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The mission of Sepsis Alliance is simple: to save lives by raising awareness of sepsis as a medical emergency.
Our mission extends to helping individuals who are suffering from sepsis, as well as their family and friends. We also work with healthcare providers to help spot the symptoms of sepsis, sooner rather than later.
These FAQs are designed to answer the most common questions we receive about sepsis and about Sepsis Alliance, from both individuals and medical professionals.
Sepsis FAQs
- Sepsis Fact Sheet (Adobe PDF)
What Is Sepsis?
What is sepsis?
A more specific definition of sepsis can be found here but in brief, sepsis is your body's toxic, or severe, response to an infection. This extreme inflammatory response (swelling) in your body is frequently caused by a bacterial or viral infection, such as pneumonia or influenza, but it can be caused by parasitic or fungal infections.
Your body's immune system, which is supposed to fight off the infection, goes into overdrive and begins to attack your body.
Sepsis is a medical emergency and must be treated quickly and properly for survival.
Some people still refer to sepsis as septacaemia. That is the older way of referring to it, but sepsis is the preferred term.
What are the symptoms of sepsis?
Sepsis symptoms start off very subtly and may mimic a flu or virus.It's important to look for the warning signs of sepsis. Spotting these symptoms early could prevent the body from entering septic shock, and could save a life.
S – Shiver, fever, or very cold
E – Extreme pain or general discomfort ("worst ever")
P – Pale or discolored skin
S – Sleepy, difficult to rouse, confused
I – "I feel like I might die:"
S – Short of breath
Watch for a combination of these symptoms, especially if you recently had a cut, scrape, surgery, or any type of illness or invasive procedure. If you suspect sepsis, see a doctor urgently, call 911, or go to a hospital and say, "I am concerned about sepsis."
How large a problem is sepsis?
Only 58% of American adults have ever heard the word sepsis. Although this is more than previous years, that leaves many who still don't know what it is.
In a study released in 2011, the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (H-CUP) identified 836,000 hospital discharges in 2009 where septicemia was a principal diagnosis, and 829,500 discharges where septicemia was a secondary diagnosis. The in-hospital mortality rates for each were 16.3% and 14.7%, respectively, totalling 258,204 deaths per year directly attributable to sepsis.
With more than 258,000 lives being lost per year, sepsis ranks as the third leading cause of death in the U.S. (after heart disease and cancer). Using data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sepsis would rank higher than chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and accidental deaths.
The same H-CUP report identified that there are more than 1.6 million cases of sepsis every year and survivors often face long-term effects post-sepsis, including amputations, anxiety, memory loss, chronic pain and fatigue, and more. Almost 60% of sepsis survivors experience worsened cognitive (mental) and/or physical function.
Many sepsis survivors also require rehospitalization. Over 62% of people who had a primary diagnosis of sepsis (the reason why they were hospitalized in the first place) who had to be readmitted to the hospital were rehospitalized within 30 days of first leaving the hospital. And among children, almost half who have had severe sepsis end up being hospitalized again. Sepsis is also the most expensive in-hospital condition in the U.S., costing more than $20 billion each year counting just acute care in-hospital costs.
What is the difference between sepsis and septic shock?
Sepsis is your body's toxic response to infection. When it causes organs to fail, it is called severe sepsis. When it is accompanied by low blood pressure, it is called septic shock and carries the highest risk of death and complications.
Can anyone get sepsis?
While we don't know for sure if anyone is immune to sepsis, it does appear that anyone can get it. Some people are at a higher risk of developing sepsis than others. This includes the very old, the very young, and people who may have other health issues. Here are some examples:
Why have I never heard of sepsis before?
Sepsis isn't talked about very often and when it is, it is often referred to incorrectly as "blood poisoning." We hear of people dying of infections, but often this is really sepsis. The reason people don't hear about it is that the word is often not used.
Sepsis Alliance commissions annual polls to get a better idea of how many people know about sepsis. The most recent poll, done in mid-2017, showed that while we are seeing progress in awareness, only 58% of adults in the U.S. have heard the word sepsis. Unfortunately, many who have heard the word still don't understand what it means, however.
Is sepsis contagious?
No, sepsis is not contagious. The infection that triggered sepsis could be contagious. For example, chicken pox can spread between children (and adults), but if someone with chicken pox develops sepsis, this does not mean someone else who has chicken pox will also develop sepsis. This is because sepsis is your body's reaction to infection, not an infection itself.
I read about sepsis sometimes in the news but they say it's a rare complication. So why should I be worried?
Journalists have been writing about sepsis more than ever, and sepsis has been mentioned more often in movies and on TV. However, there still is a lot of misinformation, including the incorrect idea that sepsis is rare. This could be because sepsis is still not reported very often. That being said, just because it says in the news that sepsis is rare, doesn't mean it is true. Sepsis is not rare. Every two minutes, someone in the U.S. is affected by the condition.
Do you have any information on sepsis available in any other languages?
We have some information about sepsis available on the site in Spanish. We also have our brochures, What is Sepsis, translated into Spanish.
Has anyone famous gotten sepsis?
We don't hear about sepsis in the news very often but it has touched many famous people. Here are just a few examples:
Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, died of sepsis that developed from pneumonia, in 1990. Actor Jeff Conaway (2011) and singer Chuck Brown (21012) also died of sepsis from pneumonia. Jazz pianist Fred Hersch survived his pneumonia-related sepsis.
Actor Christopher Reeve, best known for his role as Superman, had a severely infected pressure sore (bed sore or ulcer), and died of anaphylactic shock in 2004.
Pope John-Paul II and Brazilian model Mariana Bridi Costa, both died from sepsis that developed from a urinary tract infection (UTI).
In 2013, singer Chris Young survived a bout of sepsis caused by MRSA infection.
British singer Lily Allen developed sepsis after having a miscarriage.
Johnny Depp's daughter, Lily-Rose developed sepsis in 2007 from an E. coli infection.
For a more complete list of names, click here.
What can I do if my doctor tells me not to worry about sepsis?
Sepsis can be tricky to diagnose because the symptoms can be very vague in the beginning or they can mimic other illnesses. However, if you are concerned about sepsis and you have voiced your concerns, you may need to ask for a second opinion. If necessary, bring research with you to back up your concerns, particularly patient education sheets.
If your loved one is sent home, watch closely for any signs of deterioration and don't hesitate to go back to the emergency department or urgent care center if you feel that he or she needs to be reevaluated.
Can I prevent sepsis?
Sepsis is frequently the result of an infection, so by treating any infection seriously, you will decrease the chances of developing sepsis. This means:
- Taking antibiotics if prescribed
- Finishing the entire course of antibiotics
- Don't take antibiotics or take someone else's antibiotics needlessly to reduce the chances of developing antibiotic-resistant infections
- Frequent and thorough hand washing
- Asking your doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional to wash their hands if you have not seen them do so
- Ensure that sterile technique is used for any invasive procedure, like insertion of a urinary catheter or intravenous catheter
- Consult with your doctor about recommended vaccines
- Get vaccinated for the seasonal flu
- Cough into your elbow, not your hand (to help prevent spreading infection if you are sick)
- Maintain a healthy lifestyle with nutritious food, exercise, and rest
- Seek medical help if an illness does not seem to be improving or it is getting worse
Are some people at higher risk for getting sepsis than others?
There are some people who are higher risk of developing sepsis than others. However, it's important to keep in mind that sepsis is triggered by an infection somewhere in the body. So people who are higher risk of contracting infections are also at higher risk of developing sepsis.
If you follow infection prevention techniques (regular handwashing, vaccinations, avoiding people who are ill), and if you treat infections that do occur quickly and seriously, you can reduce your sepsis risk.
To learn more about risk factors, please visit the Sepsis Risk Factors page.
Where can I go to learn more about sepsis?
Explore the Sepsis Alliance website for additional information about sepsis. You may also want to learn more at our resources section, where you will find a wide array of links, literature, and related information on sepsis.
Sepsis Alliance also has an active Facebook page, where survivors and loved ones who have lost someone to sepsis gather to ask questions and offer support.
Concerns About Sepsis
How will I know if my sepsis has come back?
If you have had sepsis and you start to feel ill again, check with your healthcare professional. The rule of thumb is if you have a reason to be worried, get checked.
I have an infection. What should I do?
If you believe you may have an infection, the best thing to do is to see your healthcare provider, or visit a clinic or urgent care facility.
Can you recommend any doctors treating sepsis in my area? What type of specialists treat sepsis?
Sepsis, unlike diabetes or a broken bone, isn't a specialty area. There are no doctors who specialize in treating sepsis. The doctors who are most likely to see patients who have sepsis are intensivists, physicians who work in the intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency room physicians, who see the patients when they come in for urgent care. For this reason, we cannot specifically recommend anyone for sepsis treatment.
For post-sepsis syndrome, again, there are no specialists. However, there may be physicians or healthcare professionals who can help. For people who are experiencing anxiety, depression, or signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychologists or psychiatrists may be helpful. Psychiatrists can prescribe medications, while psychologists focus on therapy, such as cognitive therapy. People with chronic pain may want to visit a physician who specializes in pain or a pain clinic. In other words, the type of professional who may help depends on what the PSS issues are. It may take some trial and error before finding a healthcare professional who can help.
My mother is in the hospital right now being treated for sepsis. I don't think she is being treated right. Please tell me what to do.
Unfortunately, we can't comment on individual cases and treatment. Every patient is different and the approaches to his or her care depend on too many variables.
If you are not comfortable or happy with the care in the hospital, there are a couple of routes you may be able to take. First, you can ask for a family meeting. Such a meeting usually involves representatives of the various healthcare team members − a doctor, nurse, and other allied healthcare professionals. When asking for the meeting, you can tell them the purpose is to ask questions so you can better understand what is going on. These meetings are most helpful if you go in with your list of questions and concerns written down and, if possible, you have a neutral person with you. A friend or family member who can help you if things get tough can be invaluable. As well, a second person may hear or understand things that you may miss as you are trying to gather all your information.
If you cannot call such a meeting or you have had one and you are not satisfied with the results, check if the facility has a patient advocate or ombudsman. If there is an advocate or ombudsman, you can ask for a meeting and see if he or she can be of help. They often can answer questions and find out the answers to ones that they cannot answer. If there is no such advocate, you can ask to meet with the hospital president.
What can I do if my doctor tells me not to worry about sepsis?
Sepsis can be tricky to diagnose because the symptoms can be very vague in the beginning or they can mimic other illnesses. However, if you are concerned about sepsis and you have voiced your concerns, you may need to ask for a second opinion. If necessary, bring research with you to back up your concerns, particularly patient education sheets.
If your loved one is sent home, watch closely for any signs of deterioration and don't hesitate to go back to the emergency department or urgent care center if you feel that he or she needs to be reevaluated.
Life After Sepsis
Since my discharge from the hospital after sepsis, my friends and family say that I'm not the same. I'm depressed. I have nightmares. I'm afraid that I'll get sick again. What is wrong?
Many people who survive sepsis or septic shock may look fine physically, but they may have lingering problems like depression or anxiety, or they may be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Post-sepsis syndrome (PSS) can include PTSD. This is not unusual for people who spent time in an ICU, particularly if they needed a ventilator to help them breathe. Post-sepsis syndrome is still not well known in the medical community.
There are counselors and therapists who specialize in these issues, including PTSD, so if you can arrange to see one, this could be a good first step to recovery. You can begin by asking at the hospital where you were treated as they may have therapists who they work with or recommend.
You can learn more about PTSD here: Life After Sepsis: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
And about post-sepsis syndrome (PSS) here: Life After Sepsis: Post-Sepsis Syndrome
I have a lot of problems since coming home from the hospital where I had sepsis. I am very tired, have chronic pain, and I forget things all the time. What can I do about this?
What you are complaining about is not unusual among sepsis survivors. Some survivors recover completely, some have one or two lasting issues, some have many. A recent study found that 59% of severe sepsis survivors had worsened cognitive and/or physical function, or both. One of the many unknowns about sepsis is that we don't know why some survivors recover completely and others don't. And because there are so many unknowns, finding a healthcare provider who can help you can be very difficult.
Some options you might want to try are:
- Finding a physician who specializes in pain management (such as at a pain management clinic)
- Seeing a therapist or counselor to learn coping techniques for the pain, fatigue, and cognitive issues
- Looking for sepsis survivors in your city to see if there is or you can form a support group
- Looking for chronic pain support groups, not necessarily related to post-sepsis syndrome
- Printing out our letter that addresses what post-sepsis syndrome is and offer it to your physician
I was in the hospital with sepsis. Can I get sepsis again?
Sepsis can affect anyone at any time, but some people are at higher risk than others. There has been some research that looked at how sepsis survivors do over the long-term and researchers have found that over the following year at least, some survivors are more prone to contracting another infection. Of course, when there is an infection, there is a risk of sepsis.
Among people over 65 years old, their risk of becoming ill again is also higher, for a variety of reasons. In addition, infections in older people aren't always obvious so they may be ill for longer before an infection is detected. Therefore, this untreated infection may lead to sepsis.
Does Sepsis Alliance have a forum or support group where we can talk to other sepsis survivors?
Currently Sepsis Alliance does not have a forum or dedicated support group for people to talk about sepsis and sepsis-related issues. We do have a Facebook page, where many people gather to offer support, however. If you are not on Facebook and are reluctant to start, keep in mind that it is possible to set up an account to use only for one purpose, such as joining the SA page.
I have a lot of questions about what happened to a family member who had sepsis. Who can I speak to at Sepsis Alliance about the situation?
Questions related to a person's specific medical situation should be addressed to healthcare professionals who are familiar with the case. Sepsis Alliance cannot offer opinions or advice as to whether a person received appropriate treatment while under medical care.
I'm depressed and anxious, and things are getting worse. I need to talk to someone. Where can I get help?
If you feel you need to speak to a therapist or get counseling, please visit our Mental Health Resource page, where we have identified some organizations that may be helpful. There is also a state-wide list of mental health assistance.
I am very unhappy with the care my mother received when she had sepsis and I want to sue. Can you look at her files and see if I have a case? Can you testify on our behalf? Can you help us find a lawyer?
Sepsis Alliance does not recommend lawyers, review cases, or offer opinions of cases for legal matters.
Since my husband has been so ill, we've fallen behind on our payments and we are going to lose our home. Can you help us pay our bills?
Sepsis Alliance is a patient advocacy organization. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide monetary help to people or organizations at this time.
Faces of Sepsis
I read a Faces of Sepsis story that really touched me and I'd like to get in touch with the person who wrote it. Why can't I leave a message?
The Faces of Sepsis section of the Sepsis Alliance website was set up so people could share their stories, so others might not feel so alone. If there is someone who you would like to get in touch with, click on the feedback link at the bottom of the story and send your request and contact information to us. We will then contact the person who wrote the story, offering him or her the opportunity to contact you.
Please know that we can't always get hold of the contributor as people do change their email addresses sometimes and may not think to advise us. As well, once we have passed on the information, it is out of our control whether they contact you.
I submitted a Faces of Sepsis story but never heard back and it's not on the site. Why not?
When we receive a Faces of Sepsis submission, someone from Sepsis Alliance replies to notify the sender that the story has been received. This email is also a double check system to ensure that the story was meant to be for publication. When we receive a response, the story is then formatted for posting.
Occasionally we receive stories from people who have incorrectly entered their email addresses in the submission form. If the email address has been entered incorrectly, unless there is a phone number we can call, we have no way of responding and verifying that the story is to be posted. In this case, the story goes on hold until the contributor reaches out again.
Sepsis Alliance FAQs
What Is Sepsis Alliance?
What is Sepsis Alliance?
Sepsis Alliance is the leading United States-based organization dedicated to raising awareness, the early detection, and effective management, of the country's number three killer: sepsis. The Sepsis Alliance mission is to save lives by raising awareness of sepsis as a medical emergency.
Does Sepsis Alliance use a particular color to help raise awareness?
Sepsis Alliance uses red and black as its signature colors. They are used on any material related to Sepsis Alliance and products with the Sepsis Alliance name and logo.
I see that Sepsis Alliance is in San Diego, California. Are there any chapters in other cities and states?
The administrative office for Sepsis Alliance is located in San Diego. There are no chapters of the organization. However, SA does support and help organize awareness events across the country and, when possible, helps provide speakers upon request.
What is the difference between Sepsis Alliance and the Global Sepsis Alliance?
Sepsis Alliance was founded in 2007 by Dr. Carl Flatley, after the death of his daughter Erin to sepsis. Three years later in 2010, Sepsis Alliance joined with other organizations around the world to form the Global Sepsis Alliance. Sepsis Alliance is one of five founding organizations. While Sepsis Alliance and Global Sepsis Alliance are two separate entities, the two organizations support each other to further spread sepsis awareness.
Is there a Sepsis Alliance in Canada?
No, Sepsis Alliance is in the United States, however we respond to many questions and requests for information from Canadians. We also have several Faces of Sepsis stories from Canadian contributors.
Why do we need Sepsis Alliance?
Every year in the United States, more than 1.6 million people are diagnosed with sepsis and over 258,000 people die of sepsis. Sepsis is also the most expensive cost of hospitalization in the U.S. costing more than $20 billion each year, according to a report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Around the world, millions die of sepsis. According to the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA), of which SA is a founding member, sepsis is one of the leading causes of death around the world, with approximately sepsis accounting for 60% to 80% of deaths in developing countries. "It kills more than 6 million infants and young children, and 100,000 new mothers every year," the site says. "Every few seconds, someone in the world dies of sepsis." There are also thousands of survivors and while some may recover completely, many are left with life-changing long-term effects from the disease.
In the United States, sepsis is frequently not recognized early enough to treat it successfully. In developing countries, it is recognized, but healthcare workers don't have the resources to fight it. Sepsis Alliance is a patient-advocacy group that is raising public and professional awareness of this deadly condition.
Who started Sepsis Alliance?
Sepsis Alliance began in 2007 as the result of the work done by Carl Flatley, DDS, MSD. Dr. Flatley lost his 23-year-old daughter, Erin, to sepsis. You can read about Erin in her Faces of Sepsis story.
Why does Sepsis Alliance need funding and what does it do with the money raised?
In North America, members of the general public and healthcare professionals don't always recognize the beginning of sepsis. Unfortunately, because of the speed at which sepsis develops and worsens, the longer it takes to detect, the lower the chances of treating it successfully.
With adequate funding, Sepsis Alliance can work on raising public and professional awareness of this often fatal condition. We are able develop and distribute educational materials (in print and online) for the general public and for healthcare professionals to use when speaking to patients and families.
Where does Sepsis Alliance get its funding?
Sepsis Alliance depends on private donations, and grants from corporations and foundations.
How much of Sepsis Alliance funding goes to programs?
More than 80% of funding goes to creating and managing programs to help raise awareness of sepsis and provide education to the public and healthcare communities. Sepsis Alliance is a Guidestar Gold Rated Five Star Charity.
If I donate funds to Sepsis Alliance, does it stay in the U.S. or go to the Global Sepsis Alliance?
Any donations sent to Sepsis Alliance stay with Sepsis Alliance. These funds are used to further its mission of saving lives and reducing suffering by raising awareness of sepsis as a medical emergency.
Will I get a tax receipt if I donate to Sepsis Alliance?
Sepsis Alliance is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity. Tax receipts are given for donations to Sepsis Alliance.
Can I donate in someone's name, or someone who has died of sepsis?
Absolutely. Many people donate to causes of their choice after the death of a loved one. You may also ask others to donate in your loved one's name.
I have never had sepsis, so why should I support sepsis awareness and education?
Sepsis is an equal opportunity illness that can kill any man, woman, or child, as well as anyone of any age, socioeconomic status, or ethnic origin. It has no geographical boundaries and kills people in both developed and developing countries.
The onset of sepsis isn't something that can predicted. A usually healthy 27-year-old mother of three can get sepsis after developing a urinary tract infection just as a 75-year-old man who has pneumonia can. We never know if we could be the next one to develop sepsis.
How can I help if I want to do more?
Sepsis Alliance is always looking for volunteers to share their stories on its website, help at events, fundraise in their community, and participate in fundraising events. We have individuals and groups who have started walks for Sepsis, sold homemade items to raise money for Sepsis Alliance, and played volleyball to help "Spike out Sepsis." Visit here to learn more about how you can get involved.
How do I hold a fundraiser for Sepsis Alliance?
Fundraisers are a great way to raise community awareness of sepsis and to raise funds to help Sepsis Alliance continue its work. You can look at our fundraising page for ideas, and you can contact SA by mail or phone to discuss how you can help.
May I use your logo for our fundraiser?
If you are raising funds and sepsis awareness on behalf of Sepsis Alliance, please contact the office at email@example.com to inquire about the materials you may use for your event.


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Incredible Ice: 5 spectacular natural sculptures this winter (VIDEOS)
Published time: 23 Feb, 2016 15:24
As winter wanes and spring creeps in for much of the northern hemisphere, we checked out some impressive images of ice, particularly surrounding the world's largest - and coldest - lakes.
Whether it's ice stacking on Lake Superior in the US, car-shaped icicles in Canada, or floating blocks on Lake Baikal in Russia, mother nature has put on quite a show this season.
READ MORE: Snow place like home: The world's most badass winter cities (PHOTOS)

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In the last post I wrote about the Western Bluebird, a bird we see often in Munds Park. The males have gorgeous sky-blue heads and backs, and even the females have blue wings and tails. I thought I would stick with the blue theme this issue. I have a black and blue finger from jamming it while cleaning, and we are doing some painting in our house, with a good portion of some of the rooms in different shades of blue, so blue seems to be the color to focus on.
One bird that is very popular with Munds Park residents, with many people commenting to me about it, is the Steller's Jay, our own mountain
version of a "blue jay". It is large and dark, with a black and crested head, but the back and wings are a sparkling deep blue that shines almost iridescently in the sun. Most of the time the Steller's Jay is in the tall canopies of the trees, but it will regularly come to feeders and especially likes peanuts. Its most noticeable feature is a large crest that gives it a "don't mess with me" look. This bird hangs around in camp grounds and picnic areas and will hop on the ground picking up leftover food or unattended picnic items. Steller's Jays are described as bold, inquisitive, intelligent, and noisy, and that is a pretty good description of most of the jay family. My favorite jay in the Midwest and East is its cousin, the Blue Jay, which also has a crest but is colored a lighter blue with a lot of black and white mixed in. A Steller's Jay is a great bird for piquing your children's or grandchildren's interest in nature as it is colorful, large, and crested and it feeds on people food – peanuts.
I haven't written until now about the Great Blue Heron. This bird is one of the largest we have in Munds Park, and you can see it either hunting around the Pinewood Country Club Golf Course ponds and at Lake Odell or flying elegantly in the air with long, sweeping wing beats. It is the largest and most widespread heron in the U.S., and you will find them at your local golf course and urban ponds or fishing lakes in the rest of Arizona. They migrate all the way into Mexico and Central America. The back, wings, and belly are a blue-ish gray, and they have a black plume extending from the eye to the back of the neck. The feathers are shaggy-looking around its neck. However, when it stand completely erect at four-and-a-half feet, the bird is very sleek, large, and imposing, especially with its long beak that looks very powerful and dangerous. And it is indeed dangerous for the fish, frogs, salamanders, mice, shrimp, crabs, crayfish, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and other insects it preys on. If you are out and about and run into a hunting Great Blue Heron, be courteous. It is probably standing perfectly still as it awaits its prey to swim by and then bingo, stabs it with its powerful bill and swallows its catch down its long neck. And, by the way, its eggs are blue as well.
Great Blue Herons, like many species, are affected by human development. Human-caused noise, construction, and general lack of secluded habitat affect them. They breed in colonies, and evidence suggests that colonies will get smaller, with only 40 to 50 breeding families as opposed
to over 100, when their habitat is negatively affected. I am not aware of breeding colonies of Great Blue Herons in northern Arizona – something for me to research.


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Anthony Daniels writes in the paper version of National Review (only the first few paragraphs are available on line) about the Casa Poporului (people's house), the colossal edifice built by Ceausescu, then the Commie tyrant of Romania. The thing is monstrous both in size and appearance, and very badly built. It contains 1,000 rooms and halls and 20,000 people worked on it (with about 400 architects). The Romanians employ 200 people for its upkeep, and the Parliament meets there now. I bring this to your attention because I have seen the thing itself in all its horror, it is indeed a monstrosity. I was in Romania for a few weeks about three months after the revolution (the tyrant was killed on Christmas Day, 1989, as I recall), and while I spent most of my time in Transylvania, I did spend a few days in Bucharest (where I dined on black bear, by the way; I don't recommend it). The proportions are gargantuan.
The Guiness Book of World Records lists the building in second place according to its 330,000 sq.m. surface, that is after the Pentagon. Here is a photo
of the thing, and another.
And this photo
is of the ballroom; it is 200 feet high, with a plaster niche at each end that was supposed to bear colossal portraits of the tyrant, but they were never painted. I couldn't find a photo of the spiral staircase, which must have been twenty feet wide and--so I was told--had to be rebuilt once Ceausescu saw it because he wanted it shifted over by two meters. That took another year. This is another shot of the inside.
Daniels calls the building, "Ceausescu's revenge."


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Trystal minerals) and an overnight tanning face mask which has tons of skincare benefits (Self Tanning Night Moisture Mask), both amazing, amazing quality products which I regularly use.
Their latest addition Marula Dry Oil Self Tan with SPF 50 is no different, this is the worlds first self tanning oil that has an addition of SPF 50 so you cant get that beautiful bronze glow with the added sun protection, and nourishing oils to give you soft, supple skin - sounds pretty amazing right?
First off the packaging is blimmi'n gorgeous, it comes in a dusty purple shade box with gold accents and the bottle itself is a clear glass, which shows off the shimmery golden product inside, not to mention a rose gold lid...YES!.
Alyson Hogg, the founder of Vita Liberata made this Marula Dry Oil Tan with SPF 50 so you could "Lavish your skin in luxurious dry oils, have high protection from sun exposure and meanwhile develop a natural, glowing tan that is both buildable and long lasting."
Marula oil is a new one to me, so I read up on it and apparently it is 4x more hydrating than the ever-so-popular Argan oil and 4x more vitamin c than an orange..perfect for healing, skin repair and moisture locking.
This one product also contains the following...
Cucumber - which is an excellent inflammatory and calms the skin.
Neroli - Tones, cleans and tightens the skin.
Lemongrass - minimises pores and temporarily firms the skin.
Coconut - Moisturises.
This would be the first time I have tried a self tanning oil, I usually prefer a mousse as i'm used to it more. With this oil I was trying to guess how much product to use and it got a bit messy at times because obviously it's a very runny oil.
Application -
I started on my legs using a tanning mitt, after giving the bottle a shake I tipped on a bit of product at a time working in circular movements as suggested. It has a nice fresh lemongrass scent too I noticed, none of that typical biscuit smell which I personally dislike. I worked upwards towards the neck but leaving the face as I never self tan my face with anything but the Vita Liberata overnight moisture mask which I mentioned above.
On the box it says leave on for an hour for tanning results and leave on for 8 hours for optimal results. I left it on for around the 8 hour mark and washed it off my skin in the shower. It will look quite dark before you wash off the base colour so don't panic! once washed off you'll be left with something more natural.
Here are my results after washing off the product...
None the less, another great product from Vita Liberata!!
The Vita Liberata Marula Dry Oil Self Tanner retails for £39.00 (HERE) It isn't cheap but this is a Luxury tanning product and they put in the best quality skin loving ingredients. It isn't just tanning but great skincare too.
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Have you tried the Vita Liberata Marula Oil? I would love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks for reading,
Love Zoe x


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The Sutton Acoustic Music Club in southern England announces a concert to raise funds for relief in Haiti. Half the programme will be bluegrass, and prominent bands and musicians from the British bluegrass scene will take part.
The concert will be held in the Good Shepherd Hall, Station Approach, Tadworth, Surrey, on Sunday 28 February 2010. The lineup is:
A Band like Alice (Bluegrass) TBC
The Andy Smythe Band (Folk and Americana)
Biggin Hillbillies (Bluegrass)
Monroe's Revenge (Bluegrass) TBC
Acoustic Astronauts (Americana)
International Men of Mystery (South American and Folk)
The Grasshoppers (Bluegrass and Americana)
Butt of Lewis (Folk)
Also featured are Bob Winquist (fiddle) & Mike Aston (mandolin), Geoff Chapman (singer/ guitarist), and Fr Michael Elfred (guitar), priest in charge of the church.
The concert begins at 7.00 p.m. and continues to 11.00 p.m. Admission is £10 on the door; donation boxes are also available, and there will be a raffle. All collections and ticketing are arranged by the church. For further info, contact Mike of the Acoustic Astronauts (+44 (0)7545326534).
Thanks to Richard F. Thompson of the BBMA for forwarding this news.
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CAIRO, -- Egypt admonished Thursday the U.S. for warning its citizens against travel to the Middle Eastern country because of the threats from terrorists and violent political groups.
In a press statement, Spokesman for Egypt's Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zaid said the Egyptian embassy in Washington has handed over a letter of dissatisfaction to the U.S. State Department over the phrasing of its travel warning issued on Wednesday.
The travel warning referred to terrorist acts that occurred years ago, but it did not mention the dates of these incidents, giving a false impression to those who read the warning, said Abu Zaid. On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department warned U.S. citizens to consider the risks of travelling to Egypt given threats from terrorist and violent political opposition groups.
The distinction between terrorist groups and "violent political opposition groups" is unacceptable because any political group using violence is a terrorist group, the spokesman explained. According to the travel warning, the terrorist attacks could occur anywhere in Egypt, a reference that contradicts with other indications in the warning which also said the Egyptian authorities are tightening security in tourist and strategic areas, the spokesman noted.
Abu Zaid expressed surprise that the U.S. issued such a travel warning against Egypt, but not other countries suffering from similar terror attacks. Egypt has been facing a rising wave of terrorist activities following the military removal of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 in response to mass protests against his one-year rule and his now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group. Terror attacks, which have killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers over the past few years in Egypt, had been concentrated in restive North Sinai before they spread nationwide.
Last week, a man attacked a beach in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, killing two German women and wounding four others, including two Armenians and one Czech. Terror attacks and political turmoil have damaged the country's once-thriving tourism sector, which used to bring billions of foreign currencies to the state treasury. Enditem


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Born in the Netherlands, Paul Gerrits studied violin, guitar, and lute in Sweden and Germany. In 1967 he was invited by Laval University in Québec, Canada to establish a program of study for the classical guitar. He was very probably the first tenured professor for guitar on this continent.
As a performer, he performed and recorded extensively in Canada, the U.S., and Europe with the Laval Guitar Trio. He is a founding member of the GFA and he has hosted the GFA Conventions four times in Canada.
In order to promote guitar ensemble music, he founded Les Editions Doberman-Yppan in 1977. His company has published over 650 books and CDs, including 350 for guitar ensemble and guitar solo. He commissioned the GFA Competition set piece for several years, contributing music by Bogdanovic, Koshkin, Domeniconi, Dyens, and Sergio Assad. Paul Gerrits passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, after years of heart problems. He will not be forgotten.


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Growing up in California, my family would go camping in various parts of the state every summer. We had a few regular favorite spots: north of Truckee in the Tahoe National Forest. Near Mt. Shasta and Lower Twin Lakes, south of Bridgeport. I distinctly remember as a teenager riding in the back of my dad's 3/4 ton truck that had a minimal shell (with only plywood platform bunks), going up Sonora pass that was incredibly steep in places and seemed to go on and on. That memory still lingers in my mind. Like most teenagers as I got older, I became less interested in camping, especially with my parents. But they continued to return to Twin Lakes in the fall—while I stayed with my grandmother.
Over the years, I'd forgotten about Sonora pass, but in the last ten years, after my own two sons had grown up, I'd gotten back into cycling and started to camp again more as well. In the last few years I explored parts of the Sierras in areas I hadn't been to before, like the Markleeville area—camping at Grover Hot Springs park, a spectacular campground about 30 miles south of Lake Tahoe. This is close to some very popular mountain passes such as Monitor pass on Highway 89 and Ebbetts pass on Highway 4 among others. Last June my girlfriend and I camped at Grover, brought bikes and did a few rides in the area including Monitor Pass, Ebbetts Pass and Blue Lakes road. We went in early June, before the droves of cyclists arrive in July preparing for the annual Tour of the California Alps, also known as the "Death Ride".
Anyone who is remotely interested in traditional cycling as a sport can appreciate the early race heroes and legendary climbs of European grand tours in races like the Tour de France, The Giro D'Italia, the Tour of Switzerland and La Vuelta a España. This year marked the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Pyrenées stages in the Tour de France, so it's no coincidence that mountain passes can beckon current cyclists, no matter what caliber, myself included.
At 9,620 ft, Sonora pass is the second highest highway pass in California, next to Tioga pass by about 350ft. It's one of the steeper passes in the Sierras and where it's situated is less traveled than other Sierra passes that have attained more popularity due to an almost cult-level status of annual major group ride events (that help their local economy in a good way).
Last June, after camping in Markeleeville and driving back over Sonora pass, riding this pass by bicycle was on my mind for some time. Taking two days off from my work, I decided to ride Sonora pass right after Labor day weekend to avoid the crowds after the weekend that traditionally signals the end of the summer season. On September 6, Labor day, I left late in the day, drove to Strawberry in the foothills just above Pinecrest and stayed at the Strawberry Inn.
The next morning was clear and beautiful. I debated driving the 20 miles up to Dardanelle near the base of the where the pass starts, or riding from Strawberry. I decided to ride from Strawberry to get some miles in before the climb and take in the environment.
I rode a 56cm Ebisu All-Purpose bicycle that I set up with one of their custom small front racks, and geared with a Sugino compact double crankset with 48 and 33 TA Specialités Alize chainrings in front and a 9-speed 12-34 Shimano XTR titanium cassette in the back. The Ebisu weight as set-up with the steel custom short front rack and Panaracer Pasela TG 700x32 tires: just over 23 lbs.
The Ebisu is a touring style bike with room for fenders and has cantilever brakes. It's designed in a way that handles completely neutral even with a loaded bag on a front rack, you never feel as though you are having to fight the bike as you're riding like you do with a bike not designed for riding with a front load. Based on an illustration in a French VAR (tool/accessory) catalog, I made a simple decaleur support for my handlebar bag from a piece of aluminum round that loops over the bars and then tied the front of the bag to the rack with nylon cord. This worked great and the bag didn't shift at all during the ride.
Here's what I brought: (about 9.5 lbs. including the handlebar bag)
Fleece jacket (in stuff sack strapped to seat)
Cliff bars + 3 Gels (not pictured)
Berthoud GB2286 handlebar bag
Dried berries
Toolkit/Tire gauge
Swiss knife
Spare cables
2 mini stretch cords
4 spare 700x32 tubes
Razor, toothbrush, toothpaste, sun screen, first aid, etc.
Lightweight button-up shirt
Gore Tex ultralight rain shell
Spare folding tire (Grand Bois Cypres)
Archival Clothing waxed cotton musette
Olympus XA 35mm, Nikon digital camera
2 large water bottles (really needed 4)
Patagonia lightweight pants
Pearl Izumi insulated long tights
Puma Klim rock climbing shoes
Woolywear merino LS wool top
Garmin Edge 205 GPS
1 pair wool socks
1 pair boxer briefs
Bike hat
Tool bag (strapped to seatpost w/2 tubes)
Cel phone (not pictured)
Photos from the ride.
Tuesday, after breakfast of oatmeal and coffee at the Strawberry Inn, my ride got off to a pretty good but relatively late start at 8:45 am. The rush of the sun filtering through the pine trees, the clean air combined with the beautiful forested road made me excited for the ride ahead. But at 5,000 feet I could already feel the altitude. I used plain water the first day and realized only later that , combined with the altitude and the heat, I would go through more water than expected. Hwy 108 from Strawberry is a long gradual climb with a few descents then climbing gradually upward up to Dardanelle where the ups and downs become more prominent while following the middle fork of the Stanislaus river. Near Kennedy Meadow you enter a rocky corridor and a meadow where horseback riding is popular.
I stopped at Dardanelle cabin resort only to find a for sale sign in front and the store apparently closed. Flags were posted in front along with a banner stating "Celebrate Labor Day Weekend with us". A woman inside the store confirmed they were closed. The Dardanelle resort seems like a step back in time with it's green painted cabins, of a time, when resorts like this made the mountains more accessible. As I rode away, I thought about how it's probably harder for traditional cabin resorts like this to stay viable, now that most anyone can drive into campsites nearby with RVs, with most of all the comforts of home. Fortunately I'd brought energy bars and gels, not exactly what I'd prefer for lunch, but ok.
On the way up to Dardanelle I could see the elevation gaining on the GPS. At 6000ft the pavement got better it seemed like I was hovering around 7,000ft for a while then, to my surprise a sudden drop after Dardenelle and having to back up again, but this time, much steeper. Around 4 miles into the climb it gets really steep, like your standing up and going ok, this is really going up. I used to ride in the east bay in Oakland and a favorite local steep climb was going up Elverton road to Grizzly peak boulevard. When it got really steep, we would traverse back and forth across the fall line. I hadn't done this in years, but the memory came back at once and I relied on this trick towards the top of the the first big steep (while keeping an eye and ear out for cars as I crossed the road dividing line) that ends up going through this narrow portal of tall igneous looking rocks on either side of the road.
Just Beyond where the road bends left is a lookout that over looks the valley. The rock portal is like a welcome gate to what's in store. The road climbs further and starts to wind more and gets steeper and steeper. About the point you get to Chipmunk flat it seems to level off a bit on the left is a sheer rock wall and a meadow to the right is the Stainslaus it's unbelievably gorgeous. Then the road ascends up an towering canyon. You truly feel like an ant next to the steep mountain wall to that bowls around you on the right as you go up, around the point where there is a guardrail next to the river I had to stop. After riding about 27 miles, I had already gone through a bottle and a half of water. While I was stopped a European couple coming down the the pass in a rental car with Colorado plates slowed and warned me that it was really steep (YES!) and are you ok, need anything? First I said I'm ok, then realizing I only had half a bottle left, said, yes, do you have any water? They obliged and handed me two *ice cold* bottles of water. they were Danish, I thanked them profusely and they wished me well. Recharged, I climbed on.
A while back I had looked for profiles of the pass, I found some online indicating the grades, but they were really crude. So based on the data I redrew these. as a result the image of the profile of the pass in my mind I remembered more and I knew, ok, here's the first really steep part and was able to mentally prepare for the really steep section further up. Climbing and doing longer rides I would learn is a kind of mindset you do really have to psych yourself of for it. For me doing the profiles, helped a bit.
In the steepest part of the upper section of the climb where I'd stopped, despite the clear sunny weather, there were sudden intense gusts of wind on the way up in some places this happened as well where you couldn't quite tell whether it was a car coming or just the wind. In other places there wasn't a sound, it's so peaceful.
Once past the steeps it levels off somewhat in a fantastic section along the river with green all around wind blowing the aspen trees with leaves shimmering in the breeze as the sun reflects off them in the wind. Gradually the climb rises making it's way to the summit. The summit isn't nearly as dramatic as the climb going up but there a great view and of course there are the signs marking the summit that everyone stands next to to make a photo.
When I arrived at the summit, a guy had parked an SUV almost in front of the sign on the left of the road. We talked for a bit, he'd gone running along the summit. He offered to make a photo with my camera and I obliged. My digital has this habit of cutting out after a few seconds to save power, which is what happened when he made the photo. I was so into the moment being there, I didn't event think to check the shot he'd made. I had a ways to go and was on my way—not thinking about that photo, only later would I find out to my disappointment.
Going down the east side I immediately noticed how fast I was going, at first I thought maybe it's the thin air, but it was most likely a tailwind. The rolling terrain of the east side is extremely fun to descend. At one point there is a switchback with an absolutely breathtaking view of Leavitt meadow surrounded by mountains. This made my jaw drop when I saw this earlier in the summer and and it was equally memorable on this day, especially when riding a bicycle to get there. When you ride far you definitely are able to connect more the surroundings and the environment—you're able to hear things more easily you can't when you're in a car: birds, insects, trees in the wind, the wind itself and the lack of sounds besides yopur own breathing when it can be so peacefully quiet in places. It can definitely be mesmerizing.
Once dropping into the valley the road loops up and down passing a pack horse facility and the Leavitt meadow campground, finally leveling off, the road extends for a long while passing the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare training center on the northern edge of the of the meadow, as the road extends to a wider open terrain. 4 miles further I reached the junction at Hwy 395 where I turned right heading south to Bishop. I was really starting to feel the effects of the climb, the altitude and the distance now. Worse, I was running out of water. I had a Clif bar and started the grade towards Devils gate on a busy highway with semi trucks and not much shoulder. Throughout the ride I kept an eye on the road looking for glass to avoid. While stopping I would check my tires or if I started hearing a clicking sound while riding I would stop and check. One time I did find a small piece of glass lodged in the tire. It never hurts to check and in this case this bit of glass never went through and I removed it before it became a potential problem.
After riding 50 miles with another 17 to go I was starting to feel it after the hard climb. This is where you have to knuckle down on the mindset thing, you realize this is really a remote area: "ok, this is now going to be harder". On the grade to Devil's gate, I noticed a house that seemed to situated in the middle of nowhere on the left hillside close to the road. Two men where standing in front of a truck talking. OK, water might make this easier so I dismounted walked up the gravel driveway and asked. When I talked my voice sounded different, a little parched. Jim the homeowner obliged by filling my two bottles and was completely cool, surprised I'd ridden so far. I was soon on my way again and now was feeling a lot better. Once over the Devil's Gate summit (not much of a summit as the overall grade isn't actually that much elevation gain) the road started to descend a bit and I was able to gain some speed the wind was picking up as well though and kept my hands clenched on the drops negotiating a very narrow shoulder in some sections, in others there was a recently paved wide shoulder but separated from the road my a kind of machined section about 10 inches wide with curved successive chunks taken out of the strip creating a very bumpy ride if you ride on this. I was frequently negotiating riding on the wide shoulder that had fresh patches of tar in places and riding on the narrower margin along the white line that was closer to traffic where I didn't want to be.
The expanse of this remote area is amazing with huge rock formations appearing in places seemingly out of nowhere. I saw a monument along the road commemorating John Fremont who had taken this route in the early days, I saw sheep grazing across the road in an immense valley in the late afternoon sun. I kept looking at my GPS that I'd set to have the distance as the largest number on the display and this was very helpful, I really wanted to get to Bridgeport 12 miles to go 8 miles then at about 6 miles I could see the town in the distance, but it looked way left. It turns out the road veered sharply to the left as it did wind now behind me I was going faster. The GPS indicated the batteries were almost out, I raced to try to get to Bridgeport before the batteries died. At about 5:15, over 7 hours after I started, I rolled in to Bridgeport... and ready to eat something other than energy bars and dried fruit!
After a block or so, I arrived at the Bridgeport Inn. I put my bike on the porch and checked in. It's a vintage building with a restaurant, bar and a victorian style living room with a wood burning stove on one side, a PC in one corner of the room seemed out of place, but an available modern convenience. There was a newer ground level motel structure with many units in the parking lot behind the original building where my room was. When they asked for my car license plate it was nice to say "no car".
Once I got in the room, I took a shower, changed into the lightweight regular clothes I brought and walked around to check-out the area. Bridgeport isn't a large place, a city hall, a few motels gas stations, restaurants and other local businesses, plus one general store. Cel phone service didn't seem available, initially from my room but later I found service out in the parking lot. I used the Bridgeport Inn's (grindingly slow) PC/internet connection to email my girlfriend and son's that I'd made it ok and to check the weather for wednesday. It said it there was a 20% chance of rain.
I realized that while I'd brought a rain shell and plenty of layers, I didn't have a knit hat or cold weather gloves and that this might be a problem if the weather got sketchy. I went to the general store and stocked up on sports drink and energy bars for the next day, then stopped by the sporting goods shop next door and bought a knit hat and tried to find some fleece gloves. Being a shop catering to fisherman, all of the fleece gloves had no fingers! I found some wool gloves that would be better than my regular bike gloves. Now more prepared for tomorrow's ride, I had dinner at Rhino's restaurant nearby, a pub style place and had a steak, a salad and a beer—a little more informal that the Bridgeport Inn's quaint restaurant setting. Feeling pretty good from the day's ride, I got back to my room. The TV news was saying possible light snow in Reno, the wind outside was picking up. This might be interesting on the way back
I went to bed around 9:30 that night I was a little restless. About 15 minutes after I turned the light out, I heard a loud squeal of running water. Guests in an adjacent motel room were taking a shower. This was really loud. Then a second time for another person! I finally fell asleep.
Day 2: The Ride Back
I woke up very early wednesday morning while it was still dark, maybe it was my anticipation. I couldn't completely pack-up the night before because I'll still needed to walk around in the morning and needed to pack-up my walking shoes last, but I was pretty much set. I looked outside into the dark sky and a few trees nearby were whipping in the wind. The guy in the sports shop said the day before it was mostly just in Bridgeport where it got really windy. At 7a.m. the Bridgeport Inn restaurant wasn't open for breakfast and there was no sign it was opening anytime soon. An older guy behind the building sat in a chair looking at a Netbook, he was motel guest visiting from Pennsylvania with some friends and using the motel wi-fi connection. I asked if he could check the weather report. It still looked ok, but a small chance of rain.
I wanted to get on the road soon, but wanted breakfast first. The local Sportman's Bar & Grill opened for breakfast at 7am so I had breakfast there. Two eggs that came with a large slab of potato pancake, whole wheat toast dowsed in butter and pretty terrible coffee. But, I ate most of it, besides the buttered toast and got back to my room to get my stuff together and get on the road. I had an unusual feeling of being self contained on a bike so far away from where I started, totally different than being in a car. It felt great.
When I left at 8:00am, the motel office still wasn't open, I left the key in the room and set off. The sun had come out and cast a beautiful bright light and long shadows against the vast area around Bridgeport. To the west and southwest, there the mountains I saw while riding in the day before, but this time they were topped by somewhat ominous clouds. Once I got on the road the wind didn't seem that prominent. Hwy 395 wasn't busy at all that was welcome because the shoulder varied in width quite a bit. From either no shoulder, having to ride along a maybe 12" margin along the white line that defines the road edge to about a 7ft wide sections recently paved to the right of the highway. I welcomed this, until I saw a sign that said "Passing lane ends in 1/2 mile". It sure didn't seem wide enough for a slow traffic lane. A semi-truck blasted his horn at me at one point while crossing over the divider line to pass me, even though I could clearly hear the truck approaching behind me and wasn't in his lane. Annoying. One other time while I'd stopped briefly near the road line edge, another large truck passed very close that shook me up a bit. But the morning light and the fantastic valley scenery made up for all of this. This is truly beautiful country.
Heading north, about 10 miles above of Bridgeport I saw a flock of sheep grazing in a valley to the right, maybe the same I saw the day before, but this time, there was a sheepherder near the road. I stopped and had a brief conversation in Spanish. His name was Hilario and he was from Peru. I asked him how many sheep he had?700. How far he would walk them? 5 miles within the valley. And how many dogs? Only 3! I told him how far I'd ridden and he was surprised. He wished me well.
I was a little tired from the day before but not sore and still felt pretty good. I got uncomfortable a few times before, it seemed like certain combinations of flat terrain and gearing with less load or some wind, where I felt uncomforable in the saddle, especially when bonking, when low on water. Then this would go away once I was in gearing where I was applying more pedal force or and/or the terrain (and not to mention energy bars/fruit and water). After long rides I find my feet can swell up so I've learned to loosen up my bike shoe straps a little when they get uncomfortable and then tighten as needed when I need more foot support for a climb.
As I rode on, the sun got warmer, though it wasn't even 10:00 am. It was about 6,500 ft. elevation. It was nice having the GPS on the ride out to keep track of the distance as well as elevation, but a simple cycling computer for keeping track of distance would be fine have better battery life. There were a few clouds in the east that at times obscured the morning sun and then the conditions would change quickly cooling off with ocassional blasts of wind. By the time I got to Devil's Gate summit, the top of the slight rise in the road along 395 towards the junction at 108, I had to stop and put on a a knit hat and a windbreaker shell because it was definitely colder, even with a wool longsleeve top and wool shortsleeve jersey I was wearing. Once over the grade I passed the house where I'd gotten water the afternoon before (thanks Jim) and was happy at the descent to Hwy 108, but I wasn't able to that fast even downhill because of a headwind.
I made the left at Hwy 108 and entered the valley towards Leavitt meadow, the sun was out, but now it was really windy. I passed the Marine Warfare training base again and finally made it to the trees and the wind subsided. Now it was time for the climb. The road rolls through some low hills before passing a horse pack station and then winds around and starts to ascend.
Conditions kept changing—it would be warm one moment and then really cold the next with wind. Sometime while climbing at altitude, I found myself simultaneously being too warm (overdressed with the rain shell) and being cold (wind) at the same time that was really strange. There were dark clouds in the mountains to the west, but it didn't look like rain. The road got very steep and I passed the switchback where I'd stopped the day before. I could feel a few drops of rain. Here goes, I thought.
I got past half way up on the climb of the eastern side of the pass when it got much colder and windier. I stopped and pulled out the fleece jacket, these are not ideal because you usually end up getting hot when riding while these are under a shell. I was still cold though with this jacket underneath and my long tights were getting wet. A few cars had passed me but not many. I was starting to have my doubts about the conditions. I had 35 miles to go after the summit and I wasn't at there yet. After another mile or so I took a break, I was getting uneasy, because of the cold, the rain combined with the wind. As much as I wanted to finish the climb of the eastern side of the pass decided I was probably safer to try to get a ride. I put my thumb out when I saw truck or van, a few went by who didn't stop. Then three campers in a light truck did stop and gave me a ride about 5-6 miles to the summit (thanks Scott!). By the time we got to the summit in was colder and the rain had turned to snow, but not sticking to the road. At the top, I thanked them and we exchange goodbyes and I gingerly made my way down the west side of the pass amidst snowflakes.
Going down the west side in wet conditions was hair-raising, in some places you feel like gravity is pulling you straight down the mountain and you're hanging by the threads of your brake cables. I pumped my brake levers to keep the pads from fading. I'd checked my cantilever brakes thoroughly before I left and I was glad that I did on the way down this side of the pass. The bike did great, but my fingers were totally numb from the the plain wool gloves and the cold making difficult to grip the levers for extended lengths of time. Around 7,500 feet the rain let up and the road dried out. I stopped again at the golden stairs rock portal and de-numbed myself in the sun that had come out from the clouds momentarily. The sidewalls of my Panaracer gumwall tires were blackened by brake residue combined and the rain. After recharging with fluids and getting the circulation back in my hands, I continued. My long tights were wet, but I wasn't as cold anymore and it was pretty much a good ride past Dardanelle and further south.
At the 26% grade sign I stopped and talked to a group of about six cyclists on newer race bikes who were on there way up. I mentioned the conditions and we had a nice chat. One guy had seen me the day before and I remember him waving to me while I was stopped at the rock portal while he drove by. One guy in the group was dressed in a short sleeve acrylic jersey and shorts and had no jacket. This was crazy. He was going to freeze. Some were going to Bridgeport. These were the only cyclists I saw both days that I rode.
Back on 108 I rode the final 30 miles dropping into fog around 6500 feet along the forested highway, the road would occasionally dip and then would climb long slow grades.You get to where you really want to be going downhill again and it keeps going up. It forces you to forge ahead. By the time I knew I was close to the finish back to Strawberry I was pushing hard, trying to break 7 hours, a slow time for this distance, even with the ride I got, but with the wind and carrying 9.5 pounds of gear. I would have a time to mark myself against next time. I rolled into Strawberry about 3:05 p.m. I was tired, but not sore.
This was a fantastic ride that if I thought too much about beforehand, probably would not have tried. I learned a few things in the process:
Pacing yourself is good. My legs never cramped on the climbs.
Bring more water (or better yet sports drink)!!! I diluted sports drink 1:2 on the way back and it worked well.
Riding solo, if the wind comes up, you have no one to share the work with.
Always be prepared for adverse conditions in the Sierras (that can change quickly).
A few more things I would bring next time:
• Cold weather/rainproof gloves
• Knit cap
• Waterproof helmet cover (also good in wind)
• Rain pants
• Rainproof shoe covers
• 1pr wool long underwear
• Fenders!
• Cycle computer rather than a GPS. Shows distance, speed etc. and has more battery life.


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January 09, 2009 |
|In a report that sends mixed signals for Friday's jobs data, initial jobless claims fell a steep 24,000 in the Jan. 3 week to a 467,000 level that is, significantly, more than 50,000 below expectations. Another positive is that improvement in the prior week was not revised away, showing a 98,000 drop to 491,000 (492,000 initially reported). The 4-week average also improved, down 27,000 to 525,750.
Now the bad news. Continuing claims continue to swell, up 101,000 to 4.611 million for the worst level since 1982. The 4-week average rose 45,000 to 4.470 million, also the highest level since 1982.
The holiday season with its shortened weeks and heavy weather effects always makes jobless claims data difficult to read, but the Labor Department said there are no special factors in the latest report. There was no significant reaction to the report which nevertheless may raise suspicions that calls for a massive decline in Friday's payroll data may be excessive.
Market Consensus Before Announcement
Initial jobless claims for the week ending December 27 surprisingly fell a sharp 94,000 to 492,000. The 94,000 drop is the largest weekly drop in 17 years. Because of adjustment factors surrounding the Christmas holiday (including a four day work week), however, the four-week average at 552,250 is a much better gauge which, next only to the prior week, remains at the highest level so far in the recession.
Jobless Claims Consensus Forecast for 1/3/09: 540,000
Range: 490,000 to 580,000


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GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Two men have been arrested for trafficking cocaine in western Massachusetts.
State police arrested 38-year-old Aaron Belcher, and 21-year-old Raven Sullivan, both of Springfield, during a traffic stop on the highway near Greenfield Saturday night.
A search of the car yielded 37 grams of cocaine and an open container of alcohol. Belcher and Sullivan are charged with trafficking and conspiracy to violate a drug law.
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Rev. Jim Carroll
Rector of All Saints' Raheny
Raheny's loss, on this occasion, will be nobody's gain except maybe for Jim and his family. And I'll bet they will miss Raheny as much as Raheny will miss them.
Jim has been Rector here for the last 21 years and is enormously popular, not just within his own religious congregation, but throughout the village and its catchment area, and also in Coolock which is part of the Raheny Church of Ireland parish.
He has been privileged with a fine house and an absolutely magnificent church.
The church has, however, needed significant renovations to the roof and belfry, and the heritage status of the building has called for work of the highest standard. This led to a serious funding drive, to which the Roman Catholic parishes of Raheny and Killester contributed. The peak of this activity was surely the bible reading marathon on the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible.
After keeping the parish, and Raheny at large, informed of progress in the fundraising, the appeal sign has now been converted into the thank you sign above. The money was raised, the roof was fixed and the bell is now ringing again.
The Church of Ireland Parish Newsletter has come out with a special issue covering Jim's period in Raheny and his imminent departure. I'm told that Andrea has done a marvellous job on it and the proof of this and of Jim's popularity is that the entire issue has now run out. I'll come back to it here when I get my hands on a (hard or virtual) copy.
Jim and Valerie's departure also rates a column and a half over two issues of the Raheny News (21 & 28/4/2013). The issue of 28/4/2013 also led with a headline item on the fundraising described above.
My own contact with this church is relatively recent and dates from my (now departed) 90 year old cousin from Cill Éanna across the road filling me in on one aspect of Jim's colourful background. I later ended up more or less accidentally taking part in the first King James marathon. Some time after that episode I was run off church grounds by the BBC who I was informed were making a film about Jack the Ripper inside in the church. Dramatic stuff, but it turned out to be not quite so dramatic. Full marks to Jim, though, for getting involved in this interesting enterprise. By way of a parting shot, in the closing months of his ministry, he gave us Martin Luther, in a compelling reminder of the this heretic's continuing relevance to modern Christianity.
He took his last service at 10am on Sunday (28/4/2013), and what a memorable service it was. The church was packed to overflowing - standing room only, and the mutual involvement between Jim and Valerie on the one hand and the community/congregation on the other was celebrated in great style.
I think it is probably the only Protestant service I have ever been at, but I don't expect ever to be at one which surpasses it. It was a fitting tribute to Jim and Valerie's dedication to their congregation over 21 years (and in deference to Jim I had better make some effort to give Jesus a mention!).
Jim's last stand: a last look at the church notice with his name "up in lights".
Time to call in the painters.
And the painters came and went. And the parish awaits its new Rector.


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On this Independence Day holiday comes a story about the foundation of American democracy for sale.
If injury can be caused by a lack of information, or by misinformation, American citizens might be concerned about a plan by a major news organization that nearly became reality.
The Washington Post was considering hosting dinners or "salons" that would be underwritten by lobbyists or corporations to the tune of $25,000 for a single sit-down or $250,000 for a series of 11. The payoff would be an up-front and personal with reporters in an "off the record" setting that would be "nonconfrontational".
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Code of Ethics states that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. To further those ends, journalists are supposed to "Seek truth and provide a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues".
And the Code warns directly against the "salon" approach - "Deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests and resist their pressure to influence news coverage".
For a newspaper industry, reeling from lack of advertising and interest, it seemed like a win-win. Post Publisher Katharine Weymouth sent personal e-mail invitations to Tennessee Democrat, Rep Jim Cooper and Maine Republican, Sen. Olympia Snowe, asking them to be in attendance.
News of the invitations soon leaked to the online news source, Politico, which said it received a copy from a lobbyist.
The newsroom was in an uproar, though there is no word that anyone quit their job over the offense. Strictly following a code of ethics for reporters has meant that they would have to donate to charity a coffee mug they received in the line of work.
Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ), said in an interview: "The problem here for the Post is pretty simple, and that is, a news organization derives its credibility from the idea that it's operating in the public interest -- it's trying to gather information and make it public.
"By holding off-the-record events for money, it's hard to see how that generates any knowledge for the public. And it potentially undermines its claim that its first loyalty is to the citizen" reports the Los Angeles Times.
After the uproar, the dinners were cancelled.
Cooper accepted believing he could exchange ideas about healthcare while Snowe turned down the invitation. Both told Post reporters later they had no idea this was a revenue generator for the Post.
In the aftermath Weymouth said the newsroom never vetted the flier and that it "was prepared by the marketing department".
The Washington Post Co. has reported a first-quarter net loss of nearly $20 million, which echoes an industry-wide trend in American newspapers. The Los Angeles Times reports it ran a front-page ad that resembled a news article for which it received criticism.
The Future
The challenge is becoming maintaining credible journalism on a budget. One solution proposed is to turn newspapers into tax-exempt nonprofits supported by large endowments so they can avoid the pitfalls of the marketplace and continue their vital role in a democracy.
Maryland Sen. Benjamin Cardin has proposed the Newspaper Revitalization Act, which allows newspapers to operate as educational nonprofits, giving them tax breaks similar to public broadcasting.
The Post will continue to search for new revenue streams. #
Jane:My jaw dropped when I read this story! Comparing the Washington Post, 2009, to the Watergate era Washington Post, is like night and day it seems.That the Post even tried this tactic shows just how desperate times are for print newspapers in the USA.The times they are a changin...Jane: be happy you are not working at the post this week, nor planning on retiring there!
Rick-This has as much to do with injury to us as Americans as a faulty automobile. The media group - Free Press - advises whatever your activist leanings, make keeping the media honest second. Without a credible, strong, and diverse media, we as Americans have nothing. Enjoy Your Fourth!! (Join Free Press, see what it's all about)
This disgusts me. The Washington Post is as wrong with this one as Nixon was about Watergate. They are letting us down. The Editor-in-Chief should resign or be fired. But he's not alone with a corrupted moral rudder. All major news organizations let us down with Madoff and it demonstrates clearly what is wrong with the news organizations, the Congress, Courts and Wall Street. Together they are making a sham of the First Amendment. Let's look at the Wall Street Journal, a news organization that doesn't report on what is wrong on Wall Street, they wait until someone confesses and then tells us what the guilty party says is wrong. Madoff had been exposed to the Wall Street Journal but for years they didn't act on the story. Why not and why should we believe anything the WSJ reporters report as "the news"? Is the WSJ interested in reporting corruption or their profit margin? Have they gotten too big and too much like a business?It's the same with Congress. They aren't out discovering wrongdoing, they wait for the guilty party to get caught and then act like they need to do something about it when in reality they knew generally what was wrong, but because of lobbying dollars didn't want to expose the wrongdoers that are contributing to their next campaign. Combine the Congress, the SEC and the WSJ, all who had the necessary information about Madoff's scheme but chose to ignore it and there are two branches of government failing and the media gutting the First Amendment. But as you point out it's getting worse. Now we've got the Washington Post selling access for hundred's of thousand's of dollars so Wall Street can persuade them of their version of the news. For pay you get an off the record discussion between the crooks and reporters where the crooks get to tell the news reporters "news" that amounts to distortions, lies and fantasy that the Post will then report to readers anonymously as the truth. What every happened to just reporting reality, honest reality? Is news just a commodity you buy and sell, as Fox believes? Are there different flavors of news? Are there really shades of reality for sale as news print? Is news just a commodity for sale to the highest bidder? Isn't that our complaint about Russian and Chinese Communism?Disgusting isn't even the right word or emotion that comes to mind, its corruption. It's reality according to those controlling Washington politics. According to these rules Nixon and Watergate would never have been exposed. Like I reported before Bob Woodward is dead. RIP. He's brain dead on his next book tour selling a flavor of reality that has a damn nice cover. What do they teach in journalism schools now-a-days? How to write a book, add a very slick and impressive cover and focus on profitability while never allowing the truth to get in the way of making a profit. Journali$m 101.And the news organizations wonder why they are in financial trouble. Shame has been removed from the American culture. We reward people just for showing up; not performance but just for showing up for the news game. I guess the news organizations now want a participation trophy just for putting a paper on our front steps; irregardless of the contents. The heck with whether what's in it is the truth. The fact they put a paper in our mailbox should be good enough. Where's my trophy? Why should I have to do some actual reporting? Hey, I showed up!Jane, one more thing I'd like to ask you because you're a reporter. Do they hand out those Pulitzer Prizes for how much hair spray is on your head? Where can I buy one? Do they sell them on Ebay?As we say in my hometown, WELCOME TO BRISTOL AND HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!
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A child's personality traits before age 5 may help predict whether they will use alcohol in adolescence, a new study suggests.
The researchers followed about 12,600 children from the time they were born. Parents were asked about their children's personalities in the first five years of life; after that, the researchers interviewed both the children and their parents, Fox News reports. By age 15 ½, 4,600 teens were still participating. The researchers were able to statistically extrapolate results from the teens who had dropped out of the study.
They found the personality traits in toddlers most closely associated with teen alcohol use fell into two categories: emotional instability and relatively low sociability, and high sociability, which may lead to "sensation seeking" later in life. The findings appear in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
"This underscores the fact that drinking during adolescence is largely a social phenomenon," study co-author Danielle Dick of Virginia Commonwealth University said in a journal news release. "However, this doesn't mean it's less problematic; we know from other studies that most adolescent drinking is high risk — for example, binge drinking — and can lead to numerous negative consequences."
She added, "People don't enter adolescence as blank slates; they have a history of life experiences that they bring with them, dating back to early childhood. This is one of the most comprehensive attempts to understand very early childhood predictors of adolescent alcohol use in a large epidemiological cohort." She noted the study indicates that troubled children are not the only ones who start to use alcohol. "It's also the highly sociable kids as well. Parents should be aware of this."
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Mixture nonideality: investigation by IR spectroscopy
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Bath & Body Works Moonlight Path Triple Moisture Body Cream
I wish bath and Body works was in India. The Body Shop needs some competition!
That said, I love their products and fragrances. I will describe more in detail below but the consistency and staying power of their moistuizers and body lotions is why I like them best. I've found that it precisely does what I need for my skin.
So I product I'm reviewing is from the Moonlight Path range. It's the Triple Moisture Body Cream. The cream itself is extremely soft and almost like an emulsion. It gets a lotion form when it touches the skin. It's non greasy but thick. You almost feel the heat trap in and some warmth when you put it in. It is so essential for winters! I use this in the summer as well, as the weather is quite dry. My skin feels soft instantly and this stays on for a good 8-10 hours. I don't apply too much in the summers, yet the product doesn't just disappear. This is great for dry skin but I would recommend something with a thinner consistency for oily skintypes.
The fragrance is floral, a bit strong but its really lovely. The key notes are French lavender, Lily of the Valley, musk etc. The fragrances fades after a while, so I don't mind its concentration. However, since I wear perfume everyday, I can safely say that it isn't overpowering,
I love the packaging. Its a big sturdy tube. You flip open the lid to see the nozzle. In such cases, the product always comes in excess and hardens around the surface. That does NOT happen here at all. The product comes out it very well without staying around the nozzle. It's also quite easy to get it off.
The main ingradients for this cream are bran rice oil, milk proteins etc; so it is extremely hydrating.
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Brand : Bath & Body Works – Signature Collection
Colour : White
Consistency : Thick creamy
Texture : Emulsion like but soft
Fragrance : French Lavender, Lily of the Valley, Oakmoss, Musk
Application : Over dry skin
Skintype : Dry
Ingredient : Conditioning milk proteins, Rice bran oil and Acai berry extract.
Product Amount : 275ml
Packaging : Tube with flip lid
Price : $12.50 ~ Rs. 625/-
Available from : Bath & Body Works
Final Rating : 5/5