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We asked renowned Aussie garage rock producer Owen Penglis (also plays in garage rock band Straight Arrows) to talk about his favourite mics, how he uses them and why he can't live without them - http://enmoreaudio.com/owen-penglis-favourite-mics-of-all-time/
Have a read and let us know what you think!
Here are the last two we did too with Tony Buchen and Michael Stavrou:
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The Modern Falconer : Training, Hawking and Breeding Hardback
by Diana Durman-Walters
Written by a leading falconer, this book contains everything that the falconer needs to know about the different species of birds used, their care, feeding, training and management.
The author includes a history of the sport in the UK, on the Continent, the USA, and the Arabic countries.
Full details are given about equipment required and there is also a veterinary section.
Gundogs are an important part of the falconer's requirements and the author includes information on choice of breed, training etc.
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 168 pages, 4pp colour photographs, 8pp b&w photographs
- Publisher: Quiller Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date: 15/03/1994
- Category: Wildlife: birds & birdwatching
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There are so many amazing investors to learn from but one that I admire the most agreed to share her tips on why knowing your tenant profile, should be one of the most important things you keep in mind before buying that investment property.
For instance, when she goes property shopping into a specific market, she always has her tenant profile in mind before looking at investment properties. Specifically, she likes having young families with children so she will look for properties near great schools and with 3 bedrooms and 1 ½ or 2 bathrooms; or she might like to attract a single mom and her children and thus will look for a home that either has two units (upper and lower unit) or a house that can be converted easily and legally to two units (upper and lower) or two side by side semi's. Again, in this instance she would look for a property near the best schools and nearby shopping areas, as it will be highly attractive to families with children and for ease and convenience in their busy lives.


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hostname won't change on clients
I have got installed fog 1.2.0 on a ubuntu 14.04 server and all is working fine BUT when i change the hostname it won't change the hostname on the client in /etc/hostname …
I thought i was a build in service?
What am i doing wrong?
thanks a lot!
Wayne Workman Moderator
Did you install the fog client on the image? Did you register the destination host?
Oh - read further… you mention /etc/hostname. Fog 1.2.0 doesn't change names on linux. This functionality is only available in fog trunk, with the new fog client properly installed on the image.
Read these two links for info:


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MTN Nigeria has concluded plans with Research In Motion, makers of the brand new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, to deliver the new Blackberry 10 OS device to its customers in Nigeria.
A statement said MTN Nigeria would be the first to bring BlackBerry's latest offering to the Nigerian market.
As such, MTN customers in the country will also be among the first users in the world to experience the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, which is the first smartphone based on the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform.
The smartphone gives customers a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience, according to RIM, and it is the fastest and most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet.
The Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, Mr. Larry Annetts, said among other unique features, the phone would offer superfast browsing, a sharp responsive display, an intelligent camera that would allow for editing and photo sharing as well as trusted security.
"MTN is offering pre-order opportunities thus conferring on our customers the privilege of being one of the first to own the device in Nigeria. Not only that, those who pre-order will get the smartphone at a bargain price and they will be contacted for pickup at locations of their choice even before the phones become commercially available at retail stores."
Source: Naija.ng


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Hogan left climate change summit a day early for yacht race reception
ENVIRONMENT Minister Phil Hogan left a crucial climate change summit in South Africa a day before it ended to visit the Volvo Ocean Race in Cape Town, the Irish Independent can reveal.
Mr Hogan was already on a plane home when the Durban climate change deal was reached in the early hours of Sunday, December 11.
And he had left the summit the previous morning to attend a Tourism Ireland function at the yacht race.
In the face of vehement opposition to his plans for new septic tank inspection fees from rural communities Mr Hogan has been stressing that he has to impose inspections to comply with European environmental rules.
However, newly released documents show how he left before the end of the most important international environment summit in years and attended the tourism event at the Volvo Ocean Race which is due to finish in Galway in July.
A "senior official" finished negotiations on Ireland's behalf.
The deal to bring the race back to Ireland was announced by former Taoiseach Brian Cowen almost two years ago.
But it's Fine Gael ministers who have attended each port of call along the race route so far.
Agriculture Minister and sailing enthusiast Simon Coveney attended the start of the race in Alicante, Spain, last November.
And just last month, Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister Leo Varadkar did the honours in Abu Dhabi.
Mr Hogan arrived at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Durban on Monday, December 5, a month after he caused outrage amongst the environmental lobby when he said climate change legislation was not a priority of the Government.
More than 190 countries were represented at the conference, where they eventually agreed to reduce emissions by 2020.
Mr Hogan addressed the summit and attended a number of "co-ordination" meetings with other EU delegations among other engagements.
The summit was supposed to end on Friday, December 9, but heated negotiations were still ongoing when Mr Hogan left Durban on a flight for Cape Town that Saturday. Tourism Ireland's Volvo Ocean Race bash for South African journalists and tour operators began that morning at 10.15am.
Approximately 60 guests met the crew of the Sanya, a yacht sponsored by Tourism Ireland, and enjoyed champagne, canapes and Irish music before being invited to board a specially chartered yacht from where they could watch an in-port race and served a lunch prepared by Irish chef, Maurice Keller of Wicklow's Arlington Lodge.
Mr Hogan's diary shows how he was due to arrive at the event at 1.30pm and stay until 4pm before transferring to the airport that evening.
Climate change negotiations concluded in Durban while the minster was en route back to Ireland.
A spokesman for Mr Hogan said that the climate talks had been scheduled to end on Friday, December 9, and said that "the minister's tickets were booked for a Saturday departure as is the norm".
The spokesman said: "A senior official was present until Sunday", and he added, "The EU presidency acts on behalf of the EU as a single entity in terms of overall negotiations".
He said Mr Hogan's attendance at the race incurred no additional cost because when the trip was arranged "there were no seats available for travel back via Johannesburg, and Cape Town was the only option".
Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Tourism Ireland said it was "very important" that ministers attend the organisation's promotional functions abroad "in terms of delivering the message that we mean business".
The Volvo Ocean Race started out in Alicante in October, but will hold its grand finale in Galway in July and is expected to attract a global TV audience of 1.3 billion.
Overall Mr Hogan's trip to South Africa cost almost €30,000 including €1,500 spent on an Irish Embassy-hosted reception for 125 invited guests in the exclusive Durban Club.
Mr Hogan has been under fire this week over his efforts to introduce charges on rural householders who have septic tanks.
In a climbdown he reduced the new inspection fees from €50 to €5 for people who sign up to the new inspection regime in the first three months.
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Ok , I couldn't choose. So indecisive me will put, Italy and Germany. I want to experience the whole culture of Germany, people , language , food, drinking, ....... With Italy, well dah, it's roooooomantic! Well at least that's what I have heard. Plus I love food,I l love to experience where the food came from, and do we even get it close over her.lol
Shannon, I took German in high school , getting ready to take spanish, after this semester. It starts in January! I have a full load for fall. Also I too am on a UK Bipolar forum, isn't it great. At first i was like wow, i will never be able to catch the lingo, but i have . Sometimes I have to say remember I am American. Do you have an avatar? I need to figure out how to get a whacky one. We have so much in common it's funny!!!! Talk to ya later, Nickie
Yeah, that's so weird! One diff tho, it's not a bipolar board, it's called Female First, it's about everything you could think of that pertains to women, although at least half the 50,000 members or so are male (sex boards, duh!)! I just stay on the relationships and sex advice (of course, haha) boards. But I would like to check out yours!
As far as avatars, you can pick some from the net, you have to download them, they are usually free, but you have to sign up for stuff. I got a cool one from another board somewhere that isn't a free one - it's a blue eye (takes up the entire box) with a black pupil. I thought it was cool, and nobody else has one. I started a trend, tho almost everybody now has some kind of eye, now it's hard to tell them apart! Except the older long term regulars, of course.
Anyway (rambling like I do, lol) you download one into a document, or picture file and then you copy it to an option on your profile. I can't do it, Paul had to for god's sake! I am NO computer whiz, I'll tell ya!
I wonder what else we have in common?
Patti,that is wonderful. Are you thinking of saving your marriage or do you want to save you marriage? How ya feeling today? I hope I don't sound nosy , I am curious . It helps me learn about a person and it also helps me in my own relationships. Does that make sense?
Hey Nickie, I really didnt understand the question..DUH!! And i have said before and I will say it again..YOU ARE NOT NOSY, AND YOU< SHANNON AND EVERYONE CAN ASK ME ANYTHING!!! My life is an open book. That is just me. I dont care what people ask me. I know many other people dont feel that way, and want their privacy. Me..ask away ! As far as the trip, we just thought if we got away, maybe we could put some of the crap behind us. But, you know me, tomorrow I will have a different view! Although tomorrow, I am using my Christmas gift certificate (can u say PROCRASTINATE) that my husband got me as a stocking stuffer, and I am getting a mani/pedi, facial, wax, and getting my hair colored. Thank God! My natiral hair color is a drk brown, almost black and a few years ago I needed a change so I did the highlight thing. Now, my hair is almost blond..not platinum, more like a Jennifer Aniston color. I actually like it better this color. But a lot of people like it better dark because I have blue eyes. Anyway, enough of that. I am having anxiety about going. You know I rarely leave my house, so I am nervous. But since my husband is coming next week, I thouht i would look like a human being, instead of the fright I have let myself turn into. Honey, I really need to know how to find a good pdoc. I know how bad I need help, and I have good insurance. But how do I find a good one. I know you guys must know as you go. Please try to help. hope to hear from u guys soon. I am worried about Shannon, she sounds down today, what do u think??? Talk to me real soon.
Love and sunshine from South Beach...which I hope next year we will all be enjoying ourselves, I hope u can come!
Love my buddys,


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The sympathetic nervous system is thought to play a key role in genesis and maintenance of ventricular arrhythmias. The myocardial effect of sympathetic stimulation on myocardial repolarization in humans is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of direct and reflex sympathetic stimulation on ventricular repolarization in patients with postinfarct cardiomyopathy (ICM). The effects of direct sympathetic stimulation were assessed using isoproterenol, while those of reflex sympathetic stimulation were assessed with nitroprusside infusion in ICM patients (n = 5). Five patients without cardiomyopathy were also studied. Local repolarization was measured from intracardiac electrograms that were used to calculate the activation recovery interval (ARI), a surrogate of action potential duration. Isoproterenol significantly increased heterogeneity in repolarization in patients with ICM; the decrease in ARI from baseline was 72.9 ± 9.1 ms in more viable regions, 64.5 ± 8.9 ms in the scar, and 54.9 ± 9.1 ms in border zones (P = 0.0002 and 0.014 comparing normal and scar to border zones, respectively). In response to nitroprusside, the ARI at the border zones decreased significantly more than either scar or surrounding viable myocardium, which showed an increase in ARI (P = 0.014 and 0.08 comparing normal tissue and scar to border zones, respectively). Furthermore, isoproterenol increased ARI dispersion by 70%, while nitroprusside increased ARI dispersion by 230% when ICM patients were compared to those with structurally normal hearts (P = 0.0015 and P < 0.001, respectively). In humans, both direct and reflex sympathetic stimulations increase regional differences in repolarization. The normal tissue surrounding the scar appears denervated. Dispersion of ARI in response to sympathetic stimulation is significantly increased in patients with ICM.
- ventricular arrhythmias
- cardiomyopathy
myocardial infarct scars predispose to ventricular tachycardia (VT) and sudden cardiac death. The proclivity to these malignant arrhythmias may be secondary to both structural myocardial changes and heterogeneity in regional distribution and activity of sympathetic nerves (22, 31). Prior studies in animal models of myocardial infarction have shown that coronary occlusion causes nerve cell injury and death. This denervation is not localized to the infarct and can be seen distal to the infarcted territory (1). The normal myocardium distal to the infarct responds differently to sympathetic stimulation (via left and right stellate ganglia) than to direct stimulation with catecholamine infusion (1, 30). Denervation supersensitvity can potentially further increase the heterogeneity in response to circulating cathecholamines (1). Further, sympathetic nerve sprouting that occurs in response to nerve injury after infarction has also been shown to occur in a nonuniform fashion, predominantly at the borders of normal tissue and scar (6, 23, 24), implicating the border zones in the pathogenesis of ventricular arrhythmias. The border zones of scars have also been found to be frequent sites of origin of inducible VT in canine infarct models (8, 10). The predominant mechanism responsible for increased repolarization heterogeneity in humans, whether circulating catecholamines or stimulation of cardiac nerves, is unclear. Understanding the mechanisms that are responsible for these changes have direct therapeutic implications. Blockade of direct sympathetic stimulation via beta-blockers can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death, while blockade of reflex sympathetic system via thoracic epidural anesthesia and cervicothoracic sympathectomy has been shown to reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death and the burden of ventricular arrhythmias in small studies (3, 13, 16, 20). However, there are no human data to determine the mechanism of sympathetic modulation in postinfarct scars with regards to either direct or reflex sympathetic stimulation.
The primary aim of this study was to assess whether sympathetic stimulation increases regional repolarization heterogeneity between scar, border zones, and unscarred myocardium in humans. We studied patients with postinfarct cardiomyopathy (ICM) undergoing ablation of ventricular arrhythmias. We hypothesized that the electrical heterogeneity in response to both direct sympathetic stimulation (via activation of β-adrenergic receptors) and reflex sympathetic stimulation (via activation of the sympathetic system in response to induced hypotension) in patients with ICM would be increased compared with that of patients who did not have cardiomyopathy.
This study was approved by the University of California, Los Angeles, Human Institutional Review Board. Five consecutive patients with ICM and recurrent ventricular arrhythmias referred for catheter ablation were recruited. Patients with structurally normal hearts (n = 5) referred for electrophysiological study for possible supraventricular or focal ventricular tachycardia also underwent the same experimental protocol as patients with ICM. Data from these structurally normal hearts were analyzed to ensure that the effects of nitroprusside and isoproterenol on activation recovery interval (ARI) were not due to the experimental protocol, medications, or any other factors such as left ventricular (LV) strain. Detailed written informed consent for the study was obtained from all patients. Patients with hemodynamic instability were excluded from the protocol at the discretion of the investigator.
Electrophysiological study and electroanatomic mapping.
All patients were brought to the electrophysiological laboratory. All antiarrhythmic medications including beta-blockers were discontinued ≥12 h before the procedure. Single or double transseptal catheterization was performed in all patients with ICM but only in those normal patients whose electrophysiology (EP) study dictated the necessity for left atrial or LV access. When necessary, epicardial access was obtained in patients with ICM using the method described by Sosa et al. (21). An endocardial, and when necessary, an epicardial voltage map was created to assess for the presence of normal, scar, and border zone regions in all patients with ICM using either the CARTO (CARTO XP; Biosense-Webster, Diamond Bar, CA) or Nav-X (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN) electroanatomic mapping systems. A multipolar catheter (2-mm spacing, 2-mm tip; St. Jude Medical) was then used to obtain unipolar recordings (filter bandwidth: 0.05–500 Hz) from each of its 20 electrodes. Electrodes in the distal inferior vena cava were used as the unipolar references for this catheter. These 20 electrodes were placed in the LV (endocardium or epicardium) so that simultaneous recordings from normal, scar, and border zone regions could be obtained. Scar was defined as areas with electrogram (EGM) amplitude <0.5 mV. Border zone regions were defined by areas with EGM amplitude between 0.5 and 1.5 mV. Viable myocardium was defined as areas with EGM amplitude >1.5 mV (17).
Drug infusion protocol.
All data recordings for the study were performed after completion of electroanatomic mapping but before induction of ventricular arrhythmias or ablation in the ICM patients. In patients without cardiomyopathy referred for possible supraventricular arrhythmias, the recordings were obtained at the end of the EP study and possible ablation procedure (in these patients ablative lesions were anatomically far removed from the ventricular recording sites). In ICM patients, unipolar recordings were obtained at baseline from normal, scar, and border zone regions. Catheter stability was confirmed multiple times throughout the study before and after each intervention. An infusion of isoproterenol was then begun to achieve an increase in heart rate of >20 beats/min above baseline. Heart rate and blood pressure were monitored throughout the study. At peak heart rate, simultaneously recorded unipolar recordings were obtained from the same regions as baseline. Isoproterenol infusion was then stopped, and the heart rate and blood pressure allowed to return to baseline. Catheter position was then reconfirmed. Subsequently, to test the reflex arc of the autonomic nervous system, a nitroprusside infusion was administered, at an initial low dose of 0.03 mcg·kg−1·min−1, and then increased to achieve a decrease in systolic blood pressure (SBP) of >20 mmHg from baseline. Blood pressure, rather than heart rate, was used as an endpoint for nitroprusside, given the lack of a heart rate response in many of the patients with ICM to nitroprusside. Unipolar recordings were obtained at peak infusion. Nitroprusside was discontinued if SBP decreased to <80 mmHg, and phenylephrine was administered to support blood pressure if SBP decreased to <75 mmHg. However, ARIs were only analyzed before phenylephrine infusion.
Analysis of ARI.
ARI was used to assess spatial heterogeneity of sympathetic innervation and its effect on repolarization in humans. ARI has been corroborated to be a reliable a surrogate for action potential duration (APD) by use of simultaneously acquired intracellular recordings and mono-APD recordings and has been validated in both animal models and humans (7, 12, 14, 18, 27, 29). Briefly, in each EGM, activation time is measured as the time of minimum dV/dt in the depolarization wave, the intrinsic deflection, and repolarization time is measured as the time of maximum dV/dt near the peak of the repolarization wave (T wave); the difference, ARI, reflects APD at the electrode site. This method has the advantage of allowing for simultaneous repolarization measurements in a human heart. More importantly, for the purposes of this study, changes in ARI at a given site during an intervention correlate extremely well with changes in APD measured with microelectrodes (7, 12, 14, 18).
ARIs were measured from 30 EGMs recorded at each electrode site under each condition for each patient for an average of 1,455 ± 315 (means ± SD) ARIs per patient. Electrograms with unclear repolarization waves, biphasic T waves, or electrodes with noise prohibiting accurate ARI analysis were excluded after visual confirmation. A mean of 14.2 electrodes per cardiomyopathy patients [mean of 3.6 scar electrodes, 6.0 border zone electrodes, and 5.6 electrodes from the surrounding viable myocardium (CM-NL) per patient] and 14.4 electrodes from the normal patients were analyzed. ScaldynM (University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT), a customized program written for ARI analysis, was used to calculate ARI from unipolar EGMs. Measurements were also confirmed manually. Subsequently, the change in ARI (delta-ARI) with each condition was calculated for each region after each intervention by subtracting the postintervention ARI from the baseline ARI, allowing for correction of baseline conditions, which may have existed in each patient. Based on its electrode location on the electroanatomic map, and as confirmed by fluoroscopy, the delta-ARI was categorized as reflecting changes in the normal, border zone, or scarred myocardium with each intervention. In the case of no-cardiomyopathy patients, the delta-ARI from all electrodes reflected the change in ARI from normal myocardium.
Unipolar recordings obtained at baseline, peak isoproterenol, and peak nitroprusside infusion were exported and analyzed offline to measure ARI, a surrogate for APD 90.
Statistical analysis.
For comparison of baseline characteristics, the Wilcoxon ranks sum test was used to compare variables. For ARI analysis, a mixed repeated-measures ANOVA was used to compare the mean ARIs and adjusted mean change in ARI (delta-ARI) from baseline, a more accurate comparison when baselines are not the same and measurements were nested within a patient. The repeated-measures model recognizes that intrapatient vs. interpatient comparisons are distinct. Adjusted mean ARIs were calculated after confirming a Gaussian distribution with similarity of means to medians. For analysis of ARI dispersion, the variance in ARI comparing normal to cardiomyopathic subjects was assessed using the Bartlett's test. SAS 9.1 was used for statistical analysis. A P value <0.05 was considered significant. The P values under the repeated-measures ANOVA model were judged significant using the Fisher Tukey least significant difference criterion.
Patient characteristics.
Five patients with ICM (age 71.8 ± 4.6 yr) underwent the experimental protocol (Table 1). Five patients with structurally normal hearts (age 43.6 ± 17.2 yr) also underwent the protocol. The mean LV ejection fraction in patients with ICM was 24 ± 4%, while that in the normal patients was 65 ± 5%. The hemodynamic data and peak drug dosages to achieve effect for the ICM and normal patients are shown in Table 2. Figure 1A demonstrates the location of the multipolar catheter and electroanatomic map of scar (grey), border zone (blue-red), and viable normal voltage tissue (CM-NL; purple), while the corresponding ARIs from each of the electrodes are shown in Fig. 1B. Figure 2 shows catheter position and mean ARIs obtained for a patient with structurally normal heart. Figure 3 shows examples of ARIs obtained from scar, border zone, and the more normal tissue in a patient with cardiomyopathy and the response to nitroprusside and isoproterenol.
Regional heterogeneity in ARI.
The adjusted mean ARI and delta-ARI with each intervention is shown in Table 3 and Fig. 4, respectively. Isoproterenol significantly decreased ARI in ICM patients as well as structurally normal hearts (P < 0.001 in all cases; Table 4).
When the change in ARI (delta-ARI) within ICM patients was compared at different locations, the viable tissue and scarred regions showed a decrease in ARI that was significantly more than in the border zone locations (with each patient serving as their own control pre- and postintervention). Specifically, the mean delta-ARI was −72.9 ± 9.1 ms in the CM-NL myocardium of the cardiomyopathic heart, −54.1 ± 8.9 ms in the border zones, and −64.9 ± 8.9 ms in the scar. The differences in delta-ARI of 18.8 ± 4.9 ms between the border zones and CM-NL tissue and the differences in delta-ARI of 11.0 ± 4.3 ms between the CM-NL and scar were statistically significant (P = 0.002 and 0.014, respectively; Fig. 4). There was a trend for a further decrease in delta-ARI of CM-NL tissue compared with that of scar (difference of 8.0 ± 4.8 ms), although this did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.096). Hence, isoproterenol significantly increases the heterogeneity in repolarization by significantly shortening repolarization duration, particularly in the CM-NL regions of the cardiomyopathic heart compared with the scar and border zones areas (although all regions showed a trend for statistically significant difference when compared with each other).
When comparing the overall delta-ARI in ICM in response to nitroprusside, no significant change in response to nitroprusside was seen, likely due to increases in some regions and decreases in other regions (Table 3). However, when comparing regional differences in delta-ARI in each patient (with the baseline for each patient serving as their control), the change in delta-ARI within each patient in the CM-NL myocardium and scar was 11.6 ± 4.8 and 7.3 ± 4.8 ms greater (P = 0.02 and P = 0.08, respectively) compared with the border zones (Table 4 and Fig. 3). Hence, although less than isoproterenol, a heterogeneity in repolarization still exists after reflex sympathetic stimulation in various regions of the cardiomyopathic myocardium, with prolongation of ARI in the normal and scarred regions compared with the border zone regions. This is especially notable as changes seen with nitroprusside cannot be attributed to heart rate in ICM, as there was no significant chronotropic response in these patients to nitroprusside (Table 2). As expected, nitroprusside did significantly decrease the ARI in normal hearts by 27.1 ± 8.5 ms compared with baseline (P = 0.002).
Comparison of repolarization dispersion.
In response to isoproterenol, the variance in delta-ARI in structurally normal hearts was 106.4 ms2 compared with 182 ms2 in ICM (P = 0.015). Hence, the dispersion in ARI was 71% greater (when comparing variances) in cardiomyopathic hearts compared with the hearts of subjects without cardiomyopathy (Fig. 5).
In response to nitroprusside, the variance in delta-ARI in ICM patients was also greater than that of noncardiomyopathy patients (variance 103.2 vs. 45.7 ms2; P = 0.0005; Fig. 5). Therefore, the dispersion in ARI was significantly greater in cardiomypathic hearts compared with structurally normal hearts (220% greater when comparing variances and 50% greater when comparing SD) in response to nitroprusside. While certain regions of the cardiomyopathic hearts showed an increase in ARI in response to reflex sympathetic stimulation, others demonstrated a decrease, all regions of the normal myocardium in normal hearts uniformly decreased their repolarization time.
Major findings.
This is the first human study to evaluate the heterogeneity in repolarization in patients with ICM in response to direct sympathetic stimulation with isoproterenol and reflex sympathetic stimulation with nitroprusside. Our data show that heterogeneity of repolarization exists at baseline in ICM patients and that is further exacerbated by sympathetic stimulation. In addition, the degree of the response to circulating catecholamines in cardiomyopathy patients is a reflection of the degree of underlying innervation, with border zone regions appearing less denervated compared with scar and the surrounding viable myocardium, which appear predominantly denervated. Finally, in response to either direct or reflex sympathetic stimulation, there is a significant dispersion of repolarization in cardiomyopathic hearts compared with structurally normal hearts, with a 50–200% increase in overall variance of repolarization.
Regional variations in ARI in response to sympathetic stimulation.
Direct sympathetic stimulation with isoproterenol significantly shortened ARI in all regions in ICM. However, the degree of the decrease in duration of ARI was significantly different between these regions. The adjusted change in delta-ARI was 72.9 ms in the surrounding CM-NL tissue compared with 54.1 ms in the border zones and 64.9 ms in the scar. This important finding demonstrates that direct sympathetic stimulation with catecholamines causes significant heterogeneity in repolarization in various regions of the myocardium, setting up the substrate required for initiation and maintenance of reentry and ventricular arrhythmias in humans. Furthermore, this is the first study to demonstrate that the change in delta-ARI is greater in the CM-NL and scarred myocardium compared with the border zone regions (P value = 0.0002 when comparing border zone to normal tissue and 0.01 when comparing border zones to scars) in humans. This difference in shortening of repolarization suggests that the repolarization gradient between border zone and more viable myocardium plays a key role in genesis and maintenance of arrhythmias in humans. Beta-blocker and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors have been shown to reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death in large clinical trials (13, 15). Yet, the mechanistic basis for these observations has previously proved elusive. This study suggests that these medications, by blocking the effect of direct catecholamines, may decrease the heterogeneity in the duration of repolarization in the various regions of the myocardium in response to sympathetic stimulation, thereby decreasing the likelihood of differential conduction and refractoriness required for reentry.
Although to a lesser degree than isoproterenol, the response to reflex sympathetic stimulation in various regions of the heart also proved heterogeneous. Within each patient, there was a significant difference in ARI between border zones compared with the nonscarred and scarred myocardium in response to reflex sympathetic stimulation (a difference of 11.6 ± 4.8 ms, P = 0.016, when comparing CM-NL tissue to border zones, and a difference of 7.3 m ± 4.8 ms when comparing scar to border zone regions, P = 0.08; Table 4). Therefore, within each patient, the CM-NL and scar showed an ARI increase that was significantly more than the border zone tissue. Previous studies (5, 6) in transplanted human hearts have shown that the border zones contain localized areas of nerve sprouting. Furthermore, an association between nerve sprouting and sudden cardiac death has been shown in animal models of myocardial infarction (5). These regions with areas of nerve sprouting would not be expected to show an increase in ARI as much as other denervated areas in the border zones, scar, and normal myocardium around the scar, given that the areas of nerve sprouting seen on histopathology are very localized (6), even within the border zones. This could explain why in some border zone regions, such as those with nerve sprouting, ARI decreased, while in others (denervated regions), ARI increased. This also provided the impetus for analyzing the dispersion or variance in ARI within the cardiomyopathy patients. Moreover, although certain regions within the normal myocardium, border zones, or scar showed shortening of ARI in the same patient, the predominant finding was that of an increase in mean ARI in the scar and normal tissue, compared with the border zones (Fig. 2). This paradoxical increase in ARI was previously noted in a study (28) of rabbit hearts. In response to left stellate ganglion stimulation, certain denervated regions of the rabbit heart increased their ARI, although the reasons for this finding remain unclear. However, it appears that even the normal tissue close to scarred regions behaves in a denervated fashion and does not shorten its APD in response to reflex sympathetic stimulation. This finding is supported by previous canine studies (1) of myocardial infarction demonstrating that certain regions of the normal myocardium distal to an infarct do not respond to left and right stellate ganglion stimulation, suggesting denervation of these regions. Of note, in patients with structurally normal hearts, nitroprusside consistently shortened ARI.
Results of studies (4, 14, 25) in canine models of myocardial infarction have suggested that the normal myocardium distal to an infarct, in addition to behaving in a denervated fashion, can exhibit denervation supersensitivity or an exaggerated response to direct sympathetic stimulation with norepinephrine infusion. In this study, we found that within each patient, the CM-NL tissue around the scar of the cardiomyopathic heart did indeed show an ARI decrease considerably more than other regions (a mean difference of 18.8 ± 4.8 ms compared with border zone regions, P = 0.0002, and 8.0 ± 4.3 ms compared with the scar, P = 0.02) in response to isoproterenol. Furthermore, there was a trend for shorter repolarization times in CM-NL tissue of the cardiomyopathic hearts compared with hearts of noncardiomypathy patients (mean difference of 21.8 ± 12.5 ms; P value = 0.08). Therefore, this is the first study of ischemic cardiomyopathy patients to suggest that denervation supersensitivity does appear to exist in humans, particularly in the normal denervated myocardium around the scar.
In 1994, Beau and Saffitz (2) showed that the heterogeneity of norepinephrine uptake in failing hearts appeared to be a reflection of heterogenous innervation. In our study, the areas that appeared the least denervated, i.e., the border zones, had the least response to isoproterenol, suggesting that regions with the most innervation have decreased beta-adrenergic receptor density compared with more denervated regions.
This study demonstrates that with reflex sympathetic nerve stimulation, a significant heterogenous response in repolarization is observed in cardiomyopathy patients in vivo. Although to a lesser degree than direct sympathetic stimulation, reflex sympathetic stimulation also creates increased heterogeneity in repolarization duration in the various regions of the diseased myocardium that can serve as the substrate for reentry and occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia. Dispersion in repolarization is a requirement for reentry, and dispersion in ARI has been previously linked to ventricular arrhythmias (9, 19, 22, 26). Left cervicothoracic sympathectomy and thoracic epidural anesthesia can decrease the burden of ventricular arrhythmias in patients presenting in VT storm (3, 16, 20). The results of this study provide insight into the therapeutic benefit of these procedures, which may work by decreasing the effect of the sympathetic nervous system on ARI dispersion.
Dispersion in repolarization.
In patients without cardiomyopathy, all regions of the heart significantly and uniformly exhibited ARI shortening in response to both isoproterenol and nitroprusside. However, in cardiomyopathic hearts, there was significant variation in response to sympathetic stimulation, even within the same regions such as the border zones. In fact, the overall variance in ARI in cardiomyopathic hearts was 70% more in response to isoproterenol and 230% more in response to nitroprusside compared with that in structurally normal hearts. These findings are limited by the younger age of the patients without cardiomyopathy.
The number of patients enrolled in this study is small, and it is possible that certain regional differences did not reach statistical significance given this small number. However, despite small number of patients, this study utilized high-density sampling and was able to show regional differences in ARI between normal, scar, and border zone tissue in response to sympathetic stimulation, the primary aim of this study.
Many of the patients with ICM were on amiodarone and beta-blockers. Given the long half-life of amiodarone and possible residual effect of beta-blockers despite a 12-h discontinuation period, it is possible that the antiadrenergic effects of these medications affected the ARI measurements. For this reason, ARI measurements were obtained at baseline and postsympathetic stimulation and the delta-ARI (or the difference between postintervention ARI and baseline ARI) was used to calculate regional differences at each electrode in each patient. Importantly, amiodarone and beta-blockers have sympatholytic effects that should have decreased dispersion in ARI. Despite these medications, significant heterogeneity in delta-ARI was noted in response to sympathetic stimulation. Moreover, beta-blockers have not been able to block the effect of sympathetic nerve stimulation on ventricular arrhythmias.(11).
Repolarization measurements in scar can be difficult to obtain, due to low T waves and poorly defined T-wave upstroke. In this study, only electrodes with reliable depolarization and repolarization waves were used and each point was sampled 30 times to assure that the ARI from that location was consistent.
Nitroprusside can reduce wall strain, which may complicate the effect of the reflex sympathetic nervous system. In this study, nitroprusside caused a consistent decrease in all patients with structurally normal hearts while patients with ICM had a significantly different response. Therefore, a decrease in LV strain as the reason for ARI changes observed is unlikely.
Although patients underwent perfusion scans and myocardial ischemia was excluded, these tests could have missed subtle differences in perfusion in smaller regions of the myocardium (below the test resolution). Therefore, the observed responses could have been underestimated due to heterogeneity of perfusion.
Although the ARI method allows for simultaneous assessment of all tissues studied, the mapping in this study was limited to electrodes feasible under the approved protocol. Nevertheless, the regional differences noted were sufficient to achieve statistical significance, despite sampling different regions in different patients. Additionally, with the use of the delta-ARI and obtaining simultaneous measurements for each condition from each region, any underlying patient related and anesthesia-related factors were adjusted for in the model used (each site in each patient served as a baseline for comparison).
Heterogeneity in remodeling of adrenergic signaling pathways adds further complexity to the response to adrenergic stimulation. A differential response based on postreceptor signaling mechanisms that ultimately transduce adrenergic stimulation into changes in membrane currents could be responsible for the experimental results. For instance, the nonlinear relationship between calcium homeostasis during adrenergic stimulation could play an important role. These factors could not be controlled for or tested in this type of a study. Further studies are needed to probe these important issues.
This is the first in vivo human study to assess regional difference in repolarization between normal tissue, scar, and border zones in ICM patients. Significant heterogeneity in repolarization exists in these patients in response to sympathetic stimulation. Based on this data, sympathetic nerve stimulation in humans can promote ventricular arrhythmias by further exacerbating the regional differences in repolarization of the underlying myocardial substrate. Overall, the CM-NL and border zone regions around the scar and the scar itself behave in a denervated fashion compared with normal hearts. However, this denervation is not homogenous within each patient, with the border zones appearing the least denervated. The relatively normal tissue around the scar in cardiomyopathy patients exhibits denervation supersensitivity and has an exaggerated response to isoproterenol. Finally, the dispersion in repolarization is significantly greater in ICM patients compared with noncardiomyopathy patients. The increased dispersion in repolarization seen in ICM in response to sympathetic stimulation points to the important role the sympathetic nervous system plays in the control of myocardial excitability in human disease.
Electrophysiological study and electroanatomic mapping.
After informed consent was obtained, all patients were brought to the electrophysiological laboratory. All antiarrhythmic medications including beta-blockers were discontinued ≥12 h before the procedure. Single or double transseptal catheterization was performed in all patients with ICM. In patients with structurally normal hearts, transseptal catheterization was performed only as dictated by the EP study. When necessary, epicardial access was obtained in patients with ICM using the method described by Sosa et al. (21). An endocardial, and when necessary, an epicardial voltage map was created to assess for the presence of normal, scar, and border zone regions in all patients with ICM using either the CARTO (CARTO XP, Biosense-Webster) or Nav-X (St. Jude Medical) electroanatomic mapping systems.
Transseptal catheterization.
Anticoagulation before transseptal catheterization was achieved with heparin to keep the activated clotting time > 300 ms. Under fluoroscopic guidance, a Mullins sheath was positioned in the superior vena cava over J tipped guide wire, which was then replaced with a Brockenbrough needle. The Brockenbrough needle was positioned inside the distal end of the sheath, and the entire system was then positioned along the foramen ovale. With the use of fluoroscopic guidance and pressure monitoring, the needle was advanced into the left atrium. The position of the sheath and needle in the left atrium was confirmed with contrast injection and pressure monitoring. The dilator and sheath were then advanced over the needle and positioned in the left atrium. A Toray valvuloplasty guide wire (Toray Industries, Tokyo, Japan) was placed across the interatrial septum, and the dilator and sheath were pulled back into the inferior vena cava. A second transseptal puncture was performed in a similar manner when necessary. Intracardiac echocardiography was used for anatomic guidance and to monitor the development of a pericardial effusion.
Epicardial access.
The subxiphoid area was anesthetized and through a Tuohy epidural needle, a small amount of contrast was injected to ascertain the position of the needle as it was advanced toward the LV in the left anterior oblique projection. Once access was obtained, a J-tipped guidewire was advanced through the needle, and then an 8-French SL-0 sheath was advanced over the wire into the pericardial space.
This work was supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Grant R01-HL-084261 (to K. Shivkumar).
No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the author(s).
Author contributions: M.V., A.M., and K.S. performed experiments; M.V., R.L.L., A.M., and K.S. analyzed data; M.V., R.L.L., A.M., and K.S. interpreted results of experiments; M.V. and K.S. prepared figures; M.V. and K.S. drafted manuscript; M.V., R.L.L., A.M., and K.S. edited and revised manuscript; M.V., R.L.L., A.M., and K.S. approved final version of manuscript; K.S. conception and design of research.
We thank the fellows and faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center for helping with clinical care of patients who participated in these studies. We thank Shelly Cote for help with the research coordination of this study. We also thank the University of California, Los Angeles Statistical Biomathematical Core, specifically Jeffery Gornbein, for help in the statistical analysis of this paper.
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Ridiculous match-fixing! 146 goals scored in two play-off games in Nigeria; All four teams suspended
Where to start with this story?
In the sixth tier of domestic Nigerian football, Police Machine and Plateau United Feeders were level on points going into the final game. Goal difference would decide who would be promoted if both teams won.
Both teams did win. Police Machine strolled past Bubayaro 67-0 and Plateau United Feeders ran out rather comfortable 79-0 winners over Akurba FC.
Unsurprisingly, the Nigerian authorities noticed something a little fishy and suspended all four teams and the officials in charge.
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) described it as a 'scandal of huge proportions' and warned those involved that they will be 'dealt with severely'.
133 of the combined 146 goals were scored in the second half as both teams attempted to out-do one another in ridiculous fashion.
Their obvious match-fixing means both teams will definitely not be achieving promotion anytime soon.


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Book a Flight for Christmas
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December 10, 2016 10:24 AM
President Barack Obama has endorsed a Minnesota bid to host a World's Fair in 2023 on the theme of wellness.
In memos Friday to the secretaries of state and commerce, the president says he finds that officially recognizing the proposed expo is in the national interest.
An organizing committee announced plans last year for "Minnesota World's Fair 2023: Wellness and Well Being for All."
The initiative is being led by former Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie with support from business leaders and civic groups. Many details remain to be worked out including the site.
At World's Fairs, nations showcase the best of what they have to offer on a certain theme. Minnesota is vying for a smaller event between the bigger expos held every five years.
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I just finished reading "A Secret History" it to was sad and disturbing but a great read.ReplyDelete
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I'm not a huge ghost story reader, but if you're saying this is a must read I definitely have to check it outReplyDelete
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Hi Kay, I don't think it will let you down. The ghost part is not the biggest part in the book but it all adds up in the end. What I found very intriguing is that this really happened all those years ago.Delete
I love a good book too! I've never read this one, but I definitely want to check it out now! :)ReplyDelete
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I love books that you can't put down! I never have time to read during the school year but I will definitely get this one for my summer reading :)ReplyDelete


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Accounting MBA
An Accounting MBA is a Master in Business Administration with a focus on the accounting side, which is the ideal qualification for anyone wishing to enter or progress in business accounts administration. This qualification may provide you with the skills and knowledge that may help you in a career in business accounting administration.
You may cover a wide range of relevant skills as part of the Accounting MBA, such as the analysis and application of accounting data, accounting information systems, auditing, tax research, taxation concepts, and many other areas that may prove invaluable in this field. The areas covered in an Accounting MBA can vary from one course to another, so it is advisable to check the structure and content of any course you are looking into before applying.
You can complete an Accounting MBA in a number of ways. A number of institutions offer Accounting MBA courses, and these can be studied on a full time or a part time basis depending on which institution you opt for. Also, you now have the option of getting your Accounting MBA as an online course, which is ideal for some people who would otherwise miss out on the opportunity to gain this valuable qualification. Those already working in this or any other areas, and those with family or other commitments that limit their available time can benefit from the availability of online Accounting MBA courses.
The Accounting MBA is the ideal way to prepare for a long and successful career in accounting administration, and may help you to speed up the chances of promotion within this area.


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When I think back to Easter growing up all I can picture are Easter egg hunts that left me crying because my sister found more eggs then me, gorging on jelly beans and stale peeps, and eating the ears off of a hollow milk chocolate bunny from my favorite home town candy shop. My parents spoiled us with candy and treats, always leaving my sister and I with a week long sugar high as we ate our way through everything. It was amazing and Easter is still once of my favorite holidays!!
Now planning my son's first Easter (okay second but he was only 4 months old last year) I started to wonder what I would put in his basket. Jelly beans and candy? Probably not so much. He only has 8 teeth and though I don't mind him enjoying sugar here and there he certainly doesn't need to be introduced to peeps yet!
Being the cheap-o that I am I set out to the Dollar Tree of all places to hunt for toys and gifts to stuff inside his basket. I didn't want to spend a lot of money since he is still too young to really "get" Easter and most things we buy him end up lost or broken anyway.
The Dollar Tree was like a gold mine! They had way more Easter basket goodies then I expected and most things were not candy items at all! Here is what I got for our 16 month old son!
Candy Free Easter Basket Ideas
- Plastic Eggs. I left some of these empty since my son loves to open and close just about anything and I filled some with Annie's Cheddar Bunnies! A perfect low sugar snack that fits with the Easter theme!
- Bubbles! What kid doesn't love bubbles?! They had big bottles, little bottles in a multi-pack, and all different shapes and colors.
- Books: The Dollar Tree had a great selection of books for little ones. I opted for two, a Lamb and Chick board book.
- Play-dough: L is obsessed with play-dough right now and loves smooshing and throwing it all around. It gets gross pretty quickly so finding it so cheap at the Dollar Tree was amazing!
- Mickey Mouse Watercolor Paints: This is a total risk. Paint for a one year old?! I plan to strip him down and strap him in his high chair and hope he really loves it!
- Stuffed Animal: They had tons of small stuffed animals… bunnies, ducks, dogs, and more!
I got everything including his basket and the fake green grass in the bottom for about ten bucks! I'm also planning to get him a small chocolate bunny to munch on as a treat but no judgment here if you go with a totally candy free Easter basket! I just love watching the joy on his face when he gets a little treat! Plus, I can steal a few bites 🙂
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"Drama" 29 August 2014 Drama, Action, Thriller 136 mins
The story stars two teenagers on the one side, El Niño and El Compi, who want to enter the world of drug trafficking, and two police officers on the other, Jesús and Eva, who have been trying to eradicate the drug trafficking network for years. A small-time trafficker working in the Gibraltar Straits.
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Beautiful, big-assed redhead Amarna Miller and stunning, dark-haired model Nikita Bellucci are in a sexual competition. Each wants to prove she's the nastiest anal slut around! When the girls meet horse-hung brutes Markus Dupree, Mike Angelo and Yanick Shaft, the stage is set for a cocksucking, rimming, gaping, ass fucking orgy with lots of perverse ass-to-mouth flavor. Niki even enjoys a double-penetration from the horny guys. She and Amarna swap their loads in a spunky cum kiss.
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Six candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Arizona governor square off Wednesday night.
Ken Bennett, Doug Ducey, Christine Jones, Frank Riggs, Scott Smith and Andrew Thomas are set to debate at the Church of Joy, 21000 N. 75th Ave., in Glendale.
The doors open at 6:15 p.m. and the debate starts at 7.
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MOVIE executives at Lionsgate have filed a lawsuit against the anonymous individuals who leaked an advance copy of Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 3 online.
THE action comes just one week after the movie bosses learned that a digital file containing a high quality reproduction of the film had been stolen and uploaded to the internet.
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Paloma Faith welcomes first child into the world
Paloma Faith has given birth.
The 'Picking Up The Pieces' singer and her long-term boyfriend Leyman Lahcine have welcomed their first child into the world and the couple are totally "in love" with their new arrival.
Paloma has announced the joyous news by posting a photo of a handwritten letter announcing the birth and also revealing that she endured a "difficult labour" and required an emergency caesarean to deliver her tot.
Captioning the image of her note "God bless the NHS!" Paloma's letter read: "After a difficult labour resulting in an emergency caesarean I gave birth to my first child with whom I am over the moon, in love and delighted. What a trip! It was all with the help of some incredible doctors, midwives and nurses at UCH NHS Hospital.
"The devotion, kindness and commitment shown by all of them was second to none and I am humbled by the whole experience. I really believe the NHS to be one of the greatest achievements of this country, and it should be respected and protected by all.
"I am humbled by the unfaltering dedication I witnessed and received there. So thank you to the NHS, Melissa Whitten, Georgia Seiti, Wendy Hill, all in the Fetal Assessement Unit and the Maternity Care Units. And god bless the NHS!"
Former 'The Voice' mentor Paloma didn't reveal the gender of her newborn baby in keeping with her vow to not raise her child in the public eye, which she made when she announced she was pregnant in August.
During her pregnancy, Paloma, 35, didn't share any updates or any bump photos.
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With just three days left before the release of TaeTiSeo's 'Dear Santa', here's TaeYeon with another delightful treat!
Check out her lovely behind-the-scene picture from the set of their album pictorial~
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After that, TaeYeon also share an adorable clip and picture with her polar bear.
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Hamdard Chyawan Prash Awaleha: A well known Ayurvedic preparation. A tonic useful for cold, catarrh, coughs, as well as Asthma. Strengthens the lungs and removes general debility
Hamdard Chyawan Prash Awaleha: A well known Ayurvedic preparation.A tonic useful for cold, catarrh,coughs,as well as Asthma. Strengthens the lungs and removes general debility.Chyawanprash is a delicious nutritive jam that has been used in Ayurveda for thousands of years,offering a wide range of health benefits.In Sanskrit, the word, 'prash' refers to a specially prepared food. Useful in cold, cough & asthma, Hamdard Chyawanprash Awaleha Special gives strength to lungs and removes general debility.Not just that, it also strengthens the brain & nerves, improves memory and boosts stomach & liver. It is available in 250 gm, 500 gm & 1 kg.
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A black tank top with lace.
3 tops in 3 different colors.
3 pair of jeans / trousers.
A blue cardigan.
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is the Serbian version of stuffed cabbage and many Serbs serve it for special occasions like their slava.
Czechs and Slovaks call them holubky and Poles refer to them as gołąbki. They all boil down to the same thing -- meat and a filler like rice or barley rolled up in a cabbage leaf and cooked on the stove or in the oven.
Some people use imported or homemade whole heads of brined cabbage (sauerkraut) known as kiseli kupus when making their sarma.
Check this Quick Tip for an easy way to remove leaves from a cabbage head. Here are more stuffed cabbage recipes.
What You'll Need
- 1 large head cabbage, 3 to 4 pounds
- 1 pound ground chuck
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1 cup raw rice, rinsed
- 1 (1.4-ounce) package dehydrated onion soup mix
- 1 (32-ounce) jar sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
- 6 smoked ribs or ham hock or other smoked meat
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can tomato soup
How to Make It
Prepare the Cabbage
- Steam cabbage until outer leaves are limp. Remove leaves, and continue.
- With a paring knife, remove tough ribs from leaves without damaging leaves. Reserve tougher outer leaves but don't use for rolling.
Make the Filling
- In a medium bowl, mix ground chuck, ground pork, rice and onion soup mix.
- Adding a little water will make the mixture easier to handle.
Assemble the Rolls
- Heap 2 tablespoons of filling on each leaf, fold the top of the cabbage leaf up over meat, then fold sides to the center, and roll away from yourself to encase completely.
- Repeat until meat filling is gone.
Bake the Sarma
- Heat oven to 350 F. Discard the cabbage core and coarsely chop any remaining cabbage except the tough outer leaves you have reserved.
- Spread chopped cabbage on the bottom of a large casserole dish or Dutch oven. Add the sauerkraut.
- Layer on the cabbage rolls, seam side down. Cut the smoked ribs into pieces if using, otherwise, space the smoked meat of choice between the cabbage rolls.
- Cover rolls with reserved outer leaves. Mix tomato sauce and soup with enough water to make a liquidy consistency. Pour over rolls until mixture is level with rolls but not over the top.
- Cover casserole dish and bake 1 hour. Then reduce temperature to 325 F and bake for 2 more hours. Let sit 20 to 30 minutes before serving. Freezes well.


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Auto theft is covered under the comprehensive section of an auto insurance policy. Theft coverage applies to the loss of the vehicles as well as parts of the car such as air bags. Comprehensive coverage, which is not mandatory, also pays for fire, vandalism and weather-related damage including damage from flooding and earthquakes. Premium rates for comprehensive insurance are affected by the risk of loss, meaning the likelihood that an insured car will be stolen or damaged, and also the car's value at the time of the loss. The dollar size of claims has been going up, reflecting the higher value of new cars on the road, the value of the cars that are targets for theft or are damaged and the cost of vehicle bodywork. Vehicle bodywork costs include replacing stolen components. Nationally, more than 75,000 airbags are stolen every year.
Car thefts are going the way of the pay phone.
The scourge of thieves jamming a screwdriver into a car's ignition and joy-riding with friends has nearly become a thing of the past, part of a dramatic regional and national decline in auto theft that is the result of advances in anti-theft technology and aggressive police work.Newer cars, equipped with high-tech keys and immobilizer systems, are impossible to hot-wire. Police deploy license plate scanners and bait cars, and services such as OnStar give investigators an edge in hunting down stolen cars and the crooks who swipe them. Improved anti-terror laws have made it harder to falsify documents and launder cars, making it less likely a hot car will hit the secondary market disguised as a legitimate one. And police have put resources into dismantling theft rings and chop shops.
Why Are Vehicles Stolen?
There are four basic reasons for the theft of an automobile.
1. Joyriding: This is a bad misnomer since it tends to give credence to the claim that auto theft is a childish prank. Unfortunately, the term has stuck and we use this to describe the act of stealing a car with no particular purpose in mind other than to ride around in it. Cars stolen for this purpose are usually recovered within twenty-four to forty-eight hours in the same city or a nearby community from which they were stolen. These vehicles are frequently damaged since the thief could care less about the stolen property. Most of these thefts occur due to the carelessness of the owner who leaves the keys in the ignition or a switch in an unlocked position.
2. Transportation: This person is also a thief of opportunity but differ from the Joyrider in that there is a plan. The thief wants to go from point "A" to point "B". At the destination the thief will abandon the stolen car. Sometimes the car will be striped of some parts, and sometimes it is wrecked, but the general purpose was to provide one thing only....transportation.
3. To Commit Other Crimes: In these cases cars are stolen to be used for transportation to and from the scene of a crime. This generally involves the crime of robbery, but often involves other crimes such as burglary, drug trafficking, etc. After the crime is committed the stolen vehicle is abandoned, and frequently it is damaged or wrecked.
4. Commercial Theft: Commercial auto theft can be defined as that type of theft perpetrated for financial gain as opposed to Joyriding, Transportation or the Commission of Other Criminal Offences. The vehicle is stolen for resale or the sale of parts. This type of operation usually involves chop shops or unscrupulous body shops.
· Chop shops are often backyard garages in residential areas. They usually are short term rentals where cash is paid for the first month rent. The garage is used for stripping stolen cars and then abandoned. When garage owners are not paid for the second month they look in their garage, often finding the hulk of a stolen car plus remnants of others that have been stripped. During the period the garage is being operated as a chop shop, stripped stolen vehicles will be found in an approximate six blocks area around the garage.
· Unscrupulous body shops rarely dismantle stolen vehicles in their place of business. They would rather keep an arms length approach and buy from the back yard chop shop. Parts are usually paid for in cash and the suspect will sometimes "steal to order" (steal a vehicle based on a pre-order for a part). Should police make inquiries, they can claim "no guilty knowledge" and if necessary turn in their source to police making them look like an innocent buyer.
Tips to Prevent Car Theft
· Take Your Keys. Nearly 20 percent of all vehicles stolen have the keys in them.
· Lock Your Car. Approximately 50 percent of all vehicles stolen were left unlocked.
· Never Hide a Second Set of Keys in Your Car. Extra keys can be easily found if a thief takes time to look.
· Park in Well-lighted Areas. Over half of all vehicle thefts occur at night.
· Park in Attended Lots. Auto thieves do not like witnesses and prefer unattended parking lots.
· If You Park in an Attended Lot, Leave Only the Ignition/Door Key. If your trunk and glovebox use the same key as the door, have one of them changed. Don't give the attendant easy access to your glovebox and trunk. Upon returning, check the tires, spare tire, and battery to be sure they are the same as those you had when you parked.
· Never Leave Your Car Running, Even if you'll only be Gone For a Minute. Vehicles are commonly stolen at convenience stores, gas stations, ATMs, etc. Many vehicles are also stolen on cold mornings when the owner leaves the vehicle running to warm up.
· Completely Close Car Windows When Parking. Don't make it any easier for the thief to enter your vehicle.
· Don't Leave Valuables in Plain View. Don't make your car a more desirable target and attract thieves by leaving valuables in plain sight.
· Park With Your Wheels Turned Toward the Curb. Make your car tough to tow away. Wheels should also be turned to the side in driveways and parking lots.
· If Your Vehicle is Rear-Wheel Drive, Back into Your Driveway. Rear wheels lock on four-wheel drive vehicles, making them difficult to tow. Front-wheel drive vehicles should be parked front end first.
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May 16th, 2012, 06:30 PM #1Google Penguin Update And Affiliate Programs
So G is telling affiliates they have to be content writers, is that the new SEO (or the original)? And datafeed sites need to engage their readers?
Just add some value and keep it fresh
In continuing our looks at Googles quality guidelines, its time to talk about affiliate programs.
Google, as you probably know, recently released the Penguin update, targeting sites that violate its quality guidelines. With that in mind, it seems wise to examine what those guidelines actually are, and look for things to avoid (and of course, things to do right).
Here are some articles from this series:
Google Penguin Update: Seriously, Avoid Doorway Pages
Google Penguin Update: Dont Forget About Duplicate Content
Google Penguin Update: A Lesson In Cloaking
Google Penguin Update Recovery: Hidden Text And Links
Recover From Google Penguin Update: Get Better At Links
Google Penguin Update: 12 Tips Directly From Google
Google Penguin Update Recovery: Getting Better At Keywords
Google lists one of its specific guidelines as:
If your site participates in an affiliate program, make sure that your site adds value. Provide unique and relevant content that gives users a reason to visit your site first.
So what does Google mean by unique and relevant content? That links to the page for little or no original content we referenced in the article about doorway pages.
To reiterate, Google says, One of the most important steps in improving your sites ranking in Google search results is to ensure that it contains plenty of rich information that includes relevant keywords, used appropriately, that indicate the subject matter of your content.
However, some webmasters attempt to improve their pages ranking and attract visitors by creating pages with many words but little or no authentic content, Google adds. Google will take action against domains that try to rank more highly by just showing scraped or other auto-generated pages that dont add any value to users.
The first example Google lists is thin affiliate sites.
These sites collect pay-per-click (PPC) revenue by sending visitors to the sites of affiliate programs, while providing little or no value-added content or service to the user, Google says. These sites usually have no original content and may be cookie-cutter sites or templates with no unique content.
The company later adds, There is no problem in being an affiliate as long as you create some added value for your users and produce valuable content that gives a user a reason to visit your site. For example, you could create product reviews, ratings, and product comparisons. Emphasis added.
Google has another page in its Webmaster Tools help center specifically about affiliate programs. On this page, Google provides four specific, important tips for affiliate sites.
1. Affiliate program content should form only a small part of the content of your site.
2. When selecting an affiliate program, choose a product category appropriate for your intended audience. The more targeted the affiliate program is to your sites content, the more value it will add and the more likely you will be to rank better in Googles search results and make money from the program. For example, a well-maintained site about hiking in the Alps could consider an affiliate partnership with a supplier who sells hiking books rather than office supplies.
3. Use your website to build community among your users. This will help build a loyal readership, and can also create a source of information on the subject you are writing about. For example, discussion forums, user reviews, and blogs all offer unique content and provide value to users.
4. Keep your content updated and relevant. Fresh, on-topic information increases the likelihood that your content will be crawled by Googlebot and clicked on by users.
Id pay special attention to that last one, given the increased focus Google has put on freshness in general. That hasnt changed, either, with Aprils big list of algorithm changes.
Beyond that, the more you can do to distinguish your site from other affiliate sites, the better.
Jeff Slipko, SEO Strategy Manager for Expedias affiliate network wrote a good post on the Expedia Affiliate Network blog recently. He notes that affiliates shouldnt add content just for the sake of adding content. In other words, dont create worthless content.
Worthless content will be general, boring, duplicated from other sources, and will be written for the search engines best interests instead of your users, he writes. On the other hand, content that adds value and will truly make a difference will be unique, interesting, problem solving, and tailored to your user base. Avoid write content thats only purpose is to rank for certain keywords and fails to help your user base get the most out of your site. If your content is done properly, your site will rank for more keywords, bring in more traffic, satisfy your users, and ultimately increase revenue.
Other suggestions he offers include: dont stuff keywords into your content, be careful of overly optimized link anchor text and avoid being a thin affiliate. So basically, stick to Googles quality guidelines.
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May 16th, 2012, 06:59 PM #2
According to G the Penguin update was a success:
Early this morning, Google Fellow Amit Singhal was interviewed by Danny Sullivan at Chris Sherman on stage at SMX London, the sister conference of Search Engine Land. Singhal discussed a variety of Google search-related topics.
We were hoping to get a some in depth discussion about Google's recent Penguin update, but apparently that wasn't a major point of conversation. Daniel Waisberg liveblogged the discussion at Search Engine Land, and Penguin only came up briefly. Here's the relevant snippet of the liveblog:
Danny talks about Penguin and asks how it is going from Google standpoint, are search results better? Amit says that in the end of the day, users will stay with the search engine that provides the most relevant results. Google's objective was to reward high quality sites and that was a success with Penguin. One of the beauties of running a search engine is that the search engines that can measure best what the users feel is the one that will succeed more.
From Google's perspective they use any signal that is available for them, more than 200 of them. They have to make sure they are accurate and good. They will use any signal, whether it is organic or not.
Google's Matt Cutts also recently said that Google has considered Penguin a success, though plenty out there disagree.
If you want Google's advice on Penguin recovery, check out these videos Matt Cutts says to watch, these tips he endorsed on Twitter, and of course Google's quality guidelines.
May 16th, 2012, 10:45 PM #3
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May 16th, 2012, 10:53 PM #4
Was playing devil's advocate here! If G wants all affiliate sites killed off in favor of advertisers they should have the balls to state that. They won't because it could cause enough of an uprising to force an alternative. As with every empire there is a paradigm shift and wondering how long G has before there is one.
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May 17th, 2012, 10:42 AM #6
I think that G is wicked smart and progressive, not hampered by corporate politics. I think they will do everything in their power to make more money.
May 17th, 2012, 11:03 AM #7
Google results are a pile of crap for the most part
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Of course they're going to say it's a success, but these guidelines don't reflect the actual search results - they are serving up spam and doorway pages on page 1. Write content, sure.. then have it scraped and outrank you.. they forgot to tell you that part.
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May 17th, 2012, 11:49 AM #8they should have the balls
The "Google hates affiliates" sentiment around here has reached (quite some time ago) the "crackpot conspiracy theory" level. If Google wanted to "kill affiliate sites off", they could do it in a heartbeat. And it would be the easiest of all filters to implement... and probably the most efficient and effective. "Ooooh look, this page has a bunch of outbound links to anrdoezrs and linksynergy!!!! KABOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!! See ya!!!!!!"CUSTOM BANNERS by GRAPHICS CANDY ~ Banner Sets and Website Graphics ~ Professional design, reasonable rates
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May 17th, 2012, 12:44 PM #9
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I don't think Google hates affiliates, I've seen other good sites suffer. The problem with affiliate sites is that it has become quite easy to launch a thin site using datafeeds & various web services (storefronts, APIs, etc). So they WILL be the first ones hit with any algo change as they contain bucketloads of outgoing links, and some of the time, very little content. If you have enough content, you should get ranked.. but that's not what I see happening.
My beef isn't with affiliate sites, it's the search results which are littered with crap.
I get really p*ed when I read guidelines about content, as those guidelines have NOTHING to do with what currently ranks. If I can easily find doorway pages & sneaky redirects ranked on page 1, that doesn't say much about the algo.
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Palmyra (Palms in Latin, Tadmor to the locals), for those of you that don't know, is one of the great historical sites in the world. The ruins cover an area of around 50 hectares and are knocking on around 3,000 years old in parts, though the Greeks really built it up, as did the Romans. Its right in the middle of nowhere, 150 miles from a water source (other than the oasis around which it is located). There is also a Syrian Air Force base about 3 kms away which we passed on the coach on the way there.
I could spend ages there, and had a good couple of days plus climbing around the ruins, taking photos and occasionally chasing the odd lizard. The sunsets and sunrises were among the best I have seen (becoming a regular occurance this on the trip), particularly from the large Arabian Castle perched on a nearby hill that took around an hour to climb, but well worth the effort! Fortunately the weather was superb, as it has been pretty much throughout this journey so far. Once again, this is a must visit location.
Palmyra town is nice enough, although there is little to do other than eat, the odd beer and people watch, not a bad way to be. No ATM though was a bit of a drag, had to eat into the US dollars but they will soon be replenished in Damascus. This is reputedly high season for the tourist trade, however, with Bush and the Iranian President spouting their rubbish, not to mention the ongoing issues in Israel, the area has been hit hard, and as usual it is the small guys who are missing out. Plenty of tourist coaches turn up every day, and legions file off for their look around, before boarding their air-conditioned luxury and heading straight back to the Hilton or whereever it may be.This is a real pitty because the small restaurants are generally excellent and the people fantastically friendly. My advice would be don't be put off, and travel independantly because its so cheap and easy.
On my fianl evening in Palmyra I hooked up with Malcolm from Londonderry (not Derry!), an English teacher working in Kuwait. He's a real character and great company to while away a few hours over a couple of pints (well - cans). Our plans matched so the following day we made tracks to Krak.


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TK Tech News is a new small blog that started up this year. So far we have used their resources for several leaks and today they've seemingly managed to do it again with the new Moto X+1 video leak that gives us a full detailed description along with a narrative voice walking us through what we see. In addition, he fills us in on the features that we can physically see along with some extras that we can expect to see with the Moto maker and more.
The picture we shared above is a new idea that Motorola are rolling with that has the power button positioned below the camera lens. All of that surrounded by the gorgeous bamboo wood-grain finish. The power button is the logo itself.
Interestingly, if you take a look around the camera lens you can see a round clear tube flash where it can potentially light up. That means that when we take a photo that ring will light up. Bare in mind this is just from what we can see and is not confirmed so take everything with a grain of salt. However, we know this site from previous leaks so they are obviously well within the inner circle of Motorola somehow and that's giving them the access to this information. The pictures appear genuine at this stage and that's about all we can go on here.
It's no secret that we are hitting a gray and gloomy period in the mobile sector where we are not seeing anything new happen. That will change in the future eventually but right now this design says to me that we are focusing on looking different as a pose to bringing anything else amazing to the table. It's unlikely you'll see such a dramatic change in appearance and so much time spent on a couple little aspects if we were about to witness the launch of something spectacular. With that said, I love the look of this new design. We saw the wood grain introduced with the original Moto X and I'm glad it's back. The shape of the handset does suit the wood finish and the power button is extremely interesting.
The Moto X+1 is coming with Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS, a physical size of 5.2-inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels screen resolution, 424 ppi and a multi-touch touch screen. The camera boasts a 12 megapixel LED flash on the rear and a 2 megapixel snapper on the front. The hardware includes a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC system chip, Quad core, 2500 MHz, Krait 400 processor, Adreno 330 graphics processor, 2048 MB RAM system memory and 16 GB of internal storage space.
As you can see, there's nothing groundbreaking in the specifications. The issue many people had last year with the original Moto X was the price. Many people don;t mind not having the top of the range specs, but if it is priced higher than it should be that's when people are not going to give this phone a look. I'm predicting that word to have gone well within the walls at Motorola and they will give a competitive price.
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