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Modi's Chinese Checkers
Modi's China visit was a triumph of style over substance, but cultural diplomacy may produce a meaningful shift in the relationship.
One year into Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, foreign policy has been a visible area of high-octane activity. Continuing with his patent style of high-profile "summit diplomacy," Modi's trip to China was symbolic of the stature of the bilateral relationship in the prime minister's vision. His determined efforts to widen the ambit of economic and cultural engagement with China while outlining India's concerns on strategic issues were reflected in his joint media address with President Xi Jinping on May 15, where Modi said the following:
"Our conversations were candid, constructive and friendly. We covered all issues, including those that trouble smooth development of our relations. I stressed the need for China to reconsider its approach on some of the issues that hold us back from realizing full potential of our partnership. I suggested that China should take a strategic and long term view of our relations. I found the Chinese leadership responsive."
The net result of this three day visit has been a set of non-controversial deliverables which give governments of both Asian giants enough to convince their people there has been a significant shift in the trajectory of the uneasy relationship. However, beyond the symbolism and grand gestures, very little has changed on the ground.
The Big Sell
Modi continued his push for his "Make in India" campaign, asking Chinese CEOs to tap into India's vast business potential. He wrapped up his trip with $22 billion worth of deals being signed between Indian and Chinese firms. In an acknowledgement of the lopsided trade deficit between the two countries now standing at a staggering $40 billion in China's favor, a task force will be set up to find ways to bridge the gap and solve market access issues for both sides. India and China signed 24 well-publicized agreements during Modi's visit, including cooperation on Modi's pet project of smart cities. The agreements also include Chinese help for high-speed trains and railway development in India and cooperation in space, ocean studies, minerals, broadcasting and tourism (with Modi announcing e-visas for Chinese nationals on arrival). The two nations also cleared hurdles for the long-planned consulates in Chennai and Chengdu—have all been well-publicized.
In an effort to gloss over the elephant in the room—the protracted boundary dispute—India and China decided to set up a hotline between the military headquarters of the two countries and continue high level exchanges of personnel. This has been translated to an increase in the number of meetings between border personnel and commanders in all sectors of the India-China border areas to avoid border flare ups. It was unrealistic to expect any breakthrough on the border issue, and the joint statement declarations hence have been on expected lines. India's concerns over the trans-border river disputes were also discussed but not elaborated upon.
The big take away in terms of the global agenda was China's reaffirmation to support India's stand in the climate change negotiations later this year, in line with the differentiated responsibility principle adopted by the developing countries. But beyond the optics and joint declarations, a lot was also left unsaid.
Silence on Key Issues
While the Chinese leadership laid out the red carpet for Modi and both leaders were quick to emphasize cooperation to realize the Asian century, there was conspicuous silence on issues like China seeking India's support for its "One Belt One Road Initiative," which seeks to counter the U.S. rebalancing strategy in the Asia-Pacific—where India is increasingly being looked upon to play a more proactive role by United States and its allies. The initiative is two-pronged: the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road (MSR). The SREB aims to link China, Central Asia, Russia and Europe; connecting China with the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea through Central Asia and West Asia; and connecting China with Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Indian Ocean. The 21st-century MSR will supplement this through ports and hubs from China's coast to Europe through the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean in one route, and from China's coast through the South China Sea to the South Pacific in the other. The "OBOR" is projected to generate trade of $2.5 trillion over a decade.
Despite India being a co-founder with China of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is expected to largely fund China's ambitious project, India has made no formal commitments on the same. Neither is India pushing for movement on the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) corridor, which is important to China's plans for carving alternate routes around the Straits of Malacca—its Achilles heel in case of a confrontation with the United States in terms of sheer trade volumes that China sends through.
For India, the red herring comes from China's reassertion in South Asia and increasing presence in the Indian Ocean region. Apart from China's all-weather friendship with Pakistan, the newly inked $46 billion energy and infrastructure agreements include the 3,000-km economic corridor linking China to Pakistan's south-western Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea through Pakistan-administered Kashmir. This doubles the Chinese presence in Pakistan though a massive project of road, rail, and energy schemes, pipelines, and investment parks.
China is entering markets in South Asia more aggressively through both trade and investment, improving its linkages with South Asian states through treaties and bilateral cooperation. By deepening military engagements with states on India's periphery, China has firmly entrenched itself in India's backyard. India has been rattled by news of the docking of Chinese submarines in Sri Lanka as well as the enthusiastic interest expressed by the other South Asian nations (including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal) in joining China's OBOR initiative. While Modi has stressed that South Asia relations are not a zero-sum game in competing for influence with China, India is concerned about the Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean region.
India's containment and engagement strategy has hence seen it take up a stronger position on matters of regional co-operation in the Asia-Pacific, where China is seen as an aggressor, with a flurry of diplomatic posturing with major regional powers like the United States, Japan, and Australia to seek a balance. Modi's emphasis on "Acting East" has seen a slew of diplomatic engagements, including his latest visit to Mongolia and South Korea right after his trip to China. These anxieties continue to trouble the relationship, and neither side was eager to address them during this meeting.
Modi's Cultural Diplomacy at Play
However, the one area where Modi has carved a niche for his administration is his emphasis on cultural diplomacy, highlighting India's civilizational links with the world. China was no exception, and the soft power prowess of both nations was at play with high optics. Leveraging his social media acumen, the Indian prime minister joined the Chinese version of twitter, Sina Weibo, and his "selfie" with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang went viral on Chinese social media, with bloggers noting that it was the first ever "selfie" of the Chinese premier. Modi has also sought to use India's Buddhist traditions to forge stronger bonds with China. Whether it was gifting a sapling of the revered Bodhi tree from India's Bodh Gaya to the Xian city government or the grand yoga-Tai chi demonstration, which involved 400 young practitioners and garnered positive media coverage, the public diplomacy component of the visit was orchestrated to the last detail. As Modi observed, "An area of high priority for us is people-to-people contacts. Indians and Chinese don't know each other well, much less understand each other. We have decided to take the relationship out of the narrow confines of governments in the national capitals to states, cities and our people."
Achieving this would be the litmus test for Modi's new approach to dealing with China and could be the real game-changer in the relationship.
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Billy Ray Cyrus and Karina Smirnoff just got the boot from "Dancing with the Stars," and now the competition is down to four!
"Dancing" judge Carrie Ann Inaba is revealing exclusively to "Extra" who she thinks will be crowned champ.
"I think it's going to be a toss up between Leila and Apolo," she told us.
Carrie Ann also revealed she wasn't the only one surprised to see former 'NSYNC boy toy Joey Fatone in the bottom two.
"When they called out 'Joey Fatone' I was watching his face, and it just dropped! I think we were all shocked," Carrie said.
But there is one thing she isn't surprised about: the bumbling feet of Billy Ray.
"You can't deny it was a miracle he lasted," Carrie said. "Had we had an elimination in the first week, he may have been cut."
Billy Ray and Karina lasted eight weeks, but now Karina is telling "Extra" a behind-the-scenes secret that she said could have cost the couple their dancing crown.
Karina says the judges made her lose her secret weapon: a wig, inspired by "Extra's" own Tanika Ray!
"The producers said to take it off, it was too crazy," Karina revealed. "I said, 'Do you not know? I'm trying to look like Tanika!'"
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And, lo, there came a light at the end of the long tunnel. The Dead Thing Driveway is complete for 2017. A late order for some additional (tiny) rats was needed to fill a gap in Pied Piper's side, but now the stone-and-block setup part of Halloween is done. My modesty does allow me to… Read more »
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Forget your winter…it's Halloween that's coming
You've got your multi-year fascination and I've got mine. Because this year is an exponential leap from last year's eerily successful Dead Thing Pen, I've needed to arrange my zombie ducks in a row well in advance of that eagerly anticipated day in late October. Accordingly, the purchasing process began in earnest as early as… Read more »
The Writing Dead (Halloween 2016 wrap up)
And lo, it came to an end. The final clean up, wrap up and dust-up of Halloween is over and boy am I tired. Dead tired, yesterday, after working 6 hours on disassembling, boxing and stocking everything away in the storage closet. Too dead to write this blog post yesterday, which is why you're getting… Read more »
It's feasible!
Just returned from my brain session with Glen at Home Depot and the planogram for the Halloween driveway takeover is doable! Based on in-stock materials, I can construct a "wall", currently envisioned as 10′ x 4′, and then load that up with black mulch. It should be a great back-breaker exercise, giving me renewed… Read more »
Wait until next year
Heh. It's not even Halloween yet and I'm already percolating ideas for next year's display. I parked the car in a guest spot so I could check out this year's layout to make sure it's offering maximum effect as kids/parents walk by/up. As I gazed on my open driveway, I was taken by how much… Read more »


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Reverend Ciacchi shares how her spiritual path has lead to polyamory and; how loving more than one person simultaneously is spiritual.She talks about the basic building blocks required for sustainable "both/and" relationships. She explains her love paradigm, based on the work of bell hooks that includes: shared definitions of love, clear open, honest communication and authenticity. After the opening talk there is a dynamic Q & A session. She begins with an excellent Grounding meditation that can be used for getting present in your everyday life. This talk is part of her ongoing monthly series of Love Council events at the SHarma Center in Seattle, WA
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Advocacy Webinar 4: 10 tips and tricks for teaching online
Mar 23, 2020
ATESL Advocacy Committee's Lemon-Aide: Resources for Teaching Online during the CoVid-19 pandemic.
Canadian ESL teachers are suddenly faced with the challenge of supporting our English Language Learners with online environments. Many of us are wondering how we can best support our learners when many of them have limited experience with technology and English. In response, many teachers have stepped forward to share free webinars on how to engage ESL learners online. ESL Teachers will be demonstrating tested technologies and teaching strategies that have worked with their own learners. Our current circumstances have given us lemons and we offer you lemon-aide.
Please join us for our online learning opportunities during the CoVid shut down. You can find more information on Tutela at https://tutela.ca/Events?content=atesl%20advocacy
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Sleep Molecules May Represent a New Blood Biomarker for Earlier Diagnosis, Study Suggests
High blood levels of primary fatty acid amides (PFAMS), a class of fatty molecules involved in sleep and movement control, are associated with increased accumulation of beta-amyloid protein in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a study finds. Researchers believe that this class of fatty molecules may represent a new blood biomarker that can help physicians diagnose Alzheimer's earlier. The study, "Primary fatty amides in plasma associated with brain amyloid burden, hippocampal volume, and memory in the European Medical Information Framework for Alzheimer's Disease biomarker discovery cohort," was published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the formation of plaques made of a protein called beta-amyloid. These protein clumps accumulate between nerve cells in the brain, disrupting their ability to communicate with each other and impairing their function. It is believed that these plaques start to form many years before the onset of the first Alzheimer's symptoms, known as the preclinical phase of the disease. "It is thought that one of the reasons for the failure of [therapy] candidates is that they were not administered during the preclinical phase of the disea


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Brain tumor at age 8
When I was younger I used to get a lot of headaches and migraines. They were so bad that they would make me sick to my stomach and I missed a lot of class.
I went to an eye doctor because I could see well. He told my mom I was lying and that I was fine.
Later we went to a special optometrist and she looked and said my eyes were in sea-saw motion and told my mom to immediately take me to Johns Hopkins Hospital. They did lots of tests and found a brain tumor on my optic nerve. Surgery was scheduled for a couple days later.
After surgery, I went thru more tests and MRIs and scans – which I was never put to sleep for. I had to do several weeks of radiation which I got to leave a half a hour early for. After 10 years I am good. I have had about 100 MRIs and check ups along the way, but I'm good.


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Peto's ParadoxJune 3rd, 2009 by Potato
Here's an interesting question: if there's some chance that any given cell in your body will turn cancerous per unit time, then if you have more cells, and you live longer, it follows that you have a higher chance of getting cancer. If you extend beyond a human to something big and long-lived, like an elephant or a whale, you wonder: why don't all whales have cancer?
This is called Peto's Paradox, and is an interesting one I just heard about.
In fact, cancer is not homogenous across species — humans get it at about 10 times the rate of any wild species. This is partly due to civilization: we don't die as young from other natural causes, so cancer gets more of a shot to kill us, and of course our penchant for frolicking in toxins (pet dogs and St. Lawrence belugas also get cancer at a higher rate for similar reasons). But even then cancer is not homogeneous: various tissues have different propensities to cancer based in part on genetics, hormones, and environmental exposure (for instance, aside from skin cancers, there aren't a lot of UV-light caused cancers). So in one sense part of the reason for the paradox is that one of the base assumptions — that any given cell has the same chance to turn cancerous — isn't quite true.
But the special case of humans (and our domesticated animals) aside, why is it that a wild mouse and a wild whale still have fairly similar rates of cancer? Have whales evolved a resistance to cancer that we should investigate, or could it be related somehow to a fast/slow metabolism (there's more than one research source that suggests a low-calorie diet for longevity). A recent paper suggests otherwise: that hypertumours (tumours that form inside other tumours) may come into play when you start dealing with larger tumours. After all, a golf-ball sized tumour can kill a person, but would probably go unnoticed in a whale, where it might take something the size of a volkswagen to sink it. In the time it takes that tumour to grow, perhaps a secondary tumour would spring up and feed on the first! It's an interesting proposal, and the topic of a recent paper.
Complicating this is the interaction between cancer and infectious disease: certain viruses (such as HPV) can increase the likelihood of getting certain cancers. If viruses underlie more cancers than we think, it might explain why the cancer rate is so similar across species of such different sizes.
One Response to "Peto's Paradox"
Leslie Says:
June 9th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Posit that the human race is an organism, and, given a specific activity could be analgous to 'cancer', i.e., environmental destruction. Could Peto's Paradox apply? Could the hypothetical cancer (environmental destruction) grow and cause other 'cancers' the longer the human race exists? Just one of those things to discuss after several beers.


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Latics are to give on loan Doncaster Rovers striker Paul Heffernan his debut after he checked in on a one month loan deal. The question however lies with who the frontmans partner will be with Nick Blackman and Deane Smalley competing while youngster Ryan Brooke will be on the bench. The Latics are without star man Chris Taylor after a re-occurence of an injury puts him out while centre back Reuban Hazell will also be expected to miss out.
Leeds will also be looking to get back to winning ways after a dissapointing away day at Kettering in the F.A. Cup where top goalscorer Jermaine Beckford spared their blushes. Tonight Leeds will be without midfielder Bradley Johnson however on loan Hogan Ephraim is expected to start
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It was recently revealed that European Union (EU) targets for wooden packaging recycling have been slashed by over 50 per cent.
The original proposed recycling targets were 60% for 2025 and 75% for 2030. These targets have been reduced to 25% and 30% respectively, and it looks as though the UK and other EU-member states are set to approve these cuts.
The change has been driven by the strength in demand for waste wood and end-of-life wooden pallets as biomass fuel. Pallets and wooden packaging waste are the main commodity to produce fuel for the biomass market.
While these cuts may sound dramatic, the 2030 target is double the current target of 15% and therefore the EU still views this as progress. The lower targets were also justified due to the nature of reusing pallets multiple times before then extracting the energy as biomass feedstock. This clearly demonstrates the importance and emergence of reuse above and beyond recycling and energy recovery as having greater sustainability benefits.
What does this mean for the industry?
Well, there is likely to be far less pressure on businesses to recycle waste wooden packaging and it could help to promote a circular economy. RPS believes by becoming more sustainable and reusing pallets before recycling or turning them into biomass fuel, we can help reduce the amount of wood waste generated.
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Pantry-Inspired Smart Refrigerator by Whirlpool Debuts at CES 2016
Looking to reimagine the inside of the refrigerator, Whirlpool debuted a brand new pantry-inspired smart refrigerator at CES 2016 this week. The Whirlpool Smart French Door Refrigerator, a 2016 CES Innovation Awards honoree, is designed to use space more efficiently with a shelving system that allows families to "fit and find all their edible favorites," the company said.
Whirlpool said the pantry-styled shelves allow consumers to store 30 percent more.
"The market has traditionally provided stagnant, similarly spaced interiors, and has not been responding with new designs that account for which items people reach for most often," Shannon Blakely, brand manager at Whirlpool, said in a statement. "Based on global food trends and family observations about how they store food, a team of Whirlpool consumer researchers, designers and product engineers helped design an interior space that moves the least-used, small items out of the way to create easier access to larger items, improves visibility of all items and reduces the need for re-shuffling."
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It is not enough to want to succeed. You need to know the principles for success and put them into practice.
Steven Covey, the author of the book '7 habits of highly effective people', explains in details certain habits that will make you effective in life.
Success in life, however, begins in your mind. Our perception of the world and life in general is a product of our mind set. To change your life, you need to begin by changing your mind set.
The first 3 habits (1, 2, 3) of highly effective people focuses on self-mastery and a movement from dependence to independence.
The next 3 habits (4, 5, 6) focus on teamwork, collaboration, and communication skills. These habits also focus on moving from independence to interdependence.
The 7th habit focuses on consistent growth and improvement.
Let's take a deeper look at the seven habits that will make you effective in life and help you achieve the success you have always dreamed of.
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Your life is in your hands. Everything that happens in your life is a result of your choices.
While reactive people wait for things to happen, proactive people make things happen. Proactive people understand that they are responsible for their success and so they work consciously to ensure that they achieve success.
When it comes to success in life, you are either reactive or proactive. Being proactive is, however, a sure way to ensure effectiveness.
Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind
For everything you do, always begin with the end in mind. This gives you focus and ensures that you take the necessary steps towards achieving your goals.
Habit 3: Put first things first
Be disciplined. Put first things first. Actions in your day to day life must align with your goals. Don't just wake up without a plan. Have the will power to do something even when you don't feel like it. This is a sure way to ensure effectiveness and success in life.
Habit 4: Think win-win
Create effective interdependent. In this kind of relationship, both parties in a relationship are winners, nobody loses. This prevents us from trying to manipulate others in a bid to make progress with our own plans. Don't achieve your goals without putting others into consideration.
Habit 5: Seek first to understand then be understood
In our interactions with others, we need to practice emphatic listening by understanding them in a bid to offer solutions that meet their needs.
You have to build the skills of empathic listening on a base of character that inspires openness and trust." -Stephen Covey
Seeking to understand requires consideration; seeking to be understood takes courage." -Stephen Covey
Habit 6: Synergise
All the aforementioned habits prepare us for the habit of synergising. This habit helps us understand and celebrate another person's differences. This in turn allows for openness and creativity.
Habit 7: Sharpen the saw
This habit is focused on renewal. We need to take out time to renew ourselves physically, spiritually, socially, mentally and emotionally. Renewal helps us practice each habit as well as achieve effectiveness.
All these habits need to be practiced consistently overtime to ensure effectiveness in life.


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Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male R&B Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B
"Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."
Just when you thought it was over, one-third of the Migos trap trio, Quavo, and Lil Yachty have brought their respective 2017 beefs with Joe Budden on wax and on camera for a new record titled "Ice Tray."
Before hitting play on the single from the Quality Control collective album, the cover art of "Ice Tray" tells fans all they need to know about where the men stand with the Everyday Struggle co-host.
It shows an obviously Photoshopped and unsightly photo of the Everyday Struggle cohost with a sleeve full of tattoos, as the most obvious tat has "QC" inside of a heart and the title of his classic single "Pump It Up" inked right below it. The Joey mock-up also has a chest heavy with chains such as Yachty's flashy Bart Simpson piece while holding what appears to be rocks as surrounding fingers point and flip the bird at him.
The head-bobbing record begins with a chorus from Quavo where he gets straight down to business.
"Ice tray, young n***a flooded," he raps. "If a n***a hatin', call him Joe Budden (p***y)."
After spitting his first verse, Yachty occupies the second as the two boast their young, wild, icy lifestyles that they wear symbolically on their necks. If you'll recall, Quavo's spat with Joey took place at the 2017 BET Awards when the whole Migos clique prepared for a throwdown with him after he walked out on their gray carpet interview. Yachty's beef was started on Joey's main beef-igniting grounds, Everyday Struggle, when the New Jersey emcee blew up on Lil Boat for lack of his own music business awareness.
The official music video hasn't dropped just yet, but Joey's Everyday Struggle partner DJ Akademiks posted a flick of the cast from the visual that will definitely turn heads. In what appears to be a reenactment of the trio from the Complex web series, Nadeska Alexis, Joey and Akademiks lookalikes are seen seated in their respective Everyday Struggle seats. Quavo even snapped a photo opp with the Nadeska double for kicks and giggles.
And judging by Joey's fire emoji comments on the "Bad and Boujee" rapper's Instagram post announcing the single with the anti-Joe Budden cover art, he's just as anxious to see what's to come from the creative as everyone else.
Listen to "Ice Tray" below and see what heights Quavo and Yachty are taking their beef with Uncle Joe to this time.
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"Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."
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Don't you just love that feeling you get during yoga class? That slipping away of stress, the calm pouring in. "How do you get that feeling outside of class?," is a question I get sometimes. Ay, there's the rub. There's such a sense of peace at the end of a class, but it can seem that the moment you walk out the door, the stress comes jumping jack flashing back. So how do you welcome in that sense of peace without removing yourself from the world and closing yourself in a yoga studio? Looking into what the practice encompasses may give us the answer.
Practicing yoga isn't just practicing asana - the poses. It involves building awareness. Observing your breath - its temperature and texture, its location and size - makes you aware of every quality of this involuntary but able to be voluntary action that keeps you alive. Attention to the breath relaxes it and spurs a smoothness to it that spreads across your body and mind. Evenness comes to the mind through the meditation practices of yoga. In meditation, you observe your thoughts and realize that you are not them. You notice how you feel. You see behind your reactions to your emotions. You detach from grasping and let go of expectations.
Philosophical concepts like ahimsa - non-harming - and santosha - contentment - are ideas you embody over time. If studied, without effort, they enter your psyche and lead you toward your desired peaceful state. Devoting yourself to practicing on a regular basis, putting your phone and laundry aside, allows you to concentrate on yourself. The more you learn from yourself, the more you learn about others. Compassion grows. Lovingkindness arises.
In the beginning, you need to force yourself to get to practice, to meditate, to keep at it, to try to bring these teachings off the mat. But eventually, your on-mat and off-mat experiences meld into one; and you find yourself practicing yoga at the most unlikely times. You notice your sensations and reactions without formally telling yourself to do so. There's no hope of escape as you find that you prefer peace over chaos and awareness over ignorance. Whether by leaving work early a couple days a week to get to class or by changing where you live or with whom you hang, you may just find yourself making little and big changes to experience more joy - the kind that yoga sports.
If you invite the peace and joy you experience in class into your whole life, you'll find that yoga is not just a workout with kind thoughts. Rather, it's a total lifestyle overhaul. And like all true overhauls, it happens slowly and with setbacks. Getting on the path and staying the course despite distractions may set you up for the adventure of lifetime to a place of more joy, more peace and total honesty. Freer from the need to impress and pretend, more open to sharing yourself with the world, you'll head toward becoming the calm force you were hoping to be.


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Your doctor may suspect endocarditis based on your medical history, signs and symptoms you're experiencing, and your test results. A diagnosis of endocarditis is usually based on several factors instead of a single positive test result or symptom.
Your doctor may order several tests to help make a positive diagnosis, including:
Echocardiogram. An echocardiogram uses sound waves to produce images of your heart while it's beating. This test is often used to check for signs of infection. Your doctor may use two different types of echocardiograms to help diagnose endocarditis.
In a transthoracic echocardiogram, sound waves directed at your heart from a wandlike device (transducer) held on your chest produce video images of your heart in motion. This test can help your doctor look at your heart's structure and check it for any signs of infection or damage.
Doctors may conduct another type of echocardiogram called a transesophogeal echocardiogram to get a closer look at your heart valves. During this test, a small transducer attached to the end of a tube is inserted down the tube leading from your mouth to your stomach (esophagus). This test can allow your doctor to get much more detailed pictures of your heart than is possible with a transthoracic echocardiogram.
Many cases of endocarditis are successfully treated with antibiotics. Sometimes, surgery may be required to fix damaged heart valves and clean up any remaining signs of the infection.
If you have endocarditis, your doctor might recommend high doses of intravenous (IV) antibiotics in the hospital. Your doctor will use blood culture tests to help identify the organism that's causing your infection. Based on the results of your blood tests, your doctor will choose the most appropriate antibiotic or combination of antibiotics to fight the infection.
You'll generally spend a week or more in the hospital when you start taking IV antibiotics. This gives your doctor time to see if the antibiotics are working against your infection. You'll usually take antibiotics for several weeks to clear up the infection.
Once your fever and the worst of your signs and symptoms have passed, you might be able to leave the hospital and continue IV antibiotic therapy with visits to your doctor's office or at home with home-based care. You'll still need to see your doctor regularly to make sure your treatment is working.
It's important to tell your doctor about any signs or symptoms that may mean your infection is getting worse, such as:
Also, if you develop diarrhea, a rash, itching or joint pain, let your doctor know as soon as possible. These signs and symptoms may indicate you're having a reaction to your prescribed antibiotic.
If you have shortness of breath or swelling in your legs, ankles or feet after you start antibiotic treatment, see your doctor immediately. These signs and symptoms can be indicators of heart failure.
If the infection damages your heart valves, you may have symptoms and complications for years after treatment. Sometimes surgery is needed to treat persistent infections or to replace a damaged valve. Surgery is also sometimes needed to treat endocarditis that's caused by a fungal infection.
Depending on your condition, your doctor may recommend either repairing your damaged valve or replacing it with an artificial valve made of cow, pig or human heart tissue (biological tissue valve) or man-made materials (mechanical valve).
If you're at risk of endocarditis, let all of your health care providers know. You may want to request an endocarditis wallet card from the American Heart Association. Check with your local chapter or print the card from the association's website.
The first doctor you see will likely be your family doctor or an emergency room physician. Or, when you call to set up an appointment, you may be referred to a doctor trained in diagnosing and treating heart conditions (cardiologist).
You can help prepare for your appointment by taking these steps:
It's also important to write down any questions you might have before you get to your appointment. For endocarditis, some basic questions you might want to ask your doctor include:
Your doctor will probably ask you many questions, including:
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South Africa : apartheid and divestiture / edited by Steven Anzovin.
Contributor(s): Anzovin, Steven.Material type: TextSeries: Reference shelf: v. 59, no. 1Publisher: New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 1987ISBN: 0824207491.Subject(s): Apartheid -- South Africa | South Africa -- Race relations | South Africa -- Foreign economic relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign economic relations -- South AfricaLOC classification: DT763.5 | .S584 1987
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