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Family team smash the Brit 10K in memory of uncle
Published date17/07/2017
'Team tea at 3' decided to run the Brit 10K on 9 July, in memory of their Uncle Neil who was cared for by the Hospice. Here they tell us how they found it and what inspired them to all take part in this challenge.
What made you decide to sign up for the Brit 10K? Gary enquired about running the London marathon for North London Hospice and found out about the Brit 10K. We thought it would be a great opportunity to do something together as a team for the Hospice and in memory of our Uncle Neil. It is the day before his birthday too, so getting over that finish line as a team in our hospice shirts will really mean something to us all and will be a great way to celebrate his memory and his birthday.
Is this the first time you have taken part in a running event?
No, out of the 7 of us running this, 4 of us have completed the London
marathon and the others have done other runs and races.
What has your training regime been like?
We have all been doing a couple of runs, probably some more than others, but we are all on the countdown and getting our runs in. We will be upping our game over the next couple of weeks!
What kind of things have you done to fundraise for the Hospice?
Nothing to date, but we hope that this will be the first of a few events.
What words of advice would you give someone thinking about signing up for this event? Go for it, challenge yourself!
Tell us about your team name and why you chose it. This name relates to the Hospice and to our Uncle, because every day religiously at 3 o'clock Uncle Neil and any guests that were there would go to the reception area for afternoon tea at three. This was something he looked forward toeach day, so we thought we would bring that back for one day!
How did you find taking part in the Brit 10K?
We really enjoyed the run on Sunday and finished together as the 'Tea at 3' team in 1hr and 10minutes! It was really hot during the run which proved quite challenging but running along the Embankment and over Westminster Bridge was pretty cool! We had supporters along the route which gave us boosts to get to that finish line. Of course our main motivation to complete the race came from all of our amazing and generous sponsors who have helped us raise £5,145 for NLH!
Finally, we wanted to complete the race as a family team in memory of our Uncle Neil.

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Leadcore line is simply lead wire inside the core of a braid. The wire is there for the weight only. Braid gives it the strength. Leadcore is available in many different lbs. The less the diameter the faster the sink rate. We suggest using no less then 18lb. 20-36lb is what we recommend. Leadcore allows anglers to adjust depth of lures by simply increasing or decreasing the amount of line that is let out of a reel. Leadcore is available in multicolor. We recommend multicolor. Every color represents 10 yards of line or 30 feet. It is recommended to let out one color for every 5-6 feet you wish to attain depending on troll speed, current or wind flow. Leadcore is the most effective way to gently troll a tube, sinking, plug, fly or eels down to suspending or bottom feeding fish. In conjunction with a fish finder, leadcore is another valuable fishing tool.
Tackle selection:
The Newell 235-5 is a great light weight reel with high capacity. The Penn 535 is also another good choice. You want to get the lightest reel possible so that you are comfortable using it. Lead adds weight and you want to get the right rod and reel combo. Graphite reels will get the job done. For backing you want to put on thin diameter with some decent strength. Braid or thin dacron. Leadcore comes in 100 yard rolls. Some dealers have it in bulk on the large spools. Leadcore will run about 10 dollars a roll, depending on strength. For what we do 5 colors to cover depths up to 20-30feet. If you plan on fishing deeper let more line out. It is said after five colors the more line you let out your lure will penetrate deeper into the water column. 5 colors will also mean lesser weight.
When looking at rods most good choices are in the 6'6"-7' range. If you can get away with a 6'6" rod you will have lots choices. St. Croix has the Premier series, pm610mf. This is a medium power rod 14-30lb fast tip. The reason why I chose this rod was because of the guides. When letting line out you want oversized guides to allow double uni's or similar knot to pass thru. Also butt length is important. From the center of the reel seat to the end of butt I look for trigger style rods at a max length of 14 1/2". Consider this when purchasing a rod.
Knot tying:
For this illustration I will use uni to uni to attach main line to leadcore and then improved clinch knots to hardware.
When tying leadcore in the uni to uni knot removing 6-8" of lead will help you achieve a smaller knot. Use the inch worm technique to expose lead wire and pull back on the braid. After your break the lead off with your hand pull the braid forward. This will allow a limp section of braid to tie the uni to uni to main line or backing.
When your done you should have about 6" to tie your uni to uni or other knot to main line or backing.
After knot is complete, I tie a sampo ball bearing snap direct to lead line. At this point you can add a rudder if trolling tubes and line twist is present.
At the end of the other side of rudder you can put another ball bearing sampo. After that swivel install your leader. Leader length is preference, 3-4 feet is what I use. If using lighter leadcore allow some extra leader when big fish come to the side to avoid breakoffs. Leader material can be flouro or mono. Leader strength should be 30-50lbs. If using any swivels that are not black use a black magic marker to keep curious blues honest.
Here is a picture of the finished set up with tube added. The length of lead and leader has been shortened for illustration.
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Taking a Break
I'm sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. I am afraid that I must take a prolonged break from my research in order to properly care for my wife who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease. The good news is that her health is continuing to improve, slowly but steadily. Lately, there has been excellent progress in figuring out what is causing the disease and what can be done to stop its progression and cure it once and for all.
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©2017 DrKate
In a vital and important speech in Pensacola, the messenger delivered a map of the strategy to take America back from the globalists and their inside agents who have robbed America of her wealth, infrastructure, people…our country. Listen carefully for what is revealed about government, the 'deep seats', and the sickness inside that resists progress and change so as to protect their control over our country. And those that are resisting the change are the same ones who sold out our country for their financial gain.
As I write this late in the Rocky Mountains, a military exercise is underway in the Washington, D.C. area, supposedly simulating an emergency response. And I got to thinking about the now 4,000 sealed indictments across the country, the gigantic sting operation underway to nab the network of corruption, including within the depths of our three-letter-agencies, of the Clinton-Obama-Soros network, and the likely physical presence of Obama and his loyalists right there in D.C. Some of those loyalists I would expect are in the military and police units.
The leaks and stories coming out now about the criminal DOJ and FBI employees at the highest level,and their wives or mistresses' criminal behavior and all true, are gently preparing the nation for what is to come. Because what is there is so awful and corrupt we would not accept it was true otherwise. What has been uncovered is the deepest network of corruption this country has ever faced, and it is very, very dangerous. Think about it especially in relation to the connection of all of these people to satanism, pedophilia, child trafficking, terrorism, arms, drugs, and gangs. And then add treason and the media as the fifth column…do you see how dangerous this time is? It is all connected and much can be tied back 17 years.
We complain, "but where are the arrests?". What we're hearing now is just the tip of the iceberg I am sure…so preparing the public but also strategic, in the proper order, closing escape routes, watching the money.
We can be sure that there is no more time to remain silent, or on the fence about anything, and we must call it out. President Trump has shown us how to do it, and demonstrates it in his speech. Watch for how he artfully describes precisely who we face…who will not stop until they are stopped. In totality, the betrayal is stunning.


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The holidays are here, and shopping is on many of our to-do lists. The average person expects to spend $749 on holiday-related items this season, up $9 from 2011, according to the National Retail Federation.
Before venturing into the stores or going online, there are many things to consider, including staying within your budget and staying safe.
�Take advantage of sales to make planned purchases, but leave other items on the shelf,� said Jessica Cecere, regional president for nonprofit consumer credit counseling agency CredAbility in West Palm Beach.
�Don�t let the thought of getting a �deal� cloud your judgment. Impulse purchases can create holiday debt that you will pay for well into the new year and beyond,� Cecere said.
�Make a list and stick to it. Having a list of the people you need to buy for and a budget for each person is a great way to make sure you don�t overspend. Jot down ideas ahead of time.
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�Shop before the big sales and avoid the Black Friday crowds. Many stores will refund the price difference if the item goes on sale within a few days of purchase, but this policy may not apply to all Black Friday specials.
�Get a jump-start by shopping online now. There may be sale prices or free shipping offers, and there�s still plenty of time. Deals for Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving, can be found at www.cybermonday.com.
�Compare prices by using sites such as www.pricegrabber.com, www.bizrate.com and www.nextag.com . Look for coupons to save on in-store and online purchases at sites such as www.couponcabin.com or www.dealcatcher.com.
�Don�t window shop. This leads to spending more than you planned.
�Don�t take credit cards. Studies have shown that people who use credit cards spend an average of 30 percent more than people who use cash.
�Don�t make impulse purchases. Do your homework and make sure something really is a deal before making the purchase.
�Keep receipts. Make sure you know the return policy for all of your purchases.
�Don�t make unnecessary purchases. Talk to friends about not exchanging gifts or setting a limit on spending. Many families draw names in order to have one person to purchase for, or limit gifts just to the children.
In addition to being cautious with your budget, you want to be safe while shopping.
Here are some of the best safety tips from Consumer Reports, law enforcement agencies and other sources.
�Don�t carry a large purse. Some experts recommend a small purse with a long strap that goes across the opposite shoulder. This enables you to keep your hands free and also keep the purse close to your body. Keep your purse closed.
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All of us at CCE have been impacted to some degree by the construction associated with the Route 128 Add a Lane Project. While much of the heavy construction adjacent to our property has been completed, the resultant loss of trees and other natural buffers to the highway are a major concern.
The Trustees have had several on-site meetings with State Representative Denise Garlick to address this issue and develop a course of action. State Representative Garlick, State Senators Michael Rush and Richard Ross, and our selectman wrote on CCE's behalf to the MassDOT Highway Administrator, Needham's Town Manager, the Board of Selectman and the Parks and Forestry Superintendent requesting a plan to mitigate the problem.
As a result, MassDOT reviewed the project and determined that tree clearing has occurred and that there will be space available for new plantings. MassDot will conduct a more comprehensive site evaluation in the Spring. The Trustees further requested that sound barrier walls be constructed along the highway, similar to those constructed along the highway in the Dedham/Canton area.
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An architect's duty and responsibility is in designing and planning of physical structures. Architects will mainly argue on the creativity of the design or form and composition of mass. Each architect aims at bringing forth a creation of design that maximizes on the available products. An architectural design can be an insight to the definition, constitution and even depict the behavior of the architect.
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Architectural designs of projects ensure that the final project will reduce the pollution and create awareness of environmental conservation.
There are comparisons that can be drawn from both architects of New Children Museum and Inner City Arts (ICA) by Bob Wellington and Michael Maltzan respectively. New Children Museum is structured in downtown San Diego. In the creation of the New Children Museum, Bob Wellington in his architecture hopes to capture an environment that creates community togetherness as his building is situated in downtown and he hoped to create togetherness of people whose lives are busily scheduled. His design involves an area where both the young ones and the old can equally be at peace. He incorporates spaces that ensure children are at their maximum creativity and that parents have a relaxing space when the children are playing.
On the other hand the Inner City Arts (ICA) by Michal Maltzan is also situated in the heart of people with busy lives. His design is in downtown Los Angeles. He too was creating a masterpiece that would ensure it provided a place for people to come together. According to the interview with Culture Monster he was quoted stating that his creation or design came after the riots of L.A. and he hoped to create a piece that confronted issues faced by the city. According to him, his design piece is aimed at older people such as students in the real studio environment.
Architecture depicting creativity of the architects
The two masterpieces of architecture are both creative in their own ways. As for New Children Museum by Bob Wellington he structured his design to be self sufficient and affordable which can be reflected in the roofing which is saw tooth and has solar panels to generate electricity. The centre created by Michael Maltzan though it does not directly attract graffiti, it is an area where creativity is at its best and the interaction between professionals and students clearly depicts this.
Architecture to show contrast of the architects
The main contrast between the two architects depicts the characters or the behavior of the designers themselves. Bob Wellington is an environmentalist and this has been clearly shown in how he has utilized natural light and ventilation that has been achieved through low leveled doors and windows. He has also incorporated prefabricating architecture through the use of recycled materials. Luce et Studio who also took part in the construction of the museum designed the museum to have administration furniture such as desks and tables out of recycled steel and road signs (Ulm 42). The factors of affordability, environment and quality can be reflected to the design and use of prefabricated material (Kieran and Timberlake 69)
As for the creation by Michael Maltzan, it reflects his need to have peace between people. This is shown as he is quoted saying that the original idea of the design came after he witnessed the L.A. riots of 1993. The design firm, Nancy Goslee Power and Associates reflected Michael's idea of peace by painting the walls of the entire campus white in color. A critic of the Times architecture Christopher Hawthorne was reported to have stated that the decision to having the campus painted white was a stubborn declaration of hope. Both architects have created masterpieces that aim at bringing the community together. According to Michael Maltzan, the centre aims to offer interaction by bringing professional artists and students together.


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Polish envoy to Slovakia summoned over tainted meat scandal
BRATSLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia's agriculture minister summoned the Polish ambassador to Bratislava on Friday over a scandal in which meat from sick Polish cows that were slaughtered illegally was exported to 11 other European Union countries.
Polish authorities have previously acknowledged the meat was exported to Finland, Hungary, Estonia, Romania, Sweden, France, Spain, Lithuania, Portugal and Slovakia.
Slovak veterinary authorities originally said some 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of the Polish meat was exported to Slovakia, but increased the amount Friday to 600 kilograms (1,320 pounds). Some of the meat was distributed to schools and restaurants.
Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matecna said she discussed with Ambassador Krzysztof Strzalka what measures Poland will take to prevent the problem from ever happening again.
Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini has urged all schools to only use meat of Slovak origin.
Also Friday, Czech Agriculture Minister Miroslav Toman announced that some 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of the tainted Polish meat was also discovered in the Czech Republic, a development he called worrisome.
"Unfortunately, it's obvious that Poland doesn't have a functioning system of control and veterinary inspection. Or the law has been violated there," he said.


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The European Court has already decided that where an employee has booked holiday, but then falls sick, they are entitled to claim back that holiday. Some large employers already permit this, but most don't.
A further recent decision will impact employees who have been off sick for most, or all, of a leave year. Do such employees have to actually request the leave while off sick in order to be able to claim it?
The Court of Appeal has now decided that they don't.
So, an employee who has been off sick for a year or more could ask to take all of their un-taken leave when they return. If they have been dismissed for long-term sickness absence, they can seek payment in lieu of their holiday from the start of their sickness absence.


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From Book to Screen – Murder Mysteries a la Phryne
Some years ago, a friend of mine strongly insisted that I read an Australian crime series by Kerry Greenwood. The Phryne Fisher (pronounced fry-nee) mysteries opened a world of 1920's Australia (mostly Melbourne), flappers, guns, eccentrics and amazing fashion.
I found out just less than a month ago, that this wonderful series would be coming to the ABC. I was both thrilled and petrified. Goodness knows that it doesn't take much to ruin a good book when it comes to putting it on the screen. I've been so enamoured with the delicious Phryne and her wild adventures, I didn't want the world that I'd envisioned to be shattered.
So armed with my high expectations, I sat down and watched the first episode, Cocaine Blues. The start of the episode differs somewhat to the book, but when you have to condense a whole book into a 1 hour episode there would be some things that have to be sacrificed.
For me, thankfully, that's where the disappointment ended. Essie Davis makes a wonderful Phryne, and the rest of the cast has been well chosen (so far, there are more to come).
The costumes are simply divine! It's far too easy to make 1920's fashion in TV shows look cheesy and a bit homogenised, but I was so happy to see that Phryne's outfits were as lavish and opulent as I'd pictured them from the books. The racy scenes have been downplayed, which isn't surprising, but all the action is still there.
I am really looking forward to the rest of the series. Given that "Cocaine Blues" was my least favourite book from the set, I can think that it will only get better with future episodes and adventures.
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Irish public invited to discover Ireland's past
The Archives and Records Association, Ireland (ARAI) has today launched ExploreYour Archive 2018.
15 November 2018
Irish public invited to discover Ireland's past through national and local archives
Personal papers, photos and rare archive collections among items displayed during launch week of Explore Your Archive campaign
The Archives and Records Association, Ireland (ARAI) has today launched Explore Your Archive 2018. The launch programme, which runs from Saturday 17th November to Sunday 25th November 2018, aims to highlight the richness and diversity of archives throughout Ireland, and to promote their unique potential to educate and excite people, bring individuals and communities together, and unearth compelling stories.
Coordinated jointly with the Archives and Records Association in the UK, the initiative encourages the public to explore their own past through greater engagement with their local, regional and national archives. Participating organisations, both north and south of the border, will open their vaults to display collections of stories, films, photos and other rare manuscripts throughout the campaign.
Campaigns Officer with the Archives and Records Association, Ireland, Joanne Carroll said:
"This year marks the sixth Explore Your Archive campaign and it's fantastic to see such a broad mix of activities taking place. With topics spanning politics and religion, music and sport, to name a few, there really is something to appeal to all areas of personal interest. As we continue through this decade of centenaries, people are more aware of the important role archives play in preserving our cultural heritage and making it widely accessible to all. This campaign is a great opportunity for everybody to expand that knowledge and visit an archive in their local area to unearth and explore one of the fascinating stories of Ireland's past.
"A particular focus of this year's programme is influenced by the 1918 centenary commemorations. Events range from exhibitions on the life of an army chaplain, to a suffragette walking tour of St Stephen's Green and a lecture on the visit of the number 2 squadron Royal Flying Corps to Ireland and the first overseas flight in 1914."
Highlights from Explore Your Archive 2018 include:
- The National Archives of Ireland will host a free talk to discuss the ways in which the past can save the future. Guest speaker and RTÉ current affairs broadcaster, David McCullagh will explore how archived evidence can be used to prevent history from repeating itself. Wednesday, 21st November from 6pm – 7pm.
- The Cork City and County Archives will host 'Denny Lane (1818-1895): Renaissance Man', an exhibition showcasing the personal archive of the eminent Corkman, scholar, businessman and politician. The exhibition celebrates the bicentenary of Denny Lane's birth in 1918. Monday, 19th – Friday, 30th November.
- The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) will host a conference to mark the centenary of the 1918 general election. The conference will explore the impact the election had in Ireland; women and the vote; suffrage and creative responses; voices from the archives; and the absent voters lists of 1918. Thursday, 22nd November from 2pm – 4.30pm.
- The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) will reflect on its 287 years of philanthropic commitment to the economic and cultural advancement of Ireland. It will host a presentation on the history and development of its archives and collections which represent its corporate memory. Thursday, 22nd November at 2.30pm.
- Dublin City Library and Archive will hold a special walking tour of St Stephen's Green and its environs. Led by Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, Maeve Casserly, the tour will explore the connections of the local area with the Irish suffrage movement. Friday, 24th November at 1pm.
- The Irish Traditional Music Archive will bring its archival songs to life through a three-part live radio broadcast series on Dublin's Near FM from the historically rich surrounds of its Georgian premises on Merrion Square. The broadcast will include performances and interviews. Thursday, 22nd November – Saturday, 24th November from 1pm.
Ambassador for the Explore Your Archive 2018 campaign and presenter of RTÉ Nationwide, Anne Cassin commented:
"I am delighted to work with the Archives and Records Association on this year's Explore Your Archive initiative. Through my own work in media and journalism, I recognise the importance and value of research and storytelling. Our network of archives across Ireland play an essential role in protecting stories, keeping them safe and ensuring that they are available for future generations to discover.
"It is my hope that through Explore Your Archive, people will recognise the centrality of human experience to so many of the materials and stories found in our archives. It is this human dimension which makes our archives so compelling. I would encourage people to take a look at this year's programme and visit an event in their locality."
More information on the Explore Your Archive 2018 campaign and the full event programme are available at www.exploreyourarchive.org.
Contact: David O'Donnell, DHR Communications, Tel: 01-4200580 / 086-1081139
Notes to Editors
- Media interviews with Joanne Carroll and representatives of participating organisations are available on request.
- Photographer Marc O'Sullivan will issue photos captured at the launch to photo desks this afternoon.
About the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland):
The Archives and Records Association is the lead professional body for archivists, archive conservators and records managers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It aims to support its membership through training, continued professional development, identification of employment opportunities, professional help and advice, and by providing a community to which the membership can belong and from which they draw benefit through open discussion and debate, as well as through gathering of information and advice. Through its members the ARA is committed to working for high standards in the provision of and care of archives and effective management of record systems including the retrieval of information from them. For more information visit: www.archives.org.uk.
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text: NoFrills 5 Report post Posted August 28, 2011 People choose various Desktop Audio Workstations aka DAWs. This is a thread to see what the Gibson forum members use and what their impression of their chosen DAW is and what they have tried before staying on the current DAW they now use. I personally use Cakewalk Sonar 8.5.3 Producer since I am a PC user. I have tried Cubase and found the learning curve was just too steep for me to carry on being trying with it. So I decided to lower the bar a little and Tried out Adobe Audition 3. It was definitely worth learning but it still lacked what Cubase offered. So I ended up with Sonar 8 PE at first which took a little time to get used to but at least it was easy to get my head around. Had a few bugs and was a bit of a system hog, upgraded to 8.5.3 Producer 32-bit and it ran much better. The DAW has it's quirks like every other but it does the job beautifully for what I want it to do which ranges from electronic industrial to acoustic unplugged sound. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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A couple of open mike nights introduced the duo of Andrew Ruddy and Monique Ritter to fellow musician Ryan Burdick.
Burdick caught Ruddy and Ritter at Lake Effect and asked who they were.
The next week, the three shared a song at Lock 24.
So the musical chemistry began. Four years later, Ruddy and Ritter, of Pulaski, and Burdick, of Baldwinsville, are cutting into a huge slice of Americana pie as The Ruddy Well Band.
They brought banjo, fiddle, guitar and their voices to The Post-Standard studio this week to perform the song "One Second Love" for the Music Notes Performance video series.
"Whenever we play, it always turns into a jam session," guitarist Burdick says of the three.
"We play to entertain ourselves," says banjo-and-more player Ruddy.
They were part of a four-piece called Engroovement, but pared down to three to put out a CD, "Little Blue Marbles." They love writing songs.
"One Second Love" was inspired by a trip Ruddy took to a festival with his sister, Cristin.
They were waiting for the Del McCoury band to take the stage, and, "A girl walked by wearing pretty much just overalls and a straw hat," Ruddy recalls. "I said, 'There she goes, walking out of my life.' My sister says, 'She was your one-second love.' She wrote a poem about it, and I turned it into a bluegrass song."
Storytelling is a big part of the trio's art.
"In the 60s, they told stories to a seated audience," says Ritter.
"We are attempting to do our part to change the dynamics of music in our area," says Ruddy.
They plan to secure a gig at Kitty Hoynes in Syracuse's Armory Square in February.


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Kate Eilertsen meets her visitor at the entrance and holds out a welcoming hand before turning on her heel and leading a tour of the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art's new exhibit, "Life of Making."
"This is a show," she explains, "that I've been working on my whole life."
Curating an exhibit—this is Eilertsen's inaugural in her new role as SVMA's executive director—does not literally take a lifetime, and the comment seems offhand, the exact sort of casual thing one might say to add pizzazz. But after Eilertsen has led the visitor through the airy museum, she sits down. Her father, she says, is a retired 84-year-old pastor living in Minnesota. Her voice takes a sad tone when she speaks of him. "He's just given up," she says. "He's waiting to die. He's the opposite of these people."
"These people" are the exhibit's stars, 91-year-old metal worker June Schwarcz, 79-year-old ceramicist Jim Melchert and 83-year-old fiber artist Kay Sekimachi, whose vibrant work well into the September of their years illuminates the idea of art as a catalyst for longevity. The exhibit examines whether, when human beings discover what they're good at, passionate about and able to better master on a daily basis, they have a preternatural ability to live longer, healthier lives. "Life of Making" is laid out around this inspiration, and it's something that Eilertsen clearly wishes her own father could possess.
While the show won't be seen by Eilertsen's dad, it flows from her sympathetic championing of perseverance. Schwarcz, the oldest of the three artists in the show, walks slowly every morning down to her studio to work with enamels from the Sausalito home she's lived in since 1959; in the exhibit's video installation, she quips, "I resent things that keep me from working."
Some of Schwarcz's early, architecture-inspired enamels are on display, with rigid lines on flat panels, but she eventually burst open the enamel-making process. Her newer pieces are beautiful bulbous vessels, loosely resembling cubic graduation caps, hatchet blades or sagging jeans. Small bubbles like tree sap frozen in time hang at the edges in very dynamic colors that shine ever more brilliant on the pieces' interiors.
The Oakland-based Melchert is the best-known of the three artists—he served as visual arts programming director at the NEA, among other things—and his conceptual pieces are concerned with the natural imperfections in ceramics. Broken tiles are toyed with, their cracks becoming tree branches and their leftover ends, in the case of the square, bold, Density Squared, can be jumbled together in a busy, metropolitan relief map. Snapped electrical coils from Melchert's kiln have burned the ceramic, creating work normally headed to the dumpster transformed and celebrated instead as centerpieces.
Sekimachi's woven, hanging pieces may be the only overt reference to the winding down of life in the show. Casting long, lovely shadows on the museum floor, the ghostly, abstract hourglass figures wear flowing manes of telling white hair. Her earlier work, also, is on display, underscoring how age has opened Sekimachi up to fresh possibilities.
An adjoining room allows visitors the chance to interact with much of the same material used in the show, and Eilertsen speculates the exhibit will reach both the young and the old. Still, with work so vibrant coming from Schwarcz, Melchert and Sekimachi, the issue of age fades to the background in favor of passion and inspiration.
"I'm just curious about what keeps people healthy, and strong," Eilertsen says. "This show could have been done with young people, too, and had the same idea. But having them as old as they are, it's easier to understand that value."
'Life of Making' runs through March 14, 2010, at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 551 Broadway, Sonoma. Museum hours are Wednesday&–Sunday, 11am&–5pm. $5; Sundays, free. 707.939.7862.
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I'll admit this post is well past the point of being relevant since the Saratoga racing season is almost halfway over. I had intended to compile this last week, but I realized there were a lot of canned summer beers that I hadn't tried yet. So, I went to Oliver's and Westmere Beverage and spent over $20 on beers to taste test specifically for this list (only a few of them made the cut).
You'll notice this list is completely different from last week's, and for good reason. This time I took into account the beer's price, alcohol by volume, and its drinkability in hot weather. By and large, the beers on this list aren't especially complex and robust, though they all have genuine flavor without a heavy body. That's not to say drinkability trumps flavor altogether, just that I placed more emphasis on it than usual. And once again, the beers must be sold in the Capital District to be eligible for this list. The "comparable alternatives" aren't necessarily of equal quality or of the same style, but what I'd recommend if you can't get the listed beer and want something in same ballpark.
NOTE: In case you didn't know, Saratoga Race Course allows patrons to bring in their own beverages, including alcohol, just as long as it's not in a glass container. That's why this list is limited to canned beers.
10. Yuengling + Yuengling Light
Something I've discovered over the last year or two is that I'm building up a tolerance to adjunct lagers. They used to repulse me, now I'm mostly indifferent to them. In fact, there's a select few I genuinely enjoy (we'll do a separate post on this another time). I'd have to say Yuengling and Yuengling Light are two of the best macro adjunct lagers on the market. They have a beautiful color, they're low in alcohol (4.4% and 3.8% ABV, respectively), easy to drink, and have more taste than just corn water or rice. They're comparably priced to the big boys, and also make a great compromise beer since non-craft beer drinkers tend to like Yuengling.
Comparable alternatives: Genesee Bock, Tecate
9. Narragansett Summer Ale
What the…? I'm putting a Narragansett beer on a "Best Of" list? Hey, I'm just as surprised as you, though I have to admit that Narragansett Summer Ale isn't half bad. This is actually a light American pale ale without any added spices or other flavors. It has the genuine characteristics you look for in the style, though the hops are reserved so it's not overly bitter, and is quite refreshing . At only 4.2% ABV it's highly sessionable and the price is appealing, too.
8. Butternuts Heinnieweisse
This is supposed to be a Bavarian-style hefeweizen, and it does have the basic banana and clove components to the aroma and taste. But the thing about this beer is that it's almost like a banana candy flavor with a sugary sweetness. Heinnieweisse goes down with the smoothness of water and the clean finish and mild palette certainly help make it a good refresher on a hot day. At 4.9% ABV it's not too heavy, it's competitively priced, and you're supporting a somewhat local brewery.
Comparable alternative: Harpoon UFO White
7. Sierra Nevada Summerfest Lager
The only craft lager to make this list, though I agree there are better ones available. The reason I went with Sierra Nevada Summerfest Lager instead of staples like Brooklyn, Samuel Adams, or Blue Point, is because it has the deliberately milder, more refreshing palette you want in warm weather. This is a by-the-book pale lager and it works because of that approach. At only 5% ABV it blurs the line between what is and isn't sessionable, though I don't think anyone would have any trouble with at least two of these.
Comparable alternatives: Trader Joe's Name Tag Lager, Sixpoint The Crisp
6. Brooklyn Summer Ale
Usually, beers with the word "Summer Ale" in the name bore me. They tend to be overtly bland or have an excessive, almost arbitrary use of spices in them (I'm looking at you, Samuel Adams Summer Ale). Brooklyn's is different, thankfully. Kind of a cross between an English-style pale ale and a blonde ale. There's a decent malty backbone, coupled with citrusy hops, but all are restrained. I also get a fruity sweetness, which is quite pleasant and makes it really refreshing. Easily sessionable at 4.5% ABV, plus you can buy it at most supermarkets.
5. Caldera Pale Ale
There are a lot of great canned pale ales out there, so trying to narrow this choice down to just one was tough. The thing about these beers is that while they tend to be plenty flavorful, they also tend to be a little too hoppy and heavier in body than you'd prefer in a summer refresher. I decided to go with Caldera Pale Ale because it's got the hop presence of a pale ale, but nothing too bitter and is still well-balanced overall. It's refreshing while in the mouth, though there is some residual bitterness. I probably should have ranked this a bit lower (i.e. less good) on the list, but it has way more flavor than the beers before it. This would be better enjoyed with a meal, but I wouldn't recommend sessioning it, as it's the heaviest beer on the list at 5.5% ABV.
Comparable alternatives: Dale's Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Bronx Pale Ale
4. Magic Hat #9
Probably the most controversial pick on this list, but I stand by this choice. Magic Hat #9 almost single-handedly got me into craft beer and I've been grateful for that. And while I may not enjoy this brewery as much as I used to, #9 still holds up whenever I drink it these days. Most people consider this a fruit beer even though it's a pale ale with apricot flavoring. Unlike other quasi fruit beers, it doesn't taste fake or sickly sweet to me. It's refreshing, crisp, and easy to drink in large quantities since it's 5.1% ABV. You can buy Magic Hat #9 pretty much anywhere these days including supermarkets and gas stations. Perhaps you can taste the sell out, but I can't.
3. Blanche de Bruxelles
Authentic Belgian witbiers are among my favorite styles when it comes to summer beer choices. The problem is, so few of them are canned that Blanche de Bruxelles earns its spot on this list practically by default (if only Blanche de Namur was canned!). Still, it's a good beer and it represents the style well.
Mild up front with strong lemonpeel and orange notes through the middle. Nothing juicy per se – closer to lemonade without the tartness. There's a spiciness on the finish that starts off subtle and becomes a bit more prominent as the beer warms. It's as refreshing as water to a marathon runner. The comfortable mouthfeel and smooth finish make it quaffable. At 4.5% ABV it's an ideal beer for picnics, camping, and other warm weather activities.
2. Anderson Valley Summer Solstice
Let it never be said that I don't heed the comments section. Last week, my friend Alex lamented that this beer was missing from my "best canned beers, period" post, so I went out and bought it just to see if it was as good as he said. While I wouldn't consider it one of the best canned beers ever, I do think it's indeed one of the best canned beers for the summer.
The palette reminds me a bit of an Oktoberfest as there's distinct caramel, toffee and nutty flavors. The can indicates there's "natural flavor" added, which might account for the vanilla and cinnamon that appear on the back end (they do seem a little artificial, though). There's no cloying aftertaste, which makes it refreshing and drinker-friendly. There's a lot of taste considering it's only 5% ABV, and you could definitely session this in hot weather.
1. Sixpoint Apollo
There are only a few Belgian canned witbiers for sale in this area, but there are exactly zero German canned wheat beers around here (that I'm aware of, anyway). In fact, there aren't even that many American canned wheat beers. I think New York's Sixpoint brewery realized this and sought to fill a hole in the market with Apollo. This is an American take on the niche kristallweizen style (a filtered hefeweizen) that could pass for the real thing, in my opinion.
It begins with a light zesty flavor. A hint of lemonpeel and dry spice. It turns on a dime into a rich, sweet, authentic banana taste. It's a combination of fruity sweetness, with a subtle cinnamon bread spice. The back end has a touch of apple juice. Perhaps Apollo is a tad heavy for a sessionable summer beer at 5.2% ABV, but you'd never know because it's so drinkable. The mouthfeel is soft and comfortable and the finish is super smooth. Refreshing as can be and it makes for a great beer to drink on a hot summer's day.
Comparable alternative: Sly Fox Royal Weisse


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How to Build a Bubble Waterfall
A bubbling water feature offers another sensory dimension to your backyard garden. Adding to the visual and fragrant benefits a garden affords, the sound of falling water not only soothes the senses, but also attracts birds. If you don't have a large backyard to accommodate a pool where falling water collects, you can build a smaller bubble waterfall that empties into a pondless underground basin. An even smaller option is a tabletop bubbler that has all the sounds of a larger waterfall, just a little softer.
Select a container to serve as a water reservoir, such as a large flower pot or a glazed urn. Drill a drainage hole large enough to thread the air tubing that you'll attach to a recirculating pump, if the container doesn't already have one. Alternatively, choose a smaller container without a drainage hole to make a tabletop bubble waterfall, such as a watering can, flower pot or large vase.
Choose a location where you can sit nearby and enjoy the sight and sound of your bubble waterfall and is away from large trees so you won't damage roots if you excavate an underground catch basin. If you place a bubble waterfall near the house, level the container on graded soil, so water will not collect at your home's foundation.
Install an electrical receptacle box near your bubble waterfall site if there is not an existing power source. Dig a shallow trench so you can bury the power cord, avoiding a tripping hazard.
Remove soil to the dimensions that will hold a molded pond insert or a flexible pond liner to build an underground catch basin for your bubble waterfall. Shovel a layer of pea gravel or small stones on top of the liner. If you're using a molded insert, fill in around it with gravel to steady it in the excavated hole.
Attach one end of plastic air tubing to a recirculating pump. Place the pump inside the pond insert or on top of the gravel if you're using flexible liner. Fill the underground basin with pea gravel or small stones up to the soil level.
Guide the loose end of the plastic tubing through the hole in the bottom of your container and secure your container on top of the gravel. Fill the basin with water and plug in the recirculating pump. Water will move up through your container and bubble over the top, where the waterfall disappears into the underground basin and the pump recirculates it.
Things Needed
- Freestanding or tabletop container
- Recirculating pump
- Plastic tubing
- Pea gravel or other small stones
- Molded pond insert or flexible pond liner
- Shovel or small tiller
- GFCI receptacle
- If you have to use an extension cord, only use one that's sold for outdoor use.
- Place a small recirculating pump into a container without a drainage hole to make a tabletop bubble waterfall. Add water to fill the container and plug in the pump. Water will bubble up and fall inside the container.
- Continuous pump operation is unnecessary for underground pools, because they do not sustain aquatic life.
- Customize your container by gluing glass beads, mosaic tiles or seashells onto it with an appropriate adhesive for your container. Give this task to your kids as a special art project.
- If you locate your bubble waterfall within view of an inside window, keep a pair of binoculars handy for watching birds that visit.
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How well do you know the facts about hearing loss?
We've observed that our patients are almost always amazed to learn about hearing loss, about how prevalent it is and how it impacts all age groups. They're also quite surprised to learn how hearing loss can have an affect on all areas of health.
As hearing professionals, that means we have a great deal of work to do. Certainly, the perception of hearing loss does not match the reality, and we have to work to raise awareness.
To that end, we've organized ten facts that demonstrate how serious and commonplace hearing loss is, but that most people are not aware of.
Here they are:
- 360 million people worldwide have hearing loss – according to the World Health Organization, over 5 percent of the world's population (360 million) have disabling hearing loss.
- 48 million people in the US have hearing loss – that's 20 percent of all Americans, or one out of every five, that describe some amount of hearing loss.
- 1 in 5 teens has hearing loss – hearing loss in teens is increasing with the increased use of earbuds, among other factors. Hearing loss does not discriminate by age group.
- 65 percent of those with hearing loss are under age 65 – the belief that hearing loss only affects older people is one of the most commonplace and inaccurate myths about hearing loss.
- 60 percent of veterans return home with hearing loss and tinnitus – hearing concerns are the most frequently reported injury by veterans. Hearing loss is also one of the most widespread occupational injuries, affecting an estimated 22 million workers in the US.
- Hearing loss can trigger cognitive decline – several studies out of Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated links between hearing loss and cognitive decline, diminished memory, and even a heightened risk of developing dementia.
- Hearing loss raises the risk of falling – a recent study reported that people with mild hearing loss were three times more likely to have a history of falling compared to those with normal hearing. And the chances of falling increase as hearing loss becomes more significant.
- Hearing loss is present in 90 percent of tinnitus cases – most instances of tinnitus are associated with hearing loss, which means both ailments can oftentimes be remedied with hearing aids.
- Hearing loss can impact earnings – In a survey conducted by the Better Hearing Institute, hearing loss was found to adversely impact household income up to an average of $12,000 per year depending on the extent of hearing loss.
- 28.8 million US adults could benefit from hearing aids – in spite of the fact that hearing aids could help millions of Americans, fewer than one in three actually make use of them. This despite all of the technological innovations.
Help us raise awareness about the facts of hearing loss by sharing this article. You could end up helping someone to improve their life with better hearing.


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What is Management by Exception?
Management by exception is an approach that sometimes makes use of methods and procedures outside the normal policies and procedures in order to achieve a certain purpose. This approach can be used as part of the response to an issue that arises during a specific project or during the course of some type of ongoing function within the company structure. This appearance of some type of deviation from the anticipated or budgeted results calls for adapting and in some cases abandoning normal management processes in favor of an approach that is likely to produce a positive response to those abnormal results.
In many cases, management by exception or (MBE) requires that the manager delegate specific functions to others who are part of the team or group impacted by the abnormal results. Within the scope of that employee's duties, he or she will likely use processes designed to specifically address that deviation, while the remainder of the team continues to use standard operating procedures and practices to manage other company functions.
The degree of involvement that the manager retains in this process will vary, depending on the corporate culture and the nature of the exception. In some cases, the management by exception will focus on developing an alternative procedure to address the issue, then hand off the responsibility for implementing that procedure to a member of his or her team. This approach does have some merit, in that the exception is addressed without creating undue demands on the manager's time. This helps to ensure that other functions under the care of the manager do not suffer due to a lack of attention, allowing the company to continue functioning at a higher rate of efficiency.
With a management by exception approach, the manager continues to be held accountable to superiors in the company's chain of command, but avoids the danger of micromanaging the activities of each team member. Assuming that the team members are selected with care and are empowered by the right type of training, the manager spends less time looking over the shoulder of each employee and more time functioning as a facilitator and a resource to each of the members of his or her team. The end result of management by exception can be the incremental development of current employees for management positions that may be available in years to come, as well as the opportunity for employees to develop and demonstrate talents and abilities that may have been less apparent in a more restrictive atmosphere.
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Can anyone point me towards some good resources that talk about this topic in further detail? Thanks!
I manage a team of 25 and we usually organize ourselves according to a management by objective approach. We approach our business on a per project basis rather than having clearly defined roles that carry through on all projects. I have found that this produces better results and also keeps employees happy because they use diverse skill sets and find variety in the workplace.
This approach requires a certain amount of management by exception. I oversee all projects, but individual teams and member have their own responsibilities, all of which require them to make decisions on their own. If everyone is aligned towards the same objective you can trust people to work independently.
I think that in a very general way this is always the best way to manage. I can think of very few situations that benefit from being micromanaged. Usually the people being managed feel undermined and dispensable. When you give people responsibility, autonomy, and accountability it spurns on productivity.


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weird sensation in my chest, not burning, but more electricity like.
i was just wondering if anyone else has this. i can't really figure out if it's GI issue. it happens when i am laying down. sometimes when i'm asleep it will wake me up. but today i kept trying to fall asleep and it would happen over and over again and now i'm just fed up.
i will feel a weird electrical shock type feeling in the middle of my chest. a bit above my sternum and a bit to the left. it's like someone is running electricity through my chest. it last approximately 1 second. it also feels like something inside is being 'wrung out' at the same time. a squeezy feeling, but very light and short.
i feel pretty calm when it happens, i don't notice any extra heart beats, no loud beats, no other symptom. i felt my pulse after one of these and it was pretty normal and quiet. it seems to go away when i sit up. i've been jolted awake i think from these episodes. usually with an adrenalin rush & major panic attack. deep breathing will make it go away, i also swallow alot of air and sit and burp and reburp myself insanely after. it feels like i'm letting pressure out (but don't think i really am, just swallowing more air). I have really bad acid reflux, but it comes and goes, right now it's not too bad.
right now, i am sitting here writing this, the last bunch of these happened about 20 minutes ago, about four in a row within 15 minutes. right now my chest feels like it is slightly electric. i know that's a weird description but the only way i can describe it. kind of shivery and light.
I always burp after.
Re: weird sensation in my chest, not burning, but more electricity like.
I had an electrical shock type pain in my chest when I was at work several months ago. Series of 3 or 4 right after each other, in vicinity of heart. Probably everything after that, heart racing, extremely dry mouth, etc. were due to panic type response. Went to the ER, no heart-related symptoms detected at all. Maybe the pain was connected to my esophageal ulcers but I may never know. No reoccurence of that specific type pain yet.
Re: weird sensation in my chest, not burning, but more electricity like.
the doctor is sending me for an ultrasound in my tummy. sounds like a hiatial hernia apparently. it would slide up and down through my diaphragm causing crowding and the weird 'charge' i hope that's the issue and it can be taken care of.
Re: weird sensation in my chest, not burning, but more electricity like.
I too am getting this shock sensation. It is always worse at night, only lasts a second but is like an electrical surge through my chest. I sometimes get it when I swallow my own saliva, but sometimes it just happens on its own.
In the last week or so I have had to sleep propped up on a mountain of pillows as it seems to happen more when I am laying flat.
It often starts at night when I am semi-reclined on the sofa, and while it doesn't really hurt, it isn't a nice sensation and leaves me feeling anxious.
I am also finding at night time, my ears pop everytime I swallow, and I have become very sensitive to noises, not just loud noise.
For the past 10 months or so I have been having various chest twinges, palpitations, and "flipping" feelings in the chest happening daily and it has had me in a constant state of fear
. The doctor thinks it might be a Hiatus Hernia and I have been on Acimax & Nexium for reflux, which I don't suffer badly, along with my blood pressure medications.
This latest shock sensation is just another thing for me to worry about and nobody seems to want to really find out what is going on.
The only thing I have had done in the last few months is the Holter Monitor and it showed up nothing...but nothing seemed to happen in the 24 hrs I had it on...the usual case.
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its totally the stomach.
Re: weird sensation in my chest, not burning, but more electricity like.
I felt the same thing yesterday while sitting and watching t.v. It doesn't happen as often, very rarely do I feel this. But it's like I'm being shocked by lightning or something and it's painful to the point where my face scrunches and I have a tight fist. It only lasts about 3 seconds
Re: weird sensation in my chest, not burning, but more electricity like.
I think I know what this is. I will sometimes get this in different parts of my body, sometimes eyelids. It's probably from a nerve in one of the muscles on the chest...I believe its called a flickering nerve, but am not certain.
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I have a spasm or tingling feeling below my sternum which is worse at night and wakes my up. Like others, it gives me an anxious feeling and I will be awake for a couple of hours and I have to sit up to get it to stop. I often have a hot feeling when I wake up with it. I had TIF surgery and a second pH test showed that my reflux is reduced to normal levels with no reflux at night. My doctor thought that it was spasms from my severe reflux. I have had heart tests with no problem. I don't know what to do next.
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ahh i posted this a long time ago.
tandem i hope some of this will help...
i was able to get rid of them by being diagnosed with a peptic ulcer and eating nothing but yogurt, and lots of potatoes for a while plus some weird drug (perriet) for a month, which cured the worst symptoms.
i do get them still once in a blue moon but know they are from my stomach. i don't have heartburn though i do get burping issues and that's when it happens. i am completely off ibuprofen now because that's what caused the ulcer. sometimes i try to get away with using it cuz i get bad headaches and pop! out goes my gut and the burps come and i'm getting the zaps again.
just learning which foods cause the bloat and burps and not eating before bed has helped tremendously. i also feel a lot better sleeping on my left side. not sure if that's ucler location related or what.
hope you all will get better and hope this info helps!
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Thanks Pumpkinseed. I don't have an ulcer as I had an endoscopy this spring. Which foods cause your bloat and burps? Maybe that is my problem.
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Hello everyone. I was just release from the hospital this morning. I have been having very similar symptoms as described by you all.
I am not sure if all my symptoms are related, but I think they are. It started out with my having those pinching feelings around my left chest...the ones you get when you have trapped gas. That I can tolerate. But now, I have been having this really weird sensation just as I am at the cusp of sleep. Seems like just when my body starts to relax.....BAM....it feels like an electric shock/pulse sensation radiates from my chest area up to my throat. It instantly wakes me up. There is NO pain associated with this....just a very short shock type feeling. It also seems to make my lips feel numb. The worst part of these episodes besides being terrifying...is that they happen over and over again and won't let me fall asleep. As soon as I fall asleep...Bam...and I am up. This will happen many many times a night. Then, I will finally fall asleep in the early morning from complete exhaustion. I am scared out of my mind. I feel tortured. Yesterday I was feeling weak and dizzy at work so I came home early. As I tried to lie down...ZAP...it happens again....this time my lips got all numb and the fingertips on my right hand went numb.....I was feeling really weird and sick so I drove myself to the ER. The did EKG....blood test..stress test...and everything came back normal except for they said I was having anxiety attacks. Well anyone would have a dang anxiety attack if they were going thru these episodes...so I "know" that the anxiety is a result of the episode and not the other way around. I have an appointment with my regular Dr. tomorrow, I sure hope she can give me some answers. I think I need a ultrasound of my stomach to see if something is putting pressure on my vagus nerve. That is the only thing I can come up with that seems close to what I am feeling. I think that there is something in my abdomen....maybe a hiatal hernia or something that triggers pressure on the vagus nerve when my body begins to relax......I am scared to death to sleep...if feels like my heart stops beating for a second and my body freaks out and kick starts everything....but..now I know it is not my heart........I really hope someone on here can get some answers. Everything I have read that is even remotely close to my symptoms.....there are no answers.....it is truly torture.
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do you sleep on your side or back? i find the symptoms ease off if i sleep on my left side, one pillow tucked under my waist and lower abdomen and another one between my legs. kind of like the fetal position but cradled in pillows.
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urg last three days i've been having this HORRIBLY!!!! really bad.
i know it's my stomach. either my ulcer is acting up again, and/or my lining is corroded because i quit smoking and a) had been drinking about 10 diet sodas a day as a replacement (oh the irony! quitting smoking is supposed to heal your gut!), b) have been using ibuprofen for headaches (a no-no i should know better!) and c) eating till my stomach is so full i could throw up!
[COLOR="Navy"]man i tell you this time it's so bad, i start falling asleep on my side and its not like i can't not breathe, but it's more of a feeling that i am just dying. lol. i'm SO tired and i can almost feel my stomach jumping or spasming. i feel my pulse and it is not racing or anything. it's a horrific anxiety inducing feeling though. like you are exhaling and will never inhale again because your brain is shutting down (no choking or smothering though). and you feel this strange sensation in your upper abdomen, that i always thought was my heart's electrical system shorting out or something but i think it's a combination of light pinching type pain in the stomach and possibly a spasm or a 'jump' like when you are about to get punched in the gut how you would automatically suck your gut in, but not as severe.[/COLOR]
i actually woke up a few times yelling HELP HELP (of course my son didn't even hear me, god forbid i really do start dying one night).
i notice when i eat too much and my gerd is going nuts my tummy swells and i have a hard time breathing. i look about nine months pregnant. NOT a good look on me. i get short winded walking up stairs and basically moving a foot in any direction. this is ONLY when i've overeaten.
i'm pretty sure the combo of overeating and stomach erosion/or ulcer recurrance is the problem. just gotta give it time to fix itself. till then i CANT sleep laying on my side, in a flat position.
i just write this to hopefully help anyone else with this problem. my FIRST thought would be that it was a heart rhythm disturbance or sleep apnea. but it only coincides with sever stomach problems flaring up.
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hi everyone - I have been following these posts carefully over the last few months. This is the first time I have found people with exactly the same symptoms as me. I have been diagnosed with a small hiatus hernia. Just as I'm coming out of phase 1 sleep, I get an electric shock/jolt in my chest area, then it will rediate like pins and needs right down into my legs. After that, mild or severe I'm awake again. Its causing severe insomnia and sleepless nights. Its funny like one of the contributors, I can get some sleep past 3 in the morning but I cant attract a reason. I can also get nausea too. I have had long association with this right back to my drinking days and fizzy drink overcumsumption. Now while anxiety has a part in this and it certainly doesn't help, and can increase the liklihood of these episodes - it is not the main cause - now that's where people and doctors get confused to a great extent. Its more to do with the hiatus hernia rubbing, letting of pressure or something to do with reflux - I cant get if propaly explained - doctors are reluctant to explain something they don't understand or is not in their little text book about atomach problems so pass it off as anxiety. Going non gluten has helped. There are certain things one can do to make episodes less. E.g. watching what you eat. If I have a particularly bad epsode one night after my hours sleep I can wake up with a knawing hollow feeling in my stomach, also my stomach feels sore when its empty. After reading this I don't feel as mad now which I have done when I've tried to explain it to people.
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Meet Sevyn Streeter: You may not know her face just yet, but trust -- you've definitely heard her tunes. An in-demand vocalist and songwriter, Sevyn has already worked with the likes of Brandy, Trey Songz, Chris Brown, and wait for it -- she cowrote Alicia Key's "New Day." It's serious, we know.
Listen to Sevyn Streeter's "I Like It" after the jump.
Now Sevyn's about to step out from the studio and into the spotlight (and incidentally, probably to the top of the charts as well.) She recently signed to Chris Brown's CBE label at Atlantic Records, and surprise surprise, her single "I Like It" is a hit! But that's what you would expect from a powerhouse songwriter, right? Right.
An uptempo, '90s-tinged R&B jam, "I Like It" showcases Sevyn's booming pipes (anyone else hearing a little bit of Monica mixed with a dash of Kelly Rowland?) as she sings about the ups and downs of loving her dude: "How you make me/ Can't nobody do that for me/ We go through some things but I can't stop loving you." #Rideordie. We're expecting big things from Sevyn, but on the off chance her artist career doesn't pan out (though we can pretty much guarantee it will), she can always go back to writing No. 1 hit songs. Either life path ain't too shabby.
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the second installment of Razzball's 2016 NFL Draft Preview.
For those of you who read the first installment, picks 1-10, I talked a lot about the two biggest factors that each team will have to ask themselves in the next few weeks until the draft, and even on draft night. "Team needs or individual talent?"
The process is simple. Evaluate the team after the 2015 season, and then evaluate all of the prospects, on the team's Big Board, to determine the strategy. Will teams select prospects to help the team as a whole at certain positions, or select prospects because they are raw, physical, superb athletes?
Note: This post was written before and during the Philadelphia-Cleveland Trade. Here's the short and sweet version – Eagles acquire the #2 overall pick, Browns trade back, both teams will acquire picks this year in the later rounds, plus a slew of 2017 first round picks, and Robert Griffin III is a happy man. Sam Bradford is not. In terms of who the Eagles will take, it all depends on who the Rams take. If the Rams select Goff, Wentz will most likely go to Philly, and conversely. I won't go in-depth, but here's how I think the rest of the board shakes out, except for the teams who selections I think will stay the same.
Rams – Jared Goff
Eagles – Carson Wentz
Browns – Ezekiel Elliot (If the Browns really do believe in RGII, which they proved/indicated by trading back, then they want opposing D's to respect all aspects of their offense. D's can easily put pressure on RGIII with Isaiah Crowell or Duke Johnson in the backfield. If Elliot is the HB for the Browns, it opens up the field for Griffin, but just a little bit.)
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Interview with the film director Roberto Julio Alamo, by Emilio Iglesias, owner of Relatospulp.com
INTERVIEW Roberto Julio Alamo | VooR Productions
By Emilio Iglesias - Relatospulp.com
[Note: VooR Productions is a low-budget film producer factory created by Roberto Julio Alamo, Raul Jimenez Gil and Guillermo Garcia Insa, in 2006]
- Maybe not the best way to start an interview, but if you wonder, what the hell means Subb Niggurath?
Subb Niggurath, Shub Niggurath or also known as "The Goat of a Thousand Young" is one of the fictitious deities created by Lovecraft in his Pulp mithology. This entity, repulsive and of course, incomprehensible to the primitive human mind, is one of the least spoken in his stories, just mentioning it´s name several times.
- Tell me a bit more about this project. The first pictures are promising, especially for those we love everything about World War II and Nazi occultism.
This project began some time ago, but as separate films. In VooR Productions we wanted to do a short film set in the Second World War, and a Lovecraftian theme, so that we had been some time preparing both projects. But in recent months, due to lack of time, and my upcoming trip to China, we decided to do a mixture of both: A Lovecraftian occultism short film set in the Second World War. I had several similar tales that I wrote in the past, so it was easy to get to it.
The shoot was crazy, just four days without sleep in an abandoned village near Segovia, but worth it.
- What about the script? Where did the idea come?
I wrote the script basing both Lovecraft as classic movies from the 40s and 50s, adding an exaggerated theatricality to the main story, already Pulp. I think the mix has been pretty decent, especially considering that the project was carried out against the clock.
The story, although it is rather basic, mainly aims to recreate the atmosphere stifling and great Pulp Lovecraft stories, especially his earliest stories, perhaps less dark and more pulp.
- What do you like more, to be writer, or to be director?
Well, it's a complicated question. Are the two things I really love to do. What I really like is to create worlds and new characters, with his stories, adventures and misadventures. Film and literature are two means to the same, transmit dreams, exotic stories we create in our minds. The truth is that what my passion is to bring together both worlds: Write a story, and then turn it on film, as is the case with Subb Niggurath.
- You write, direct, and you take care of other aspects such as the soundtrack, or digital effects and postproduction. Is it too much?
In fact, it is something that happens to me invoice. I love to take care of all aspects of a film, and in this manner to refine each element until all flows together, like a symphony. I really love to dedicate to all these aspects, but ultimately this leads to a lack of sleep does not help too monumental in day to day, so in my last projects I have not composed the soundtracks, music I used because their age has no copyright on it.
- We know that you have experience in shooting short, as we have already seen some of your work, as A Fistful of Zombies. What do you think when you look back on everything done?
The truth is it's very fun, especially when you have some time to work on many projects. The funny thing is get together with some friends and see new projects very very old, is really rewarding, and not just you laugh with some old things I'd forgotten, but you realize everything you progress.
- And when you look forward? What are your goals?
When you look forward is more difficult to predict. In this world the thing is complicated, especially in Spain, and we must continue to move forward, with the same enthusiasm and the same desire. My goals are to direct my own films, no-budget, but with enough. At the moment, almost just ruined renting the necessary equipment for each project, except in 3D, instead of spending time and money, just spending time, but a lot ... Weeks without seeing sunlight ...
- Will there soon be a film? Perhaps the idea and have, right?
Yes, there is not one or two, but at least five ideas for creating robust a feature film, but at the moment it is something that will have to wait. A feature film quality conditions require significant outlays, so for the moment I prefer to focus on short films, and gradually be gaining the trust of certain people who can give me the opportunity to launch into a long.
- I guess the biggest problem is funding. How hard is to get funds when you have a good idea?
It is very very difficult. Many people have good ideas, and in particular in Spain, the idea does not have to be good for the finance you just have to have the right contacts. That is something that I have, so I have to settle for me to move forward with our media, and am content for now, the thing works, and we all had great time recording it, with enthusiasm and doing our best, believing in what we do.
- A part of the funding, what is it that gives you more work, or what you dislike when you get to work?
What I dislike are the moments before recording, in which we all have to wear for a long time, really lose much time on this before, especially with military costumes. Once everything is ready, we get down to work.
What gives me more work is the post-production and special effects and 3D, but I love, so that the time just flies. The only problem is the time it takes from the short is mounted, until all effects included, something that really is worth waiting for.
- When you extend the Kodak Theatre red carpet, you invite us to the party?
[Laughs] Of course, you will all be invited! I hope that at some time at least some of my works receive recognition at some level. The truth is that I work in short films and stories that are the kind of stories I like to see myself as a spectator, so I know at least, to those who share my tastes, I like them.
- Now you're going to live in China this will be a high on your film career?
I'm going to live in China, but this does not involve any high on my film career, the film is a way in which you progress slowly and I do not intend to stop me at any time, it's just another level. Continue with films from China, but I have to create new contacts there to help me, but of course, whenever you return to Spain, we will continue with new short films voor Productions. In fact, I started to write the script for our next movie ... By the time I drop it, but I won´t comment anything else about it [laughs].
- Why did you go to live in China?
Good question. There are several reasons why I'm moving to China, I love Shaolin Kung Fu and I would continue practicing there, I love Chinese culture and language, I am studying, but my main reasons are sentimental: My girlfriend is from there, so I'm going to live with it.
A new stage in my life, an adventure, and I'm very happy.
- The website will have signed as a correspondent, and ambassador of our interests in the Far East? Responsibility weighs?
Well, not really. Yes it is a responsibility, but will happily, collecting stories, information and legends from faraway China. Propose to research, I am convinced that there are many stories in the giant Asian Pulp and transmitíroslas try my best. An honor to be correspondent Pulp Stories.
- Some words for posterity?
Well, it is a question to which an answer must be given very solemn [laughs].
At the moment only say that I hope people enjoy my new movie, Subb Niggurath, this new and terrifying film voor Productions, and I will continue with new projects and with the same goal that has led me here so far: that all can enjoy them from anywhere in the world.
And I forgot: As a curiosity - Subb Niggurath is the name that also baptized final monster video game Quake, apparently the story revolved around the dark Subb dominated Niggurath his army of monsters and eventually you faced This creature, also removed the Lovecraft universe.


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Very close to the phare, in fact as the port grew up it is on a beach behind the big artificial " digue" they built to protect the port from the swell, the easiest access is from the bay by jet ski or boat because from inside the port you need to know the area or going with that knows where to park close to that beach.
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The Tennessean: Op-ed by Sens. Alexander and Corker: Fairness in taxes a decision for states to make
Posted on April 28, 2013
This past week, the U.S. Senate debated the Marketplace Fairness Act, an 11-page bill about two words: states' rights.
The legislation — which would allow states to collect state sales taxes already owed on remote purchases from out-of-state businesses — is about letting states set their own tax policy without asking Washington's permission. That's the spirit of the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and the spirit of this country.
The bill would allow Tennessee to reduce taxes or ward off budget pressure for a state income tax.
Gov. Bill Haslam faces this budget pressure and is among an honor roll of conservatives who support the basic free-market principle that all businesses and taxpayers should be treated the same. Republican Govs. Bob McDonnell of Virginia, Chris Christie of New Jersey, Rick Snyder of Michigan, Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania and Mike Pence of Indiana; former Republican governors Jeb Bush, Mitch Daniels and Haley Barbour; and conservative leaders such as Al Cardenas of the American Conservative Union and the late William F. Buckley Jr. rank as champions of this cause.
We join them and the 72 other Senate Republicans and Democrats who voted to debate the bill.
Our constitutional framework protects states' rights. States have the right to be right, and they have the right to be wrong. This legislation would grant them that freedom and an opportunity to close a loophole — if they so choose — that currently chooses between winners and losers in the marketplace, which all supporters of the free market should oppose.
This is a straightforward issue, one that many states and their conservative elected leaders want to fix. As it stands now, they can't do anything about the fact that online and catalog sellers don't have to collect sales taxes in states where they sell their goods, while brick-and-mortar businesses do, giving remote sellers a significant price advantage not based on their business model, but on taxes.
If you walk into the Nashville Boot Co., try on a pair of boots and buy them, the store collects a sales tax and remits it to the state of Tennessee. But if you leave the store and instead order the boots on the Internet, the seller might not have to collect the tax. It's up to consumers to report their purchases and pay the tax, but virtually nobody does. This bill simply says: A state may require all businesses, not just some, to collect the sales tax from people who purchase their products.
And this is not a tax on the Internet — there's a federal moratorium against that. By requiring that businesses collect sales taxes, states would simply be ensuring they receive a tax that's already owed. And businesses with $1 million or less in remote sales are exempted.
This issue has serious consequences, especially for states that want to keep taxes low and create jobs. Not having a state income tax, keeping taxes low and encouraging a favorable business climate have been very important for jobs in Tennessee. Our governor and other conservatives want to address this basic issue of tax fairness, and they and other states should be able to do so.
But that is for those states to sort out, something they can't do right now. Our job in Washington is to give them the choice — to preserve the rights our Constitution affords them — and get out of the way.
Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate.