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Sensitivity and Specificity of Color Doppler Directed Temporal Artery Biopsy as Compared to Standard Random Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Temporal Arteritis
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00361192
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified August 2006 by Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : August 8, 2006
Last Update Posted : December 6, 2006
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Temporal arteritis (TA) is the most common primary vasculitis in the adult population. TA is a systemic multi-organ disease but primarily involves the cranial arteries, especially the temporal artery. The signs and symptoms of the disease are variable and therefore the differential diagnosis is often difficult. The annual incidence of the disease in the population above the age of 50 in Jerusalem is about 10 per 100,000.
Diagnosis is based on the clinical findings and confirmed by biopsy of the temporal artery, positive for histologic findings of arteritis. Though the biopsy procedure is minor and can be accomplished under local anesthesia, it is not without morbidity. Along with minor pain, more serious complications - facial nerve injury, ptosis, stroke, and local necrosis of skin - have been reported.
A negative biopsy does not completely rule out the diagnosis of TA because of the segmental nature of the inflammation. Even if one removes an appropriate length of artery (usually 1-2 cm) the possibility exists that an involved segment may not have been included and the biopsy will be reported as normal.
It has recently been reported that color Doppler ultrasonography can be used to diagnose TA. Arterial inflammation causing peri-vascular edema appearing as a "dark halo" and segmental stenosis of the temporal artery are characteristic ultrasound findings suggestive of TA. If there is no dark halo sign, a diagnosis of TA cannot be supported and temporal artery biopsy can be avoided in most of these patients. The presence of the dark halo sign has a positive predictive value of only 50%.
As noted above the disease is characterized by segmental involvement of the artery and to avoid a false negative biopsy, excision of up to 3cm of the artery has been recommended, thereby increasing the morbidity, and leading patients to refuse the procedure. Use of ultrasound-guided biopsy of the artery may dramatically raise the sensitivity and specificity of the biopsy and reduce the requirement for excising long segments of artery.
The objective of this study is to examine the use of ultrasound-guided biopsy of the temporal artery in the diagnosis of TA. Ultrasound-guided biopsy will be compared to the standard random biopsy generally in use. Appropriate statistical methods will be employed.
The Vascular Laboratory in Shaare Zedek Medical Center performs approximately 200 Doppler ultrasound studies of the temporal artery each year at the request of community-based physicians. Some of these patients are then also referred for biopsy of the temporal artery at various surgical facilities in the city. In collaboration with the referring physician, the patients will be offered a combined diagnostic Doppler ultrasound and guided biopsy on the basis of clinical guidelines and according to the ultrasound findings as described below.
Patients suffering from signs and symptoms consistent with TA and who have not undergone previous temporal artery biopsy will be included.
Patients suffering from isolated polymyalgia rheumatica will be excluded. Patients who are already undergoing steroid treatment will be excluded. Patients with an ultrasound study that is positive for the dark halo sign will be divided into two groups on a random basis after obtaining informed consent.
One group will undergo ultrasound-guided biopsy, while the other will undergo biopsy as is the standard practice in our institution - a 1-2cm length of temporal artery will be excised from the preauricular area.
If the ultrasound is negative, no biopsy will be done in the setting of this study.
It is expected that about 50 patients will be accrued during the 6-month study period. Differences in outcome will be analyzed using Fishers exact test.
Approval from the Helsinki committee of Shaare Zedek Medical Center has been requested.
|Condition or disease
|Temporal Arteritis Duplex of Temporal Artery Biopsy of Temporal Artery
|Procedure: biopsy of temporal artery
|Early Phase 1
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Study Start Date :
|August 2006
|Study Completion Date :
|January 2007
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients suffering from signs and symptoms consistent with TA and who have not undergone previous temporal artery biopsy will be included.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients suffering from isolated polymyalgia rheumatica will be excluded.
- Patients who are already undergoing steroid treatment will be excluded.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00361192
|Contact: Sergey Rukavishnikov, MD
|972 - 2-6451692
|Contact: David Shemesh, MD
|Shaare Zedek Medical Center
|Jerusalem, Israel
|Contact: David Shemesh, MD 972-54-6600333
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|David Shemesh, MD
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|August 8, 2006 Key Record Dates
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|December 6, 2006
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Navajo Code Talker Chester Nez to be Laid to Rest at Santa Fe National Cemetery
Chester Nez 1921 – 2014
"Chester Nez and the rest of the Original 29 now belong to the ages." – Navajo President Ben Shelly
SANTA FE — Chester Nez, who was the last surviving member of the Original 29 Navajo Code Talkers, will be laid to rest on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Mr. Nez walked on last Wednesday, June 4, in his sleep. He was 93.
A funeral mass will be conducted at Our Lady of Fatima at 10:00 a.m. – MDT, located at 4020 Lomas Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Original 29 were the first Navajo Code Talkers to serve and they developed the code that would bewilder the Japanese in World War II. Due to national security, the work of the Navajo Code Talkers was kept secret for decades after World War II. It was only in recent decades, the nation paid honor to the heroic duties performed by the Code Talkers.
After learning of Nez's death last week, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly said the passing of Nez closes another chapter in the annals of Navajo history.
"Chester Nez and the rest of the Original 29 now belong to the ages. We salute their valiant service and memory," President Shelly stated.
Nez saw combat as a Navajo Code Talker at the Battle of Guadalcanal, Battle of Guam, Battle of Peleiu, and Battle of Bogainville during World War II. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 1945.
Nez also served in the Marine Corps Reserves and again saw combat during the Korean Conflict.
In 2011, Nez wrote about his experience with co-author Judith Avila in the book, "Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII."

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Chef Bill Fuller stopped by Pittsburgh Today Live on Thursday to share his take on a classic Thai dish. Here are the recipes featured on the show:
Thai Chicken Wraps
- Peanut dipping Sauce
- Sweet chili Sauce
- Chilis in Fish Sauce
- Bibb lettuce
- Mint sprigs
- Cilantro sprigs
- Basil leaves
- Mung bean sprouts
- Lime wedges
- Thinly shredded carrots
- Thinly shredded daikon radish
- Thinly sliced cucumber
- Chopped, toasted peanuts
Slice chicken into long thin strips. Toss with Chicken Marinade. Prepare Peanut Dipping Sauce, Sweet Chili Sauce, Chilis in Fish Sauce. Heat up grill. Grill chicken slices turning regularly. Lay chicken in a bib cup. Top with stuff.
Chicken Marinade
- 1/4 Can coconut milk
- 1/4 Cup Penang Curry Paste
- 1 Tbsp. fish sauce
- 1 Tsp. ground coriander
Combine ingredients.
Peanut Dipping Sauce
- 1 Can coconut milk
- 3 Tbsp. Penang Curry Paste
- 1/2 Cup toasted peanuts
- 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/4 Cup fish sauce
Combine coconut milk, curry paste, peanuts, and sugar in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, add fish sauce and puree in blender while hot. Puree thoroughly.
Penang Curry Paste
- 2 Oz. dried red chilis, deseeded
- 1 Tbsp. coriander seeds, toasted
- 1 Tbsp. shrimp paste
- Juice of 2 limes
- 10-12 each Kafir lime leaves, de-stemmed and chopped
- 2/3 Cup chopped cilantro, washed well and dried, stems and roots included
- 3 Tbsp. chopped mint, washed well and dried, stems and roots included
- 2 stalks lemongrass, first 5-6 inches (save tops for lemongrass stock)
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 2/3 Cup chopped garlic
- 2/3 Cup chopped shallots
- 4 each juniper berries
- 2 Oz.fresh turmeric
Soak dried chilis in hot water to soften for approx. ½ hour. Assemble other ingredients while waiting. Mix all other ingredients. Remove red chilis from water and reserve water. Add to other ingredients. Puree all ingredients in a blender using the chili water to moisten the mixture ant to aid in blending. Extra curry paste can be frozen if necessary.
Sweet Chili Sauce
- 1/2 Cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 Cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp. fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in 2-3 Tbsp. water
- 2 Tbsp. minced galangal (can substitute ginger)
- 1 Clove garlic, sliced thinly
- Zest and juice of 3 limes
- 1-2 Tbsp. Sambal Olek
Combine vinegar, sugar, and fish sauce. Bring to a boil. Whisk in cornstarch slurry. Bring almost back to a boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Add galangal, garlic, zest and juice of limes and Sambal Olek.
Chilis in Fish Sauce
- 1/4 Cup fish sauce (I prefer Squid brand)
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 Tsp. brown sugar
- 6-10 ea.Thai chilis, sliced thinly into rings
Combine all ingredients. Let stand for at least 30 minutes before serving


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Long, lazy, summer days spent outside are the best. Nothing beats fresh air and a little sunshine! But when you have a baby, ensuring that she's safe from the sun's rays is crucial. Luckily, there are lots of ways to get outside and still keep your baby safe. Here are ten of sun safety rules to live by this summer.
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4. Find a wide-brimmed bucket hat – preferably with a chin strap. Baby hats are perfect for covering up cute little noggins – especially the bald ones. But there are a few things you should definitely try to look for in your baby's sun hat. A wide brim is key – and the wider, the better. Also look for a hat that's made of a lightweight material that will dry quickly and also offers UV protection. A chin strap is extra helpful to hold hats in place – but try to avoid sun hats with a one-piece strap, due to safety concerns over it being a strangulation hazard. Instead, try to find a two-piece strap that attaches in the center with a clip or velcro.
5. Stay out of the sun during the hottest part of the day. The sun's rays are strongest from approximately 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And since that's pretty much most of the day, it can be hard to stay indoors the entire time. But if you can squeeze in a nap during this time frame, it helps to keep your little ones out of the sun at the most important time.
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Photo: Dennis Jarvis via Flickr
7. Consider a sun canopy. These little tent-like canopies are great for the beach, at picnics and even camping. They do the double duty of keeping your baby out of the sun, and also providing a cool place for a nap, nursing or a quick diaper change.
8. Keep them hydrated. Keep your babes topped up with breastmilk or formula to avoid dehydration. Water is best kept to older babies and toddlers.
Photo: Marco via Flickr
9. Try out some baby sunglasses. Protecting babes with sensitive eyes is also important when you're out in the sun. Try sunglasses that have a band or strap to keep them on securely. When your little gets to toddler age, you'll have lots of options for sunglasses without the band because they'll be used to wearing them.
10. Bring everything with you, wherever you go. Don't leave home without any of the essentials mentioned above and you won't have to worry too much about how much sun your little one is getting. We like to keep a summer bag pretty much packed and ready to go at all times by the door so you just have to add a few things here and there before heading out for some summer fun.
What other sun safety tips do you have to share? Let us know in a comment!
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Ipley Crossroads
On a road out of Marchwood, towards Beaulieu, you will pass through a crossroads at a place called Ipley.
It's a strange crossroads because, although there is an unobstructed view on all approaches, with clear signage, it has been the scene of many accidents, including the death of a cyclist.
A Marchwood resident has sent me a suggestion as to how this junction could be re-designed to make it much safer. I reproduce it here, (with his permission).
I think this is an excellent idea and will very likely make it a lot safer in that vehicles, not on the main road, will be forced to come to a halt.
I have passed this onto the Highways Manager at Hampshire County Council, asking that they consider the idea.
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I would agree with the proposal. I would suggest that the problem with the existting road may be because the road Applemore to Beaulieu Road Station is at an angle, if you just do a cursory glance,a vehicle on the Marchwood to Beaulieu road if it is in the blind spot of the eye will not register with the brain and the driver will see a clear road. That is why it is important to move the head when looking. Equally the vehicle with priority should be aware of a vehicle on the minor road and slow until they are certain the other driver has seen them. Another posibility is vision is being blocked by the windscreen pillar.
i see nothing has come of this yet. a cyclist friend of mine was recently killed there, any progress updates to report?
Hi James,
I understand that HCC Highway Engineers undertook a risk assessment and decided that no change was necessary. However, this was before the most recent fatal accident. I have contacted the Highways Manager asking if they will look at this again.
Hi David,
Thanks – I can see that something has now changed there! There are new stop signs in place for the east/west roads. This is a step in the right direction for this junction to prevent further accidents.
However there's a problem. I've been been there a couple of times since they were installed, and witnessed a number of cars not stopping, as they are required to do by law, and simply rolling through, as they were doing before the change.
Therefore this change to the junction has had zero effect, and as locals get more used to it, will only get worse.
There is no enforcement of these stop signs, camera or otherwise, so drivers simply ignore them. I can see there will be further accidents here in the near future.
Looking forward to hearing back from you!
Hi David,
your interest in this matter is greatly appreciated.
I've cycled through Ipley crossroads on the major road many a time and been pulled out on several times causing near misses.
I passed Dr Mark Brummell a few minutes after he was fatally injured in 2012 at Ipley Crossroads and remonstrated with the driver (Mark was being attended to off the road by other drivers, he had clearly been thrown a long way and the damage to the cars windscreen was severe). It was obvious then that another fatality would occur sooner or later, and there will be more unless this junction is redesigned.
Staggering the cross roads is an excellent idea. The danger is not so much the angle of the crossing as drivers steaming across the major road without slowing down enough to properly register their surroundings. If you watch traffic there at rush hour you will regularly see impatient drivers coming from Applemore or Beaulieu Rd and shooting straight across at 25mph+ when they see gaps in the traffic. There is no way you can reliably register the presence of a cyclist near the junction while you are moving at speed and checking far down the road both ways for vehicles. The 10 signs and posts around this junction do not help clear up a confused picture for a fast moving motorist.
As HCC have refused so far to stagger this junction (presumably on cost grounds) as a far far cheaper alternative I'd suggest a simple speed bump a cars length from each give way line would do an identical job of slowing drivers enough to give them time to check. This idea means drivers will only be able to approach (and cross) the major road at a few mph maximum. They will be no longer be doing safety checks while travelling at speed, will have more time to scan and even if they still did pull out without seeing a cyclist the injury would be far less serious due to the reduction in force from the car. These speed bumps being a cars length before the give way line rather than ON the line means cars crossing traffic flows on the major road will have no impediment when they decide to cross. This system would also mean cars will not need to wait in the major road to turn and would keep the major road free-flowing. In addition there would be only a marginal slowing to side road traffic crossing the junction – which is essential to make things safer.
Please can you forward this alternative idea to HCC as a cheaper and potentially equally effective and less disruptive solution. I would also suggest a major and very important improvement in increasing cyclists visibility to drivers would be to removed some of the clutter of posts and signs around the cross roads.
Regards, Steve,
The alternative is introduce screening near the junction (like at some roundabouts) forcing the driver to approach with more caution because the cannot see the road is clear until they are at the junction, forcing them to slow down. Open junctions can invite cars to approach at a high speed because the believe they can see it is clear as they approach the junction. This avoids the need for speed bumps.
Here's a very interesting analysis of the factors that make Ipley Cross such a deadly junction.
Why would anyone stop at a stop sign, where you can see clearly in all directions? I live in America, and I'd sail through at 30 mph, since we have stop signs on almost every intersection, and compliance is zero here. It can't be much better in England. Drivers simply reject the design and placement of such signs (very few have read about the Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range thing!).
Personally, I don't hit cyclists or pedestrians at any junction like this, since I move my head forwards to see around the door pillars. But I'm pretty much the only one you'll find in America. Most drivers are too busy checking email and texting to bother with cyclists who are in danger. And this will not change (drivers hate cyclists in America). So the only intelligent thing to do, is to make the suggested roadway change, or to make it *after* the junction, where you close the road ahead (make it a T-junction), and then you'd have to turn left and immediately right to get into that road that went straight. Either way, this modification needs to be done NOW,
I am impressed that the campaign to do something about Ipley Cross is still ongoing. I was devastated when Mark Brummell was killed. I wrote to the Coroner, berating him for not recommending the two-second 'slow down and check' rule at crossroads. The Coroner said that this kind of accident 'will happen again'. I heard that the New Forest Verderers won't allow the planting of gorse to obscure motorists' vision at Ipley Cross, something about spoiling the natural beauty of the place? The natural beauty of my life was spoiled by Mark's death, and I am still desperate for Ipley Cross to be made safe, ideally by the staggering of the junction suggested by David's drawing. Does anyone think we could crowdfund this?
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WHAT do you do when a dog is upset and won't go to sleep? You read them a bedtime story or two.
The couple who has taken on two aged dogs found guarding their deceased owner at Pipers River, in northern Tasmania, a few weeks ago have been reading to the pair as they become accustomed to a new life.
Indigo and Blue - believed to be about 12 and 10-years-old - stayed with their owner for two weeks until his body was found by authorities.
The mother and daughter canine combo then spent three weeks in the council pound at George Town before they found a new home in southern Tasmania thanks to Brightside Animal Sanctuary.
Through the magic of social media, their extraordinary tale has spread far and wide.
Their new owner, who did not want to be identified, said the dogs were intially quite upset.
"They were very distressed and cried for the first two nights they were here," she said.
"So my husband and I took turns reading to them and it seemed to settle them down. They slept all night last night."
It is understood the dogs guarded their deceased owner for two weeks before Tasmania Police arrived to check on his welfare following concerns raised by a friend.
The police could not get close to the man, so George Town Council's dog control officer was called in.
Des Bolt has been a dog ranger for over 30 years and just has "a way" with animals.
"I have been to a few situations like this and the dogs are always very scared and distressed," Mr Bolt said.
"These poor dogs had access to water but were very hungry when we arrived.
"The man's family could not take the dogs and we could have taken the easy route and had them euthanised but we didn't want to do that.
"I rang Emma (Haswell) from Brightside and she managed to take them and keep them together. It is great they have now gone to such a lovely new home."


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S4685A | Iosipescu Shear, V-Notched Beam Fixture to ASTM D 5379
Stainless steel construction.
Supplied with 19 mm (0.75 in) wide wedge insert. Accomodates specimen thicknesses from 0.75 to 12.7 mm (0.03 to 0.5 in).
Max Static Load: 50 kN (5,000 kgf, 10,000 lbf)
Temperature Rating : -70 to +250°C (-94 to +482 °F)
Upper Interface: Type Dm (1.25 in connection with 1/2 in clevis pin)
Lower interface : Requires compression platen diameter 150 mm (6 in) or larger.
Platen not included.
NOTE: Different specimen width wedges available, see S4686A, S4687A, S4688A.
Includes storage case.
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|Accessory Weight
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|Accessory Width
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|50 kN (11000 lbf)
|Lower Fitting
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"Maybe it is understandable that the King has come to resent me," the Archbishop of Tyre conceded in a tone of voice that suggested he thought the opposite, "but how, in the name of our everloving Savior, could he turn on you? You! The only man to befriend him when he was treated like a leper! The man who gave him the courage to train the healthy parts of his body, who taught him to ride, who—more than anyone in the entire court—gave him back his smile! How can he just push you aside for that worthless man!"
"My lord," Balian tried to calm the Archbishop, "I don't think the King intended any offense. He has come of age and wants to demonstrate his independence—"
"Independence that consists of doing everything that weasel whispers into his ear!" Tyre protested.
Balian sighed, "I admit he is rather taken with his uncle of Edessa at the moment, but I really don't think he meant to insult either of us. Baldwin has long felt caged. It may have been a gilded cage, but it was a cage all the same, and he felt locked inside. Now he's broken out, and the last people he wants around him are his former jailers. I can understand that."
"Well. Good for you." The Archbishop looked at him with cold eyes and narrow lips. "That is, undoubtedly, very Christian of you," he conceded. "But whether you can 'understand' or not, the consequences are catastrophic! After tutoring that boy for years, I can honestly say I never thought he would prove so—not just ungrateful—but foolish! He's not stupid! He's wise beyond his years! How can he not see what his mother and her brother are doing to him?"
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Balian shrugged. "We sheltered him, my lord. We surrounded him with genuine respect and affection. How should he now be able to distinguish between respect and flattery—between sincere affection and the pretense of it? How can we expect him to see through the likes of Edessa, when we have spent the better part of the last five years making sure he didn't have anything to do with such men?"
"Damn it! No one wanted anything to do with him until he became King!"
"Edessa says he wanted to be here—but he was in a Saracen prison. And his mother has filled his ears with tales of suffering agony 'not for losing a crown, but for being separated from my sweet babies.'" Balian could not keep the sarcasm out of his voice as he quoted his sister-in-law. The whole time she had been married to his brother, he couldn't remember her once referring to her children by Amalric.
"Ha! So you are more angry than you let on," Tyre remarked, relieved that Balian was not as saintly as he'd sounded a moment earlier.
"If I could find a way to remove Agnes de Courtney from the face of the earth without committing a mortal sin, I would spirit her away in an instant. I do not dispute your assessment of the Queen Mother or the Count of Edessa, my lord; I simply don't think Baldwin is to blame for falling under their spell. He has been starved of affection, especially after his father died."
"And you were the one to give it to him!" Tyre returned to his original argument. "He should love you more than the others, for being there when he needed it most!"
"That's not the point. After being starved of affection for so long, he finds it intoxicating to have it given lavishly by two people who can honestly claim they were prevented from showing him their love before. They may be hypocrites, but Baldwin is not to blame for believing them."
The Archbishop of Tyre sighed and looked at Balian with an annoyed expression of resignation. "I begin to doubt if the King deserves the loyalty you give him, but I stand humbled before you, Sir Balian."
Balian shook his head with a wry smile. "No, my lord, that would be inappropriate. It is true that I love Baldwin, and if he wanted me to remain his closest advisor, I would be honored. But after five years in nearly as much isolation as the King himself, I cannot pretend I do not welcome more freedom. I'm twenty-seven years old, and I have nothing to show for it."
"What are you talking about?" Tyre was astonished by this selfassessment. "You covered yourself with glory in the campaign against Homs. Tripoli calls you the ablest of his bannerets and said he would—" Tyre cut himself off, as he remembered that Tripoli no longer named the royal bannerets; the Count of Edessa had been appointed seneschal of Jerusalem, with the power to make all appointments. He gazed at Balian with understanding now, and asked, "Where will you go? Your brother—"
"I'm not that desperate!" Balian cut him off decisively.
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Nathans leads WestConn past UMass Boston
With less than two minutes gone in the first half of play, WestConn's Jennifer Duran beat a UMass Boston defender down the left side and lofted a perfect pass into the box. Nathans elevated over another Beacon defender to head the ball over the outstretched arms of the UMass Boston goalkeeper. Lauren Matthews scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season in the second half.


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Jeremy Grantham, the brilliant head of investment firm GMO, appeared on Charlie Rose last week.
Grantham maintained his usual grim tone.
But Rose challenged him.
"How many have stepped forward to say doom, doom, doom, and doom, whether it`s the economy, whether it`s the planet, whether it`s — and all of a sudden you realize that it wasn`t quite that bad, that something came along to avoid the results?" asked Rose.
Grantham reminded Rose that history's greatest civilizations always "developed a kind of chutzpah, an arrogance in the belief of what they can do."
"And they overreach, the weather turns against them, et cetera, et cetera, and they collapse," he said. "Not one or two, every civilization collapsed. And now we have a global civilization."
Grantham has long warned of scarce food supplies, climate change, and economic growth rates that he believes are destined to decelerate.
But, during the interview with Rose, he clarified that doom doesn't have to be a sure thing.
"However, I am an optimist in two ways," he said seemingly out of nowhere. "We have two gifts that none of those hundreds of failed civilizations had, that might — it`s quite undeserved, incidentally, it`s pure luck — might get us off the hook."
"One of them is the fertility rate," he said. "Malthus never dreamt for a second that as people got richer they would volunteer to have fewer children. Back in those days if you were rich you had 20 children, 15 children. And now you have 1.5. And we have made enormous progress. My favorite being Iran, a Muslim society. In 1960, seven children per woman. And now it`s 1.5, 1.6."
He acknowledged that some emerging markets are facing labor issues due to insufficient population growth. However, he thinks those are just short-term problems.
"In the long-term you have got to get the global population down," he said. "We have more population than we can sustain without carbon-based fuel."
"The second good reason," he continued "is alternative energy."
"Every wave of technology has been — has required a wave of energy. Here we have a wave of technology that does exactly the reverse. It suppresses the demand on our finite resources of coal and oil. Every time you have a brilliant new idea, an IPO, capitalism at its best, developing an energy-saving technique, solar, wind power, storage, a grid, a new state of the art grid system, all of those suppress the need to use our finite resources. And that is wonderful. And that is happening faster than people realize."
Those are two pretty big gifts.
Watch the whole interview at CharlieRose.com.


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The Elemental Body
Where can we directly experience the 6 elements - the flow of matter & energy that forms us and the universe? Right here - in our very own elemental body.
By working very directly with the body in a variety of physical ways we both increase sensation and our awareness of it. By continually directing our attention to the changing sensations of body, breath, and feeling-tone, we can have a real felt sense of the elements of body-mind that form us and drive us - the elements that are common to all life, and are experienced by our individual human formations.
By doing this we expose our habits and resistances and reveal the delights & difficulties of being human. By becoming more intimate with how the elements manifest in us from moment to moment, we can recognise attachments to their unhelpful aspects, and begin to cherish their helpful energies while we still have them in our living being. We can engage with the energies we need to loosen up what restricts us, find a more authentic way of living beyond our small ego-selves, become more at ease with the waves of life that flow through us, and have direct experience of everything from stasis to freedom,
This retreat is a synthesis of meditation, movement, energy work, sensitivity exercises and the arts, and works as an effective sideways approach to awareness, which can take us surprisingly deep in a short time by bypassing our habitual ego defences. It also works as a vibrant exploration and appreciation of the human body in movement and stillness, and is designed to enhance wellbeing of the whole body-mind and increase ease and delight.
There will be a variety of meditative and more active awareness exercises: Energy-breathwork to enliven, stimulate sensation and enhance the dance of life in every cell of the body. Energetic & slow movement and stretches to open, loosen and ease out stiffness of body and mind, help us let go of holding patterns and give us a felt sense of change. Grounding techniques to help us be more fully 'here & now' and connect with the solid, kind support of the earth. Walking, looking, touching, writing, and various playful activities, with an eclectic selection of music. Stillness with meditations & silence to know our experience fully and integrate it.
Many of us spend much of our lives in a fairly alienated state - not being fully in touch with the body and living mainly from the neck up 'in our heads'. This retreat addresses that tendency very directly and works to reverse it. If we're fully in touch with the body, experiencing all the changing sensations, feelings & emotions of being fully alive and human, we cannot be alienated.
Opening fully to physical and emotional sensations in these ways can feel disconcerting or challenging at first, but that only means it is really rewarding, joyful and energising once we allow ourselves to fully turn towards our experience, whether its flavour is it sweet, sour or bland in that moment.
Our bodies are great Dharma teachers. All we need to do is turn towards them, open our minds to the awareness they offer us, and let them lead us to depth, delight and awakening.
This is obviously not a traditional-style retreat. It feels more like a week-long workshop, because it's a full programme with a variety of activities, moving quite quickly from one thing to another. To balance this there is plenty of silence (with 3 full days) to increase spaciousness. It does need commitment and willingness to go with it & try something different
NB: It is possible to do this retreat if you have some physical or energetic problems, but please check suitability with Dhammagita before booking.
Dhammagita focuses on the development of awareness through the body. She has been teaching and leading retreats for 18 years. Her background of shiatsu practitioner and other bodywork trainings, art, drama, and training in the USA with Reginald Ray, all feed into her approach to teaching. She loves helping people to open up to insights and delights, is passionate about truth, teaches with humour, and brings an eclectic mix of life experience and interests to her retreats. She firmly believes that depth and delight can, and must, co-exist.
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Hridayagita is an avid meditator with the body and loves exploring the qualities of the six elements in the body. She teaches Tai Chi Shibashi and loves the element of play in movement meditation and the breathing body.
Her inspirations: Dhammagita :), singing and dancing, breathing, being alive...


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Our education team recently caught up with Kieran Hosty, the museum's manager of maritime archaeology, to find out more about his job and upcoming expedition to Ferguson Reef, off the coast Queensland.
What does your role at the museum involve?
Over the last 12 months my position at the museum has changed from that of a curator with a primary responsibility of managing a collection to that of full time manager of the museum's expanding maritime archaeology program. When I was a curator I was responsible for immigration, ship technologies and marine archaeology. My work includes research, documentation, site survey and assessment of underwater cultural heritage, along with museum exhibition concept, design and installation.
What qualifications and background do you need for this type of work?
I started diving in Western Australia in 1976 and after a few years of mucking around on shipwrecks joined the Maritime Archaeological Association of Western Australia in order to try and make sense of what I saw on the seabed. My love of diving and history made me first pursue a graduate degree in history and anthropology from the Western Australian Institute of Technology, followed a few years later by a post graduate diploma in maritime archaeology from Curtin University also in Western Australia. I also hold a Commercial Diving Certificate IV.
After 18 months as an archaeological field volunteer I took up a position with the Maritime Archaeology Unit at the Victoria Archaeological Survey. I was the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Officer in Victoria for six years before coming to the Australian National Maritime Museum in 1994 to take up the position of curator of maritime archaeology and ship technology. At the museum I was responsible for the museum's maritime archaeology program as well as curating the museum's collection relating to convicts, 19th century migrants and ship technology. My expertise in convict related material was further enhanced, when I took up a temporary position as curator/ manager of Hyde Park Barracks Museum for 18 months in 2004, followed by a further 18 month contract at the Barracks where I put together an exhibition on the history and archaeology of convict hulks.
I have worked on many maritime archaeological projects both in Australia and overseas, including the survey and excavation of the Sydney Cove (1797), HMS Pandora (1791) and HMCS Mermaid (1829), and the hunt for Cook's Endeavour in the USA.
I am the author of the book Dunbar 1857: Disaster on our doorstep which has just been published by the museum, along with two children's books on Australian convicts and 19th century migrants published by McMillan.
Describe a typical day in your job.
It is usually a mixed bag, and currently more so, due to the transition between my old and new roles. I am looking after the Age of Sail gallery and public enquiries, as well as acquisitions not yet processed. I am evaluating existing programs and looking for partnerships and collaborations. I am also planning the Ferguson Reef expedition.
What is the most interesting and rewarding part of your job?
I enjoy the fieldwork, but most of all I enjoy the interaction with people, spreading the word and reporting back about what we are doing and how we are doing it.
How do you work with the education section of the museum?
Maritime archaeology sells itself easily. I started working with education staff from the beginning, developing workshops to raise the profile of the importance of maritime history and archaeology, what it entails and how we can preserve it. I work with them on exhibition development, publications, internships, web resources and social media.
What will your next marine archaeology expedition involve?
In March and April we are further exploring the Anglo/ Australian/ Indian connection on Ferguson Reef off the Queensland coast, in partnership with Silentworld Foundation. Down the track it may be good to also reopen some other sites from a new perspective.
The Ferguson Reef expedition will take place from 17 March – 6 April. The expedition team will post daily blog updates during the expedition, so if you haven't subscribed to our blog yet, now's the time! You can subscribe via email (head to the homepage of our blog and enter your email at the top right) or via RSS or if you have a WordPress account, simply click follow.
You may also like to visit the museum to see our latest exhibition Wrecks and Reefs, open until 2 April.