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Hypnotherapy can help with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Millions of people have a secret obsession. they're obsessed with how they look, with a perceived flaw in their appearance. They worry that their nose is too big, their breasts are too small, their skin is blemished, their body is too big, or too small.
Most of us care about how we look-we think about our appearance and try to improve it. The concerns of Body dysmorphic disorder, echo these normal concerns, but they are more extreme. People with BDD not only dislike some aspect of how they look, but they're also preoccupied with it. They do not want to worry as much as they do but feel they can not help it. Many say they are obsessed.
These obsessive thoughts, lead to emotional pain and interfere with their daily life. Some BDD sufferers function very well despite their distress, those around may not know how unhappy they are. When BDD is severe friendships, intimate relationships, and working relationships are often affected,
BDD isn't rare, its the secrecy and shame are part of the reason BDD is unrecognised and undiagnosed.
- Do you dislike or hate your body?
- Do you avoid mirrors?
- Do you spend long periods of time in the mirror obsessing about your appearance?
I can help you with Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Most of us have something we don't like about our appearance — a crooked nose, our thighs being to big, an uneven smile, or eyes that are too small. And though we may fret about our imperfections, they don't interfere with our daily lives.
But people who have body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) or a negative body image, think about their real or perceived flaws for hours each day.
They can't control their negative thoughts and don't believe people who tell them that they look fine. Their thoughts may cause severe emotional distress and interfere with their daily functioning. They may miss work or school, avoid social situations and isolate themselves, even from family and friends, because they fear others will notice their flaws.
They may even undergo unnecessary plastic surgeries to correct perceived imperfections, never finding satisfaction with the results.
Characteristics of BDD
BDD is a body-image disorder characterised by persistent and intrusive preoccupations with an imagined or slight defect in one's appearance.
People with BDD can dislike any part of their body, although they often find fault with their hair, skin, nose, chest, or stomach. In reality, a perceived defect may be only a slight imperfection or nonexistent. But for someone with BDD, the flaw is significant and prominent, often causing severe emotional distress and difficulties in daily functioning.
BDD most often develops in adolescents and teens, and research shows that it affects men and women almost equally.
People with BDD suffer from obsessions about their appearance that can last for hours or up to an entire day. Hard to resist or control, these obsessions make it difficult for people with BDD to focus on anything but their imperfections. This can lead to low self-esteem, avoidance of social situations, and problems at work or school.
People with severe BDD may avoid leaving their homes altogether and may even have thoughts of suicide or make a suicide attempt.
BDD sufferers may perform some type of compulsive or repetitive behaviour to try to hide or improve their flaws although this behaviour usually gives only temporary relief. Examples are listed below:
- comparing body part to others' appearance
- seeking surgery
- checking in a mirror and avoiding mirrors
- skin picking
- excessive grooming
- excessive exercise
- changing clothes excessively
- camouflaging (with body position, clothing, makeup, hair, hats, etc.)


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DENVER (AP) — The nation's first recreational pot industry opened in Colorado on Wednesday, kicking off a marijuana experiment that will be watched closely around the world. Already, it is attracting people from across the country.
Some of the sights in Denver, the Mile High City, on the historic day:
Less than a year ago, James Aaron Ramsey was serving a brief jail sentence for pot possession. On Wednesday, the 28-year-old musician, having driven from Missouri, was among the first to legally buy weed.
He brought a guitar and strummed folk tunes for about 20 people waiting outside one dispensary for sales to begin, as light snow fell at times.
"I'm going to frame the receipt when I go home," Ramsey said with a smile. "To remind myself of what might be possible. Legal everywhere."
Others who were waiting in line shared their own pot incarceration stories over coffee and funnel cakes.
"They made me go to rehab for marijuana, but I'd get out and see all my underage friends getting drunk all the time," said 24-year-old Brandon Harris, who drove 20 hours from Blanchester, Ohio.
"I had to do pee tests, probation visits, the whole thing. Trafficking conviction. Nineteen years old. For a plant, how stupid," he said, shaking his head.
Tinted windows on a black limousine idling outside one Denver dispensary showed another side of the newly legal weed market — people eager to try legal marijuana, but not ready to be seen publicly buying it.
Addison Morris, owner of Rocky Mountain Mile High Tours, had 10 clients waiting in the limo who paid $295 for four hours of chauffeuring by a "marijuana concierge" who would help them choose strains and edible pot products.
"We're your grandmother's pot connection," the 63-year-old said. "We're not the hippie stoners who are going to stand in this cold and party."
Morris said she's booked through the end of February with out-of-state clients. Guests receive samples in designer bags before getting tours.
Morris said she's selling discretion. Guests are asked to leave cameras at home. They avoided the crowd at the dispensary, where younger shoppers noshed on funnel cakes and doughnuts from a food truck.
Asked if her guests wanted any of the carnival-style treats, Morris recoiled.
"Oh God no," she said. "We're going to Whole Foods for breakfast."
Not all marijuana users in Colorado are toasting the dawn of retail sales.
Some medical marijuana patients groups say they're worried about supply. That's because the retail inventory for recreational use is coming entirely from the preexisting medical inventory. Many in the industry warned patients to stock up before recreational sales began.
Laura Kriho of the Cannabis Therapy Institute said she worries prices will spike and patients will be left paying more if they're not able to grow their own.
"We hope that the focus on recreational doesn't take the focus away from patients who really need this medicine," she said.
Their fears weren't misplaced. Some recreational shops closed early Wednesday because of dwindling supply, and customers grumbled about prices going up.
For now, medical patients should have plenty of places to shop. Most of Colorado's 500 or so medical marijuana shops haven't applied to sell recreational pot.
Some Green Wednesday openings were grand, with coffee and live music awaiting early shoppers. Others were more slapdash. As in, not sure until the sun went down New Year's Eve they'd have all their licensing and permitting to open.
The Clinic marked the opening of sales by turning on a Bob Marley CD and hurriedly putting out inventory.
Manager Ryan Cook didn't get clearance to open until Tuesday evening.
"Never thought we'd be able to get here, but we did it," a bleary-eyed Cook said, hustling around his shop after a long night waiting for new packaging bags that comply with new Colorado regulations.
Recreational sales weren't legal until Wednesday, but pot has been legal and free to share in Colorado for more than a year.
So marijuana aficionados gathered statewide to mark New Year's Eve with a group toke to count down to when sales begin at 8 a.m.
At one party, a 1920s-themed "Prohibition Is Over" gala in Denver, women wore sparkly flapper dresses and men donned suits and suspenders to gather around communal rigs to light up together.
A jazz band played, TV monitors showed "The Untouchables" and revelers gathered around a craps table and several card tables. Most of the smoking was outside, but still the air was heavy with marijuana.
"This is just pure joy," said David Earley, a 24-year-old marijuana grower form Colorado Springs. "To be able to come out and smoke publicly, it's truly amazing."
Two hours. Three hours. Five hours.
Marijuana shoppers Wednesday paid a price for shopping on the first day — long waits. Lines snaked down the street outside most pot shops, and the waiting crowds routinely gave a little cheer when shoppers emerged, bags in hand.
"How long have we been here?" one marijuana shopper asked his buddies as they emerged from one shop. The sun was setting and the group from Olathe, Kan., hadn't yet checked into their hotel. They'd arrived at the pot shop five hours earlier.
The group was smiling, though.
"To be able to buy this legally, a much better quality than anything I could get at home, and know it's safe and OK? That's a good thing," said Chris Albrecht, a 25-year-old jazz drummer on his way to a ski vacation in Winter Park.
Marijuana shoppers were treated to a classic Colorado winter day Wednesday — surprising warmth and sunny skies, interrupted by snow showers and intermittent bursts of frigid wind and rain.
Shoppers huddled in gear more frequently seen on ski slopes, then at times peeled off outer layers to T-shirts as they passed the time snacking on hot dogs and sharing stories about marijuana.
One of the hungry shoppers was Andre Barr, of Niles, Mich., who picked up a hot dog and shivered during a gusty stretch of his wait.
He said the mercurial weather didn't bother him a bit.
"This is a huge deal to me," Barr said. "At home, I live in fear. Because you will go to jail for the crummiest amount. This feels like liberation."
Sights from Colorado pot industry's opening day
DENVER (AP) — The nation's first recreational pot industry opened in Colorado on Wednesday, kicking off a marijuana experiment that will be watched closely around the world. Already, it is attracting people from across the country.

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Watering the Tulips
February 12, 2014
"The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none who does good" – Psalms 14:1
A design requires a designer. No reasonable person would ever look at a wristwatch or an automobile and believe that they are products of mere chance. It's illogical and, frankly, silly. Yet, well educated individuals will look at the grand design that is our planet and universe and believe that it is nothing more than a cosmic burp. There simply is no more reason to believe this than to believe a wristwatch is a product of evolution. Only a fool would do such.
This past week, there was a debate between Ken Hamm (Answers in Genesis) and Bill Nye, the Science Guy. These men approached the subject of creation and evolution from opposite ends of the spectrum. Ken Hamm (rightly) believes that we are the product of special creation by God. He believes that there is meaning to our existence. He believes that God has a purpose in our lives. He believes that God is Judge and we are accountable to Him. He believes our loving God sent Christ into the world to redeem us from the curse of the Fall in the Garden of Eden. Bill Nye rejects all of that. To him, there is no purpose in life, no value in a human being and no hope of any eternal existence. Simply, evolution does nothing to encourage a person. Yet, billions believe it to be so. Why?
Sir Arthur Keith, British anthropologist and atheistic evolutionist, said, "Evolution is unproved and unprovable. We believe it only because the only alternative is special creation, and that is unthinkable". How much more foolish can it be? This man knew the facts surrounding this debate. He knew that basic scientific principles did not support evolution. Through much research in which he hoped to prove that evolution was at least possible, he had only come to see the impossibility of it. Yet, in the end, he believed evolution, not because of his research, but because he refused to believe in God. "Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be" (Romans 8:7).
Do not be deceived, evolution is not science. Science is the investigation of facts and no scientific principle supports evolution. Disorder never produces order. Yet, the evolutionist needs that to occur. The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics disproves evolution quite easily. This law (in elementary form) states that energy is becoming less useable. Because of this, anything left to itself (without energy) will become more chaotic. Thus, the supposed "infinitesimal dot" (nothing) which ultimately exploded in the Big Bang is impossible because energy couldn't have been added unless by an outside source. Simply, anything left to itself will lose energy and ultimately degenerate such as an old house or automobile. Yet, evolutionary scientists, in an attempt to reject Creation, ignore this proven scientific theory because they prefer not to believe in God. This is not science, my friends. This is faith based religion. Evolution is religion, not science.
I would encourage the readers of this article to go to the http://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/pub/neutra/images/ico-icons.png); background-position: 100% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" target="_blank" title="Answers in Genesis">Answers in Genesis website and study the many articles which disprove evolution easily, clearly and in elementary terms. If you are near Cincinnati, visit the http://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/pub/neutra/images/ico-icons.png); background-position: 100% 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" target="_blank" title="Creation Museum">Creation Museum. It will strengthen your faith in God's Word.
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Discover innovation – The new item products for 2018/I
Welcome to the world of digital engineering! The latest new products catalogue contains more than 50 additions to the item building kit systems. What's more, the new item Engineeringtool® considerably reduces your development time thanks to rules-based engineering and automatic error correction.
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Homemade Red Velvet Cake
Hope Meece of Ambia, Indiana took a cherished family recipe, downsized it for a pair, and came up with this cute rendition of a luscious old classic.
Total TimePrep: 25 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling
Makes6 servings
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons beaten egg
- 1 tablespoon red liquid food coloring
- 3/4 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup 2% milk
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the sour cream, egg, food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
- Pour into three 5x3x2-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, in a small saucepan, whisk flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cover; cool to room temperature.
- In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk mixture until fluffy. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.


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After another week in the global market, the ETFdb pop quiz returns with another round of questions about Russia, Retail, and Real Estate.
As always, all answers can be found using the suite of free tools at ETFdb.com, including the ETFdb Categories, ETF screener and the ETF Analyzer.
1. Which ETF has the most exposure to Russia?
2. Which ETF has the highest weekly return?
3. Which Retail ETF has the highest annual dividend yield?
4. Which Diversified Portfolio ETF has the lowest expense ratio?
5. Which Real Estate ETF has the most assets?
Also test your knowledge with our past Pop Quizes
Poland, Preferred Stocks, and Platinum
Netherlands, Networking, and Natural Gas
Middle East, MLPs, and Mid-Cap Growth
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Right-wing radicalism conference leads to a book
"Right-Wing Radicalism Today: Perspectives from Europe and the US" is a new volume of articles edited by Sabine von Mering, and Timothy Wyman McCarty and published this month.
Von Mering is associate professor of German and Women's Studies and Director of the Center for German and European Studies at Brandeis. McCarty received his PhD in politics from Brandeis University in 2011. He is currently visiting assistant professor of government at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The book grew out of the conference "New Right-Wing Radicalism: A Transatlantic Perspective," held at Brandeis in spring of 2009 and organized by the Center for German and European Studies. More information about the book here and about the conference here.
The book highlights recent developments on the radical right and provides comparative analysis of current radical and extremist activity in Eastern and Western Europe and the United States. It reveals growing connections and continuities of right-wing movements and ideologies across national borders, and addresses questions such as:
- Who joins radical right parties and why?
- What are recent developments in right-wing parties in Eastern and Western Europe?
- What is the extent of transatlantic cross-fertilization of far right ideology?
- How has the US extreme right changed since the emergence of the Tea Party movement?
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If you like to buy luxury handbag, watches, sunglasses at amazing cheap price, you must check it!
Nnluxury.com is the world largest luxury online store, selling over 100 luxury brands and over 10,000 items.
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Sure, let me see what all goes with it, It's been awhile since I used it.
Right off hand, it has a Daystar 500 G3 processor and 1.5 GB of ram ... Damn fast!
I'll get back to you in a couple of days.
Right now, I'm swamped in work.
This is a better way than just the yamaha burnner.
I might as well throw in the burner also ..... if you purchase the 9600.
I wont be using it, if you buy.
PS: send me a email, cause I don't sign in every time I'm on macgurus, unless I want to post.
send me your email address.
Hi Hazkell: I really wanted to purchase your PM9600 machine - not just the burner you indicated you had. Are you still interested in selling that machine? Please advise. Thanks
Hi H: Ok thanks. Thanks for the MDD explanation. Burner? I thought you were selling an entire PowerMac system no? Would it be possible if you could call me? 609-346-2882. Maybe I'm not explaining what I really need. And yes, I do have a paypal account which we could use. Really need to get this back up and running as I have to download some old client files. Thanks!
Hi, forget the OS 9 disk ..... you wont find one.
I know of one for $150.00
The MDD is the last of the big G4s.
Mirror Dual Disk.
I'll sell the burner for $10.00 plus shipping.
Hope you have the cable .... I have some, but which box!
Are you still interested?
Where are you located?
Do you paypal?
Thanks, h
Hi Hazkell: I'm not sure what you mean. What's an MDD 1.25? I have the PowerMac 7500/100 using OS 8.6 that crapped out - but I need to replace this in order to get some external files from Retrospect. After I finalize downloading files, I will scrap the computer altogether. The other computers I have are all G4s and G5s - model years 2007 & 2008. I also have an IMAC G5. That's all I have. I can look for you, but can't guarantee that I'd find anything. Would you be interested in an outright sale? Please advise urgently. Thanks!
Hi Hazkell:
Sorry for the late reply - holiday traveling and all. Hope yours was good.
What OS is your system running? It may be worth it for me to buy and try getting the Retrospect files that way. I've tried almost everything else. The cable isn't compatible - has OS9 software, but not 8.6 - tried to find online - but honestly I haven't looked that hard. What would you want for the machine? Please let me know. Thanks much. Regards, staci
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DeBeque is a quaint and historic community nestled along the Colorado River and Roan Plateau with many area attractions for the whole family to enjoy.
Easily accessed off I-70, just 25 miles east of Grand Junction in Mesa County, Colorado, and 212 miles west of Denver, we are the perfect Western town to explore on your travels or to consider when looking to relocate.
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We've posted one of Amirul Hafiz's Mario X GTA creations before, but he's recently created a few more. I couldn't help but share them with you all, especially because that Bowser one is genius.
Potential new phone background? Definitely a contender.
And here's a bonus Sonic conversion to GTA.
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Treatments for broken foot, ankle can vary
Treatments for a broken ankle or broken foot will vary, depending on which bone has been broken and the severity of the injury.
Your doctor may recommend an over-the-counter pain reliever, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others), naproxen sodium (Aleve, others) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others).
After your bone has healed, you'll probably need to loosen up stiff muscles and ligaments in your ankles and feet. A physical therapist can teach you exercises to improve your flexibility and strength.
Surgical and other procedures
- Reduction. If you have a displaced fracture, meaning the two ends of the fracture are not aligned, your doctor may need to manipulate the pieces back into their proper positions — a process called reduction. Depending on the amount of pain and swelling you have, you may need a muscle relaxant, a sedative or even a general anesthetic before this procedure.
- Immobilization. To heal, a broken bone must be immobilized so that its ends can knit back together. In most cases, this requires a cast. Minor foot fractures may only need a removable brace, boot or shoe with a stiff sole. A fractured toe is usually taped to a neighboring toe, with a piece of gauze between them.
- Surgery. In some cases, an orthopedic surgeon may need to use pins, plates or screws to maintain proper position of your bones during healing. These materials may be removed after the fracture has healed if they are prominent or painful.
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APD sergeant charged with vehicular homicide in crash
Casaus' court date set for April 9
Albuquerque police Sgt. Adam Casaus was charged with vehicular homicide and great bodily injury by vehicle in a crash that killed one woman and injured her sister.
Bernalillo County Sheriff Dan Houston confirmed that the criminal complaint was hand delivered to the district attorney's office Tuesday.
Casaus told investigators he was tracking a drunken driver when the crash happened on Feb. 10. However, dispatch logs show he logged off his last call almost four hours prior to the deadly crash.
The criminal complaint says witnesses reported Casaus ran a red light on Paseo Del Norte and Eagle Ranch Road with his emergency lights on and T-boned Lindsay Browder's car.
The crash killed 21-year-old Ashley Browder and sent her sister, Lindsay Browder, to the hospital suffering from a broken back. Court records say Ashley Browder died at the scene. A spokesperson from Kirtland Air Force Base said she was an Air National Guardsman based out of Reno, Nev.
The Albuquerque Police Department released a statement saying an internal investigation into the incident has been initiated. Casaus will be removed from administrative assignment and he is being placed on administrative leave.
Casaus is expected to appear in court on April 9.


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I'm trying to play Civilization V on OSX. I have an i7 2.8 GHz and 8 GB of memory but it is very slow.
My mate told me that this is because the game was written in Logo running on a Sinclair ZX80 emulator.
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2) Grind almond in a food processor until finely chopped. Transfer to a baking sheet and toast in oven for 5 to 7 minutes, until fragrant and a shade darker.
3) Roughly chop dates and add to food processor. Pulse until finely chopped and dates form a ball. Remove from processor to a bowl. Add half of the ground almonds to the dates, leaving the reserved almonds on the baking pan to roll the balls in once formed.
4) Add honey to the date and almond mixture. Mix together until evenly incorporated and smooth. Coat hands with some vegetable oil so that mixture does not stick too much and form mixture into 4-cm balls. Roll each ball in chopped almonds to coat well. Place in a tightly sealed container until ready to eat. Any leftover chopped nuts for coating can be sprinkled over the balls to keep them from sticking together if transporting. Will keep for up to 5 days at room temperature or up to a week, if refrigerated.


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EA and Hasbro, adding another entry to Monopoly's long history, recently released another version of the classic board game – Monopoly Millionaire. If the name of the game isn't descriptive enough, it's a game of Monopoly where the first player to reach $1,000,000 wins.
To reach $1 million, players are encouraged to "trade properties on the sly, force powerful deals, and risk it all in a dash for a million in cash." We are, of course, talking Monopoly cash here, but the concept is still fairly compelling for a mobile board game.Read More


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kcrowley brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 56 Designs von 17 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Health IT Research
The Center of Excellence in Health Information Technology Research at the University of Maryland. Accelerating Health Transformation. http://www.hit.umd.edu
Much like the internet revolution and industrial revolution, we are on the brink of a health information technology revolution, one that promises far-reaching and long-term changes in the management and delivery of health care, the facilitation of a patient-centered health-care system and an effective process of clinical discovery.
The University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Health Information Technology Research was initiated to address these challenges. The focus of the Center will be on the design, introduction and integration of information and decision technologies into health systems that address healthcare quality, cost, patient safety and access, as well as health literacy, health equity and health promotion. The center's research activities will be constructed on the foundation of Maryland's outstanding research capabilities and intellectual capital, while technology development component will leverage the university's existing capabilities in accelerating ventures and technology licensing. The efforts in the Center will enhance the capacity of individuals, families and communities and health-care delivery institutions.
Target audience is all the stakeholders of the Center which include potential partner organizations, such as health technology companies (Epic, GE Healthcare, Allscripts, etc.), as well as policymakers, University faculty and students. The Center is seeking to be a national leader in health IT research.
The logo design imagery should invoke an innovative, technology and healthcare focused research organization. It should loosely affiliate with the University of Maryland color aesthetics (see umd.edu) and have "University of Maryland" somewhere in logo -- the UMD sphere may be helpful here (for reference: top left corner of umd.edu homepage). The spelling of Center in Logo could be "COE in Health IT Research", "Center of Excellence in HIT Research" COE in HIT Research or "COEHITR" or if designer has better way to instantiate name that is fine. Would like to include tagline "Accelerating Health Transformation". The structure, imagery and design of how to accomplish this is up to the designer.
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Topic Overview
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a fast heart rate that begins in the upper chambers of the heart (atria). With SVT, abnormal electrical connections in the heart cause it to beat too fast.
There are many types of SVT. Each type causes the abnormal fast heart rate in a slightly different way.
Treatment depends on the type of SVT and what is causing it, if known. Treatment might include medicines that slow the heart rate or a procedure called catheter ablation that stops the rhythm problem.
Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm problem. The heart's upper chambers (atria) beat irregularly. But it is not commonly considered a type of SVT.
Atrial flutter is like atrial fibrillation, because the electrical problem is in the atria. But with atrial flutter, the heart beats very fast in a regular rhythm.
Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is a common type of supraventricular tachycardia. It accounts for many of the fast heart rates that start in the upper part of the heart (excluding atrial fibrillation). Atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentrant tachycardia can cause symptoms at any age. It typically is not a result of other forms of heart disease.
AVNRT is caused by an abnormal or extra electrical pathway in the heart, a kind of "short circuit." Electrical pathways in the heart consist of microscopic muscle fibers that conduct electrical impulses. Normally, a single electrical pathway allows impulses to travel from the upper to the lower chambers. An extra electrical pathway in the AV node allows those impulses to travel backward at the same time, starting another heartbeat. During AVNRT the electrical impulses continuously go around the two pathways. This is known as "reentry" and can lead to a very fast heart rate.
Atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia
Atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT) occurs when there is an extra electrical pathway linking the upper (atria) and lower (ventricles) chambers of the heart.
AVRT includes Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome .
Normally, the AV node is the only tissue that conducts electrical impulses between the upper and lower chambers of the heart. All electrical impulses must go through the AV node to reach the lower chambers of the heart. In an atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia, electrical impulses travel one direction in the normal manner, down the AV node to the lower chambers (ventricles), but they then travel back up to the upper chambers (atria) through an abnormal, extra electrical pathway (accessory pathway) located outside the AV node.
Symptoms may start during the teen or young adult years.
Atrial tachycardia
Atrial tachycardia is a type of fast heart rate caused by rapid electrical signals that begin in the upper chambers of the heart. As a result, the heart can sometimes beat very rapidly.
Multifocal atrial tachycardia
Multifocal atrial tachycardia is an abnormal, rapid rhythm that occurs most commonly in older people who have COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and heart failure.
During this rhythm, three or more different areas of the atrium initiate extra heartbeats. It is somewhat similar to having several different kinds of premature atrial contractions (PACs) occurring in the same person. These different areas of electrical activity can be seen on an electrocardiogram (EKG, ECG) and are used as the criteria for diagnosing this arrhythmia.
On EKG, multifocal atrial tachycardia may appear similar to atrial fibrillation. But it is a distinct condition. The problem with this rhythm is that it causes a persistently fast heart rate that may be difficult to control. If a lung disease is causing this rhythm problem, treating the lung disease might also control the rhythm problem.
Junctional tachycardia
Junctional tachycardia is a rare fast heart rate that starts in the area between the upper and lower chambers of the heart. This rhythm may happen in children who have had heart surgery.
Sinus tachycardia
Normal sinus tachycardia. Sinus tachycardia is present when a person's heart rate is over 100 beats per minute. This is normal if there is a clear reason for the fast heart rate, such as exercise, pain, or fever. With sinus tachycardia, the electrical system of the heart is working normally.
Abnormal (inappropriate) sinus tachycardia. Sinus tachycardia (heart rate over 100 beats per minute) is not normal if there is no apparent cause. In this rare condition, the electrical system of the heart is working normally.
People with inappropriate sinus tachycardia typically don't have any heart disease. Inappropriate sinus tachycardia with no diagnosed heart problem may mean your autonomic nervous system isn't working right.
Sinus node reentrant tachycardia
Sinus node reentrant tachycardia is a rare type of fast heart rate. This type is caused by abnormal conduction of electrical impulses within the sinus node .
Sinus node reentrant tachycardia begins and ends very suddenly.
Related Information
Other Works Consulted
- Calkins H (2011). Supraventricular tachycardia: Atrioventricular nodal reentry and Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's the Heart, 13th ed., vol. 1, pp. 987-1005. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Olgin JE, Zipes DP (2015). Specific arrhythmias: Diagnosis and treatment. In DL Mann et al., eds., Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 10th ed., vol. 1, pp. 748-797. Philadelphia: Saunders.
- Page RL, et al. (2015). 2015 ACC/AHA/HRS guideline for the management of adult patients with supraventricular tachycardia: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation. DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000311. Accessed September 23, 2015.
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Top Central Fla. political stories of 2012
Nation watches as Florida election results lagged in November
A lot of attention during the election year was focused on the presidential race, which overshadowed some major local stories in politics.
Voting mess
Florida was again the nation's laughing stock when it came to long lines and lagging results for the election.
Many blamed election law changes made by Gov. Rick Scott and Republican state lawmakers that shortened early voting and added ID requirements, which created delays. Some were still voting at midnight on Election Day.
Scott has since promised reform.
Sex scandals
Sex scandals blew up two big local races. Mike Horner was on course to an easy re-election to the state House of Representatives when a prostitution bust revealed Horner as a client.
Horner's Republican replacement, Mike LaRosa, won the seat.
Marion County sheriff candidate Dan Kuhn won the Republican nomination only to resign after admitting to an extramarital affair.
Kuhn's replacement, Chris Blair, won that race.
Big House upset
Chris Dorworth was the future House speaker, but local attorney and former firefighter Mike Clelland said, "Not so fast."
Clelland, a Democrat, pulled the biggest upset of the year after a week-long recount.
Other Democratic victories also came for former Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart, gay-rights activist Joe Saunders and teacher Karen Castor Dentel.
Casey Anthony prosecutor wins
Casey Anthony prosecutor Jeff Ashton pulled off the biggest upset in the region by taking down Lawson Lamar, who had been a sheriff or state attorney for 32 years.
In a bizarre twist, Ashton was congratulated by Anthony's father.
Orange Co. sick pay
The biggest political story that didn't involve candidates was a local referendum to provide paid sick leave for workers in Orange County.
"Text-gate," as it came to be known, was revealed in a WESH 2 News investigation that showed all but one of the county commissioners was texting with lobbyists for big companies like Disney, Darden and Universal -- sick-time opponents -- during the public hearing on the measure.
A vote to study the referendum effectively killed it.


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Hi Studio One users,
a new maintainance update is online. Please find the release notes in your account or here in the announcement thread. viewtopic.php?f=151&t=32317
Happy discussion!
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• [Tempo Track] improvements for "Scale Time" manual tempo mapping
• [Tempo Track] Update timeline in real-time when warping
Really like this new capability. It should make manual tempo mapping even faster.
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Seems this old one has been resolved...
"[Windows 7] Application hanging on launch with nVidia drivers newer than v388.71"
There are still a ton of complaints about Waves plugins not appearing, which is worked around by removing all entries in the plugin paths, restarting and putting them back in... which points to Studio One not properly doing a reset when scanning for plugins. Lots of noise in the forums on this.
This has been going on for far too long... why hasn't this one been resolved yet?
Much thanks Ari!
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Installed and ready for making music!
Thanks PSL team for the improvements and bug fixes!
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AriAhrendt wrote• Soloing a Solo Safe Bus without functionGreat. Thanks!
Installed and good to GO!
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• Optimized MIDI update rate for Control Surfaces
Can anyone share some light on this one?
Does this mean they increased the rate that S1 talks to Control Surfaces? Would this help alleviate the chattering noises S1 makes when some less expensive control surfaces are used? Or... might it make the metering usable?
Yeah thanks Ari!
All installed and all appears all tickety-boo. Still got to install on my laptop though
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Hello everyone, please can someone help me out?
After the update, my Korg padKontrol and my Midi keyboard are creating random big double sustained notes when I record, the sustain tab isn't displayed though, just the velocity, modulation, pitch bend and aftertouch (these last two were supposed to be filtered).
I was able to use MIDI learn too and now I cant. I tried to delete and configure my controllers as new devices, but I'm still having this issue. Is anybody experiencing the same problem?
Edit 1: My devices are working perfectly at Studio One 3 with the same setup. What's happening???
Edit 2: Here's the ticket reply I got for whoever is experiencing the same issue:
Try refreshing application settings to see if that helps...
Go to Help>Open Settings folder.
Copy the contents of the folder over to a new folder on your desktop.
Close S1 and delete the contents of the settings folder with the exception of the user.license file as well as the "Extensions" folder.
Open S1 and go to Studio One>Options (Preferences on a Mac) to reconfigure your settings.
Test to see if the problem is resolved. If it is not, please feel free to copy your settings files back over from the backup that you created in step 2.
*If you are missing presets or Sound Sets after doing this, double-click one of your Sound Sets. They're typically located in Documents > Studio One > Sound Sets by default unless you've placed them in another location.
If that doesn't resolve the issue, delete the External Keyboard Device for that keyboard (when it asks to delete the files say yes) and recreate it again and try it to see if the same happens.
Thanks for being patient.
And still no external instrument plugin......
How hard can it be to implement a pipeline for external synths ?
I'm leaving version 3.5 gather dust until it gets added.
For now back on Cubase
lfo2k wroteI am curious what "Optimized MIDI update rate for Control Surfaces" means??
Midi is uses as the data stream between hardware devices and Studio One. When certain mixers such as the Series III Studio Live series goes into DAW mode controlling Studio One there may be some lag in say how meters may be responding and metering in both the mixer and the Studio One channel. How tightly synced they might be. This can apply to things like Faderport and ATOM. Certain functions taking time to respond in the mixer perhaps after a command is given in Studio One or the other way around too. How plugins in Studio One respond to movements being made on a screen such as in the Series III.
Midi update rate refers to how quickly things are being handled and tightly synced they might be. The faster the rate the more things will feel responsive and like they are both in very strong sync with each other. It means moving a little quicker under pressure live situations.
External Instruments can be easily recorded now in real time. But it would be nice for External instruments to appear in the mixer which hopefully will allow Faderport to see those tracks. Midi commands being sent from this tracks would also be very helpful at times.
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Let's give a nice little bump to this feature request:
IO Settings save and Load
https://answers.presonus.com/6087/io-se ... e-and-load
It may not sound like a big feature, because it is not, it's basic functionality, that's why every DAW has it already.
bailatosco wroteLet's give a nice little bump to this feature request:Voted!
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dannylegrand1 wroteAnd still no external instrument plugin......
I've never had any problem using external synths, never used pipeline though.
You're wanting an external instruments implementation like Cubase has?
Or you're wanting to insert a synth on another track?


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For the past month or so I've doing a Vintage Baseball Draft in another forum (baseball forum). There's 14 players, and the goal is to draft a team of players from the history of baseball. This has been a lot of fun to do, and it's also educational, insofar as I've had to dip into the history of baseball to try and find some hidden gems for my team. Here's the link to check it out and see how it works: Vintage Baseball Draft Thread. I've been thinking that it's be great fun to do with cricket ...
1. The draft will be randomised, and we will pick in turn. Check ou this Vintage Baseball Draft I'm involved with to see how the selection will work:Vintage Baseball Draft Thread
2. There will be a 24 hour waiting period between each persons picks. But try and check in much more regularly. We'll suspend the 24 limitation at the weekends. If you miss the 24 hour period, you will be skipped. If you know you'll be away, you can PM or email a short list to me or someone else on the board, and we'll pick for you.
3. Once a player is picked, he's off the board. We all pick unique players! ALL PLAYERS ARE ELIGABLE, including current players.
4. The 7 scoring categories are (this simplifies it a bit):
Batting Average
Career Runs Scored
Number of Hundreds
Bowling Average
Career Wickets
5-Wicket Hauls
Fielding Dismissals (including all forms of W/K dismissal, Catches and Run outs)
5. You must select the following positions (the brackets explain the positions):
Op - (Opener)
Op -
Mi - (Middle Order Batsman)
Mi -
Mi -
Mi -
Res - (Reserve)
WK - (Wicket Keeper)
B - (Bowler)
6. The eligability for a position is 10 GAMES. If you click the names of the players on the stats pages (below), you can find how many games they played at the various positions.
7. No-one can have more than 4 players from 1 test playing nation, and everyone has to have at least 1 player from each (Zimbabwe and Bangledesh apart). This will make it very interesting! Drafting tactics will play a big part.
8. These are some free stats sites to help you in your selections:
Test Cricket Tens - annoying pop ups ... but good stats.
(I'll add more as we find them)
9. Scoring: at the end we will tally up the totals from everyone's teams. Each will be given points according to where you finish in each scoring category. The winner is the one with most overall points. The AVERAGE totals will be the most difficult to manage. This will obviously be effected by the amount of innings a batsman or bowler has i.e. 4000 overs at a bowling average of 35 could be quite a handicap to your team total. You have to manage this well.
10. This is a stats contest, so please do not be blinded by the big names, or the "greatest ever" lists. There are 7 scoring categories. I am imagining that the big time all-rounders will be the most valuable. You have to figure these things out for yourself though ...
1. Mister Wright
2. luckyeddie
3. Slats4ever
4. marc71178
6. JohnnyA
7. gibbsnsmith
8. Mr Mxyzptlk
9. Neil Pickup
10. Iamdavid
11. age_master
There are no official rankings here, because we are using a unique scoring system. Please beware that the "best" batter of bowler is not necessarily the "best" pick.
EDIT: Please do not be mentioning or discussing names before they have been picked. It's fine to give a justification of your own pick, and to comment on players who have already been selected. No point giving away drafting strategy to you competitors!!!
EDIT: IF a player has taken less than 100 wickets, or average more than 40.00, his stats willautomatically be disregarded unless the GM stats otherwise.
EDIT: If a player has scored less than 1000 runs or averages less than 13.00, his stats will automatically be disregarded unless the GM states otherwise.
I'll deal with any anomolous situations as they emerge.
So for instance, if you want to pick Viv Richards, but don't like the fact that he took 60 wickets at an average of 61, then his bowling stats will not harm your team average. His 61 average could be harmful for your overall team bowling average. Similar with Courtney Walsh's or Murali's crippling 130+ batting dismissals.
EDIT: YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE AND WILLING TO CHECK IN ON QUITE A REGULAR BASIS ... the 24 hour limit is a very leisurely pace.


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Can someone please tell me why I am getting this error. I included <stdlib> (Im using visual 2005 pro so .h is not needed), but im not sure what happened.
c:\documents and settings\hp_administrator\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\fire\fire\mainfire.cpp(2) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'stdlib': No such file or directory
P.s. I did attempt to add .h at the end and got 11 errors
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SEPTA says that two of its officers shot a man tonight after he pulled a knife on the officer at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby.
"The cops were yelling get down, everyone just got down.. it was frightening," said witness Kalinardo Charles.
The incident happened just after 8 p.m. when a 55-year-old man began swinging a knife at two SEPTA officers, according to Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.
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"Several times he was asked to drop the knife, he refused to drop the knife."
One of the officers fired once while the other fired three times, Chitwood said.
A preliminary report says that the man was hit in the shoulder and grazed on his side, police said.
The man was hospitalized in stable condition. The officers weren't harmed, SEPTA said.
Chitwood said he believed that the officers acted appropriately.
For about three hours the terminal remained closed as shuttle buses ran between 63rd and 69th on the Market/Frankford El.
The shooting left one of the front windows of the terminal shattered.
The motive wasn't clear but Chitwood had a theory.
"One of the statements that the guy made as he was being taken out on a stretcher, he wished they had have shot him in the heart. So this could be a suicide by cop."
Attacks do happen on SEPTA employees. The authority tells NBC10 that 78 operators were assaulted and 19 arrests were made from Jan. 1, 2012 to Jan. 2, 2013 -- spitting was the most common assault. Of course, this alleged attack involved SEPTA cops not operators.


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The retained consumer and corporate brief tasks the agency with raising awareness of the apartments among investors and the hotel among potential visitors.
FTI is understood to have beaten a rival agency to the work for Dalian Wanda, which is China's largest property company.
One Nine Elms is Dalian's first venture in the UK and Wanda Vista will also be the first five-star hotel to be opened by a Chinese owner outside China.
The complex consists of two towers, of which the higher will be 200 metres, and will be located at the eastern end of the Nine Elms district between Battersea Park and Vauxhall.
The formerly industrial area on the south bank of the Thames is set to undergo extensive redevelopment, including projects such as the US Embassy, which will be located half a mile from the hotel.
Dalian acquired the One Nine Elms project from an Irish developer, Green Property, in November. It received final planning permission in May, when London Mayor Boris Johnson was criticised for allowing Dalian to drop 10,000 square metres of office space from the plans.
FTI will report to Wanda One sales and marketing director Michelle van Vuuren, who said: "FTI's deep experience and knowledge of property and London, combined with expertise on China, adds considerable gravitas to the One Nine Elms project team."
The agency's team comprises Sue Brown, Giles Barrie and Ollie Pratt in the real estate practice and George Hudson, who is also a China specialist, in the leisure/consumer practice.


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In the world of hunting and wildlife conservation, we're always looking for new people to join us in what we love. Recently, fellow blogger, Bob St. Pierre, wrote about Georgia Pellegrini and how women's participation in hunting has increased 36.6 percent over the past decade. A pretty staggering number, isn't it? I think this new trend is a great sign for the future of hunting and conservation.
I know I essentially said "the more the merrier" when it comes to people being interested in the outdoors, but… let me try to weigh the pros and cons of this latest fashion trend:
- More people viewing the outdoors as being "cool" or "hip" equals more voices willing to stand up to protect the wild places we love
- It's now acceptable for me to wear my hunting boots to church
- I can finally wear that camo sport coat out to dinner
- It's fair to say we all saw what happened to trout anglers when pheasant feathers became a hit with hair stylists
- Honestly, did you see that pair of high heeled upland boots?...
Now that I think about it, maybe it's a good thing fashion tends to be like technology in the fact it's obsolete before you even get it home.
The Over/Under blog is written (sometimes tongue in cheek) by Andrew Vavra, Pheasants Forever's Marketing Specialist.
*There might be some sarcasm laced in this thought….


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This was published 7 years ago
Grieving father's sympathy for school gunman's family
THE father of one of the children slain at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, last Friday has extended his sympathy to all the families touched by the tragedy - including that of the killer, 20-year-old Adam Lanza.
''I'd really like to offer our deepest condolences to all the families who are directly affected by this shooting,'' the father of Emilie, 6, said in an emotional statement to the media on Saturday night, US time.
''It's an horrific tragedy and we want everybody to know that our hearts and our prayers go out to them. This includes the family of the shooter.''
Fighting back tears, Robert Parker, 30, said his daughter would have been one of the first ''to be standing and giving her love and support to all those victims, because that's the type of person she is''.
As authorities released the names of the 20 children - 12 girls and eight boys, all aged six or seven - and six adults, all female, killed at the school, portraits of some of the dead began to emerge. (Lanza's first victim was his mother, Nancy, 52, killed at their home. His last was himself.)
Emilie Parker was the kind of child who could ''light up a room'', said her father. She was creative, had an infectious laugh and was ''always able to try new things - except foods''.
His last conversation with his daughter on Friday morning was in Portuguese, a language he had been teaching her. ''She said that she loved me, and she gave me a kiss, and I was out the door,'' said Mr Parker, whose family moved to Newtown just eight months ago so he could start a job as a physician's assistant. ''I'm so blessed to be her dad,'' he said.
Tributes poured in for Dawn Hochsprung, the principal of the 575-student school for kinder to grade four in the affluent town of 27,000 where the average annual household income is $100,000.
She had been principal since 2010, and had added a new line to the school's motto, ''Think you can. Work hard. Get smart. Be kind.'' Her addendum: ''Have fun.''
The 47-year-old, who lived with her teacher husband, George, and five daughters (two hers, three his), ''was everything you'd want in an educator'', said local education deputy superintendent William Glass. It was not uncommon to see her down on the floor working ''shoulder-to-shoulder, on her knees with the kids,'' he said.
''She was an awesome woman,'' said Donna Kowalski, a mother of a former student at the school. ''Very warm, and caring. She talked to you, not at you.''
''She loved kids and kids loved her,'' said Barbara Durniak, who had worked as Mrs Hochsprung's secretary for five years at another school.
Mrs Hochsprung was one of the first people killed by Lanza, when she and two colleagues ran out to confront the gunman as shots rang out about 9.35am on Friday. She had recently written a paper on the topic ''exhibiting courage in the face of fear'' for the doctorate in educational leadership she had begun this year.
''She had the courage to put other people's needs in front of her own,'' said Janice White, one of her professors.
Mrs Hochsprung was joined by her vice-principal and the school psychologist, 56-year-old Mary Sherlach in confronting Lanza. Only the vice-principal survived, albeit with a gunshot wound to the foot.
Mrs Sherlach, who had been married to her financial planner husband, Bill, for 30 years and had two adult daughters, had been at the school since 1994 and was a year away from retirement.
Her son-in-law, Eric Schwartz, said of her: ''Mary felt like she was doing God's work, working with the children.''
Although Anne Marie Murphy's role as a teacher's assistant was to provide one-on-one help to a special-needs student, her last thoughts were to save as many as she could. The 52-year-old married mother of four was found in a classroom, her body on top of those of several pupils she had tried to shield from Lanza.
Thirty-year-old Lauren Russo had planned to see The Hobbit on Friday night with her boyfriend; she had even made little cakes decorated with the faces of the actors to celebrate. ''She was like a kid in many ways,'' her father, Gilles Rousseau, said. ''That's why she liked working with kids so much. She died with her little kids.''
Her mother, Teresa, said Lauren had only ever wanted to teach, and that after years of being a substitute teacher landing a full-time job at the school in October was a dream come true. ''Lauren wanted to be a teacher from before she even went to kindergarten,'' she said. ''We will … take comfort knowing that she had achieved that dream.''
Like so many of the teachers at the school on Friday, Victoria Soto, could think only of how to make her students safe in the face of unthinkable danger. The 27-year-old hurried them into a bathroom.
Two students stood on the toilet. Others huddled on the floor. With no space left, Ms Soto stepped out of the small room and confronted Lanza. She told the gunman the children were in the gym. He then shot her.
''She got those kids to a good place and then told them they were safe,'' said Robert Licata, the parent of one of those first-graders who survived.''
''She died protecting the kids that she loved,'' added Ms Soto's sister Jillian. ''We're very proud to say she's our sister.''
Elsewhere in the school, children hid in closets, barricaded themselves in restooms and huddled in classroom corners while their teachers did their best to persuade them of something they didn't always believe themselves - everything would be all right.
A janitor ran through the halls alerting others to the shooting, and someone switched on the intercom, a move that may have been instrumental in saving lives by alerting others in the school to what was happening.
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The top club in the world for group exercise class participation is Les Mills Auckland in New Zealand, according to a metrics survey by Les Mills, the pre-choreographed group exercise program company based in Auckland, New Zealand. The club averageed 9,658 group exercise attendances each week.
The Scoreboard survey of 1,200 clubs worldwide included mostly clubs that offer Les Mills programming. Les Mills plans to do quarterly metric surveys of group exercise attendance and would like future surveys to include those that do not offer Les Mills programs, according to the company.
The highest-ranking U.S. club is The Edge Sports & Fitness, which has four locations in Vermont. It had 4,134 weekly group exercise visits for its total membership of 12,000 people. About 30.5 percent of the visits to its clubs each week are for group exercise classes, according to the survey.
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Of the clubs that participated in the survey, the average club had 676 group fitness attendances per week. The top 20 clubs had an average of 3,880 attendances. The top 10 attracted 4,656 weekly attendances on average.
Attendance is the key metric in the wider club and fitness industry, but it is one of the least measured with many club owners concentrating on profit and membership, according to Phillip Mills, CEO of Les Mills. Although those measures are important, attendance is ultimately the biggest driver of membership, customer engagement and profit, and as such, is the biggest indicator of and risk to financial success.
Nearly 40 percent of people cite group fitness as the biggest influence in how long they remain a member of a club, and satisfied group fitness members refer people three times more than other club members, Mills says.
"Prior research also shows that group exercise classes and facilities are one of the biggest drivers for consumers choosing to join a health club, with some 60 percent of people rating it as the most important factor," Mills says.
Just one extra visit per week from each member can increase retention by around 3 percent, and group fitness member retention rates are higher than other members on average, he says.
"There is absolutely a commercial connection between group fitness and long-term profitable clubs," he says.
Clubs offering group fitness were able to charge higher membership fees, the survey found. The Peak, in Scotland, offers multiple membership options. Its group fitness membership attracts 57 percent of members and is the club's largest income stream.
The Les Mills Auckland club has comparatively high membership fees of NZD$130 (USD$100) per month and charges for specialized programs. About 1,900 members each week (equivalent to 15 percent of members) pay an additional fee to attend Les Mills' cycling class, RPM, which generates NZD$7,600 (USD$6,000) in weekly revenue on top of membership fees.
"Sure, increasing sales will increase profit in the short term, but more people in the door is the key to a sustainable and successful business," Mills says. "In the Les Mills Auckland club, more than 55 percent of visits are to do a group class, despite charging some of the highest monthly prices in town."
Mills says the survey proves that the industry needs a new business model that focuses on getting more people through the club door more often and that scheduling group exercise is a key way to increase attendance, engagement and the bottom line.
"We have to focus on giving members what they want, not just designing timetables around instructor availability, which is so common across our industry," Mills says. "Above everything, tracking attendance gives you transparency, so you can ensure you're giving the most popular formats and instructors the time they deserve, and driving customer demand as a result."
The top five clubs based on weekly group exercise attendance were:
- Les Mills Auckland City (New Zealand) – 9,658 weekly group fitness attendance
- IKSU Sport (Sweden) – 8,358
- The Edge (Vermont) – 4,134
- Virgin Active (Spain) – 4,048
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Like an ill-fitting pair of shoes that makes your feet sore—or creates a blister on your little toe—a saddle can create a sore on your horse's back if it doesn't fit right. A girth sore might show up the first time you ride your horse in the spring. This could seem strange because you used that same cinch all last summer and it didn't cause a problem. However, your horse is soft and fat after his layoff and his skin is more tender. The girth rubbing on tender skin (with a layer of fat underneath it) was like you suddenly doing a lot of hand work without gloves; unless the skin on your hands has a chance to toughen up gradually, you will get blisters and raw spots.
Sore Story
The first sign of trouble might be a dry spot when you take the saddle off (the extra pressure in a small area has inhibited circulation and the horse was unable to sweat) or ruffled hair. The pressure or rubbing might break off some hair, leaving a rough-looking area at that spot. The hair might be standing up rather than lying smoothly. If you keep riding that horse with problem tack, he will develop a sore.
A sore starts as inflammation of the skin, and you should be able to feel it before you can actually see it. If you run your hand over the horse's back, you might find a raised, hot, or swollen area. If you continue to use the horse, this lump is subjected to more rubbing (since it protrudes upward), making the condition worse.
Too much pressure in one area can kill skin cells due to lack of proper circulation; blood is pressed out of that spot. A sore results if enough cells die. The affected skin sloughs off. The tissue death is called pressure necrosis. Sometimes there is no broken skin, but the new hair comes in white, creating a permanent mark. An old open sore that heals might also have hair grow in white.
The tack we use on our horses often causes saddle and girth sores. If a cinch or saddle pad is dirty or has a rough spot, or a saddle doesn't fit right, the end result is usually a sore on the horse. Some sores are caused by the way we ride. A rider out of balance with his horse can create as many problems as an unbalanced pair of saddle bags; the uneven weight distribution puts more pressure on one side of the saddle than the other.
Saddle and girth sores are common in horses which are ridden hard, or ridden with poorly fitting tack, or ridden with tack that moves around too much or puts pressure on certain areas. Barney Fleming, DVM, past president of the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC), and ride veterinarian has seen a lot of horses which have gone a lot of miles.
"The cause of a sore is fairly obvious—uneven pressure or localized pressure," he said. "It doesn't take very far down a trail, or very long during a competition, to create skin damage that eventually becomes a sore. A piece of latigo or a saddle string under the saddle can within minutes create an area that will make an actual sore if that pressure continues."
Most sores are caused by pressure or chafing. "Pressure damages the skin and the body's reaction to that is swelling," he adds. "This compounds the problem if you don't take care of it. Common things that cause pressure sores are fanny packs, saddle bags, attachments to the saddle, etc., that create uneven pressure or are rubbing back and forth. Another common cause is a wrinkle in a pad or dirt under the pad."
Types of Sores
A "sitfast" is a plug of dead tissue caused by pressure necrosis. This is a hard skin lesion similar to a corn on a human toe (from an ill-fitting shoe). The dead spot might be just in the skin, or could extend deeper (cone-shaped) into subcutaneous tissues, with the largest part protruding slightly above the skin surface. A sitfast can be caused by an ill-fitting saddle, one too small for the weight of the rider (saddle bars too short, pressing into the horse's back at the loins), or one with uneven weight distribution. The latter problem can occur when a rider sits crooked or slops around in the saddle, sits too far back, or carries baggage that is unevenly distributed—like a rifle scabbard or one saddle bag heavier than the other. The plug of dead tissue irritates the surrounding areas when a saddle is used. It might have to be surgically removed by your veterinarian.
A saddle gall is bruising under the skin caused by too much rubbing and pressure, and it is quite painful to the horse. Wet skin (either from sweat or tacking up a wet horse) can adhere to the saddle pad or cinch and move with it, rupturing some of the tissues in the skin or beneath it, allowing serum to leak into surrounding tissues. The area might be raw, or swollen, when you unsaddle.
Heat rash can be caused by a dirty or non-porous saddle pad, or be an allergic reaction to the pad's synthetic material or a laundry detergent used to wash the pad. Over time, repeated heat rashes can lead to sores. Some horses have very sensitive backs, and they might have problems with certain kinds of pads or blankets. Heat rash can usually be prevented by using a thick, clean, porous pad that lets air through. A pad that allows air under the saddle (or a girth that "breathes") keeps the skin cooler via sweat evaporation.
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Lumps in the saddle lining or something as simple as fir needles or sagebrush leaves that brush off in front of your saddle and work their way under the pad can inhibit blood flow to the areas of skin underneath them. A good inspection of tack is important before you use it, and you should make sure the horse's back and pad are clean before and during a ride.
"If the fleece lining of a saddle is worn off, this may expose screws or brads, or a joint of leather (overlap that's a little thicker than the rest), etc.," explains Fleming. "The reason for the fleece covering is to protect the horse's back.
"A lot of people have trouble with different types of pads, and some people swear by certain kinds as best," he continues. "Saddle fit is most important. There are many different remedies for correcting saddle fit."
Some people use treeless saddles. "I'm not sure that this eliminates saddle fit problems, but it does help if you have to use the same saddle on more than one horse (with different shaped backs)," says Fleming. "I am not recommending treeless saddles; I'm just saying they conform a lot easier to different backs.
"There are also some sophisticated scientific fitting methods, such as an electronic sheet you can put on the horse's back," he says. "You put the saddle on top of that and have the rider ride around the ring, and it records the difference in pressure on a computer. You can see exactly where the pressure points are, and the uneven places."
Sores are common when a soft horse is ridden too long or hard the first time or two after a layoff. Extra fat might allow the saddle to roll around too much, or create too much movement in the soft skin behind the elbow at the girth. Conversely, a thin horse can develop a sore if he doesn't have enough flesh on his bones to provide some natural padding. A horse which changes shape during riding season (starting out fat and ending up thinner as he gets in better shape) can develop sores if the saddle no longer fits the way it did when he was fatter. A horse with low withers might develop sores because the saddle must be cinched tighter (creating more pressure) to keep it from turning or moving forward. A saddle too long for the horse's back might "bridge," putting too much pressure at withers and loin rather than evenly distributing weight over the back.
The most common locations for sores are on either side of the withers (caused by a saddle tree that is too narrow or wide for the horse or that pitches forward), at the top of the withers (from a tree too wide, sitting too low on the withers), or over the loins (from too much weight in one spot, too long of a saddle, or bridging). Sores can occur if the saddle moves too much (going forward on a horse with low withers, if it moves backward and forward when going up or down hills) or if it is not adjusted properly. A saddle that moves to one side on a round-backed, low-withered horse will make the rider crooked, putting uneven weight on the horse's back.
The way you ride can make a difference in whether the horse gets a saddle sore. If a rider is only a passenger and not moving with the horse properly, there is more risk for a tack gall, sore back, or saddle sore due to weight in the wrong place. On a long ride, the biggest factor might be a tired rider rather than the length of time the saddle is on the horse.
"Keep in mind that if you, the rider, are hurting, you'll transfer that to the horse; you won't be riding properly," says Fleming. "The horse is extremely sensitive to balance. You can sit on the horse and turn your head one inch, and the horse feels it."
If you have a sore leg and put more weight on the other side, or are just riding more stiffly than usual, you can make the horse sore because of the uneven weight distribution or your inability to move "with" the horse.
"Whether or not you actually create an open wound-type sore depends on how badly you are riding and how long you are doing it," says Fleming.
Treating a Sore
"A common mistake in treating a saddle sore or trying to prevent or control one is to add padding," says Fleming. "If a horse starts to get a sore, many people put on two pads. You need to do exactly the opposite. You want to cut away wherever the problem is, and get rid of that pressure.
"Whatever is causing that pressure can only be eliminated if you put some space between the sore spot and what's been rubbing the horse. When I find a sore on an endurance horse, I send the rider off to find a sharp knife to cut a hole in that pad! The rider may be a little upset, cutting up a $60 pad, but it helps the horse."
"Medication-wise, just about anything can be used on a saddle or girth sore," he says. "I'm a big believer in putting something on a girth sore that's soothing and lubricating. You want to keep it soft, and it doesn't matter what you use; even petroleum jelly works well. It doesn't have to be medicated if it's not an open wound. Neosporin or some other kind of antibiotic ointment can be used if the skin is broken. Bacteria can be opportunistic and make it worse. Petroleum jelly can be used, even on an open sore; I'd rather see a rider use that than nothing."
Once a sore starts, it can be hard to heal unless you quit riding the horse (to give the raw area a chance to keep from being irritated) and unless you can adjust the tack so it doesn't rub. If a sore is repeatedly rubbed or constantly re-injured by the same ill-fitting saddle, it might develop thick scar tissue. If you must keep riding the horse, change saddles or cinches, or adjust it so it doesn't rub. If you can't change saddles, try a pad that distributes pressure better, or cut a hole in the pad (larger than the sore) to take the pressure off that area.
Regarding swelling, he says it's best to let that take care of itself, especially if you don't use the horse again until it goes down. "Sometimes swelling will move, and people will wonder why. It's just gravity; the body has produced some fluid to protect the area, and it just gravitates to a lower spot. This is part of the process of the swelling going away."
Old-time horsemen often used ice on a really bad gall, especially over the backbone. "Ice won't hurt it, but I'm not sure that it will really change anything," says Fleming.
Whether or not you can continue using the horse will depend on how bad the sore is, and whether you can eliminate what's rubbing or pressing on that area. "If you can move the girth or change it, you may be able to keep riding," he says. "If you discover you have a buckle that is poking the horse, and can move it, you can probably keep riding."
"One thing most horse people do already, which is just common sense, is to thoroughly groom the horse prior to tacking up," says Fleming. "A tiny amount of dirt that you can't even see with the naked eye may change the contour of the horse's back. If you put pressure on that, it can make a sore."
It's like the princess and the pea; no matter how much padding you put over that tiny lump, the horse will still feel it—and the extra pressure can accentuate its effect.
After getting the horse's back (and girth area) as clean as possible, take care in the way you tack up the horse. Put the pad and saddle on ahead of normal position and slide them back into place, going with the lay of the hair. Never pull a pad or saddle forward; this ruffles the hair. If it's cinched up tight and ridden in this position, it might create irritation that could lead to a sore. When readjusting your saddle out on the trail, lift it up and put it more forward of its normal position, sliding it back into place—to avoid rubbing the hair (and sweaty dirt, if there is any on the horse's back from his exertions) the wrong way.
Regarding girth sores, there are many good girth materials today that we didn't have in earlier years, such as neoprene. "We got by with rope/string girths for a long time, just because they have some give and conform to the horse, but some of the newer materials are better. Obviously, an old leather strap pulled up tight will put some unusual pressures on the girth area, particularly at the elbow. The elbow hits the girth or cinch at every stride."
For proper girth fit, make sure that the girth is long enough so the buckle doesn't come into contact with the elbow.
The elbow doesn't touch the girth when the horse is standing, so you don't always think about it, but when the forearm moves back and forth, the elbow comes in contact with the cinch.
If a sore is caused by the cinch ring or buckle, adjust it to contact the horse in a different place, and pad it. If the sore is in the soft, movable tissue behind the elbow, use a softer material or a neoprene girth that creates less friction. The best way to avoid girth sores is to use a non-abrasive cinch that fits the horse, and toughen the girth skin gradually—with short, easy rides—after any extensive layoff. Sometimes a horse's conformation makes more problems in fitting a girth or cinch because of the elbow's relationship to the girth area.
"This is one reason some people make saddles with center girths or a girth that's movable," says Fleming. That way the cinch can be moved away from the elbow on certain horses. Rigging that sits too far forward can rub the skin behind the elbows. "On an endurance ride when I see a problem developing, I may stop the rider and tell him or her to figure out a way to move that girth back two inches and eliminate the constant contact and rubbing."
However, if the horse's girth line (narrowest part of the chest) is close to the elbow, moving the girth back will not help as the girth will naturally slide forward into the narrowest spot.
If an old sore is thickened or contains scar tissue, care must be taken to avoid putting any extra pressure on it. If it's a girth sore, you can pad or move the girth so there's less abrasion on it.
"If it's a saddle sore, you take the pressure off it," says Fleming. "There will always be more pressure there because it's thicker now. I wouldn't stop using the horse just because he has scars; the body has done a lot to protect itself. You just need to keep from adding pressure to the thick spot."
Tack Hygiene
Clean tack is always important—not only in preventing sores, but also in minimizing the risk of passing a fungus or some other contagious skin problem from one horse to another. "Cleanliness is much less irritating than dirt. God made dirt, and dirt don't hurt, except when there's an open wound, to use the old saying," he says. "On any activity that has any length of duration, such as a trail ride or a long round of competition, inspection of tack is crucial. The good riders, the conscientious people that I see, spend as much time dealing with tack at a rest period as they do with food. They will pull off the tack, inspect it and the horse, look and feel and adjust."
Materials that can be wiped clean are best, rather than something you must wash and dry. Neoprene girths often work wonders for horses with tender skin; they produce less friction and rubbing, and can be rinsed off after (or even during) a ride and be wiped clean and dry immediately.
Take-Home Message
As with most problems, it's always better to prevent saddle and girth sores than have to treat and deal with them. While they can certainly pop up quickly and unexpectedly, there are things you can do to minimize the risk. And if your horse does end up getting a sore, take care of it quickly by removing pressure and applying some sort of lubricating or antibiotic ointment.


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