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Principles of burn reconstruction: The female breast
- Authors
- Jorge Leon-Villapalos, MD, FRCS
Jorge Leon-Villapalos, MD, FRCS
- Consultant in Plastic Surgery and Burns
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
- Peter Dziewulski, MD, FRCS
Peter Dziewulski, MD, FRCS
- Consultant in Plastic Surgery and Burns
- St. Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Essex, UK
Topic Outline
- Section Editors
- Marc G Jeschke, MD, PhD
Marc G Jeschke, MD, PhD
- Section Editor — Burn Surgery
- Director Ross Tilley Burn Centre
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Professor, Department of Surgery and Plastic Surgery
- University of Toronto
- Charles E Butler, MD, FACS
Charles E Butler, MD, FACS
- Section Editor — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Professor
- The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Deputy Editor
- Kathryn A Collins, MD, PhD, FACS
Kathryn A Collins, MD, PhD, FACS
- Deputy Editor — General Surgery
The breast and the nipple-areolar complex are frequently injured in burns involving the anterior chest wall. Burns to the breast can potentially impair and/or destroy both function and aesthetics. Damage to the breast is particularly important to the prepubescent young girl. Absence of a nipple is a noticeable and a striking concern to both women and men burn patients, even when more extensive burns and scarring are present elsewhere [1].
The principles of burn reconstruction for the female breast are discussed here. An overview of reconstruction techniques, the local management of burns with topical antimicrobials and dressings, and the acute management of a burn patient are discussed elsewhere. (See "Principles of burn reconstruction: Overview of surgical procedures" and "Local treatment of burns: Topical antimicrobial agents and dressings" and "Emergency care of moderate and severe thermal burns in adults" and "Emergency care of moderate and severe thermal burns in children".)
Most burns to the breast occur in children and in the domestic environment [2,3]. The most common causes of burns to the female breasts include scalds (range 66 to 89 percent), flame (range 8 to 34 percent), cooking oil (range 2 to 5 percent), and other trauma (<5 percent) [2,4]. The epidemiology of the global burden of burns is discussed elsewhere. (See "Epidemiology of burn injuries globally".)
The mammary gland in children is located four to eight millimeters deep into the subcutaneous tissue [3]. Familiarity of the location of the breast tissue in children is mandatory before beginning a debridement procedure to the anterior chest wall (figure 1 and figure 2).
Burns to the breast are initially gently washed and debrided of loose burned skin and debris and dressed with topical antimicrobials and dressings. The burn eschar should not be excised from the nipple-areolar complex but should be allowed to separate spontaneously as healing proceeds from the deep glandular structures [1,5]. The relative avascular adipose tissue and connective tissue of the nonlactating breast requires a careful excision of all nonviable tissue [1]. In prepubertal girls, care should be taken not to excise the breast bud from the anterior chest wall during the debridement of the burned skin [5]. In adult females, the breast mound should not be excised, if at all possible.To continue reading this article, you must log in with your personal, hospital, or group practice subscription. For more information on subscription options, click below on the option that best describes you:
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Have never tried or bothered with these before, but got some freebies from Wiggle or CRC. And they seem ok / felt like they were giving me a boost.
Also got some of the Zero Extreme/High five tablets.
Worth buying a bigger tub of the energy source to give it a go or what else ?
Any advice input would be great.

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Bain & Company Middle East partner Julian Faye nominated Young Global Leader 2009 by the World Economic Forum
Bain & Company Middle East partner Julian Faye nominated Young Global Leader 2009 by the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has nominated Julien Faye, a Middle East-based partner of the global business consulting firm Bain & Company, as one of its Young Global Leaders of 2009. Mr. Faye heads Bain's Financial Services Practice in the Middle East and is a seasoned advisor to financial institutions and a recognized business strategist. In announcing his appointment, the Forum recognized Mr. Faye's professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.
"Julien Faye's track record of results for clients and the community in the Middle East, as well as his outstanding consulting skills have contributed to his nomination as a Young Global Leader," said Jean-Marie Péan, Chairman of Bain & Company in the Middle East. "We are very proud of his recognition by the World Economic Forum. This will be an asset and an incentive for him to continue to contribute to the development of the region's economies".
Mr. Faye, who is one of the founding partners of Bain & Company Middle East said: "I am honored to be nominated as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. I intend to continue being involved in growing our capabilities in the Middle East, to contribute to the development of the region and its societies."
For the past 15 years Mr. Faye, who is based in the United Arab Emirates, has advised financial services firms in the Middle East, Europe and North America. His clients have included corporate and investment banks, sovereign funds, asset management, exchanges, retail and private banks, financial regulators and professional associations. His expertise spans from risk management, performance improvement, post merger integration and organizational design, to IT strategy and implementation. Prior to Bain, Julien Faye worked for Accenture as partner in charge of the Strategy Practice for France, Belgium and Luxemburg. He graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris and received his MBA from INSEAD.
The Young Global Leaders (YGL) honor is bestowed each year by the World Economic Forum to between 200 and 300 outstanding young leaders from around the world. This year, the forum has nominated YGL from 71 countries. They include business leaders (such as Mr. Faye), and government officials as well as figures from academia, non-profit organizations, the media and other professions. Drawn from a list of almost 5000 candidates, the YGL were chosen by a selection committee chaired by H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and comprised of 31 eminent international media leaders.
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- Bain & Company appoints Jean-Marie Péan to Chairman, Middle East region
- Mustafa Abdel-Wadood of Abraaj Capital named Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum
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Just recieved some leaves in the mail today...Boy was I impressed with the one. Apparently a flava hybrid. I have sanguinea and vucanicola growing here and I have seen the arborea in person. From all appearances this is either a sanguinea or a flava hybrid for sure. If its that white flower that I saw the picture of then there is no doubt in my mind that its a flava. A sanguinea leaf came in a bit mushy but none the less impressive as well. Very healthy. Boy do I envy you guys up north. Personally, I would cross that flava to an arborea and trade the seeds a seedpod down to someone in zones 8-10 so a more heat hearty red could be breed, but you guys have a good chance of creating some nice cold hearty hybrids up were your at none the less. Needless to say, I would be focusing on heat tolerance and speed of growth with a hybrid like that and worry about color a bit later. Ahh, you lucky Canadians. At anyrate, I recieved another one or two that are a bit too small to say anything for sure about them-not small in length mind you-just need the leaves to grow out a bit. Ahh, I was so impressed I went out and started counting my seed pods in the yard-just 20+ this year in this yard. That cold 18 degree freeze really hurt my seed production this year and all of the seed I was going to plant was frozen last year...Ahh, life goes on. I still havent gotten to the other site I grow Brugs at, but I know I have a few developing there as well. Not to mention seedpods on my own hybrids. Needless to say, I won't be getting the ussual number of seeds this year...Just means I will have to plant and raise more of my crosses and be less selective at the seedling stage. Who knows, perhaps I'll get more luck that way. Either that, or I'll beg Gloria for some of her luck and a few of her hybridizing secrets. Hmm, time to set some more seed pods to my aurea hybrids for sure. Too many pink suaveolens and Isabella seedpods this year. I was thinking, Perhaps I should take a few pictures of some seedpods, of course only if folks here would be interested in seeing what a few seedpods on Brugmansia look like. Of course, some of you Brug growers and hybridizers with Digital camera's would be better qualified than me to try to get some pictures. Ack, you have already seen a few of my pictures ...Culebra-taken by me with Arlene's Camera. Not the best at taking pictures I know, but I try....Enough rambling. Time to go out and hybridize a few more flowers. The whole yard will be going into bloom at the same time in a few more weeks...Ahh, cold stay back....just a few more seed pods I'm hoping for.
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Deanne Franktown, CO(Zone 5a) Aug 04, 2001
I would love to see a seed pod. I have grown from seed but have never seen the pod. Please do post a picture.
tiG Newnan, GA(Zone 8a) Aug 04, 2001
I would love to see your yard in bloom!!! and a seedpod too:)
Liz North Vancouver, BC(Zone 8b) Aug 04, 2001
Which one? the on-steroids?
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MURRIETA — The Murrieta Valley High boys' water polo team doesn't tote along lunch pails while treading water, but the Nighthawks gave a workman-like performance in the pool Tuesday.
Senior center Jacob Hartman scored six goals and the visiting Nighthawks forced 17 turnovers en route to a 13-8 victory over Vista Murrieta.
"We were putting a lot of pressure on the ball, not giving them a lot of looks," said Nighthawks coach Bryan Lynton after his team improved to 13-9 and 4-0 in the Southwestern League. "When we can press and play man-on-man defense, we can get down the pool faster and counter attack."
Consecutive goals by Vista Murrieta's Jacob Brighton (five goals, three assists) tied the score at 3 with 4 minutes, 45 seconds remaining in the second quarter. But the Nighthawks scored the final three goals — including a well-executed fast-break goal by Hartman — to take a 6-3 lead at the half.
Murrieta increased its defensive pressure in the second half. Vista Murrieta (12-7, 2-2) took just eight shots in the final two quarters-and three of those came in the final minute after Lynton made substitutions.
"We pressed out, and we kept holding our man, and made sure he didn't go anywhere," said senior attacker J.R. Meyers, who contributed one goal and three assists. "We didn't get caught up on their counters or their drives. We just did everything we were supposed to do."
The Nighthawks' offense wasn't spectacular, but it was efficient. They managed 29 shot attempts, many within five meters.
"We always try to get the ball into the center because it's good, solid water polo," said Hartman. "We don't try to do anything tricky. We always try to do what's proper."
Murrieta Valley upped its lead to 9-5 after three quarters. Short-range goals by Hartman and senior forward/center Tristan Reinhardt gave the Nighthawks a six-goal cushion with 4:56 remaining in the game.
But it was the defense that left a lasting impression. Many of the Broncos' 30-second possessions ended without a shot attempt.
"We run a pick-and-drive offense, and none of our players responded to the press," said Brighton. "We were stagnant and didn't get any movement."
Nighthawk players said intense summer workouts have allowed them to get the job done for four quarters.
"We try to keep our hips up, and keep a strong press going the whole time," said Reinhardt, who tallied three goals and four steals. "We didn't give in to silly plays and drives that they do."


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text: Anyone here going to or have a booth at the Daisy Festival in Stone Mountain, Ga? Actually I guess I am posting maybe a little late. It started today and ends this Sunday. I hope to go Saturday. I know if I get anything it won't be much. Due to not having much funds. But I want to go anyway just to see all the beautiful and new things everyone is selling.


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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "took her campaign national" after a resounding victory over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina primary Saturday night.
Clinton maintained a roughly 50 point lead over Sanders as returns came in, completing an even bigger victory than had been expected leading up to the contest.
South Carolina was considered significant for Clinton after her win in the Nevada caucus on Feb. 20, partially because of her loss to President Barack Obama there by 28 points during the 2008 campaign. The state also was expected to affirm her strength with black voters, who are expected to be a key voting block if she is to win the nomination.
Clinton won black voters five-to-one in South Carolina, the New York Times reported, which pundits said may be an indication of how she'll do with African-American voters in southern states on Super Tuesday.
Exit polls showed many Democratic voters want the next president to continue Obama's policies, ABC News reported, which Clinton has made a large part of her campaign pitch.
"From one end of this state to another, I am so greatly appreciative because today you sent a message that in America, when we stand together, there is no barrier to big to break," Clinton said in a victory speech. "We've now gone through four early states. I want to congratulate Senator Sanders on running a great race and tomorrow this campaign goes national."
"This campaign and this victory tonight is for the parents and teachers in rural South Carolina," Clinton said. "They showed me crumbling classrooms in communities too long neglected. We're going to work together to give their children the education they need here in South Carolina and across America.
Clinton also spoke about going after banks and executives causing damage to the economy, saying one man she met told her "more dreams die in the parking lots of banks than anywhere else," but reiterated a reference to Sanders' focus on economic issues that "America isn't a single issue country."
In the speech, Clinton emphasized the concept of breaking barriers and bring people together while referring to Republican frontrunner Donald Trump's campaign slogan.
"Despite what you hear, we don't need to make America great again," she said. "America has never stopped being great. But we do need to make America whole again. Instead of building walls we need to be tearing down barriers."
Among the barriers Clinton spoke about were equal pay for women, family leave, race relations, and the justice system, among others, and spoke of strengthening the bonds of community and family again.
"Imagine what we can do," Clinton said, "when we trust and respect each other despite all that divides us."


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'Corrupt' charge as AV row flares
The war of words over electoral reform has flared up further as a senior Liberal Democrat branded first-past-the-post a "corrupt" system which had allowed Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government to practise "organised wickedness" in the 1980s.
Lib Dem president Tim Farron's comments, a week ahead of the May 5 referendum on the Alternative Vote, were the latest in a series of increasingly vicious attacks directed by the coalition partners at one another.
David Cameron and Nick Clegg shared the Government frontbenches in the Commons for the first time following an Easter break marked by open warfare between their parties on AV.
But there was little attempt to stage a show of coalition unity, with a stony-faced Mr Clegg shaking his head as the Prime Minister restated his opposition to change, then grinning broadly at Lib Dem jibes over Mr Cameron's election as Tory leader under a voting system with similarities to AV.
Meanwhile, Labour splits over the issue came to the fore, with the release of a dossier suggesting that more than half of the party's MPs intend to vote No next Thursday, despite their leader Ed Miliband's support for AV.
Many Labour opponents of AV - under which voters rank candidates in order of preference and votes are redistributed until one has more than 50% support - wore red badges in the House of Commons to show their support for the current system.
Former home secretary David Blunkett said that the Labour No campaign had the declared support of 130 of the party's 255 MPs and four in five of those councillors who have expressed a preference, as well as tens of thousands of activists.
"The Labour Party doesn't have a formal position but it's clear that the overwhelming majority of Labour people up and down the country are saying 'Vote Labour, vote No to AV'," said Mr Blunkett.
But another ex-home secretary Alan Johnson joined Mr Farron and the leaders of Ukip and the Greens at a press conference calling for a Yes vote.
Denouncing first-past-the-post as a "miserably disempowering system that belongs in the past", Mr Johnson said: "Labour should not become part of the establishment view. It is against our history, it is against our principles, it is against our ethos."


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Captain Jacob Thomas, USMC, is a divorced combat veteran just trying to get his life back on track. Returning to the marine corps after a failed attempt at reconciliation with his estranged wife, Jake volunteers for a DARPA experiment that catapults him into a future where humanity has been stripped of 200 years of technological advancements and more than half its population. With the help of a faceless benefactor named Alice, he escapes the confines of an abandoned lab facility and starts a journey to put Earth back on a path to recovery. Jake's path begins in the rich farmlands of central California and eventually places him in orbit and face to face with the very evil that started it all.
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"A chance to start again."
What a great listen, this novel is a fantastic gradual unveiling of a planet thought lost. With the resourcefulness of Jake and Alice and the rapid assimilation of available planetary resources the rebuilding of Earth can begin. I loved every minute!!!
"Shallow and testosterone fuelled."
Cool ships, cool guns, ai, future technology, lots of unnecessary sex, shallow, weak story.
A bit of a teenage boy's fantasy. Insignificant plot with problems mostly solved by things outside of the main characters control. Very little science in the fiction. More than a little white knight misogyny with the main character collecting a small Herem and having no emotional depth to his relationships with these weirdly loyal mothers of his children. The beginning was great, really interesting premise... but then it gets a bit dry with some fun (short) action scenes. There is minimal discussion of the culture of the societies that have developed since the apocalypse, the attacking aliens and there is minimal discussion of the infrastructure and economics necessary to restart a space aged US military from scratch. It held my attention to the end for the most part, but I'm not going to listen past this book.
"is this a sex book or a sci fi book. more a sex bo"
my 10 year old kid managed to download a copy. boy did I have to answer some awkward questions. That was before I had read it.
"Great sci-fi story"
A terrific book, and one of the best I've heard in years. Absolutely worth getting.
"Loved the ebooks. Bought to listen as well."
Different take on the usual apocalypse novels, most of which I don't like. This has good AI's (artificial intelligences) who work with our hero to restore Earth. Given the author's world setting, the story line is believable, though helped (of course) by AL:ICE.
The development of the A.I. into more than just a computer, but one who actively helps Jake (the hero and main character).
Despite being apocalyptic in nature, the AL:ICE series books are optimistic. Sure, with plenty of obstacles for AIs and humans alike, but with help from the AI's, ingenuity and hard work by the humans, all are tackled resolutely. Some characters are not the naturally 'gung'ho' types, but that only adds to the realism. Jake and his companions manage to overcome obstacles set before them, and as I say, hope runs through this series. Also, no nasty cliffhangers at the end of the books, even though this is a series.
"not sure what all the fuss was about"
i thought the characters were pretty weak, very superficial and quite boring. the story was ok but ive listened to far better. try the FEAR sarga for a similar style but far superior.
"5 star sci-fi, 1 star lame romance novel"
Narrator sounds like he should stick to reading to his grandkids. NO character differentiation. There is gender distinction, but everyone sounds the same, and the women are whiny and pouty trying to be sexy.
Absolutely hooked by the opening plot. Great sci-fi. Love Jake, love Alice, love the premise. I listened to the end just for that. I also love how it turned out and can't wait to read another.
That said, the conversion into a worse-than-B-grade romance novel destroys the quality of the story. It's like a 12-year-old trying to write porn. At this time in American history, there are more women than men so they are used to sharing. For some reason it is deemed necessary for Jake to reproduce, so he takes up with 5 or more women. They all handle it very well, they are not jealous (except when they are), rather they are supportive of each other (except when they feel they aren't getting enough of Jake). They cease being intelligent women and turn into sex kittens. All the women are beautiful and have perfect bodies with large busts, and no thigh lumps. It's okay for there to be love relations in sci-fi stories, but I didn't come here for Danielle Steel, and this stuff is so juvenile and over-written that you will roll your eyes, shake your head, and sigh.
I don't know who would enjoy this kind of stuff; it's not imaginative, not titillating, not grown up. For example:
* Jake (despairing of his responsibilities managing several computer sites): If we open more alien facilities, I'm screwed!
Female: Oh, I'm pretty sure that happened last night. [and the author can't leave it alone], and I was hoping it would happen tonight too! [still can't leave it alone] she said with a wicked wink. [sigh, shake my head]
*trite "sexy" lines like "I resemble that remark!" and "I barely rate "saucy wench"!
And. I get so tired of doing the editor's job. I get tired of talking to the recording, correcting grammar, tired of making word changes. E.g. He lay her on the couch. This writer uses only about 1/4 the past perfect tense and he should, even after allowing for individual choice. One of the worst examples: "Jake wore his flight suit that morning, and had not changed it all day." Any high school English teacher would change this to, "Jake HAD PUT ON his flight suit that morning, and had not changed it all day."
Anyway, I guess I have to accept that there are no editors anymore and that whatever sorry excuse for grammar the writer delivers is what gets published.
I really don't know how to rate this story. If the next one continues with such infantile, trite, gag-me "romance" drivel, I will have to go see Nora Roberts, or Lolita.
"Story limited by the booty call"
There is a large portion of the book detailing the main character's sexual escapades with multiple women that he recruits into "service" after he wakes up from stasis. I'm sure that "man from the distant past" meets "Earth rebounding from apocalypse" can generate some strange circumstances, but "Building a harem" wasn't one of them. The author even mentions "harem" and "booty call" in the book so I feel warranted in the headline for this review. I could even get onboard with the concept if he didn't make it such a main aspect of the book.
Beyond addressing the obvious, I would say that the author needs to present the motivations of the characters in a better way. Danger doesn't really present itself until the last 25% of the book. There seems to be no urgency for much of the story. It seems to progress as a function of the needs of the "AL:ICE" computer(?) system.
No scene was my favorite. The sci-fi aspects were good. I really liked AL:ICE. Who wouldn't like an artificial intelligence with a self preservation agenda who was willing to manipulate people to get her(?) way? It might have been done before, but that part of the story was enjoyable none-the-less.
No it doesn't need a follow-up. Even if it were to explore some of the alien races and further push out mankind into space, I fear that were
I like the concept / premise. I like the sci-fi ideas. If you just want to put your brain on hold and don't mind a lot of teenage fantasy thrown in then this book is fun.
Story is a collection of simplistic "perfect" scenarios working to elevate humanity ( US centric) toward galactic superiority. Thrown in is a healthy dose of adolescent soft porn scenes. I felt sorry of the narrator wading through much of that. Narrator was reasonable. Overall: Stay away from this unless you are a spotty teenager.
"Not deep, or even epic but still enjoyable and fun"
Lately I've been searching for a good Military Scifi Book like "Old Man's War" or "The Prince Roger Series", when I came upon "Alice". While this book won't be in my top 10 list, I definitely had fun with it...
The author's writing style really reminds me of John Ringo but lacking any technical detail. The setting/world is written in broad strokes with little of the details actually being filled in. Being a rebuilt post apocalyptic world, it's relatively easy for the reader to kinda fill/make up the details for themselves. The big thing in my personal opinion that is missing from making this a great book is the technical details/explanations. Authors like John Ringo, David Weber, Travis S. Taylor know how to add those parts in and create great books. This story is more along the lines of "well we recovered alien power cells that allow us to create ships that can travel over 3,000 miles in 20 minutes". While all Scifi books by there very nature require some suspension of disbelief, this book just kinda ignores that step and keeps plowing along. Normally I'd hate that but the pace of the story makes you wanna keep going. Kinda like John Ringo's Troy Series, starting off with a guy cutting fire wood for odd jobs and following him building a Death Star (cough, cough). This story is very wide encompassing but like I mentioned before, it's missing that technical details/explanations that allow for the reader to have that suspension of disbelief. That being the case the story gets predictable and even campy at times. The book is very formulaic with an interesting but stretched premise, a basic plot and decent spots of action. I do want to emphasize though, I did find this book fun and entertaining. I can't really put my finger on what kept me hooked. I was trying to explain this to a friend and I found movie comparisons worked the best. If you had fun watching movies like "The Core", "Battleship", "Waterworld", Battlefield: Los Angeles", & "Independance Day". I think you will have will have fun with "Alice". Just don't go in expecting "Black Hawk Down" or "Inception" or you will be dissappointed.
Now that I've completed this book it will definitely go into my easy listening category. It will be one of those books I turn on when I need background noise or use to fall asleep since. I will be watching for future books from this author. If he just adds that technical detail he's missing, I think he could become one of my favorite authors. Two things I will add is that while the book does not end on a cliffhanger, it definitely leaves many plot lines incomplete (Like the 1st "Divergence" movie, sorry haven't had a chance to read the book or see the second movie). 2nd the book does deal with the main character being involved in polygamy or maybe a willing harem is more closer description as the protagonist doesn't technically marry anyone. The book does give a explanation for this but it pretty much that after an apocalypse there are more women then men and our protagonist genes are encoded to access secret items and things can't be changed to accept others DNA. It's a little more detailed than that but its supposed neccesities reasonings felt extremely shallow to me. It personally made me a bit uncomfortable and to me it felt like it was something the author wanted to include for their own reasons and kinda just shoe horned it into the story but thankfully the story doesn't contain graphic sex scenes or anything I would consider too explicit neither does he really get to preachy on it in either direction.
"A little lighter than most."
Alice, as a book, reminds me of some of the fiction that Robert Heinleine wrote towards the end of his career. And I don't mean that in a negative way. This story is much more fiction and less science so requires a degree of acceptance that may be difficult for some hard-core science fiction types. And like Heinlein, there is a degree of misogynistic condescension.
The story is suitably fast-paced to hold your interest. If you don't mind multiple busty female characters fawning over the male lead character within a very accepting and cordial polygamist setting, this is an entertaining read. Don't expect literature and I think you'll enjoy the book.
This series has very high reviews, I can only imagine that is because 11 and 12 year olds are enjoying it. The story is simply a string of uninterrupted victories for the protagonist punctuated by poorly written sex scenes between the same and his 8 wives...
"Hollow, shallow, but only mildly annoying overall."
First off, I've read (or listened, as it were) far worse. For all of its inherent storytelling flaws, the actual wordcraft of the author is not at all bad. Additionally, even though this is a post-apoc piece, at least it's a positive rebuilding type rather than the doom and gloom hipster bull sjit that's so common now.
The primary failings of this story are: 1) Linear plot, 2) Male Mary Sue main character, 3) Cardboard characters, 4) Rote alien villains, and 5) Overall amateurish structure.
My assessment is that this author has some capability, but needs more learning and mentorship in the story crafting that goes beyond mere technique of words.
"Good story line, goofy delivery"
The story line was pretty good but the author uses a lot of goofy come backs and colloquialisms between characters that make the story a little silly. The performer in how he delivers it makes it even worse in my opinion. The story focuses way to much on sexual contact between the main character and his female associates, or harem however you want to look at it. I would be willing to be it consumes 25% of the story line.The engagement between the enemy and Earth forces is borderline ridiculous. Not to give away the story but no galactic empire would or could achieve galactic empire status being defeated so easily, especially using the method Earth uses. Keeping all that in mind it was interesting enough that I'll probably invest another credit to get the next book. If you like these types of books where Earth goes from normal to technological super power type, try the Star Force series by B.V. Larson.
"Comic Book"
Science Fiction with no science.
I`ll try almost anything from Audible as long their return policy remains so liberal.
I would be hesitant to do so.
All had totally unrealized potential.
This writer has a basically descent plot but treats it as a teenagers fantasy.
"Hanky Panky in a Future world"
The story started out okay with some interesting concepts and just about when it came time for the real mark of a good story to begin, here come the sexcapades. This story could have gone so many directions, but sex with multiple partners with an explanation as to why it okay... Give me a break . Give me a science fiction fantasy not a sexual pervert running a future world
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Iowa Sprint at Prairie Meadows was the first stakes win for Gentlemen's
Bet, who improved his record to four wins in five starts and snapped
Delaunay's winning streak at six.
Bet, a 5 ¾-length winner of an optional claimer in May at Churchill
Downs, was part of a three-way scramble for the early lead, racing a
length from the front along the rail in third before he was angled off
the fence. After putting away the top two, Gentlemen's Bet was
challenged by Delaunay, briefly lost the lead while racing between
horses, turned back that opponent, and reclaimed the advantage en route
to a 1 ¾-length victory.
Iowa Sprint was the second stakes start for Gentlemen's Bet, who was
third three starts back in the Grade 3 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap in
April at Oaklawn Park.
is a great horse, and like any athlete they can have better days," said
Ron Moquett, who trains Gentlemen's Bet for Harry T. Rosenblum.
"Delaunay is going to run a great race. We're looking at it like they
are all going to run their 'A' game. We'll see how we stack up against
them. We respect them, but at the same time we look forward to the
opportunity. These are sprinters, and they are going to run six
furlongs. They're the fastest horses around, so you better bring your
'A' game. You know nobody is coming to Saratoga for the Vanderbilt if
they don't think they can win. These are the fastest horses in the
United States, and we want to state our case."
Bet, installed at 9-5 on the morning line, will be ridden for the first
time by Joel Rosario. He drew post position 2, outside of Bahamian
Squall (post 1, 7-2) and inside of Delaunay (post 3, 8-5).
"He's ratable. I love him sitting right off of horses," said Moquett.
has won seven of nine starts, all stakes, since being claimed by
trainer Tom Amoss for owner Maggi Moss. After dominating minor and
listed stakes in Kentucky and Louisiana, the 6-year-old easily handled
graded stakes competition when he won the Grade 2 Churchill Downs Stakes
by four lengths in May. The 111 Beyer Speed Figure Delaunay received
for his Duncan F. Kenner triumph in March at the Fair Grounds is the
fourth highest among all horses who have competed at a mile or less in
the Iowa Sprint, Delaunay broke outwardly and brushed an opponent,
raced two lengths off the lead in fourth, made a three-wide bid for the
lead, and failed to match strides with Gentlemen's Bet.
didn't break all that well and he gave the field a few lengths," said
Amoss. "In fairness, Gentlemen's Bet ran a great race and we're going to
have to improve in order for us to win."
said he was disappointed with Delaunay's first breeze over the Saratoga
main track (four furlongs in 52.24 seconds on June 20) but that he was
encouraged by how the 6-year-old handled the surface in his second
breeze (four furlongs in 48.10 on July 27).
him to the Saratoga track has been a bit of a process," admitted Amoss.
"He didn't work all that great in his first work over the track, but
his second work was better. We're hopeful he's going to handle the
Rosie Napravnik will ride Delaunay once again in the Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt will be the first start outside Florida for Bahamian Squall,
who stalked the pace and made a three-wide run to capture the Grade 2
Smile Sprint Handicap on July 6 at Calder Race Course. It was Bahamian's
Squall's first victory from four starts as a 4-year-old. At 3, he won
the Sunshine State Stakes for Florida-breds at Gulfstream Park.
growing up and getting stronger," said trainer David Fawkes. "Don't get
me wrong - he was nice as a 3-year-old, but he had a nice break this
spring and came back stronger. [Delaunay and Gentlemen's Bet] are
probably the best in the country, but I expect my horse to improve. If
we're going to go to the Breeders' Cup, we're going to have to face them
at some point."
Luis Saez retains the mount aboard Bahamian Squall.
Phillip seeks his first win since his three-quarter-length victory in
the Count Fleet. In two starts since the Count Fleet, the Zayat Stables
color-bearer was second in the Grade 2 RTN True North Handicap in June
at Belmont and fourth in the Smile.
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|8th May 2008, 07:09 PM
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Fisher 400 questions
Noob here, with what may be some basic questions. But I have to start somewhere. I have a Fisher 400 that has a habit of burning out one of the power tubes. It's always the same one. I had a different but identical unit several years ago that I never should have let get away from me that would always do the same thing. Different socket, but the same tale. So this is maybe a common problem with these?
I did some voltage checks last night, and found that the negative bias voltage is right on. What else I found is that the HT on both the plate and the upper grid of the pentode (correct term is slipping my mind right now) is running about 35 volts too high. Heater voltage is fine. First, since all the voltages are the same on all the power tubes, why is it always the same socket that burns out a tube, no matter what tube is in it? I can even see that one glowing brighter than the rest of them. But why?
Second and more importantly, how do I get the voltage down where it belongs? Will bad filter caps let voltage drift too high? From the looks of things in here, they're all original. The only thing I can come up with is to add another stage of dropping resistor and filter cap in front of the whole lineup.
How do I identify if these are selenium rectifiers or not? I've read on here in the past about the reasons to replace them.
|8th May 2008, 07:19 PM
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It might burn out since it is the first tube to receive energy
when powered up. . .it is absorbing the power on surge and
taking itself with it. . .Take a good look at the schematic and
compare it to the real thing. . .there have been similar posts
that describe the same problem. . .
|8th May 2008, 08:20 PM
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Sounds like one of the 0.047 uF coupling caps between the phase inverter and the power tube grids is leaky, which in turn drives that grid of the output tube positive, then goes into thermal runaway. To check this, disconnect that cap (the end connected to the output grid) and measure voltage of the disconnected lead to ground. If there is any measurable DC voltage there, that capacitor is bad. Make sure you keep the bias supply wire connected to the grid.
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|9th May 2008, 12:56 AM
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Ah! a tube guy. . . probably better answer than mine.
|9th May 2008, 01:14 AM
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John provided a good hint. Replace all 4 coupling caps. with 100 nF./630 WVDC Panasonic ECQ-P(U)s.
The concern about a Selenium rectifier is well founded. Selenium rectifiers are ticking TOXIC time bombs that should be replaced, as a matter of routine, whenever they are encountered. 4X UF4007s will get the job done. The forward drop in Silicon is smaller than the drop in Selenium. The resistance in the negative PSU must be tweaked to deal with that fact.
Jim McShane is a good source for the parts I mentioned and other stuff of use in overhauling a vintage tube unit.
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|9th May 2008, 04:15 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I'll check out those coupling caps. Sounds like a good possibility.
I'm aware of the reasons to replace the selenium rectifiers. What I don't know is how to tell what kind these are and if they've ever been replaced or not.
Should I not be concerned about the HT running 35 volts high? I thought that sounded excessive.
I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by PSU. Noob here, still picking up all the acronyms.
|9th May 2008, 04:53 PM
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PSU: Power Supply Unit.
later 400s use silicon rectifiers for bias, which would be fine to leave alone. But the filter caps in the bias supply are questionable in any case... High HT voltage could be due to tubes that have lost some emission and drawing less current. And could be partly due to today's higher line voltage. But +/- 10% is considered normal in tube circuits...
Bias voltage should be set for proper output tube current... voltage alone tells you very little. This can be checked if you add 10 Ohm cathode resistors to each tube.
|9th May 2008, 04:55 PM
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PSU - power supply unit.
Now you stated that the tube is "burning out" - is it that literal, i.e. one day the filament no longer lights - or is it that the tube goes into meltdown - plate glowing red, and then blowing the mains fuse?
I interpreted it as a burnt out filament, and if that is the case the fix is a bit different. I have had this problem multiple times with 6L6 family tubes in one of my power supplies, and in this case it was actually filamentary inrush, and this is the first tube right after the power transformer? If this is true there are two things you can try, the first is to lift just one of the transformer secondary connections and extend it with some modest gauge (say 24ga) wire and connect it to the furthest away of the 4 power tubes - this tends to equalize the voltage drop across all the power tube filaments (make sure you identify the same pin at the other end of the row of power tubes as you do not want to short the filament transformer inadvertently) - the other thing you can do is place an NTC thermistor in series with the filament, one having a cold resistance of 1 ohm or so and a hot resistance of 0.2 ohms will reduce the inrush to safe levels.
Depends on what kind of selenium rectifier is fitted, and not all Fishers depending on vintage have selenium filament/bias rectifiers. (I've seen some with silicon in later models.) Some have stacks of fins, and come in variety of colors, gray being about the most common, others made by Siemens are just little silver boxes with 3 or 4 tabs for connections coming out of them - these are generally held against the chassis by clips or in some cases a pair of screws.
Incidentally the problem with seleniums is that when they malfunction they burn, and the gases produced are very toxic. The usual failure mechanism is that the internal resistance increases to the point where the IR (current) heating causes them to burn. Note that they also should NOT go in your trash, if they end up in a landfill as they decompose the selenium can leach into the surrounding soil and possibly contaminate ground water. Recycle with other electronic items.
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|9th May 2008, 05:50 PM
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Have you measured the AC filament (power tube) voltage?
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|9th May 2008, 07:50 PM
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I should have suggested this, but unfortunately it does not tell the entire story, it depends to a significant degree on the winding source impedance and the amount of current that flows during the initial cold filament inrush. You can have a winding that is very close to the ideal 6.3V at all times and still experience this problem. This is one reason why it is not a bad idea to size the winding to the load so that at time 0 the current is limited by an appropriate level of internal resistance dictated by the voltage regulation requirements at the stated load.
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2007 Annual Survey of violations of trade union rights - Rwanda
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Population: 8,600,000
Capital: Kigali
ILO Core Conventions Ratified: 29 – 87 – 98 – 100 – 105 – 111 – 138 – 182
The Rwandan government has promised to amend its Labour Code to take into account criticisms regarding the non-recognition of the right to organise of civil servants and the right to strike in essential services.
Trade union rights in law
Workers have the right to form trade unions. Union membership is voluntary and open to all salaried workers, including public sector employees. However, there are no provisions guaranteeing this right for civil servants. Under the 2002 Labour Code, drawn up with technical support from the ILO, agricultural workers now have the right to organise. This Code also allows foreign workers to be elected to trade union office after they have lived in the country for at least five years, provided non-nationals do not exceed one third of the union's officers.
Unions must register with the Ministry of Justice for official recognition, but this is just a formality.
The right to collective bargaining is recognised. A National Labour Council (Conseil National du Travail) was established by presidential decree on 2 November 2005.
Civil servants: The 2002 Labour Code specifically excludes civil servants from organising. However, Act 22 of 2002, on the general conditions of service for civil servants, does not contain any specific provisions in this regard, hence the legal situation is unclear.
Right to strike: The Labour Code restricts the right to strike. Authorisation for strikes is subject to the compulsory intervention of a Mediation Committee, but there are still no implementing provisions to establish that committee. Hence since 2002, a legal vacuum has prevented the real exercise of this right. Furthermore, the list of so-called "essential services", in which strikes are not allowed, is excessively long. The Rwandan government has promised to amend its Code to take into account criticisms regarding the organising rights of civil servants and the right to strike in essential services.
Exercising the right to strike is sometimes confused with "disturbing public order", an offence that is severely punished by law and seriously impedes unions' ability to exercise this right.
Trade union rights in practice
Rwanda's trade union rights record has been poor. The authorities have, in the past, interfered in trade union affairs and employers have shown hostility to unions, with little or no retribution. The government appears to be trying to improve relations with trade unions. For example, it has allowed the organisation of elections to determine the representativeness of the trade union organisations, but suspicions remain that it is still seeking to manipulate them.
State employees are no longer banned by law from publicly expressing their views on political, philosophical or trade union matters, but behind the scenes, there is clearly pressure on them not to, say the unions.
There are still no labour courts. However, some new chambers, specialised in social issues, and consisting of a judge and two "assessors", one of whom should come from a union organisation, are meant to be operating within the courts. They have been created and began their work in early 2005.
Persistent anti-union harassment: Employers frequently intimidate trade unionists who are too militant for their liking. They do this through transfers, demotions and dismissals. In January 2005, for example, the telecommunications company RWANDATEL, sacked Anathalie Mukayihi, the treasurer of the union committee of the telecommunications union, SYATEL, a CESTRAR affiliate. Sister Mukayihi was sacked after complaining about a pay cut decided unilaterally by her employer and for trying to organise the employees affected by the measure. Her attitude was regarded as a "subversive act". The company has been bought since then by a multinational, which has just sacked 130 people. The union delegates at the company received no protection during this process.
Ignoring the unions: Employers do not always respect the Constitutional requirement to discuss any proposed staff reductions with their employees' union representatives. In early 2006, the Kigali Institute for Science and Technology unilaterally dismissed 45 employees.


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The agreement at talks in China came on the same day North Korean leader Kim Jong Il held talks in the communist nation's capital of Pyongyang with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun at the first summit between the two countries in seven years.
In Washington, President Bush hailed the nuclear deal and said it reflected the "common commitment" of the talks to shut down North Korea's atomic weapons program.
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GEORGETOWN, Colo. - When fire broke out deep underground at a hydroelectric plant in the Rockies, officials at the surface dropped a radio down to five trapped men in a tunnel and were relieved to learn they were OK.
But by the time emergency crews reached them six hours later, they were dead.
On Wednesday, a day after the tragedy more than 1,500 feet underground at Xcel Corp.'s Cabin Creek power plant, investigators struggled to figure out what went wrong.
It was unclear whether the five maintenance workers were burned, suffocated or overcome by fumes from the highly flammable epoxy sealant they were using to coat the inside of the empty, 12-foot-wide water pipeline.
Officials were awaiting air quality tests Wednesday before going in to retrieve the bodies and gather evidence.
Authorities defended their rescue efforts, saying smoke, the complexities of the 4,000-foot tunnel's design and uncertainties about the dangers prevented them from going in after the men for more than 31/2 hours after the blaze broke out.
Bond $2M for mother charged in drownings
CLEVELAND - A woman accused of drowning her two daughters in a bathtub wept in court Wednesday when a prosecutor noted the severity of the crimes and the girls' ages in asking for the highest possible bond. The judge set it at $2 million.
Amber Hill, 22, who is charged with two counts of aggravated murder, bowed her head throughout the brief court hearing. Her face contorted and she cried when assistant city prosecutor Gayle Williams said, "The victims being 4 and 2 years of age represent perhaps the most vulnerable in our society. They deserved the right to be protected."
Judge Lauren Moore set Hill's bond at $1 million for each child. Hill did not speak or enter a plea at the hearing in Cleveland Municipal Court.
Landslide destroys home, opens chasm
SAN DIEGO - A landslide swept away a chunk of an upscale hilltop neighborhood Wednesday, destroying a home, damaging five others and opening up a 50-yard chasm in a four-lane road.
Forty-six homes in the La Jolla neighborhood were evacuated, but no one was hurt in the collapse, which occurred the morning after city officials warned residents of four homes not to sleep in them because the land might give way.
The collapse shortly before 9 a.m. toppled power lines and left a 15-foot-deep ravine of crumpled pavement. Orange traffic cones and sections of big concrete pipes sat in the fissure slashing across the wide boulevard.
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Villarreal mistakes wild pitch for force play
Villarreal mistakes wild pitch for force play
He wasn't angry, he emphasized, but reserved the right to be a little incredulous.
It happened after Villarreal struck out Eduardo Escobar with the bases loaded for the first out of the sixth inning. Escobar swung and missed at a slider in the dirt, but the ball rolled away from catcher Gerald Laird and headed toward the Twins' on-deck circle.
Laird pounced on the ball as Villarreal bolted toward the plate. They did their jobs quickly enough that they had plenty of time to retire Morneau as he broke from third base.
Villarreal took Laird's throw before Morneau even began his slide. It looked fine until Villarreal got the rules mixed up.
"I felt bad for the kid," Leyland said. "When he saw the guy run, he thought that became a [forceout], when actually the guy [at the plate] can't run [on a dropped third strike] when first base is occupied with less than two outs. He just made a mental mistake."
Thus, while Villarreal stood on the plate with the ball in his glove, Morneau slid in. Home-plate umpire Tom Hallion paused for a second to make sure Morneau touched the plate, then called him safe to Villarreal's surprise.


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After 'while, crocodile.
Having debuted in late May, the exhibit "The Science of SuperCroc" will disappear after Sunday from the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 N. Chautauqua in Norman.
Two highlights of this prehistoric showcase are the Sarcosuchus imperator (aka "SuperCroc") and the Nigersaurus taqueti, which visiting kids can see up close.
According to museum officials, SuperCroc lived 110 million years ago, and its name means "flesh crocodile emperor." At 40 feet long and 17,000 pounds, it was one of the largest crocodiles in history, and big enough to make meals of dinosaurs.
Its skull " the real deal is featured at the exhibit, along with a full-scale replica of the entire skeleton " measures 6 feet long and contains 130 teeth. There's also a touchable skull for hands-on involvement. Children's other senses can be stimulated through audio clips of how the SuperCroc may have sounded and a National Geographic video about its discovery in the Sahara desert.
Meanwhile, Nigersaurus " believed to be prey for SuperCroc " is a dinosaur with a body the size of an elephant and a 6-foot-long neck. It also is represented with a full-scale reproduction. Nigersaurus' brief stay at Sam Noble was the first time it had been displayed outside of Washington, D.C.
The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 for kids 6-17, $4 for seniors and $5 for adults. For more information, call 325-4712.
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LIVE Viacom18's MTV Bollyland Club Nights celebrated Varun Dhawan's Reel life Bachelor party with glamour and oomph MTV Bollyland Club Nights kicked off the preliminary gig of the series at Royalty in Mumbai, last night.
The event saw DJ Chetas, also known as the King of Bollywood Mash-up, perform alongside popular playback singer Neha Kakkar. Varun Dhawan made a glittering entrance on Saturday Saturday, a track from Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania, with the crowds grooving and jumping. Badshah rapped while Akriti Kakkar sang. The night ended with Varun Dhawan distributing audio CDs of the film.
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Netherlands The International Criminal Court on Monday ordered an alleged Congolese warlord to be tried on charges he recruited child soldiers and sent them into battle, making him the first suspect to stand trial at the permanent war crimes court.
The evidence against Thomas Lubanga was strong enough to "establish substantial grounds to believe" that he was responsible "for war crimes consisting of enlisting and conscripting children under the age of 15," said presiding Judge Claude Jorda of France.
The children were forced to take part in armed conflicts, the three-judge panel found, issuing its findings from a preliminary hearing in November.
Lubanga faces three charges of recruiting and deploying child soldiers in the bloody conflict in the Ituri region of eastern Congo in 2002-03. If convicted, he faces a maximum life sentence.
Lubanga was arrested in March 2005 in Kinshasa. He was transferred in March 2006 to the ICC's detention unit inside a Dutch jail near the North Sea coast. He is the only suspect in the court's custody.
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Antioxidants for stress....can i get from the fruit doc?
Antioxidants and oxidative stress
Written by Dr Dan Rutherford, GP
What is oxidative stress?
Your body constantly reacts with oxygen as you breathe and your cells produce energy. As a consequence of this activity, highly reactive molecules are produced known as free radicals.
Free radicals interact with other molecules within cells. This can cause oxidative damage to proteins, membranes and genes.
Oxidative damage has been implicated in the cause of many diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's and has an impact on the body's aging process.
External factors such as pollution, sunlight and smoking also trigger the production of free radicals.
To counteract oxidative stress, the body produces an armoury of antioxidants to defend itself. It's the job of antioxidants to neutralise or 'mop up' free radicals that can harm our cells.
Your body's ability to produce antioxidants (its metabolic process) is controlled by your genetic makeup and influenced by your exposure to environmental factors such as diet and smoking.
Changes in our lifestyles, which include more environmental pollution and less quality in our diets, mean that we are exposed to more free radicals than ever before.
How much do I need?
Your body's internal production of antioxidants is not enough to neutralise all the free radicals.
You can help your body to defend itself by increasing your dietary intake of antioxidants.
Examples of food-based antioxidants
Antioxidant supplements
Studies have shown that antioxidants supplements do not replicate the action of antioxidants from food.
More research is needed before, say, Vitamin C supplements can be advised to prevent cancer.
o Vitamins: vitamin E, vitamin C and beta carotene.
o Trace elements that are components of antioxidant enzymes such as selenium, copper, zinc, and manganese.
o Non-nutrients such as ubiquinone (coenzyme Q) and phenolic compounds such as phytoestrogens, flavonoids, phenolic acids and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), which is used as a food preservative.
Foods and antioxidants
Tomatoes contain a pigment called lycopene that is responsible for their red colour but is also a powerful antioxidant.
Tomatoes in all their forms are a major source of lycopene, including tomato products like canned tomatoes, tomato soup, tomato juice and even ketchup.
Lycopene is also highly concentrated in watermelon.
Citrus fruits
Oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes possess many natural substances that appear to be important in disease protection, such as carotenoids, flavonoids, terpenes, limonoids and coumarins.
Together these phytochemicals act more powerfully than if they were given separately.
It's always better to eat the fruit whole in its natural form, because some of the potency is lost when the juice is extracted.
Black tea, green tea and oolong teas have antioxidant properties. All three varieties come from the plant Camellia sinenis.
Common brands of black tea do contain antioxidants, but by far the most potent source is green tea (jasmine tea) which contains the antioxidant catechin.
o Black tea has only 10 per cent as many antioxidants as green tea.
o Oolong tea has 40 per cent as many antioxidants as green tea.
This because some of the catechins are destroyed when green tea is processed (baked and fermented) to make black tea.
Beta-carotene is an orange pigment that was isolated from carrots 150 years ago.
It is found concentrated in deep orange and green vegetables (the green chlorophyll covers up the orange pigment).
Beta-carotene is an antioxidant that has been much discussed in connection with lung cancer rates. The evidence is conflicting, with one study showing an increase in risk, but further research is being done to see if it has a protective effect.
Will eating antioxidants really protect me from disease?
Studies have shown that people who eat a diet that is rich in fruit and vegetables are less likely to get diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke.
It has not yet been proven that antioxidants alone are responsible for this drop in risk.
For example, the research that has been done on the effect of diet on cancer has been difficult to conduct and interpret.
Even so, there is now a good body of evidence to indicate the protective effect of fruit and vegetables on many common cancers, including those of colon, breast and bladder.
Other articles on antioxidants
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* Antioxidants - tips for healthy living
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Conscience is a neglected word that not many of us take seriously. But have you ever considered examining your conscience as part of daily life? What if doing this were the only way to know the joy of feeling clean inside? Is such joy possible without self-righteousness or even self-deception? Christopher Ash argues that it is, wonderfully possible, through the good news of Jesus Christ. Here is an invitation to rediscover your conscience and what the Bible has to say about it. Ash examines what the conscience is, what a guilty conscience tells us, the choice our conscience presents us, and the conscience's role as a guide, to offer us the pure joy of a clear conscience day after day.
"How refreshing to see a thoughtful and richly biblical book on the conscience. Christopher Ash performs a vital service for the church by opening up God's truth about this neglected and, therefore, misunderstood area of biblical truth. The conscience shines light into the darkest corners of the heart thus facilitating God's people to "guard the heart with diligence.'" (Proverbs 4:23)
My guest on the program today will be Christopher Ash director of the Cornhill Training Course at The Proclamation Trust—an organization with the primary aim of training preachers and Bible teachers. Previously he served on the pastoral staff of the historic St. Andrew the Great in Cambridge, England.
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The host, Pastor Kevin Boling, has conducted over 500 interviews with some of today's foremost Christian authors and leaders. His guests have also included presidential candidates, ambassadors, senators, congressmen, governors and other political and social leaders.
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Engine: 455 CID V8
Transmission: 4-Speed Manual
Mileage: 8246 ( since rebuilt )
Body Style: Coupe
Exterior Color: Sundance Yellow
Interior Color: Black
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Leupold Announces New CEO
(GunReports.com) -- The board of directors of Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has announced the appointment of Calvin Johnston as president and CEO effective July 19, 2010.
Johnston previously served as president of Galls Division Aramark Corp. and group president/CEO of Russell Athletics.
Johnston earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida and his masters degree in marketing and business strategy from Northwestern University.
Johnston succeeds Tom Fruechtel, who will retire from the company at the end of 2010.
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Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana
grandparents rights
I would like to know if grandparents have visitation rights to grandkids in the state of louisiana.
Asked on 2/11/06, 10:52 pm
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Steve LeBlanc Steve LeBlanc, Ltd., (APLC)
Re: grandparents rights
Yes, grandparents in La. do have visitation rights with their grandchildren under certain circumstances. Basically, when the parent of the child is deceased, or is divorced and doesen't have any visitation, the grandparents can seek visitation.
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Marcus Stoodley holds B.M.S., M.B.B.S. (honors), and Ph.D. degrees. He works as a Professor of neurosurgery in the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Professor Stoodley graduated with honors from the medical school at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. After completing neurosurgery training in Australia, he undertook further subspecialty training in vascular neurosurgery at Stanford University (Stanford, Calif, USA) and the University of Chicago (Chicago, Ill, USA). In 1999, he worked at the University of New South Wales and The Prince of Wales Hospital, where he established a neurosurgery research laboratory. In 2008, Professor Stoodley joined Macquarie University. He has clinical expertise in neurovascular surgery. In addition, he has a special interest in Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, and spinal cord tumors. In 1997, Professor Stoodley was awarded a Ph.D. degree for his research on the pathophysiology of syringomyelia. He directs the neurosurgery laboratory at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine and continues research on syringomyelia as well as developing new biological treatments for brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). He has produced more than 100 publications and has supervised over 15 research students. Professor Stoodley is the 2012 John Mitchell Crouch Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), the premier research award of the RACS, given for making an outstanding contribution to the advancement of surgery or to fundamental scientific research. He is also the 2012 Eccles Lecturer (Australian Neuroscience Society and Neurosurgical Society of Australasia).
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MIAMI - The Powerball jackpot has rolled over again after Saturday night's drawing.
The jackpot is now worth $143 million.
No ticket has matched all of the winning numbers for the past several weeks.
Wednesday night's drawing can be seen on Local 10 News at 11 p.m.
Powerball is played in 42 states, and tickets are $2 each.
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Center for Women, Politics, & Policy: 7th Annual Women's Leadership Luncheon
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(UPDATE 10 p.m.) -- Oncor says they have fixed the break and the three pumps are back working. Water is being pumped from Lake Belton to the Gatesville water processing plant.
City officials say that more residents will have their water return at some point Tuesday. But they don't know at what time to expect water in residents homes.
There will also be a boil water notice tomorrow for 3 major areas of the Eastern-side of Gatesville.
(UPDATE 4:30 p.m.) -- Oncor found a break in the power line to the water intake system. They will continue to check for more breaks.
Some faucets in the Gatesville area have run dry.
As of 4:25 p.m., the generator from Houston is approximately one hour away. The generator should have power up and running later tonight. Officials believe it will be 24-36 hours before the system is fully functional again.
(KCEN) -- There's little to no water in Gatesville.
A break in an Oncor power cable under Lake Belton halted the water intake system Sunday, and now several cities and towns in Coryell County are getting their water out of bottles.
It could be a day or two before a backup system is in place, and even longer before the original system is fixed.
Herb Bayer noticed he had no water Monday morning.
"Well I have twin 14-year-old sons who play football," Bayer said as stocked up on gallon-jugs of water at HEB, "and we have to have a way to not only drink, but bathe."
It was his second trip to the store. He got bottled water even earlier Monday, and came back for the jugs.
"I'm just not sure how long it's going to be."
Neither is anyone else.
City employees spent the day explaining to people it'll be a little while before the generator from Houston is pumping water from Lake Belton.
"We're guesstimating about two days without water," one employee told a resident on the phone Monday morning.
HEB had to restock on water from their Temple warehouse early in the day.
And Janna Garvin was part of an early run on Walmart.
"When Hurricane Katrina hit," she said, "we didn't have water, water or bread here, so I thought I'd come early, make sure my kids are taken care of."
But full carts weren't the only option.
Some families were still getting a little bit of a drip out of their faucets, so they filled up bathtubs and any space they could with water, just so they have something to flush the toilets with.
"We have water storage bottles and stuff in our garage," said Vickie Anderson. "We stock up on those just for purposes like that."
Others were filling up wherever they could, all preparing for the worst.
"Just want to make sure we have enough water in the house," Bayer said.
A day or two for the generator, possibly longer to get back to normal.
Oncor found a break in the cable by mid-afternoon. If it's the only one (oftentimes it's not), they hoped to have power flowing back to the system by 6 p.m.
Besides Gatesville, surrounding communities like Coryell City, The Grove, The Flat, North Fort Hood, and others served by Mountain Supply Corporation were without water.
And more than just individuals had to rethink their daily lives.
"Have to get water for the cafeteria, bottled water for the kids," said Tom Wyble as he loaded up a Jonesboro ISD bus at Walmart.
The maintenance man and bus driver for the district wasn't taking any chances.
"They didn't have but six gallon jugs left, so I got those," he said. "I was going to get 20," plus 34 cases of bottles.
He was far from alone at the megastore, and he was far from the only school official preparing.
Gatesville ISD is ready with bottles and other water sources, too.
And at Hillside Manor Nursing Center, they've been preparing since Sunday night.
"Last night we went to Walmart, stocked up, and we made sure that we put extra ice in extra ice bins," said Helen Munday, administrator at Hillside.
They had to stop using actual dishes in favor of styrofoam, and didn't use tablecloths Monday so they wouldn't have to do laundry.
The city of Gatesville is ready for the long haul, too.
Administrators hoped a generator from Houston would be pumping water by Tuesday.
"We've ordered also about 4,500 to 5,000 gallons of diesel," said Luis Lobo with the city of Gatesville, "so we are anticipating it's going to take them a few days to fix it."
In the meantime, everyone's making sacrifices.
"It means my kids, no showers," Anderson said. "I have a son that does track. He stinks when he comes home, so no showers."
Trying to make what little water they do have last as long as possible.
"We're hoping today and tomorrow," Wyble said, "and we'll punt after that."
With repairs in the works, everyone's hoping there won't be an "after that."
Affected towns are all supplied by the city of Gatesville.
The city wasn't prepared for such a breakdown because it hadn't happened to this degree in the 20 years the water intake system has been in place.
The city says a permanent backup generator would come with a price tag up to $750,000.


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Not Liking Everything: Catherine and Ed on Brad Exposito & A.L. Steiner
By Ed Schad and Catherine Wagley on July 17, 2015
Art that's worth discussing is definitely worth debating. In the first in a weekly series, Catherine Wagley and Ed Schad disagree about two exhibitions currently on view in Los Angeles. On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 9:48 PM, Catherine G. Wagley wrote: Should we start with A.L. Steiner? I have to say, first, that I was thrilled […]
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Highlights from Art Los Angeles Contemporary
By Rainey Knudson on January 21, 2012
The art-fair-whose-name-nobody-can-remember (a.k.a. "the Barker Hangar fair"; a.k.a. Art Los Angeles Contemporary) is going on this weekend! If you missed the opening, with its lung-searing recreation of a 1968 Judy Chicago dry ice environment, there's still plenty to see. It's a manageable fair, size-wise, and for the most part very good. An informal survey of […]
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