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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- Pierce Brosnan makes a return to the spy genre in The November Man as an ex-CIA agent/assassin who is lured out of retirement to bring in an agent who has valuable information that could take down a powerful Russian politician. The operation goes wrong and he learns that his former protégé and member of his own agency have double-crossed him, he must protect the information given to him by the murdered agent, a valuable witness who knows the secret behind a heinous war crime. It's the classic spy tale of double-crosses, no one to trust, and a conspiracy that goes all the way to the top.
I really don't know what to say about The November Man. It was very convoluted even for a spy thriller. In most spy thrillers, it's pretty clear who the bad guy is and who the good guy is. This was a little more confusing. At times, the guy you thought was the good guy was the bad guy and vice versa. There were so many subplots in this movie that interrupted the flow of the main story. It's not a bad movie but you kind of see everything coming from the beginning and there's never really a sense of danger for the main characters.
The most interesting aspect of the film was Pierce Brosnan's character. He had no qualms about killing anyone to accomplish the mission but he still had a sense of morality about it, except for a brief moment where he was a psychopath. This is the part where the good guy could have become the bad guy, which would have made for an interesting plot twist. Imagine if this character that we thought was the hero of the film turned out to be a complete psychopath and went on a murderous rampage against the people he was after? I won't spoil the scene, but it is the best 5 minutes of the movie and I really wish that aspect of the character had been explored. I'd love to see Pierce Brosnan in a role like that.
At the end of the day, The November Man is easy entertainment, the kind you should enjoy at home in a couple of months.
Also in theaters this weekend, Life After Beth, stars Aubrey Plaza as a girl who dies and comes back to life as zombie. She rekindles a romance with her boyfriend (Dane Dehaan). She doesn't look like a zombie but still has zombie tendencies which should make for some pretty comical situations.
As Above/So Below is a horror movie that takes place in the ancient catacombs beneath the streets of Paris. As a group of friends explore this city of the dead, their personal demons come back to haunt them and for a limited time Ghostbusters is back in theaters to celebrate its' 30th Anniversary.


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This is my second time ordering internationally from River Island. My first time, I had absolutely no problems. I ordered, and my clothes were delivered within a few days or so. This time, I ordered my clothing like before. However, a few days later I receive a sketchy email claiming I owe, $120 (yes $120) worth of customs charges. I was skeptical at first. (actually, I'm still skeptical) However, after having them call me, and realizing my package was in customs from the tracker, I had to pay. My order was only 200 dollars. So this is more than half of what I originally thought I was paying for. This didn't happen last time and it was too late to cancel my order because they had already shipped it. There was no clear statement before I purchased that I would have to pay 120 dollars in fees. I was forced to pay the ridiculous fee on top of the already overpriced clothing. So, Sorry riverisland. I like your clothing, but it's just not worth the time and money. I don't recommend this to anyone outside of the UK.
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Watching the Phoenix Coyotes foibles reminds me of some of the worst gong shows the Canadian Football League has served up over the years.
It wasnt that long ago the owners of two CFL teams, the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, stopped paying their bills in the same season, forcing the league to take over both.
It was bush-league action at its finest, reminiscent of the circus-like days of American expansion, when the commissioner of the day played now-you-see-em, now-you-dont with franchises.
Incredibly, and to the amusement and enjoyment of many, the NHL and commissioner Gary Bettman have ventured even further into the woods, finding a secluded place so wacky Tolkien could have written a trilogy about it.
Tuesday night, a group of hobbits known as Glendale city council penned the beginning of yet another sequel, as they voted 5-2 to cover up to $25 million in Coyotes losses for one more season.
This a mere week after forking over $25 million for the season passed.
As they prepared for the vote, guess which character in this fantasy popped its head up one more time?
None other than Jerry Reinsdorf, the Chicago sports mogul whose on-again, off-again pursuit of the franchise might be back on again.
Of course, covering this story has been a little like playing Whack-a-Mole at a rigged carnival. With half a paddle. In teams.
One lead emerges, and while everybody rushes to get a handle on it, another pops up somewhere else. By the end of the game, nobody has anything.
The Coyotes game presumably could have ended Tuesday night, but only with a no vote by Glendale.
The expected yes vote, while not coming close to sealing the deal with prospective owner Matt Hulsizer, would at least take the urgency out of the situation.
If conspiracy theorists are to be believed, it could also allow the league to temporarily shelve the Coyotes talks and deal immediately with Atlantas ownership crisis.
The Thrashers owners described their situation as urgent three months ago.
Of course, compared to Phoenix, the Atlanta crisis is still wearing diapers and sucking a soother. Get to two years and we might begin to take you seriously.
Actually, there are reasons to believe Atlanta will be resolved much more quickly.
Most importantly, the NHL has not been forced to buy the Thrashers out of bankruptcy, as it did the Coyotes in order to keep a rogue owner who hadnt ingratiated himself into the club from circumventing league protocol and moving the team to Canada.
Buying the Coyotes cost the league $140 million. Operating them last season cost another $30 million. The NHLs share of this seasons losses was around $12 million.
The league has no such investment to recoup in Georgia, nor does it have as much face to save.
Bettman has made it clear if anybodys packing for Canada, hes going to hire the movers and choose the new address himself.
He also made it clear that an old friend on the frozen, flood plain of Manitoba should probably get first dibs. Fans in Winnipeg have been in a frenzy ever since.
Never mind first dibs. Theres no other city with a ready and willing owner and arena.
So Bettman has two problems, and just one immediate solution.
A city government willing to slip its greasy hand deep into the taxpayer purse creates a potential second solution.
Then again, when youre running a gong show, expect the unexpected.
The only name Id bet against seeing resurface is Jim Balsillie.
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Lately, there's been a lot of talk in the media about feminism. First, there is this whole women who don't think they need feminism shit, then we have a lot of idiot celebrities (sadly all female) who claim to not be feminists, nor do they understand what the word actually means (*cough* Katy Perry *cough*).
However, there are some badass celebs who proudly announce they're lady love and pride, mostly recently Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who explained why he's a feminist on "Ellen" (a clip that's gone viral). Here are 12 super cool celebrities, like JGL, who happily wave their feminist flags.
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This clip of JGL on "Ellen" explaining how his mama raised him right and why he's a feminist basically made him exponentially more attractive than he already is. If all men thought like this can you imagine what kind of world we'd live in?!


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Scarcity of shelter space is an issue
In many forms, homelessness exists in Northumberland. This three-part story will explore several aspects. Today's instalment offers a look at how life's sudden turns can leave someone vulnerable and in need of emergency shelter.
Youth homelessness figures provided by Northumberland United Way say 60% stay in shelters, 25% couch-surf and 15% are on the street.
Meet Sam, who has done all three.
David Sheffield, community outreach worker with Green Wood Coalition, recently brought Sam in for an interview — a 24-year-old man dressed in as many layers as he could scrounge though without gloves, clutching a small red gym bag that contained his belongings.
Originally from Peterborough, Sam (not his real name) moved to Northumberland County last March to try to reunite with his mother. They'd had a difficult relationship, but she'd just had surgery for a brain tumour and he hoped things could be patched up.
Not only did they fail to establish any real closeness, he said, she lives in a seniors building, so there's no hope of finding housing with her.
Sam stuck around, hoping to build a fresh start for himself. He got a job and found a place, and all seemed well. Then there were layoffs at his place of work, and he found himself at Transition House in Cobourg.
He managed to find a job and another place, but he lost the job and lost the place and had to return to Transition House.
A friend asked him to share the rent on a place, which seemed a good solution. But the friend had issues of his own and lost the place after a couple of months.
This time Sam didn't return to Transition House. They had no vacancies, so he lived on the street.
"It's been struggle after struggle after struggle," Sam said.
Sheffield explained that Transition House is one of very few shelters in Ontario that accommodates families, along with single men and single women. It's a unique model, but it requires reserving some bedrooms for family use. So some members of the county's affordable-housing committee reject the premise that more emergency shelter is needed because Transition House is almost never full. At the same time, Sheffield said, single people often can't get in because there isn't space.
Even when Sam was able to stay at Transition House, that was not without problems.
Though Transition House requires a signed confidentiality agreement of anyone who stays there, Sam was more than willing to discuss his experiences because he understands he is permanently red-flagged — banned from the premises.
Executive director Diane Keast of Transition House would not discuss Sam's specific situation because of confidentiality considerations. But she reiterated that rules must be enforced because of the chance that children might be on the premises.
"If a person comes back and they have been drinking, we cannot allow them back in the house, drinking or using, because we take in family situations with children," Keast said.
"If a person shows any aggression, they will be asked to leave. Aggression is not tolerated, again because we have children in the house. Those would be reasons why somebody might be red-flagged."
How permanent the ban is depends on what has occurred, she said — how many occurrences there have been and how severe.
"We just don't red-flag individuals unless there has been ongoing issues. There has to have been ongoing and severe issues," Keast said.
"Individuals are given opportunities to reverse the situation — they can talk to staff.
"Individuals just aren't asked to leave for the sake of leaving. We are a shelter, and do want to assist individuals to get back on their feet. But because we service so many different individuals in different age brackets, we have to be very strict, and there has to be rules and regulations in place.
"Therefore, if individuals find it difficult to stay here for whatever the reasons are, and they show aggression or come back after drinking, those have to be in place because of those age brackets we service.
"That is very difficult. But when we ask individuals to leave, we do give them options where they can go."
Typically, they are sent to the police station to see if they can get a motel voucher and invited to come back when they have resolved the issues that led to whatever unacceptable behaviour caused the problem.
Sam denies having been in a substance-abuse situation or being unduly disruptive, though he did chafe at some of the rules (such as the curfew) and found staff unwilling to step in when he felt it appropriate — like the time one of the men came back "drugged out of his mind."
When Sam complained, he said, "Staff got mad and told me, 'Let us do our job.'"
A debate over the matter with the staffer became an argument. Voices were raised. The staffer declared Sam out of control and kicked him out with a red-flagging.
He fought the red-flagging, even went to the Cobourg Police for help. One officer approached Transition House and got the restriction removed — and even got them to open up one of the family rooms for a couple of days.
"No less than two days later, I'm kicked out again," Sam related.
It was an argument with another man staying at Transition House that provoked this move. Voices were raised, the other man shoved Sam, but Sam was the one who was kicked out.
He tried to get the police involved, but their inspection of the security cameras showed that the incident probably happened in a blind spot and they could not help.
The police tried to advocate with Transition House on Sam's behalf once more, but to no avail. He was red-flagged again at the only homeless shelter in Cobourg — the only one, in fact, closer than Oshawa, Peterborough and Lindsay.
"How's a man from Northumberland County supposed to go to Lindsay and still build a life in Northumberland County? I am pretty much forced to move out of this community, or stay here and live how I'm living. They don't leave me much of an option," Sam said.
The Peterborough shelter is located in what was once his home town, but Sam said he'd left what he termed "not a good life" behind last year to get a fresh start in Northumberland. And the shelter there is not safe, he added. There are 30 to 50 guys in a single room, with lots of drugs and lots of assaults.
"It would be like putting a lamb in a cave full of wolves. Nothing good can come out of it."
Sam understands that Transition House must have rules, but he can't help wondering why they need some of them.
And when you leave, he added, you wouldn't dare say anything because you might need to go back at some point in the future.
Being permanently red-flagged there, he said, he has nothing to lose. If people could speak freely, he said, maybe things could change.
But that thought does little to warm a man with no shelter in one of Canada's harshest winters in living memory.
In Part 3: The option left to Sam.


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My now ex-girlfriend of 2 years has recently broke up with me following a Citalopram-induced Hypomanic episode. She has undiagnosed Bipolar 2. By nature, she is a very sweet, shy, loving and monogamous person. She also has a history of hypomanic episodes, where she racked up a huge amount of debt through obsessive spending.
We were immensely happy together over the two years, and we were devoted to each other. I have helped her through some bad times, and have always stuck by her. I will also note that we were the kind of couple who appreciated giving each other their free time when we wanted it. That's how trusting and great our relationship was. In Feburary, she went to the doctor to get Citalopram, as she claimed to have been feeling depressed. She had never went to the doctor during our relationship to get antidepressants, but I supported her choice. She took one course, but never went back. Within a couple of weeks, she began acting very different. Very distant, little affection towards me, and became more interested in going out drinking all the time (She had given up drinking due to depressant effects).
In early April, she broke up with me, saying that she didn't love me anymore. She said that she was too young to be tied down, and wanted to visit Italy and be by herself. I knew something was wrong, but at the time I didn't know what. I convinced her to take a 2 week break.
After 2 days, she phoned me in tears, saying she loved me, and the whole thing had been down to stress (she had a huge upcoming exam at the time). Within a couple of days, she began acting strange again, very little contact with me and when I reached out, she was quite irritable. She was also going out drinking a lot more again, drinking nothing but Peroni (Italian beer). She also became fixated on a famous Italian football manager.
By the end of the week, she broke up with me again, saying she couldn't bring herself to be with me anymore. It has been nearly a month since this happened, and she has become infatuated with Italian men (she has slept with at least 2 that I know of) and is making all these plans to visit Italy with one of her friends. She constantly talks about this Italian football manager (she even says she draws pictures of him in class at college). She is also going out drinking all the time, and other people have noted that she is more agitated and prone to swings in mood (especially when she drinks). The whole thing is entirely unlike her.
Needless to say, I think that her hypomanic obsession with Italy and Italian men has driven her away from me, and I am not sure what do about it, as she is no longer in contact with me at the moment.
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HandiLED ThinLUX™ Lighting
Illuminate work surface with HandiSOLUTIONS®' highly efficient ThinLUX™ LED lighting. Made in the USA, the patented ultra-thin LED assembly is only 0.200" H x 0.580" W, keeping the light strip nearly invisible while washing your work surfaces with 500 to 1000 lumens of warm white light.
High-quality LEDs are fully encased and sealed in a unique, durable, co-extruded polycarbonate lens manufactured by Custom Plastics, Inc. Available with either high-bond tape or magnetic back, ThinLUX™ can be easily and reliably attached to any surface.
HandiLED ThinLUX™ lights are warm white (3500K) and have a Color Rendering Index (CRI) of 85. Light strips can be purchased individually and combined with the 18 watt power supply and 12" or 40" extension cords to form a daisy chain up to 70" in length.
The 20" strip has an output of 500 lumens.
The 28" strip has an output of 700 lumens.
The 40" strip has an output of 1000 lumens.
HandiLED ThinLUX™ Lighting easily washes your work surface with hundreds of lumens from one small light.
The three sizes of 20", 28" and 40" are shown here.
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AnimalBytesTV - Watch Peter Birch on this week's episode of Critta Cam as he shows all stages of snake breeding, how to collect snake eggs and properly incubate them.
AnimalBytesTV - Peter Birch shows us how to incubate reptile eggs on this episode of Critta Cam. Learn three different artificial ways to incubate snake eggs, gecko eggs and other reptile eggs, as well as how to be successful in allowing a female to incubate her own eggs with maternal incubation.


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Olongapo, Philippines
Arnildo Castro Tamayo
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Typhoons and flooding are increasingly affecting Olongapo. AUICK Workshop Action Plans have created a Disaster Volunteer Brigade (DVB), for community members to augment the activities of the Government's Disaster Management Office.
1. The City
Olongapo City, with a population of 227,270 is located in the southernmost portion of Zambales Province, Philippines. Spanning a total land area of 18,500 hectares, and topographically characterized by mountainous terrains AUICK Newsletter No.55 22 December 2010 located along the Manila Trench and perimeter of Mount Pinatubo, the city remains geographically vulnerable to natural disasters. In June 1990, with an epicenter situated along the northern cities of Luzon, a 5.6 magnitude quake reverberated through Olongapo, causing structural damage. In June 1991, the climactic eruption of Mount Pinatubo caused major disruption to the city's socio-economic infrastructure, and sent destructive volcanic debris across international borders. Typhoon Ruiz in 2006 caused a landslide in the mountainous area of Cabalan village, with consequential loss of lives and property.
While the extensive damage wrought by natural disasters may have been a painful learning experience, it nonetheless prompted the city's governing body to take action. Since creating the Disaster Management Office (DMO), the city has been able to responsively manage emergency situations and categorically prepare for natural calamities. A Disaster Volunteer Brigade (DVB) is likewise in the pipeline to complement the DMO's structure, especially with the recent effects of climate change causing unconventional "super-typhoons" and flash floods. Armed with a solid contingency plan, functionally equipped manpower and effective local leadership, Olongapo City's Disaster Preparedness Program has in recent years been aptly recognized as having one of the best local disaster response teams in the country.
The city's health care status is at a comparatively high level against national or regional standards. Operating on a dichotomized health care delivery system, preventive health care is being managed under the City Health Office, and curative health care through modern tertiary level hospitals. While population health remains optimally sound, issues still abound with regards to traditional health practices, universal access to social health insurance, and the high risk social environment for sexually transmitted diseases. In order to increase facility based deliveries to improve the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), UNFPA supports equipment provision to Olongapo's health centers.
Although local disaster response is effective, the city still needs to work on functionally incorporating maternal and child health concerns into disaster planning. Capacity building on the UNFPA Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations (see page 16) has been initiated, and is pending citywide implementation. With effective local leadership, manpower, and strong commitment from key stakeholders, the city is now embarking on further mobilizing resources to fully implement a comprehensive Disaster Management Program, so that disasters can be fully mitigated, and that unnecessary loss of life will no longer ensue.
2. Action Plan Progress
The Second 2007 Workshop Action Plan established a Disaster Volunteer Brigade (DVB), for community members to augment the activities of the Government's Disaster Management Office. An executive order was passed for the creation of the Brigade, outlining its organizational composition, role and functions. Then, members were recruited and trained on basic life support, disaster preparedness, the emergency response information system and referral, and the MISP. Awareness campaigns were conducted through the local media, and leaflets and fliers distributed to citizens.
The DVB was mobilized during Typhoon Labuyo and Typhoon Maring in September, 2009, when a state of emergency was declared, with 90 per cent of city roads flooded and 15 of 17 local communities severely affected. The Brigade has been successful in its work with the Government's City Disaster Coordinating Council (CDCC), due to the commitment and support from local leaders, a functionally equipped Disaster Management Office, the infrastructure available, a well established Socio-Economic Information System (supported by AUICK and UNFPA), and support from civil society. Some hindering factors, however, include competing priorities, natural hazard areas, and limited resources and technical capacities.
In the future, reproductive health care will be incorporated into the city's Disaster Management Program, a localized climate change adaptation ordinance will be formulated, resources will be mobilized to upgrade technical capacities and logistics, and successful practices will be replicated for improvement and expansion.
Climate change is expected to result in more frequent and severe hazards, which are likely to increase people's vulnerability, resulting in even more disasters. Ultimately, the success of the Action Plan will be limited unless concerted efforts from all stakeholders and other sectors are coordinated to achieve better health outcomes and effectively mitigate the effects of these natural disasters.
3. Proposed Action Plan Revision
The revised Action Plan of the First 2010 Workshop aims to sustain and expand the activities and membership of the Disaster Volunteer Brigade, by conducting disaster prevention training to the local community, increasing private sector and NGO participation, and raising funds to cover its running costs.
Firstly, the Mayor will be informed on the vulnerability of the city to natural disasters. Members of the DVB will again be recruited from the community, and their roles to augment the activities of the Disaster Management Office will be decided. Training will improve the Brigade's capacity to deal with the increasing threat of climate change related extreme weather conditions, and the private sector and local media will be enlisted for financial and promotional support. To coordinate its work with other organizations, the Brigade will increase collaboration with the Philippine Red Cross and local NGOs, the Soroptomist Group, Lion's Club and Rotary Club.
The Plan will incorporate schools, universities and local religious groups into its collaborative management, and further funding will come from bingo and raffle events, as well as the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
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Eamon Dunphy claims Pep Guardiola was carried out of a nightclub the night Bayern won the league [Video]
Irish RTE viewers were treated with the juiciest, meatiest surprise anecdote of their lives on Wednesday night.
As the Irish RTE panel dissected Bayern Munich's capitulation at the hands of Real Madrid, Eamon Dunphy produced the skinny to back up the feeling that Bayern took the foot off the gas after winning the Bundesliga back in April.
Dunphy claims – without any source, mind you – that on the night Bayern won the league, the Bavarians threw one almighty knees-up, as players and staff went out to paint the town red until all hours.
Guardiola, Dunphy claims, had to be carried out of the nightclub at 7am, as he was so intoxicated on the ol' Weiss bier.
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Cosplayer Luckygrim > Costume of Rogue (X-Men)
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- 09-23-2013
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- X-Men
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- Rogue
- Year Completed:
- 2012
- Construction Difficulty:
- Normal
- Costume worn at:
- Ichibancon 2013
This Costume has been retired
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
It's all made from 2 way stretch jersey. The x-men symbols where appliquéd on while holding my breath.
- Personal Thoughts:
- I first made this costume the night before NYCC 2012 to just run around in and not have to worry about dance tights or spanx. This past January I actually had to take it in by 2 sizes for Ichibancon in North Carolina. My buddy Angel took a few photos for me once we had a break in staffing and I love this shoot. Also my boobs, again.
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Ischemic cardiomyopathy: Treatment and prognosis
- Authors
- James C Fang, MD
James C Fang, MD
- Professor of Medicine
- University of Utah
- Sary Aranki, MD
Sary Aranki, MD
- Associate Professor of Surgery
- Harvard Medical School
Topic Outline
- Section Editors
- Bernard J Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil, FRCP, MACC
Bernard J Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil, FRCP, MACC
- Editor-in-Chief — Cardiovascular Medicine
- Section Editor — Coronary Heart Disease; Myopericardial Disease
- Professor of Medicine
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- Wilson S Colucci, MD
Wilson S Colucci, MD
- Section Editor — Heart Failure
- Professor of Medicine
- Boston University School of Medicine
- Deputy Editor
- Brian C Downey, MD, FACC
Brian C Downey, MD, FACC
- Deputy Editor — Cardiology
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Tufts University School of Medicine
The term ischemic cardiomyopathy has been used to describe significantly impaired left ventricular function (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] ≤35 to 40 percent) that results from coronary artery disease. Despite the common clinical use of the term ischemic cardiomyopathy, there is no consensus of the term ischemic cardiomyopathy [1-3]. Additionally, ventricular dysfunction caused by coronary disease is not a cardiomyopathy as defined by the 2006 American Heart Association and 2008 European Society of Cardiology statements [1,2]. (See "Definition and classification of the cardiomyopathies".)
There are two main pathogenetic mechanisms, which are importantly distinguished by the possibility of corrective therapy:
●Irreversible loss of myocardium due to prior myocardial infarction with ventricular remodeling. Recovery of myocardial function in such patients cannot be achieved by coronary revascularization since the infarcted tissue is not viable.
●At least partially reversible loss of contractility due to reduced function of ischemic but still viable myocardium, which can be detected on imaging studies. Hibernating myocardium is typically used interchangeably with viable myocardium. However, by strict definition, the term hibernating myocardium refers to contractile dysfunction in viable myocardium that improves after revascularization or perhaps medical therapy [4,5]. Stunned myocardium refers to transient postischemic dysfunction and can coexist with hibernating myocardium [6]. Repetitive bouts of stunned myocardium can also result in hibernating myocardium. (See "Clinical syndromes of stunned or hibernating myocardium".)
This topic will discuss the available therapies for ischemic cardiomyopathy as well as prognosis. The clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and evaluation of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy are discussed in detail separately. (See "Evaluation of hibernating myocardium" and "Dobutamine stress echocardiography in the evaluation of hibernating myocardium" and "Assessment of myocardial viability by nuclear imaging in coronary heart disease".)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:
Subscribers log in hereLiterature review current through: Oct 2017. | This topic last updated: Oct 26, 2016.The content on the UpToDate website is not intended nor recommended as a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your own physician or other qualified health care professional regarding any medical questions or conditions. The use of this website is governed by the UpToDate Terms of Use ©2017 UpToDate, Inc.References
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- Samady H, Elefteriades JA, Abbott BG, et al. Failure to improve left ventricular function after coronary revascularization for ischemic cardiomyopathy is not associated with worse outcome. Circulation 1999; 100:1298.
- Gerber BL, Rousseau MF, Ahn SA, et al. Prognostic value of myocardial viability by delayed-enhanced magnetic resonance in patients with coronary artery disease and low ejection fraction: impact of revascularization therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 59:825.
- Desideri A, Cortigiani L, Christen AI, et al. The extent of perfusion-F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography mismatch determines mortality in medically treated patients with chronic ischemic left ventricular dysfunction. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 46:1264.
- Bax JJ, van der Wall EE, Harbinson M. Radionuclide techniques for the assessment of myocardial viability and hibernation. Heart 2004; 90 Suppl 5:v26.
- Shah DJ, Kim HW, James O, et al. Prevalence of regional myocardial thinning and relationship with myocardial scarring in patients with coronary artery disease. JAMA 2013; 309:909.
- Carluccio E, Biagioli P, Alunni G, et al. Patients with hibernating myocardium show altered left ventricular volumes and shape, which revert after revascularization: evidence that dyssynergy might directly induce cardiac remodeling. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47:969.
- Jones RH, Velazquez EJ, Michler RE, et al. Coronary bypass surgery with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction. N Engl J Med 2009; 360:1705.
- Bonow RO, Maurer G, Lee KL, et al. Myocardial viability and survival in ischemic left ventricular dysfunction. N Engl J Med 2011; 364:1617.
- Schinkel AF, Poldermans D, Rizzello V, et al. Why do patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and a substantial amount of viable myocardium not always recover in function after revascularization? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004; 127:385.
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Length: 8 inches but is fully adjustable in length and very versatile.
Gold-filled: also called rolled-gold. These jewelry items are not actually filled with gold. They are made of a base metal (usually brass or copper) covered by sheets of gold in a mechanical process. Effectively a thick coat of gold: the gold content is 5% or 1/20 of the total weight. Gold-filled items are used for your top-of-the-line jewelry. Made with 14 kt gold, it is hard wearing. With reasonable care it will not peel or flake, and should last as long as solid 14 kt gold. It is safe to wear for with most people who have sensitive skin.
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Ramsgate residents call to 'tear up' seaside flats plan
More than 80 residents want developers to be thrown off Ramsgate's former Pleasurama site amid complaints it has become derelict, a councillor has said.
SFP Ventures have said they need the freehold and £15m to continue building a hotel and flats on the Kent seafront.
Thanet council said SFP would get the freehold when work was finished, but negotiations were under way.
Independent councillor Ian Driver said SFP had been on site for 10 years and people wanted the agreement torn up.
"The unanimous feeling of over 80 local residents was the council should tear up the agreement with SFP, throw them off the site and start talking about alternative uses," he said.
He said SFP would not find funding in four months, and the council needed to take back the land and "do something sensible with it".
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Terence Painter, SFP spokesman, said developers needed the freehold because funders wanted extra security in the current financial climate.
He said SFP had put £5m into the £20m project and work had started with construction of a roundabout, highways works, a contribution to cliff face repairs, and some elements of the apartments.
Mr Painter said the developers had an offer of funding from a high street bank in 2007 which was withdrawn because of the recession.
He said: "We share the frustration and concerns of the Ramsgate residents on the delay. The developer and his team are working relentlessly together with Thanet District Council in order to restart."
Thanet's deputy Labour leader Alan Poole said SFP had a 199-year lease on the site.
"We obviously want the development completed. It's been hanging around for far too long," he said.
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Saturday, 31 January 2009
CV247 update
CV247 has arrived in the UK but as yet there are no vets prescribing the drug although a couple have already shown interest in being the first stockists. Will keep you updated.
In Hungary CV247 is available over the counter from veterinary pharamacists without prescription and comes with a dietary advice leaflet - the diet is hugely significant in my experience. (It will only be obtained via vets in the country.)
Here are some of the properties of the diet:
Diet low in salt
Diet low in red meat
Diet low in sugar
Diet high in organic fruit and vegetable
Diet devoid of processed foods
Diet disciplined to avoid over-feeding
I am corresponding with a very nice lady with a cat who has cancer who is hoping to start using CV247 ASAP and I'd be very grateful if anyone knows of anyone who used John Carter's method could get in touch with some dietary advice for cats.
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It sounds similar to the BARF diet, which I fed my dog, except that it limits red meat. I wonder why? Meat of all kinds seems a natural food for dogs.
- 2 February 2009 at 18:19
- porkchop said...
Was very shocked to hear of John Carter's death.
He cured our cat of mouth cancer and gave my late Bull Terrier 7 more years of life.
Please would you let me know how his legacy lives on and if he has a foundation set up after him or anything we can keep in touch with his amazing legacy.
Hope you can find a few minutes I'm sure you're busy..
Many thanks
- 4 February 2009 at 16:53
My beautiful 4.1/2 year old Great dane bitch has just been diagnosed with Lymphoma - we are devastated. I recently heard of CV247 and gave a copy of the last coldwetnose article on it and he said he would look into it. My vet wants to start chemotherapy but I would like to try John Carters method. Can anyone advise me?
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Dear Great Dane owner
email me on firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll do my best to help.
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- Abigail Wheeler said...
I noticed your post about Victorian Bulldogs in a search I did on the web... I enjoyed reading over your posts and would like to post a link to your blog on my "Victorian Bulldog" facebook applicaiton!
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text: I've been thinking about the decline of film and photographic paper. There's still a lot of photographers using traditional products, but the trend is clearly down. The problem is that, now that traditional film has left the mainstream in most photographic disciplines (although still being used), new people coming into the profession don't get exposed to, or trained in these methods. This only accelerates the effects of attrition. For example, I considered purchasing a weaving retail supply store earlier this year. But, I went to a local weavers' guild and found that the average age of weavers in my area is 55 and above. (The 55 year olds were the youngsters!) Good bye retail weaving! As another example, I've heard the average age of bridge players is somewhere in the range of 55-60. Do we want this for traditional photography? I think not. A few months ago, I allowed myself to be pulled into a local, small-school photography project. The administrator put this thing together. I did a preliminary presentation showing some of my photographs, my LF camera, and some of Ansel Adam's special edition prints. Then, she set up the boy's bathroom as a darkroom. We put the enlargers on a table in front of the urinals and used the washing area for developer, stop, fixer, and rinse. It was perfect! Everyone from the fifth through the eigth grade was involved, and we all had a lot of fun. Afterwards, we had a gallery show for parents. Thanks to this particular administrator's creative thinking, it was a big success. This got me thinking about the importance of involving young people in the photographic arts. Traditional photography is ideal for this. It's fun, it involves mixing things, there're no expensive computers or printers involved, and it's definitely hands-on. Plus, one can teach lessons of working with chemicals, safety, etc. There are lots of inexpensive film cameras around, and chemicals can still be purchased off-the-shelf. It would also be excellent as a science project. If we want to preserve our passion, traditional photographers and their stakeholders should join forces and figure out different ways of introducing the photographic arts to new people. I can think of a few ideas. >> Put together kits that science teachers could use in their classes. >> Individual photographers could work with schools to do projects similar to that of the school I mentioned. >> Create an idea or source book of different projects that have been tried and are known to work. >> Consider different ways to communicate the potential of photographic projects to different organizations that might be interested. >> It doesn't have to be for kids, either. There's a growing community of photographers who've never developed a roll of film. (Either by themselves or by sending film to a lab.) >> I would think that Ilford, or other companies still providing supplies for traditional photography, might be willing to provide funding for some sort of effort in this direction. These are only a few of the obvious possibilities. Given some thought, I'm sure many others exist. I know that the weaving community is aware of the dynamic I've described. But, they're attacking the same issues late in the game. But, this isn't the case for traditional photography. Any ideas? I suspect it could make a big difference in the future of our media.


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Participants will explore the sites and services for consuming entertainment media on the web.
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Thursday night's season finale of "The Office" might have been a hit with viewers, but Ricky Gervais sounds less than enthusiastic about the star-studded season ender.
Despite the fact that he co-created the series. And appeared on Thursday's finale.
Also read: Catherine Tate: Meet Steve Carell's Potential "Office" Replacement
Gervais, who's not particularly known for holding his tongue (ask any number of attendees at this year's Golden Globes ceremony), fired off a missive on his blog Friday to reflect on last night's season closer, which included cameos by Jim Carrey, James Spader, billionaire Warren Buffett and, yes, Ricky Gervais. And his verdict was none too kind.
"Watching 'The Office' finale may remind some of the Chris Martin episode of 'Extras,'" he wrote, referring to an episode in which the Coldplay singer made an awkward and largely unnecessary cameo. He added: "It's only Warren Buffett…….. What are you doing in a paper merchant's in Scranton? It's mental."
Gervais then twisted the knife, offering a backhanded bright side to last night's finale: "If you're going to jump a shark, jump a big one."
The actor, who created and starred in the British, original version of the series, went on to offer his take on the American one. Though he's "very proud of the U.S. version," Gervais suggested his heart hasn't entirely been in the endeavor.
"I assume most people know I didn't do the US remake for the art. I did my version for the art. That's why I stopped it after a few hours of telly," Gervais reflected. "I did it for different reasons, ambitions and with slightly different emotional attachments to the project."
And just in case anyone was still left wondering, no: Gervais is definitely not interested in replacing Steve Carell.
"I would never ever in a million years take a permanent role in the show as an actor. It really would be f—ing mental. You don't start a company to work on reception."
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If you are like me, you woke up on Monday morning with a serious March Madness hangover. From Thursday at noon, until Sunday at around midnight, you were consumed with college hoop. There were the buzzer beaters, controversial missed calls, upsets, and an urge to set fire to your bracket. Definitely enough to make you feel basketball drunk. Here are a few thoughts from what was a wild, first weekend.
Representing B1G Time: Coming into the NCAA Tournament people from Charles Barkley, to fans of teams in the ACC and Big East were praying for the B1G's downfall harder than Biggie felt his enemies were on Life After Death. They were hoping the conference would prove that it was overrated, and have a lot of teams get sent home before we even got to the Sweet Sixteen. That definitely was not the case.
Outside of Wisconsin, the B1G acquitted themselves well during the first weekend. There were dominant performances by Michigan State and Michigan in what were expected to be tough tests. The conference also had controversial(Ohio State) and gutty(Indiana) wins in games on Sunday. Minnesota got a solid win in their first game. They ended up losing to Florida, in a game that was the nail in the coffin to Tubby Smith's tenure there. Then, Illinois fell victim to a questionable call, that cost them a chance to win the game against Miami.
All in all, it was a very good showing for the B1G in the first weekend of the tournament. There is still much work to be done, but to completely silence the naysayers, I think they need to place a team, maybe two in the Final Four. Nothing that I saw from them this past weekend makes me think that is impossible.
"Gone-Zaga"- The groundswell against Gonzaga coming into the tournament was very strong. They were perceived as the weakest #1 seed, and picked by many to be the first #1 seed to be dismissed from the tournament. Their "Second Round"(still can't get used to calling it that...) game against Southern did nothing to change that. On Saturday night, Wichita St hit the Zags with one of the more special three point shooting performances and sent them back to Spokane. This was all that people needed to confirm in their minds that Gonzaga did not belong mentioned with the "elites". There loss will forever tarnish what was a great season for this group, and give pause to people from here on out about giving a team outside of the "Power Six" conferences a number one seed. The Zags had a great chance to change perception, and blew it.
Gulf Coastin- Filling out my bracket, I placed Georgetown in the Final Four. Needless to say, I expected their game against Florida Gulf Coast to be a relatively easy win. Clearly, the Hoyas came in thinking the same thing, and in the end we both were wrong. The crazy thing is, as I watched the game, I found myself saying forget the bracket, this team is fun to watch.
As a favorite, you can not allow the underdog get confidence. You need to exert your will on the team, and make them feel they do not have a chance. Watching the game Friday, FGCU turned the tables on Georgetown, and made it seem like they were the favorites coming in. It was impressive to watch the confidence, attitude, and borderline disrespect they came at Georgetown with. It reminded me of the year that Golden State was the eight seed in the NBA playoffs, and beat Dallas in the first round. They punched them in the mouth, got them down, and kept beating on them with flair. That confidence helped them to a win against San Diego State Sunday night as well, and set them up for a game with Florida in the Sweet Sixteen. Not sure if they can get a win in that one, but I'm looking forward to seeing how they compete.
Well there are my thoughts as I work my way through this March Madness Hangover. The good thing about this hangover is, you don't have to lie in a prayer, and say "If You make me feel better, I'll never do it again". You simply woke up Monday morning, and thought, "I can't wait to start it all over again on Thursday night". At least that is what I was thinking. Is it Thursday night yet???
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Randomized Clinical Trial: Expectant Management vs Laser Treatment of Monochorionic Twins With Severe Selective Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Absent or Reverse Diastolic Flow in the Umbilical Artery
This study has been completed.
University of South Florida
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: August 9, 2010
Last Update Posted: February 21, 2013
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University of South Florida
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|Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: None (Open Label); Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Procedure: selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels
Device: Expected Management
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Patients randomized to surgery will have hospital arrangements (laboratory tests and anesthesia assessment) finalized for a surgery the next day. Patients will sign the informed consent form.
Patients undergoing surgery will be admitted to Tampa General Hospital and will complete usual hospital admission procedures.
|Expectant Management Group
|Patients randomized to expectant management will be referred back to their referring obstetrician of perinatologist and advised to undergo weekly ultrasound examinations including Doppler studies of the umbilical artery and amniotic fluid volume. Fetal growth will be assessed every 2-4 weeks. After 24 weeks patients may undergo frequent ultrasound examinations or fetal heart rate monitoring to assess fetal well being. These ultrasounds will be performed by the patient's perinatologist or obstetrician, and will be reported to the research team on an ongoing basis throughout the pregnancy.
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|babies not yet 6 months of age
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Patients randomized to surgery will have hospital arrangements (laboratory tests and anesthesia assessment) finalized for a surgery the next day. Patients will sign the informed consent form.
Patients undergoing surgery will be admitted to Tampa General Hospital and will complete usual hospital admission procedures.
|Expectant Management Group
|Patients randomized to expectant management will be referred back to their referring obstetrician of perinatologist and advised to undergo weekly ultrasound examinations including Doppler studies of the umbilical artery and amniotic fluid volume. Fetal growth will be assessed every 2-4 weeks. After 24 weeks patients may undergo frequent ultrasound examinations or fetal heart rate monitoring to assess fetal well being. These ultrasounds will be performed by the patient's perinatologist or obstetrician, and will be reported to the research team on an ongoing basis throughout the pregnancy.
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Overall Participants Analyzed
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|Between 18 and 65 years
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|Survival [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
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|Fetal/Neonatal/Infant Survival of the AGA Fetus 6 Months After Birth, Comparing the SLPCV (Selective Laser Photocoagulation of Communicating Vessels) and Expectant Management Groups. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
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Adegbite AL, Castille S, Ward S, Bajoria R. Neuromorbidity in preterm twins in relation to chorionicity and discordant birth weight. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Jan;190(1):156-63.
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Gratacós E, Carreras E, Becker J, Lewi L, Enríquez G, Perapoch J, Higueras T, Cabero L, Deprest J. Prevalence of neurological damage in monochorionic twins with selective intrauterine growth restriction and intermittent absent or reversed end-diastolic umbilical artery flow. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Aug;24(2):159-63.
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De Lia JE, Cruikshank DP, Keye WR Jr. Fetoscopic neodymium:YAG laser occlusion of placental vessels in severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Jun;75(6):1046-53.
DeLia JE, Cukierski MA, Lundergan DK, Kochenour NK. Neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser occlusion of rhesus placental vasculature via fetoscopy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Feb;160(2):485-9.
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Quintero RA, Morales WJ, Mendoza G, Allen M, Kalter CS, Giannina G, Angel JL. Selective photocoagulation of placental vessels in twin-twin transfusion syndrome: evolution of a surgical technique. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 1998 Dec;53(12 Suppl):S97-103.
Quintero RA, Romero R, Reich H, Gonçalves L, Johnson MP, Carreño C, Evans MI. In utero percutaneous umbilical cord ligation in the management of complicated monochorionic multiple gestations. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Jul;8(1):16-22.
Lewi L, Gratacos E, Ortibus E, Van Schoubroeck D, Carreras E, Higueras T, Perapoch J, Deprest J. Pregnancy and infant outcome of 80 consecutive cord coagulations in complicated monochorionic multiple pregnancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Mar;194(3):782-9.
Robyr R, Yamamoto M, Ville Y. Selective feticide in complicated monochorionic twin pregnancies using ultrasound-guided bipolar cord coagulation. BJOG. 2005 Oct;112(10):1344-8.
Quintero RA, Bornick PW, Morales WJ, Allen MH. Selective photocoagulation of communicating vessels in the treatment of monochorionic twins with selective growth retardation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Sep;185(3):689-96.
Hadlock FP, Harrist RB, Martinez-Poyer J. In utero analysis of fetal growth: a sonographic weight standard. Radiology. 1991 Oct;181(1):129-33.
Arduini D, Rizzo G, Mancuso S, Romanini C. Short-term effects of maternal oxygen administration on blood flow velocity waveforms in healthy and growth-retarded fetuses. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Nov;159(5):1077-80.
Martínez JM, Bermúdez C, Becerra C, López J, Morales WJ, Quintero RA. The role of Doppler studies in predicting individual intrauterine fetal demise after laser therapy for twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Sep;22(3):246-51.
Quintero RA, Comas C, Bornick PW, Allen MH, Kruger M. Selective versus non-selective laser photocoagulation of placental vessels in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Sep;16(3):230-6.
Quintero R. Diagnostic and Operative Fetoscopy. New York: The Parthenon Publishing Group, 2002.
Quintero RA, Dickinson JE, Morales WJ, Bornick PW, Bermúdez C, Cincotta R, Chan FY, Allen MH. Stage-based treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 May;188(5):1333-40.
Saunders NJ, Snijders RJ, Nicolaides KH. Therapeutic amniocentesis in twin-twin transfusion syndrome appearing in the second trimester of pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Mar;166(3):820-4.
Morales W. Selective photocoagulation of placental vessels in twin-twin transfusion syndrome: outcomes and complications. In: Quintero R, ed. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome. London: Taylor and Francis, Scheduled for publication in 2006.
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|University of South Florida
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01177553 History of Changes
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|First Submitted:
|August 5, 2010
|First Posted:
|August 9, 2010
|Results First Submitted:
|September 21, 2012
|Results First Posted:
|December 12, 2012
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Perils of the Popes
IN April 2009 Pope Benedict paid a visit to a magnificent old church in the central Italian city of L'Aquila that had been seriously damaged by an earthquake. There he visited the grave of one of his predecessors, Pope Celestine V, leaving a gift on his tomb of one of the vestments from his inauguration.
In retrospect it was a significant act. Celestine is remembered in Italy as the only pope to have resigned voluntarily, and when Pope Paul VI visited his grave in the Sixties it was seen (wrongly, as it turned out) as a sign that he was going to step down. Celestine was born in 1215.
Known as Pietro da Morrone, he was a Benedictine monk who founded an order of hermits. After the death of Pope Nicholas IV in 1292, cardinals spent two years deliberating on a successor, which led Morrone to send them a letter saying they would suffer divine vengeance if they failed to act quickly. He was promptly named pope.
He refused to accept, tried to flee and was only persuaded when a delegation of cardinals, accompanied by the kings of Naples and Hungary, came to woo him. One of his first decrees said any pope had the right to resign, which he then did. He returned to solitude but was imprisoned by his successor, Boniface VIII, and died 10 months later (some said he was murdered). He was canonised 17 years after his death.
Actually he wasn't the first pope to abdicate. John XVIII retired to a monastery in 1009 and died shortly afterwards. Benedict IX, who was said to have had gay orgies in his palace, was paid to resign the papacy in 1045, only to think better of it and attempt to return. And in 1415 Gregory XII was persuaded to step down to end the schism between Rome and the rival papacy in Avignon.
Some papacies have been shortened by sudden death. The most recent example was John Paul I, who reigned for 33 days before his death in 1978. A charismatic orator dubbed the "smiling pope", he was a potential liberal reformer and an unpopular choice with members of the Vatican hierarchy who saw him as a lightweight because of the jokes he put in his sermons. This fuelled conspiracy theories that he was murdered.
But he was by no means history's shortest-serving pope. No fewer than 10 previous pontiffs served the same period or less, variously succumbing to the Roman heat, old age or the skulduggery of medieval Italian politics.
The all-time briefest was Pope Urban VII who died of malaria 13 days after being elected in 1590.
He might be the first to resign in centuries but Benedict XVI's decision is a long way from being the strangest departure in the Papacy's history
For centuries the papacy was largely the preserve of a handful of rich families from Rome, Florence, Genoa, Venice or Milan, with only the occasional foreign interloper such as the Spaniard Roderic de Borja, better known by his Italianised name Roderigo Borgia, whose election as Pope Alexander VI caused massive upset in the late 15th century Vatican. The Polish Karol Wojtyla, elected as John Paul II in 1978, was the first non- Italian to hold the office since 1523.
The success of his globe-trotting papacy, during which he created more cardinals than any other pontiff in history, made it easier for another non-Italian, Joseph Ratzinger, to succeed him as Benedict XVI.
The early lists of runners and riders for the next election include two African cardinals.
There's an Italian saying that "he who enters the conclave as pope will leave it as a cardinal" – in other words, being the bookies' favourite is often the kiss of death in this contest. But if an African does emerge as pope, it wouldn't be the first time. A number of bishops from the southern side of the Mediterranean became pope in the early centuries of the Church, when North Africa was part of the Roman Empire (and the Church Father St Augustine came from what is now Algeria).
The only British pope was Nicholas Breakspear, who was born in Hertfordshire and was elected as Adrian IV in 1154. Reginald Pole, the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, at one stage had nearly two thirds of the vote at the papal conclave of 1549-50. Basil Hume, the former Archbishop of Westminster, was favoured to succeed John Paul II but he predeceased him by six years.
Yesterday the bookmaker Paddy Power was offering odds of 1000/1 for a Father Dougal McGuire. It would be rare for a non-cardinal to be elected but his lack of status is not the crucial obstacle. More of a problem is that he is a fictional character in Father Ted, which actually makes those odds look pretty short.
Leading Catholic Ann Widdecombe pays a personal tribute to the outgoing Pope
I was in Yorkshire canvassing for one of the Conservative candidates in the 2005 general election when I heard there was white smoke. "Let it be Joseph Ratzinger," I prayed. "Let it be Ratzinger." Not long afterwards I was saying: "Thank God! It is Ratzinger."
The previous pope had a very long reign from 1978 until 2005. Travelling extensively, his term was one of freshness combined with the affirmation of doctrine through a series of encyclicals. I believed – and hoped the Church would also believe – that rather than embarking on another long reign full of new ideas and a new style we should be granted a period of transition under a pope whose authority was widely trusted.
Benedict XVI successfully provided that transition and was as decisive in the Papacy as he was as keeper of the doctrine. He had hardly been in office five minutes before he abolished the doctrine of Limbo. No "modernising" Pope could have got away with that. His visit to Britain in 2010 was forecast by the media to be a disaster, but the script had to be rewritten on the first day when the sun and 25,000 people came out to meet him. People looked into his face and saw not God's Rottweiler but God's Old English sheepdog.
The terrible harm caused by child abuse will not disappear overnight but he started the healing process.
I suspect it is that decisiveness which has led him to his present course of action. Other popes have carried on to the very end with John Paul II barely able to stand for the Easter blessing. Benedict will simply have said that if he feels no longer up to the job then he will not do it.
He has set a precedent. One has to go back nearly a millennium to find a papal resignation. Yet it may turn out to be a welcome one. Ratzinger, keeper of the doctrine, has effectively given popes permission to resign. Why should any future ones feel obliged to carry on beyond the bounds of reasonableness?
Again, only a pope as deeply conservative as Benedict could do it. It is said that even those very close to him did not know this was about to happen, which means he came to the decision alone, unaided by volumes of learned screed about precedent.
So now the speculation starts. Who is going to be the next pope?
After a Pole and a German will it be another Italian? Or an African, perhaps? Or a South American?
This, however, is not politics. It is the Church seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit, not a faction at party HQ seeking to impose its own will.
This time I will not be hoping for any particular outcome but will merely be curious to see what is decided.
In a few weeks St Peter's Square will be full of people watching for white smoke, groaning when it is black, longing for the words Habemus Papam, (we have a pope).
Whoever emerges on to the balcony will be faced with an awesome task in a secular, materialistic age but he will be able to thank Benedict XVI that he inherits a church that is stable and outward-looking.


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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality gave Harker Heights' water system a superior rating, according to an annual report sent to all Heights water customers last week.
Several residents surveyed Monday mostly agreed with the report's findings.
Esther Kent who lives on Shawnee Trail said she detects a slight chlorine smell from her faucets, but Heights' water is clean compared to other places she's lived, including McAllen and Augusta, Ga.
Heights' average residual chlorine concentration is 2.77 parts per million and falls within the required range, the report stated.
Chlorine is the most important chemical to consider with water quality, and the smell is no cause for alarm, said Heights Public Works Director Mark Hyde.
"Some folks can detect minor amounts of chlorine where others can't."
While Kent described Heights' water as "soft," Hyde said the water here is "on the harder side." That means it has a higher mineral concentration, keeping disease-causing contaminants out of the water supply.
"That's a good thing as far as lead and copper," Hyde said. "It's a bad thing for people with sensitive skin."
As part of a periodic four-year process, the city sent out 30 sample bottles to Heights residents Monday for copper and lead testing, Hyde said. The presence of those contaminants in water can stem from faulty in-home plumbing.
"Even though we send copper- and lead-free water, if folks have solder in there that's high in lead content and it sits very long, that concentration will be higher in their water," Hyde said.
Since most Heights homes were built after 1960, a time when lead had been eliminated from home infrastructures, most residents don't encounter problems with those chemicals, he said.
"I drink it," Kent said. "Even when I put it in flower pots, it's not murky or anything."
While Iowa Drive resident Velton Walker said Heights' water is "fine," he uses a water filter to ensure the water's safety. The filter "makes it so it's not hard water anymore," Walker said. "Once you feel the difference, you'll notice it."
Boulder Run resident Morgan Tinsley said he drinks the water straight from the tap.
"If you don't dry your laundry quickly enough, (the water) smells bad, but it's fine."


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Lotus forms partnership with Henri-Lloyd
15 January 2013 – The Lotus F1 Team has joined forces with Henri-Lloyd ahead of the 2013 season, a British clothing manufacturer which specialises in marine and lifestyle apparel.
Lotus F1 staff will be given travel clothing by the company for the year ahead, while fans will be able to purchase the dedicated range in stores across the UK.
Henri-Lloyd was the official clothing partner of Brawn GP back in 2009.


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Senior dining menu listed
WORTHINGTON -- The following is the Worthington Senior Dining menu for the coming week.
Serving is 11:30 a.m. at American Reformed Church, Worthington. Call 370-1190 to reserve a meal. Meal gift certificates can also be purchased online at lssmn.org/nutrition.
Monday, March 25: Cranberry glazed chicken, baked potato, California blend vegetables, fruit cocktail.
Tuesday, March 26: Hamburger tomato casserole, green beans, mandarin orange whip, cookie.
Wednesday, March 27: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, blushing pears.
Thursday, March 28: Ham, au gratin potatoes, California blend vegetables, pie.
Friday, March 29: Baked fish, brown rice, cole slaw, mixed vegetables, raspberry parfait dessert.


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|With such shear fabric, I felt my dress form needed to
model this one. Doesn't leave much to the imagination!
A while back, I decided I really wanted to make a 1940's style slip to wear under my swing dress. Since the dress was unlined (as was common in the 40's), I thought it would be nice to have a slip to go with it. Not long after I decided this, I found the perfect pattern for my slip. But instead of using it sew up a slip, I sewed up a sundress.
|Pattern used (with the fabric used to make my sundress)
For this particular project, I was looking for an affordable piece of silk in a nude color. I wanted to make a very basic slip that could go under just about anything. If you've been reading my blog since November, you know that I found that perfect piece of silk. After taking the time to properly wash it, I even found a way to share the precious yardage with another project.
A apologize for the boring photos here - beige walls, nude slip and natural dress form. My next project with have some more color, for now this suits what I was looking to accomplish. I'm even thinking this will be a great piece to go under the jumper that I am knitting up.
|View of the side placket where I used snap fasteners to hold it closed.
|Close up of the strap and the snap fastener used.
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