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Paris, April 5 (IANS) Recalling an incident during their stint with AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defender Thiago Silva has revealed that his former clubmate Gennaro Gattuso once got on the wrong side of their teammate and Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic — who threw him into a bin!
All three footballers were teammates at Milan, with the Brazilian defender Silva and Ibrahimovic leaving for PSG in 2012.
Gattuso, widely known as one of Italy's toughest midfielders of his generation and already a World Cup winner in 2006, was put in his place by the Swedish star during one of their training sessions.
"The protagonist of this story is Zlatan Ibrahimovic," Thiago Silva was quoted as saying by football-italia.net on Monday.
"One day, during a training session, Gattuso spent all morning teasing Zlatan. He was provoking him, and Zlatan seemed to take it without responding. In fact his revenge would come soon after.
"Rino and Zlatan met again in the dressing room after training, and Ibra lifted the entire weight of his teammate, flipped him over and threw him in the bin!
"It was crazy, we all started laughing thinking about Gattuso's face. I swear, I couldn't stop laughing for a week!"
Ibrahimovic has since added four French Ligue 1 titles to his impressive medal haul, scoring more than 100 goals for PSG while Gattuso is now head coach at Italian third-tier side Pisa.
Ibrahimovic is again highly rumoured to move out of his current club. He has been heavily linked to Chelsea, Juventus and Manchester City.
Stamps issued to mark Shakespeare's 400th death anniversary
London, April 5 (IANS) Britain's Royal Mail on Tuesday issued a set of special postage stamps to mark the 400th death anniversary of playwright William Shakespeare.
The 10 First Class stamps pay tribute to the genius of Shakespeare through his immortal words and poetry, said Royal Mail. They will be sold at 8,000 post offices across Britain.
Royal Mail said a special postmark saying "William Shakespeare 1564-1616" will be also applied to British stamped mail commemorating 400 years since the Bard's death, Xinhua news agency reported.
The stamps are the latest of many commemoration items and events to remember Shakespeare who was born in 1564 to become an actor, poet and playwright as well as a businessman. He died on April 23, 1616.
Shakespeare's plays are continually performed and re-interpreted throughout the world, making him arguably the most influential writer of all time.
He introduced around 1,700 words and phrases into the English language, including "assassination" and "all's well that ends well".
A spokeswoman for Royal Mail said: "Over 50 years, William Shakespeare and his work have appeared on 25 stamps, making him the most featured individual on Special Stamps outside of the Royal Family."
Russia to ship S-300 defence missile system to Iran soon
Moscow, April 5 (IANS) A senior Russian official on Tuesday said Moscow is to make the first shipment of its S-300 air defence systems to Iran in the coming days as part of a long-running contract between Tehran and Moscow.
"I don't know if this will happen today, but they (the consignments) will be loaded (for shipment to Iran)," Zamir Kabulov, a department chief at the Russian foreign ministry, was quoted by Russia's Interfax news agency as saying.
In mid-February, the official had said that Moscow would deliver the surface-to-air missile systems to Tehran in "the nearest time".
Russia was committed to delivering the systems to Iran under a $800-million deal in 2007. Moscow, however, refused to deliver the systems to Tehran in 2010 on the plea that the agreement was covered by the fourth round of the UN Security Council sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme. The sanctions barred hi-tech weapons sales to Tehran.
Following Moscow's refusal to deliver the systems, Iran filed a complaint against the relevant Russian arms manufacturer with the International Court of Arbitration in Geneva.
In April 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted a previous ban on the delivery of S-300 to Iran, and in November last year, Russia signed a new contract to supply Iran with the systems by the end of that year for the first time since the 2010 freeze on supplies under the UN Security Council sanctions.
Recent pledges to make the delivery came after Iran and the P5+1 states — five permanent members of the UN Security Council Russia, China, France, Britain, the US, and Germany — reached a landmark agreement, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), on Tehran's nuclear programme in July last year.
Under the JCPOA, all nuclear-related economic and financial bans against the Islamic Republic were lifted.
Militants down Syrian warplane in Aleppo
Damascus, April 5 (IANS) Militants on Tuesday shot down a Syrian warplane in Aleppo province, a monitor group reported.
The Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front targetted the warplane in the town of Eis, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The London-based watchdog group did not give details of the plane crew or their fate, Xinhua news agency reported.
Meanwhile, other activists published a 20-second online video purporting to show the warplane while falling down in flames.
Activists also released another 30-second video clip, showing the pilot of the downed warplane being beaten up by an angry crowd of rebels while he lay down.
One militant said "Take whatever weapon he may have," while another one called him a "dog".


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By My Side in El Nuevo Diario
We are happy to share with you this story about By My Side, that ran yesterday in El Nuevo Diario, a major daily paper in Nicaragua.Read more
How do you portray drug addiction in a film? This is one of the difficult questions we had to answer as we followed Luisa Dominga in the Chureca. Sniffing glue was part of her daily routine. She would usually spend 5 cordobas (20 cents) per day to buy the glue …Read more
Hola Mariachi!
Dominga, one of the main participants of By My Side, loves mariachi music. When I first interviewed her, she told me she would love to have mariachi playing for her when she would pass away, so that nobody would cry. Dominga has terminal Aids and it was clear to me …Read more
Flying over the Chureca
Shooting By My Side was often demanding but there were very fun moments. The shoot of aerial images of the Chureca, was one of them. We first had to find the small airport in the middle of the Nicaraguan countryside. Then we had to wait for a plane that never …Read more
El Callejón de la Muerte – The Death Lane
Dominga has been homeless all her life. Before living in the Chureca, she hung out with youth gangs in the largest market of Managua. In the Nicaraguan capital, everybody knows el "Callejón de la Muerte", a lane next to one of the busiest intersections of the market, that belongs to …Read more
Talking about By My Side
Thursday June 28th, 2012, was a special day. It was the first time I spoke publicly about my documentary By My Side. The event took place at SBM Gallery in New York and I was talking with Timothy Bouldry, a photographer who has spent a lot of time in the …Read more
From Razor Wire Rodeo to By My Side
As I was working on this blog recently, I found out that Razor Wire Rodeo, the film I co-produced with Swiss director Nicolas Pallay, was now being broadcast on hulu.com. If you live in the States, you can watch it here: Jerry Brown, the main participant of Razor Wire Rodeo, …Read more
Half British flag in the Chureca
You can see surprising things in the Chureca. Like this man holding a half British flag. You can't help wondering how this flag ended up in a dump in Nicaragua and why this man chose to walk through the Chureca holding it like that. We saw him as we were …Read more
World Environment Day
Today people around the world celebrate the UN World Environment Day or "Dia del media ambiente" as it known in Spanish. For our team at By My Side, this is a special day because we did this film to raise awareness on the situation in one of the largest landfills …Read more
Faces of the Chureca
On this blog, we will show you the faces of a lot of Churequeros in the next few months. Today, another unknown child in the mud of the dump. It has been raining a lot in Managua lately and the mud is what the Churequeros - young and old - …Read more

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The thing about bringing the Jets back to Winnipeg isn't so much about NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, the Phoenix Coyotes, salary caps or potential owners.
It's mostly about Manitoba's economy, which often gets left out of the debate when we talk about bringing the NHL back to Winnipeg, like we are again.
Sure, we need to know who would buy a team and put it in Winnipeg, whether a team is available and whether the league's board of governors would approve it.
There are many things Winnipeg would have to do to get an NHL franchise again.
But the most important aspect is often ignored -- Manitoba's wealth compared with other hockey jurisdictions.
The biggest obstacle to Winnipeg getting an NHL club is not the size of MTS Centre or who would buy the team. It's whether Winnipeggers can pay the kind of ticket prices that would have to be charged in order to have a team here.
One of the first things prospective owners do when they contemplate buying an NHL franchise is look at ticket prices, because what it really boils down to is what owners can charge for ticket prices versus what their player salary costs are projected to be.
It's really that simple when it comes to sustaining an NHL franchise.
This is not the NFL or Major League Baseball, which enjoy lucrative television revenues. TV revenues for the NHL are modest.
NHL teams rely much more on gate sales to pay the bills. And there's a huge difference between a team that can sell tickets for $50 to $70 and ones that can sell them for more than $100. A half-decent ticket for a Vancouver Canucks regular season game, for example, is $130. Is there enough jingle in the jeans of Winnipeggers to pay that kind of freight on a sustained basis?
According to Statistics Canada, we have among the lowest average weekly wages in Canada. In 2008 only PEI, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick had lower wages than Manitoba.
This isn't the 1990s, where you can sell $7 hockey tickets at 7-Eleven. The world of hockey has made a tectonic shift since we last had a team. And being near the bottom of the Canadian wage-earner list does not help our cause.
If we want amenities like an NHL franchise, we're going to have to do a much better job at attracting private capital and high-paying jobs to this province.
We also need to be much more competitive on taxes.
Manitoba has among the lowest wages in Canada. But we also have among the highest income taxes in the country -- a toxic combination when it comes to the availability of disposable income for expensive hockey tickets.
Take a two-earner family of four with a household income of $75,000 in Manitoba. They are the third-highest taxed in the country, behind only Quebec and New Brunswick.
That family in Manitoba pays $4,206 in provincial income taxes. In Saskatchewan the same family pays half that, at $2,082. It's a huge difference.
So the issue is not only who would buy an NHL team and bring it to Winnipeg, or whether Gary Bettman would allow it. The question also has to be what are we doing in this province to make ourselves more competitive and wealthier to be able to afford an NHL team?
Taxing and regulating people and businesses to death -- which Manitoba is very good at -- does not create the kind of economic climate that attracts high-end amenities like an NHL franchise.
We have to do a lot better on that side of the ledger if we ever want NHL hockey to return to Winnipeg.


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I can hear piano notes...
It feels like I'm falling. You're very inventive, just what we need in this world, someone to create something new, a difference. XD
Sorry I heard this music late, I've been sick. >_<
no problem at all for listenning late, thanks alot again
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How out of the ordinary!! The strange "fragment-like" progression is awesome and makes for some original images in my head (like one of those artistic videos where something that makes no sense in the beginning slowly builds to a full, deep story).
I loved the that rain-stick-like sound giving the rythm and those shy piano notes that would appear. The strings give the song the depth it deserves. Bravo.
I knew that by adding more layers your stuff would become even more amazing. Keep going towards this direction Sam. One of the best songs I've heard from you so far.
trying some new sounds, new guitar tuning, thanks alot buddy, i know a 10 from you is very meaningful
here's the tuning if you want to play around with it Eb Ab C# F Bb C# with capo on 4th fret
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It's like..
...many , many little Parts....they are coming together...to an huge, ONE Part.. ONE FLOW...
I can hear it loud and cleary threw my new Headphones... and yes... I WILL take this Music with me...
I will go to an Journey...with the Train ...I will listen to it <3
It's helpful..to bring me to my Aim...save ....
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This SONG WILL bring me to her...<3
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what a very natural sounding rhythm and it all comes together nicely at the end.
hey glad you had a listen at some of my tunes, thanks alot for your word.
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Been loving your songs for ages.
I think I like this one the best. Thanks for the reminder to listen in!
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The Maple Leafs may have plenty of beefs about the officiating in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, but one play isn't up for much debate.
Captain Crunch, Dion Phaneuf, had a rare lapse in common sense when drilling an opponent and was rightfully ejected from the game late in the second period when he plowed Sabres forward Zack Kassian into the end boards.
The boarding major was automatic because of the hit from behind, the ejection the same because Kassian was cut on the lip. As he does with any such incident, NHL disciplinarian, Brendan Shanahan will review the play.
While clearly a hit from behind, there didn't appear to be intent and it was far from violent, so we're guessing there won't be a suspension.
The worst part of it for the Leafs, of course, is that they lost a defensive minute-muncher for the rest of the night, not to mention the five-minute power-play that helped the Sabres take a 4-2 lead to the dressing room for the second intermission.
Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul opened the scoring but the play was all Phil Kessel. It started in the Leafs zone as he blew by Tomas Vanek then held the puck long enough to fake out Ryan Miller in the Sabres net before feeding his linemate. It was the 24th time Lupul and Kessel had combined on a goal this season ... There's been plenty to love about rookie Jake Gardiner's play this season, but it was a rough second period for the big rookie blue-liner. On the Sabres' first power-play goal, Gardiner got trapped chasing Vanek behind the net leaving Drew Stafford alone in front. On Buffalo's second, Gardiner was badly stripped of the puck in his own zone by Kassian ... How significant was that Phaneuf power-play goal? Incredibly, the Leafs had gone 48 power-play chances against the Sabres, dating through 13-plus games. They also came into this game on a 2-for-31 stretch with the man advantage ... He wouldn't be the first sniper to carry on this way, but Kessel sure lets his teammates know if he thinks they should have got him the puck. Kessel looked visibly upset a couple of times heading back to the bench ... How crazy was that six-goal second period? The Leafs twice had a lead yet went into the dressing room trailing 4-2.
Phaneuf told us earlier this week that the Leafs struggles on the penalty-kill were "blown out of proportion." No one will be making that claim now. The three Sabres power-play goals in the second period ensured that for the 10th time this season one of the NHL's worst PK units had given up two or more goals in a game ... So, why is it so poor? How much time do you have? On the first Sabres goal, Luke Schenn had two clear chances to clear the zone but couldn't. Then there's the hockey theorem that your goalie is your best penalty killer. James Reimer owned a gruesome .765 save percentage when a man down entering Friday's game and, while two of the three that beat him were great shots, the third was what should have been a routine save. Overall, the Leafs seem to be too passive. On all three goals, Sabres got in great shooting position.
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After being contacted by an anonymous source for an assassination attempt on a high-ranking Imperial politician, Autrecourt sent the Returners up to the Noblesse District through the Theatre District to meet with their contact. After traveling up the side of Vector, the Returners found themselves involved in the hustle and bustle of the Noblesse District, and soon had made contact with Mogmar, an urban informant, who led them to their real contact— Mineesa DeBoltz, a prominent Imperial scientist. After working out their differences, Mineesa revealed to the Returners that the person they were going to assassinate was none other than the Eternal President himself. Together, they planned and put into action the assassination.
Numerous incidents occurred— strange men wearing marks indentifying themselves as sky people came down and enacted a simultaneous assassination. Elias revealed himself to be an Imperial plant, killing two members of the Noblesse Returners and threatening to kill Veronica. The Returners escaped, only to discover that Veronica was still alive, and being held on the Grand Alexander, the largest and most well-defended battleship in the world.
Seeking out someone who could get them through their defenses, the Returners found themselves breaking into the Floating Gulag Gongura. A simultaneous prison riot afforded them some leeway, and they were able to break out the person they sought— Cidolphus von Bismarck, wanted pirate captain and owner of the Falcon, the fastest airship in the world.
Now, the Returners descend onto the Alexander to save Veronica and their friends from assassination. But will they get there in time?
The Returners, a rag-tag group of vigilantes and do-gooders (consisting of the stoic Rook, the daring Alex, Pelham the avenger, their leader Autrecourt, the darling mechanic Veronica, the enigmatic hacker Elias and the brothers [[:biggs] and Wedge) found themselves under stress during a routine smash-and-grab job on an Imperial transport train in the middle of the Imperial capitol of Vector. After narrowly escaping, they witnessed a small white box fall from the train and went in to investigate; they discovered Darius, a man dressed in rags who initially seemed hostile. Within the box, surprisingly, was a large collection of volatile magicite as well as a young unconscious girl. Rousing from her slumber, she was able to communicate that she was alone and confused, with no memory to speak of. She could only remember her name— Hikari. Their activity roused a strange creature from the underground— and they fled, with their new friends, defeated the terrible beast. During the conflict, Hikari summoned up the creature known as Ixion, revealing her magical powers to the others, who seemed to take it well despite the universal knowledge that magic is an extremely evil and terrible power. Darius joined the group on promise that his potion would be examined by a famous alchemist who lived farther away than he could go in the city, and Autrecourt would get him there.
After another routine mission into the underground, the group found themselves locked into an ancient Centra ruin— one they were not alone with! The creature known as Ipsen made his presence clear as Rook listened to transcripts of his lost brother's time in the ruins— and his apparent end at the hands of Ipsen. Their escape from the ruins led the party to believe that Ipsen had escaped the ruins as well with their help— and he may be somewhere out there, even now.
Darius met with his life-long caretaker, Max, who had followed him into the city on the advice of Returners from Lyonesse. Soon after, the Returners found themselves in a journey to the Merchant's District— a journey that led in ambush, as Darius fought off many bounty hunters, Alex was hunted by a notorious blue mage bounty hunter Content Not Found: leon-MacConnor, and Hikari was captured by a strange and terrifying man who called himself Landau. However, Alex was saved by the interference of his old student Winifred "Red" Williams, Hikari was able to escape custody due to Rook and Pelham's interferance, and Darius encountered and enlisted the help of the alchemist's granddaughter, Radiella Pietrov. In the middle of all of this, the news that Banghor was destroyed came across the television, sparking several riots in the district.
The news soon came in full— the town of Banghor had been destroyed by a massive magical superweapon, leaving nothing but charred earth in its wake. Autrecourt learned that the Empire had taken hold of the superweapon and were bringing it back to Vector— and didn't want that to happen. Sending the Returners in, they were able to hijack the train and locate the bomb thanks to the help of Mogmar, a helpful moogle. The bomb itself turned out to be the drained and yet still legendarily powerful eidolon Ifrit, who agreed to test Hikari if she wanted the power. After a frantic battle, Ifrit had been subjugated, and Hikari had been made his master.
The Eternal President's birthday is coming up soon— the last day of the year before the new year breaks. The entire city is caught up in real or forced celebration, and the slums and streets are full of artificial snow banks in order to celebrate his birth on the "coldest night there ever was."


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Easy as pie? Is pie really easy? It's easy to eat, but not always easy to make. Excellence is easy to appreciate and enjoy, but getting there takes a while. Join me in my Pursuit In Excellence. It won't be quick , but it will be worth it!
For me excellence revolves around motherhood and grandmahood. It is central to my many interests which I use to help my children develop their talents and have fun.
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Striving for Balance
My word of the year is nurture, but my word for this life is balance. Everything always seems to come back to finding balance – nurture and direction are part of finding my ultimate peace, but that peace comes from balance.
Summer always seems to emphasize how challenging it is to strike that balance. I want to spend time enjoying my children while they are out of school, I want to teach them responsibility, the importance of work and education. I want to help them develop a love for learning and the desire to develop their talents.
If that wasn't enough to fill a summer, I also have my own responsibilities and a desire to continue learning and developing my own talents. We all have a need for social time and even down time to just relax.
Every summer I know the challenge of pulling it off in a satisfactory manner. I usually only achieve it for a few days each summer.
The rest of the days are skewed one direction or another. I spend the whole day with my family, then scramble to meet deadlines. Or I work and research, then feel guilty that my kids are bored and want to do stuff with me. Yes, they should be able to entertain themselves – and they are usually pretty good about diving into a book. But it seems foolish to not spend time with your kids while they still want to be with me.
Now that summer has passed, I try to remember all that I've learned and fiddle with the balance of our lives. Maybe I'll have a better handle on it next summer. There's always hope, right?
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Most Inspirational Blogs of 2011
This is my last 2011 recap post, I promise. I almost skipped it, but I couldn't not take a few minutes to share my list of my most inspirational blogs.
My inspiration is as varied as my interests! If any of these are new to you, I hope you check them out. What blogs are on your most inspirational list?
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Word of the Year – Nurture
Continuing with the tradition of the last two years, I'm choosing a word of focus for the year 2012. Last year's word, direction, has served me well. I still struggle with spreading myself too thin, wanting to do too many things; but I've made progress in focusing on what's most important right now.
Over the course of my quest for direction, I noticed my motives for many of the things I "want" to do were related to other people. For example, my desire to learn to play the piano; I do want to learn to play the piano, but making the time necessary was creating more stress than pleasure. But I pushed on hoping my practices would inspire my children to practice – it didn't. Part way through the year, I put that goal aside for now.
I hit me again several times in December. Things I love about Christmas became filled with drama, like how many kinds of cookies we need on hand for Santa and our advent drawers. I love the activities that go with Christmas, but I kept hearing how my kiddos didn't feel it was enough and I struggled with feeling the joy of the season. I started asking myself, what do I need to feel the spirit of Christmas? What does taking care of me look like? Because truthfully trying to make Christmas magical for my kids wasn't working for me.
By the end of the year, my word of focus for 2012 emerged. It seems a little selfish, but I don't think it is. I need to nurture myself to nurture others. The more I think about my words from the last few of years, they are part of the same journey. There's a flow between progress, direction and nurture. Here's to enjoying the journey!
What's your word for the 2012?
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Israel's Ties to Apartheid South Africa Cannot Be Washed Away
Israel would like to forget its dealings with apartheid South Africa and South American dictators. Nelson Mandela reminded us that we can't.
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Richard Wayne Crowder was convicted this weekend for sending blood-smeared letters threatening President Barack Obama, local judges and a federal agent, the Roanoke Times reported.
The Virginia prison inmate pleaded not guilty but offered no defense during a two-day trial.
Crowder was an inmate at Red Onion State Prison when he mailed the letters to the Roanoke and Roanoke County Circuit Court clerks' offices last summer. In the letters, Crowder claimed to have hepatitis C and AIDS. He later told federal agents and prosecutors he was not HIV positive but did have hepatitis and wanted to infect anyone who touched his letters.
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The Smoking Gun reports that the sisters of Pi Beta Phi are out of control.
At a March 6 party sponsored by the group's Ohio University chapter, attendees engaged in sex acts, used plates as "missiles" during food fights, vomited on carpets, defecated in urinals, and tried to tear off the clothes of a female bartender….
In a letter of complaint, the director of the local art center used for the party wrote,
The professional bartender hired for the event personally witnessed [blogger: personally] a couple engaging in sexual congress, while surrounded by a throng. The catering team interrupted two of your members [blogger: who needs fraternities?] engaging in sexual relations under one of the banquet tables. In her statement, the bartender noted that she feared for her safety when a number of guests attempted to tear off her clothing….
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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Gov. Nathan Deal said this week that it would be a "good solution" if Southern Co. absorbed more of the extra costs incurred while building new reactors at Plant Vogtle.
The Republican told WSAV-TV that the state's Public Service Commission must ultimately decide whether Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power can increase its construction budget by $737 million. The utility has announced it cannot meet its original $6.1 billion budget to build two reactors.
Customers will pay the cost of building the new plant, unless utility regulators block the company from passing along construction costs they find objectionable.
"There are certainly points to be made on the side of those who say the company should absorb more of the cost and not pass it on to ratepayers. Certainly if that could be done, that would be a good solution," Deal told the TV station. "But I think we can't lose sight of the fact that those two nuclear reactors will be the first new nuclear reactors in the United States in several decades, and it's in my opinion a necessary impact of keeping the state of Georgia with adequate power resources."
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The reason why Ed Miliband is the correct man for the job of saving our Country has been revealed by a very interesting source... and its a shocker.
The source is based right within the Union of Superheroes and is believed to be called Peter Parker. Peter believes that Ed is the right man to save the World from the Tombies (Zombie Tories) because he's a geek, just like every other superhero who has gone before him (except Batman).
Being a geek gives a politician powers way beyond that of your usual politician. It gives him brains and a cloak of disguise he can wear to the houses of Parliament. No one suspects that the Geek is on the tail of the baddies, until of course he puts on his superhero suit by night and becomes saviour of the whole planet.
This is what the Union of Superheroes hopes Ed will do, but so far he hasn't answered their call. Sources from inside Labour HQ say that this is because he's having trouble deciding which superhero suit to wear.
He knows it has to be red, but he doesn't know if he wants wings or just a jet propelled rocket launcher attached to the back of it. Ed has never been very good at fashion, unlike his brother David, who would have known exactly what to wear. But the superheroes didn't want David, because he was too obvious.
Just like in the labour leadership race, being a flash harry lost him the top job. The Tombies would have recognised him immediately as the leader of Superheroes and would have been on his case within days of being elected.
Peter Parker believes the superheroes need Ed to make a decision very quickly now, because he believes the Tombies to have been active in yesterday's peaceful student protests.
He has been informed by a reliable source that the riots where hijacked by prominent student Tombies from the Young Conservative Party. They turned the peace into chaos when they hijacked a police van and tried to vandalise its flashing blue lights.
This is a very serious incident indeed because it seems the Tombies are trying to make lefty students look like hooligans. Its a very worrying turn of events because it shows the Tombies are growing in number. In the Spring their were just the three of them, David Cameron, George Osborne and Grant Shapps, but now there's a new generation...all waiting to prey on poor people.
Peter Parker issued this message last night from deep with Superhero HQ in New York. "My advice to Ed tonight is to ask David for fashion advice. Tell him you're going to a fancy dress party, tell him whatever you want but just make the decision, get the suit sorted out, and start fighting the fight."
Labour HQ has neither confirmed nor denied any of the previous facts. The wait for Ed's answer continues.
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Sergio Pininfarina, son of Pininfarina founder Battista Farina, passed away in his home in Turin, Italy, in July, 2012.
He originally started working for the family design business in the 1950s and during his reign was responsible for some impressive cars, including the Fiat 124 Spider, Peugeot 406 Coupe, the Ferrari Testarossa and more recently the Ferrari Enzo and Sintesi concept.
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Whether you're counting your pennies or trying to assemble a world-class homebrewing system, you can build a combination mash tun/lauter tun to meet your needs.
This is a look at three types and how to make them. The first two, in common use, are the double plastic bucket and the retrofitted picnic cooler. The third is the ultimate, tricked-out, gonzo 15- to 20-gallon model. This has some interesting features that you may choose to
incorporate into your own dream system at some point.
All mashing vessels have certain things in common: a chamber, preferably insulated, to hold the grain; a false bottom below the chamber with slots or holes just large enough to prevent the crushed grain bits and husks from falling through; a small space underneath the false bottom; and a drain or spigot to run out the wort from under the false bottom. In addition some method of gently sprinkling hot sparge water on top of the grain bed is needed.
Generally, the more insulation around the tun, the better. Coolers come well endowed. But if you do choose to obtain a double bucket setup, you'll need to arrange some insulation—foam, a blanket, something—or else the heat drop will affect the mash in progress.
Grain depth is important. For the homebrewer eight to 12 inches is probably optimum. You want it deep enough to form a good filter bed to separate wort from the grain and clarify the liquid but not so deep that the flow is difficult. As far as size goes, the volume of the mash you put in the tun will be up to the same volume as the batch you're brewing, with the exception of really strong beers—over 1.085 specific gravity—which will be somewhat larger.
You can get by with a five-gallon bucket for five-gallon batches, but the mash will often be right up to the top. With coolers it is probably a good idea to have 50 to 100 percent extra capacity (7.5 to 10 gallons) to allow your sparging device to fit under the insulated lid.
Also, it is a good idea to minimize the volume in the area under the false bottom. This avoids some of the hydraulic problems caused by the suction of wort leaving the vessel. Two inches is the absolute max, but commercial breweries use as little as a quarter of an inch.
The Double Bucket
- Two identical 5-gallon buckets
- Spigot with fittings
- Drill with 1/8-inch bit
- Plastic hose
- Insulation
- Screen mesh
The double bucket mash/lauter tun is the cheapest to put together and works perfectly well. It's durable and can be used for everything from wheat beers to barley wines. This system is fabricated from two identical five-gallon buckets, the kind they'll sell you for 50 cents at the burger joints (or more upscale food storage containers from the restaurant supply house) nested together. Most people drill about a thousand 1/8-inch holes through the innermost bucket, allowing it to serve as a screen to separate malt from wort. You might prefer to cut out part of the bottom and replace it with screen wire, as this takes one-tenth as much time.
You will need to attach a spigot as low as possible on the side of the outer bucket. Most homebrew supply shops sell a plastic drum tap designed for this purpose. Ideally, the tap should be fitted with a plastic hose so the wort doesn't splash into the receiving bucket below, aerating it and creating the potential for oxidation trouble later.
Drill or cut a hole of appropriate size, push the valve through, then tighten the nut down on the rubber washers on the inside to seal. Be sure to tighten well and avoid twisting when hot, as expansion can cause the plastic parts to loosen.
You may find what you need for a spigot at the hardware store, but getting the right fittings to seal tightly through the plastic wall can be a challenge. For valves use ball valves rather than the faucet type, as ball valves open quickly.
To go through the side of the container, you may have luck finding a good bulkhead fitting. The most common bulkhead fittings are flare or compression fittings. These aren't the ideal options for your needs because they complicate your ability to fit a valve on the end. If you can find a short length (two to three inches) of brass 1/4- to 1/2-inch NPT (standard plumbing) pipe, a good hardware or plumbing supply shop ought to be able to thread the whole length of it. The threaded pipe can serve as your bulkhead fitting.
If you want the cheapest possible vessel, drill a very clean hole (a wood-boring brad point works best) through the side where the valve would go. Insert a length of vinyl tubing that is 1/8-inch larger in diameter than the hole, forming a very tight fit. The hose can be pinched shut with one of those plastic shut-off clips. Perfectly functional, just not too sexy.
For the false bottom the most readily available choice is bronze window screen. Cut it 1/4-inch larger than the size desired, and fold the edges under to hide the loose ends. This can be attached to the cut-out bottom of the inner bucket with eight small (3/16- by 1/2-inch) stainless steel machine screws, evenly spaced around the edges. If you can find stainless steel screen material, you can be assured of having something absolutely inert. It's cheap at the scrapyards but brutally expensive ($10-plus per square foot) when purchased new.
Once you've got the false bottom and spigot affixed, you'll need to arrange for some kind of insulation. The simplest is a layer of plastic, such as a garbage bag, topped with a heavy blanket or sleeping bag. Those silver "emergency blankets" work nicely, as they are water resistant.
For something more enduring in the wet environs of the brewery, you should think about making something out of foam insulation. The Styrofoam jackets that come on the 6.5-gallon acid-bottle carboys are a good starting point, if you have one of them. Just take a thin serrated knife or keyhole saw and carve the thing up to work for you.
Cut one deep slot down the side to accommodate the spigot as you drop the mash buckets into the jacket. The edges can be finished with duct tape. If you save the portion removed for the spigot and cut off the lower inch or two, you can pop it in place, maybe secured with self-adhesive Velcro strips, to complete the insulation.
You can also use foil-faced building insulation (polyisocyanurate), to fashion any kind of jacket you want. Cut it with a sharp matte knife, and finish edges and assemble with duct tape.
Picnic Cooler Mash Tun
- Picnic Cooler
- Spigot with fittings or other draining system
- Copper water pipe
- Copper tees and elbows
- Hack saw or Dremel tool
- Screen mesh or perf plate
- Sheet stainless steel or sturdy plastic
- Gasket such as vinyl tubing
Picnic coolers are very popular mash tuns and are also quite easy to make. The use of an insulated container with a spigot already in place saves a lot of effort.
Coolers come in many sizes and shapes; you will want one up to twice the size of the batch you're brewing. For five-gallon batches, 36 to 48 quarts is good. This size gives you plenty of headroom for a sparge arm under the lid. Don't go larger than this, or the grain bed will be too shallow for decent filtering action.
Round and rectangular coolers are available. Round ones are somewhat preferable because they keep the mash in a more compact mass, resulting in less heat loss, and you can use a rotating sparge arm. But rectangular ones work fine, too, so it's up to you.
The most common form of the cooler-mash tun uses a copper manifold instead of the usual false bottom. This arrangement is not unique to homebrewing. Anheuser-Busch uses a similar devise for lautering, called a strainmaster. An advantage of the copper manifold is that it solves hydrolic problems sometimes caused by too much space under a false bottom.
The homebrew version uses a branching network of slotted copper pipe connected to the spigot. Wort flows from the mash into the slits, through the pipes, and out the spigot. Since every cooler is different, you'll want to customize the design of your manifold to work best in your vessel. The goal is to evenly space the pipes throughout the cooler, about three inches apart.
The common design in a rectangular cooler is a pitchfork-shaped arrangement. In a circular cooler moth antennae may be a better model. It is best to get a big sheet of paper and draw a line to indicate the shape of the inside bottom of the cooler. Locate the spigot, then draw your design. When you start cutting pipe, you can trial-fit the thing together right on the paper.
Use 1/2-inch diameter copper water pipe. This fits neatly into the tees and elbows designed for it, so no solder is required (which is good, since even lead-free solder is bad for beer), and everything comes apart for easy cleaning. If the fittings seem a little loose, they may be tapped gently with a hammer to pinch a little tighter, but don't overdo it.
A hacksaw makes acceptable slots for wort drainage. Saw halfway through the pipe, placing a cut about every half an inch. If you prefer, use a Dremel tool (die grinder) with an abrasive cutoff wheel, which will make narrower slots.
Every cooler has a different arrangement for the drain valve—which means you need to use a little ingenuity hooking up the manifold inside and a ball valve outside. You may want remove the existing valve or drain-plug assembly entirely, or simply jam a piece of appropriate size copper tubing into or through the opening. Many times, especially in the round coolers, the spigot unbolts, leaving a hole just over 1/2 inch through which pipe may be run and sealed with silicone bathtub caulk. By the way, silicone is the only sealant/adhesive readily available that may be used in contact with beer.
If you prefer, a false-bottom works just as well in a cooler as a manifold. (See the discussion below regarding materials and design.)
As you can see, there are many ways to build a basic mash tun. What you end up with depends on what's readily available and on your ingenuity in fitting all the pieces together. The next tun is a little more flashy for larger batches, but the add-ons and methods work great for any tun you can think up.
Gonzo Tricked-Out Lauter Tun for 15-20 Gallon Batches
- Stainless steel beer kegs
- Food-grade plastic buckets
- Spigot with fittings or other draining system
- Screen mesh or perf plate
- Sheet stainless steel or sturdy plastic
- Gasket such as vinyl tubing
A bigger lauter/mash tun can be built along the same lines as the ones described above by using bigger vessels. Stainless steel beer kegs or food-grade plastic "trash cans" are the vessels of choice, although many other vessels can serve just as well. Working with beer kegs requires specialized tools (translation: "pain in the neck"), and the properties of kegs aren't really needed in a lauter tun. You're better off using a food-grade plastic container. A 32-gallon bucket is suitable for making 20 to 25 gallons of beer. With brews larger than that the grain bed becomes too deep, and a larger container is required.
If you outfit a beer keg with a false bottom because you think you'll put it on the stove to do a step mash, be advised that this doesn't work very well. Although manufacturers are selling these systems, the screen blocks heat from flowing from the bottom of the pot to the mash on top. The stuff on the bottom can scorch, since there is no way to get in there to stir it up. If you want to do step mashes, you should do them in your brew kettle, then transfer to the lauter tun for runoff and sparging.
The size and weight of the wet grain puts additional demands on the engineering of the large lauter tun. The false bottom must be either pretty sturdy stuff or supported by a number of small legs spaced evenly across it. For a perforated bottom look in junkyards or industrial surplus stores for sheet metal with pre-punched holes called "perf plate." If you must, you can make this yourself with sheet metal and a drill. If you're using screen mesh rather than perf for the bottom, it needs to be supported on a piece of sheet stainless steel or sturdy plastic (polypropylene, high-density polyethylene, nylon, polycarbonate) with slots or holes cut out of it.
It is a good idea to put one or two handles on the screen or perf false bottom so that it may be removed from the bottom of the vessel without a fight. Again, make sure the screen is above the level of the valve and its attaching nut. In an ideal world the drain would come off the bottom rather than lowest point on the side, but this complicates things.
If you can figure out a way to do it manageably, this is the best way, as it minimizes the volume under the false bottom. It may be smart to put a gasket around the outside of your false bottom to get a better seal. A length of 1/4- to 3/8-inch vinyl tubing slit along one side works perfectly.
A vacuum gauge is a useful addition to a large lauter tun, because there can be considerable suction if the mash is run off too fast, causing compaction of the mash. With a gauge you can monitor this and cut down the outflow in the early part of runoff, limiting the suction. Later, when the bed is well-established, the tap can usually be opened full bore.
The gauge should be attached to a piece of stiff tubing (plastic, copper, etc.), which goes through the false bottom to the space underneath. One brewer found his gauge at a surplus store; it was originally a pressure gauge from a CPR training dummy. He opened up the case and bent a little wire so the gauge now registers vacuum as well as positive pressure. It's very sensitive, and the needle moves with the slightest drop in pressure under the false bottom.
Easy Additions
Each of the tuns described above can be improved with a few simple additions.
One good idea is to put a swan neck on the spigot. This brings the outflow up to a level above the false bottom, and using it prevents air from becoming trapped below the screen, creating suction and, thus, outflow problems. This may be a short length of metal tubing that connects to the spigot on one end and the plastic hose on the other. Most times these swan necks can swivel to adjust their height. The same effect can be achieved by just bringing the tubing up to the level of the false bottom before it goes on down to the receiving bucket.
A thermometer probe is another accessory that makes life easier. One with a short stem interferes less with insertion and removal of the false bottom. A dial-type thermometer can be installed with a compression bulkhead fitting. Just find a fitting of the same size as the stem diameter, and drill it through to allow the thermometer to go all the way in. Attach the thermometer using the metal compression ring; a small rubber O-ring makes a more temporary installation.
If you can swing it, another thermometer, inserted into a "tee" fitting just before the sparging arm will display the temperature of the sparge water as it falls on the mash. This will be lower than it is in the hot liquor kettle, and knowing its temperature can be very helpful in maintaining proper sparge temperature.
A 1/4-inch compression tee can be used; a standard laboratory glass thermometer is inserted into one of the sides and sealed with a small rubber O-ring in place of the metal compression ring. Be sure the bulb of the thermometer is just touching the fluid stream. Also, mount the thermometer so it is out of the way and unlikely to get snagged and broken. A dial-type thermometer without the hazards of glass can be used.
Sparge Arms, Sprinklers, etc.
There are many ways to drizzle water on top of your mash bed. The idea is to let the water flow evenly over the top of the bed without disturbing it. A mechanism connects to a container of hot water and is fed by gravity or a pump. It may be built into the lid of the lauter tun or hooked to the sides in some fashion.
The simplest device is 1/4- to 3/8-inch copper tube, bent into a loop that fits the shape of the vessel. Holes or slots on one side allow water to sprinkle out. The smaller the holes, the more spray-like the effect. Drill-holes of 1/32-inch will be about right. Place them about every 1/2-inch.
If you cut slots with a hacksaw, just barely cut through the wall of the tubing. A razor saw, available at hobby or art stores, will make a better, finer cut. Be sure to bend the tube into the appropriate shape before drilling or sawing.
The rotating sparge arms made by Listermann Manufacturing are especially useful. They are simple, durable, and come in a variety of sizes.
Be sure to remember that the first cloudy wort that gets recirculated through the mash has chunks in it that will clog the small holes in your sparge arm. The wort needs to be gently floated on top of the grain bed without disturbing it.
So there you have a number of ways, from simple to complicated, to capture the precious juice of the barleycorn. Whatever variation you choose, your all-grain beer will be delicious.


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It's time again to talk about the interesting vulnerabilities of the past quarter in the next episode of our ResearchCast series. Our ResearchCast series is an information sharing platform, where at the end of each quarter we talk about the on-goings in the security industry including vulnerability trends, 0-days, and some interesting vulnerabilities.
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Sir, 5 mm stone formed in my right kidney. My age is 23. I consulted a doctor, he suggested some medicine n said drink more thn 4 ltrs of water per day. And I'm following wt he said. Pls tell me any other tips n how much long it take to come out.
Sir, I am a medical student I am having foamy bubbly urine from last 1.5 years I had done many usg and urine test I have a kidney stone of 5.5 mm in left kidney Nothing else seen all normal Even protien So cam you tell me tge cause of this urine.
Stones in the urinary system are referred as 'Renal Calculi'. These kidney stones are not exactly stones, but are actually hard deposits of minerals that can form anywhere within the urinary tract - kidney or the bladder. There are many conventional forms of treatment available to eradicate a stone, but Homeopathy medicines offer a much more simpler and efficient way in taking care of the kidney stones. Let us have a look at how effective these are.
Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are known to form when the urine becomes too concentrated. The primary reason for such condition could be dehydration. Kidney stones are extremely painful. Pain can be felt in the lower back or, the lower abdomen. There can be a heaviness in the urinary tract often followed by bleeding. It also changes the color of the urine to a pinkish brown. The patient may also experience nausea and vomiting.
What causes kidney stones?
As stated earlier, lack of water can be a major reason for the formation of stones. The chances of kidney stone reoccurring in a person multiplies several times if a person is not in the habit of drinking water. There are also a few food products that are high in salt that may help in the formation of stones. In conventional medications, there is no foolproof method to dissolve the stone and it often involves surgery. The operation has to be followed by months of post-operative recuperation that can be physically daunting for the patient. Also, there are chances that the stones can reoccur at any point in time. This is where homeopathy differs drastically from the conventional methods.
How does homeopathy help in renal calculi?
The biggest advantage of using homeopathy is that it treats the body as the whole. The physician would understand the patient first before imparting the treatment. The latter's lifestyle, his food habits and his stress factors are discussed in detail to get the complete picture of the type of medications to give. The other biggest advantage of using homeopathy is that there is no surgery involved. They treat the symptoms by naturally dissolving the stones, and the chances of reoccurrence are next to nil. There are several homeopathic medicines for different types of stones. There are even differing types of medicinal products for left side kidney stone, and right side one. A type of medicine - Canthari, is widely used for treating kidney stones with a burning sensation. The homeopathy physician would be in a better position to diagnose once the causes are identified. However, care should be taken that the medicines should be taken only in the prescribed format and as per the guidance of the physician.
Homeopathy is safe
Of all the important functionalities of homeopathy, the biggest is undoubtedly that it does not cause any side effects and are very effective. Since it treats the condition and symptoms from within, the chances of getting a stone in the urinary tracts are minuscule when using homeopathy medicine.
My prostrate volume is 45 cc. I am a diabetic. I am aged 56 years. Since 1 week I am having back ache also.
My husband is 37 years old. When he urines in toilet, sometimes his urine drops splash on toilet seat. Sometime later small red ants surround to his urine drops. I saw this several days. Does my husband have diabetes? He feels tired most of the time. Please answer.
I am 42 year old male. It is very irritative for me to urinate. After urination there is more pain in front low part of my penis. It will not end & continued for hours together. It is also very difficult for me to have my motion every day. I am suffering from this from many days. Kindly advice me.
I have no any problem I went for medical fitness test. Doctors have told me that you have 7 mm stone in your right kidney. Then I went for CT IVP. In CT IVP there is no radio dense calculus is seen. 15.2×14. 6 mm sized cortical cyst is seen in the mid pole of kidney. Both adrenal glands are normal. Both kidney are normal size, shape and architecture. They show normal contrast uptake and excretion. The cortical medullary pattern appears normal. No evidence of hydronephrosis. Peri renal spaces and pera renal fascias appear normal. No radio dense calculus is seen. Both ureters are normal in course, calibre and wall thickness. IMPRESSION: *Left simple cortical renal cyst. *Right? Partial PUJ Obstruction/extra renal pelvis (more likely, a normal variant) *Mild splenomegaly. *Faecal loaded colon. Please advice me this CT IVP report tells normal or not. Right now my health is good. I have no any medical problem. This test is required only for medical fitness test.
Urinary incontinence is the inability to hold urine in the bladder because of loss of control of the bladder. The severity may range from temporary to chronic, depending on the cause of this disease. Urinary incontinence is more common in women than men and can be categorized into three types.
Types and symptoms of urinary incontinence
Stress incontinence: this incontinence may occur while participating in any physical activity such as a sudden cough, laugh, sneezing or exercising. The stress here refers to the sudden physical pressure that a person experiences, leading him/her to urinate involuntarily.
Urge incontinence: a sudden, involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causes an urgency to urinate. This urgency can be formed by a sudden change in position or sex.
Overflow incontinence: this is more common in men with prostate gland problems, damaged bladder or blocked urethra. The person has an urge to urinate frequently but in small amounts.
Causes of urinary incontinence
There are a number of causes of urinary incontinence ranging from aging to cancer and physical damage to the neurological disorder.
1. Aging: with age, the bladder muscle weakens and the chances of incontinence increases.
Damage: since the pelvic muscles support the bladder any damage to it (surgery or any procedure to remove the uterus) can lead to urinary incontinence.
2. Enlarged prostate: enlargement of the prostate gland in older men may give rise to this condition.
Cancer: urinary incontinence may be associated with untreated prostate cancer, which is a side effect of treatments for it.
3. Menopause: estrogen is a hormone that keeps the lining of bladder and urethra healthy. After menopause the production of estrogen is decreased, increasing the chances of urinary incontinence.
4. Prevention: urinary incontinence is not preventable but some steps can be taken to reduce the risk of it. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, avoiding smoking, practicing pelvic floor exercises, avoiding caffeine and acidic foods and eating more fiber to prevent constipation can help decreasing the risk of it.
15.2×14. 6 mm sized cortical cyst is seen in the mid pole of kidney. Is there any problem due to this. Advice me please.
I have no any problem I went for medical fitness test. Doctors have told me that you have 7 mm stone in your right kidney. Then I went for CT IVP. In CT IVP there is no radio dense calculus is seen. 15.2×14. 6 mm sized cortical cyst is seen in the mid pole of kidney. Both adrenal glands are normal. Both kidney are normal size, shape and architecture. They show normal contrast uptake and excretion. The cortical medullary pattern appears normal. No evidence of hydronephrosis. Peri renal spaces and pera renal fascias appear normal. No radio dense calculus is seen. Both ureters are normal in course, calibre and wall thickness. IMPRESSION: *Left simple cortical renal cyst. *Right? Partial PUJ Obstruction/extra renal pelvis (more likely, a normal variant) *Mild splenomegaly. *Faecal loaded colon. Please advice me this CT IVP report tells normal or not. Right now my health is good. I have no any medical problem. This test is required only for medical fitness test.
I have kidney stone 7 mm. Also I'm having stomach pain with black stool. Which foods should I avoid for the above problems?
I am a female of 22 years and in winters I face a bed wetting problem. 2-3 times every month I face this problem. Sometimes I wake up just before I feel the need to pee and sometimes I wake up after peeing. And also I face an urge of peeing 24*7. How to cure this? And which kind of medical practitioner should I refer to. General physician or someone else? Also I live in delhi please suggest me a doctor. I have been facing this problem since 3-4 years.
One of the most common issues with old age in men is the enlarged prostate. Any difficulty with urination (no constant stream, difficulty initiating, or incomplete emptying of the bladder for instance), and the first suspect is an enlarged prostate. These symptoms are followed by a digital rectal exam to check for an enlarged prostate. Once confirmed, the next step is to check for levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). If both the exam and the PSA are positive, it could mean prostate cancer. As with any cancer, it is believed that sooner it is diagnosed and the treatment is started, the better.
Historically, the best way to rule out the prostate cancer had been to do a prostate biopsy. This is a minor invasive procedure, wherein biopsies are taken from various regions of the prostate which are known to develop cancer (about 12). A disadvantage of this procedure includes missing out on the front part of the prostate which can also develop cancer. Secondly, it is not a very pleasant experience and given a chance, most men would not want to have it done.
There is good news for these men who would like to avoid prostate biopsies. The first is the multiparametric MRI which uses no x-rays and is considered very safe with extremely accurate results. This MRI exam requires about an hour, and once the images are obtained, the doctor will analyse these images and check for several parameters to assess for prostate cancer. The absence of cancer can be confirmed with up to 90% accuracy, which is far greater than with usual biopsies. If there is a possibility of cancer, then a biopsy can be done to confirm it.
Also, these images indicate the exact region where cancer likely is, and this guides the doctor to biopsy only where absolutely essential. The chances of false positive and false negative results are reduced drastically. The one disadvantage here is that MRI detected biopsies usually tend to be of a higher grade which requires immediate treatment.
Another way to reduce chances of the biopsy by 30% to 50% is by the 4K test. It helps detect a variety of prostate issues including cancer. It can be used once higher levels of PSA is identified and before going for a biopsy. It combined 4 prostate-specific biomarkers with clinical information to accurately provide men with a risk of developing prostate cancer. It can be used even after negative biopsies to confirm the diagnosis of prostate cancer.
These two measures can drastically reduce the incidence of prostate biopsies, which is neither pleasant for the patient nor very effective for the doctor.
Hi, Almost 15 day I got urine infection, even consultant the doctor so after test he gave medicine but still I am feeling giddiness ,very tired without doing any work.
Anytime i pee my urine smell like pee that have been kept in a plastic for days. May I know the reason please.
My daughter is 4 years old, few days back she hold her urine almost for 7-8 hours and now she feels pain while passing urine. Also she is going toilet in every hour.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are bacterial infections in the urinary system. They're very common and usually not serious, though there can be exceptions.
Your urinary tract includes your bladder, kidneys, ureters (two tubes that go from your kidneys to your bladder), and urethra (how urine goes out of your body from your bladder).
If you have a UTI in your kidneys, doctors call it pyelonephritis. If it's in your bladder, the medical term is cystitis.
Who Gets Urinary Tract Infections?
Anyone can. But UTIs are more likely if you:
- Are a woman
- Have had UTIs before
- Have a condition that affects your bladder's nerve supply (including diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injuries)
- Have been through menopause
- Are overweight
- Have something that blocks the passage of urine, such as a tumor, kidney stone, or an enlarged prostate
- Use a contraceptive diaphragm or spermicide for birth control
- Have a catheter, a tube placed into the bladder to drain urine from the bladder into a bag outside the body
- Are a man who has sex with men, has HIV infection, or hasn't been circumcised
Most of these traits also raise the chance that a simple bladder infection may become a more serious kidney infection, or turn into sepsis (an infection that has gotten into your bloodstream). For pregnant women, a kidney infection can raise the odds of delivering a baby too early.
- Most UTIs are due to bacteria that are normally found in your gut, such as E. coli. Other bacteria that can cause them include staphylococcus, proteus, klebsiella, enterococcus, and pseudomonas.
- Some bladder infections in both men and women are linked to two sexually transmitted bugs: Chlamydia trachomatis and mycoplasma. Another parasite, trichomonas, can cause similar symptoms.
- Women are more likely to get urinary tract infections, because the tube that goes from the bladder to the outside (the urethra) is much shorter than in men. Because the urethral opening is closer to the anus in women, it's easier for bacteria from stool to get into the female urethra. A urinary tract infection may be linked to sex.
- In men, a bladder infection is almost always a symptom of another condition. Often, the infection has moved from the prostate or some other part of the body. Or it may mean that a tumor or something else is blocking or interfering with the urinary tract.
- Chronic kidney infections in children sometimes happen because of a structural problem that allows urine to flow back from the bladder to the kidneys (reflux), or because the bladder doesn't empty completely.


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HELLENIC Division One West runaway leaders Brimscombe & Thrupp ended Binfield's cup season with a battling 2-1 win in the third round of the Hellenic Challenge Cup.
It was the Moles' third defeat in a row, with all the goals coming in the first half.
They fell behind in the 10th minute when Mishy Green's bullet header found the roof of the net despite Dan Weait's efforts to keep it out.
Garry Sargeant pulled the scorers level after 32 minutes but the visitors' lead didn't last long as they conceded a second just 10 minutes later when Ben Prictor's free-kick sailed into the top corner.
Finchampstead were also beaten by Division One West opponent as they lost 3-1 to Tytherington Rocks in the Challenge Cup.
Finch's goal came via the penalty spot from Sean Cahill.
Matt Jones was on the scoresheet twice but could not prevent Wokingham & Emmbrook slipping to a 3-2 defeat at Thame United in the Hellenic Premier Division.
The scores were locked at 1-1 until a frenetic ending, which saw three goals scired in the last four minutes.
Thame goalscorers were Alex Stewart, Ben Gray and Dan West.
Wokingham are hoping to give a number of players some much-needed minutes in a friendly at Combined Counties Division One leaders Frimley Green on Wednesday evening (7.45pm ko).
Bracknell Town's top-of-the-table clash with Rayners Lane in Hellenic Division One East was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
Sandhurst Town produced a disastrous second-half display to go down 6-0 against Bedfont Sports in Combined Counties Premier Division.
Eversley & California beat Farleigh Rovers 6-1 thanks to a hat-trick from Neil Williams.
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The new story is that Morsi wasn't incompetent or an abusive ruler. He was undermined by the Deep State.
The Deep State... that sounds scary, right. It sounded so scary that Western diplomats turned a blind eye to Erdogan's human rights abuses in Turkey, including grandiose conspiracy theories that seemingly involved half the country. They went along because Erdogan was fighting the evil military "Deep State" in Turkey.
Now the media's Islamist apologists are reviving the Deep State as justification for Morsi's tyranny. The new story is that Morsi wasn't incompetent or an abusive ruler. He was undermined by the Deep State.
The current story is that the Deep State (drumroll) undermined Morsi's many non-existent reforms and sought to make him unpopular.
The streets seethe with protests and government ministers are on the run or in jail, but since the military ousted President Mohamed Morsi, life has somehow gotten better for many people across Egypt: Gas lines have disappeared, power cuts have stopped and the police have returned to the street.
Good government! It's a conspiracy. By the Secularist Deep State Militarists.
The Muslim Brotherhood and Mr. Morsi's supporters say the sudden turnaround proves that their opponents conspired to make Mr. Morsi fail.
This is what passes for logic in the Middle East. If your leader failed... that's just proof he was undermined.
"This was preparing for the coup," said Naser el-Farash, who served as the spokesman for the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade under Mr. Morsi. "Different circles in the state, from the storage facilities to the cars that transport petrol products to the gas stations, all participated in creating the crisis."
And Morsi's stupid decisions, like attempting to apply a means test to gasoline, surely had nothing to do with it. It was the... DEEP STATE.
Also when Morsi decided to repay Qatar for its support by buying natural their gas at premium prices, even though Egypt used to be an exporter, not an importer, that was probably the Deep State at work too.
Someone has to be blamed for it. And it can't be Morsi who was the victim of a deep deep conspiracy. Probably the Jews are involved.
But it is the police returning to the streets that offers the most blatant sign that the institutions once loyal to Mr. Mubarak held back while Mr. Morsi was in power. Throughout his one-year tenure, Mr. Morsi struggled to appease the police, even alienating his own supporters rather than trying to overhaul the Interior Ministry. But as crime increased and traffic clogged roads — undermining not only the quality of life, but the economy — the police refused to deploy fully.
Until now.
Might this failure by the police have something to do with Morsi's attempt to displace the police forces with Muslim Brotherhood militias?
Nah... it's the DEEP STATE.
When Mr. Mubarak was removed after nearly 30 years in office in 2011, the bureaucracy he built stayed largely in place. Many business leaders, also a pillar of the old government, retained their wealth and influence.
And many of Egypt's business leaders are Brotherhood members which is how it got to power so fast. But... but THE DEEP STATE.
Despite coming to power through the freest elections in Egyptian history, Mr. Morsi was unable to extend his authority over the sprawling state apparatus, and his allies complained that what they called the "deep state" was undermining their efforts at governing.
The Deep State didn't seem to prevent Morsi's thugs from rounding up, torturing and videotaping confessions from protesters. But maybe those protesters were also part of this evil DEEP STATE.
Meanwhile enjoy the amount of fact checking on the New York Times' Deep State Conspirazoid article.
Because of editing errors, an article on Thursday about suspicions among some Egyptians that the end of gas and electricity shortages since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi was evidence of a conspiracy to undermine him rendered incorrectly a description of the military's transition plan for Egypt given by Tahani el-Gebali, a former judge on the Supreme Constitutional Court; misidentified the interim president; and misstated his position before being appointed. Ms. Gebali discussed the plan only in broad terms and said that whoever was chief of the constitutional court would become interim president; she did not name a specific individual. The interim president is Adli Mansour, not Hazem el-Beblawi, and when he was named he was chief of the constitutional court, not the former chief. (Mr. Beblawi is the interim prime minister.)
The article also included an outdated reference to a television network that publicized the drive to oust Mr. Morsi. The network was founded by an Egyptian billionaire, Naguib Sawiris, but he no longer owns it; it is not "his" network.
I blame the Deep State for the New York Times' fact checking failures.


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5 Do's and Don'ts of Gamification [Infographic]
Gamification is the process of applying game-based elements and techniques in a non-game context. The aim of gamification is to engage learners and motivate them. It helps learners retain maximum information.
Games are everywhere. But, remember they are used for teaching and not to confuse learners. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that your game elements are related to the content. For the successful implementation of gamification, it is important to know its dos and don'ts.
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Minister says dangerous beach story a crock
Queensland Tourism Minister Jan Jarratt has dismissed a British tabloid report there are crocodiles on Fraser Island off the state's south-east.
The UK Telegraph newspaper lists the island as having one of the world's most dangerous beaches.
It says Fraser Island is notorious for dangerous rips, dingoes, sharks, jellyfish, deadly spiders and saltwater crocodiles.
However, Ms Jarratt says while a crocodile was seen on the western side of the island in 2009, croc sightings are extremely rare.
"I think along with the crocodile would be the 'drop bears' on Fraser Island," she said.
"This story really has come out of one of those typical Queensland sense of humour where someone built a story around a possibly ... fake crocodile.
"As I understand it it is very rare to have crocodiles south of Gladstone."
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Nerds crowdsource a sci-fi adventure that imagines the city as a post-apocalyptic wonderland.
The lesson of the sci-fi short below is clear: Don't be a jerk to your girlfriend, but really don't be a jerk if she has a bionic arm and is adept at making killer robots.
Tears of Steel is the latest release from the Amsterdam-based Blender Institute, a coalition of artists and programmers making open-source neatness with 3-D software. The film was partly funded by Google and computer-graphics giant NVIDIA, although a lot of the cash came from geeks around the world throwing in donations. Did they get their money's worth with this tale of thwarted love and bounding 'bots in the post-apocalyptic Netherlands?
As with anything that smells of sci-fi, that question can be hotly debated for weeks across the Internet. But what Blender's team did visually in just 12 minutes (seven months in real time) is impressive. The Amsterdam we know today lurks behind piles of smashed houses, unchecked vegetation and glowing growths of circuitry. The filmmakers found a naturally impressive base in the Oude Kerk, one of the oldest churches in Amsterdam, and gilded it with all kinds of special-effects wizardry.
Die-hard action fans will rejoice knowing that there is indeed one character who yells, "NOOOOOOOOO!" The costume design is pretty good, too, although the shirt that the monocled Brendan Gleeson-looking guy is wearing makes him seem like the victim of a mischievous yarn-bombing. You can watch Tears of Steel below; previous Blender projects are posted here, including a game starring an "evil rodent Frankie, who explores the forest seeking for other animals to harass."