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Few medications have captivated physicians more than statins. It is estimated that anywhere from 20 million to 40 million Americans now take drugs like Crestor, Lipitor, lovastatin, pravastatin or simvastatin.
There is a strong belief that statins save lives by preventing heart attacks and strokes. There is data to support that idea, but only for people with clearly diagnosed heart disease. In other words, patients who have substantial obstruction in their coronary arteries or who have suffered a heart attack do seem to benefit from statins.
Three fourths of the prescriptions that are written for such drugs, however, are for primary prevention. In other words, doctors are prescribing Crestor, Lipitor and simvastatin to healthy people who have no symptoms. These are people who may have "risk factors" for developing heart disease, but who are otherwise doing pretty well.
Is it logical for physicians to prescribe statins to healthy people in the hope that such drugs will extend their lives? If doctors truly believe in "evidence-based medicine," the answer has to be no. A recent analysis of 11 clinical trials involving over 65,000 people produced no evidence that statins saved lives (Archives of Internal Medicine, June 28, 2010).
Even though there is no good evidence that statins prolong life when prescribed for primary prevention, there is no doubt that these medications do cause side effects. Muscle pain and weakness are the most common complaints, but some people also report cognitive problems (memory and thinking not quite right), peripheral neuropathy and elevated blood sugar. There is even a report that statins are linked to cataracts (BMJ, May 20, 2010).
Nevertheless, some physicians find the idea of reporting stain side effects sacrilegious. One doctor offered this comment:
"The benefit to risk ratio of statins has been estimated at 400:1. As an endocrinologist with a focus on preventive cardiology I can assure your readers that far more "statin-phobic" patients are suffering and dying needlessly from preventable cardiovascular disease than are harmed by statins. Yet, the wildly exaggerated and irresponsible statin-bashing continues…
"By the mid 1990's muscle complaints went from rare to common very soon after the statin companies started direct to consumer advertising, which included FDA-mandated warnings about muscle symptoms (warnings which were due to the very rare cases of rhabdomyolysis). Now I deal every day with patients blaming every ache and pain (left knee pain, right shoulder pain, left thumb pain, woke up this morning with neck pain, you name it) on their statins, often with no logical temporal connection.
"And they are telling all their family, friends and neighbors about it. I believe that some people do have muscle symptoms from statins. I also believe that the vast majority of aches and pains that are blamed on statins are not due to statins, but rather to this mass public hysteria, fed by word of mouth and fueled by the media." M.D.A, MD
Well, we don't want to start a statin war, but we do wish physicians would stay on top of the medical literature. The most recent article in the Archives of Internal Medicine and an accompanying editorial should be required reading for any doctor who prescribes a drug like Crestor, Lipitor or simvastatin to someone without heart disease.


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My first wedding cake and only the second time making wired sprays, so I had many sleepless nights. It also had to be transported 250 miles but all components arrived safely. The cake was for the wedding of my nephew and his fiancee and was a rich chocolate bottom tier with white and dark chocolate ganache and a zingy lemon cake for the top tier. Both tasted lovely and the chef at the venue said they cut beautifully so I was very pleased. The brief was for ivory roses to match the bridal bouquet, shiny fondant and some "bling". I thought I would try making some cattleya orchids and filler flowers which worked out well. I used pearl beading instead of diamante as I thought it complemented the more traditional style of the cake. TFL.

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Russia bags IMF loan
The taxman cometh: Russian tax police rehearse a raid
President Yeltsin's dramatic speech on Tuesday, promising to push through tough economic reforms and restructure the tax system, has paid off: the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to release a $670m loan.
The IMF's Deputy Managing Director, Stanley Fischer, confirmed that the IMF leadership would recommend to its board of directors to provide the loan to Russia, and that the decision could come as early as Thursday.
The money is an instalment of a much larger $9.2bn loan. The IMF had frozen the funds, complaining that the Russian government was dragging its feet on tax reform and public spending controls.
After the meeting, Mr Chubais said Moscow and the Fund could now move on to discuss an additional financial package to support the rouble and restore confidence to Russia's financial markets. Russia has said it may need up to $15bn to rescue its economy.
Mr Fischer said, however, that talks on an additional billion-dollar loan could be difficult. "We agreed on a general approach that needed to be taken. We agreed that this could be a difficult negotiation because the measures are not easy."
He confirmed negotiations would "begin very soon", but that they could take "quite a while."
A spokesman for the Russian government acknowledged that negotations could last one to two months.
Mr Chubais, a former Deputy Prime Minister, had been appointed last week to liaise with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other western lending bodies.
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Sergei Kiriyenko, the Russian Prime Minister, said his government would cut spending by 42bn roubles ($6.8bn) whilst increasing tax revenues by 20bn roubles ($3.2bn).
The reforms were announced after President Boris Yeltsin described Russia's economic situation as "alarming" and set parliament a deadline to back his government's radical economic reforms. He threatened to push through the programme "by other means" should parliament not comply.
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Organised events are much safer than garden firework displays as there is little chance of spectators coming into contact with the explosives.
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Adriene Hill: Negotiators in Greece are reportedly close to a deal that would cut the mountain of debt the country owes its lenders. The Greek government had been trying to convince banks to take a 50 percent loss on Greek bonds but the figure could be higher than that. The AP is reporting investors might lose as much as 70 percent on their loans to Athens.
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And to understand how that would work, I called Carsten Brzeski. He's an economist at ING bank in Brussels. He says it all starts with the loss that banks would take on Greek bonds. a haircut. He told me that's people mean when they say haircut.
Werth: And so, say I'm a bank, and I own a $100 worth of Greek bonds. What exactly is a haircut going to mean for me?
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I loaned $85,000 hard money to someone with the promise of being repaid $125,000 within one year. However, it's been 16 months now and I want to pursue legal action. Is this possible? If so, what are the limitations of how much I can seek? (ie. triple damages, interest, legal fees, etc.) Thank you very much!
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Calling human smuggling an "attack on Canada's sovereignty," the government took steps Wednesday to shut down an alleged Romanian crime ring that has been shuttling migrants across a Quebec border crossing.
At a news conference in Stanstead, Que., where 85 Romanians have crashed the border in vehicles over the past 10 months, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said the government had designated the migrants as "irregular arrivals."
It was the first time Ottawa had used its new powers of designation, part of controversial immigration legislation passed in June. Refugees deemed irregular arrivals face a five-year ban on applying for permanent residence, sponsoring family members and receiving refugee travel documents.
"We must maintain the security of our borders," Mr. Kenney said.
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The 85 migrants crossed from the United States on Feb. 2, April 26, Oct.11, Oct. 19 and Oct. 23. Thirty have been arrested so far and another 10 have received letters advising them they are subject to the special measures. Thirty-five out of the 85 are children.
Authorities have so far been unable to find the remaining 45.
The existence of the Romanian smuggling ring was first reported by the National Post in late October. The crime ring charged $10,000 to $30,000 each for passage to Canada. Migrants were flown to Cancun, Mexico. They then crossed the border to Texas and travelled to Quebec in vans.
While most went to Toronto to make refugee claims, others have gone to cities such as Montreal, Thunder Bay, Ont., and Winnipeg. They are said to be indebted to the smugglers and made to repay what they owe by applying for welfare benefits and engaging in low-level organized crime.
The crackdown on the Romanian human smuggling network comes as Canadian officials are trying to deal with a surge in refugee claims from Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, which has been Canada's top source of asylum seekers for the past three years.
"We find it peculiar we would be getting more asylum claims from the European Union than Africa or Latin America or Asia," Mr. Kenney said.
Officials suspect some East Europeans are applying for refugee status so they can earn money temporarily in Canada. Then, they return to Europe, leaving Canadian taxpayers with the roughly $50,000 cost of processing each asylum claim.
The Romanian smuggling operation has been linked to a "distraction" crime ring in the Durham, Ont., region that targeted convenience stores, jewelers and seniors. As one suspect diverted the victims, the others would steal goods, stuffing them into pockets sewn into their clothing.
In September, police arrested 34 suspects and estimated they had collected over $2-million in social assistance benefits since January. Investigators identified more than $1-million in suspicious wire transfer overseas. More than 260 charges were laid.
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Hi. Sorry in advance this is long. My husband and I and possibly our daughters (who'll be 14 and 11) are planning to come to the Osa Peninsula next summer and I have a ton of questions! As background, husband is very athletic and fit and I am not! The girls love animals but don't love hiking - however, they did enjoy our last trip to Costa Rica in which we visited Arenal and Manuel Antonio. I'm the one driving the trip, and am mainly interested in the wildlife and relaxation.
We'd probably like to keep the trip to about 10 days or 11 max including travel from San Francisco, CA. I definitely want to stay at Bosque del Cabo for several days, and want to have them coincide with some of the days Fodors group is having a get together from June 27-July 4. Don't need to be there that whole time. Here are the things we'd like to do (or possibly do, partly depending upon whether our kids come):
1. Husband is a surfer and will want to surf. I know he can do this from BdC but it's a 10-min drive each way and we don't plan to have a car. I know he can get rides from the Lodge but less convenient than if we stayed for a few days closer to the surfing beaches. I know Encanta La Vida is right on the surfing beaches - thought of staying there but I hear from Tully it's not that great a place (though staff is nice) and is very hot. Also thinking of a few days at Iguana Lodge instead, but is that any closer to the surfing beaches than BdC? Husband is like an advanced intermediate surfer. He doesn't need to surf every day we are there, of course, maybe just a few days. I read on Iguana Lodge website there's a local surfer who will take you surfing (not teach but go with, which is fine for my husband) but I just wonder how far it is.
2. I'm trying to decide whether to go to Corcovado but am leaning towards yes. I'd love to try to see tapir, peccary (or even puma? I know that is not too likely though!) I know you will see most of the Corcovado wildlife at BdC, but tapir not as likely there, right? No way I can hike in to Corcovado - I am overweight and in no shape for that - I can hike around at a leisurely pace for a few hours IN the jungle but think we'd need to boat in or fly in.
-- Also not sure whether to stay overnight.
-- If boat, how likely we'll be seasick, assuming we are people who do get seasick?
-- If plane, how much does it cost and who do we contact?
3. Also considering Cano Island for snorkeling. Not sure kids will want to do it if they come - older daughter very afraid of jellyfish, having been stung in the past. I'd think I'd like to do it if they don't come, though again, should I be concerned about seasickness from boat ride there?
Other possible activities we might want to do are the animal sanctuary and, if in Drake's Bay, the bug lady night tour.
What is the best base for all those activities - Encanta La Vida, Puerto Jiminez (Iguana Lodge) or Drake Bay? I've read it's good to do these activities before getting to BdC as you then don't waste an extra hour each way in time and cost getting to where you'd start the activities. If we were based in Drake's Bay, how do we then get to BdC? It sounds confusing! After reading reviews, I was interested in
And can I fit all this in with 3-5 days at Bosque in the time frame mentioned?
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Hi. Sorry in advance this is long. My husband and I and possibly our daughters (who'll be 14 and 11) are planning to come to the Osa Peninsula next summer and I have a ton of questions! As background, husband is very athletic and fit and I am not! The girls love animals but don't love hiking - however, they did enjoy our last trip to Costa Rica in which we visited Arenal and Manuel Antonio. I'm the one driving the trip, and am mainly interested in the wildlife and relaxation.
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Just realized I didn't finish a sentence there - was trying to say After reading reviews, I was interested in staying at Finca Maresia in Drake Bay if we stayed there but I emailed them 6 days ago and haven't yet heard back.
Would it make any sense to stay at 3 places in the amount of time we have? Drake Bay, Then either Iguana Lodge or Encanta La Vida, and then Puerto Jiminez?
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Getting to La Sirena (which is in heart of Corcovado NP and where it is most likely to sse the baird tapir) is complicated. Since hiking is out of equation, you might take the boat from Drake Bay and air transfer by http://www.alfaromeoair.com/ from Puerto Jimenez. With boat rough sea is your enemy. With air only price.
If going to Drake Bay then fly Nature Air from SJO to DB first, and fly from DB to Puerto Jimenez (there are no flights from PJ to DB). You can stay first at BdC and then at surfing spot. There are nice easy breaks around Pan Dulce area where a home can be rented (just don't know if also for shorter period). Or your husband can drive a car to Cabo Matapalo beach (where best break in Corcovado is (also near is Encanta La Vida). So You will need a car here. Or rent a car in Puerto Jimenez and drive to Uvita/Dominical area where there are more chances for surfing. Second itinerary could be flying to Puerto Jimenez and staying several days at BdC and the transfering to Uvita. Your DH could surf while you can take tours either to Corcovado, Cano Island or inland. Very nice place to check is Tiki Villas Lodge http://www.tikivillas.com/ .
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We stayed at Finca Maresia and used it as our base to boat into Sirena for a two-night stay.
And, yes we did see a tapir. And were within 25 feet of a puma (we didn't see it--only smelled it--but another group came after us and took a picture of it--with their iPhone).
I would email Finca Maresia again--the owners run the place themselves, and might not have seen the message. It's a lovely place and a fantastic bargain.
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I wouldn't take Encanta la Vida out of consideration. We stayed there last year and really enjoyed it. If you do choose to stay there, I would strongly recommend the upper Deluxe Cabina. The two Deluxe Cabinas are the largest rooms on the property (we looked at all the rooms one day when we were the only guests there). I like the upper one because of the two decks and the views over the property. The wildlife viewing in the area is really good, and you would be very close to two possible surfing beaches (and a short walk to Matapalo). The food at Encanta was also excellent. Sure it's hot, but it's hot just about everywhere in the area. I was only uncomfortable one night out of four, but of course that depends on the weather.
I haven't done the Corcovado hike, but there's so much to see in the area that I really haven't felt the need to do it. From your description of what you're looking for (relaxation, easy hikes, surfing), I would either do a split stay at BdC/Encanta la Vida, or take xelas' advice and do a split between a BdC and someplace in Uvita. Keep in mind you would need a rental car in Uvita, since that area is spread out (but also beautiful). Have fun planning! The area is very special and you really can't go wrong.
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One other thing -- Iguana Lodge is also a great choice! The beach directly in front of it is stunning and perfect for swimming and boogie boarding (but I don't think so much for surfing). The food there is also great. There's not as much wildlife immediately around Iguana Lodge due to it's location, but the beach is spectacular. It doesn't sound like it's what you're after for this trip, but it's a fun and interesting place.
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At Encanta, the upper Deluxe was the one I stayed in. Really could use an update. The netting had holes in it and was so old & warped it would not close. The 2 decks were nice but seemed like every time I tried to go out there to relax, several of the gardeners would gather right below and discuss for a half hour cutting down a branch/tree. Then take the chainsaw to it. Got to be quite annoying. Maybe it was time of the year with so few guests.
But anyway, if you're going to stay down at Matapalo, I would stay much closer to the surfing beaches. I think honestly you'd be good with a split between BdC and Iguana Lodge, especially if surfing may only be 1-2 days.
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Thanks for the info, everyone. A few more questions:
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Oops, sorry that got sent before I actually got to ask the questions.
1. Tully, I thought that Encanta was about as close as you could get to the surfing beaches - if it isn't, what is closer? I'm thinking of Pan Dulce and Backwash - I know there's also Pavones but I don't want to stay there.
2. I thought I've seen some people say they stayed at Iguana a few days as a base of operations to do tours before going to BdC where it would be an extra hour or so each way and extra expense to get to tours. If so, then it might work for us, RKprov, and the kids might enjoy the swimming beach in front. But how far is it from there for husband to get to Pan Dulce and Backwash? Does it make more sense to just stay in Drake Bay first - is that closer to taking tours to Cano Island and entering Corcovado (keeping in mind we'd boat or fly in)?
3. xelas made it sound like the only way to get from Drake Bay to Puerto Jiminez (i.e. to transfer to BdC) would be to fly - is that right? That seems like a pain, and expensive. Has anyone else combined Drake Bay and BdC and gotten from one to the other without flying and, if so, how?
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You could also drive, but that would be subject to conditions (would not try in rainy season) and some rather challenging roads.
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Tully -- Maybe I'm just blocking out the things about Encanta I didn't like because it was my first trip to the Osa and I loved the area so much! I agree completely that it could use some updating, and the mosquito nets are definitely one area they could improve upon. Beds were just OK in general, but with four queen beds in the room we were able to get comfortable. I really did like the property in general though, and thought the location was pretty great -- my morning walk down to Pan Dulce (and especially Backwash) was my favorite part of the day. It was certainly a basic sort of accommodation, but that upper cabina did seem to be on a prime monkey route -- we generally saw at least three -- and sometimes all four -- varieties of monkey every day (we were there in Dec. 2011.)
Jane - Iguana Lodge is located out on Playa Platanares, which is fairly close to Puerto Jimenez, but not in the direction of Matapalo. (From Iguana Lodge, you have to go back to PJ before going out to the Matapalo area.) To get from Iguana Lodge to Matapalo is about an hour trip, I believe (but someone please correct me if I'm mistaken).
In answer to your other question, I think the easiest way to get from Drake Bay to PJ is to fly -- it's about a 10 min. flight and is not very expensive. If I were going to combine the two, that's definitely how I would do it (but I haven't been to Drake Bay yet).
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Jane there are 3 beaches. In order of coming in off the main road they are: Pan Dulce (calmest, for swimming), Backwash (often surfers & paddle boarders) and then Matapalo Beach, the one where there is usually the highest concentration of surfers. They often do the beginner surfing at Pan Dulce, as it has small waves on one end.
Re Drake, RK is correct, you can fly from DB to PJ (but not, I believe, vice-versa) for about $40 pp. A transfer would be pricey, I think last time I asked around it was $150-200.
RK you must have got to Encanta right after me. I left there on 12/01.
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ok thanks guys, this is very helpful. I emailed Finca Maresia again and this time got a reply right away. The owner there told me a taxi from Drake Bay to PJ would be about $125, but that doesn't get me to Matapalo. If we fly Drake Bay to PJ it's going to be about $160 but then also still need to get to Matapalo. But at least it would be faster I guess.
I think with your help I'm getting a handle on the beaches and the geography and how to get from one place to another now, kind of. I think it would be nice to stay at all three places if it's not too difficult, Drake Bay, Matapalo and Bosque (in that order)
So if we stayed at say Casa Bambu which says it's on Playa Pan Dulce, is it walking distance to the other two surf spots? or I was also looking at a place called Osa Clandestina that looks really nice, says 5-minute walk to the beach, I think Pan Dulce. Any other places you all recommend to consider that are on or within a short walk to these surf beaches?
And then lastly, how would we get from Matapalo to Bosque del Cabo for our last stop - I guess I should ask Bosque what they recommend!
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$125 is a really good rate I think. The Nature Air fare will possibly come down - last time I checked it was $38 pp for the 10 minute flight.
Casa Bambu is also down by Pan Dulce. I'm probably not the best keeper of time, I tend to dawdle, look at monkeys, etc, but I'd say it's about a 20 minute walk from Pan Dulce to Matapalo if you walk w/out stopping. The closest place to Matapalo I've seen is a place called Kapu, have only seen the outside. It is right across the road from the break. There was also a nice place before it, right at the curve of bamboo....I'll see if I can find the name.
I've also stayed at a place down there, about 3-4 minutes walk to Matapalo called Surfside Bungalows. Bungalows really nice, small pool. My main issue is sort of the opposite of yours - I don't surf, so being by the surfing spot and a goodly walk from the swimming beach was sort of a pain. I'll try to see if I can recall other places I've seen down there.
I agree with doing DB, Matapalo & BdC in that order, would be the smoothest. Bosque has always just come & picked me up when I stay in Matapalo, I just tell them a preferable time and they're there. (Usually around 10 or 11 cause I want to get there in time to get lunch and the infamous tuna melt )
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Wow - Osa Clandestina looks pretty great! I haven't heard of them before but just looked at their website and reviews, and I don't see how you could go wrong. The only thing I can't figure out it exactly where they're located -- my best guess is that they're up on the hill behind Pan Dulce, sort of where the two Casa Bambu houses are that are on the other side of the beach road. If anyone knows for sure I'd love to know.
It's great that they include all meals in their rates. When we went to the Osa this past April, we rented a huge house just south of there (in Carbonera, very close to Martina's), and while the house, owners and location were all great, we realized that we don't really like cooking for ourselves while on vacation. The vacation was still great, but having to do all the shopping for a week, bring ice out with us, etc., was a little more work than we expected (although I can make a pretty respectable gallo pinto now!) In any event, it's one more thing to consider when you're deciding on a property.
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Could I have used the word "great" a little more? Geez. Wish I could edit some of those out!
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LOL RKprov it DOES look pretty great! I know, I wish Fodors would let you edit like TA does. Yes, I'm trying to find out exactly where they are. I'm torn between so many places just on Matapalo now!
Osa Clandestina
Casa Bambu
Casa la Vida es Una Ola
Encanta La Vida
Oy vey!
I also don't like to cook on vacation so the availability of someone else cooking for me is essential. It's cool that Osa Clandestina has that included. I think most of those others have that as an option for an extra charge. But then there's the issue of someone has to shop for the food and all that.
The one thing about Casa Clandestina that isn't ideal is that it seems there are a bunch of steps to go down to the beach and back up - a few of these other places seem to be more actually on the beach.
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Aha! If you go to Google Maps (www.maps.google.com) and do a search for Osa Clandestina, you can see exactly where they are located (you can see the three cabinas very clearly). They are up the hill a bit, but are basically at the same elevation as the two Casa Bambu properties that are on the same side of the road. It wouldn't bother me to up the hill like that, and should make for good views and possibly better breezes. Just FYI, Encanta is also set back a bit from the beach. The other two Casa Bambu properties (Casa Bambu and Casa Linda) are closer to the water. Those properties get very good reviews, but if you're not up to shopping and cooking you would have to make arrangements to have them do that.
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Ah, perfect, thank you RKprov. Whatever did we do before Google? that is very helpful.
Ok, very good I think I'm leaning in that direction and I think this trip is beginning to make sense to me now!
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Colibri, if you're still reading this thread, I was interested in knowing more about the Wildlife Sanctuary tour. We did Projecto Asis in the Arenal area last time we visited CR and we all loved it. You sounded a little disappointed in this sanctuary (i.e. not that many animals). Can you say a little more about it? Is it worth doing? (anyone else who's done it, please chime in also!) I have seen a lot of good reviews about it.
If we did it, would it make sense to do it from Cabo Matapalo? It's supposedly a 35 minute ride to the airport in PJ from there but not sure where the tours leave from. Who was it that you said you used, Colibri - did your tour go right from Iguana Lodge? I"m still trying to get a handle on where everything is relative to other things so I have to do a google map with Iguana Lodge and Osa Clandestina, etc.!
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Our boat tour left from the pier in PJ and Iguana Lodge is about a 10 minute drive on the other side of town, heading away from Matapalo beaches. We booked Iguana specifically for beach time and Golfo Dulce tours vs. doing them from BdC.
I would say we enjoyed the sanctuary, but were a bit underwhelmed by it considering the price for boat/admission. The animals that were being treated included a few peccaries, a sloth, scarlet macaw plus the resident monkey, Sweetie and the other one whose name I can't remember. I don't think everyone could live in such isolation, so it's commendable what Carol is trying to do - I guess our expectations were higher than reality!
One thing that was a bit odd - we knew in advance not to wear earrings, sunglasses, bracelets, etc. Our boat driver/guide even had us take off our wedding bands yet the volunteers who were going into the cages and handling the animals were wearing all kinds of jewelry - just kind of weird.
We had booked the tour through Iguana Lodge and had planned on the sanctuary and dolphin spotting. However the surf was really rough due to a supermoon and instead of looking for dolphins, our guide suggested Plan B - going up the Rio Esquina. We loved that part of the trip and saw plenty of wildlife along the river and in the mangroves.
Because the surf was so strong no one was swimming at the Iguana Lodge beach, but there were people surfing.
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Ok, thanks for the info, Colibri. Thanks for helping me get oriented to where things are some more. I did look on Google maps and saw that Iguana Lodge is a lot closer to PJ than the places we're looking at staying.
Re the Sanctuary, if it is still that few animals by the time we go, not sure it's worth it to us to go either, given that we went to this great one Projecto Asis in Arenal already. The mangrove tour sounds nice though - we did one of those in the Manuel Antonio area i think it was and really enjoyed it and even saw a silky anteater there! That IS odd about the jewelry thing. Maybe the volunteers are willing to risk it but for liability reasons, they don't want visitors wearing it - monkey could tear a hole in your ear, etc. and you could sue!
Ok here's one more question: have any of you stayed at Casa Corcovado Jungle lodge? I want to go to both Corcovado Park for at least a day trip and also to Cano Island to snorkel and I know they are very close to the Jungle lodge and they have packages that include those trips. Trying to decide if it'd be better to stay there and do those trips from there rather than staying at another place in Drake Bay (have been looking at Finca Maresia there, an inexpensive but highly recommended B&B).
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If money's no object, than I would go for Casa Corcovado over Finca Maresia (and we LOVED Finca Maresia).
But Casa Corcovado is crazy expensive--about twice as expensive as places like Iguana Lodge and Bosque del Cabo.
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But, if you stayed at Casa Corcovado, you couldn't do the Night Tour with Tracy the Bug Lady.
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oh ok thanks RAC. I don't want crazy expensive because we're trying to not spend a fortune, having done that this past summer in Africa! And I do really want to do the Night Tour with Tracy the Bug Lady (never thought I'd be writing that LOL). I didn't do the math to try to figure out whether Casa Corcovado was really as much more as it sounded since their packages include air and tours, but you are probably right. I should have us save money where we can especially since Finca Maresia sounds so good.
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I just realized I miscalculated my days and if we arrive in CR the day I wanted to we will miss most of the Fodorites at BdC because I was trying to make BdC our last stop, thinking most people say one should. What do people think of this idea: instead of making BdC last, make it in the middle, so it would go:
WEDS night 6/26: overnight flight to CR, arrive around noon 6/27 , fly to Drake Bay arrive by 3 pm approx
THURS, FRI, SAT 6/27, 28, 29: 3 nights Drake Bay
SUN 6/30: Fly Drake Bay to PJ, get picked up by BdC at airport (they do that, right?)
SUN, MON, TUES 6/30, 7/1 and 7/2: 3 nights BdC, all of which are during the Fodorite GtG
WEDS a.m. 7/3 get from BdC to Cabo Matapalo some how (taxi or BdC transport if they'll provide)
WEDS, THURS, FRI nights 7/3, 4 and 5: stay at Cabo Matapalo (Osa Clandestina or Casa Bambu)
SAT July 6: fly home (my birthday!)
Anyone see any problem with this order? Thanks!
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You may want to check Sansa & Nature Air but as far as I know, most flights depart before noon to DB (and many other places as well). You will probably have to overnight in San Jose/Alajuela that first night.
Yes BdC picks up from PJ airport and can drop you off in Matapalo. I would have plenty of cushion in your layover if you're going to fly from the Osa to SJO then back to the states in one fell swoop. Have done it twice before but both times it was very close.
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ah thanks tully, that's the kind of thing I wanted to see if you experts knew. I feel like I read somewhere that there were flights up until about 3 p.m. but that might have been to PJ not DB. I will also check the timing on the way home. If necessary we could overnight in SJ on the way home as we'd leave Matapalo on a Sat and could arrive home on a Sun. I'm just trying to avoid leaving sooner at the beginning so that (a) husband can take off fewer days from work and (b) daughter has a few days to recover from returning from Argentina! But if need be, we could leave one day earlier. thanks.
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Jane it's possible but just checked Nature Air and fares aren't out yet for Green season. Going just by memory, for that time of year, to PJ there's usually a 6am (ish) flight, one around 8:30am and one around 11am (ish). Can't recall if they have the afternoon flight in green season or not but think only 1 of those flights stop in DB. Again, strictly by memory so will have to wait til the actual schedules come out.
As for the return, as long as you have a decent cushion, it is do-able to come home all in one day, just make sure you have a few hours in between.
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Thanks for checking, Tully. Do flights to Drake Bay from SJO stop in PJ first then go on to Drake Bay or are there flights that go straight to DB?
I just emailed with Juan of Finca Maresia in Drake Bay and he said "in high season we have 2 planes per day in both companies, the fly are, ... one around 9 a.m., and the other around 12 a.m." I am not sure if he considers this high season, I know some places do still call it that. I think he means 12 pm for the second plane, but not sure if those are leaving SJO those times or arriving DB those times.
He also had some good ideas in case we can't make it in time for a plane to DB the same day we arrive at SJO. He said
If you have to spend one night in San Jose, and also book 4 flight tickets to DB ... maybe should be better arrange a private transfer (around 200 - 250$ from San Jose), and you arrive on time to Sierpe to get the afternoon boat to DB(departing at 4 p.m.). Or better than "lose" one night in San Jose, ... spend that night in Sierpe and do a mangrove tour the next day before you get the boat."
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Basically all the flights to DB are really to PJ. DB doesn't get enough passengers for a separate flt. So yes, some flights are San Jose - DB - PJ and some are just San Jose - PJ. Also, I am going off of Nature Air which departs from Pavas (about 30 minutes from the Int'l airport), since I always fly with them. There is also Sansa which departs right next to the Int'l airport, assuming their schedule is similar to NA's.
June would be low (Green/Rainy) season, high season runs thru April or so. If you're planning to fly from DB to PJ, you may want to keep an eye on NA's website, and grab seats as soon as they green season booking. There's usually only 1 flight a day that stops in DB in the way to PJ.
A transfer would be possible, though if your flight gets in around noon you wouldn't get there in time for the boat. It's about 6 hours driving.
***Completely unsolicited advice....I think your trip would be a lot more relaxing if you limited yourself to just 2 locations. Getting in/around the Osa can be time consuming in itself and sometimes all the coordination doesn't quite work. Or - sometimes it does...just throwing out my dos colones.
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Tully - thanks for all the help. And I do not mind the unsolicited advice. I totally agree that it would be more relaxing if we limited ourselves to 2 locations. But I am not sure how to do that and also do all the things we want to do without everyone having to travel long distances and pay big taxi fees for the trips. If you can suggest a better way to do all the things, I'm totally psyched to hear it.
Assuming I don't mind giving up the night tour with Tracie the bug lady, then we COULD theoretically skip the whole Drake Bay portion and just do trips to Corcovado and Cano Island from either Matapalo or BdC. It's just that they'd be farther to get to (and cost more I guess?) but then we'd be cutting out the costs to get to DB and back to PJ so maybe the cost would even out - not sure, since the lodging we've been looking at in DB is cheaper.
So what do you think would be the best way to do those trips, also spending several nights at Cabo Matapalo for the easy surfing for husband and doing BdC?
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I guess we could stay at Iguana Lodge for the days we would have stayed at Drake Bay and do tours from there instead of from DB? Tully do you think that would make the logistics less daunting?
Oh and just to clarify when I said "easy surfing for husband" I meant staying right by the 3 breaks that he wants to surf so he can easily walk to them and not have a long hike or having to be driven both ways as it would be if he tries to surf from BdC. I'd like him to have his surfing days and then have our family time at BdC all together so none of us feels slighted!
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LONG and expensive boat ride from PJ/Matapalo to Cano Island.
Only way to see Corcovado from that area is hiking or charter plane $4-500 each way IIRC). Drake Bay is only option for boating in.
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I think if you stay at Bosque and Matapalo area, you're going to pretty much going to see everything there is to see in Corocvado with the exception of possibly tapir's. (Actually they have found tapir prints on the Bosque grounds). But - there's no guarantee you'd even see one, I've seen one but it was outside the park. Cano island, haven't been but I have heard it's not like snorkeling the islands and a lot of the coral is in not so great shape. Philip at BdC gives a great sunset tour, you almost see what he says you will - snakes, bats, spiders, frogs and whatever else is out that night.
If you stay at Iguana Lodge, you'd have options for tours but different ones. You could do the river/mangrove tour, see dolphins swimming in the Golfo, etc. Here's a good link that covers pretty much all on the Osa http://www.soldeosa.com/
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I completely agree with tully. We've seen lots more wildlife, actually, outside of Corcovado, though we didn't venture deep into the park.
Also, we liked the animal sanctuary, especially booked as part of a dolphin/snorkeling/sanctuary tour. Sweetie was, well, sweet, and even crawled up onto my lap. We appreciated that former poachers were given jobs as guides. The tour we were on was run by Carol's former husband (a couple of years ago); maybe it's run differently now.
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ok I think you guys have me convinced about skipping Drake Bay. I"ve snorkeled in Hawaii and have been reading that Cano Island snorkeling is not as good. Probably if I were a diver it'd be worth it. And everyone keeps saying the same thing about Corcovado, that you don't usually see different wildlife there than at Bosque or the Matapalo area. Maybe tapir, but the lodge owner at Osa Clandestina told me a few tapir have been spotted in the Matapalo region every now and then.
Ok time to re-work the plans - maybe 5 days Bosque and 4 at the beach/waves .... sounds like Bosque has room in Toucan for whichever dates I want but I want to decide soon and pin that down and also figure out the international flights. I wonder if they'll go down in price if I wait or get worse? They are pretty high right now (we will be flying from SFO). If we didn't mind travel time to SJO taking 12 hours, could do United for about $640 round trip and maybe use FF miles for one of our fares. But Taca (which we did last time) is more like 7 hours, straight from SFO to El Salvador, quick layover, then on to SJO. But it's about $774 - ouch! I think maybe United miles can be used on Taca but I'm never sure how that works, whether I have to book it through Taca or United or what?
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I really think that's a much better plan. That would give you time as well to overnight on your way in & out if you choose and not have to worry about short-changing some of your locations. Not to mention your transfers will be much easier - about an hour from PJ to Bosque, about 15 minutes Bosque to Matapalo, and then an hour back to PJ.
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LOS ANGELES -- Slumping Brewers cleanup hitter Bill Hall dropped to seventh in the lineup on Monday in a move manager Ned Yost downplayed as a day-to-day adjustment. Yost said Hall would move back up to his usual spot when the Brewers face left-handed starters, as they will on Tuesday, or when Tony Gwynn Jr. is not in the lineup. But on Monday, for the first time this season, Hall started a game but did not hit cleanup. "I was kind of expecting it," Hall said. "Obviously, we've got some guys driving in runs right now, and for the most part, I'm not getting the job done. Tomorrow, I'll probably be back in the four-hole, so it's not a permanent thing, and it's no big deal. I want to do whatever I can do to help.
"I know I'm not swinging the bat the way I want to be swinging it. Other guys are. Maybe when I'm hot and they're not, it's going to be my turn to get some big hits. No big deal for me." Hall entered the series at Dodgers Stadium batting .261 with six home runs and 19 RBIs. He was hitting .240 against right-handed pitchers and .181 with runners in scoring position. Yost insisted it had more to do with finding the right spot in the lineup for Gwynn than with Hall's tepid start to the season. Leadoff man Rickie Weeks returned to the lineup on Monday after missing four games with inflammation in his right wrist, and Yost opted to bat Gwynn in the two-hole. "It didn't have anything to do with Billy [as much as] balancing out our lineup," Yost said. "When I had my first lineup up today, I had Billy hitting fourth, but then I had [Geoff] Jenkins, Gwynn and [Craig] Counsell hitting sixth, seventh, eighth -- three lefties lined up. "With [the Dodgers] having two lefties in their bullpen, I thought it balanced us out a little bit more if I put Gwynn -- who has been getting on base -- in the two-hole." J.J. Hardy and Prince Fielder slid down one spot each and batted third and fourth. Johnny Estrada was in his usual spot in the five-hole, and Jenkins batted sixth against Dodgers starter Brett Tomko. When the Brewers face lefty Randy Wolf on Tuesday, Hall will be back in the cleanup spot, Yost promised. "I talked to him and told him this is changing from day-to-day right now," Yost said. "He's struggling a little bit against right-handed pitching, and this balances our lineup up today." Gwynn was batting .405 in his eight starts before Monday. Yost has been hesitant to play Gwynn every day, and said he would continue to mix fellow outfielders Gabe Gross, Corey Hart and Kevin Mench into the lineup. Weeks returns: Weeks was back at the top of the lineup after a four-day absence ordered by head team physician William Raasch. Weeks underwent surgery last September to repair a loose tendon in his wrist, and the Brewers say they were warned at the time that Weeks would need some periodic time off when the joint flared up. "The history on these types of operations is that a player has to deal with it for nine to 12 months," said Yost, who talked "extensively" with Weeks about it on Sunday. "There's just soreness -- guys like Nomar Garciaparra who have had this type of surgery -- it would get inflamed and you have to back off for a day or two and then you're strong for a month or two." Weeks singled leading off the game. Like Hall, Weeks has yet to enjoy a hot streak and entered play with a .232 batting average and a .341 on-base percentage. Hart has also battled a wrist injury that dates back to April 21, when he suffered a sprain while stealing a pair of bases in a win over Houston. Hart has not started since May 16 in Philadelphia, but Yost did not indicate the 25-year-old was currently injured. "Corey's been really good the last week, had some good at-bats and his swings are better," Yost said. "He's kind of coming off that wrist thing and getting stronger." Yo honor: Triple-A Nashville Sounds right-hander Yovani Gallardo was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for May 14-20. He threw six scoreless innings on May 17 and struck out 11 to take the Minor League lead with 66. Gallardo leads the PCL with a 2.22 ERA and is tied for the league lead with five wins. He will toe the rubber again on Tuesday night against Memphis. Best in ball: Brewers Minor League affiliates had a combined 100-67 record through Sunday, the best mark in baseball. Milwaukee was followed by Cincinnati (99-72, .582), Cleveland (93-69, .574), San Francisco (95-74, .562) and Colorado (94-75, .556). Aquino sent out: When the Brewers hit the road for a six-game trip to Los Angeles and San Diego, right-handed reliever Greg Aquino went the opposite direction. He reported to Nashville, where he will begin a rehab assignment with the Sounds. Aquino posted a 5.87 ERA in eight games and was optioned to Nashville last month, but the assignment was voided after he complained of a sore right forearm. He instead was placed on the 15-day DL. On deck: Coming off a win at Philadelphia in which he set a season high with eight strikeouts, Ben Sheets will aim for his fourth straight win and his fifth straight quality start when he faces Wolf and the Dodgers at 9:10 CT on Tuesday night. Some of Sheets' teammates will have an early wake-up call. Chris Capuano, Hall, Hardy and Jeff Suppan will film a scene for the CBS soap The Young and the Restless, which is set in the town of Genoa City, Wis. All four players have speaking roles and will play themselves. Has Hall learned his lines? "Not really," he said. "They're all one-liners. How hard can it be?"
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ramsey County has decided not to charge Washington county commissioner Bill Pulkrabek with felony domestic assault.
Pulkrabek was arrested a week ago on suspicion of felony domestic assault by strangulation and misdemeanor fifth degree assault.
In the written statement released late Monday afternoon, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said even though there wasn't enough evidence for a felony charge, "our prosecutors believe that a city attorney should consider bringing a misdemeanor charge in this case, and we have been informed that will happen."
The Ramsey county attorney's office said the county doesn't have the jurisdiction to bring the misdemeanor charge against Pulkrabek.
Ramsey county investigated the charges against Pulkrabek at the request of Washington County.


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What to do with a Bad Employee?
I had someone tell me recently that they did not know what to do with a bad employee. My first thought was, "What do you mean you don't know what to do? Teach them, coach them, hold them accountable, write them up when necessary, give them an action plan, or get rid of them. What's so hard about that?"
I guess there's a lot hard about that. Many times these things are not done because the supervisor has a huge fear of confrontation. So, instead of making progress in any of these areas, the employee continues to get worse, becoming a detriment for the department and the facility, and the supervisor puts on blinders so they cannot see the employee's faults anymore. It's a perfect plan for career suicide.
As a manager and leader, it's my job to make sure I never fall into the trap of not addressing an employee just because it's not going to be comfortable. I don't necessarily like having to hand out disciplinary action, but it's not something that I'll simply avoid doing either. If it's necessary, I have no problem carrying it out. I look at it as giving the employee the facts of how they're performing and giving them an opportunity to fix whatever problems there are before it leads to termination. What's fairer than that?
Managers who avoid confrontation with an employee and let the employee perform at a poor level also avoid their responsibility to their facility and company. A facility doesn't need a leader or supervisor who can't do their job.
As we talked about before, it's not a popularity contest. Just do your job. If you can't, your boss will find someone who can.


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Falcon Technologies International (FTI) announced its presence and that it is gearing up to produce optical discs at its new factory in Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates).
For more information visit: www.falconrak.com
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Ras Al Khaimah, October 2,2004 — Falcon Technologies International "FTI" is a newly founded industrial group with its headquarters and manufacturing plant in RAK/UAE. The company is a joint investment between a Swiss based investment and management company "Primustech Investments" and a large group of UAE corporate and private investors.
The company activities are focused on Digital Data Storage Media manufacturing and commercialisation worldwide. The product mix FTI intends to offer to its customers includes Recordable and Rewritable optical discs according to the single and dual layer DVD technologies and specifications as well as solid-state-memory cards according to the Secure Digital "SD" and the MultiMedia Cards "MMC" standards.
A full services packages including manufacturing and distribution services will be offered to international active OEM/brand owners in the industry. FTI also created its own branded products line "RAKTEK", which will be presented for the first time in GITEX Dubai.
Site construction program is in progress while equipment and manufacturing systems sources of supply have been evaluated and selected. More important are the agreements finalized for the necessary technology know-how transfer to FTI from internationally recognized partners.
FTI initial share capital amounts to 60 million AED and the foreseen total investment over the three planned phases covering first installation, plant construction and production capacities ramp-up is in the range of 650 million AED.
The company management team will be lead by Mr Adel Michael as group CEO and supervisory board vice-chairman. Dr Khater Massaad, CEO of RAK Ceramics as well as Mr Nawaf Ghobash, Partner and Director of Ghobash Trading Investments Co. Ltd, are among FTI investors and board members.
FTI objectives are to be recognized as the "Quality Reference" in the market and to be positioned in the top five worldwide players within the digital data storage industry, offering its products and services to professionals.
For further information please contact the company during Gitex at booth S3-1, Hall 3 or at the following address :
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Immigrants are, in the first instance, defined as those who are foreign-born. In general, the foreign-born population is substantially larger than the share of foreign nationals. More information on the origin and characteristics of the immigrant population in OECD countries, and on data sources, can be found in OECD (2010). 2009 PISA data, used here to consider the migrant status of 15 year-old school pupils and their parents, is described in SS3 below.
Migrant integration is an issue for many OECD governments, both to enhance employment and because a lack of integration risks social tensions. Immigrant integration is mainly an issue in Western Europe. For some OECD countries like Greece, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, and Turkey, where people are attracted by better prospects elsewhere, emigration - especially of the young and the skilled - may be a more pressing policy issue.
In 2008 OECD countries differed considerably in the size of their migrant populations. Overall, around 12% of the OECD population were foreign-born in 2008. Two-thirds of OECD countries had immigrant populations exceeding one in every ten people in their population (Panel A, Figure GE3.1). The share of the foreign-born was highest in Luxembourg, Israel, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand, where it exceeded one in five of the population. By contrast, foreign-born populations were negligible in Mexico, Chile and Turkey, all of which are relatively low income countries.
The foreign-born share rose in all countries of the OECD between 1995 and 2008, excepting in Israel (Panel B,
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Children of immigrants account for a significant part of the youth population in OECD countries. The rate is substantially higher than the number of children born overseas (Figure GE3.2). In Luxembourg in 2009, 57% of 15 year-olds had at least one parent born abroad. The figure exceeds one in three children with a migrant parent in Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand, Canada and Israel, and one in five for 14 OECD countries in total. Differences between the two measures of "immigrant" children can be large. For example, in France one in four children aged 15 have at least one migrant parent, but only one in twenty children are actually born abroad.
Over the period 2000 to 2009, most countries had an increase in the proportion of children with at least one migrant parent, with the biggest rises - in excess of 8 percentage points - coming in Ireland, Spain and Portugal (
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OECD (2010), International Migration Outlook, OECD Publishing, Paris.
Figure GE3.1, Panel A: Data for Chile, Italy, Japan and Korea refer to the foreign population. 2000 for Mexico and Turkey, 2001 for Greece, 2002 for Chile and Poland, 2003 for Germany, 2005 for Estonia, 2007 for Belgium, Hungary, Israel and Slovenia. Figure GE3.1, Panel B: Changes are not available for Chile, Estonia, Greece, Poland, Slovenia and Turkey. Change refers to 1995/2000 for Mexico, 1995/2003 for Germany, 1995/2007 for Belgium, Hungary and Israel, 1996/2008 for Ireland and New Zealand, 1998/2008 for Austria and the Czech Republic, 1999/2008 for France and 2001/08 for the Slovak Republic.
Information on data for Israel: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888932315602.


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What brand of metallic thread do you like for machine embroidery and why?
Have you ever used ThreaDelight metallic thread?
I'm trying to find a good metallic to do FMQ on a jacket I'm going to make.
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
What brand of metallic thread do you like for machine embroidery and why?
Have you ever used ThreaDelight metallic thread?
I'm trying to find a good metallic to do FMQ on a jacket I'm going to make.
Thanks for you imput! :D
I have found that the best way to use metallic when FMQ is doing bobbin work.
Load the machine with water soluble thread on the top and bobbin. Place the item on the machine face up. Stitch around the perimeter of the area you want to embroider. If you wish you can do a mock embroidery of what you want where you want it. Remove the water soluble thread from the top AND bobbin and keep in a safe place (the results may be horrible if you don't keep it safe). I like Superior Metallic Thread. Load the metallic on the bobbin, and a very fine thread, like The Bottom Line on the top. Turn the item upside down and do your embroidery or FMQ. Wet the item to dissolve the water soluble thread. When you load the more delicate threads on the bobbin they are subjected to very few points of pressure, therefore it doesn't break.
Good luck with your project.
One of the secrets to working with metalic threads is to use the needle made especially for them. It has a different feed into the needle that saves the thread from shredding. I love using anykind of decorative thread. I have a large colleciton of speciality needles.
I've found a very nice metallic thread, but can't remember the name, big help huh? Let me go look. It's called YENMET, made in Japan. And I too use a metallic needle.
Yenmet is what I have been using too. I bought some sulky and I'm not crazy about it. It is flat and kinda odd feeling.Originally Posted by Pats8e8
I finally got my jacket decorated. I did use the sulky and yenmet. But I was wondering about other brands of metallics. I'm not experienced with them.
So are you going to post a picture of your jacket? Or did I miss it somewhere?Originally Posted by sewnsewer2
The only ones I've used are Sulky - I rarely use it, only for a small embellishment on wall hangings here and there.
A tip from someone who quilts for designers and publishers: put a drop of Sewer's Aide on the spool. It really works well for metallic and for invisible threads.
And as somebody else said, make sure you are using a needle specifically for metallics.
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Yes, I did use the metallic needle.
Pats8e8, I have not finished it, so you haven't missed it. :lol:


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> GE/Glegg of Guelph, Ontario a world wide leader in the manufacturing and supplying of water treatment equipment and supplies, has reached an agreement with The Water Group, LLC of Amesbury, MA to represent GE/Gleggs line of pharmaceutical water products in the six New England states.
The Water Group team includes industry professionals Jim Hunt, Michael Pacek, and Yuriy Tatashin. Hunt has been serving dealers as a factory representative since 1987, representing Bruner, Kinetico, Alamo, and Duff Company. Pacek, a Professional Engineer, comes from the ultrapure water manufacturing and sales sector with positions at Memtek, Millipore, Ionpure/US Filter, and Prosys. Tatashin, a Chemical Engineer, recently moved to the United States bringing 15 years of experience from the electronic manufacturing industry.
"The addition of The Water Group to the GE/Glegg sales organization adds a locally based team of highly experienced engineering and sales professionals that allows GE/Glegg to expand its sales effort in the pharmaceutical and bio-tech industries in New England" states Chris Fournier, head of Pharmaceutical Business Development for GE/Glegg.
The Water Group, LLC is a full service agency offering training, field support, equipment and service quotations, application consultation, and educational seminars. The Water Group also represents DI Water, Inc., also of Amesbury, a high purity water and portable de-ionization exchange tank vendor and R&M Manufacturing of Lunden, Utah. The Water Group offices are located in Amesbury, MA and can be reached at 800-840-0901.


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An animal lover from Portadown, who came to the rescue of a raccoon found in a bin in Lurgan, has had the animal taken from her by police.
However, Elaine McCreery, who runs C&J's Animal Park on the Derryall Road, is confident the raccoon will be back with her early next week.
Since turning up in a bin in Lurgan it would appear the poor animal has become entangled in red tape.
With the owner failing to come forward, the person who found the raccoon last Monday, knowing he hadn't the facilities to look after the animal, got in contact with the police who in turn contacted the relevant authorities including Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), Ulster Wildlife and Craigavon Council.
However, inaction on behalf of the authorities caused him to call several local animal shelters in the hope they could take it off his hands.
Last Wednesday morning, Elaine came to his aid.
Elaine said, "I came over with my daughter Christine after I got a call about a raccoon that had been found in a bin.
"It growled a bit, but didn't try to bite. It has definitely been somebody's pet. It was very tame."
The raccoon stayed at C&J's on Wednesday and Thursday, but on Friday two policemen accompanied by a vet came and took it away.
"There were two policemen so I didn't argue with them," said Elaine.
"It didn't eat or drink anything when it was here. It needs time to settle into a new environment. These last few days its been moved about too much."
She said, "The good news is we're getting it back. We'd feared it would be put down.
"They've been out to check the facilities. They wanted us to put tin on the floor so it couldn't escape. It's a raccoon for goodness sake, not a bear!"
When asked about the raccoon, NIEA issued a statement which made the raccoon sound like something of a criminal.
A Department of the Environment spokesperson, commenting on behalf of NIEA, said, "The animal has been seized by the PSNI. DoE is unable to make further comment at this stage."
Perhaps the red tape and secrecy arises from the fact that if the raccoon, one of the worst invasive species in Europe, was to breed in the wild it would have a catastrophic impact.
Conor McKinney, living landscapes manager with Ulster Wildlife commented, "If this species were to establish a population in the wild it would have a catastrophic impact on our local wildlife. In addition, there is potentially an animal welfare issue here."
Mr McKinney said now that TACT wildlife centre in Crumlin is closing down there was a concern there is a lack of wildlife rescue service in Northern Ireland.
The raccoon's plight has highlighted a case of there being too many cooks and too much red tape when it comes to animal rescue in this country.
Whether he ends up back in Portadown remains a mystery, but this raccoon has certainly got a tale to tell, that is, if he ever gets to stay in the one place long enough to tell it.


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MARCONDES, Giancarlo; SOEIRO, Fábio Scalet; FERREIRA, Eduardo de Abreu and UDELSMANN, Artur. Transportation of patients to the post-anesthetic recovery room without supplemental oxygen: repercutions on oxygen saturation and risk factors associated with hypoxemia. Rev. Bras. Anestesiol. [online]. 2006, vol.56, n.4, pp.352-361. ISSN 0034-7094. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-70942006000400003.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The transportation of patients from the operating room to the post-anesthetic recovery room without supplemental oxygen is a common practice, since oxygen supplementation is used only in patients at high risk of developing hypoxemia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of changes in oxygen saturation during this transportation and to identify the risk factors associated to the development of hypoxemia. METHODS: A cohort of 882 patients of both genders, physical status ASA I, II, and III, who underwent elective surgeries of several subspecialties using four different anesthetic techniques, was evaluated. Oxygen saturation was measured and recorded just before the patients left the operating room and as soon as they arrived in the recovery room. RESULTS: There was a greater incidence of moderate to severe hypoxia during the transport of female patients (14.47%), patients with physical status ASA II and III (14.74% and 16.46%, respectively), and those who underwent cardiothoracic (28.21%), gastroproctologic (14.18%), and head and neck (18.18%) surgeries. Among the anesthetic techniques used, general anesthesia was a risk factor associated with the development of hypoxia. CONCLUSIONS: There are factors associated with the development of hypoxia during the transportation of patients from the operating room to the post-anesthetic recovery room. The selective use of supplemental oxygen should be guided by the presence of those risk factors or by the use of a pulse oxymeter, in order to reduce the morbidity, mortality, and the incidence of hypoxemia early in the post-operatory period.
Keywords : COMPLICATIONS [hipoxemia]; MONITORIZATION [pulse oximetry]; POST-ANESTHETIC RECOVERY [monitorization].


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Study Finds Link Between Music and Preschoolers Reading Readiness
Results support continued funding of music education, researchers say
BUFFALO, N.Y. – New research from the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education shows a link between preschool music activities and the development of reading and writing skills in children.
Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and published in the Bulletin for the Council of Research in Music Education, the two-year study examined the impact of "musically trained" early childhood teachers on the music and emergent reading and writing achievements of preschool children.
In the study, 165 preschoolers participated in music activities taught by 11 teachers who had received intensive training in musicianship skill and teaching strategies for guiding young children's music development.
The results showed that music instruction significantly increased children's oral vocabulary and grammatic understanding, after controlling for students' age and prior knowledge, and was especially effective for children who began with lower literacy skills.
"First, we found that the musicianship of the early childhood teachers improved as did their ability to guide music activities in ways that enhanced student music development," said study co-author Maria Runfola, UB associate professor of learning and instruction. "In addition, the researchers found statistically significant links with two tests of early literacy development: oral vocabulary and grammatical understanding."
The study results were mixed for music achievement, however. Students' median scores were similar for the experimental and control groups on use of singing voice. Students' tonal pattern achievement in the experimental group was significantly higher but no significant differences were found in children's rhythm-pattern achievement, the study found.
The researchers say the results provide the first link between music and literacy when music instruction is provided by "generalists" -- regular classroom teachers in pre-kindergarten and daycare centers.
Other researchers have shown pre-kindergarten students can make gains in emergent literacy and other developmental domains when they are taught by music specialists who have received formal training in music education.
"Music is one way that children can learn rhythm and rhyme of text, be exposed to new vocabulary and learn to discriminate a variety of sounds," says Runfola.
National educational organizations such as the National Reading Association recommend "playful experiences" as ways to make these pre-kindergarten children more ready to read, Runfola pointed out. This new study clearly shows the association between music and traits that can make it easier for preschoolers to learn language skills, she said.
The study grew from Runfola and co-lead researcher Elisabeth Etopio's beliefs in the importance of early childhood music development and that early childhood specialists could be taught to guide music learning in ways that also increased their students' development in literacy. Etopio is visiting assistant professor in UB's Graduate School of Education.
The study pointed out that school districts increasingly are focused on test scores in math and literacy, often at the expense of appropriate music experiences for students.
"More and more, music educators are being asked to address other domains of student learning in addition to music-making and listening," the report stated.
Runfola is concerned that music programs in New York State are being cut due to Race to the Top requirements and the focus on "Common Core Standards."
"Administrators need to better understand the importance of the arts to children's development," Runfola said. "We hope this research will help music educators and childhood educators support their requests for music time for the youngest of our students. Children need daily appropriate music activity to stimulate their neural activity to develop tonal and rhythm audiation that in turn appears to help their emergent literacy skill."
Parents should take note of these results and encourage their preschoolers to listen to a variety of music from recordings and especially in live venues, according to Runfola. Moreover, parents should interact with children musically, in the same way they interact with them using spoken language. At a minimum, they should chant nursery rhymes and dance with them to music on radio, TV and recordings.
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Hi. ! So happy to see this Blog..! I also plan to do similar in the school where I work.!
What kind of songs or music do you think are suitable for preschoolers..?
For my school I plan to use a mix of. Western. (Fur Elise. , Mozart,) Indian, ( different ragas) & African).
Would like ti know your experience and opinion.
I wish the study was clear as to what 'music instruction' meant specifically. Were the students just singing songs or also learning music reading?
I use music when I teach new concepts in class. I think it is very important to include music and movement in daily activities. I school is fortunate to have a Judy Center that offers various forms of music and movement programs. The students participate in various activities of bringing books to life and learning music and history from around the world. My school offers a 45 minute music class to our students once a week. I am not sure what is being introduced because during that time I am in meetings. I would like information on how I can incorporate more music and art instruction within the curriculum.
Hi Purvi-
One of my music educator friends recommended this- the Music Reading Connection- as a resource for folks who want to explore this further. http://www.amazon.com/Shirley-Featuring-Singing-Reading-Connection-works...
You can also see a video about her work here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTD-hOCvhuI
She also noted that, generally speaking, prereaders need fairly repetitive songs when they are singing. It depends on what skills one is targeting.


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Middlesex (383 & 151-2) trail Gloucestershire (695-9 dec) by 161 runs
A chanceless 341 by New Zealander Craig Spearman headed a long list of new entries in Gloucestershire's records book as the county of the Graces tightened their grip on forlorn Middlesex yesterday at the King's School Ground.
In the space of five balls delivered by Ben Hutton with the ground in a hush, Spearman, who had started the day unbeaten with 208, expunged the names of three of the game's immortals - Walter Hammond, Jack Hobbs and last, but not the least, W G Grace - from the records.
A stately off drive for two took Spearman to 317, which bettered the previous highest score against Middlesex, registered by Hobbs, at Lord's in 1926, and at once put him level with Hammond's best for the county. Three dot balls followed, the second of which missed the outside edge by a whisker.
And then the crowd leapt to their feet in a roar as a sweetly timed clip off the legs took Spearman past 318, the highest championship score made in Gloucestershire's name, by the great Dr Grace, at Cheltenham, as far back as 1876.
Spearman acknowledged the ovation with quiet dignity, the only demonstration being a clenched fist which, more than anything else, conveyed a release of tension. He said he was aware of the Grace record at the start of the day and was so focused on it that he did not feel nervous in the approach to his 300.
Although he had batted cheerily, he was sedate in the last stretch to the record. "I could take my time and not think about the momentum because Alex [Gidman] was playing so well for me."
Gidman had joined him when Chris Taylor was out for exactly 100, and scored 51 off 45 balls. "I wanted to be not out at the declaration," said Spearman, but 40 minutes before it came, he had nibbled a catch to David Nash, having hit 40 fours and six sixes.
At the declaration, with a lead of 312, Gloucestershire were 42 ahead of their previous highest total in the championship.


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Membrane Switch Sample Features Functional Design Options
A new sample of a fully functioning membrane switch that lets designers see and feel actual graphic and circuit design features to help them select exactly what they want for their own product is being introduced by Nameplates For Industry, Inc. The NFi Membrane Switch Sample features actual tactile examples of nearly every type of embossing option available today, typical window types, and popular LED options. Providing real-life graphic and circuit design options, it includes both a standard 0.10" pitch female connector and a tail for a 1 mm ZIF connector with EMI/RFI & ESD shielding.
Featuring a precision cut oval shape with red, clear, and deadfront window examples, the NFi Membrane Switch Sample includes no emboss, pillow, and dome emboss tactile metal domes, non-tactile no emboss, and tactile poly dome and metal dome Rim- and non-tactile Rim emboss functional switches. This fully functional switch has a clear liner for viewing the circuitry.
For more information, visit www.NameplatesForIndustry.com.