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Capt. Billy Santiago was only 5 years old when Capt. Steve Loomis brought back the Royal Polaris from a long-range trip loaded with 10 yellowfin tuna over 300 pounds. That set what most felt was an unreachable mark for the San Diego-based sportfishing fleet.
Thirty-three years later, the mark still stands, but Santiago came within one giant, 300-pound yellowfin tuna from tying the mark he really didn't want to break. His 18 anglers wedged the fish holds with nine yellowfin tuna over 300 pounds, another 27 over 200 pounds and limits of razor-toothed wahoo.
"I told Steve I didn't want to break it," said Santiago, standing on the Fisherman's Landing dock in the midst of some very big and very dead tuna and wahoo. All were caught by his 18 anglers on an 18-day voyage to as far south as the buffer zone around Clarion Island of the Mexican-owned Revillagigido Islands. "I was just glad to keep it in the RP family. I learned a lot from (Royal Polaris owner) Frank LoPreste and (former captain) Steve Loomis. They made me the fishermen I am today."
Santiago, 39, called this a trip of a lifetime. He won a CIF Championship under Coach John Shacklett at Morse High in the late 1980s. He played offensive and defensive line, and the way he was moving those 300-pound tuna around, he looks as though he could still play a line position and not give ground. Today he's married, and he and his wife, Claudia, have two children, Jasmine, 18, and Reuben, 17.
"I picked up football pretty easy in the only two years I played," he said. "But once I started fishing, I forgot about football. This is where I wanted to be."
On Friday at Fisherman's Landing, Santiago and the entire Royal Polaris Team were on top of the long-range fishing game.
Santiago couldn't praise his talented Royal Polaris crewmen enough for their rigging, gaffing and extra work in landing the nine tuna over 300 pounds and at least 27 more that topped 200 pounds. Half of the boat's anglers caught 300-pounders and 17 of the 18 caught at least one 200-pounder.
What made it even more incredible is that the average age of the anglers on the Jerry Brown Line One Slayers charter was 68 years old. The crewmen had to step in often to help the senior anglers land some of the fish.
One angler who didn't need help was Rocky Opliger of Cherry Valley near Redlands, the youngest of all the passengers at 56. The Temecula-based firefighter caught the largest tuna, a 333-pounder.
"This was my first long-range trip like this," Opliger said. "It was awesome to think of how many big fish we caught, and we lost a lot of fish. I lost one after a three-hour fight, talk about heartbreaker. And the 333-pounder took 2 hours and 12 minutes."
Ken Shaleen, 66, a former resident of San Diego now living in Wonder Lake, Ill., landed a 307-pounder.
"I fished a lot of five-day trips on the Royal Polaris 13 years ago, but I figured it was time to step up to the big leagues of fishing. I'm going to fish for walleye next week, but those walleyes won't pull as hard as the bait we had on this trip.
Kirk McCoy of Long Beach caught four tuna over 200 pounds and one at 314 pounds.
"This was my first long-range trip in 36 years and I couldn't have picked a better one to come back on," McCoy said.
Chartermaster Brown is 82. He lives within casting distance of the Rogue River in Gold Hill, Oregon, where silver and Chinook salmon swim by along with steelhead and sea-run cutthroats. Wild turkeys roam his property. He may live on some of the best freshwater fishing in the U.S., but he revolutionized saltwater fishing line by adding the hollow element to Spectra. His Line One Spectra is the preferred line of most long-rangers, and Brown said his business is expanding in a big way throughout the world, with Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and South Africa all buying the stuff up as fast as he can manufacture it.
Brown made a significant announcement at the dock that some found hard to believe, considering it was April Fool's Day.
"This is my last trip," Brown said. "I have so many irons in the fire right now. My line business is really growing. I expect to double it this year. It's time to stop fishing these trips, and why not quit while I'm on top like this?"
Brown gave out over $5,500 in jackpot money after promising he would give $100 for each 200-pound tuna and $300 for each 300-pounder. He also gave each angler a disc with pictures of every 300-pounder that was caught along with hats, T-shirts and 20 percent discounts on their next Line One purchase. Others from throughout the fishing industry contributed daily prizes on the 18-day trip.
Brown has a knack for being on big trips. He was on the Royal Polaris voyage that produced 88 yellowfin over 200 pounds a few years back. And he remembers a trip to Clipperton Island years ago that returned with four yellowfin over 300 pounds, including one he caught that went 305 and another that weighed 298. That was when the big fish weren't weighed until they returned to the dock. All of these big fish were weighed on the boat.
"I pushed for the fish to be weighed on the boat," Brown said. "These fish lose a lot of weight on the return trips, especially from Clipperton and the Revillagigedo Islands."
Here's a breakdown of how others on the trip did:
Ron Lewis of San Francisco took second place in the jackpot with a 318-pound yellowfin. He caught the fish on a flying fish, under a kite. Capt. Santiago said six of the nine super yellowfin were caught under a kite.
Tom Blohm of Yuma caught a 325-pounder on a salami mackerel under a kite.
Steve Chambless of Long Beach landed a 310-pounder on a sardine. "Even my hair hurt afterward," Chambless told dock reporter Bill Roecker.
Clarence Becker of Victorville caught a 303-pounder on a sardine. "It's my best fish, and my first 300-pounder on a sardine," Becker said.
Steve Emmert of Dublin landed a 303-pounder. He baited a mackerel under a kite.
Chris Petersen of Castaic caught a 303-pounder on a mackerel.
The boat's published list of big tuna catches: Don Burnside (223 and 225), Bob Garber (240 and 250), Frank Harbin (209), Tom Blohm (258 and 325), Ron Lewis (205, 223, 240 and 318), Kirk McCoy (234, 252, 314), Ken Sodoma (252), Clarence Becker (202 and 304), Ted Patrick (267), Sam Lewis (200, 249, 278 and 294), Steve Chambless (250, 262 and 310), Joe Cruz (287), Ken Shaleen (204 and 307), Chris Petersen (303), Rocky Opliger (333), and finally, Steve Emmert (222, 248 and 303). Some 200-pounders weren't included in the list.


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How To Have A Great Spiritual Relationship With God By Controlling Your Emotions?. So Beloved Of GOD, you want to open your Love and your Heart to God daily in all you do. But there are certain unexplainable things that seem to happen to you and in your Life constantly, and they keep dragging you down – they keep messing up your plans – and they keep messing up your Family. Especially when you know you have opened up your Spirit, and you have prayed to God, you have Blessed his Name, you have been Grateful To Him and you have honored God. And then Life and this Universe both leave you perplexed as to why these bad things keep happening to you.
But Today I will share with you 3 easy steps to to Learn and Use to control your Emotions, especially when you don't understand when bad things are happening to you and keep on happening. Which ultimately may cause you to lose Faith in God and then your Relationship with God will stop. No Beloved, I can not let that happen to you. For You and I Both need God too much in our lives as we continue to proceed on our pre – destined Journey as Spirit Beings in this physical dimension. Let Us Begin:
Step 1. Negative Emotions are Signals for Action.
All Negative Emotions that you feel and experience are always a cause or an alarm being sounded for you take actions, and to resolve the issue internally and then externally from the source where it came from. When something bad happen to you, it is usually your perception and your understanding in the heat of the moment that gives a bad feeling of anger, of sadness and of loss. But I must ask you to recall beloved: How many times have something happened to you in the past and you thought it was the worst thing that could have happened to You?. And yet soon after in the near future, you then realize that this thing was the best thing that could have happened to you. So why is that you ask?. It is because of your perception and what this thing mean to you at that time, before and afterward. Also when you have a Spiritual Relationship with God, you must always keep in the back of your head that whatever happen will have to play itself out for you to fully see what it was sent for or intended to do in your Life. So for step one, you must always reserve Judgment on any situation, especially Negative ones. Instead focus on taking actions to deal with it. Whether it was something you did that is catching up with you, or you are a Victim of someone else ' s evil ways. Remember, the pain and the bad situation will continue to stay there until you deal with it. And God and the Universe are not your enemies.
Step 2. Nothing In Life Has Any Meaning Except What You Assign To It.
In your spiritual relationships and controlling your emotions, you have to realize that Everything that happen in your life down here, has no meaning at all. Except the meaning and the perception that you give to it with your very limited understanding. For whatever you focus on will expand and reality is whatever you let your brain which is inferior, to tell your Soul and your Spirit which are Superior. For example you have heard many times " Mind Over Matter ", and how many times have you seen People walk on fiery hot coals, or lay on a bed of nails or even allow Snakes to bite them. Ask yourself, what is their perception of those particular things?. Since they all have the same body you do and yet they do not die. Or you've also heard Some People say: "" Me losing everything was the best thing that could have happened to me, because that caused me to become relentless – focus – and purpose driven "". So again you see that Nothing has any real meaning except the Meaning that you give to it. For, rich - poor, sad – joy are all the same to the Universe.
Step 3. Don't Always Read Into Things
And I can't Tell you Beloved how many times People have fallen into this trap, and made the Biggest Mistakes of their lives down here while on their Spiritual Journey. And those times have affected their Spiritual Relationships with God for a long time. So please don't, and stop reading into things as they happen to you, because what you think is bad now will become good for you; and what you think is good now is usually a set up by the Principalities and the Powers who are using Negative Energies to try to mess up your spiritual relationship with the only Source, God. So if you choose to give Meaning to something, Give It positive meaning and use it as lesson to empower you to be better – stronger – wiser and more Enlightened. When God is for you, who can be against you?; and believe me even during your worst he will never leave or forsake you. That means he is always for you, and understand this Beloved, God can not be against your Spirit or Disown that Spirit. He can only be against your body, the Flesh. For you see once GOD made you as a Spirit Being, he carved out a piece of himself by breathing his Holy Spirit in you. And one more breakdown to help you: Take the mirror in your bedroom and shatter it on the ground. Now would you say that each of the thousand pieces are different mirrors?, or would you say I am picking up A Piece Of That Mirror that was in my bedroom. By now do you see that God is never against you when things happen, it is only you who give a meaning to that thing, Call it Bad and then Blame God.
Spiritual Relationships, How To Have A Great One With God By Controlling Your Emotions. So to recap: 1 – Negative emotions are action signals to use to take actions. 2 – Nothing in life has any meaning, except what You assign to it. And 3 – Don't always read into things, for you don't know. And if you can keep on using these 3 things, then you spiritual relationships with God will be even greater that the ones the Prophets and Apostles Had. James Dazouloute
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I am your Aunt Loretta. I am the baby of the family. I remember very little about our childhood but I can tell you that your grandfather worked at Armour Co at the Omaha Stockyards as a Cooper (barrel Maker). Your Grandma Rose died in 1934 of cancer. Your Aunt Gerry,North Carolina ,Aunt Genavieve(Omaha)and myself are the only surviving siblings. I have fond memories of your Dad. Please write back if you have any other questions. I would love to hear from you.
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The first vote on Senate Health Care bill, as it stands now, is schedule for a vote at 8pm Saturday night. This vote is to cloture which is a procedure the Senate uses to put a time limit on debate. In order to end debate and vote on the actural, the Senate is required to get 60 votes. Any votes after that, would only require a simple majority and Health Care Reform in the Senate will pass.
But according to Senator DeMint(R-SC), .... a vote by Democrats to proceed to a debate is a vote on the substance of the bill. Once the Democrats get the first 60 votes, they only need a majority to pass the bill itself. They will then allow vulnerable members of their caucus to vote against the final bill. It is a John Kerry "I voted for the bill before I voted against it" line of BS
So, Virginia, with the landslide elections of the Republican ticket less than a month ago our Senators are vulnerable. Let's continue the pressure, we must call Senator Webb and Senator Warner TODAY!!! Urge them to vote "NO" on Cloture and that you are not fooled by them allowing cloture and then voting no on the Health Care bill. We only need one democrat to stand with us and we will filibuster the Health Care bill.
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Guwahati, July 30 (IANS) Assam will soon set up a centre for innovation in the state that will be named after late former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced on Thursday.
Stating that the centre would come up "soon", Gogoi said it would help engage young minds of the state and the northeast in entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity.
"The proposed centre named after the great scientist, super human being and a teacher par excellence would help ignite the young minds towards entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity, thus helping transform the lives of the common man and bringing smiles on their faces," he said.
Kalam died on Monday in Shillong after suffering a heart attack during a lecture to students of the Indian Institute of Management.
The man who strengthened India's missile programme and played a key role in the country's 1998 nuclear tests — making him a national hero — was laid to rest on Thursday in Rameswaram with full military honours.


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Four months after having its hand slapped by TREB, this online brokerage is closing its doors.
It is time that the government be transparent with people and release the data that how much (exact) funds are invested into canadian real estate by foreigners ,newcomers and new immigrants.It is time to tell people why is real estate is very hot where it is becoming more and more unaffordable for canadian citizens.
Don't blame the Chinese for buying up our homes and paying unbelievableprices....blame our lame duck federal government for allowing non-citizensto speculate in our precious housing market without paying a higher tax oran upfront % of the purchase price. There is no reciprocity agreement withChina yet China has a tax on their own investors when they speculate in China'shousing market. Tina Mak said it best...this is just the beginning!....if this is justthe beginning our younger generation is screwed...Don't blame the Chinese,blame the federal government of Canada for not implementing laws that curbforeign investment in housing without a form of taxation to make it harder toprofit off our precious housing market.
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Kazakhstan visa, pick pockets, Uigher lifestyle
Urumqi Travel Blog› entry 328 of 658 › view all entries
People I met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: Julia (Russia), Hannes (Sweden), Colin (Canada), Josh (USA), Portia (USA)
I really hate arriving into cities late at night, so i wasn't best impressed to be dropped on the outskirts of Urumqi at 22.30. Colin had a friend of a friend called Josh that was living here, so gave him a call to arrange somewhere to meet, as he would be sleeping in his spare room. The plan was made that we would meet up at the University campus and Colin would go to Josh's and we would stay in the University owned hotel over the road.
As we were about to get in the taxi, Colin realised that he was missing his small bag, containing his camcorder and went rushing back to the shop where we had made the phone call from.
20 minutes in the taxi took us past some interesting buildings, mainly because many of them had Russian writing on. Now English had become the fourth most written language, behind Mandarin, Arabic and Cyrillic. China's diversity was once more screaming out, as is so often does!
Josh met us at the front gates of the University, where he studies Uigher and Chinese and took us to the hotel over the road. Incredibly they denied us access, as we weren't students and didn't have a written letter of approval from the University! We trudged around the surrounding streets with our heavy backpacks for the next hour or more and every hotel was unable to take foreigners (Chinese government policy), except for one, which was out of our price range.
Hannes, Julia and I got back in a taxi and Colin gave the Hotel name to the driver, but he mistakenly told them the wrong one, Xinjiang Binguan, instead of Xinjiang Fandian. I knew we were at the wrong place when our car door was opened by the Hotel porter, so we didn't even bother exiting the car, just showed the driver the name in our book, he let out an arrrggggh, and we finally made it there just before 02.00!
I was desperate for a sleep in the next day, but Hannes and I both required our Kazakhstan visas and we had deliberately pushed ourselves to be there for Monday, so couldn't justify lying in and not going! A taxi took us out to the embassy, as it was a 30 minute ride and only cost 21RMB ($3).
A guard started to wave at us from next to the gate and the sea of people calmly separated for us to pass through. Was this really China? Were we getting to jump a queue like the locals so often do, and without pushing and screaming too, miraculous! I wasn't going to ask questions, i just did the sensible thing and walked straight in.
Inside the embassy the staff were very helpful, always dealing with us ahead of any of the locals and after popping out to make some visa and passport copies, we returned and had our forms submitted a little over 30 minutes after we had begun. Where was the catch!
The three of us went to a Kazakh restaurant for lunch and then to use the internet for a few hours, before heading back into the centre to meet up with Colin.
All of us had started to gain an interest in the Uigher population, so rather than heading to the Han style Chinese centre, we lost ourselves in the back streets of the Uigher neighbourhood. Most of the houses had red spray paint on them, a marking that they were due to be demolished, no doubt for large skyscrapers to be constructed for Chinese businesses, or flats for Hans to move in to. I wondered where the Uigher people would be relocated to, they probably wondered too.
Walking into a maze of tiny alleys, i saw people bartering for all kinds of items, stalls selling broken brik-a-brak, food vendors with lungs, intestine and hearts.
Several hours passed by, as we became immersed in the area, the people and the customs. Stood at an intersection of a busier main road, we stopped to chat about where to head next, when i felt my wallet moving inside the pocket of my shorts. As i looked down i saw what i initially thought was a child next to my leg, then understood that it was actually a male adult crouched down.
The next thing i knew, he was pulling his long tweezers from my pocket and still attempting to hold on to my wallet with them! I managed to bang his hand away and i was quite shocked by what had happened, i didn't really know what to do.
From that point on, our priority was to get out of the area, keeping an extra close eye on our bags and each other. During the course of the afternoon i had felt my bag pulled at a couple of times, but it was locked and i wondered if it hadn't just been people accidentally knocking into me. Now when i watched closely, people really were following us at times and when we stopped, would circle around to wait for the slightest opportunity to try and get on the blindside of us.
Julia and I next tried to find a Western bookshop, but for some reason a road sign had been placed on the wrong road and it ended up sending us on a wild goose chase. As a result, the shop we went to closed 5 minutes before we arrived! We therefore went back to meet Colin and Hannes and walked to the South Gate, where there is the Theatre and large blue pyramid. Here we met up with Josh and he took us to one of his favourite Kazakh restaurants.
Josh assured us that the local delicacies were worth a try, so we ordered Horse Meat with noodles and onions, some salad side dishes and we washed this down with camel milk.
We slept in on Tuesday and spent the rest of the morning just lazing around our hotel and trying to get our laundry done. We only managed to find one expensive dry cleaning place, so just handed in a few essentials and decided to leave the rest until Almaty. We used the internet for an hour or so and managed to arrange a meet up with Portia, as it was her last night in China. For some reason all the mobile networks seemed to have been playing up, i think due to the earthquake, so we had been out of contact for the last day.
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On Wednesday morning we went to collect our laundry, but they hadn't even started it, so we had to scrap our plans to go up to Tian Chi mountain, as we had no clean warm clothes. Instead, we went and picked up our Kazakh visas, which were ready as promised and then went to use the internet as we weren't sure when we would have the chance within the 'Stans'.
The rest of the afternoon was spent going between the train and bus station and trying to book our tickets to Kazakhstan. There were no train tickets left and only limited bus tickets, so we took the bus tickets for the following day, even though this meant that we would now definitely have to skip the trip to Tian Chi. In the evening we hung out with Colin and Josh at the food night market. Josh had a huge bowl of offal, which actually wasn't too bad, although definitely not something i would order for myself.
Thursday was our last day in China and Julia and I were itching for one last fix of KFC pies, so we dragged Hannes along too. We all ordered large meals, not knowing when we might next get the chance to eat fast food like this again!! We didn't really have anything to do in the afternoon and as we came across the cheapest internet cafe ever (1RMB/$0.
At 21.00 we boarded the sleeper bus to Korgas. The Chinese night buses are quite interesting, as they consist of 3 rows of bunk beds, which accommodate 36 people. Although the beds are made for Chinese sized people, they are still reasonably comfortable and it was possible to get a few hours sleep.
GREAT ARTICLE i read whilst here!! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/25/AR2008042501376_pf.html
I always knew this happened and have said it over and over, at least someone is honest enough to admit to the press what goes on! Good on him.


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so there is no way she can get her job back. She can and should fight to keep her teaching license, though.
Idaho is Mormon country.
It sounds like somebody wanted to get rid of her to make room for somebody else. However, the double standard involved with her fiance is interesting. I suppose she could try to file a sex discrimination claim because of the disparate treatment, but the problem with that is she posted the picture, not him. The "crime" was posting the picture on FB. However, I think the important issue is the teaching license. She needs to fight for that.


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After 21 years in direct sales, I had no idea selling was this complicated. Nor did I realize there were so many "laws". It seems Todd is trying to re-invent the wheel. The information is not very practical for most salespeople. I was going to recommend it to my team but, I don't want to scare them. No KISS method here or anything else for that matter.
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I just got done reading an excellent article by Roman Snitko. I agree almost 100% with everything he says. However, I felt that the idea could have been developed and executed better. I'm not writing this because I feel that his original piece sucked. Rather I'm writing this because I like the idea he comes up with and want to see it have an impact. So here's my shot.
(I should say that some of what I say might disagree with what Roman says. I did say almost 100%.)
The engineer
People tend to associate "engineers" with people who get things done and solve real-world problems. Thus, I feel that Roman's "dudes" can be thought of as the engineers of the programming community. Engineers are the ones who want to make something and get it in peoples' hands as quickly as possible. It just so happens that that product is a piece of software.
You can recognize an engineer because they're usually saying things like "So what if it's not perfect? It works!" or "That sounds like a great idea, but I don't think we have time for it."
The engineer's biggest weakness is that they seem to not think about much past their current deadlines. Yes, it's important to meet those deadlines. But you do plan on writing software after meeting those deadlines, don't you? To make up for this, they must call upon the expertise of the scientist.
The scientist
The interesting thing is that almost every field of engineering has a corresponding field of science. Scientists are people who find better ways of doing things without necessarily considering their practicality. It's fashionable to talk about how disconnected these types of people are from reality, but the truth of the matter is that engineers can't do the things they can without scientists. Scientists are the ones who want to build great software. It just so happens that that software is also a product people will use.
You can recognize scientists because they're usually saying things like "So what if it works? It's an ugly hack!" or "Software schedules should reflect what needs to get done, not the other way around."
You might have already guessed the scientist's weakness: they tend to not get along with deadlines very well. To make up for this, they must call upon the abilities of an engineer who can transform their great ideas into reality.
So who's right?
This way of looking at things is a bit of an oversimplification though. It's really not that engineers don't want to make a great piece of software or that scientists don't want to make a great product. It's really a matter of priority. Scientists would rather write a great piece of software than a product. Engineers would rather make a product than a great piece of software.
Unfortunately, both sides are a bit disconnected from reality. In the software world, a great product usually is a great piece of software. It's also unfortunate that someone who can make both things happen is extremely rare if not nonexistent.
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Patient Condition and History
Lucas, a 10 years old, neutered male Beagle, was adopted from a shelter several months previously. His new owner, Mrs. Michelle Saltzman of Bedford, MA, witnessed episodes of weakness, exercise intolerance, disorientation, collapse and syncope (fainting). Dr. Patricia Berchtold from Chelmsford Animal Hospital, MA, examined Lucas and also consulted with a cardiologist to conclude that Lucas has a Chronic Valvular Heart Disease (stage B2 according to the ACVIM Classification of Heart Disease and Heart Failure). Lucas was placed on medications (Benazepril), ordered to avoid excessive activity, and it was recommended to further examine Lucas' heart rhythm through a Holter monitor or an event recorder.
A Holter monitor and Event recorder are devices used to record ECG, the electrical signal of the heart, in order to diagnose arrhythmia (abnormal heart pace) and assess its severity. However, these devices have several limitations. They involve wires, known as leads that attach to the body. Therefore, when worn by a dog or a cat they require shaving, attaching leads to the chest, and bandaging, to protect the device from the pet chewing or pawing at it. In addition, the devices only record data for a few days, and in the case of event monitors, require the pet owner to activate it when an event is occurring. Moreover, the devices do not provide real time data. Instead, after the recording period has ended the devices are sent to a specialized laboratory for data extraction and interpretation.
For all of these reasons, Michelle Saltzman chose to also buy a PetPace smart collar. The collar, worn conveniently on the neck like a regular collar, provides multiple physiologic and behavior attributes, including vital signs such as pulse rate. The collar collects the data noninvasively, continuously and is designed to be�worn long term. The data is accessible anytime, anywhere, and alerts for suspicious events are sent in real time.
The collar has additional advantages that are useful for the monitoring of patients with heart disease. It reports respiratory rates, heart rate variability (HRV), and activity level and it creates sophisticated analytical reports, all contributing to the assessment of the disease severity and its prognosis.
Michelle placed a PetPace smart collar on Lucas to complement the treatment protocol instructed by Dr. Berchtold.
Monitoring Data
The PetPace smart collar worn by Lucas revealed that a few times every day he has brief episodes of high pulse rate, reaching the 160- 180 beats per minute range. These events usually follow some moderate activity but the pulse rate appears higher than expected for this level and pattern of activity.
Statistical analysis of Lucas' data, available through the PetPace Health Report, provided additional insights into Lucas' condition.
� The daily average pulse rate, calculated from hundreds of measurements every day, was slightly higher than normal (87.8 beats per minute).
� The minimum pulse rate (58.6 beats per minute) was normal, meaning the heart was able to relax during rest.
� Overall daily average respiratory rate (18.4 breaths per minute) was normal, as was the minimal respiratory rate (11.4 breaths per minute). Respiratory rates are commonly used to monitor patients with heart disease.
� HRV (Heart Rate Variability), a marker of cardiac disease, was slightly lower than normal (high HRV is good).
� All values were relatively stable and consistent through time, and did not show worsening trends.
It is interesting to note, that Lucas is a fairly active dog, despite his condition. Just looking at his activity data it would have been impossible to know that he has a serious cardiac disease.
An additional analytical tool, an HRV Vs. Pulse plot chart, is attached below. For creating this chart, an HRV index called VVTI (Vaso-Vagal Tonus index) is plotted against the corresponding pulse data recorded at the same time. Preliminary investigation is showing a statistical correlation between excessive numbers of plot points below the normal range (red dots) and various serious diseases. Lucas' chart shows that 3.6%, a higher then normal percentage of data points (red points), fall below the normal range.
Following Dr. Berchtold's advice, Lucas wore a Holter monitor for 24 hours to measure his heart rhythm and rate and correlate it with the periods of high heart rates recorded by the Pet Pace Collar. The average pulse values measured by the Holter precisely match those reported by the collar.
Holter monitor and event recorder are important diagnostic tools in certain heart diseases. Unfortunately, they are not used frequently enough due to practical reasons. The PetPace collar, used in this case to complement the management of Lucas' heart disease, correlated well with the heart rate values reported by the Holter. Moreover, the collar provided additional valuable information regarding the patient's condition, including respiratory rate values, activity patterns, and HRV analysis.
�The PetPace smart collar provides a range of clinically relevant attributes for the monitoring of dogs and cats with heart diseases� said Dr. Asaf Dagan, DVM, Diplomate ABVP (Canine and Feline practice), and PetPace's Chief Veterinarian. �It adds a new level of objective, quantifiable data and together with analytical tools it will�advance our understanding of these pathologies and enhance our ability to treat them,� he added.
�I loved seeing the data provided by the collar, which complements the owner's reports, blood tests, imaging and ECG data that we collected on Lucas,� said Dr. Patricia Berchtold, from Chelmsford Animal Hospital in Chelmsford, MA, and Lucas' veterinarian. �It helps me as a clinician to produce a comprehensive picture of his condition, monitor it over time and guide my clinical decisions�, she continued.
Chronic heart diseases are common in dogs and cats. They frequently require medications, long-term monitoring and periodic clinical assessment. The current home monitoring techniques, including owner observations and wearable ECG devices, have limitations. The PetPace collar significantly improves this situation.
The fact that the collar can be easily worn long term, and that its data and reports are available in real time to both pet owners and caretakers, make it a worthy addition to the home management of cardiac patients.
While activity data is important to complete the picture it lacks sensitivity and specificity. Monitoring activity alone falls short of being a clinically useful tool in the context of cardiac patients.
�This collar gives very cool information that I can share with my vet�, says Michelle Saltzman, Lucas' owner. �Lucas has no problems wearing it and I know he needs it. I only wish we had it for some of our other senior pups we adopted in the past�.


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The high authority members of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited has announced exam pattern for the post of Assistant Engineer, Junior Engineer and Assistant Accounts Officer in the terms of KPTCL Exam Syllabus 2015 with an exam date and previous year paper available on its official site at www.kptcl.com. All qualified nominees who have applied online application form, they all are requested to refer mentioned information about eligibility criteria and other important tips.
After a long time, KPTCL has announced biggest job advertisement for the AE and JE posts. There are total 912 vacancies available for all respective zone. All qualified aspirants who have completed required academic qualification, those all have a great golden chance to work as Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer.
The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited is short name as KPTCL. It was formed in the year of 1999 and head office is located in the beautiful city in Karnataka State i.e. Bengaluru. Recently, the board has released most awaited job notification for AE, JE and AAO posts on its official site.
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Applications are now being accepted for financially deserving physicians from Pakistan to write the USMLE exam or participate in the US Residency match. Submit your application at the following link http://appna.org/need-based-limited-term-loan-for-medical-graduates-nbltlmg/.
Traditionally, needy physicians have been receiving financial help from central APPNA as well as various alumni organizations. Generally the aid has been in the form Qarz-e-Hasna and the rate of return of the loans has been negligible. Every year, it gets difficult to lend more money while previously loaned monies are not returned. Considering this fact, we have created a collateral restricted fund of US $50,000.00 and committee for Need Based Limited Term Loan for Medical Graduates (NBLTLMG) will lend up to double the amount of restricted collateral amount.
There are strict criteria for financially eligibility as well as ongoing academic excellence in terms of USMLE scores. Anyone who has passed USMLE step 1 with 240 plus scores can be enrolled in this program and will continue getting loan amounts in installments, as long as eligibility (scores) criteria is met and the applicant is within five years of graduation of medical school. Students will submit an application through the APPNA website along with their parents' taxes and other financial information as well as their USMLE scores transcripts.
Any APPNA member can recommend any applicants and the recommending physician will be able to give loan to the applicant upon approval from NBLTLMG committee and the lender will get full guarantee of return.
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China's key Hushen 300 index futures opened mixed on Monday, with the contract for settlement in May 2016 opening 0.33 percent lower at 3,050 points.
The June 2016 contract opened 0.08 percent lower at 3,036.6 points. The September 2016 contract opened almost flat at 2,931.8 points. The December 2016 contract opened 0.87 percent higher at 2,889 points.
The stock-index contracts, agreements to buy or sell the blue-chip Hushen 300 Index at a present value on an agreed date, are designed to allow investors to bet on and profit from either gains or declines in the market.
The index futures were launched at the China Financial Futures Exchange and started trading from April 16, 2010. The CFFEX has set the base value for all the four contracts at 3,399 points.
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Nottingham, (PressExposure) April 11, 2008 -- Now, potential investors who make an enquiry into an overseas investment property with David Stanley Redfern, will be able to consult in-house mortgage professional Neville Varlow to assist them in financing their overseas property purchase.
In just one short phone-call involving five short questions (on top of the basics: full name, address and D.O.B), Neville, an experienced financial advisor will have all the information he needs to do the number crunching necessary to advise the client on their options for financing their overseas property purchase. Neville told me what questions he needs answered to be getting on with:
Who the clientâs current mortgage is with, (if they have one)?
When was the mortgage arranged?
How much does the client earn?
And what is the clientâs credit status?
When he has the answers to those questions, and not being attached to any financial products provider (hence the "independent" in his title), Neville is able to search the entire market, and come up with the best options for each individual client based on their circumstances.
Neville said that "the most common option for people looking to raise substantial amounts of money is re-mortgaging their home." In the process of looking at these options for clients Neville also hopes to find the client "a better mortgage deal".
There are two main ways to use your existing mortgage to raise finance for a second home:
1: Take out another mortgage for the same amount, your new mortgage pays of the rest of your original mortgage, and you get back what you have paid less interest. Obviously this option is only suitable if you have paid quite a bit more off your mortgage than the amount you are trying to raise.
2: Take out another mortgage for the amount you need to raise more than you owe on your original mortgage, obviously you pay off your original mortgage and use the extra to fund your property overseas. This option is better for people with fairly new mortgages, or who have paid off less that the amount they are trying to raise.
Whatever options are presented as suitable for you in your circumstances, and whatever option you choose, you can feel safe in the knowledge that -- from seeking advice on arranging your finance, to getting the keys to your property overseas -- you are being looked after by someone who has your best interests at heart.
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Huacatay, otherwise known as Peruvian black mint, is central to a number of classic Peruvian dishes. Huacatay is used to give a unique herby flavour to soups and stews, and can also be used to make a delicious marinade for meats.
Huacatay is pronounced 'wa-ka-tai'.
How does it come?
In Peru, huacatay is normally used fresh, with a spring being used to flavour the dish. In the UK, we haven't been able to find fresh huacatay – but we have got a great huacatay puree which can be stored and used much more conveniently!
What can I use it in?
Some of the main dishes include:
Peruvian roast chicken: the huacatay can be used to make a tasty marinade which makes Peruvian roast chicken really stand out from the rest. Sometimes you'll also find it on the side, as a salsa like this 'aji verde'
ocopa: this creamy, nutty, herby sauce is extremely popular and usually served with potatoes. You'll often find it in the historic city of Arequipa
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We'd love to hear about it if you have! Tweet us @vivaperuuk or leave a comment below to let us know 🙂 the first three responses with pics will have a free jar winging its way out to you!
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My brother and I were both in grade five. Alex had failed grade two on the colony. The teacher had failed everyone in the second grade that year and, typically, nobody thought to ask why. Rosie was in grade four. Our teacher was Mrs. Erb. She wore nice clothes and sensible shoes and wasn't as glamorous as Miss Pattimore, Phillip's grade-three teacher who taught the primary grades downstairs. But more than attractive, Miss Pattimore made a concerted effort to help us fit in and wouldn't tolerate other students sneering at us. Once a week, on Friday afternoons, she came upstairs and taught our grades French. It soon became my favourite subject. "I really like the Frenchman, " I once overheard Father telling Mother over Lunschen in Fairholme. I feel myself at home with them." I knew he was referring to the milk truck driver from Modern Dairies who came each week to collect the milk. He was so affable, the company kept him on after he lost his driver's license due to careless driving. They just ad someone else drive him.
Miss Pattimore was young and kind with the most amazing dark hair. Sometimes she startled us by wearing a wig. It was a lighter colour and a different style than her own, and it gave her a whole new look, which I found fascinating.
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On this page: Fatigue | Pain | Changes in appetite | Changing body image | Loss of interest in sex | Fertility | Sleeping problems
The physical impact of cancer and cancer treatments may affect your quality of life and emotions in different ways. People who experience physical symptoms, such as fatigue, pain and nausea, can also experience emotional distress. How long these effects last varies from person to person, but they can increase the risk of developing anxiety and depression.
Feeling exhausted and lacking energy for day-to-day activities is the most common side effect of cancer treatment. This is known as fatigue. It differs from normal tiredness as it often doesn't go away with rest or sleep. For example, when chemotherapy affects red blood cells (anaemia). It can also be caused by the effort of coping with the physical and emotional effects of diagnosis and treatment.
People can experience pain from cancer and its treatment. If you are feeling anxious, this can make pain more difficult to handle. If you are in pain, discuss it with your doctor. There are many treatments now available to help relieve pain.
Call 13 11 20 or see Overcoming Cancer Pain for information on the different medicines used to manage pain.
Your appetite might change if you feel unwell, anxious or depressed or because of the physical effects of cancer treatment. Some people lose their appetite, while others eat more. A change in appetite can make you feel distressed.
Cancer treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, can cause changes to your body. Whether these changes are temporary or permanent, they can change the way you feel about yourself (your self-esteem) and make you feel self-conscious. You may feel less confident about who you are and what you can do. This is a common reaction whether or not your body has changed physically.
Sexuality is about who you are and how you feel as a man or woman. It is the feelings and characteristics that make up your sexual identity. This means different things to different people.
Cancer treatments may affect your sexual organs or your ability to become aroused. You may also feel tired and unwell, or you may be too worried about the cancer to think about sex. Low libido can also occur when cancer treatments disturb your normal hormone balance or if you are feeling depressed. Often low sex-drive starts to improve after treatment is finished, but for some people it's ongoing.
Some cancer treatments affect the reproductive organs, which may lead to temporary or permanent infertility. This means it may no longer be possible to conceive a child.
Many people experience a sense of loss when they learn that their reproductive organs will be removed or will no longer function. You may feel devastated if you are unable to have children, and may worry about the impact of this on your relationship or future relationships. Even if your family is complete or you were not planning to have children, you may feel some distress.
Sleep is important to help your body cope with cancer treatment, including physical and emotional aspects. Sleep can be affected by worry, pain (for example, after surgery), hormonal changes such as hot flushes in women who become menopausal, and nausea. As many people are not as physically active during their treatment, their body is not as tired and they find it harder to sleep. Feeling sad or depressed can also make it difficult to sleep well at night.


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Former England goalkeeper David Seaman, from Rotherham, is to marry Sheffield-born ice skater Frankie Poultney.
Seaman, aged 50, met Frankie through TV show Dancing on Ice.
The former goalkeeper appeared in the first series of the ITV programme, and Frankie made her debut a year later.
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Criticism for Nassau PD over 2 hires
Nassau Democrats and law enforcement unions Thursday criticized the police department for hiring two new assistant commissioners with total salaries of $300,000 at the same time it is seeking to downgrade four police precincts to save money.
Retired NYPD Lt. John Quinn was hired last week as an assistant commissioner. Quinn worked closely with Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Dale in the NYPD's Office of the Chief of Personnel.
Last month, Robert Hart, former head of the FBI's Long Island field office, also was hired as an assistant commissioner.
In addition, legislative Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport) criticized the salary increase that Thomas Krumpter received when he was promoted last month from interim police commissioner, a one-star union position, to first deputy police commissioner, a five-star appointive job. Krumpter's base salary rose from $188,657 to $237,265, department spokesman Kenneth Lack said.
Abrahams said the increased spending "sends the wrong message when you are talking about forming a more efficient police department."
"While taking services away from the public, the county is acting like it's business as usual for patronage jobs," said Police Benevolent Association president James Carver.
Dale, who earns $175,000 as commissioner, defended the hires. "It is critical to bring in an experienced upper management team to assist me in keeping Nassau the safest large county in the U.S. as well as maintaining the morale and discipline of the Nassau County Police Department," he said.
County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican, has proposed turning four of Nassau's eight precincts into community policing centers, staffed by two officers each around the clock. Mangano says the plan would save the county $20 million a year by shedding more than 100 administrative jobs, including approximately 90 now held by uniformed officers.
Hart and Quinn will be paid $150,000 apiece, Lack said.
The department plans to offset the hires through retirements and attrition, Lack said. Second Deputy Chief William Flanagan, who earns approximately $225,000 annually, will retire within a month and not be replaced, Lack said. The department also will eliminate four high-ranking positions as part of the precinct reorganization, he said.
Also Thursday, Democrats called on Mangano to identify the cost of several elements of the precinct reorganization plan, including termination and incentive pay for more than 100 police employees whose positions will be eliminated and capital improvements to build four new community policing centers.
Mangano spokesman Brian Nevin, while failing to provide those costs, questioned the Democrats' motives. "The union clearly tells the Democrats what to say, where to sit and how to vote," he said.


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'Hippy Crack' protest: Hundreds to inhale balloons of laughing gas outside Parliament
PROTESTERS will hold a mass demonstration inhaling so-called 'Hippy Crack' outside the Houses of Parliament against the government's plans to ban it.
Nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas or by its street name NOS, looks set to be banned along with other psychoactive substances as part of the Conservative's legal highs clampdown.
The Nitrous Oxide in Parliament Square #mymindmychoice event has been organised by the Psychedelic Society and has been described as a "brief and symbolic action".
In a Facebook event page set up by the group, it asks those taking part to inhale one balloon of the gas as part of the action.
If the Bill is passed, it will become illegal for shops and vendors to sell the substance.
The chemical has been linked to at least 18 deaths since 2006 and has been reportedly used by Liverpool footballer Raheem Sterling and actress Michelle Keegan.
Drug awareness organisation FRANK said the chemical is an "depressant-type" drug that can cause "feelings of euphoria, relaxation and calmness", but can cause unconsciousness or death from "lack of oxygen".
A Daily Star Sunday probe revealed dealers are selling canisters of laughing gas online for as little as 60p a time.
But the protest event on Facebook remains defiant, claiming: "My mind, my choice!".
The event invitation reads: "The government's proposed Psychoactive Substances Bill would create the offences of 'Supplying a psychoactive substance' and
'Possession of a psychoactive substance with intent to supply'.
"Only a few substances would be exempt: alcohol, nicotine and caffeine.
"THIS IS RIDICULOUS."The Psychedelic Society
"We should be free to buy, sell and use whatever substances we want, so long as we do so responsibly and without harming others.
"These are our bodies, our minds, and it should be up to us what we do with them.
"Don't let the government tell you what you can and can't do with your own mind."
The government announced a ban legal highs during the Queen's Speech last month.
A date for the protest has yet to be set.
It comes as shock research revealed a quarter of Brits have tried the substance.
The Global Drugs Survey found up to 15million people have inhaled laughing gas.
Britain is second only to Holland in the use of the legal high.


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When I'm Sixty-Four is
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The lyrics to this catchy song always seem to put a smile on my
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NTMA to auction off €500m of treasury bills on Thursday
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) is to auction off half a billion euros of treasury bills this Thursday, March 10.
The NTMA will offer bills with a six-month maturity up to September 19 of this year.
The action runs for two hours from 8.30 am to 10.30 am on Thursday morning.
The auction will be conducted on the Bloomberg Auction System and is confined to recognized primary dealers and eligible counterparties.
Bills will be listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and primary dealers are subject to the normal reporting obligations to the Exchange.
A non-competitive auction will immediately follow the competitive auction and will close on Thursday 10 March 2016 at 4 pm.
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Aviary: Appropriately Jaw Dropping
By Chris Angelus, Portland Food Adventures
Early in the Summer of 2011, I had the good fortune to interview Naomi Pomeroy of Beast for About Face Magazine. In that interview, when I asked Naomi where her favorite places were, she indicated to me that she held the relatively new Aviary in very high regard. In fact, she mentioned them in the same thought as Le Pigeon and Gabe Rucker, both of whom I know are near and dear to her heart.
I don't take chef's recommendations lightly. After all, that's the impetus behind Portland Food Adventures. So when Naomi spoke, I listened. And ate. And so I found myself at Aviary's chef's counter a few days later, led there by one of the most delightful front of the house people in Portland, Leah (who, sadly, moved on after the soon to be referenced unfortunate event). The first moment of Aviary love starts with the bagna càuda dipping sauce. Oh my God. It's warm, creamy and so incredibly tasty. If all I ever had at Aviary was that, I'd go back to dine over and over again. It's a warm butter sauce infused with anchovies, tomato water, olive oil and garlic. I slowly inhaled two other plates, one sturgeon and another with crab and clams, and couldn't wait to sing Aviary's praises to friends. But before I could sing, I was blessed with the most delicious and beautiful panne cotta ever for dessert. I looked up and conversed with the creator of that heaven, Kat, who, as it turns out, shares a common Connecticut upbringing with me. We connected on more than a culinary plane.
As if the full head-on culinary barrage of delight wasn't enough, I walked out of Aviary and there in front of me stood The Salt and Straw cart. Realizing I was borrowing a page from Caligula, I couldn't resist a taste and purchase of their Strawberry with black pepper variety. SO delicious. That was before they had their store.*
That visit had me back with a companion two days later. We ate like Beasts (a tribute to Naomi for
encouraging this discovery), and were delighted when chef Jasper came out and presented us with various amuses. Here, I thought, was a different Portland experience. Not that I hadn't had amuses before, but I don't think I had had the chef come out to meet me and present them at the same time. I assume he was appreciative of the fact that I came back so soon with friends. That's the stuff of success, for sure. And then to have every bite be so amazing, truly this is why I love Portland. I mentioned to Jasper what I do with Portland Food Adventures, and asked if it would be possible to come and talk to him about an event. We set an appointment for Wednesday, July 6th.
Monday night, upon returning from viewing the fireworks from Neahkanie Mountain with my son, I noted on Facebook that Aviary had suffered a fire. I tried to email Jasper, but didn't hear back. As the reports came in, it sounded more and more severe. Nonetheless, I dropped by Aviary at the appointed time on Wednesday and was so saddened to see what had happened to this utter gem. It had been gutted, and there were trucks outside salvaging whatever could be salvaged. I saw the table I dined at merely a week ago stacked up in a Penske truck ready to be hauled away. So sad.
Well, months later, after some insurance battles and after Aviary's chefs experiencing the true Portland spirit of community — as restaurants like PING, Genoa and Firehouse opened up and allowed Aviary to have pop-up dinners at their respective establishments, Aviary was to reopen. Expaned, with a new bar and patio area, and as beautiful as it was. They added to their arsenal Ross Hunsinger in the bar and Christine Schuman to the front of the house. (They haven't missed a beat). I wanted to have an PFA on the day they opened, but these meticulous chefs preferred to have a bit of a soft reopening before our event, so we set the date for January. I met with the chefs, and I was so pleased to hear their recommendations that would provide gift certificates as part of the Aviary adventure: Salt & Straw, Firehouse and St. Jack. What a powerhouse lineup!
Of course, who could predict that January 17th would fall smack dab in the middle of a media-hyped snow event in Portland? I decided the night before to turn off the TV, and just plow ahead. As it turns out, I was right. The roads were so clear that I zipped over to Alberta from my office in SW in no time. And I was greeted with a very romantic setting, the bar looking wonderful with Ross readying the welcome cocktails, and this incredible menu. There need not be more words in this blog to describe the evening. I think the pictures, while not all inclusive, and the menu (also not all-inclusive–there was an amazing amuse of pig's snout to start the evening, and Ross' cocktails to bookend the night were fantastic), are enough of a tease to present anyone reading with this for cause enough to not only try a Portland Food Adventures event in the future, but as one of our guests that evening so eloquently posted on Facebook the next day, "Portland, fly, don't run to AviaryPDX. They are turning out some outstanding eats and thanks to Portland Food Adventures for organizing a fantastic evening of wine, food, and people." (Thank YOU, Lee Barth, for experiencing and enjoying your first ever Portland Food Adventures event!)
I am fortunate to have had my dear friend Allison Jones provide some of the photographs for this wonderful winter evening at Aviary.
Note and disclaimer on this menu. Any typos are MY responsibility. Any uncontrollable salivation is the responsibility of the chefs at Aviary.
Jasper Shen, Kat Whitehead, and Sarah Pliner welcome our guests to their beautiful and updated Aviary.
Ross sets the tone. The evening started in the bar with a delicious Bourbon cocktail.
The delicious amuse. (Not on the menu)
The spicy duck leg may just have claimed the best dish of the year for me, only 17 days into the year. Unbelievable. It's on Aviary's regular menu. MUST. ORDER. IT.
The artichoke was a favorite of many when we asked for a show of hands.
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Looks delicious! Great post, Chris!
Beautifully written and you truly captured the magic of that special night. We are going back as soon as humanly possible!
I love this post and I love Aviary. Chris, you must try the Ox Tail Croquettes and the farro risotto (cheesy deliciousness!). Both are seriously to die for! So glad they are back open.


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Almost all men want to be physically fit in order to have a healthy body and to attract more women as well. The most common way of gaining the muscles you want is by doing some work-outs in the gym. But you will also be required to eat highly nutritious meals especially high-in protein foods as protein is responsible for building your muscle, and without this you wouldn't gain any muscle at all. Today, whey protein powder is being introduced to body-builders or those individuals who wants to gain muscle in a faster yet healthier way. The advantages of this rich in protein powder are listed below.
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