger on the glass they will swim over to your fingers and follow your fingers, they love to be handled and have a walk around on the floor, they make great pets for someone with little spare time and space.
Turtles are amazing and facinating creatures - I'm sure that many of you have seen giant Sea Turtles on nature programmes and would agree that they look incredibly serene and calm.
I am the proud owner of a Mississippi Map Turtle called Bruce. We decided to buy Bruce after looking around our local Seapets centre and seeing how cute the turtles looked. As we live in an upstairs flat with no garden, we were unable to get a Cat or Dog as a pet as this would be unfair on them, so a turtle seemed to be a fantastic compromise, as they seemed to have a lot more personality than a fish, but could be kept in a tank!
Having looked into it a bit further, we went back and purchased a large tank, gravel, a water filter and pads, chemicals, UV lamps and a heater. We also bought some accessories for the tank including some rocks and a few plastic plants. We had to have the tank set up for a week before going back and buying our turtle to make sure that it was at the optimum temperature.
The following week we returned to Seapets to choose our turtle. The species available were Mississippi Map turtles and there was one turtle who appeared to be trying to catch our eye! All of the other turtles were sitting there sunbathing under the UV lamp, but there was one that was frantically swimming in front of us as if to say 'pick me, pick me'! We just had to have him - there really was no contest!
Map turtles are a really pretty species and are so called due to the bright thin lines that cover their skin and shell and look a bit like a road map! We have found that Bruce's 'map' has faded as he has got bigger. He also has spines on his back called 'scutes'. Turtles do not have teeth and instead have a hooked jaw which enables them to crush their food. Mississippi Map turtles are semi-aquatic and therefore need to live in an aquarium, with raised sections to allow them to sunbathe under the special UV lights.
When we bought him 2 years ago, he was tiny - about the size of a 50p piece, but he is much more heavyweight now! This particular species of turtle can grow up to 10 inches if female, but luckily males don't grow quite as big and tend to stop at around 5 inches. As the name suggests, this type of turtle can be found in the southern region of the USA and tend to live in rivers and ponds with abundant vegetation and lots of insects and fish.
Map turtles are very shy and always have an eye out for predators, especially when they are sunning themselves outside of the water. If there is a movement that they are unsure of, they will dive back into the safety of the water.
Bruce is not nocturnal and usually spends his days sunbathing, swimming and scouring the floor of his tank looking for food! His nights are spent sleeping under the water with his eyes closed. However his eyes are rather unusual - as he has transparent eyelids which kind of peel over his eyeball!
We mainly feed him Turtle food that you can buy from Pet Shops which contain small shrimps and dried pellets, however he is also rather partial to the odd bit of pork or gammon. Freeze dried bloodworm is another occassional treat. As the water is kept at the required temperature and is filtered, he only needs cleaning out about once a month, although chemicals need to be added to the water weekly.
Although Turtles may not be traditional pets, they really are interesting to watch. Bruce is actually quite social and does not mind being picked up every now and then (although when handling, they do need to be kept wet). We are so glad that we made the decision to buy one and hope that he is with us for many years to come! He really is part of our family.
We have rehomed quite a variety of turtles over the years, cooters, red eard sliders, yellow bellies, maps, side necks,mr and mrs tim our marsh turtles but it is ali my florider snapping turtle i realy want to tell you about.
Ali as we called him because i first thought he was an aligator snapping turtle untill i found he didnt have a worm on his tongue came to us 4 years ago after being rescued from a house where he was being kept in a plastic storage box. i was originally tod he was a marsh turtle so you can imagine my horror when he got here as he was nothing like timmy
Timmy is small, about 6 inches fully grown with a smooth brown shell and a cute rounded little head, ali on the other hand is 16 inches long on this shell then has a huge head and tail totalling about 28 inches in length from nose to tail.
His tail has got 3 spikes on it, his shell at the back is spikey, he has 3 ridges on his back and a very ugly warty looking face with a hoked jaw.
We quickly began to research him only to find they are very dangerous and can bite your finger off with one easy bite as there jaws are so powerful.
Next came the feeding problem, ali isnt particular about what he eats, anything that goes into his tank gets eaten, my heater, the pump, all air lines and plastic succers, so the hunt began for an ali proofed tank.
I found a coffee table fish tank which i wrote a review on previously for ali which works great as the heater and pump are in a filter box seperate from the tank itself and the water is pumped in and out through two holes in the glass.
This tank is 10mm lammy which is ideal for keeping ali locked up.
They originally come from florida and live in the bottom of muddy ponds so there is no need for a uv light as they dont bask.
I have tried feeding ali out of his tank but he wont eat out of the water, i thought this would be a good idea as he makes such a mess of his water with his food and is very difficult to clean.
Ali was supposed to be being rehomed but has become a focal point in my livingroom as no one was ever daft enough to take on the hastles of ali.
I have no idea how old he is or how long they usually live but he looks like something that belongs back with the dinosaurs, have a look, i will try to put a picture of him on here.
I feed ali on crab sticks, salad, king prawns, sardines, muscles and apple which he has a jug of each day.
I have never seen a animal so ugly or met anything so fantastic as ali, i know he isnt going to be everyones ideal pet but he is a great feature in my livingroom and the talk of all the visitors we ever get.
I used to raise a turtle for some years. I don't know how it is now. My mum gave it to a kid coming to our home because she liked the turtle so much and didn't want to go home without it! Therefore, through the love for my turtle of a kid, you can judge the adorable level of this creature by yourself.
There are pros and cons when raising any kind of pets. What I like from a turtle is that it doesn't bark every time a guest coming to our home like a dog, or call its lover continuously at night like a cat. A turtle and a goldfish follow the same principle: silence is gold.
My turtle lives mostly underwater though it can walk on the ground as well. Raising a turtle is very simple and doesn't require much effort. My turtle has an easy taste and it eats almost everything from vegetable to small pieces of meat. Thus you don't have to wander around the local mall and wonder which kind of food will suit your pet like raising a dog or a cat.
I don't know why people all say that turtles are slow. My turtle may be the fastest turtle in the world! I put it on the floor and just in my absence for some minutes, it had hidden in some corner, very fast! :D
Personally I think turtles are very suitable to be pets. You will love a turtle as a pet if you like silence and peace always in your house.
Turtle are execting to watch and to learn about them. Turtltes are small and slow but beatiful from some eyes. I had a turtle onces it was great. I used to watch him swim around in the water tank adn i used to put it on my hand it was funny. I had a golden in with him he killed the golden fish thats we had to give him away it was sad. If i had chance to keep one again i will do it. It is not waste of time or money.
I am very surprised that I found 'Turtle' under the pets catagory. Turtle is one of the many endangered species and is being protected by the Malaysian government. Their feshly laid eggs are immediately gathered by poachers and are sold at only about 10 to 20 pence in the East coast of West Malaysia for human consumption. This will significantly reduce the number of turtle in the wild. They only lay eggs once a year. If you, or anyone of you are trying to import a turtle to be kept as a pet, you will indirectly become a poacher who will add to the global statistics. If you love pets, please keep domestic pets and leave the wild life alone! Thanking you for your co-operation in advance.


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by the mind. They are not real. He is working towards their
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does not think - "it does not exist." And because he sees how
this "world" will cease, he does not think - "It exists."
For those who are enlightened this "world" has ceased.
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Oooh, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik are in trouble! Two-fifths of One Direction are in hot water over some pictures where it looks like they are smoking some sticky green while in Miami. Meanwhile, Harry Styles was spotted with a George Michael-inspired tattoo.
All five of the boys were aboard a $3.6 million yacht they hired to cruise them around Miami (tough life!), when Louis and Zayn were snapped lighting up.
Louis appears to be holding a blunt in hand with another hand-rolled cigarette on the table in front of him. Zayn, on the other hand, is covering what he is lighting, though it's a well-known fact that he smokes cigarettes even though he said he was going to quit. For Malik, it could be weed, but it could just be a nicotine relapse. Of course, 1D's management has declined to comment.
Though, Louis and Zayn aren't the only 1D boys making headlines. Harry Styles stepped out in the 305 wearing itsy bitsy teeny weeny white shorts and a couple of new tattoos. Color us surprised! The heartthrob got 'Never gonna dance again' scribed across his ankles. It looks like he got a prison inmate named Rico to etch on his skin with a safety pin and some ink. For those who don't know, that's a quote from George Michael's 1984 song 'Careless Whisper.' Yes, the one with the sexy sax solo. Maybe Harry's not a big fan of dancing? What is the meaning of all this?!


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BOOMSBURY closed the gap to Trowbridge Windows & Conservatories-sponsored Trowbridge & District League Division One leaders Melksham Town Reserves to just one point following their own 7-1 win at Castle Combe, which was coupled with Melksham's draw away at Boomsbury's fierce rivals North Bradley.
Boomsbury were out of sorts for the opening 20 minutes and were deservedly down 1-0 to a Matt White goal.
But once Ben Howe's side woke up they bossed the remaining 70 minutes, Oli Howe getting Boomsbury back on level terms before the break.
After the break four quick-fire goals killed off Combe's challenge. Steve Jackson put Boomsbury in front and a second from Jackson gave them a 3-1 lead.
Manager Howe threw on John Baker and the substitute was an instant success scoring two in two minutes to make it 5-1.
Jackson completed his hat-trick and it was left to Scott Phillips to wrap things up with goal number seven when he capped a fine performance with a well-taken goal.
North Bradley 2 Melksham Town Reserves 2
EARLY-SEASON pacesetters Melksham Town Reserves dropped their first points of the season.
Melksham settled the quicker of the two teams and home keeper Neil Hannaford dived at the feet of Jordan Evans as Melksham's pressure tested Bradley.
The home team kept their composure and began making chances themselves. Mike Little (twice), Mike Johnson and Dean Ranger went close before Ranger was hauled down after being put through by Mike Spong.
Ben Lee expertly put away the spot kick and Bradley lead at half time, before which Spong senior made way for Shane Spong junior to make his debut.
The game changed tempo shortly after the restart when Melksham gained a controversial penalty themselves, Brad Godridge adjudged to have pulled down Aaron Wiltshire.
Jordan Evans scored the resultant kick and Melksham were buoyed into life, but as they got men forward, Bradley made chances themselves.
The one time Bradley failed to clear their lines Lee Fielding seized on the loose ball and found the net for Melksham who now leading 2-1 would have expected to go on and claim win number seven.
Bradley were still undeterred and with 20 minutes remaining Ricky Kerr's ball into the Melksham box was reached by Little's head just before 'keeper Dave Butler could, and the game was all square again at 2-2.
Melksham's fast-paced pass and move football was matched by Bradley's brave defending, especially the Godridge brothers Ryan and Brad.
Hannaford had to make a final strong save and the returning Bradley veteran Jason Brooks-Stevens shot narrowly over as both teams could have stolen the points, but a draw seemed a fair return for two teams putting in great effort on a tricky surface.
Seend United 1 Warminster Town Reserves 2
IN WHAT was only Warminster Town Reserves' fifth outing of the season they visited a Seend United side who were looking for a fifth win of the new term.
Like the previous Saturday when they pushed Melksham Town Reserves all the way only to lose 2-1, Andy McFarren's side gave Seend a decent workout and picked up maximum points at the Lye as they came from behind to win 2-1.
Warminster, who fielded eight players under the age of 20, fell behind to a Rob Manning goal, but hauled themselves level midway through the second half with Matt Dyer restoring parity.
With both teams probing for a winner it was Warminster who proved successful, but they had to wait until the 88th minute to claim the killer goal that saw Mark Bailey scramble the ball into the net after an error from the Seend keeper.
Semington Magpies 1 Westbury United Reserves 4
SEMINGTON Magpies and Westbury United Reserves fought out a thrilling 4-4 draw when the sides met a month ago and with Westbury putting their six-match unbeaten start to the campaign on the line in the return meeting at Littlemarsh, it was the visitors who picked up another valuable three points in their bid for the title.
Magpies went one up early in the first half when Sam Malone rounded the keeper and tapped into the empty net for 1-0.
After their promising start Magpies fell apart and allowed Westbury to level before half time, Ashley Easton netting to make it one-each.
After the interval their was only one team in it and once George Wheeler had put Westbury 2-1 in front it was game over.
Marc Lanfear scored goal number three and Kane Scott made it 4-1 when he scored from the penalty spot on 80 minutes after Darren Morris saw red for Magpies when he deliberately used his hands to keep out a shot.
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Experiencing periods of fear or anxiety is quite normal for children – although it still needs to be treated with sensitivity. But if your child is excessively anxious, there are some definite steps to take.
According to Dr Carolyn Schniering, senior lecturer at Macquarie University's Department of Psychology, anxiety problems are the most common emotional disorders experienced by children,
"Without any intervention it can cause serious difficulties and interfere in a child's daily life and overall development," she says, adding that problems existing when a child is younger can often get worse as they get older.
And anxiety can affect very young children – Macquarie University through its Centre for Emotional Health has treated children as young as two and is currently seeking anxious kids aged between 3½ and 4½ for a program starring in 2011.
Genetics certainly plays a big part in increasing the risk of anxiety in children.
Macquarie University's research found that children, who at a young age show high levels of anxiety and who also have a parent who is anxious or depressed, are seven to 11 times more likely to develop anxiety.
Children who might be at higher risk of becoming excessively anxious are those more sensitive, shy or withdrawn kids, says Dr Schnierling. They're more likely to be negative and will tend to avoid participating in many activities because of fear.
Dr Schniering is quick to point out that it's normal for children to experience mild fears and these should not be mistaken for anxiety.
"As a rule of thumb, parents should be more concerned if the fears or worries become excessive and their child is unable to deal with every day life," she says.
"But one of the main messages we like to convey to parents is that anxiety is not something to be scared of. It's a normal emotion and an important part of how we engage with our world."
The Centre for Emotional Health explains the different types of childhood anxiety. Many children may show several features of these following descriptions and some may also struggle with feeling sad or depressed.
Kids who worry that something bad will happen when separated from mum or dad. They often refuse to separate – that is, they won't go to school, sleep over at friends' houses, or be left at home with a sitter.
These kids are shy or withdrawn and may worry a lot about what people think of them. They will avoid social situations and often have difficulty making friends.
A child may become particularly fearful of objects or situations, like dogs or water. Their fear becomes so bad that they avoid situations in which they would need to face their fears.
These kids are excessive worriers. They worry about many different areas including schoolwork, sport, family, and anything new. They ask for reassurance and may feel sick, get headaches or have trouble sleeping.
These children tend to repeat actions or thoughts over and over, usually related to some type of fear. For example they may check locks repeatedly because of a fear of being burgled.
Dr Schniering talks about how parents can have either a positive, or less than positive, impact on dealing with their child's anxiety.
Helpful parental methods include:
Less helpful parental methods include:
To work out whether your child's anxiety is normal, ask yourself the following question: Are my child's fears stopping him from doing things he wants to be able to do or messing thing up with his friendships, preschool, school or family life?
If the answer is "Yes a great deal!" then consider seeking professional help.
Anxiety that is severe can impact on a child's health and happiness. Some anxious children will grow out of their fears. Other children, unless they receive treatment, will continue to experience problems as a result of their anxiety.
This article was written by Fiona Baker for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include The Centre for Emotional Health and clinical psychologist, Dr Carolyn Schniering.
Last revised: Monday, 22 November 2010
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Even the most levelheaded among us found 2010 a bit paranoia-inducing. Public servants who seemed trustworthy turned out to be on the grift. Revered institutions bellied up left and right. The recession showed few useful signs of receding. iPhones were demonized. Burglars ran rampant.
And the election…well, let's just say, we could have used some medical marijuana by the time that was over.
We wrap up 2010 with a look back at the top stories that shaped the roller coaster of the last 12 months. True, not all of these stories woke us at 3 am with our teeth chattering. But the pervasive sense of seditious intent from the powers that be did fuel our thinking as we wrapped up the year.
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WWE Intro Video "Then, Now, Forever"
Raw kicks off with Kane and Daniel Bryans entrance and both come out onto the ramp, suddenly the shield jump them from behind, attacking them with steel chairs. The Shield set up two tables on the concrete floor (on the edge of the ramp) and then hit their trademark power bomb to Kane off the ramp threw the tables (Bryan then attends to Kane).
The shield make their way into the ring and Dean Ambrose picks up a microphone.
Ambrose; "I'm just going to cut to the chase, Ryback get your ass out here, we have unfinished business to attend to before TLC".
Ryback's music hits and he comes out walking towards the ring with the shield staring at him.
Vince M comes out, "wait one moment damn it! I know these people came here tonight to see a fight, and that's exactly what they are going to get, because tonight's main event will be any two members of the shield verses The Miz and Randy Orton, and in accordance to the TLC PPV, this will be a tag-team tables match. Now Ryback you have my permission to decimate those three individuals in the ring (Vince M walks backstage).
Ryback stares at the shield (the crowd probably chanting "feed me more"). Ryback then slides into the ring and all three members of the shield slide out of the ring and over the barricade into the crowd.
The announcers run through tonight's card;
- The Miz and Orton vs. two members of the shield (Tables)
- CM Punk will address his injury status
- John Cena vs. The Big Show
- Next -> Dolph Ziggler vs. Sin Cara
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Match 1 –Singles Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Sin Cara
Winner: Dolph Ziggler (15 min match) –commercial break in-between
(Note: match would be PPV quality)
Dolph picks up a microphone, " Cena, I hope you were watching because this Sunday with all the odds against me, I will do what I do best and that's steal the show, I will beat you Cena because this isn't about your little scandal with your crazy, possessed, trash of a girlfriend AJ, this is about me proving to everyone that your days as being on top of this company are over, because I'm taking that spot and cementing my legacy in this company, you see Cena after I climb that ladder and retrieve my money in the bank brief case no one will forget the name, Dolph Ziggler".
Commercial Break
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Winner: Sheamus (7 minutes)
Video Package showing what happened to Kane earlier tonight
Sheamus walks back from the entrance and sees The Big show staring at him. Show goes up to Sheamus and says, "Hit me fella", Sheamus looks pissed and Big Show laughs. Show then says, "I hope you're going to watch my match tonight, because I'm going to use Cena as my guinea pig, to show you what exactly will happen to you this Sunday, but the only difference is chairs are legal and I will end your career". (Show walks off)
Daniel Bryan backstage with Josh Matthews;
Josh, "Earlier tonight Daniel, you and your tag-team partner Kane fell victims to an assault by the Shield resulting in Kane being power bombed off the stage, threw two tables, can you give us an update on Kane's condition?"
Daniel, "I'm fine by the way Josh, thanks for asking (dirty look to Josh), Kane is doing fine and he will be ready to compete for team Bryan this Sunday at TLC, but I would like to take this time Josh to challenge the member who will not be participating in tonight's main event to a match latter tonight.
Daniels walks off
CM Punk is backstage with Paul Heyman sitting down.
Paul, " Now I know we had nothing to do with what happened at HIAC or Survivor Series but I hope the shield teach The Miz a valuable lesson in respect by putting him threw a table tonight after he called me a damn walrus, I mean I don't look like a damn walrus, I don't even like fish.
CM Punk, "You know what you look like, you look like Paul Heyman. Paul relax the Miz was trying to get under your skin because all he wants is a little attention because he is trying to fool everyone by trying to act like he is the best, the only accomplishment the Miz has is defeating Cena, which I have done countless times. All the Miz is, is over hype and these idiot fans don't realize it, they forgot he lost his United States Championship to a 100 year old Brett Heart, they forgot that he used to wear a 16 year olds swimming board shorts to the ring and scream HURA and they defiantly forgot he lost tough enough to a nobody Daniel Puder who lasted 2 months in the WWE".
Vickie G walks past, "Its great to see you here tonight CM Punk (she looks at Punks knee), how did your surgery go?"
Punk, "It went fine, now Vickie get to the damn point because we all know you wouldn't be here unless you had some unfair news for your WWE champion, the best in the world"
Vickie G, "I wouldn't call it bad news (laughs) but I will tell you later tonight when I address the WWE Universe"
Vickie G walks off
Punk, (rolls his eyes) "what a bitch"
Commercial Break
Match 3-Eight Man Tag-Team Match: Wade Barrett, Antonio Cesaro and The Prime Time Players vs. Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Tyson Kid and Justin G.
Winners: Kofi, Truth, Tyson and Gabriel (10 minutes)- commercial break in between
AJ Lee in action Next!
AJ Lee makes her way into the ring.
Vickie G interrupts, "Excuse Me (crowd boos), I said Excuse Me (yells), AJ I have some unfortunate news for you, your match is cancelled, now get out of my ring"
AJ reluctantly leaves the ring and stares at Vickie while they pass each other on the ramp.
Vickie G, "Excuse Me, Now that the little pathetic girl has left the ring, I have an announcement to make by order of Mr. McMahon which will affect the very first Raw of 2013".
CM Punk's music hits and he comes out in a wheel chair with Paul Heyman rolling him onto the entrance ramp.
Paul H, "Vickie nobody cares what you have to say and they don't care what Vince M has to say either. I mean cant you see these people are generally concerned for they're current reigning, defending WWE Champion, CM Punk. This man is hurt as a result of Ryback and on behalf of the 8th longest WWE champion in history we demand that Ryback be put back on a leash, this man brutally blind sided the champion and put him threw a table last week, the hottest commodity of this company" (crowd boos and then cheers for Ryback)
CM Punk, "You know what screw these people and screw you Vickie and for damn sure screw Vince M, and I hope Vince is watching this because now that I cannot compete for the rest of the year, you watch this company plumpish to the ground. In fact as your WWE champion, I command you people watching at home to change the channel once I finish talking, in protest to the unjust treatment I have had to face, resulting in me being subjected to this wheel chair. Now Vickie I'm going to say this very clearly, I want Ryback fired after his assault on me, and if he doesn't I will boycott this show each and every week.
Vickie, "Punk that will not happen".
Punk, "oh yes it will, watch me, I'm not bluffing Vickie"
Vickie, "I don't care if you're bluffing or not Punk, because at the very first episode of Monday Night Raw 2013, Vince M has signed a match. You CM Punk verses Ryback for the WWE championship and to insure the Shield cannot help you, this match will be contested inside a steel cage, and Punk, if you don't show up, you will be stripped of your WWE championship" (Vickie does her weird laugh).
The camera goes to Punk and Heyman who are complaining on the ramp and Paul simply wheels Punk to the back.
Coming up next Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins (from the shield)
Match 4-Singles match: Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins
Winner: Bryan (via DQ) (12 minute match) –Commercial Break in-between
The ending had Ambrose and Reigns come out and attack Bryan, when he had the Yes or No lock on Rollins.
As the shield attack Bryan, Randy Orton comes out and try's to even the odds, until The Miz also comes out and a brawl escalates. The Shield bail out of the ring and once again over the barricade (which each member smirking about what just happened). The Miz and Randy Orton look at each other in the ring and the segment ends.
Commercial Break
Match 5-Tag-Team match: The Uso's vs. 3MB
Winners: The Uso's (4 minutes).
Video Package of The shield attacks tonight.
Sandow comes out with a microphone and asks someone from the crowd three questions, with the crowd member chosen failing to answer the last question, Sandow also mentions that he will deal with The Miz this week on Smackdown.
Match 6-Single match: Damian Sandow vs. Yoshi T
Winner: Damian Sandow (4 minutes)
Next John Cena vs. The Big Show -> commercial break
Match 7-single match: John Cena vs. The Big Show
Winner: The Big Show (10 minutes)
During the match Dolph Ziggler runs out and nails Cena in the head with the brief case, resulting in the big Show winning.
After the match Dolph gets a ladder and sets it up on the outside and climbs it, while holding his money in the bank brief case. At this time Big show is walking up the ramp and Sheamus music hits and he comes out with a chair, he looks at Big show and passes him, he then smacks the chair into the ladder resulting in Dolph falling from the top of the ladder into the ring. Cena then picks up Dolph and FU's him, Cena then poses with the money in the bank brief case while, Show stares at Sheamus with a chair.
Commercial Break ->Next Main Event announced for smackdown
Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus and they show the TLC match card.
Main Event-Tag-Team Tables match: The Miz and Randy Orton vs. Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns
Winners: Ambrose and Roman Reigns (15 minutes)
The ending saw the shield handcuff Orton to the outside ring post. Rollins ran into the ring and the shield power bombed The Miz threw a table for the win.
After the match Ryback comes out with a steel chair and the shield bail again, but Ryback follows them through the crowd and to the backstage area. Ryback is backstage looking for the shield in the parking lot, then he is jumped from behind and a brawl begins. Ryback at first fights them off but then Reigns spears Ryback into the side of a car and Ambrose hits Ryback repeatedly with a steel chair. They mange to lay Ryback across the bonnet of the car and Rollins sets up a ladder and then hits an elbow off it onto Ryback.
The shields leave Ryback helpless on top of the car bonnet to end Raw.


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The Jobs Report Is Better but Not Great
There was much trepidation going into this jobs report. Investors should be pleasantly surprised that 146,000 new jobs were created and that the unemployment rate ticked down to 7.7% from 7.9%. Going into the report, estimates for payroll gains from Bloomberg were just 85,000, with the jobless rate holding steady at 7.9%. This comes after the ADP report that said that Hurricane Sandy cut the number of new jobs by 86,000, to 118,000 new jobs.
However, job gains in prior months were revised down. The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for September was revised to +132,000 from +148,000, and the change for October was revised to +138,000 from +171,000....774 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Until the early 1990s, Argentina's wine industry was focused inward, as the local market's thirst was sufficient to absorb the huge quantities of everyday drinking wine produced there. But with per-capita consumption in the domestic market in sharp decline since the mid-1970s, Argentina's wine producers realized that they had to look to export markets to remain in business, and winemaking in Argentina began its transformation.
In just a few short years, Argentina has shifted its emphasis to the production of quality wine and turned its attention to export markets. Vine yields have been reduced dramatically. Large old wood casks have been widely replaced by oak barriques. And a major wave of new planting has taken place in mostly cooler, high-altitude sites that are better suited to producing serious wines, such as the Uco Valley, in the foothills of the Andes, about 80 miles south of the city of Mendoza. Despite the widespread reduction of vine yields, Argentina remains a huge wine producer, ranking number five in the world. Red Argentine wines, especially those from Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, and blends incorporating these two varieties, represent the lion's share of the best bottles.
Many of today's finest Argentine wines have barely five years of history. Consulting winemakers from California and Europe have brought their technical expertise to Argentina, as well as their knowledge of what is necessary to compete in the world wine market. At the same time, there has been an explosion of foreign investment by wealthy wine producers, luxury corporations and individual investors attracted by inexpensive vineyard land and by Argentina's warm, dry climate. Since the Argentine peso was sharply devalued in late 2001, land prices have been even more attractive to outside investors.
Muscat's Argentine cousin, Torrontes, has seen a huge increase in popularity over the last decade. The variety yields light, scented white wines with moderate-to-high acidity, recognized for their sleek texture and distinctive aromas reminiscent of Muscat and Gewurztraminer. Torrontes growth in popularity has been fueled to a large extent by the export market, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom, helping to make it the most extensively planted white variety in Argentina, surpassing Argentina's previous leaders in white grape tonnage, Pedro Gimenez and Ugni Blanc. At this point, Torrontes accounts for over a tenth of all white grape plantings in Argentina and over a fifth of all white wine sold in the country.
Until recent years, it was believed that Argentine Torrontes was actually the same variety as the Spanish Torrontes grape, also known as Albillo Mayor, grown in Galicia. Not only is this untrue, but there are actually three varieties of Torrontes in Argentina, all indigenous. Torrontes Riojano, which recent DNA evidence suggests is a cross between the Mission and Muscat of Alexandria grape, is by far the most popular and aromatic, accounting for the majority of wines labeled Torrontes. Torrontes Riojano is grown primarily throughout northern Argentina's La Rioja (where it is the dominant grape) and Salta provinces. In Salta, where the export market's most recognizable Torrontes are made, vines are found in sandy vineyards set at extremely high elevations, often 1600+ feet above sea level. These cool, windy, rugged conditions give Salta's Torrontes its high acidity and distinctive, sharp aromas. In recent years, extreme altitude plantings (1700+ meters) have had success in the Calchaquies Valleys in northern Argentina.
Torrontes Sanjuanino, another crossing of Mission and Muscat of Alexandria, is the second-most-cultivated Torrontes variety, found mostly in the province of San Juan. As of the late 2000s, there were approximately 12,000 acres of Torrontes Sanjuanino under cultivation (as compared to 21,000 acres of Riojano). The least-planted, and most genetically distinct, of the three varieties is Torrontes Mendocino, which can be found primarily in Rio Negro, in the south of the country. Torrontes plantings can also be found in Chile, but estimations as to their extent are difficult to come by, the grapes being used mainly in Pisco, a Chilean brandy.
Though a relatively hardy, well-yielding vine, the vinification of Torrontes is a delicate process, accounting for some inconsistencies within vintages. Wines labeled Torrontes are generally light-to-medium-bodied, highly acidic, and exceptionally aromatic, with notes of citrus fruits, peach, floral oils, lichee, and brown spices. While often compared to Muscat (not unjustly), many of these wines are reminiscent of Gewurztraminer, with a light spiciness and floral components on the nose. Perfect as an aperitif, or paired with spicy cuisine- Thai and Szechuan are especially good matches. However, one important note to consumers: these wines do not age very well, and should ideally be drunk within a year or two of the vintage date.
2010 was an incredible year around the world, with 30 regions scored 95 or above.
The highest scores were Graves and Medoc (both in Bordeaux) at 99, Barbaresco & Barolo both at 98, Pomerol (Right Bank Bordeaux) at 98, Southern Rhone at 98, Chateauneuf de Pape (Southern Rhône) at 98, and Brunello di Montalcino (Tuscany) at 98.
Other regions that scored 95 points or higher were Graves, Medoc, Barbaresco (Piedmont), Barolo (Piedmont), Brunello di Montalcino (Tuscany), Chateauneuf de Pape (Southern Rhône), Pomerol, St Julien, Pauillac, St Estephe, Cote Rotie (Northern Rhône), Germany, Paso Robles, Piedmont, Right Bank, Barossa / McLaren Vale, Campania / Taurasi, Chablis, Chianti Classico (Tuscany), Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits, Napa, Ribera del Duero (Rioja), Tuscany, Catalonia / Priorat, Clare Valley, Hawke's Bay, Mâconnais, Margaux, Rioja, Sauternes, and Western Australia.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Crowns after Braces
My daughter is 15 has braces and will be getting them off in abour 6 months. She had 2 type 3 fractures of the front teeth root canal and bonded. My question is it seems my insurance will not pay for crowns until she is 18. Do you know why this is so? Would they consider crowns instead of rebonding due to it not really being cosmetic but functional and because they were Fractured so badly?
The gum tissue around the front teeth shrinks (called passive tooth eruption) up until about age 18. If you have a crown done at 15 before the gum shrinkage has occurred, the margin of the crown (where the crown meets the natural tooth) will show when your daughter smiles at 18.
Mark G Hans, DDS, MSD
Professor of Orthodontics
School of Dental Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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In case you didn't catch this...
It appears like Lancelot is in the background of the office. I know its not of real imporance (yet) but its pretty cool to see these little touches added from the fables novels. Kudos to Telltale for knack for details.
(if you can't read the message below it says this...)
The Forsworn Knight: A human figure in full medieval armor, the Knight hangs from a noose tied to the tree in the Fabletown business office in the early issues of Fables. All that was known about him was that he had apparently killed himself sometime in the 13th century and that, when plied with alcohol, he's prone to singing and uttering prophecies; it's mentioned that things got decidedly messy the last time that this happened. In The Good Prince story arc, it is revealed that the Forsworn Knight is the ghost of Lancelot, who has pledged his service to Flycatcher, as well as knighted Ambrose to become the Once and Future King.


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The New School
Film Screening: Portrait of Wally
Portrait of Wally, Egon Schiele's tender picture of his
mistress, Walburga ("Wally") Neuzil, is the pride of the Leopold
Museum in Vienna. But for 13 years the painting was locked up in New York,
caught in a legal battle between the Austrian museum and the Jewish family from
whom the Nazis seized the painting in 1939.
Directed by Andrew Shea, this captivating documentary film, Portrait of Wally, traces
the history of this iconic image – from the seizure of the painting by Nazis from
Jewish art dealer Lea Bondi, to the surprise resurfacing of "Wally"
on loan to the Museum of Modern Art in the 1990s and the dramatic, consequential court case
that followed.
It was in 1997 when the heirs of art
dealer Lea Bondi asked MoMA to hold the painting in New York, MoMA and the
Leopold Museum dug in their heels and refused. District Attorney Robert
Morgenthau issued a subpoena and launched a criminal investigation. A 13-year
battle in court followed, tracking the course of a Holocaust property crime and
reopening the wounds of one of the century's worst tragedies — all at a time
when the prices of Egon Schiele's works rose faster than those of any painter
on the art market.
The "Wally" case brought the story of Nazi art
loot into the open, eventually forcing museums in Europe and the U.S. to search
their own collections for suspect objects. Many museums ended up returning art
to Jewish families who had abandoned hope until "Wally" showed that
institutions could be held accountable for holding property stolen during the
Holocaust. The case was resolved in dramatic fashion in the summer of 2010, but
only after the history of Schiele's extraordinary painting was unearthed to
revisit the crimes of the Holocaust and to witness the reluctance of major
institutions in Europe and New York to send the "last prisoners of
war" back to their families.
After the screening, the film's co-writer and producer David D'Arcy will answer questions from the audience.
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Sixty-two percent of the continental United States is currently in moderate or worse drought according to the latest Drought Monitor report, marking the sixth consecutive month with at least 50 percent of the Lower 48 affected by the drought.
The U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook doesn't anticipate that the drought will go away any time soon and expects drought to persist in many areas west of the Mississippi River through the end of February.
The worst of the drought remains centered in Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas and Oklahoma. Though the highest levels of drought didn't increase in these states this week, it also did not improve:
Nebraska: Seventy-seven percent of the state is in exceptional drought, unchanged from last week. According to a report from The Chadron (Neb.) Record, the drought cost Nebraska's corn crop $240 million.
Kansas: It's more of the same for the Sunflower State. More than 77 percent of the state is in extreme or worse drought, marking minimal change from last week's report. Western Kansas is most affected by the drought. All counties in the state remain under an Emergency Drought Stage.
South Dakota: Nothing changed for the state this week, with 63 percent still in extreme to exceptional drought. South Dakota saw more rain last week than other Plains states, though rainfall totals were less than a trace of an inch. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported in October that the state's dryness "lowered the 2012 PDSI to the most severe level since the 1930s, but this bucked a trend toward wet conditions for the last couple decades."
Oklahoma: Ninety-one percent of the Sooner State is in extreme or worse drought. The late resurgence of drought in the state will likely only add to the losses already attributed to the drought. Researchers at Oklahoma State University have estimated that drought losses in Oklahoma have already topped more than $400 million this year.
See how your state is doing here.
Unfortunately, meteorologists aren't hopeful for any wet systems for the Plains.
"We have not seen hardly any rain or snow around the Plains states. It is still very dry. And with these temperatures when you are having 60- or 70 degrees and high winds... it's going to be problematic," Brian Fuchs, climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said in an interview with Reuters.
For other states, Texas is seeing drought return again, and 59 percent of the Lone Star State is in severe or worse drought. Arkansas saw relief from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac in early September, but dryness again is creeping back into the state. Other states reporting growing percentages of drought include Georgia, Alabama, Minnesota, Iowa, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada.
Iowa State climate expert Elwynn Taylor told Reuters Ag Forum an on-line chatroom, that he believes that moisture will be a wildcard throughout the remainder of this year and into 2013.
"At present the trend is toward a La Niña pattern, but neutral, trending toward La Niña," Taylor said. "On average during a La Niña year, there is a 70 percent chance of below-trend yield for the Corn Belt. For 2013, the chances are somewhat higher because of the existing subsoil dryness."
Taylor also noted that it will take 16 inches of precipitation between October and May to fully recharge the soil moisture in many areas in the western Corn Belt. Read, "Iowa State climate expert sees lower corn yields 2013."
If conditions don't improve, some experts believe that more than 25 percent of the country's winter wheat could be abandoned. Read more here.


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After getting home from Louisville, I took a much-needed day off of work and a nice training / recovery week followed by a weekend at home to clear out my head cold. I was feeling recovered enough by the following Sunday to get in a nice workout and begin my prep for the Jingle Cross Rock races. Immediately after Thanksgiving, Matt and I would be heading to Iowa City for three days of important UCI races including a points-heavy Category-1 UCI race on the third day.
We had decided to travel on the Friday after Thanksgiving so that we could have a nice holiday meal with Matt's family. Thursday morning, Matt joined me in the woods for my pre-race training ride before heading home to whip up a "whatever's in the pantry" casserole for Thanksgiving. I settled on a butternut squash, kale and stuffing casserole, which is the Recipe of the Week.
The race on Friday was scheduled for 6:30 PM, so that morning we took a 6:30 AM flight to Chicago followed by a three hour drive to Iowa City. As usual, Matt plugged in the addresses of the local food Co-op as well as several veggie restaurants and cafes into the GPS ahead of time. Arriving in Iowa City a little after noon, we picked up some lunch and breakfast foods and settled into the hotel before heading to the race venue a few hours later.
In addition to taking care of my bikes, Matt was working for the Cannondale Cyclocrossworld team for the weekend as well and they generously allowed me to use their warm tent for my pre-race prep. As always, the crew from the Rapha Focus Team and SRAM Neutral Race Support were generous in offering their assistance – thanks guys!
I've only done one other nighttime race and I was happy to hear that the course would be well lit! It sounds a bit scary to be racing your bike down a hillside in the dark! The temperature was around 50 degrees and the course was fast and dry but had a big, long climb up the infamous Mt. Krumpet and some challenging technical sections. I knew that I would be a bit slow to get going since I hadn't raced in two weeks but I had a good warm up and a front row start.
The pace from the start was very fast and within two laps, there was a large group of nine of us together off the front. I was feeling my limit on the long, flat straight-aways but was able to pull it back together on the run and the technical bits.
With two laps to go, the group was pulling apart and I was holding steady in 4th place, hoping to move ahead to the podium spots. In the end though, I held my position and finished in 4th place. I was now warmed up, the cobwebs cleared and ready for two more days of racing. I hoped weather radar was right and that the impending rain would be in my favor the next day.
That night we headed out for dinner in town and found Masala Vegetarian Indian Restaurant. It was a fantastic meal and the staff was very nice.We were pretty impressed by this small Mid-Western city!
We awoke to a steady drizzle and before heading to the venue, we popped into one of the cafes Matt had found, called the Fair Grounds Coffehouse. It was an all vegan café with great coffee and a full breakfast menu. We had already eaten but I purchased a tasty looking gingerbread cupcake for after the race!
Overnight rain and morning drizzle had made the course incredibly slippery but not actually muddy. During my pre-ride, the bike was sliding all over the course but not gathering up any sticky mud. Unless the conditions changed leading up to my race, the pace would still be fast. It would be a game of quick accelerations, maintaining speed on the long straight-aways and trying to not make any mistakes that could cost valuable time.
Unfortunately, I felt as though I was not reading the course very well and kept making little mistakes and judgment errors in my timing on and off the bike. I was able to move into 3rd place but was not confident in my position as another rider caught me in the last lap.
We fought for that last podium spot but I wasn't able to close the gap in the finishing sprint and took another 4th place. I was disappointed that I simply did not ride my bike well, considering the slippery conditions. However, I was feeling more energetic and "opened up" after the second day and hoped that would translate into a stronger race for the Category-1 event on Sunday.
That night, we headed to the local laundromat, Spin City, where there were about 15 other cyclists washing their muddy clothes. We joined Jessica (THE wife of the My Wife Inc cyclocross team and pro cupcake baker) and had a blast getting to know her. After the laundry was done, we headed out to The Red Avocado for dinner. Normally we stay in a hotel with a kitchen and I cook all of our meals, but we had only found a regular hotel near the venue, so we decided to check out some of the local restaurants. This place was fantastic and a perfect way to end a long muddy day.
We were impressed enough by the menu and coffee at Fair Grounds that we went back for breakfast on Sunday. I got a giant waffle with strawberries and Matt got a tofu scramble burrito. Both were delicious and it was nice to have a relaxing morning with the local café dwellers and the weird counter guy in the pseudo-military-safari outfit.
The rain had stopped overnight, the temperatures had dropped to 35º and the winds picked up. However, the damage from the rain was done and the course was truly muddy, sticky and more difficult on day 3. I was feeling ready for the challenge and took off at the start sitting in the top five riders.
Within two laps, one rider was off the front and the rest of us were fighting for position especially up the long run and climbing sections. With one lap to go, I was able to move from 4th to 3rd place. The leader was fading a bit and I was able to catch her and take the lead for half of the penultimate lap before another rider joined me.
On the last lap, the three of us remained very close. I was trying to not make any mistakes but slipped out on one corner allowing a small gap to open up. I recovered from the spill and dug deep, dropping the third placed rider and chasing for the leader. In the end I took second place, 7 seconds down on the winner. I was pleased to have my first podium result of the season and to do so at at C1 UCI event made it all the more special.
To make my finish that much sweeter, Matt tracked down a guy who had been walking around with the cutest little puppy. He brought the puppy into the finishing stretch and seconds after I turned around and before I even had a second to wipe the mud off of my face, the puppy was jumping up on me and, well, slobbering all over me. Thanks, Matt (and puppy guy)!
After a press conference for the podium of the men's and women's races, Matt and I helped pack up the Cannondale truck. We eventually headed back to Chicago and spent the night in a hotel near the airport to make it easier to be on time for our 7am flight to Boston. We had an uneventful flight back home but by 3 that afternoon, our 4AM wake up call really had me dragging! Luckily for me I took the day off to recover… of course, Matt went into the lab for the rest of the day.


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