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October 08, 2013
This August, GLSEN Student Ambassadors attended a screening of HBO's new documentary "Valentine Road." We invited them to share their experiences and reactions to the film as it is released to general audiences.
Have you ever seen a film that moves you so much, you leave the room a different person?
That is what happened to me this past August when I had the opportunity to watch HBO's documentary "Valentine Road." This film follows the aftermath of the murder of Lawrence King, a 15-year-old student who was killed by one of his classmates in 2008.
Watching this documentary was an extremely emotional process for me. In my life, I try and surround myself with supportive people. My friends and family help me feel safe, and I cannot imagine where I would be without their support. Knowing that a kid was brutally murdered as a result of homophobia and transphobia is heartbreaking, but it all gets worse once you see the people who disagree. Valentine Road showcased all sides of the story, from his friends and supporters to the prejudiced teachers, jurors and members of the community who believed Larry deserved his death. I was angry and sad, but also very inspired.
Larry's death was a tragedy, and sadly it is only one of the many that happen every day around the world. And that is why we need to keep working every day to change the hearts and minds of those who still believe that being who you are is wrong. After watching "Valentine Road," I wanted to make a change, and I knew that this was not going to happen unless I worked hard every day.
Sadly, we still live in a world full of hate, and this is why watching this documentary is a must for everyone. As horrifying as it can be, it is important that we all know such crimes occur, because looking the other way won't make them go away. So, understanding that this film is very emotional and crude, I believe that everyone should watch it, and I strongly encourage anyone to see it with a proper support system in place. This film changed me for the better, and I am so thankful I had the opportunity to watch it.
Paulina Aldaba is a GLSEN Student Ambassador.
October 04, 2013
This August, GLSEN Student Ambassadors attended a screening of HBO's upcoming documentary "Valentine Road." We invited them to share their experiences and reactions to the film leading up to its official release.
Stunned. Appalled. Riveted. Frightened. Enraged. Energized to demand change.
I experienced all of these feelings and more during GLSEN's Student Ambassador Summit in August while viewing the groundbreaking documentary "Valentine Road," about the senseless murder of young Lawrence King. As one of the first youth to see this emotionally charged film before its official release on October 7, I had a unique glimpse at its extremely disturbing and sensitive material.
No matter how much the subject matter horrified me, I am definitely changed for the better having seen the depths some can go to punish alleged violations of gender roles and expectations, even those of a 15-year-old child. It has given me even more drive to rectify King's death and make sure that such a purely homophobic/transphobic murder may never occur again.
As angry as I was to see many of the testimonials of prejudiced teachers or jurors and the results of the trial of Larry's killer, the film did not simply blame Brandon McInerney for his crime. Instead, the documentary chose to analyze the story from both sides of the gun, providing a complete tableau of the factors which contributed to Larry's murder. It left no stone unturned, addressing homophobia and transphobia, racial prejudice, class, abusive histories, family and community support, mental illness, school violence, the failings of the "justice" system, safe schools legislation, and the complications of age in the eyes of the court, among other issues.
"Valentine Road" is a must-see for GSAs and other similar school or community clubs. However, the nature of the film is wrought with emotion and sensitive material. In fact, I was so affected that I cried in the theater, and I was most certainly not alone. Thus, GSAs should be careful before showing this powerful film to students. A safe space filled with ample amounts of tissues, love, and support is required before anyone sees the film.
Most of all, I deeply recommend that a time be provided to discuss its themes and details, whether that be directly following the film showing or a week or more afterward, though, frankly, I would recommend both. This way, immediate reactions may be shared in addition to feelings that emerge after an audience has had time to process the film.
This documentary empowered me to continue my crusade to support LGBTQ* students in and out of our nation's schools, and I am thankful to have seen it. Please consider watching it to learn more about the life-and-death situation of bullying and discrimination facing LGBTQ* students, the brief but impactful life of Lawrence King, and what you can do to make a difference for students at risk.
Liam Arne is a GLSEN Student Ambassador.
September 18, 2013
If someone told me three years ago that I would be a pansexual LGBT activist, I would have never believed it. I remember the times when I would sit in my room and just seethe at the fact that I wasn't entirely sure about my sexuality. I didn't like a particular set of people, and even if I had a "type" I was attracted to, it wasn't enough to make a decision. I had never come out as any sexuality up until a year ago when I learned about the other sexualities that didn't quite make it to the ever-growing acronym. Ever since that day, I can only remember positive thoughts about my sexuality and how it really suits me.
I just started my senior year in high school and the time has flown by faster than I can even fathom.
When I started school as a freshman, I was excited to join my school's Gay-Straight Alliance. It was one the main reasons I chose to attend the school that I will be graduating from in just a few months. This year is a very big year for me and my GSA because I'm finally stepping up and taking the reins on the club. Ever since I started high school, I have talked to many different teachers and other youth coordinators about how to make the GSA more active, but now that I have years of experience, I know exactly what we're going to do to make our club known at school.
All summer I've been planning monthly events to do with the GSA and trying to get club members' feedback on how to make my plans work for everyone. So far I have a calendar full of themed months based on Days of Action, remembrance days, and LGBT topics in general. Once clubs start up for the year, I hope to add some kind of educational component to the GSA to teach students about LGBT issues and what the club means. My school is a very liberal school that allows free gender expression and sexual orientation, so I have no doubt that once this is implemented, people will be more interested in being a part of the GSA.
I think it's important for students to actually learn about human sexuality outside of the standard health class lectures. I would love to see teachers including LGBT figures in their lesson plans no matter what subject they teach. I remember when my ninth-grade English teacher had my class read the story "Am I Blue?" from the book of the same title. That was my first real experience of talking about being LGBT in an open environment and I will never forget it. It would mean so much to me if there were more people able to experience that.
While it's a bittersweet feeling to be a senior, I can only enjoy everything that comes my way this year and hope that all my memories of being a high school student can help inspire other people.
Jada Gossett is a GLSEN Student Ambassador.
September 13, 2013
School started a month ago in my district. Students' alarms started ringing sooner than they did during the summer, bringing life and smiles to lonely bathroom mirrors. Toaster pastries and cereal began to fill bellies once again in the familiar morning routine as students began their days.
However, I wasn't so thrilled about school because I was all too familiar with the unsafe feeling of being openly gay in a rural area. I knew that this would be my last year and my community has a lot of growing to do through policies, community involvement, and setting up and maintaining safe zones within my school. With that thought in mind, I also know that I am leaving behind a changed school and an improved atmosphere because of my GSA and through allies I have gained, who will advocate on behalf of all of my LGBTQ peers.
The GLSEN Middle Tennessee chapter has already started planning and hosting events around days of action such as Ally Week. To kick things off, GLSEN Middle TN co-hosted an Ally Week Photo Shoot Campaign on September 11 with the Music City Sisters and Out & About Nashville, which celebrates 11 years in October as Middle Tennessee's leader in LGBT news. The event was for supportive community members to show their support for Tennessee students and proclaim their commitment to being an ally!
Those who couldn't make it to the event don't have to miss out on the fun, though. GLSEN Middle TN also encourages everyone who wants to participate to print off an Ally Week sign and post it on the GLSEN Middle TN Facebook page, post it on Instagram with the hashtag #AllyWeek2013, tweet their photo to @OutandAboutNash and @GLSENMiddleTN, or email it directly to email@example.com.
The photos from the campaign will be featured in the October 2013 edition of Out and About Nashville and support our next Ally Week event, which will be held during Ally Week on October 24! GLSEN Middle TN will be co-hosting their next event with the Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce.
GLSEN Middle TN is thankful for all of its sponsors and co-hosts, without whom events like these would be nearly impossible. There will be more events on the agenda for the coming year, which I am looking forward to participating in and helping to organize! By engaging the public in initiatives like Ally Week and other days of action, GLSEN Middle TN is able to make an impact on the greater community and change schools in Tennessee.
Though I am leaving for college in the coming year, opening myself to new opportunities, and gaining more knowledge alongside GLSEN, I couldn't be happier to look around and see the community that I will be leaving progressing in the right direction. Middle Tennessee is on a path to safer and more inclusive schools and I am happy to be a part of the great work GLSEN is doing in my area.
Andrew Lawless is a GLSEN Student Ambassador and GLSEN Middle Tennessee leader.
September 12, 2013
As a high school student, going back to school can be both stressful and exciting. You don't know what to expect, but in your head you make a whole bunch of assumptions, some negative and some positive. Being a gay high school student and going back to school, the only thing you truly want is to have a great year with people who accept and love you for who you are.
I attend a high school that just opened about a year ago, and in addition to the school a new club was born: a Gay-Straight Alliance. My GSA started with three people and we are gradually building up week by week. Our main goal is to bring more awareness about LGBT issues and, of course, create an alliance between our gay and straight students in hopes we can create a safe environment for all our students.
I personally would like to see more encouragement from teachers. I have always been told by my teachers to get good grades and excel academically, but I am never told to be myself and to embrace who I am as a gay student. I would like to see more teachers inspiring students who are LGBT to be themselves, giving them a sense of security and giving them a friend, someone who they can come to for whatever reason.
On the other hand, there are numerous things students can do to make back-to-school pleasant and stress-free for LGBT students. Instead of following the crowd and automatically ignoring the students who are different from them, students can do the simplest of things, like not making insulting comments about one's actions or appearance (thinking before they speak) or asking students who are alone at lunch if they would like to sit with them. The most effective thing they could do is smile when they see an LGBT student. Little heartwarming gestures can be the best way to start off a new school year.
As this is my last year being a high school student, there are a few things I want to achieve before the school year is over. Mainly, I would like to set a foundation at my school: a legacy where people are not ashamed to be who they are, but in reality are more than happy embracing their sexuality. I also really hope I can achieve a lot with my GSA club this year, most importantly by informing the students of issues faced by the LGBT community in hopes they will be inspired to help us make a difference. The ultimate and last thing I hope to achieve this school year is to find and apply to a college which has an amazing GSA. After high school is done, I want to continue to be a representative, an advocate, and a voice for my fellow LGBT community.
In conclusion, being a gay high school student might come to an end, but my future being an LGBT representative is soon to begin.
Dustin Gallegos is a GLSEN Student Ambassador.
September 11, 2013
When I was bullied for a few years, I didn't feel safe at school. I was unhappy, sad, and uncomfortable. I would try pretending to be sick to not go to school. In one year, I missed 95 days of school for fear of being bullied.
I thought that when I started in a new grade in an upper-level school, everything would change. I would have friends, sit at a lunch table with friends, and be able to socialize and gossip about favorite pets and favorite boy bands. But when I started sixth grade, it didn't change at all. I was still bullied. Everyone except two people—one who is a lesbian, and another who was gay—wouldn't talk to me.
The only place where I felt safe and could eat my lunch was the library. I could talk to the librarian and help students check out books and show them where to find books.
Then in seventh grade, we got a new librarian, one who is a strong supporter of GLSEN and the LGBT community. I still hung out in the library and helped with the students. Then a few weeks later, she put up a Safe Space poster on her bulletin board. As soon as I saw that poster, I knew I was safe in the library.
When school started this year, I walked past the principal's office; I noticed that he also had a Safe Space sticker on his window. I was surprised that he had a sticker on his window. When I saw that poster and sticker, I finally knew I was safe at school. Safe to be myself, safe to come out about my sexuality. Perfectly safe. I could be free.
Katarina "Kat" S. is an eighth-grader at the Creative and Performing Media Arts School (CPMA) in San Diego, California.
September 11, 2013
Today, GLSEN announced the launch of its #SpotTheSticker campaign, an endeavor to recognize, highlight and celebrate the thousands of schools where LGBT students can feel safe, affirmed and respected.
The GLSEN Safe Space sticker and poster are important components of the Safe Space Kit, a resource guide for educators to become better allies to LGBT students. Three years ago, GLSEN launched the Safe Space Campaign, with the goal of putting a Safe Space Kit in every middle and high school in the country – all 60,000 of them. As we prepare to wrap up the Safe Space Campaign this October, we're celebrating by spreading the word about the huge number of educators and community members who show support for LGBT students.
Participating in the #SpotTheSticker campaign is easy, and anyone can do it. First, find a Safe Space sticker or poster at school, at work, at your local community center, or anywhere else. Then, just snap a picture. You can take a photo of the sticker alone, a selfie with the sticker in the background, your GSA posing with the sticker—be creative! Finally, upload the picture to glsen.org/spotthesticker and share it on social media using the hashtag #SpotTheSticker. It's that simple: just spot it, snap it and share it!
When you take and share a photo, you encourage educators to put up their own Safe Space stickers and posters, sending a message of support to LGBT youth across the country. You'll also be spreading the word about the value of GLSEN's Safe Space Kit. GLSEN research has shown that having visible allies at school improves LGBT students' academic achievement, aspirations for the future and personal well-being. By participating in the #SpotTheSticker campaign, you can help show educators nationwide just how important it is to support LGBT youth.
For more information about #SpotTheSticker, check out glsen.org/spotthesticker and follow the hashtag #SpotTheSticker on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram. We can't wait to see where you find stickers!
September 04, 2013
My experience at the GLSEN Student Ambassadors Summit was truly one of the best times of my life. I met so many wonderful people whom I am honored to call friends. I also met so many influential people who have shaped my life for the better. Hearing so many inspiring stories gave me a brand new outlook on life.
I never expected to be one of the finalists, and once I was told I would be attending the Media Summit my jaw automatically fell to the floor. I was so excited and nervous at the same time. I tried so hard to keep it to myself, but I was filled with so much excitement I couldn't help but tell all my beloved friends and family, who encouraged me to go, knowing it would make me really happy. I didn't know what to expect, but I knew in my heart no matter the outcome I would leave the Summit filled with much contentment and a new mindset.
I learned so much while attending the Media Summit, but out of every experience I encountered, I will never forget my co-ambassadors. It's surprising that people who were strangers just a couple of weeks ago became very good friends in a short amount of time. We all created strong friendships doing something that meant so much to us: giving a voice to the LGBT community, and advocating for safer schools. I learned so much from them: I learned that you can be successful regardless of your sexual orientation, and to not be afraid to be yourself because of what people might think.
My experience at the Media Summit really changed me. I was so inspired by everyone's coming-out stories that on the day of my return, I fully came out to my mom. In the past, I had told her I was bisexual in hopes that she could accept me more easily, but that was a lie. For a very long time I knew I was gay, but I didn't want to accept it. I lived in fear for many years. That all changed because of the Media Summit. I became more confident, I became happier, and I became a new person—one who now wants to make a change in this world.
Now that the Media Summit is over, I will share my story in hopes of inspiring others. I will begin to blog, vlog, and anything possible to reach as many people as I can. I want to inspire people not to live in fear, but to embrace who they are. Thank you, GLSEN, for teaching me so many useful and wonderful skills, for making me realize how truly special I am, and for giving me a family.
Dustin G. is a GLSEN Student Ambassador.
September 03, 2013
My life was fatefully changed August 7, 2013.
That was the day I attended GLSEN's Student Ambassador Summit as my inauguration into this esteemed program that was all I had wanted to be a part of for several years. As I sat for six hours of plane rides to glistening Los Angeles, my mind danced about, pondering how truly excited and humbled I was to be a part of GLSEN's elite student team.
Questions poured over my brain: "Out of more than 500 applicants, why was I chosen to be one of just nine participants? Why am I valuable enough to be flown thousands of miles from Virginia to California for four wondrous days of learning and community? Do I really have a story to tell?"
By the time I arrived at the Summit, meeting the eight other students and the GLSEN staff helped me realize that I was chosen for a reason, whether or not that reason was abundantly clear to me; I did have a powerful story to tell.
The first day was a whirlwind of anxious and joyous interactions with staff and fellow Ambassadors, flooding me with expectations for the upcoming days. After we were interviewed about our experiences in school for an educational resource organization, I thought it couldn't get any better. I was most certainly wrong.
The second day of the program was one of the most exhilarating of my life. En route to the KABC television station, I bonded with my compatriots and the adult GLSEN employees over a simple breakfast. More than any icebreaker or training session, this opened me up to being comfortable expressing myself and my experiences to a mostly foreign group.
At KABC, we met with distinguished TV news veterans and professionals who shared their stories of success, took us on eye-opening tours of their innovative facilities and even featured us on their own news report! Following some insightful interview training from the best in the business, each of the Ambassadors had the privilege of speaking a few lines for promotions of GLSEN's Days of Action, like Day of Silence and Ally Week, as well as being interviewed about our personal experiences revolving around being LGBTQ* students in school, surviving bullying, and how we planned to engage and activate our schools and communities to make bullying stop.
A lot of my fellow Ambassadors were nervous about public speaking, but not me. I was predominantly worried that I wouldn't have an adequate story to tell that could make any impact at all. However, as the GLSEN staff rolled introspective questions, I spoke from the heart and explored who I was and how I was honestly making a change. I found out why I was worthy enough to be a fundamental member of this team of "superstar students of GLSEN."
The third day turned out to be the most entertaining of them all. On that Friday morning, the small GLSEN caravan traversed abysmal L.A. traffic to arrive at the West Coast HBO headquarters. An inspiring video chat unfolded with Noah Michelson, the editor of The Huffington Post's Gay Voices section, who discussed at length his rise to fame and influence, demonstrating the power we had to make a difference for LGBTQ* people. Soon thereafter, my fellow Ambassadors and I were given the privilege to be the first youth to view an astoundingly moving and socially conscious documentary which will be coming out in the next few months, in addition to discussing the film with its producer. A discussion with the executive editor of The Advocate and Chief Correspondent of Fandango followed, inspiring us to reach for all that we could in our futures while staying true to our identities and our passions.
The fourth day went by in a blink. Suddenly, I was off to LAX, preparing for my flight home. It was a shame to have spent only four days with the supremely inspirational new members of the Student Media Ambassador team and the upbeat GLSEN staff. In those four days, I cried, I laughed (until I cried), I learned, I saw, I marveled, I inspired, I loved, I lived, I transformed, I gained.
But most of all, I was affirmed. I was affirmed that I was worthy of being in the presence of such impactful people and that I would be, if not already am, one of them. I was affirmed that I could make a change in my peers' lives. I was affirmed that I was a porous sponge, soaking up all knowledge and beauty and experiences around me with eager ease, capable of sharing those same influences with those around me. I was affirmed that GLSEN is home to me.
Liam A. is a GLSEN Student Ambassador.
August 30, 2013
My school and family have always been accepting and tolerant of just about anything, but I was still scared to talk to my grandparents and teachers about being trans*. My confidence in myself was never very high and I was always scared of being laughed at and told that I was wrong, an abomination, a good-for-nothing.
But when applying to be a GLSEN Student Ambassador and to participate in the Media Summit this past August, I knew immediately that I would be accepted, respected and included without my gender identity being a problem or an obstacle.
Everyone who attended the summit was kind, full of positive energy and passionate about what GLSEN really is here for: to make schools safer for LGBTQ youth.
It's not a surprise that after coming home, all of their positive influences had rubbed off on me.
I was more confident and comfortable and a lot of my anxieties about being a trans guy had been quieted for once. I had always been worried that I was letting the rest of the trans* community down, that I was being trans* wrong, that I didn't deserve to go by the name I was comfortable with and the pronouns that had finally fit into the puzzle of who I was.
But after the summit, I felt a wave of relief. The feeling of "I can do whatever I want and I deserve to be comfortable" settled in.
I was allowed to be me.
So I came out to my paternal grandparents and told them what was going on, and they immediately jumped on board. I started wondering, "Why was I so scared to talk to them about this? These are two people who have loved me since the day I was born and have always accepted me. Why was I so scared to be honest with them?"
That experience added to my confidence, so the day before school started, I sent one of my teachers a Facebook message explaining my situation and asking for her help and support. She immediately got back to me and said she'd love to help me out and we started to figure out a plan for school.
The first day of school, I pulled all my teachers aside and talked to them, told them which name to use and which pronouns I go by. Most of them I had had before and they knew me, they respected me, and they agreed. I talked to a school administrator and she told me that she would email all of my teachers to let them know that she was backing me up, that this wasn't some joke and that it was for real. She was going to email my PE teacher to make sure I got to use the right locker room.
We also talked about what to do when it came to harassment: that I would have to report even the littlest of problems due to my situation, that I did not deserve even the littlest of problems, and that it did not just "come with what you're doing here." We talked about how my school has always been a safe school for the most part, without much bullying to begin with, and that maybe that was why I had chosen now to come out, because I felt like I'd be safe at school.
It occurred to me that I was one of the lucky ones: someone whose school environment allowed for me to be out in the open, instead of hiding in the shadows. That's why GLSEN's work is so near and dear to me. It didn't matter how accepting my school was—it was still a challenge to come out and face it. At schools that are more hostile and less accepting than mine, coming out is so much more of an obstacle that is so hard to climb. GLSEN is making an important difference to students like me who are already having a hard enough time.
The last thing my school administrator told me as she shook my hand left me with a sense of hope for the upcoming school year.
"I'm proud of you."
Kane T. is a GLSEN Student Ambassador.


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According to a report that's appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Apple is working on a more affordable model of the iPhone. People familiar with the matter claimed that a cheaper version of the iPhone would be out by the end of the year. This alleged iPhone will look like any standard iPhone but will be made with less expensive materials such as using a shell made of polycarbonate plastic as opposed to the aluminium housing that the iPhone 5 has.
If the news is indeed true, then it will be a first for Apple to be releasing more than one iPhone model a year (Yes, there are different capacities of iPhones, but only one model per year). After the iPad mini launch, the alleged cheaper iPhone news again looks like a reactionary move from Apple to tackle the onslaught of affordable handsets from the Android camp led by its rival Samsung.
Apple saw a drop in its worldwide smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2012. From a peak of 23 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011 and first quarter of 2012, Apple managed only 14.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2012. On the other hand, Samsung's share has risen from a mere 8.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2010 to 31.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2012.
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Feline pancreatitis (Proceedings)
Disorders of the feline exocrine pancreas are common. Feline pancreatitis is classified as acute necrotizing, acute suppurative and chronic non-suppurative1. Acute pancreatitis is characterized by inflammation of the pancreas that is completely reversible upon removal of the underlying cause, while chronic pancreatitis is characterised by irreversible histological lesions such as fibrosis and atrophy2. Necrosis of pancreatic acinar cells and peripancretic fat with or without inflammation, hemorrhage, mineralization and fibrosis, describes acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) 1. Acute suppurative pancreatitis differs in that neutrophilic inflammation is the predominant histologic lesion1. Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by lymphocytic inflammation, fibrosis and pancreatic acinar actrophy1. ANP and CP are most common, are clinically indistinguishable in the absence of a pancreatic biopsy1 and will be the focus of this discussion.
Pathogenesis and Etiology
Digestive enzymes are stored within pancreatic acinar cells as inactive enzyme precursors or zymogens (e.g. trypsinogen). After release into the intestinal lumen, trypsinogen is cleaved by enterokinase (secreted by duodenal mucosal cells) to its active form trypsin. In turn, trypsin activates other zymogens. Pancreatitis is characterized by inappropriate activation of zymogens within the pancreatic parenchyma2,3. In most patients this is due to fusion of lysosomal and zymogen granules within the pancreas, conversion of trypsinogen to trypsin and subsequent intra-pancreatic activation of other zymogens2,3. Unlike dogs, the feline pancreatic duct and common bile duct merge before emptying into the duodenum at the common bile duct, predisposing cats to pancreatic inflammation secondary to reflux of intestinal or biliary contents. Following zymogen activation, free radical–associated damage and pancreatic edema due to increased capillary permeability occur. Pancreatic inflammation extends locally to the stomach, duodenum, colon and potentially the adjacent hepatic parenchyma. Enzyme leakage into the bloodstream can overwhelm circulating antiproteases and potentially lead to hypotension, shock, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC), multiple organ failure and death2,3. It has been speculated that ANP and CP may have similar etiologies and pathogenesis and could represent a continuum of disease1. Accepted etiologies of feline ANP include biliary tract disease (most notably suppurative cholangitis), inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatic ischemia (e.g. hypotension, consequence of severe inflammation and edema, etc.), pancreatic duct obstruction (e.g. neoplasia, pancreatic fluke, duodenal foreign body, etc.), blunt abdominal trauma, infection (e.g. Toxoplasma gondii), organophosphate toxicosis and lipodystrophy1. There is currently insufficient evidence to consider hypercalcemia, drug reactions, high fat diet or obesity as risk factors for development of feline pancreatitis1. In many cases, no specific pre-disposing factor or inciting cause is identified. However, concurrent hepatobiliary or intestinal tract disease is common.


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Women who work on the expansion of the spirit can reap great benefits and build successful relationships with others. If you are able to react and listen to what your soul dictates you will soon find that it guided you in all positive ways.
Women will have to start recognizing when it is their soul that dictates their minds and realize that this is the right strategy. When your soul is working there are various signals that you can recognize. You will find that good things suddenly start happening, you are getting answers to your queries, you no longer feel pains you had repeatedly, you are less fearful of events, you are more confident when placing your requests, you know when to say yes or know.
However, it is important not to doubt the positive power our souls can have on our lives or you will not be able to perceive the messages or connect. To find your soul, is to look for it, you need to keep an open mind and listen, while developing a habit of calling upon it regularly.
Some exercises that can help you connect with your soul are the following:
Breathing or acknowledging your breathing are two related activities, we do not usually think we are breathing but we can be conscious of this if we wish to. This is a good place to start off from. If you start developing your consciousness to breathing, you will also start being aware of both the conscious and the subconscious parts of the mind.
Connecting to sounds that are part of nature is another way to be aware of our spirit, or listening to music we like. Laughing often helps dissipate tensions and stress, as well as anxiety, depression and anger.
Try and become a child once more, in the way you perceive the world, watch the clouds float by, the birds fly, find the simple things in life that can provide delight. If you can reach a childlike abandonment then you will easily perceive your soul.
You can even question your soul directly, as this will allow you do relate and give it a definite dimension. Test it by asking which the right solutions are for your problems of the moment, who to turn to in order to receive support for a determined situation and how to be able to have more abundance. Keep an open mind in order to receive your answers with the above techniques.
Find moments of silence and rest, which brings balance in order to be able to perceive with more ease. Be positive and say yes often during the day, especially when you are faced with obstacles during the day. It is a way to free your tension and spirit.
Daydreaming is also a good remedy as it allows your imagination to soar above reality and create lovely sensations you may be missing in your real life.


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This is soooo exciting—my first column of 1998! Actually, I'm kind of dreading 1998, because it's the year I finally turn the big 4-0! Can you believe it? (I sure can't!)
But, with this new year, I've vowed to turn over a new leaf. That's right, your old pal Jean has made three major self-improvement resolutions for 1998! Here goes:
First, I'm going to try not to be such a perfectionist. Take last week, for example. I bought these cute Post-It notes with sunflowers on them at Wal-Mart. But when I got them home, I noticed that the yellow on the sunflowers didn't quite match the shade of yellow on my plastic Post-It-note dispenser.
I seriously considered going back to the store and exchanging the sunflower Post-Its with the plain ones I usually buy, which better match my dispenser. But then, out of nowhere, a little voice inside me said: "Earth to Jean! Earth to Jean! It doesn't matter what color your Post-It notes are! It doesn't matter if they don't match the dispenser perfectly!" So I decided to stick with the sunflower ones. And you know what? They look just fine in my dispenser! (Come to think of it, It Doesn't Matter What Color Your Post-It Notes Are would make a great title for the book I'm going to write someday!)
Second, I'm not going to let things I can't control get to me. Like at work, for example. (Yes, I still work that boring data-entry job at the insurance company!) Right before Thanksgiving last year, our entire computer system crashed, and anyone who hadn't rebooted their computer in the previous week lost several days' worth of data entry. And guess who didn't reboot her computer! I wound up having to work that entire weekend, including several hours on Thanksgiving, logging in the codes that were lost.
But what really made me mad was the fact that the company didn't want to pay me overtime for that weekend because it was my mistake. (We're supposed to reboot our terminals at least once a week.) I considered quitting right then and there, but I realized that quitting wouldn't be a smart thing to do, what with all the payments left on hubby Rick's new truck and the holidays coming up. And letting stuff like that get to me certainly wouldn't be good for my health or my sanity, either. So I let it go and felt a lot better right away. There's no point dwelling on the negative, as I always say!
Third, and most important, I'm going to stop worrying about what other people think of me! I realized this after getting a letter from a reader who wrote me in response to my recent column about how I drove through three counties to find this adorable Kim Anderson print. (She's the photographer who takes those darling pictures of the little children in adult clothes kissing.) I was really thrilled to get a letter regarding my column, because, to tell you the truth, I don't get all that many. But do you know what the letter said? It asked why the newspaper was running my "stupid" column instead of "Power Sewing"!
I was shocked and crushed! I couldn't understand why anyone would go out of their way to write such a mean thing like that. But then I realized that if I worried about everything everyone said about me, I'd go nuts! Besides, if everybody felt the same way about everything, this would be a pretty boring world, right? If people hid every time something critical was said about them, we'd have no brave people in this world, no one like Oprah Winfrey or Elton John, both of whom overcame tremendous adversity to get where they are today! (Well, I don't know about Elton John, but hubby Rick's always putting him down, and I think he's great!)
So those are my resolutions for 1998. Keep an eye on me, folks, and make sure I stick to them!
By the way, did you happen to notice my column's new name, "A Room Of Jean's Own"? It's symbolic of my turning over a new leaf this year. And, what's really great about it is that it came to me in a way that seems too destined to be an accident!
Last month, I was at Waldenbooks trying to find one of those 3-D hidden-image books for my brother for Christmas, when my eyes happened to fall upon a book on the shelves. I was immediately struck by its title: A Room Of One's Own. It was by an author named Virginia Woolf, and a little voice inside me told me that I should read it, even though I'd never heard of it. So I snatched it up and made a beeline to the checkout counter. (It was hours before I realized that I'd forgotten to buy the 3-D book!)
There was something about the title A Room Of One's Own that appealed to me. Having lived with hubby Rick for so long, I guess the notion of having a room of my own, a room where I can go and just be myself, had been a long-standing wish of mine. Then I thought to myself, I do have this newspaper column, and, even though it's not technically a room, it's a place for me to be myself and express my feelings about stuff. So calling the column "A Room of Jean's Own" seemed perfect! (Boy, am I philosophical, or what!)
Unfortunately, the book A Room Of One's Own turned out to be really disappointing. In fact, it's not even a story! It's this long, confusing speech, written with this big vocabulary, almost as if Woolf was going out of her way to try to impress you with her knowledge. And it's weird, to boot. I never got beyond the first three pages. But, as I said, the title is great.
So here's to 1998! I'm sorry I got so philosophical in this column, but to make it up to you, I promise next time I'll share my internationally renowned recipe for triple-mocha almond fudge brownies! They're better than sex!


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Invest in the fashion brand Carin Wester
Co-investment opportunity with Global Retail
Recently Global Retail invested in Carin Wester with the aim to take an already well established and respected brand to new financial heights by focusing more on effective sales and growth.
"Det svenska modeundret"
Carin Wester is an award winning minimalistic chic Scandinavia label, founded by the designer Carin Wester. Elle, Plaza Damernas Värld, Styleby, Style.com, Bon and other media have acknowledged Carin Wester as one of the great future designers of Scandinavian fashion.
Carin Wester has so far been very successful in creating a brand with a high level of knowledge and a very positive perception among customers, the press and in the general market but has until now not been able to profit or grow in line with these circumstances.
Sales and growth
Global Retail joined and invested in Carin Wester with the scope of taking the company into growth and profitability. By re-organizing the company, adding essential competence, changing the balance between commercial and image pieces in the collection and focusing a lot more on sales and customer service we see a great possibility into making it happen. Now is the time when we see that the company and brand is set to becoming a market success.
The goal is to be the next fast growing Swedish brand in an international environment with a turnover of > 500 million SEK within 10 years.
Fun fact.
After having performed just 30% of our sales efforts for this year we already see that we have surpassed our goals by 130% of revenue.
Carin Wester
Carin Wester as a brand was born in 2004 after Carin had completed studies at Beckmans School of Design and worked for some time at H&M and Paul & Friends. In 2005 Carin Wester was awarded the Elle Award Newcomer of the Year, in 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year by E&Y and in 2009 Carin Wester won the prestigious Guldknappen award by the leading Swedish fashion magazine Damernas Värld. In 2014 Global Retail Group entered Carin Wester as a management partner and majority owner.
The Carin Wester brand has established presence in several countries. The main markets through physical retail are Scandinavia, Germany, Benelux and Japan. The fastest growing are presently Germany and Japan. Carin Wester runs its own e-trade with significant sales in many other markets, such as France, UK, USA and Australia showing that the brand has a clear global pull with possibilities of further expansion in physical retail. The Carin Wester team today consists of Carin Wester as head designer, salesdriven and financially focused Global Retail as management, a sales department, a production department, one person responsible for marketing/e-trade department and one person responsible for economy.
Global Retail
Global Retail Group was founded in 2007 and has since then mainly successfully introduced and expanded a retail business together with G-Star Raw. Global Retail has focused on building the strongest sales force in Sweden and has for three consecutive years (2013-2015) been ranked the number one service provider in fashion retail. In 2014 won the leading retail prize by Retail Awards for best overall customer service and Global Retail has since first possible year been classified as a Gazelle, young fast growing company by leading Swedish business magazine Dagens Industri. Alongside operating stores, Global retail has also successfully performed several consulting assignments, for example for Björn Borg.
This investment opportunity
We seek funding of 4 000 000 SEK at a valuation of 24 000 000 SEK pre-money. We aim to give our investors a minimum annual growth of 30 %. The capital will be used to finance the Global Expansion of Carin Wester. The current owners will show full commitment to the enterprise by converting SEK 2 000 000 into own capital of Carin Wester. Our plan is to give investors a minimum of 10 ROI in 5 years. Investors who are joining us now will join a focused group of shareholders who are in the steering position of the Company. We are striving to take the brand from being a market success among a relatively narrow group of initiated customers to become an international significant brand.
The company has during 10 years successfully created several internationally observed products and built a very strong brand knowledge.
Now is the time to take the brand to a wider audience! Join us!
Strategy for growth
Our strategy is to grow in our present markets. This is accomplished by enhancing and developing our local sales team by education and focusing on important measures such as long term relationship building and focusing on in-season selling. At the same time we are starting collaborations with successful and proven agents & distributors in targeted secondary markets.
The primary focus is to take the brand from a situation of some ambiguity regarding core products into becoming top of mind in women's outerwear for all women aged 25-50. This will be done with limited means to take the most efficient measures to create growth and profitability. The company consists of five departments. These are; design, production, sales (wholesale and e-com), financial and marketing. The strength of having a clear focus is that all departments will align in one goal and hence more likely reach it.
Designing the best outerwear with a strong production, selling it to the stores that are strong in outerwear and enhance this by making sure this product group is pushed in traditional and social media makes us clearer and more likely to succeed.
The Market Potential
Total sales in the Swedish fashion industry in 2012 amounted to SEK 229 billion. Exports account for 60 percent, SEK 137 billion, and 40 percent, SEK 92 billion, come from the domestic market. This implicates that both the domestic and international markets has great potential for Carin Wester.
We are locally present in Scandinavia, Benelux, Japan, Germany, Italy and South Korea and are growing with existing customers in all markets. The growth outside of Scandinavia has been especially strong in Germany and Japan the last couple of seasons. These two markets are especially prosperous for Swedish fashion and with exceeding 200 million in total population the potential market is huge. We regularly get inquiries for new business opportunities outside of the current markets like the US and UK. The average return on capital employed for a group of selected Swedish fashion brands was almost 18 percent for a three year period in 2013. Even though the sales of the average company in the group was only about one percent of H&M's sales, profitability on average is as high as 50 percent as that of H&M. The success of the brand-building companies is strongly related to the success of collections. Another decisive factor is the level of comprehension of the importance of low average assets and high margins.
As an investor and key partner of the brand Carin Wester, you will get an exclusive access to:
- Pre-invitation to the seasonal sale in Stockholm
- Permanent discount at carinwester.com
- Invitation to our bi-annual fashion-show at Stockholm Fashion Week (based on a lottery for each season – 10 guests per show)
- Invitation to store events
The information above is provided "as is" and "as available". We do no warrant the accuracy of the information and we accepts no liability with regard to your reliance on it. All of the above is provided solely for information purposes and does not constitute investment advice.


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Sneezing is our body's way of removing an irritation from our nose.When the inside of your nose gets a tickle, a message is sent to a special part of our brain called the sneeze center. The sneeze center then sends a message to all the muscles that have to work together to create the amazingly complicated process that we call the sneeze.When you catch a cold in our nose, a virus has made a temporary home there and is causing lots of swelling and irritation.
Even nasal congestion is the blockage of the nasal passages usually due to membranes lining the nose becoming swollen from inflamed blood vessels resulting in triggering of excessive production of mucus.
When we lay down such mucus travels to one nostril to other due to gravitation.
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I've revised the FAQ post to make it shorter and more effective. Please read before posting.
Q1: Why is there a Dad's Corner?
A: Because a former member, VBPablo, asked TPTB for a space for dads to get together and share without being inundated with responses from women.
Q2: What is the purpose of Dad's Corner?
A: According to WTE, Dad's Corner is "where you can exchange advice, vent, offer support and make friends with other dads and dads-to-be."
Q3: I'm a lady and just want to ask a guy a question, should I do it here?
A: No, as stated above the purpose of this group is for guys to talk. You should try the relationship group, hot topics, or the Dads Question Corner, linked below. If you ignore this advice, odds are you are going to get some nasty comments.
Q4: I'm a first time dad, what advice do you have for me?
A: Check out this thread for some good general advice.
Or, you can ask some more specific question
Q5: What books do your recommend for the dad to be?
A: It really depends on the guy. Here is a thread with some book suggestions.
Q5A: What should I pack in my bag for the hospital stay?
A: http://www.whattoexpect.com/forums/dads-corner/topic/hospital-bag-dad-style.html
Q6: The baby always cries when the dad holds him. Any suggestions?
A: See this thread. They just need time alone so you need to leave the house for the day. http://www.whattoexpect.com/forums/dads-corner/topic/baby-screams-when-dad-holds-him.html
Q7:Why does it take so long to get a response sometimes?
A: Dad's Corner is a slow-burning board. Just hang tight.
Q8: Where did my post go?
A: Either the topic was totally off point or the comments went off point and violated the TOS. I go to TPTB and ask to get it deleted (usually happens within a day). While I report them, the judgment to delete is made by WTE, not me.
Q9: I thought this was DAD'S Corner! Why are there women commenting?
A: Because they can. And we welcome them so long as the respect the purpose of Dad's Corner (a place for dad's to share with other dads).
Q10: Why are your responses so rude?
A: http://www.whattoexpect.com/forums/dads-corner/topic/to-all-the-ladies-who-think-i-am-rude.html
Q11: I am really bother by all the women posting here, is there someplace where I can just talk to the guys without all the drama?
A: We have a secret Facebook group. Instructions for joining are here http://www.whattoexpect.com/forums/dads-corner/topic/dads-corner-facebook-group.html
Q12: Why should we listen to you?
A: You don't have to. But I have been here for a long time (since April 2009) and was appointed Group Leader by TPTB so I try to keep things moving smoothly?
Posts like "Leave the men alone! Let them have their board!" are appreciated, but not really needed. What we DO need are conversations. Sports, games, books, life.
Don't apologize for posting here. Just make your post relevant to the topic.
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A comedy album that will make you weep. A Pixar soundtrack with pitchfork bite. An orchestral slap to the powers-that-be. A legit contender for album of the year. Randy Newman's Harps and Angels, the big-hearted satirist's first studio full-length since 1999, is all great things to all listeners — especially, those who enjoy seeing sacred cattle get prodded.
Digging into his populist bag of Dixieland sway, Coplandian grandeur and Tin Pan Alley jaunt, the 64-year-old takes a break from scoring films like Toy Story and Cars to carve up America — often to what sounds like Buzz and Woody's traveling music.
Out in stores today, Harps and Angels is wild, wicked, often as irreverent and point-blank as Newman's cringe classics Rednecks and Political Science. With more than 70 musicians at work, it's also gorgeous, robust, sweeping. Strip away the words (and his classic barstool bullfrog croak) and it's his most moving music since Roy Hobbs' slugging score in The Natural.
The album's centerpiece, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country, ran as an op-ed piece in the New York Times. It was then released as a spare, near-spoken-word single on iTunes. It's since been reworked as a Wild West gallop, one clueless cowboy defending another: "Now the leaders we have / While they're the worst that we've had / Are hardly the worst / This poor world has seen." He then goes on to list Hitler, Stalin, "men who need no introduction!"
The soft-shoe stroll of Easy Street is music for corporate fat cats ("All your old friends / I know you love 'em so / Gonna break your heart / But you're gonna have to let them go"). A Piece of the Pie is a dinner-theater sendup of life, liberty and deluded pop stars. ("As General Motors goes, so go we all / Johnny Cougar's singing it's their country now / He'll be singing for Toyota by the fall").
In the guise of a government official, Newman advises illegal immigrants to Laugh and Be Happy, which plays like a wacky Disney-movie melange. And Korean Parents, with its Asian-influenced strings, offers a remedy to those of you fed up with American youth. Will these caustic cuts eventually tire like most novelty songs? Maybe, but Rednecks still rocks, right? Its musical complexity will give this stuff long life, too.
Newman's take on religion has always been a tricky one (God's Song, anybody?), but as he closes in on the back nine of life, he poses questions of mortality. Over a Basin Street rag (that turns into an actual chorus of harps and angels), a dying man is greeted by one of heaven's officials: "You ain't been a good man / You ain't been a bad man / But you've been pretty bad." At the song's close, the protagonist declares, "There really is an afterlife / And I hope to see all of you there / Let's go get a drink."
For the longest time, Feels Like Home was made popular by other singers. But here Newman croaks the lonely ode himself, and brings a full orchestra with him. Equally devastating is Losing You, inspired by a story his physician brother told him of parents who have lost a child. Beautiful, brutal, it's the poignant reverse of '77's Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father.
Newman's unique ability to tick us off while making us snort and sob, is summed up on the album's best track, Potholes. It might as well be his theme song. As he revisits the "potholes down on memory lane," he leaves no regrets. "I even love my teenage daughter / There's no accounting for it / Apparently I don't care how I'm treated / My love is unconditional or something."
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We All Must DieI am over 75, but I have a much younger wife. We have been married for 23 years. I have two children with her. The boy is now 18 and has gone off to college. I think of him all the time and miss him. He was home recently but at his age of course he went out to see his friends and to party. He is a great kid and a good student. I am wise enough to know that he is leaving the next and needs to find his own wayk his life, but I am also sad because he has been so central to my lifel I do however have a daughter. She is 13, a sweetie pie...I think I am already beginning to think of her leaving home soon etc. And, yes, I have two older sons from an earlier marriage and a grandchild, 8....but at my age, one begins to think of one's own parents, and death and missing those I have loved and those who in turn have loved me. I know I am but going through what we all go through at one or another time--and it is the circle of life (Lion Kin g!)...see? I have not even cried!!!
Obviously you have lived!

But now it seems you've retreated into "thinking." i.e. about the past, parents, etc

IMHO "thinking" is not "living" It's a retreat from living

And living takes care of itself, there's no thinker in charge.

So, without the burden of being in charge, you should have a lot of free time and energy on your hands To touch the lives of those children/grandchildren---go to them, man. Don't wait for them to come to you. Kids crave your love! Nowadays they need maturity, wisdom and patience more than ever, and they aren't getting much from their frazzled parents, or from computer games.

Life needs you.

And life doesn't give a crap about the past.
Live every day like you're immortal ... but treasure it like it's your last.
nice to hear a story from a young person like you, keep going.Every day is a blessing here and specially with two lovely kids you have. May you be healthy and find happiness in the beauty of every day !
postroad: Thank God every morning you open your eyes. 75 isn't 105, and our lifespan, these days, extends well into 80's and beyond--decent health given. And truly hope yours is.

You sound clear and cogent, and needless to say, intelligent. Take heart and faith. We should, all of us, give thanks for every waking moment--75 or 35. Think positively. A positive approach to life enhances health on many levels.

You've so many blessings. Obviously God's been good to you. You must be inordinately deserving. :-)

*Cheers* sir...
You may not have cried, but...someone pass a tissue, please.


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Schwartz breaks two records at Mt. SAC relays
April 18, 2012
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The Mt. SAC Relays on April 14 had a couple of major highlights for the Bakersfield College track and field team. In particular, Chris Schwartz broke two long-standing school records on the day. Schwartz won the 1,500 in a BC record time of 3:49.19, and again shattered the school record in the 5,000, winning it with a time of 14:34.38.
According to BC head coach David Frickel, the old record belonged to Charlie Wallace in the 1,500, with a time of 3:52.08 in 1981, and Angel Correo held the 5,000 record of 14:52.08 in 1978.
"The 1,500, when you break that down to a mile, that's a high 4:06 mile," said Frickel.
Going into the 1,500, Schwartz mentioned that he felt pretty good, but as he got closer to the start he started to feel a little bit nervous.
"I knew going into it, I wanted to go under 3:50, which is tough to do, but that was my goal," said Schwartz. "Going into the last lap, coach yelled out the time, something a little over 3:00. So I thought to myself, I better get going, and I ran the last 300 or so in 44 seconds."
As far as the 5,000, Schwartz kind of sensed that something special was going on, as the crowd cheered him on.
"The people started to cheer for me, and that kind of gave me some extra energy, I kind of fed off of that."
The BC team held their last meet at home on April 30 in Memorial Stadium. The Western State Conference Inland Meet featured six teams, including the Renegades. The event showcased many strong performances by several BC athletes, and those efforts resulted in the women finishing in second place with 100.50 points, and the men finishing third with 110.
College of the Canyons won both categories, with the women posting a 145.50 score, and the men a 166 point tally.
For the BC men, Chris Schwartz won the 1500 (3:56.61) and also won the 3000 (8:37.87), Bevan Wemhoff won the high jump (6'3"). In the 800, Davis Loustalot finished second (1.57.78).
The highlights for the BC women included a first place finish for Tejera Dial in the triple jump (35'5"), Breann Goodman took first in the hammer (131'7"), Amanda Mosby second in the discus (99'8"), Danielle Tidahl second in the 800 (2:20.67), Sarena Underwood second in the pole vault (9'5").
The meets on April 7 and April 10-11 were canceled due to a coaching decision. Next up on the schedule will be April 20 at Santa Barbara City College for the WSC Prelims.


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Wade Michael Page, suspect in the shooting rampage that left six people dead and three wounded at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin on Sunday, was a member of two racist skinhead bands and heavily involved in neo-Nazi culture, according to a Southern Poverty Law Center report.
Since 2005, Page played guitar and sang vocals for the racist white-power bands End Apathy and Definite Hate.
"This guy was in the thick of the white supremacist music scene and, in fact, played with some of the best known racist bands in the country," SPLC center senior fellow Mark Potok told the New York Times. "The music that comes from these bands is incredibly violent and it talks about murdering Jews, black people, gay people and a whole host of other enemies. It is music that could not be sold over the counter around the country."
In a 2010 interview with the white supremacist website Label 56 while promoting his band End Apathy, Page said that the group's name reflected his desire "to figure out what it would take to actually accomplish positive results in society and what is holding us back." He later added, "The inspiration was based on frustration that we have the potential to accomplish so much more as individuals and a society in whole."
Page states that he attended white power concerts in Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio and California
"I am originally from Colorado and had always been independent, but back in 2000 I set out to get involved and wanted to basically start over," Page said in the interview. "I sold everything I owned except for my motorcycle and what I could fit into a backpack and went on cross country trip visiting friends and attending festivals and shows."
The interview has been pulled from the Label 56 website, but a Google cache version can be read in its entirety here.
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Ankle Pain
Ankle Sprain
The most common cause of ankle pain is an inversion sprain. This may occur when your foot rolls inward pulling, and sometimes tearing, the ligaments on the lateral (outside) aspect of the ankle. Pain usually is located on the outside area of the ankle; often swelling and discoloration are noted. The ankle joint is a hinged type joint moving in two directions, dorsiflexion (upwards) and plantarflexion (downward). Usually ankles can dorsiflex approximately 10° and plantarflex 45°. There are collateral ligaments on either side of the ankle helping stabilize the joint. Sprains can be mild to severe, immediate treatment should be ice and elevation. If the sprain was minimal then within a few hours the pain should be gone and there should be no obvious discoloration or swelling. Moderate to severe sprains require medical attention.
Initially with any injury of the foot or leg, ice and elevation will help reduce swelling and pain, but if pain continues, and you find that walking is agonizing, you may need to see a doctor. Moderate to severe sprains require medical attention. Initially X-rays will be taken to rule out fractures. Ultrasound evaluation may be required to check for possible tears in the ligaments. If pain continues even when both x-rays and ultrasound show no changes then an MRI will be needed to evaluate the soft tissue surrounding the ankle. Treatment may include surgery, but usually immobilization may be all that is required. There are various ankle braces, walking boots, bandages, splints and topical medications that can treat sprains rapidly. The longer the ankle has been hurting the more difficult it will be to reverse; therefore, seeking medical expertise rapidly is important.
Therapeutic laser treatments may be needed to alleviate an ankle that has not responded to traditional treatments. The earlier you seek medical treatment the faster you can resume a normal life. Nevertheless, ankle ligaments, especially the lateral ankle ligaments, once stretched will have a tendency to give out during activity. Simply stated once you have injured your ankle the chances of re-injury are greater, so it is important to support that ankle during strenuous activities. Our On-Line Store offers several ankle braces that we have found to be excellent for daily use.
Ankle Arthritis
Arthritis can occur in any joint throughout the body. It may occur following an acute injury that was left untreated, or it may occur due to chronic injuries from overuse. Naturally it just may be an inherited arthritic condition that is occurring at various joints throughout the body. If you are suffering with a constant dull ache to your ankle and walking has become a problem, then it is time to see your podiatrist. Occasionally, ankles may need surgical correction to stop the pain, but most of the time conservative treatment alleviates the problem without the risk of invasive surgery. There are treatments to help reduce the pain of arthritic joints, often supporting the foot and joint can alleviate much of the pain and help the patient return to an active life style.


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Hagan welcomes tea party crowd to Tampa
TAMPA — They wore red, white and blue and waved yellow flags that read "Don't Tread on Me."
Taking a page from the hippies of the 1960s, they sang patriotic songs and shouted fiery rhetoric in protest of government action. Only this was a decidedly clean-shaven lot and considerably grayer.
And that familiar scent in the air? Tea.
Several hundred people descended on Joe Chillura Courthouse Square Park in downtown Tampa on Thursday night for the 2010 Tampa Bay Tax Day Tea Party. It was one of hundreds of gatherings nationwide in protest of government bailouts, runaway deficits and health care reform.
Hillsborough County Commission Chairman Ken Hagan welcomed them, saying, "I'm delighted to be here today and to be with freedom-loving Americans."
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Kenny Thai, 16, carries a Christmas tree to a customer's car.
Troop 351's Christmas tree sale can be found in the southeast corner of the St. Ignatius Parish parking lot, at 3400 Se 43rd Ave. The sale runs weekdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and weekends from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., through Monday, Dec. 23.
For the first time, they are offering SERF-certified trees, which are grown on sustainable farms.
For more information, call the tree lot trailer at 503-775-2848.
The fundraiser has expanded this year, with a second lot in Southwest Portland on the Waterfront, at 800 SW Gaines St., at the corner of SW Gaines and River Parkway. Sale dates at the second lot are Dec. 14 and 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wondering what to do with your tree after the holiday is over? The Cub Scouts recycle trees for donations. Trees can be dropped off at the St. Ignatius lot from Dec. 27 to Jan. 11, weekdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and weekends from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The weather outside is frightful, but these boys forego the warmth indoors to help Portlanders find the perfect Christmas tree.
For 33 years, volunteers from Boy Scouts Troop 351 have pedaled locally grown trees from the St. Ignatius Church parking lot to raise money for Scout outings. A portion of proceeds is also donated to the Southeast Portland parish, which has held the troop charter since 1975.
On a recent night, as evening temperatures dipped into the 20s, 12-year-old Thayer Krantz warmed his hands with hot cocoa and shuffled his feet to stay warm. This was the third of five shifts he will cover to pay for his Scouting outings in 2014.
Scouts also earn salesmanship merit badges for their service at the lot.
When customers arrive, Thayer asks a few questions so he can help people choose between Noble, Grand and Douglas firs. If they're not sure what type they would like, he tries to get a sense of their decorating style and the size of the space where the tree will stand. If they're still not sure what they want, he shares his own perspective: "My favorite are Noble firs. They can fit the most ornaments."
Stanley Koudjrakor, 12, has a slightly different approach – humor.
"To be funny, I ask: 'Would you like to buy a used car?'" said the energetic Scout. "They always say, 'No, thank you,' so then I offer them a tree."
Stanley and his family are parishioners at St. Ignatius. They discovered the troop after last year's Scout Sunday Mass, held annually at St. Ignatius on the first Sunday of February.
St. Ignatius sponsors three different units under the Scout umbrella. Boy Scouts serves boys who are 11-18 years. First- through fifth-grade boys are eligible to join Cub Scouts, and boys and girls ages 14-21 can participate in the Venture Crew.
Scoutmaster Mike Benson was a part of the troop as a boy and now leads the team of 40 children. He is a St. Ignatius School alumnus (graduating class of 1990); three of his own children are now enrolled at the Catholic school. Two of his boys are Scouts; a daughter is in the Venture Crew.
Selling approximately 1,000 trees each year, the troop generates enough money to send participants on monthly outings, as well as multi-day summer camp adventures. Children develop outdoor skills, nature appreciation, character and leadership. Troop masters also try to instill dedication to service, and a sense of achievement.
Manuel Fox, 11, is a Scout and student at Holy Family School. On his first shift at the lot, he had handily sold three trees shortly after the operation opened.
Manuel knows that picking a Christmas tree is often part of beloved annual holiday traditions. Every year, members of his family gather to decorate their tree together. One person is chosen each year to place to the start at the top.
This year it's Manuel's turn.
To find out more about Troop 351, call 503-810-4392, log on to troop351.org or email [email protected].


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Allergic to Exercise?
I've heard of allergies to nuts, or bees, or cats, but an allergy to exercise? Come on, that's just an excuse not to work out, right? Unfortunately there is such a thing as an allergy to exercise known as exercise-induced anaphylaxis (EIA). Although it's a pretty rare condition, it still exists for some unlucky few. A person with EIA may feel tired, itchy, or warm within the first few minutes of exercise, and then symptoms can quickly progress to swollen lips, eyes, and throat. Other symptoms can include hives, fainting, vomiting, and difficulty breathing. Sometimes symptoms don't show up for up to four hours after exercising.
Only 1,000 cases of exercise-induced anaphylaxis have been documented since the 70s, and of those cases only one resulted in death. There's also a less severe and more common exercise- triggered allergy that 10 to 20 percent of the population will experience sometime during their lives. To find out what it is,
Cholinergic urticaria, is a common type of heat rash, that many people may experience when they work out that is reddish, and may cause a burning or itchy sensation. This type of skin reaction can also be caused by a combination of both exercise and these triggers: sun exposure, certain foods, certain medications, alcohol, menstruation, cold weather, or getting emotionally worked up. If you think you may have symptoms that are triggered by exercise, definitely make an appointment with your doctor.


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On the reality show, twelve contestants–male and female–compete with a professional dance partner in front of a live studio audience and judges Lisa Ann Walter, Danny Teeson and a new guest judge each week. The contestant's dance score is then combined with their weight loss percentage to create a tally for the week, which determines who will go home.
On top of grueling hours spent in the dance studio, contestants are also placed on a strict fitness and nutrition regime with the help of a physician, nutritionist, and trainer. Their reward for ten weeks of hard work and a strict diet? The winner takes home $100,000 and a hot new body.
Tune in to the premiere of Dance Your Ass Off on Oxygen, Monday, June 7 at 11 pm and at its regular time, 10 pm, starting June 14!


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Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre's Holds 5th Gala Dinner
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Development Trust Ltd held a spectacular Gala Dinner on Saturday 10 May attended by nearly 300 people from the region's business community.
On the night, the event raised nearly £50,000 from the auction and donations. The money will help the theatre deliver much-needed education projects, access services and outdoor performances increasing engagement with even more young people across the city.
The event, sponsored by Hotel La Tour Birmingham in association with Shakespeares and supported by pantomime producer Qdos Entertainment, provided a unique opportunity for guests to sit on the Hippodrome's famous stage whilst looking out onto the breathtaking auditorium.
Jane Schofield, Managing Director of Hotel La Tour Birmingham said "We view the Hippodrome as very much the jewel in the crown of the outstanding cultural offering in the city. We are keen to support the invaluable work which the theatre is growing through its Hippodrome Plus programme in inspiring education, access, community and free outdoor performance work."
The specially commissioned entertainment was provided by a glittering cast featuring some of the biggest names from London's West End musicals. These included Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera star Earl Carpenter; Jodie Prenger best remembered for playing the role of Nancy in Sir Cameron Mackintosh's revival production of Oliver!; and Mary Poppins star Caroline Sheen.
Auction prizes included flights on a private jet; Golden Tickets to every Birmingham Hippodrome production for a year; a first-class West End weekend; and a one kilo bar of pure sterling silver.
Stuart Griffiths, Birmingham Hippodrome's Chief Executive said: "Saturday's event marked our fifth Gala Dinner which has now become a popular part of Birmingham's social calendar. This year our fundraising efforts are focused on expanding the work we do across the community, and we are grateful for the generous support we received on the night enabling us to continue to create meaningful live theatrical experiences for generations to come."
To make a donation to Hippodrome Plus go to www.birminghamhippodrome.com.


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Gas crisis triggers EU to pump billions into energy projects
The European Commission's proposals are particularly aimed at creating energy independence from Russia.Brussels -- The European Commission has unveiled proposals to invest 3.5 billion euros (4.6 billion dollars) into energy projects, with many focused on cutting European dependence on Russian gas.
The money will be drawn from unspent funds in the EU budget and is part of a wider 5 billion euro package aimed at reviving Europe's recession-hit economies.
The commission's proposals, made public on Wednesday, call in particular for 1.025 billion euros to be invested in infrastructure that will improve gas interconnections between EU states, with 700 million euros for inter-European electricity links.
A further 500 million euros will go towards offshore wind generation projects and 1.25 billion will go to carbon capture and storage projects.
Among the selected projects is the controversial Nabucco pipeline, which will bring Caspian Sea gas to Europe in a route that bypasses Russia and Ukraine. The pipeline will receive 250 million euros.
Reducing the EU's dependence on Russian gas piped through Ukraine has become a top priority for the bloc since a standoff between Moscow and Ukraine at the start of the year left many countries without gas in the dead of winter.
"We need to learn the lessons of the recent gas crisis and invest heavily in energy," said European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso in a statement.
In addition to the 3.5 billion euros foreseen for energy projects, the commission proposed that another 1 billion euros be invested in extending and upgrading high-speed Internet infrastructure in rural communities.
A further 500 million euros will go towards projects addressing climate change, renewable energy, water management, biodiversity and dairy restructuring in rural communities.
Spokesman Johannes Laitenberger said that the commission hoped EU leaders will approve the proposals at a summit in March.


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As I've been typesetting Erekos for the last two weeks, I've been musing about formatting.
Print is a beautiful thing. It lets you set exactly how you want a reader to experience a story – it gives you the ability to make an aesthetically pleasing container for thought.
I love this. I love taking an unformatted manuscript and picking just the right fonts and printer's ornaments and drop caps and all that; I love finding the right font sizes and margins to make everything flow together beautifully, in a form that's worthy of the words that are being conveyed. Maybe it's part of being a bookbinder – there's something magical about taking words and making them into an objet d'art, something to be enjoyed on both a physical and intellectual level. It's one reason why I can't wait to expand Candlemark & Gleam into the print business – I desperately want to see our authors' work in bound form, something lovely and tangible.
Thing is, book design becomes something entirely different when you're going digital. PDF files allow you to present a book as though it were in print form – what you get is exactly what you'd see if the book were printed. The problem is, this is a very inflexible format – PDFs show the exact fonts and design elements the designer wanted, but they won't reflow to fit different screen sizes, etc. You can zoom, but that's about it. Rather inconvenient, don't you think?
The digital revolution opens up a lot of avenues for books. With ePub, .mobi, .ltf, and all the other formats out there, books can be read on any number of devices – the Kindle, the Nook, the iPad, the Sony Reader, iPhones, Android phones, and just about anything with a screen. Even cheap mp3 players support .txt files for simple e-reading these days. It's exciting and wonderful.
But what sort of sucks is the loss of design. I'm reformatting Erekos for ePub as we speak, and instead of using the lovely fonts I've chosen – Calisto MT for body copy and Aladdin for drop caps, with Tyro Sans accents and Bodoni standard ornaments, in case you're interested – I'm pretty much stuck with Times New Roman, Garamond, and Arial.
Now, these are classic fonts for a reason. They're easy to read, they're eminently scalable, and they're installed on friggin' everything. Garamond, in particular, is a fine, fine font. But in gaining the functionality of reflowing text to suit an individual user's tastes, we're losing the design element – we're losing the lovely, individually selected and carefully composed book-as-art that we have with print.
No drop caps, no lovely formatting, no special design tricks. Just reflowable simple text.
Oh well. This is why we'll be offering a PDF version – the "pretty" version – in addition to offering every other format we can think of, DRM-free. If you want the pretty, you can get it. If you want the flexible, you can get it. Something for everyone.


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Springfield, MA, United States, 2009/10/23 - American Kuhne, Inc. supplied Super Brush with a complete turnkey extrusion system that includes an Ultra series 1.75 (44mm) 24:1 L/D extruder with high performance Steward Barrier Screw.
Super Brush, LLC is a leading global manufacturer of foam swabs, applicators, and probes for the pharmaceutical, medical device, dental, clean room, and industrial markets. The company produces over 3,000 styles of foam swabs and applicators in their new Springfield, MA manufacturing plant.
Due to their continued growth, Super Brush determined a need to increase their applicator handle manufacturing capacity. Our product demand has really grown and that justified the purchase of a new dedicated extrusion line for us, said Brian Crawford, Engineering Manager for Super Brush. Because of the critical nature of our products and tight specifications called out by our customers we did a lot of due diligence to make sure we had the right supplier to partner with.
American Kuhne supplied Super Brush with a complete turnkey extrusion system that includes an Ultra series 1.75 (44mm) 24:1 L/D extruder with high performance Steward Barrier Screw. The system provides Super Brush with the flexibility to produce a wide variety of products including polypropylene tubing and profiles, and heavy wall, high-density polyethylene tubes.
American Kuhne has a strong reputation in supplying turnkey tubing systems into the medical marketplace with a tradition of exceptional process experience and outstanding service. Ed Steward, the Director of Process Technology, leads the companys unmatched expertise in tubing process development. The company has helped many organizations enter into the extrusion business with their unique ability to assist them before, during and after the sale. We do a tremendous amount of work to prove out our systems. We ran a lab line for them during their initial supplier investigation phase. Then we qualify the system at our facility by running a comprehensive factory acceptance test prior to shipping the system. Once the system arrives at their plant we performed a complete on-site acceptance test to ensure that the system is running at peak performance. We also provide comprehensive operator training programs during these tests, said Gary Siy, Regional Sales Manager. Its not only rewarding to get such a nice order but to get one from a brand new customer who puts their faith in you on their very first extrusion system means a lot.
We are very glad we chose American Kuhne on this project, and were sold on the quality of the equipment along with the factory acceptance test at AK prior to acceptance of the system and the ongoing training and support, adds Mr. Crawford. They met all our performance criteria and surpassed our expectations with the service and support they provided.
About Super Brush
Super Brush, LLC (superbrush.com, swab-its.com) started as a family owned and operated manufacturing company more than 50 years ago. Super Brush invented the foam swab category and continues to lead it today.
Disposable and lint-free, Super Brush swabs provide the solution for applying drugs, adhesives, lubricants, chemicals, or other materials or for cleaning or removing excess materials. They manufacture over 3,000 styles of foam swabs and applicators in a growing variety of shapes and sizes in Springfield, MA.
About American Kuhne, Inc.
American Kuhne, Inc. (americankuhne.com) is a leading worldwide supplier of single screw extruders, feed screws, extrusion systems and extrusion process controllers. Customers range from small custom extrusion shops to Fortune 500 and 1000 companies. They rely on American Kuhne products for superior design and value, as well as American Kuhnes engineering and service specialists for exceptional long-term support. AK was founded on three basic core values: Supply the most advanced machinery with the best process support and outstanding customer service.
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Browns' Cribbs leaves game with foot injury
Published: November 14th, 2010 | Tags: Cleveland Browns, Joshua Cribbs, Scott Fujita, Sheldon Brown, Week 10 injuries 2010
UPDATE: The Browns announced that Fujita is questionable to return because of a knee injury.
Locked in a tight game against the Jets, the Browns can ill afford to lose one of their top playmakers, WR Joshua Cribbs.
Cribbs suffered a right foot injury during the second quarter of Sunday's game in Cleveland and was later announced as questionable to return. He was hurt at the end of a 37-yard reception and was first brought to the bench, but he eventually made his way to the locker room, a development that usually indicates more testing is needed.
Cribbs walked under his own power, but he did have a slight limp.
The injuries are piling up for the Browns. Already playing without starting CB Sheldon Brown, Cleveland lost OLB Scott Fujita just before the two-minute warning after he was shaken up and left the game.


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text: Jennifer Lopez Covers Harper's Bazaar Magazine February 2013Jennifer Lopez is the cover girl for the February issue of Harper's Bazaar Magazine, which hits newsstands on January 8. In her interview with the mag she opens up about her lifestyle, career, family, and more. On what makes life beautiful: "I like the whole idea of traveling, of looking good, and doing it well. I make it as simple and as beautiful as I can because my life is kind of big. So I pack my luggage, or dress myself, or comb my kids' hair, pick up their clothes-that makes our life beautiful, you know? There's something very elegant in that."On her career: "I'm a singer. I'm a dancer. I'm a performer. I'm an actress. That's what I'm supposed to be doing. It makes me a better parent, a better person."On the infamous racy palm-print Versace she wore to the Grammy Awards in 2000: "I have that at home. The other day, my housekeeper put it on a mannequin in my spa, where I get my hair and makeup done. She sent me a picture. She was like, 'You like this dress?' Um, yeah, but I don't know if I like it out in the house!" Her boyfriend, Casper Smart, pipes in: "But it's famous! It's the most famous dress you've ever worn."Photo credit: Katjia Rawles for Harper's Bazaar.Fashion credits: Newsstand cover: Paco Rabanne dress. Subscriber cover: Fendi dress, Roberto Cavalli cuff, and Tom Ford sandals.


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This is a beautiful hand painted Nippon compote or pedestal bowl. It has lovely green stylized green flowers and raised gold leaves around the rim. The handles are gold gilded. It bears the exporter's mark on the bottom. It is a red M within a red wreath and the words "hand painted, Nippon". The Morimura brothers who exported porcelain to the United States used this mark from around 1891 to 1921. This bowl dates to around 1920.
The condition is very good. There are no chips, cracks or crazing, only minor wear on the gilded handles.
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NEW YORK (AP) Mandell Thomas hit back-to-back 3-pointers in an early run and finished with a season-high 19 points as Fordham raced away from Furman en route to a 79-48 victory on Wednesday night.
It took the Rams (3-2) just five seconds off the opening tip to score on a Brian Smith layup - his only field goal of the game. Thomas hit back-to-back 3s in the run as Fordham soon led by 11, and extended the lead to 25 by halftime.
Thomas was a perfect 3-for-3 on 3-pointers, and Jon Severe hit 5 of 8 long-range shots to finish with 23 points - his fourth game over 20 this season. Ryan Rhoomes had career highs with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Smith added 12 boards.
The Paladins (3-3) were led by Dominic Early's career-best 21 points. Furman shot just 34 percent from the field, 0-11 on 3-point attempts. Fordham out-rebounded Furman 45-25.