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Two-time world champion Peter Sagan has revealed the stunning Specialized S-Works Venge ViAS that he will be riding in the 2017 season.
In an early Christmas present for the Slovakian, Sagan tweeted pictures of the new bike with the caption "Santa just brought me my personalized, World-Champion Venge ViAS from @iamspecialized in 2017 @BORAHansgrohe livery!"
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The bike features a largely silver look, with iridescent paint showing the colours of the rainbow jersey, similar to the paintjob that Specialized has given Sagan in previous years, albeit with a different colour base paint.
Away from the frame, the bike is notable for having rim brakes instead of disc brakes, in contrast to the disc brake Specialized Roubaix that Tom Boonen was very happy with earlier in the week.
The bike is also fully geared up with a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 groupset, Roval CLX60 wheels topped with Specialized Turbo tyres, and Tacx bottle cages, a very similar setup to what Sagan used while riding for Tinkoff in 2016.


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Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) is celebrating after its Local Health Advisory Committee (LHAC) volunteers were named Riverina Regional Winner at the 2016 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards (Volunteer Team category) held in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday.
The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an initiative of The Centre for Volunteering, the peak body for volunteering in NSW.
Local Health Advisory Committees play a key role in forming a link between the community and MLHD.
There are 33 LHACs across MLHD with more than 200 volunteers who advocate for their local community's health needs.
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MLHD Chief Executive Jill Ludford said it was gratifying that the passion and enthusiasm of LHAC volunteers had been recognised.
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Why did you choose John Cabot University?
Out of all the countries that I have had the privilege to live in, none of them felt like home as much as Rome did. Being located in the heart of Rome, JCU had this attractive location factor that allowed me to experience both an American college environment as well as the traditional Roman lifestyle. I was also very pleased to be awarded the Presidential Scholarship that significantly helped me financially. Finally, since I am in love with the international world, I could not help being attracted to the strong international community JCU has created and proudly held.
How have you gotten involved with the JCU community? Could you share a particular experience or a fond memory you have of your time here?
Since the very beginning I have been an active student in the JCU community. I started by getting involved in clubs such as the Business Club and STAND. In fact, I have been given the honor to be the President of the Business Club during my senior year. I was also part of the JCU Gladiators soccer team during my freshman year, which helped me meet the friends that I have kept throughout my college experience. Lastly, I have tried to participate to as many events as possible within the university, such as the VIP event organized by the Multicultural Club. I have very good memories of this particular event because it really brings students close to one another by sharing their cultural traditions, food, and music. The event is always very fun and culturally interesting, but most importantly everyone that attends shares the common goal of wanting to meet new people and have a good time with their peers.
What are your plans after graduation?
My current plans for after graduation are to continue my education. I have applied to masters programs in Management both in the UK and in Sweden. I am not sure yet which one I will choose, but I am sure that I will be leaving Italy for a couple of years. During my masters year I would like to find a part time job so that I can start acquiring some working experience that will begin my preparation to confront the real business world.
Describe in three words what JCU is and has been for you…
- International
- Unique
- Home
What advice would you give to students attending or considering JCU?
My advice to the attending students is to feel more appreciative of what JCU has to offer. It isn't easy to find a university like JCU with such a strong international environment. JCU surely has its flaws, as any other university, but learn to see past them because on the day you graduate you will reflect on the preparation JCU has given you, and you will realize that things were not as difficult as you thought.
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JCU Class of 2015
Major: International Business
Minor: International Affairs
Hometown: Rome, Italy


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Are you a filter person? I confess an addiction to UV filters as protection for my lenses. I hate lens caps and usually leave them in the original box together with other accessories. If not, I lose them and have to scrabble around when it comes time to sell. I tend to buy good-quality filters, often B&W if a convenient Leica filter doesn't fall into my lap, and I have clear evidence of their worth in protecting the front element — in a way just as good as a lens cap and far less hassle. Provided you keep them clean, there's nothing to object to. Or is there?
I have friends who are opposed to UV filters getting between their lens and their subject. Some don't even bother with the lens cap and are happy to let their front elements take care of themselves. Others are forever clipping and unclipping the lens cap, a procedure that makes me wince.
Logically, putting another piece of glass — however refined — in front of your lens must impede image quality in some small way. And the poorer the quality the filter, generally the more reflection there is. As with everything, though, there are different schools of thought.
Back in December last year I read an enlightening article by Lens Rentals' boss Roger Cicala on the pros and cons of using filters. Lens Rentals see the best and worst of everything, I imagine. And, like the eye hospital, they probably like to err on the safe side when it comes to protecting the front elements of their stock. Yet Roger takes care of around 20,000 lenses at any one time and has found that 75% of them never suffer a problem. So, he reasons, it's a matter of working out the probability of harm to image quality against the potential costs and disadvantages of a filter.
He makes the point that replacement of lens front elements has become much more expensive in recent years, but in the main he is dealing with less expensive brands. I have no idea what it costs to replace the front element of a typical Leica M lens, but I'm afraid to ask. It will probably make even the priciest Leica filter look like a bargain.
Roger's advice, as it turns out, is equivocal:
"So does this mean you should put a UV filter on all of your lenses? No. I still recommend looking at the cost-to-benefit ratio for the specific lens, and considering what you're going do with it. If it's a lens for studio portraiture only, why bother? If you shooting surf at the beach, then you better wear protection.
"In most cases, a lens hood (actually mounted on the lens, not left in your bag) provides plenty of front element protection. Wide-angle lenses are a unique case, though, since those hoods don't provide much protection. But if you are outdoors and your lens is exposed to dust, sand, water, or other things lenses don't like, then a hood doesn't provide protection and UV filter is probably worthwhile."
Roger has had a lot of interesting things to say on the subject of lens filters. In one article he argues that filters can seriously harm image quality, but last week Roger published what he hopes will be his definitive roundup — including an interesting table comparing the performance of UV filters from different manufacturers and at various price levels. He based the comparison on a 77mm filter size and listed the reflection percentage — the lower the better. What I found surprising was that the Leica UVA II filter had the lowest reflection of the lot, a mere 0.1%. The downside of this particular filter is that it costs $225, according to Roger. Again, while it is a high-performance filter, it's a toss up between cost and slight image degradation against the potential front element replacement. As he concludes, after publishing a number of very interesting comparison lists,
"You can determine what you want to call acceptable and not acceptable. To me, there's a very obvious break between filters that reflect about 0.5% or less and those that reflect 1.3% or more. There's another big gap between the three filters at the bottom of the list and everything else. Whether the difference between, say 0.3% and 0.5% is significant I don't know, and if there is a difference it probably only shows in certain conditions. I'm pretty confident the difference between 0.5% and 1.3% is significant, though, and I'll bet my house that 8% reflection causes problems."
If you can't make up your mind whether or not to fit a protective filter to your lenses, you can do a lot worse than take Roger's advice.
Here is another interesting reference which I came across thanks to reader Frank Neunemann: Leica: If we had intended our lenses to have flat pieces of glass in front, we would have designed them that way."


text: Click here to continue 1 / 33 Indiana Bassmaster Elite Series pro Bill Lowen will fill this empty flat box with what he believes are essential lures for beginning bass anglers. Photo: Mark Hicks 2 / 33 Lowen digs into his boat locker to find the first lure for his beginner's tacklebox. Photo: Mark Hicks 3 / 33 Lure number one is a 1/4-ounce Bill Lowen Signature spinnerbait from lurepartsonline.com. "This compact spinnerbait works all over the country," Lowen said. "It's easy to fish and is the perfect profile to get a beginner a lot of bites." Photo: Mark Hicks 4 / 33 The spinnerbait earns the first spot in the beginner's tacklebox. Photo: Mark Hicks 5 / 33 Lure number two is a 1/4-ounce buzzbait from lurepartsonline.com. As with the compact spinnerbait, this small profile buzzbait gets bites in everything from ponds to huge impoundments. Photo: Mark Hicks 6 / 33 The buzzbait joins the spinnerbait in the beginner's box. Photo: Mark Hicks 7 / 33 Lowen's third choice for the beginner's box is Ima's 3/8-ounce Finesse Popper. "It is an easy topwater bait to fish, and it gets exciting visual strikes," Lowen said. Photo: Mark Hicks 8 / 33 The popper looks spiffy in the beginner's tacklebox. Photo: Mark Hicks 9 / 33 This Ima HeliPs Propbait works especially well right after the spawn when bass are guarding fry, Lowen claimed. Photo: Mark Hicks 10 / 33 Into the beginner's tacklebox goes the Ima HeliPs. Photo: Mark Hicks 11 / 33 This Ima Bill Lowen Squarebill Crankbait picks off bass lurking around shallow cover. "It's very good about coming through wood cover," Lowen said. Photo: Mark Hicks 12 / 33 The Ima squarebill joins the other lures in Lowen's beginner's tacklebox. Photo: Mark Hicks 13 / 33 The Dollar Bill flat crankbait from PH Custom Lures is a big hitter in early spring and late fall when the water is cool, Lowen pointed out. It has a tight wiggle, he added. Photo: Mark Hicks 14 / 33 The PH Custom Lures' Dollar Bill sits behind the Ima square bill in the beginner's box. Photo: Mark Hicks 15 / 33 Lowen recommends Ima's Flit Jerkbait, which dives 6- to 8-feet deep. "It's got a very erratic action, and it's easy to fish," Lowen said. Photo: Mark Hicks 16 / 33 A long slot in the beginner's tacklebox is needed for the Flit Jerkbait. Photo: Mark Hicks 17 / 33 One of Lowen's flat boxes is reserved for a softbait that's a big player for him, the Strike King Rage Craw. Photo: Mark Hicks 18 / 33 He dresses one of his most productive lures with the Rage Craw, a Bill Lowen Swim Jig from lurepartsonline.com. Photo: Mark Hicks 19 / 33 The swim jig is ready to do battle. "Anybody can fish a swim jig," Lowen said. "Just wind it in over grass and other cover and you show bass a very natural looking bait." Photo: Mark Hicks 20 / 33 The swim jig earns its place in the beginner's box. Photo: Mark Hicks 21 / 33 This 5/16-ounce Bill Lowen Finesse Jig from lurepartsonline.com is dressed with a Strike King Perfect Plastic Chunk. Lowen relies heavily on this jig for bottom-hopping retrieves. "The compact size gets a lot of bites," Lowen said. "That's important when you're learning how to fish a jig on the bottom. It also catches big fish." Photo: Mark Hicks 22 / 33 Into the box goes the Finesse Jig. This one has already seen battle. Photo: Mark Hicks 23 / 33 Srike King's durable, stretchy, 3X ElazTech 5-inch Zero/Z-Too will serve many functions for beginning bass anglers, Lowen asserted. In this instance Lowen has it wacky rigged. Fishing this bait wacky style is an easy technique for beginning anglers to master. "You can catch a lot of bass on each bait because the plastic doesn't tear up easily," Lowen said. Photo: Mark Hicks 24 / 33 A wacky rigged Zero/Z-Too and a bag of these baits goes into the beginner's tacklebox. Photo: Mark Hicks 25 / 33 Lowen searches for a hook in one of his flat boxes reserved specifically for hooks. Photo: Mark Hicks 26 / 33 He selects a straight shank 3/0 worm hook and uses it to Texas rig a 4-inch Strike King Rage Hawg with a 1/4-ounce Reins tungsten bullet weight. "This snag-free bait is a bite getter all season long," Lowen said. "I drag and hop it over the bottom." Photo: Mark Hicks 27 / 33 The Rage Hawg goes into the beginner's tacklebox. Photo: Mark Hicks 28 / 33 Strike King's 6-inch Perfect Plastic Finesse Worm works anywhere in the country and catches bass throughout the year, Lowen claimed. He uses it for multiple applications, including Texas rigging, wacky rigging, with a shaky head jig, for drop shot fishing and more. "The rigging options are endless," Lowen said. Photo: Mark Hicks 29 / 33 The Strike King Finesse Worm joins the other lures in the beginner's tacklebox. Photo: Mark Hicks 30 / 33 Lowen cuts a Strike King Zero/Z-Too in half to make two baits. Photo: Mark Hicks 31 / 33 He rigs one of the baits onto a 5/32-ounce Stick Worm Head from lurepartsonline.com. This is his version of the Ned Rig. "The 5/32-ounce size is on the heavy side for this type of bait," Lowen said. "But the extra weight is easier for a beginner to fish because you can feel the bottom better with it. Photo: Mark Hicks 32 / 33 Into the tacklebox goes this finesse combination. Photo: Mark Hicks 33 / 33 Lowen's completed tacklebox contains a wide assortment of lures that will get any beginning bass angler off to a strong start. Photo: Mark Hicks


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Evil Genius had a field trip on Friday, so once they got back to the school Kelley signed them out and we threw the gear in the car. I got mostly packed on Thursday night and planned to take Friday and Monday off from work anyway so we got on the road as early as possible. Easy drive down to Wilmington, only about 2 hours away. It's nice to have an iron distance so close to home without all of the hassles of a branded Ironman race.
|Glad to be on the road, kids are in the back
|The Battleship is behind that coast guard ship, this is the view from our hotel room
|Our room overlooked some of the finish line area, they were setting up on Friday
I made it into the 5 pm athlete meeting, which was about as interesting as you would expect an athlete meeting to be. Athletes received a 4 minute penalty if you did not sign in with your timing chip to one of the athlete meetings; those things aren't usually mandatory like that. Afterwards, I had an hour left to get my bike out to the Beach transition area and get my T1 bag checked in. Fortunately I had all of my gear already separated so sorting everything was a breeze. But split transition areas are always a pain logistically, and previous day checkins aren't fun. But with 2200 athletes out there that comes with the territory. After the bike/bag drop off, we found a Moe's for the big pre-race burrito and got back to the hotel for an early turn-in.
|T2 bag went first
|EG is so excited to be there
|Had a SWEET spot on the first bike rack
|All checked in and ready to go Iron again!
Race Day
The worst part of the day, by far, happened before the race ever started. My prerace nerves were totally shot. Saturday morning was so cold. It was maybe 30 degrees outside. I had to pay for a bus ticket from the host hotel out to the T1 area. There was no morning clothes bag, which was odd, but I did have access to the T1 bag. So I wore a sweatshirt and pants out to T1 with flip flops, then stashed those in the T1 bag and changed into the wetsuit and speedo before taking the other bus out to the swim start. You could wear other clothes out to the swim start that then would get donated to charity, so that's what most people did. I did not. I had on my sleeveless wetsuit and bare feet. One thing I have always hated about Setup Events races, they close the TA's so early. I got shoved out to the swim start at 6:30 AM, and had to watch my toes turn blue while the sun came up before the race started at 7:30. Once the sun rose it warmed up a few degrees, but nobody was going to say it was comfortable out there. I was huddled around a space heater with several other athletes, including one other guy from Raleigh. Eventually somebody yelled that we needed to walk out to the beach so we all did. Heard the national anthem, then they played One Shot by Eminem, and the gun went off and I charged into the water.
There are no spectators out there, and since you can't send anything back with you there are no pictures of the swim start. It is just something you have to experience for yourself. An interesting approach, but that vision will be embedded in my memory even if it's not something I can share with anyone who wasn't out there. And since Kelley wasn't about to get up that early with both kids and try to get them somewhere else, I won't have any pictures for a while until the official race photos come out.
Swim 2.4 miles: 1:07:38, Goal 55 minutes: fail
The incoming tide hit later in the morning than they organizers expected, so the benefits of a strong current that make this race swim fantastic really wasn't there for the first 20 or 30 minutes. I also did not push the speed in the water; it was the warmest I had been all day and I didn't really want to get out. The water temp was 72*, so it felt amazing to just finally be in the water and moving.
I swam pretty straight. There wasn't much of a washing machine effect, I didn't get kicked very often or anything tough like that. you just keep swimming. There's only one turn and almost no sight buoys or anything. I kept checking to be sure there were people beside me and occasionally looking forward. Then one time, I didn't see anybody beside me. when I looked forward I saw grass. So I thought that must be the left turn.
I was wrong. About 6 strokes later I noticed everyone I could see was swimming towards me. that's not good. Pretty scary, in fact. I made the left turn and was swimming across the channel. Turn right, quickly.
Eventually I did see the correct place to make the left turn. When I did the half in 2009, I was standing on a dock cheering the full swimmers as they went past. This time I never saw the halfers, never heard the cheers. I also never broke my stroke. I kept a consistent effort the entire 2.4 miles and still turned in a great time.
The swim finished on a dock, I had to pull myself up a ladder to get out of the water. As soon as my feet hit the ladder, both calves locked up in a tight muscle cramp. It felt like somebody drew a knife down the back of each leg. Then the wetsuit strippers did their job quite well.
Transition 1: 14:03
So there I was, running through crowds of cheering spectators, maybe 200 people out there. I was wearing a small black speedo with some green highlights and carrying my wetsuit, still dripping wet in 30* temps. That - I wish I had a good picture of. I wish I could take pictures of the spectators that obviously were not expecting to see someone in a speedo when they were bundled up in heavy winter coats.
Even more unusual, I grabbed the T1 bag and had to hit the port-a-lets outside of the changing tents. I certainly didn't get to pee in the water like I normally do before a race, and about 45 minutes into the swim I got that "special" feeling in the gut that warned me I might be in for a long day if I didn't square away the nutrition. So there I was holding a changing bag and a wetsuit, in a small black and green speedo, dripping wet when it's 36 degrees outside and I'm about 6th in line behind a bunch of guys that are already in cycling gear. Fortunately, they must have been relay guys so they pushed me up to the front of the line and I got in and out of that port-a-crapper as quickly as possible.
They had a warm water shower setup that was a fantastic way to wash off that salt water, then I hit the changing tent and got the bike gear on. For a full iron, I do not want to ride 112 miles in the thin chamois of a tri suit so I do a full change. That makes a speedo the fastest way to get naked in the changing tent. I put on my cycling bib shorts, an Appalachian State bike jersey, arm warmers, gloves, socks, bike shoes, and got out of there. If that sounds like it took forever, it did. One of the biggest mistakes I made in IMFL was not applying any lube then having sandpaper crotch during the ride. So I made sure to lube up good this time.
And as soon as I ran out of the Beach TA with the bike there was Coach Katie yelling at me! She just had a baby a couple of months ago and I was so incredibly excited to see her there. It was so nice to see a friendly face at that point.
Bike 112 miles: 7:05:17, Goal 6 hours: fail
I was trained to be able to hold a 20 mph speed for the duration of this ride. My practice half iron ride came out well over 18 mph on the toughest bike course in Raleigh. When you go to the beach where it is flat and fast, you're supposed to get a flat and fast bike course. It should be easier than the 18 mph course. But anyone who has done this race will tell you the bike course is uphill both ways. The wind plays games with you. It wasn't really strong but it would be behind you sometimes, then 30 seconds later be in your face.
I started riding and felt great. It was still very cold outside, but I heard it was going to warm up about 10 am. My toes went numb again almost instantly. My leg muscles never did really warm up. I started out kind of easy just to get into the spin and let the faster bikers get past me. Then sped up a bit. 30 miles into it I was already over it emotionally. It's not a good sign when you are ready to be done only 1/3 of the way into the distance.
The most boring point of the course is actually the turns. It starts by getting out to I-140 where they shut down the fast lane, and that was really cool. We stayed on that road for 12 miles. The next road we stayed on almost until the halfway point. The turns never came. The road just kept going on and on and on and on and on.....the scenery never changed. The wind, occasionally would change, it was in your face one minute, then a crosswind for a bit. Never really got much of a tailwind. I rode through the first aide station at 21 miles feeling good. Then the 38 mile aide station I did stop at because everyone else was stopped there and I thought something was going on. Turns out, I was just confused. So I grabbed a clif bar, pee'd, and rolled out of there.
Actually, I stopped to pee 5 times on the bike at different aide stations. I did, actually pee 6 times, so, ya know, well, ugh......
The next aide station was at mile 55, the bike special needs. I didn't use the special needs bag but did grab another clif bar and some solid food. and more gels. Really I just tried to eat and drink as much as I could everywhere I could on the bike. The second half aide stations were at miles 68, 80, and 90 I think. There were 6 total aide stations on the bike course. I ate 2 clif bars, a granola bar, 10 gels, 4 bottles of Heed and 3 bottles of water and a few doughnuts or whatever else they had on hand. I've never seen that many people stop at aide stations in a triathlon before. Actually, I've never seen anybody stop at an aide station in a triathlon before unless they were in line for the port-a-let. It was really weird, but comforting. You could talk to people without having to worry about a drafting penalty or anything.
I did see plenty of bike marshals on the course, and plenty of drafting as well. Somebody actually told me to keep it slow and steady as they passed me. People were riding side-by-side talking, and some were just riding a paceline. that's all kind of against the rules in triathlon, so it was pretty unusual behavior. But I should also mention that out of 500 men, I was number 136 out of the water, and had the 391st fastest bike split. So that's what I get at the back of the bike pack, I guess. Not the super competitive attitudes of the front half and I got passed by half of the field.
By mile 90 my ass was done. Could not stand to be in that saddle any longer. I had chafing in all the wrong places. Mentally I was wiped out. The winds had defeated me. The cold left me longing for hot coffee and a doughnut. I thought about the Navy Seals, when they quit seal training (like 90% of the BUDs participants do) they get a hot cup of coffee and a doughnut before being assigned somewhere else. And they are a helluva lot stronger than I am. Then I realized something that was truly unique about that day. I never broke a sweat.
Let's try that again. I rode 112 miles on a bike as hard as I could without breaking a sweat. That's why I had to pee so many times. I was still hydrating like I was sweating gallons in August, but there was no actual sweat coming out. It was freaky!! and I was so glad when it was over. The Garmin said 110 miles and I knew downtown was close. Oh such a relief.
|Coming in from the bike
|App State jersey representing!
A volunteer took the bike to the rack, I grabbed my T2 bag and headed for the changing room. So relieved to be off of the bike, it felt so good to know that it was done and I could hang Roberta up for the winter. There was a girl in the Men's changing room, which I thought was odd until I realized that she was one of the medical volunteers and was giving an IV to one of the other dudes in there. just because she was maybe 3 feet away from me, I didn't let that slow me down. I still stripped down naked as quickly as possible and threw the running clothes on, then got out of there after a quick stop in the bathroom. Peeing when you get off of the bike is a sure sign that you were properly hydrated. Or never broke a sweat, whatever.
|Ready set go!
Run 26.2 miles: 4:37:36, Goal < 4 hours: fail
Finally I was off and running. This is my only full marathon this year, and that seems crazy. Finally I was in my comfort zone and it felt so good. My plan was to run at about an 8:30 pace and walk 30 seconds at least at the aide stations to average around a 9 minute pace per mile. If my nutrition held up I should be able to do that for the entire marathon.
Well, it worked great for the first 9 miles. After that the walks became more frequent than just the aide stations. The course was a 2 loop out and back that went through some downtown parts, and quickly got onto this strange greenway that went around a lake. The first loop was actually longer than the second loop (turnaround discrepancies) but there was no more Bermuda triangle confusing the runners like last year! Overall, this was a fantastic run course. No complaints there. If anything, it was too much on the greenway, but that's like complaining about having too much cake. The greenway part was all curvy and you had to dodge a bunch of trees (not easy after dark) but overall it was really cool.
|Sidewalk running around the convention center near the first mile marker
|So happy to see the family!
|Bonus points if you can read the Garmin
|This run course does have some serious cool factor
I was coming down a particularly open stretch of road just before hitting the halfway point when I saw Jason Biggs spectating! He owns FS Series, the primary race production company that I race with here in Raleigh, so he must have had some friends running B2B or something. I was flying when I saw him, we yelled a bit and he said I looked strong, so that was amazing. I really needed to hear that just then and he'll never know how good it was to see him there. Total coincidence.
The second half of the ironman marathon is where it really gets hard. I was not expecting to spend that extra hour on the bike, I thought I put out the kind of effort that was going to get me at least 3 mph faster out there. I also was not expecting the cold to be there. When I was standing on the beach freezing my toes off before the sun came up I had a goal set to be done before the sun went back down again. And around mile 15 in the marathon is where the wheels came off in my head. My everything hurt and I walked a lot.
|The run course in the daylight
|The battleship at sunset
|It got really cool after dark
Actually I told myself that if I got the sub-2 hour half marathon split it was ok to walk as much as I needed to in the second half. I knew then that I was going to finish, and seeing that finish line was all that mattered. Time splits didn't matter anymore, overall placement or total finish time didn't matter, just stay as comfortable as possible and see that finish line knowing the whole family was going to be waiting for me.
So I did walk as much as I wanted to. I'd jog for about 200 yards before the muscles just couldn't jog anymore. I put up lots of 10 to 15 minute miles and may have cried a few times. This is why they say Ironman will push you to your limits. Then you push past them and keep going. Keep running. See it all the way through.
4:37 is the second slowest marathon I've ever done. I knew my 11 hour target was gone, and my 12 hour goal that was really 12:30 could only be met with a 4 hour marathon so that was gone. I thought I could still beat my time from IMFL but in the end this was all I wanted to see. Right after this pic was taken I was blazing through the finish line chute, and Evil Genius hopped out and started running beside me, all the way into the finish line. Girl has got some speed to keep up with my finish line kick!
Finish: 13:12:03, 268/500 men, 53/79 age group
Having EG cross the line with me was so cool. the volunteer actually let her put the finishers medal around my neck. I was so incredibly glad to be done. This race is in the books, I'm now a two time ironman finisher, and Beach 2 Battleship is checked off of my bucket list. After I made this my first half iron back in 2009, I knew I wanted to come back for the full and now it was over. Such a fast day.
And it turns out two of my AAA Carolinas triathlon teammates finished within about 10 minutes of me! What a small world. I'm so happy for Dusty and Meghan too.
|Me and EG right after crossing the finish line
|She stuck with me for a while
|Very grateful to be sitting down
|Pizza and beer! Yay!
|Back at the hotel holding the medal. that bling don't play!
|I can wear these to work, right?
|Me and Scott on Sunday morning
After lunch we headed back to Raleigh. This whole trip was an experience I'll never forget. It was an amazing race, very well organized and the 1400 volunteers were incredible. PPD was more than just a sponsor, they had 200 employees running the race. And a special section for PPD heroes - people who had been through drug trials that PPD staged and beaten their deadly disease. I can't imagine doing Ironman after beating cancer through an experimental drug, but those folks were out there too! Insane. The entire environment that this event creates is so wholesome and amazing. Totally different from a branded Ironman event, but that's another post. Thanks for reading this long report!


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Goby and TripAdvisor: Two Great Mobile Apps for Your Upcoming Travels
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a laptop or desktop browser. As someone accustomed to navigating big matrices of airfare results like those developed by Cambridge, MA-based ITA Software, I can't really see myself buying an airline ticket based on the limited view that the TripAdvisor app offers. This is one situation where the larger screen of the iPad would really help.
Goby's app, which is a "universal" app designed for both the iPhone and the iPad, works and looks great on the larger device. Goby's tagline is "Create Your Own Adventure," and the app is set up to help you do that quickly.
The top row of buttons on the app's home screen are for finding "cool stuff to do near me" either "today," "this weekend," or in the "next 7 days." Once you've chosen a time frame, you're asked to choose a category of activity, such as "things to do," "food & drink," "events," and "places to stay," along with featured categories like "spring fun" (soon to be replaced by "summer fun," I'm guessing). Each category has lots of subcategories, but eventually you're led to a map showing an array of possible destinations, each of which is detailed in an information box to the right of the map.
The screen shot below shows the Goby lineup of "offbeat attractions" in the "things to do" category for Boston. The closest one to Xconomy's headquarters is the former Charles Street Jail. The jail was converted a few years ago into the Liberty Hotel—where you can have drinks in a bar called "The Clink." (Just for kicks, I did an "offbeat attractions" search for Roswell, NM; I was directed to four old ghost towns, but no alien landing strips.)
From the "Details" box for each suggested destination in the Goby app, you can read background material drawn from Wikipedia and other sources, get directions, view photos uploaded by other Goby users, and search for other nearby destinations. It's all arranged in a nicely intuitive way that helps you survey lots of options fast. And the app includes a built-in Web browser so that you can surf to Yelp or other review sites without having to leave the app.
Of course, the TripAdvisor and Goby apps are just two of the more than 10,000 travel-related apps available for the iPhone and the iPad, but they make a nice combination.Together, they'll help you get just about anywhere, then have a satisfying stay and exciting new experiences while you're there.
One of my future columns will dig into some of the cool travel apps and online travel services coming out of Seattle, the second city in Xconomy's national network. The Seattle travel app scene includes names like Urbanspoon, Yapta, Inside Trip, Off & Away, Raveable, Second Porch, Concur, Farecast (part of Microsoft's Bing), and Expedia (which owns TripAdvisor). My Seattle colleague Greg Huang has covered these companies quite a bit, so for now I'll refer you to this recent story on Inside Trip. Bon voyage.
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When I was a kid going to Disney my family always stayed at an Epcot area hotel. My parents liked the convience of being able to walk into a park, or take a boat instead of dealing with the buses. Since it was A's 10th birthday celebration we decided to stay at The Beach Club for our trip, because A's favorite park is Epcot. I was interested to try The Beach Club since it had been probably about twenty years since I have stayed there. Here is a breakdown of our experience!
We stayed in a garden view room, which I liked because it was quiet and not too far from the entrance to walk to Epcot. I was not pleased with our first floor room, so I requested to change it and they moved us to the second floor, which was much better.
Our room overall was very nice, but I will say it was a bit dated and they didn't put a dust cover on the box spring, which was odd. The boys loved that they didn't have to share a bed, and I liked the larger balcony to sit out on in the mornings before we got started with our day.
The Beach Club is the closest resort to walk into Epcot and I have to say, you can't really beat that convenience. We walked out the first night to watch the fireworks and just stood on the bridge.
It's also a short walk to The Boardwalk resort, where we got Ample Hills ice cream, and wandered into some of the shops.
The pool at The Beach Club is also one of the best pools of all the Disney resorts. It has two water slides, a lazy river, and a sand bottom. It also can only be used by guests of The Beach Club and The Yacht Club. They also have a good arcade that kept the boys occupied until our room was ready.
The Beach Club has an east coast feel, so it doesn't have much overt Disney decor. However, we really enjoyed the welcoming and family friendly atmosphere. The resort has a character meal, two restaurants, a lounge, and a quick service area with muffins, Mickey waffles, and other pastries. Several mornings we grabbed items from the quick service area for breakfast.
Every cast members we encountered was great, and we loved being able to walk into a park. If you are considering one of the deluxe Epcot resorts this would be my choice!


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What do sustainable tenants want?In this day and age, pinpointing exactly what tenants want out of their corporate real estate can be difficult.
In this report, Cushman & Wakefield, shows the results of its Sustainable Tenants Workshop, a collaborative event involving several multinationals that occupy buildings managed or leased by Cushman & Wakefield and are committed to Sustainability and/or Corporate Social Responsibility.
The workshop provided an opportunity for participants to share their best practices and experiences with their own CSR and sustainability efforts. Cushman & Wakefield representatives both guided the participants through the event to help them align corporate real estate and CSR strategies, and participated actively in the event, discussing C&W´s own best practices as it relates to corporate sustainability.
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| 7.3°C Belfast
Britain's most successful gymnast Beth Tweddle is walking unaided after neck surgery following a fall during training for Channel 4 show The Jump.
The 30-year-old, who won bronze at the London Games in 2012, could only walk a few steps assisted by medics after the operation which involved having a piece of bone taken from her hip.
Tweddle said she has started to feel better and is now walking by herself - but it is a case of "taking one day at a time".
In a statement, she said: "The medical staff here in Austria have been fantastic and I couldn't have wished for better people to be around me at this time.
"I've started to feel a lot better in the past 24 hours and I've begun walking by myself. It's still a case of taking one day at a time, but I'm setting myself goals and I'm determined to be up and about as soon as I can.
"The doctors are happy with my progress and next week we will have a better idea of when I can be discharged from hospital.
"Thank you to everyone that has sent me get well messages. My mum and dad have been reading them to me and, one day, I'll be able to reply to you all. It really has meant a lot to me, so thank you."
Surgeons took a bone from her hip and used it with pins to fuse together two fractured vertebrae in her neck.
The number of injuries on the third series of The Jump - five celebrities have been forced to pull out - has prompted Channel 4 to review safety procedures on the show.
Former Eastenders actor Joe Swash and former England rugby star Ben Cohen have been drafted in to join the dwindling number of competitors.
Swash, 34 and Cohen, 37, have flown out to Austria and will compete for the first time on Sunday's show.
Swash said: "I'm so excited to be a part of The Jump. It is an opportunity that I couldn't refuse and I am delighted to be experiencing this for myself. I cannot wait to get going."
Cohen said: "Being a skier myself it was a no brainer for me to join the cast of The Jump 2016. I've always really enjoyed watching the show and I'm really pleased to be a part of it. I'm looking forward to competing and hope to make it to the final. I'm here to make the most of the experience."
Their introductions follows the return of James "Arg" Argent who was eliminated from the competition last weekend.
The Only Way Is Essex star is back to replace Olympic gold-winning medallist Linford Christie, who was the fifth celebrity to pull out due to injury.
Olympian Rebecca Adlington, 26, withdrew from the show on medical advice after a shoulder injury.
She told host Davina McCall the pain of the fall was ''literally the worst thing that has ever happened to me, it was worse than childbirth''.
Holby City actress Tina Hobley, 44, also headed for the exit after she dislocated her elbow and suffered two fractures to her arm.
On Tuesday it was confirmed that Made In Chelsea star Mark-Francis Vandelli, 26, had also pulled out after fracturing his ankle.
Former EastEnders star Sid Owen, 44, was unable to perform the show's air jump live due to injury last weekend.


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- Limit spambots (and therefore spyware, malware, and viruses also connected to such issues).
- Allow mods the power to decline, be able to be around during said feature, or change settings as necessary due to the anticipated flood of members.
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Even if the Minneapolis City Council soon approves plans for the Southwest Corridor light rail, its impact on lakes, trails and homes in the community will be dissected and debated for months.
Environmental concerns have prompted some homeowners along the route to urge the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to withhold funding until the impact of the project is more clarified. They say the city needs that information before voting on whether to consent to the project Aug. 29.
But there are potential stumbling blocks to the city giving its consent. City leaders are demanding a guarantee that nearby freight tracks in the Kenilworth corridor will remain publicly owned, and some council members worry that plans for restoring biking and hiking trails might be scratched to save money.
The concerns persist even as several City Council members last week predicted that a July deal brokered on the Southwest plans would probably be approved.
"There's a lot of momentum to getting it done," said Council Member Cam Gordon.
The Southwest line would run nearly 16 miles from downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie and cost $1.65 billion, the most expensive transit project in the Twin Cities. The Metropolitan Council, the agency overseeing the project, wants to have Minneapolis' consent before giving a critical progress report in September to the FTA, which is expected to pay half the cost.
The FTA weighs local support when deciding which transit projects to fund, and the Met Council has said it considers Minneapolis support crucial. Plans for Southwest already have been approved by Eden Prairie, St. Louis Park, Minnetonka and Hopkins — the other cities along the line.
A group of Minneapolis residents that calls itself the Lakes and Parks Alliance has urged the FTA to withhold funding, claiming the environmental review process for the project "is not in compliance with state and federal law."
They're represented by former Hennepin County Attorney Tom Johnson, who wrote the federal agency that the review "must occur before decisions being made by governmental bodies."
An environmental review of earlier Southwest options was completed in 2012. At the time, planners were considering moving the freight trains to St. Louis Park to make room for the light rail at ground level in the Kenilworth freight corridor. They also considered keeping the freight in the Kenilworth corridor with light rail and trails running alongside entirely at ground level.
The review was critical of running the trains side by side, but St. Louis Park and the railroad that uses the tracks blocked a freight reroute.
The plan brokered last month by negotiators for Minneapolis and the Met Council calls for keeping the freight in the corridor but hiding the light rail in a tunnel south of a channel between Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake. The light-rail trains would surface to cross a bridge over the channel and run at ground level north through the corridor.
Johnson said an updated environmental review of the tunnel is needed before citizens and the City Council can adequately evaluate the latest version of the project.
But the Met Council disagrees, saying state law allows cities to consent to the design of a transit project before a revised environmental review is finished. If upcoming studies reveal problems, they can be fixed later. A statute also sets a timetable that requires action by Minneapolis on Southwest by September — before the updated review will be completed.
Two previous studies have concluded that the impact of tunnels on the lakes and channel would be minimal.
Minneapolis officials who brokered the deal didn't try to postpone a vote on the package so that a new environmental review could be completed. "That's not really an option for us," said Council Member Elizabeth Glidden, who played a key role in the negotiations.
The law gives a city another vote if there's a "substantial change" in plans it approved earlier, said Mark Fuhrmann, who is in charge of light-rail development for the Met Council.
That happened in 2003, when Bloomington voted a second time on the Hiawatha light-rail plans after changes were made in the route and stations.
'Deal's not done'
Minneapolis City Council Member John Quincy, whose ward is outside the Southwest route, predicted that the current deal will pass. He said council members trust Glidden, the council vice president, transportation committee chairman Kevin Reich and other city officials who brokered the deal.
"I'm not suggesting it's going to be 13-0," Quincy said. "It's going to be a split vote."
The deal is set for a city public hearing Aug. 19 and "we're looking forward to a robust discussion," he said.
Glidden said the vote "is likely to be positive, but there are a couple of outstanding issues."
The biggest is future ownership of the freight rail. The deal says the Met Council will "exert whatever influence it has" to persuade Hennepin County, which owns the freight tracks in the corridor, to maintain public ownership and continue restricting its use. While the tracks are currently used by the Twin Cities & Western Railroad, the city worries that selling the tracks to a railroad or allowing another railroad to use them would increase traffic or hazards.
Since the deal was announced, the city has pressed the county for a written commitment in property records that the freight tracks will remain in public ownership. The city earlier thought it had a commitment to move the freight to St. Louis Park, only to learn otherwise.
John Stiles, chief of staff for Mayor Betsy Hodges, last week said of public ownership: "We do require a binding agreement — which will cost the project no money — for municipal consent." He said the city made that clear to the county "all along."
Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin said, "The city has … elevated it beyond what's in their deal with the Metropolitan Council. We never agreed to that."
But McLaughlin, a strong supporter of the Southwest project, said he didn't see the issue upending the deal, which faces a county vote on Aug. 19.
"I'm not too concerned about this," he said. "This is kind of the usual details at the end of a deal. We think public ownership, long term, is the right way to go."
The county wants to end its ownership of the freight tracks and says the Met Council is the logical owner, but the two governments haven't agreed on terms, and they must settle which of them pays to temporarily move the freight tracks during light-rail construction and other issues.
Gordon wants to take a closer look at the impact of the light-rail tunnel on nearby lakes. He also wants assurances that the tunnel, which is intended to spare homes and bike trails along the future light-rail line, won't be dropped because the Legislature or a Twin Cities transit funding board "come along and say, 'Hey, we can't afford that.' "
"I want to see something that makes it really clear that if the south tunnel comes out and it destroys the bike trail, the project is canceled," he said.
"The deal's not done until the deal's done," Glidden said.


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First Next Steps Event at New Location!
Our very first Next Steps Event at our new church home was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who served, and all the individuals and families that took this opportunity to find out more about us, and ways to become connected at Lifepointe!
This bi-monthly event is a great way to meet other people, including our church leaders, and hear more about the mission and vision of the church, all while experiencing free food and childcare.
Lifepointe exists so that all people can experience a FULLY ALIVE relationship with Jesus. We believe our ability to live a full life is dependent upon taking Next Steps, several of which were highlighted during Sunday's event:
Live in the Fullness of the Cross
"Jesus is not a religion to be observed, but a relationship to be experienced." Pastor Nate said as he explained Lifepointe's firm belief that God loves the world, and Jesus died on the cross to pay our sin debt.
This salvation was given as a free gift and is not expected to be earned. In return, Christ wants us to be in relationship with Him, which sustains and empowers those who believe. While we cannot live a perfect life devoid of sin, we can allow Christ to live through us.
Live in Community
"Lifepointe is a great place to hear the word of God, meet new people, and join a group that feels like a family," said Larry Yeaton, one of our Next Steps Table Hosts.
While the church, as a whole, is a community, LifeGroups and LifeLines provide an opportunity for relation and application not possible on Sunday mornings. LifeGroups allow people to "do life" together as a family during the week. We eat together, play together, learn together and serve together. Members help each other through the tough times, and celebrate with one another in the happy times.
LifeLines allow people to experience community in a more focused environment, through topic-based sessions, such as Financial Peace University, Married Life, and even Health & Fitness. For more information about LifeGroups and LifeLines, visit the Next Steps section of our website.
Serving Equals Impact
"Impact Leaders make Lifepointe," said First Impressions Director Steve Fuentes. "You see it every week; you can see the heart of people."
Everything experienced at Lifepointe is made possible by the hundreds of individuals generously giving back to God each week through their time and talents. We call everyone serving at Lifepointe "Impact Leaders", because serving equals impact and everyone's impact is significant.
Lifepointe has many opportunities to serve, both on Sunday mornings and throughout the week. To find out more about ways to serve, stop by our Next Steps Area, or complete our Serving Interest Form today!
Giving Reflects the Heart
"I want to leave this church, leave Lifepointe, better than I found it," Nate said. "Our goal as a church is that if we had to close our church, the community would feel it."
In addition to serving, being generous with our finances is another important Next Step. Giving is an act of worship and obedience. We believe "what we give indicates what we value". We give, because Christ first gave to us.
God is doing amazing things, both within our church and far beyond our walls, through the generosity of those who give at Lifepointe. Our mentoring programs in local schools help young people grow in loving and supportive environments. Our support for the Rock Hill Children's Attention Home, helps provide a safe and nurturing home for abused and neglected children. And, our partnerships with organizations like Stadia Church and Finish the Wall extend church-planting and ministry internationally.
This past Sunday, we issued a challenge to everyone who calls Lifepointe their church home to become a Percentage Giver, meaning give a regular, consistent portion of your income back to God through the local church. Click HERE more about ways to give at Lifepointe.
Reach One More
"My daughters and I look forward to Sundays every week, and now we look forward to becoming a member of a LifeGroup at the church we call home," said Next Steps Attendee Christopher Hart.
This is why we do what we do! The hope is always that everyone who is invited to Lifepointe, everyone that gives us a "Try" either in person or online, will become a part of our church family, so together we can become FULLY ALIVE.


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Enjoy the historic 1890s rail line that meanders its way through the mountains and rainforests of the Barron Gorge National Park between Cairns and the small tourist village of Kuranda, taking riders on a lovely two-hour scenic journey past cascading waterfalls, over deep valleys and through lush rainforests.
The Kuranda Scenic Railway is a 37-kilometre long railway line that snakes its way through stunning Far North Queensland landscapes, making a scenic lookout stop showcasing dramatic views of waterfalls and steep ravines. The historic railway cars are themselves a tourist attraction, as are the quaint train depots along the route which create an idyllic and relaxing journey.
One journey two ways
Return trips from Cairns are available but the most popular method of travel is to take the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway up the mountain to Kuranda and come back down on the Scenic Railway. This way, visitors can get both a glorious bird's eye view of the scenic area by gondola and an immersive up-close-and-personal experience by scenic railway.
The Kuranda Scenic Railway journey departs from Cairns twice each morning with two afternoon departures returning from Kuranda. Both return fares and one way fares are available. The train also provides a 'Gold Class' service that is usually only available on the last morning departure from Cairns and latest return trip from Kuranda. The main Cairns Railway Station is located in the heart of the city at the Cairns Central shopping centre, between Florence and Spence Streets.


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How to Plant Vinca in Humus
Vinca – both Vinca major and Vinca minor – are popular ground covers. Vinca grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8 and produces arching, trailing stems of glossy evergreen leaves and lavender flowers that resemble a pinwheel. Vinca minor, commonly known as dwarf periwinkle or creeping myrtle, grows 4 to 6 inches tall and produces 1-inch-wide flowers. Vinca major, commonly called greater periwinkle or bigleaf periwinkle, grows 1 to 2 feet tall and produces 2-inch-wide flowers. Vinca tolerates most types of soil, but thrives in moist, well-draining humus-rich soil.
Dig up the soil one month before planting. For Vinca major, select a site that receives full to partial sun. For Vinca minor, choose a site that receives partial shade, filtered sunlight or gets morning light and afternoon shade. Dig down six inches and remove garden debris such as rocks, sticks and weeds.
Spread a 1-inch layer of well-rotted manure or compost over the planting site and mix it into the soil.
Dig a hole twice as wide and deep as the nursery container. Set the plant in the hole, with the top of the root ball at the soil level. Add soil around the root ball, until the hole is filled. Gently tamp down the soil.
Water thoroughly to settle the soil around the newly planted vinca. Water daily until the plants shows signs of new growth. After that, water to keep the soil most to a depth of one inch.
Things Needed
- Shovel or hand trowel
- Well-rotted compost or manure
- Vinca major is listed on the California Invasive Plant Inventory as moderately invasive. It spreads rapidly and can be extremely invasive in sheltered, forested areas, according to The New Sunset Western Garden Book.
- Plant the vinca after the last frost date.
- Space larger varieties of vinca 24 to 36 inches apart, and plant dwarf varieties 12 to18 inches apart.
- Vinca is good for controlling erosion and covering soil under trees and shrubs.
- Vinca major can be grown as a container plant.
- The New Sunset Western Garden Book; Kathleen Norris Brenzel; 2012
- The Flower Gardener's Bible; Lewis and Nancy Hill; 2003
- The Complete Garden Flower Book; Catie Ziller; 2001
- Burpee Complete Gardener; Barbara W. Ellis; 1995
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Vinca minor
- Colorado State University Cooperative Extension: The Year of the Vinca
- California Invasive Plant Council
Photo Credits
- Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images


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Dr Chan is a Consultant Neurologist who practices privately in the London and Kent region. He is also a full time NHS Consultant at Maidstone Hospital and King's College Hospital. Dr Chan is a General Neurologist with a sub-specialist interest in Cognitive Disorders such as Dementia.
Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Neurological conditions are wide ranging and can involve any part of the nervous system including not only the brain, but also the spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles. An alteration in the function of any of these can result in a variety of neurological symptoms that can often be disturbing and in some cases, disabling.
A careful and systematic neurological assessment will help to identify the nature of the problem and guide us toward appropriate treatment options. The use of imaging techniques such as CT or MRI scanning, and neurophysiological tests such as electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG) or Nerve Conduction Studies may be a necessary part of the diagnostic process in a range of clinical presentations.
Alzheimer's disease
Memory disorders and Dementia
Sensory disturbance
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Parkinson's Disease
Movement disorders
Consultant Neurologist at the Spire Alexandra Hospital in Walderslade, Kent.
M.B.B.S. (London)
MSc. (London)
MRCP (UK) - Royal College of Physicians
Kent Young Onset Dementia Network
Young Dementia UK
Association of British Neurologists


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Nutrition and cancer: study of molecular, proteomic and metabolomic aspects of exp...
- Research Grants
|Grant number:
|Support type:
|Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate
|Effective date (Start):
|August 01, 2019
|Effective date (End):
|July 31, 2021
|Field of knowledge:
|Biological Sciences - Physiology - Physiology of Organs and Systems
|Principal Investigator:
|Maria Cristina Cintra Gomes Marcondes
|Gabriela de Matuoka e Chiocchetti
|Home Institution:
|Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
|Associated research grant:
|17/02739-4 - Nutrition and cancer: study of molecular, proteomic and metabolomic aspects of experimental model of cachexia, AP.TEM
In our previous works related to cancer and cachexia, the main objectives are to elucidate the metabolic and molecular changes that occurred during the development of the cachectic cancer state. Cachexia imposed by cancer, is considered a significant problem in the treatment of solid tumours, especially pancreatic, stomach, lung and colon since these patients by intensive mobilization of substrates of the body casing fabrics, there are preferably depletion of muscle protein due to the increase of degradation and/or reduced protein synthesis in muscle. Moreover, patients with cachexia have a very short life expectancy and consequently lower quality of life higher the degree of weight loss, that seems to be mediated by reduced food intake, but by catabolic factor produced by the tumour. Moreover, clinical complications that can occur during pregnancy are more complex because of the coexistence between two metabolic conditions, such as foetal growth and tumour development. Therefore, the knowledge of the molecular, biochemical, proteomic and metabolomic mechanisms during cachexia could be used for the clinical treatment and, more importantly, could be focused on the time-course profile conducting to the knowledge of the start and intensity of cachexia state. Thus, our work of research (until then supported by FAPESP) aimed to investigate the mechanisms involved in protein catabolism and inhibition of muscle protein synthesis under the effects of Walker tumour growth and MAC16 colon adenocarcinoma, considered experimental models of cachexia. Currently, we aim to elucidate the mechanism of tissue protein turnover in vivo, assessing the activation of the proteasomal system, as well as the inhibition of protein synthesis involved in these two experimental models of cachexia, assessing the biochemical and molecular processes of cell signalling and also the metabolomic and proteomic profiles. In addition, we will evaluate the dietary supplementation with branched-chain amino acids, particularly leucine, and its beneficial effects on the skeletal muscle of tumour-bearing animals, thus preserving the body protein mass. Our particular interest is the investigation of cell signalling processes involved in synthesis and catabolism processes combined with nutritional supplementation leucine. This thematic project should join all sub-projects developed in our laboratory. The main area is nutrition and cancer associated with pregnancy status, development and physical activity in which all these themes are associated with tumour development and all the studies have great importance as the basic knowledge and also to the possibility of translation to the clinic treatment. The main objective was to study the biochemical and molecular mechanisms involved in protein metabolism of the host, focusing different tissues as placenta, foetus organism, host tissues as muscle, liver, and heart in tumour-bearing animals with Walker tumour or MAC16 colon adenocarcinoma, submitted or not to leucine-rich diet. On the other hand, in the our Laboratory, we isolated and purified protein with approximate molecular weight of 24kDa from the ascitic fluid of the Walker 256 tumour-bearing rats, named Factor Walker (FW), and this glycoprotein similar to proteolysis-inducing factor (PIF), has similar deleterious effects in vitro, encouraging us to study this factor in different cell types. Thus this work will also study the molecular and biochemical mechanisms involved in protein synthesis and degradation metabolism and also the metabolomic profile of the effects produced by FW and also PIF modulated by branched-chain amino acid, leucine in skeletal muscle cells (C2C12 cells differentiated in myotubes), fibroblast cells (strain Vero) and trophoblast cells (BeWo lineage) in culture.


text: Yesterday two clients, one from Nkoranza, a guy I had delivered myself by way of c.section, and a young boy from Berekum. Heavy drinkers both. Both accompanied by a parent, the Berekum boy by his mother, the C.S.guy by his father, who I know. Hope they will both return today. Parents with hope despite disillusions plenty. Like this tree that funny enough was cut by accident but all the same starts growing again.


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Here is another worksheet with the "Summer Treats" theme. This is for a student who has learned eighth notes and needs some reinforcement in counting. I also made a black and white version that students can color, but this time it's on the second page of the file. If you are not sure how to print one page from a multi page PDF document, check out my FAQ for a tutorial.
I also have in my files some more add the bar lines worksheets with dotted notes and sixteenth notes that I will add when I have time.
Find all the Summer Treats worksheets here.
I thought I'd give this a try on my iPad to show you how it looks.


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Column One: Research
As early as the 3rd grade, girls have less confidence than boys in their mathematical ability, a study by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles has found.
However, the study says, the young girls were more likely than those in junior-high school to believe that anyone could succeed in the subject if he or she tried hard.
The findings suggest, the authors write in the September issue of the Journal of Educational Psychology, that, in contrast to the older girls, "young girls' general dispositions to expect poorer performance in mathematics can be overcome, at least in the short run, by successful performance."
Although previous studies have found gender differences in beliefs about math, the new study, by Deborah J. Stipek and J. Heidi Gralinski, is apparently the first to examine girls as young as 3rd graders.
The study found that, at both ages, the girls were less likely than boys to attribute success to ability and failure to luck. It also found that girls were more likely than boys to be ashamed of a poor performance.
Although the difference between the genders was small, the authors note, it was "nontrivial enough to render efforts to improve girls' achievement-related beliefs worthwhile ."
Schools must work with parents to build the "social capital" of a community, which has been eroded as family structures have changed, a new report by the U.S. Education Department concludes.
"Parental Involvement in Education," written by the University of Chicago sociologist James S. Coleman, notes that schools must not wait for parents to initiate contact, and must accommodate parents' interests. In addition, the report suggests, schools can use technologies--such as facsimile machines and electronic mail--to overcome barriers to parental involvement.
The report also notes that, by encouraging parents to help children with their homework, schools can re-establish the social capital of the family.
"Incorporating the interests and activities of parents into the functioning of a school can in the long run give the school greater strength for its task of educating children; but this is a more difficult task of school administration," the report concludes.
The report is the latest in a series of "Policy Perspectives" produced by the department's office of educational research and improvement. Copies are available for $1.50 each from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. The stock number is 065-000-00459-3. --R.R.
Vol. 11, Issue 05, Page 6Published in Print: October 2, 1991, as Column One: Research
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Stop non-customer service departments doing stupid things to your customers. Go from manual data mining of verbatim to automatic real-time insight. Become a real-time information hub for your entire organisation.
A Longstanding Challenge for the Customer Service Industry
For 30 years contact centre managers have been honing their own operations but have struggled to quantify the cost of failure originating outside of their own span of control. Donna Fluss wrote a book in 2005 describing the power of harnessing the vast information a contact centre sits on and how valuable this can be to a business when it is made available to the rest of the organisation in real-time. Sadly very few companies have embraced this. Organisational silos are to blame, as well as poorly designed technology and processes which create a barrier to the sharing of rich insight.
This is where real-time data-mining comes in, using the thousands of verbatim most organisations receive on a monthly basis. Data mining is however nigh on impossible when those verbatim are in the form of sound files. IVR surveys are great as they are the most effective in driving change amongst agents listening to actual customers' voices given them feedback, but for data mining purposes, we need to add an extra step.
The Enabler
Enter automatic transcription solutions and text analytics. Automated transcripts are now very cheap and incredibly accurate (+95% of all words correctly transcribed). Which in turn enables an automated feed of verbatim in text form into a text analytics solution (email and web feedback goes straight in without the need for transcription).
The Prepping
Once you have set up some rules on how to segment the data, for example any words associated to digital such as website, navigation, online etc. ends up in the "Digital" segment (we call them buckets or themes), you are ready to start analysing. The creation of rules should not take you more than half a day.
If your data comes from a VOC solution, you should also use the scoring the customer gave you to increase the ways of slicing and dicing the data.
Finally, you should have a solution that is designed to be clever enough to differentiate between just looking at the word "happy" versus the string of words "I am not happy".
That's it.
The Insight – A. The Basics
You're now ready to look at your pre-set "buckets", but also analyse text based on scores customers have given. For example looking at a word cloud showing what the key words are for your NPS detractors and promoters. When you click on one of the phrases you will see all the verbatim comments including that phrase in full or, you can create sub word clouds, for example taking a look at what the key themes are amongst detractors having mentioned branches with negative sentiment.
The Insight – B. The Killer Feature
One of the biggest indirect costs in contact centres is failure demand. Other departments doing dumb things to our customers that customer service then have to deal with. Using Text analytics, you can create automated "Top 10 gripes" lists that senior management shares with the other departments, thus driving down avoidable costs.
We use it to go through current customer pain points with our CEO monthly, then he cracks the whip.
When the respective department heads click on one of the gripes, it brings up the all of the verbatim mentioning their disappointment about that area and in Bright's case, it is linked to the sound file so that they can also listen to the feedback.
Website analysis is a good example of something contact centres do not traditionally get involved with. However, the cost of "failure demand" generated online can be enormous and text analytics will help them prove this.
As one of our clients put it, "It's like speech analytics at a fraction of the cost". There are some excellent examples of speech analytics being used effectively by contact centres but more often than not, those who 'have' an analytics capability don't use it to its full potential. It is often included as part of a wider technology acquisition typically added to a call recorder or dialler purchase and in many occasions, remains underutilised. Another barrier for many has been the cost attributed to this technology typically running into the £100ks for even a small contact centre, which is ten times more than a text analytics solution.
Remember to Monitor Your Outside "Buckets" for Emerging Problem Areas
One retailer was surprised to learn that after analysing their verbatim comments the word 'catalogue' was being used almost exclusively in negative feedback. Following deeper analysis it was revealed that a small section of its customer-base had not received the catalogue which without the ability to monitor customer feedback may have gone unnoticed. Luckily the retailer in question was able to quickly rectify the situation and avoid the loss of sales and reduced customer loyalty.
The graph illustrates how phrases relating to waiting a long time or not receiving a catalogue had a negative impact on customer experience.
As with the example above, improvements are not just measured as an increase in customer satisfaction, there is also a financial reward when used effectively. Another beneficial area is regulatory compliance. Companies can use this process to avoid costly fines and to prove to regulators that they are proactively analysing customers with low satisfaction scores and resolving the underlying reasons.
To find out how we can help you set up text analytics, email [email protected]