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Ear Reshaping (Pinnaplasty)
Ear reshaping refers to a range of common cosmetic surgery procedures designed to correct misshapen or prominent ears. The operation corrects differences in the ears either by reshaping or reducing size and prominence, creating a more natural appearance. Many people opt for this corrective surgery to restore confidence and boost self-esteem by achieving a more natural aesthetic appearance to the ears.
What happens prior to surgery?
Your Consultant will carefully discuss your goals and expectations, so that your treatment plan can be tailored accordingly.
The skin over and behind the ears must also be healthy in order to proceed.
Your surgeon will take you through exactly what the procedure entails and will explain any pre-operative preparation required.
The Surgery
Ear correction is carried out under local anaesthetic and is a day case procedure meaning you will be able to return home following your surgery.
The procedure involves your surgeon making a small incision at the back of the ear in the crease where the ear meets the head. The cartilage is reshaped or reduced along with the removal of any excess skin to refine shape and prominence of the ear.
Once the surgery is complete, a protective dressing and bandage will be placed around your ears and head. This will remain in place for one week after surgery to reduce any post-surgical swelling and protect the affected area from any accidental knocks or movement of the newly positioned ears. A headband can be worn at night for a number of weeks after surgery for extra protection when sleeping. You will not be able to wash your hair until the head bandage is removed. Any incisions should heal within 1-2 weeks, but some pain and discomfort are to be expected for 3-5 days following your procedure.
Patients are advised that normal activities can be resumed within 1 week following surgery, however strenuous exercise should be avoided for up to 6 weeks.
Scar Revision
Scar revision can be done anywhere on the body to reduce the appearance of obvious or pronounced scarring after a wound has already healed.
Poor healing and infection may contribute to the development of scars which are more noticeable or disfiguring.
This surgery will minimise a scar so that it is less conspicuous and blends in with the surrounding skin tone and texture. Scars can't be removed completely, but they can be made less visible with surgery.
Types of Scarring
Discolouration or Surface Irregularities are generally subtle and may be improved by topical treatments. These scars do not usually cause physical discomfort or impair function but cosmetically can be an issue for the patient, especially if they are in a visible area of the body. This type of scarring can be the result of acne as well as minor injury or previous surgical incisions or skin grafts.
Hypertrophic Scar is a type of scarring which is the result of an abnormal response to injury. In certain people, body cells called myofibroblasts produce an excess of collagen during healing. This overproduction of collagen is more likely to occur when a wound has been infected or inflamed is under tension or is left to heal without stitches. These scars are similar in form to keloid but tend to be milder and more confined to the area of the original wound.
Keloid Scarring– Following any injury, fibrous scar tissue forms over the wound to protect the injury and aid healing. In some cases, this scar tissue grows excessively forming protruding hard growths called keloids. Keloids tend to have a high rate of recurrence despite treatment. The main difference between keloid and hypertrophic scarring is as follows
|Usually raised over 4mm from skins surface
|Rarely raised over 4mm from skins surface
|Pink/ Purple in colour
|Red/ pink in colour
|Grow beyond boundaries of original wound
|Remain in area of original wound
|Form on earlobes, shoulder, cheeks and chest
|Can develop anywhere on the body
Scar Contracture is a severe form of scarring and is most commonly caused by burns or surgery.
The skin can feel so tight that functional ability is compromised, and the area becomes painful and visibly constricted.
Scar Revision Surgery
Not all scars may be suitable for surgical revision but your surgeon will discuss possible treatment options.
This surgery will be performed by a Plastic Surgeon with the aim of minimising the scar so that it blends with the surrounding skin tone and texture. The scar is revised under local anaesthetic to reduce any discomfort. Your surgeon will take you through the risks and benefits of the surgery so that you can have an informed understanding and realistic expectation of the potential outcome.
How long is recovery?
Mild discomfort is expected for several days following scar revision surgery and can be managed using paracetamol. As with most surgery, normal activity may be resumed after 1 week but strenuous exercise should be avoided for 6 weeks following surgery.
Split Earlobe Repair
Split earlobes can occur as a result of wearing earrings that are too heavy or due to trauma to the lobe in which an earring may have got caught or been pulled causing a tear to appear.
Corrective surgery for this repair is carried out under local anaesthetic. This means you will be able to walk out of surgery and resume usual activities on the same day.
Your surgeon will firstly numb the area around the earlobe to ensure no pain is felt during the procedure. The repair first involves tidying the edges of the torn lobe by removing small amounts of skin. Then, using fine sutures, the earlobe is carefully repaired to reconstruct a normal, rounded earlobe that matches your natural ear shape
Varicose Veins
Varicose veins are gnarled, enlarged veins. Any vein may become varicose, but the veins most commonly affected are those in your legs and feet. That's because standing and walking upright increases the pressure in the veins of your lower body.
For many people, varicose veins and spider veins — a common, mild variation of varicose veins — are simply a cosmetic concern. For other people, varicose veins can cause aching pain and discomfort. Sometimes varicose veins lead to more-serious problems.
Varicose veins may also signal a higher risk of other circulatory problems. Treatment may involve self-care measures or procedures by your dermatologist to close or remove veins.
Varicose veins may not cause any pain. Signs you may have with varicose veins include:
- Veins that are dark purple or blue in color
- Veins that appear twisted and bulging; often like cords on your legs
When painful signs and symptoms occur, they may include:
- An achy or heavy feeling in your legs
- Burning, throbbing, muscle cramping and swelling in your lower legs
- Worsened pain after sitting or standing for a long time
- Itching around one or more of your veins
- Bleeding from varicose veins
- A painful cord in the vein with red discoloration of the skin
- Colour changes, hardening of the vein, inflammation of the skin or skin ulcers near your ankle, which can mean you have a serious form of vascular disease that requires medical attention
Spider veins are similar to varicose veins, but they're smaller. Spider veins are found closer to the skin's surface and are often red or blue.
They occur on the legs, but can also be found on the face. Spider veins vary in size and often look like a spider's web.
When to see a dermatologist
Self-care — such as exercise, elevating your legs or wearing compression stockings — can help you ease the pain of varicose veins and may prevent them from getting worse. But if you're concerned about how your veins look and feel and self-care measures haven't stopped your condition from getting worse, see your doctor.
Arteries carry blood from your heart to the rest of your tissues. Veins return blood from the rest of your body to your heart, so the blood can be recirculated. To return blood to your heart, the veins in your legs must work against gravity.
Muscle contractions in your lower legs act as pumps, and elastic vein walls help blood return to your heart. Tiny valves in your veins open as blood flows toward your heart then close to stop blood from flowing backward.
Causes of varicose veins can include:
- As you get older, your veins can lose elasticity, causing them to stretch. The valves in your veins may become weak, allowing blood that should be moving toward your heart to flow backward. Blood pools in your veins, and your veins enlarge and become varicose. The veins appear blue because they contain deoxygenated blood, which is in the process of being recirculated through the lungs.
- Some pregnant women develop varicose veins. Pregnancy increases the volume of blood in your body, but decreases the flow of blood from your legs to your pelvis. This circulatory change is designed to support the growing foetus, but it can produce an unfortunate side effect — enlarged veins in your legs. Varicose veins may surface for the first time or may worsen during late pregnancy, when your uterus exerts greater pressure on the veins in your legs. Changes in your hormones during pregnancy also may play a role. Varicose veins that develop during pregnancy generally improve without medical treatment three to 12 months after delivery.
Risk factors
These factors increase your risk of developing varicose veins:
- The risk of varicose veins increases with age. Aging causes wear and tear on the valves in your veins that help regulate blood flow. Eventually, that wear causes the valves to allow some blood to flow back into your veins where it collects instead of flowing up to your heart.
- Women are more likely to develop the condition. Hormonal changes during pregnancy, pre-menstruation or menopause may be a factor because female hormones tend to relax vein walls. Taking hormone replacement therapy or birth control pills may increase your risk of varicose veins.
- Family history. If other family members had varicose veins, there's a greater chance you will too.
- Being overweight puts added pressure on your veins.
- Standing or sitting for long periods of time. Your blood doesn't flow as well if you're in the same position for long periods.
Complications of varicose veins, although rare, can include:
- Extremely painful ulcers may form on the skin near varicose veins, particularly near the ankles. Ulcers are caused by long-term fluid buildup in these tissues, caused by increased pressure of blood within affected veins.A discolored spot on the skin usually begins before an ulcer forms. See your doctor immediately if you suspect you've developed an ulcer.
- Blood clots. Occasionally, veins deep within the legs become enlarged. In such cases, the affected leg may swell considerably. Any sudden leg swelling warrants urgent medical attention because it may indicate a blood clot — a condition known medically as thrombophlebitis.
- Occasionally, veins very close to the skin may burst. This usually causes only minor bleeding. But, any bleeding warrants medical attention because there's a high risk it can happen again.
To diagnose varicose veins, your dermatologist will do a physical exam, including looking at your legs while you're standing to check for swelling. Your doctor may also ask you to describe any pain and aching in your legs.
You also may need an ultrasound test to see if the valves in your veins are functioning normally or if there's any evidence of a blood clot. In this non-invasive test, a technician runs a small hand-held device (transducer), about the size of a bar of soap, against your skin over the area of your body being examined. The transducer transmits images of the veins in your legs to a monitor, so a technician and your dermatologist can see them.
Fortunately, treatment usually doesn't mean a hospital stay or a long, uncomfortable recovery. Thanks to less invasive procedures, varicose veins can generally be treated on an outpatient basis.
Vein Treatment
Thread veins are very small blood vessels, which appear as thin bluish or red lines in the skin.
Thread veins occur primarily on the face and legs, and they do not cause any symptoms. People suffering from thread veins may dislike their appearance and feel self-conscious about them.
With ageing, the skin gradually loses its collagen, becomes thinner and the appearance of thread veins worsens. Aside from ageing, there are a number of factors, which can also contribute to the problem. Among them are excessive sun exposure, rosacea, smoking, alcohol consumption and standing for prolonged periods of time.
Before undergoing thread veins treatment, patients are encouraged to make an appointment with one of our consultants to discuss their individual case in detail. After a thorough evaluation, our consultants will be able to suggest the most effective treatment and will address all questions or concerns.
Treatment options?
At Belfast Skin Clinic we treat thread veins with Microsclerotherapy or IPL laser. A combination of these may be used to achieve the optimum result.
IPL Laser for thread vein removal is a non-invasive procedure using light and heat technology to treat the problem area, improving the appearance of smaller blood vessels without affecting the skin surface.
Microsclerotherapy is a safe treatment for thread veins on the legs, while IPL laser would more commonly be used to treat small facial thread veins.
IPL Thread Vein Removal
Our advanced laser technology is able to provide a highly effective treatment which yields quick and permanent results for the treatment of thread veins.
This IPL process uses broad spectrum light to target the problem area, penetrating the walls of the blood vessel with heat, causing them to collapse and disappear. Eventually, these veins will be reabsorbed by the body and fade away after several weeks.
In general, IPL affects the lower layers of the skin, rather than the top. This allows it to reach deeper structures, like thread veins, without burning the surface of the skin.
The procedure itself involves the application of laser gel, applied directly to the skin to aid absorption of the light and keep the skin cool throughout your treatment. Your laser technician will be able to advise you at consultation how many sessions are recommended to achieve optimum results from your treatment.
Patients are advised that no treatment will be administered on skin that is tanned, or where fake tan is present, as this increases the risk of side effects and discomfort.
?This procedure involves injecting sclerosant through a tiny needle, very superficially into the veins, causing the lining of the vein to swell and clot. This clot formation stops the onward flow of blood through the vessel. There is usually minimal discomfort with the treatment due to the needle being so small.
Microslerotherapy is a relatively quick procedure and most people can resume normal activities, including driving, on the same day.
Over the course of several weeks following your treatment, you may feel the veins are more pronounced and injection sites may feel slightly itchy. This is quite common and will fade over time. It is also possible you may need to schedule further treatments as some patients will require 2 to 6 treatments over 4-8 week intervals.
Upper Eyelid Reduction- Blepharoplasty
Over time, our eyelids stretch, and the muscles supporting them weaken. Our upper eyelids can also begin to droop with age. This can give the eyes an older, tired look and a hooded or bulging appearance. Besides making you look older, severely sagging skin around your eyes can reduce your side vision (peripheral vision), especially the upper and outer parts of your field of vision.
Blepharoplasty is a type of surgery that removes excess skin, muscle and fat. Blepharoplasty can reduce or eliminate these vision problems and make your eyes appear younger and more alert.
What happens at consultation?
Initially you will meet your surgeon to discuss expectations for the outcome of the procedure, to ensure your goals are realistic and achievable.
Your surgeon will discuss all potential post-operative complications at length in your consultation. We advise our patients to fully research your procedure, so that you can ask any relevant questions at your consultation and have a realistic expectation of the outcome.
The Surgery
The procedure is undertaken under local anaesthetic which involves an injection into the skin to numb the area.
This procedure involves a small incision in the natural crease of your eyelid, where a small crescent-shaped piece of excess skin will be removed, leaving enough slack for the eye to remain comfortable to close following the recovery period. Your surgeon may also feel it is necessary to remove any excess fat or muscle from the area to help improve the overall result.
As this procedure is carried out under local anaesthetic, you will be discharged from the clinic on the same day.
You will be given post-surgical advice on taking care of your wound and changing dressings. Paracetamol should be adequate pain relief over the following 24-48 hours and any exercise should be avoided immediately following your procedure.
Swelling and bruising may take several weeks to dissipate. Avoid stooping and sleep propped up.
It may take several months for scars to fully heal and for the final results to appear.
Many people express satisfaction with the results of blepharoplasty, such as a more youthful appearance and more self-confidence. For some people, results of surgery may last a lifetime. For others, droopy eyelids may recur.
Bruising and swelling generally subside in 10 to 14 days, which may be when you feel comfortable going out in public again. Scars from the surgical cuts may take months to fade. Take care to protect your delicate eyelid skin from too much sun exposure.


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The Italian duo will release their first full-length on Rebirth in February.
The group began as a trio in 2004, but after Alessandro Ripamonti left the project in 2006 Contrini and Massera continued to make music as NUfrequency. The pair has worked with many musicians for Connected, including Massive Attack collaborator Shara Nelson, singer-songwriter Yoav and New York reggae vocalist Hawkman. Some of the original productions on the first CD have had extremely limited or no release or have only ever been heard as remixes, many of which feature on Connected's second CD. These include Motor City Drum Ensemble's rework of "Fallen Hero" and Wolf & Lamb's interpretation of "My Angel."
01. My Angel feat. Maggie Reilly
02. Make A Peace feat. Ke'
03. Connected feat. Yoav
04. Fallen Hero feat. Ben Onono
05. Go That Deep feat. Shara Nelson
06. Fearless feat. Hawkman
07. Passage Of Time feat. Snax
08. Streetlife feat. Ke'
09. Sometimes feat. Marie Frank
10. Main Stream
01. Go That Deep feat. Shara Nelson (Charles Webster Remix)
02. Fallen Hero feat. Ben Onono (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)
03. My Angel feat. Maggie Reilly (Wolf + Lamb Remix)
04. Passage Of Time feat. Snax (Juan MacLean Remix)
05. Streetlife feat. Ke' (Chris70 Remix)
06. Streetlife feat. Ke' (Homework Remix)
07. Sometimes feat. Marie Frank (Jef K & Gwen Maze Remix)
08. Untitled (Tony Lionni Dub Mix)
09. Connected feat. Yoav (T Polar Remix)
10. Slowfood (Rocketnumbernine Remix)
11. Fallen Hero feat. Ben Onono (Mark E Remix) (Digital Bonus)
12. Go That Deep feat. Shara Nelson (Skylark Vocal Mix)(Digital Bonus)
13. Go That Deep feat. Shara Nelson (Paul Woolford Remix)(Digital Bonus)
14. Go That Deep feat. Shara Nelson (Ajello Remix)(Digital Bonus)
15. Go That Deep feat. Shara Nelson (In Flagranti Remix)(Digital Bonus)
16. Passage Of Time feat. Snax (Hot Toddy Remix)(Digital Bonus)
17. Connected feat. Yoav (Pocketknife Remix)(Digital Bonus)
18. Streetlife feat. Ke' (Bocca Grande Remix)(Digital Bonus)
19. Streetlife feat. Ke' (Chordashian Remix)(Digital Bonus)
20. My Angel feat. Maggie Reilly (Red D & Lemakuhlar Remix)(Digital Bonus)
Rebirth will release Connected on February 6th, 2012.

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Primero features at the Tomorrow Ready sessions at the UNICEF Executive Board meeting
On 12 September, UNICEF hosted a special session on innovation for children to answer one question:
How can Governments and UN agencies prepare to meet the opportunities and challenges facing children in our fast-paced, technology driven world?
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The Black Nun of Moret, Louise Marie-Thérèse (1664–1732) was a Benedictine nun in the abbey of Moret-sur-Loing. She was called the "Mauresse de Moret", and a portrait of her exists in the Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève in Paris. The research done by the Société de l'histoire de Paris et d'Ile-de-France, published in 1924 by Honoré Champion éditions, concluded that this pastel portrait was painted around 1680 by the same hand which painted the series of twenty-two pastel portraits of Kings of France, from Louis IX to Louis XIV...Text and image from Wikipedia, via Miss Folly.
Shortly after the death of the French Queen Maria Theresa of Spain in 1683, wife of Louis XIV, courtiers pointed out this woman as the black daughter the Queen allegedly once gave birth to.
La Grande Mademoiselle tells that the child could be of the black page Nabo, of whom the Queen was very fond. The adultery thesis is not considered likely, as the Queen was a very pious woman, and there is no knowledge of even the slightest mistake of hers. It would be very difficult in Versailles to have a liaison and even to give birth in secret. Every Royal birth happened in public, in the Queen's bedchambers, with all courtiers present as witnesses. The little princess Marie-Anne was born (16 November 1664) with a dark skin caused by cyanosis, and died shortly after birth (26 December 1664). Some say that the baby remained black, and had been changed with a dead girl, to avoid scandal. According to Madame, wife of Louis XIV's brother, her husband said that the child was not black at all but very ugly. In any case, although the story about the black daughter of Maria Theresa is unconfirmed, it was still persistent and believed by many.
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Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced agents seized a car, drugs and cash in the arrest of two fugitives now facing additional charges. Calvin Robertson Jr. (30, B/M) and Jenna Toups (26, W/F), both of Raceland, were arrested Thursday at a Raceland residence.
On Thursday, September 18, Lafourche Parish Drug Task Force Agents learned through investigation that Robertson and Toups were located at a residence on Danos Street in Raceland. Toups had two active warrants for Distribution of Methamphetamine, and Robertson had an active warrant for Second Degree Battery following an incident earlier this year wherein he allegedly struck a relative on the head with a handgun.
Agents proceeded to the address, and made contact with Robertson and Toups, and they were taken into custody per the active warrants. When asked whether any illegal items were in the room, Toups told agents she had a pipe in her purse, which agents then recovered. Agents discovered the pipe contained a small amount of suspected methamphetamine. As he was being taken into custody, Robertson attempted to reach for a pair of pants. Inside the pockets of those pants, agents discovered several small plastic bags, two containing suspected cocaine, one containing suspected crack cocaine, one containing suspected heroin, and another containing suspected marijuana, as well as $692 in cash. Agents conducted presumptive field tests on the cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine, all of which yielded positive results.
Approximately 4.8 grams of cocaine and 2.9 grams of crack cocaine were recovered with a total street value of $770. The combined value of all drugs and cash seized was $1,662. Agents also seized a 2008 Mercedes-Benz coupe believed to have been used in the sale of illegal narcotics.
Both Robertson and Toups were transported to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in Thibodaux. Robertson was booked per the warrant for Second Degree Battery, and he is also charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Possession of Heroin, and Possession of Marijuana. He is being held in lieu of $38,500 bond as set by Judge Ashly Bruce Simpson, and he is also being held for Louisiana Probation and Parole. Toups was booked per the warrants for Distribution of Methamphetamine, and she is also charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She is being held in lieu of $23,500 as set by Judge Simpson.
Agents Seize Car, Drugs and Cash in Arrest of Two Fugitives
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced agents seized a car, drugs and cash in the arrest of two fugitives now facing additional charges. Calvin Robertson Jr. (30, B/M) and Jenna Toups (26, W/F), both of Raceland, were arrested Thursday at a Raceland residence.


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District Profile
Warren Woods is a small (approximately 6 square miles) suburban school District located in the southeast portion of Macomb County. The District represents a middle class community which is embracing a more ethnically and economically diverse population. The District consists of one class B high school, one middle school, three elementary schools and one alternative high school.
Our Mission
The Warren Woods Public Schools are dedicated to maintaining continuous student achievement within a caring environment that provides for individual excellence for all
Our Vision
Warren Woods Public Schools: Together Make It Happen


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LACUE: Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators 2018 Conference is coming soon!
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Stop by to speak with Andy Holloway to learn which applications from SRC Solutions will work best for your district.
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Causes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
The Puzzle So Far…
Irritable bowel syndrome is the name for a group of symptoms, not a disease. It's not like the flu. The flu has one cause, the influenza virus. IBS doesn't seem to be like that, in fact there may be many causes of irritable bowel syndrome. That's why it's so hard to nail down.
At this point, no one has found one specific cause of IBS. But thanks to tireless work of countless researchers, we know a lot more about it, and what you can do to prevent symptoms of IBS.
Listed below are some of the current theories about the causes of irritable bowel syndrome. Included in the list are some things don't cause IBS, but can make it worse or trigger an attack.
What Are the Possible Causes of IBS?
Over Sensitive Bowels
If your Colon (also known as the large intestine) is unusually sensitive, it may over react to things like stress, food sensitivities and other bowel irritants. That leads to bowl spasms, pain and other IBS symptoms.
Food Sensitivities
People with IBS often have problems when they eat certain foods. Learning to avoid your IBS food triggers can REALLY help your health in many ways. When I stopped eating wheat, many of my health problems disappeared.
Wheat and dairy products are two major causes of IBS symptoms. Some other IBS triggers are fatty foods, caffeine and alcohol.
Extra Pain Receptors
In 2008 a British study found that people with IBS have more of the pain receptors responsible for burning sensations. These receptors respond to spicy foods like chili peppers.
Some researchers believe these extra pain receptors may be one of the main causes of irritable bowel syndrome.
Undetected parasites can cause the symptoms of IBS. Many people have parasites without even knowing it. Some people have IBS symptoms even after getting rid of parasites, as explained below.
Researchers have proposed that parasites and bacterial infections can somehow damage the nerves or structure of intestines.
One theory is that this damage then causes the bowel to become more sensitive to irritation, and more prone to spasms and other IBS symptoms.
Bacterial Infections
No one knows why, but some people develop IBS after a bad bout of gastroenteritis (the dreaded stomach flu). Researchers have proposed that a severe bacterial infection along with diarrhea can damage the lining and/or nerves of the intestinal tract.
This damage may prevent us from breaking down or absorbing certain foods. When these foods don't get processed properly they then cause irritation in the large intestine.
Voila. Instant IBS. That's the theory anyway.
There is also the "small intestine bacterial overgrowth" or SIBO theory. This is where bacteria is growing where it doesn't belong, which leads to IBS symptoms. Doctors have been using rifaximin to treat SIBO over the past few years.
Antibiotics kill off the good bacteria as well as the bad. Without the good bacteria your intestinal tract doesn't function properly. Also, without the protection of the good bacteria (more properly called "intestinal flora"), yeasts can take over and cause lots of grief.
Yeast (Candida Albicans)
Yeasts live in everyones digestive tract. They're only a problem when they grow out of control. Frequent antibiotic use and a high sugar diet can lead to a massive overgrowth of yeast.
Candida Albicans is a particularly harmful yeast that can damage your bowels and cause "leaky gut." Once Candida or other yeasts take control, it can be hard to get your intestinal flora back in balance.
Doctors used to think stress was one of the causes of Irritable bowel syndrome. Studies later showed that stress by itself doesn't cause IBS. However stress is a major IBS trigger.
Some people seem to have a very strong connection between their brain and their bowels. The nerves in the bowel respond to stress with cramps, spasms and sometimes nausea; the classic "nervous stomach."
Learning to handle stress can make a big difference for many people with IBS.
Food Additives
There are a lot of things in our foods that don't belong there. Our bodies don't know what to do with them. How many food labels have words we can't pronounce?
The list of suspects is long, here are just a few baddies:
Mono sodium glutamate (MSG) and aspartame (also called Nutrasweet and other names) are "excitotoxins." Excitotoxins can damage neurotransmitters, and cause a variety of problems.
Sorbitol is a sweetener used in chewing gum and other things. It's actually a LAXATIVE! Laxatives are usually used for constipation. Probably not a good idea for people who have IBS with diarrhea.
At this point in my life, I follow my hero Jack LaLanne's advice on this:
Jack says "If man makes it, DON'T EAT IT!"
Now You Know Some Possible Causes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome…
Let's get busy doing something about it!
Next stop: Food Intolerance
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Came across your site after going through a bad bout last night. This one was not expected, but I guess it should have been, as I have been cheating something terrible. I am lactose intolerant, can't tolerate beans, haven't been eating meat for a very long time. Haven't had soda pop in umpteen ages. So…guess what, yep, you guessed it. In the last couple weeks or so, I have had a bit of all the no, no's. And man did it ever backfire! No sleep for this dummy last night.
So, a little about me: I am 68 y.o. and live in Vancouver Canada. I have been plagued with IBS for the last 12+ years. (For me, everything started 12+ years ago, I just can't think anywhere further back than that..too much brain fog:-) ]
I have diabetes, fibromyalgia, high BP, and just diagnosed with bilateral polymyalgia rheumatica (a type of arthritis). Oh boy, what next!
Okay, so I had been extremely strict with my diet for some time:
No soda pop of any kind for years and years. Reason: Carbon dioxide gas is very difficult for the body to get rid of, and causes all kinds of problems. Also cannot tolerate caffeine. Has high fructose corn syrup, sugar, phosphoric acid. Bad stuff there folks.
Plus: I had made a beet and apple salad, with onions and pecans and almonds, walnut oil & balsamic vinegar. Very bad combo. Reason: Beet and apple are very powerful cleansing for the liver. Oil is good: omega 3.
Vinegar, not so good.
Had been on gluten-free bread for a long time. Been lazy and had my husband's bread chock full of gluten.
So, now for a little wisdom I have gleaned from all this.
I need to go on the "Yeast Busters To The Rescue" Diet once again. The sub-heading is: Your Complete Guide to a Customized Candida Recovery Program by Tari Lee Cornish, NC. It comes as a kit in a box from your local health food store. If they haven't got it on the shelf, they will order it in for you. The last time I bought it cost about $90+. When I was on it I lost 25 lbs. What a plus, as I needed it! Never felt so good after going through it. Also there is a web site by Karen Tripp. Go there for wonderful info. I don't think she answers email, especially if you have not read the info on her website thoroughly and ask questions that are answered on the website.
Next: I have a bread machine and need to, once again, make my own bread. Some years ago I got the "Bread Box" by Toastmaster. So easy to make bread in it. And I know what is in it. If you google how bread is made you would be surprised to find out how much garbage they put in it. Also, just read the ingredients on the package of bread you buy.
I bought some Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Flower and will be making my own bread once again from now on.
I also found out how really important omega 3 is for our bodies. Omega 3 gets rid of inflammation in our bodies. I was watching a program on KCTS by a woman whose last name is Watson. I think the name of the program was "The Heart of Health". Anyway, she tells us how inflammation in the very deepest cells of our body contribute to various diseases developing when we don't even know are developing until they become full blown recognizable diseases.
I then googled 'foods containing omega 3' and I found wonderful info. Lists of foods, a site that gave so much info I was astounded; and it gave a link to Epicurious for recipes to help. I don't remember the sites at this time, but can post it later.
There is also fish oil soft capsules that are of tremendous help for use everyday. There is also a site I came across that gives good advice and also sells the capsules. They tell you what to look for in a high quality fish oil capsule. And it should be IFOS certified. Google Omegavia for a wonderful site full of free info.
Because I have fibromyalgia, I am low in magnesium. I did not realize thi was a contributing factor in fibro, but I had a blood test done and sure enough I am low. So I now take the supplement. When I googled for the information, the info came back that one cannot take too much magnesium. In the Dead Sea, the water has so much magnesium, that when a person goes for a swim, they get a HUGE amount absorbed through their skin. Thousands of mls each time. And they go in every day. So, magnesium is good for other problems in my estimation. Don't need to combine it with calcium all the time either.
I use probiotics, but don't overdo it. I also use Digestive Enzymes. I think the two complement one another and one can use less of each at any given time. Too much flora and fauna makes for a jungle in there and would be a hard to navigate! :-)
Oh yes, I almost forgot. I also use the Hulda Clark Parasite protocol to clear one of those bad wriggly things one can do without. Have to do that one again also. Gosh, I can't believe I have become so lazy of late.
I am on prednisone 20 mg for muscle pain in my arms. Tried to get off it the other day and had a horrible episode of burning, cramping pain. So went on it again this morning. It has so many side effects that I am so scared of. It lowers the immune system and did start a number on me, which is I started to cough like crazy and knew my bronchitis was about to become full blown. So, I used my Himalayan Salt Inhaler and killed that off quick. It was amazing how quick it stopped the cough! Himalayan sea salt is mined and is ancient salt. It has 92 minerals, etc in it. So I guess that's why it helped me so fast.
So my next goal is to get off Prednisone, safely.
Well, that's it for now folks. If you have any questions I would be happy to contribute anything I have researched.
Have a happy and healthy new year in 2013; and a very merry xmas.
PS: A very nice website you have Shawn. I haven't gone through all of it, but looks good.
Hello, my IBS stems from a post infectious food poisoning incident at a Cuban restaurant in April of 2008. I have actually had many tests done: Stool tests came back negative, celiacs – negative, although I am primarily gluten free. I use the highest end probiotics in the world (VSL-3, Ultra Flora 200 billion and Dr. Ohira's to name a few). I have tried hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy as well as yoga and tai chi. I am interested in skins tests that I have recently read about. I am well read on this subject, am a trainer, run a health club and have seen over 30 specialists from both the Eastern and Western worlds. I am looking for someone who has had SUCCESS with removing Post infectious IBS. I often manage my symptoms; I want to do more than just manage my symptoms. I want my life back. This is why I have reached out to you.
Thanks for making this website. I have had some GI problems since around puberty, but they got significantly worse following removal of my gallbladder at 28. I wonder how the impact of bile being directly released into the small intestine has affected my predisposition towards IBS symptoms. Just wondering if you've explored the possible connection with gallbladder removal/IBS?
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The influence of social norms
In Lecture 1 I discussed our reliance on social norms in situations of uncertainty – that is, where we are unsure of how to think and act. The Reno, Cialdini, and Kallgren (1993) article goes into the issue of social norms more in-depth, by examining the effects of injunctive and descriptive norms on behaviour.
Injunctive norms are norms that tell people what behaviour is approved or disapproved of in the culture. Injunctive norms are sometimes referred to as 'proscriptive norms' because they proscribe how one should act. In contrast, descriptive norms are norms that describe what most people do in a particular situation. Whereas injunctive norms motivate behaviour through telling people what behaviours are most likely to receive rewards or avoid punishments, descriptive norms motivate behaviour through saying what action is most adaptive or effective in a particular situation – that is, what do most people do.
Reno and colleagues examined this topic across three separate experimental studies. An experimental study means that the researchers manipulated targeted variables (while keeping everything else the same) and looked at the effects of these variables. All three studies took place outside a library. The researchers placed advertisements on the wind shields of the cars sitting in the library's parking lot. They then measured whether or not the person threw the advertisement onto the ground (i.e., littered) or took it into their car (i.e., did not litter).
Instead of going into the details of every study, I will summarize the primary findings. In the first study, when the person exited the library he/she encountered either a clean environment (with no trash on the ground) or a littered environment (with a lot of trash on the ground). This was the first manipulation of the descriptive norm – that is, what others do, which I will call Condition 1 (no trash) and Condition 2 (trash). The researchers then divided these two conditions (trash/no trash) into three more conditions.
In the first condition (Condition A), people encountered a confederate (who is a person hired by the researchers to play a role in the experiment) who dropped a fast-food bag on to the ground. In the second condition (Condition B), rather than encounter a confederate who dropped a fast-food bag, they encountered a confederate who picked up a bag that was lying on the ground. And in the last condition (Condition C), participants merely walked by the confederate who did nothing.
Reno and colleagues predicted that whereas Condition A (the person littering) would only lead to people showing less littering in the case where the environment was clean (Condition 1), Condition B (the one where the confederate was picking up the litter) would be affective in both clean and dirty environments. Why was this? In the clean environment (Condition 1), the descriptive norm communicates that people don't litter – that's just not what people do. Thus, even if a single person litters, it does not affect other people's behaviour – they will still not litter. However, in the dirty environment (Condition 2), where the descriptive norm communicates that people do litter, here, only when the confederate litters (Condition B) will people also show littering behaviour. And this is indeed what they found. Thus, even though the descriptive norm was powerful (i.e., the cleanliness or dirtiness of the environment did have an effect on people's own littering behaviour), the injunctive norm (that is, what they saw others do) "cancelled out" these effects by communicating what people ought to do.
In later studies, Reno and colleagues also found that the effects of injunctive norms (i.e., the confederate who picked up trash) transferred between contexts, such that if they encountered the injunctive norm (a confederate who picked up trash) while walking in a grassy area away from the parking lot, the confederate's behaviour would influence their own behaviour once they got to their cars and encountered the worthless advertisement on their wind shield. However, descriptive norms did not transfer to another context; if they saw trash in the grassy area, this did not affect their own behaviour once they got to their car.
As smart observers, you may have already questioned Reno and colleagues' manipulation of the salience of injunctive and descriptive norms. Specifically, while it is quite clear that throwing an old fast food bag on to the floor is indeed a behaviour that makes the descriptive norm around one salient (i.e., makes one notice what others do to maintain the cleanliness or untidiness of the environment), it is questionable why having someone pick up a paper bag does not do the same thing. That is, picking up a discarded paper bag also would likely make a person notice the descriptive norms of the environment – that is, if people usually keep things clean or dirty in the environment. Thus, can you think of more direct ways of manipulating the salience of an injunctive norm? Perhaps one way would be to have a large sign posted in the parking lot that reads, "Please do not litter." Or to post a note on the advertisement sitting on people's wind shields that reads, "Littering harms the environment."
Reno, Raymond R., Robert B. Cialdini, and Carl A. Kallgren. "The transsituational influence of social norms." Journal of personality and social psychology 64.1 (1993): 104.
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So the lazy days of summer have started. That's good. Right? Trouble is I am someone who functions best when I have too much to do. I become super efficient and can tackle numerous tasks and still get the work done. Working from home does make it harder to walk away from work too.
Slow down and I flounder.
Yet, I know health-wise it's good to have the slower pace. And then there's the guilt I feel when I "goof" off and do something just for fun. Like yesterday, Kate and I went off for a nice lunch out. The reason I explained to Kate was "to reward ourselves for not working so hard."
And don't get me wrong, we have plenty to do – booking all the speakers for the fall, planning events, social media and building the learning portal. Perhaps we get lulled into believing that we have plenty of time in which to get this done.
But the weeks will just speed by and before we know it, it's back to school. Back to life on the fast lane.
But stop. I am getting ahead of myself. I don't want to wish these sunny days away. It seems to me that I simply need to give myself permission to slow down and allow time to do some fun stuff without feeling guilty.
It is not until I physically go away that I switch off. Then there's switching back on… but that's a whole other issue.
Am I the only one struggling with this? What do you do?
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If you don't know who Alex Stupak is, you will when the pastry chef turned taco king opens up shop here. When asked about Miami's taco revolution and whether he would contemplate bringing his tortillas down to South Beach at Thursday night's Tacos After Dark, the chef told us, "I'm beyond contemplating it, I'm pursuing it."
The late-night event held poolside at the Loews presented by Casa Amigos tequila and hosted by Aaron Sanchez celebrated the hottest trend (the taco) and booziest of all booze (tequila).
See also: All the coverage from South Beach Wine & Food Festival 2015
A pastry genius with a resume that includes WD-50, Alinea, and Clio, Stupak had never cooked Mexican food when he decided he would trade liquid nitrogen for a spit. At Empellon Taqueria in New York City, which has been open since 2011, the 35-year-old chef takes a modernist approach to the humble taco. Think wavy masa crisps with sweet shrimp and sea urchin mousse. His goal? To have the first three-Michelin-starred Mexican eatery.
"Do you think about seafood when you think about Mexico?" he probes. "You should. It's 2014 and we don't have an opinion on Mexican cuisine." One to push boundaries, Stupak says that it's Miami's "awareness opposed to ignorance" what had him turn to the Magic City for the evolution of his taco-driven empire. "We've been fortunate to expand in New York City but the natural progression is to look at other cities. The trio's been so inspired with the East Coast that Miami has kind of gone to the top."
While its only Stupak's second time in Miami, he's hitting up all the hot neighborhoods seeing just where he might fit in. "The thing for me that's fascinating is that I think many outsiders automatically go to South Beach, kinda like how people who go to Vegas and stay only on the strip, but I had a tremendous meal at a new restaurant last night." The restaurant he's referring to is Vagabond, although he also had every taco on the menu at Coyo. "There's a community here dying for good stuff, and Miami's got its own style. People are concerned about art and lifestyle beauty and things that I'm one hundred percent aligned with."
Even though an opening seems far away, we can only hope that Food & Wine's Best New Chef for 2013 does in fact pursue Miami. Last night, he gave attendees at SoBeWFF's Tacos After Dark event a taste of what to expect by way of a short rib pastrami with mustard seed salsa taco.
Other highlights included the Federal's Tabasco sweet and sour chicharron de pollo taco, served in lettuce cups. It was the best bite of night.
Ted Allen was spotted socializing with Michael Schwartz and catching up with Giorgio Rapicavoli.
Brad Kilgore from the soon-to-open Alter got cozy with Aaron Sanchez.
Todd Erickson from Haven who participated in the event kept warm with Nina Compton.
Pubbelly's Jose Mendin smiling with his creations: tacos de costillas (Smithfield back ribs, Vietnamese slaw, fish sauce, and peanuts) and sausage quesadillas with roasted poblano rajas and queso Manchego.
After the tacos came tequila shots.
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New Delhi: Global experts on Wednesday called for better coordination between the central and state governments in India to collectively tackle the problem of air pollution.
Experts, who have been researching on the measures to curb air pollution across the world, also urged the Indian government to ensure that the states and the monitoring agencies take the primary responsibilities being given to them as part of their role towards the environment.
"Air pollution control is a collective effort. There needs to be unique policy and program on the ways to curb it down. There has been a gap between the states and the Center on such issues, unlike the US, where one policy is collectively implemented by every governing body," said Lesley Onyon, the WHO's South East Asia Regional Advisor for Occupational and Environmental Health.
She was speaking at a discussion on air pollution titled "Your Breath is Your Health" at the American Center here.
She said that while a law is being implemented, it has to be ensured that it is properly implemented in terms of its administrative and civil sides.
About lack of law to control household air pollution, considered one of the major reasons behind breathing problems, Onyon said household air pollution was responsible for 40 percent of lung diseases in India.
"Household air pollution causes 39 percent of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), 39 percent of Ischemic Heart Diseases (IHD) and 37 percent of strokes. So, it becomes vital for India to come up with a stringent law," said the WHO officer.
Srikant S. Nadadur, program director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Research Science, emphasized on having harsh laws on crop burning, entry of cars from one state to another and on burning of wood in winter, which has become one of the major reasons for the increase of carbon in the air.


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Ondo State Polytechnic Students Protest Violently Over New School Policy
Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed on Monday as students of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo protested against the school's policy of compulsory payment of school fees before writing examination.
The school management had directed that only students who have paid their school fees should be allowed to write the ongoing examination of the institution. The school was closed for over two months last year over non payment of salary of the institution's workers.
According to Daily Post, trouble started on Monday when students who are yet to pay their fees were sent out of the examination hall. The students were told to pay their fees or forget about writing the exams. Irked by the development, the angry students stormed the Akure/Benin expressway, preventing vehicular movement for over an hour.
The protesting students also stormed the institution's ICT center and destroyed properties worth millions of naira. It took the intervention of the security agents to return normalcy to the campus. Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) Owo chapter Mr. Rafiu Ijawoye said the students' action was unacceptable and embarrassing.
He said just as students had rights in the institution, it doesn't cover writing examination without payment of school fees. The ASUP Chairman condemned the action of the students, stressing that it was sad that huge properties could be destroyed.
He said he has directed members of the ASUP in the institution to stop every academic activity till the issue is resolved


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More than 270 youths have escaped from Department of Youth Services facilities in the last four years, including a troubled 18-year-old who was charged in November with the murder of a beloved New Bedford cabdriver, a Globe review of agency records has found.
Most of the young people who fled DYS facilities were returned to custody within 72 hours, but 10 were not found for more than three months.
Thirty-five of those who escaped committed crimes after absconding, records show. DYS did not have information on the range of those offenses.
Juvenile justice experts and advocates say that while the escapes are a concern, the community-based model used by the department since the 1970s is largely effective.
These less-restrictive facilities — in which juveniles can attend classes or hold jobs in the community — have been effective at rehabilitating juveniles and integrating them into the community, so they are less likely to commit more crimes. That is not the case with locked facilities that more closely resemble jails or prisons.
"These community-based programs actually reduce crime, but it's easier for these kids to leave," said Naoka Carey, executive director of Citizens for Juvenile Justice, a Massachusetts nonprofit research and advocacy group. "But if they're leaving and committing a crime, that's different."
In 2015, DYS housed nearly 2,500 youths in a variety of settings. The state has about two dozen lower-security sites known as "staff-secure" community-based facilities, along with others that rely on lock and key to keep juveniles from leaving.
Massachusetts is considered one of the better systems in the country, said Vincent Schiraldi, senior research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. The DYS holds about 515 residents in its facilities each day.
"It does not look like a mistake-riddled system," Schiraldi said. "Sometimes really bad things are going to happen when you're working with deeply troubled youth. I think they need to take a look at what happened in this kid's case."
Last month, the Globe requested data on escapes from DYS custody in the last 10 years, but the department said it could provide reliable data only for the last four years because of new technology installed in 2011.
The recent case of the 18-year-old charged in the death of a cabdriver in New Bedford has drawn new attention to the DYS system for detaining youthful offenders, who can be held up to the age of 21.
Alexander Mills was one of nearly 80 youths who escaped from a Department of Youth Services-contracted facility last year, according to data provided by the agency.
He had been committed to a "staff-secure" group home in Fall River in November after he was accused of punching a boy and taking his cellphone. Mills, who has a lengthy criminal record, was supposed to remain under DYS supervision until the age of 21, but on Nov. 10 he fled the unlocked facility.
Eighteen days later, he was arrested and charged with the murder of Donald A. DePina, a cabdriver who had served in the Vietnam War and worked for years as the director of veterans' affairs in New Bedford.
DYS is conducting an internal review to determine how Mills left the group home in the Falls River area.
Speaking generally about escapes from DYS, Commissioner Peter J. Forbes said, "Any time a kid takes off, it's a cause for concern. We are reviewing protocols to make sure we're doing everything we should be doing and everything possible to mitigate and minimize this."
Lizzy Guyton, press secretary for Governor Charlie Baker, said the administration is "working with the Department of Youth Services as they examine security and supervision policies and work to improve their programs to help kids safely rehabilitate back into our communities."
While some of the escapes have led to new crimes, Carey and others say the Massachusetts model is superior to the alternatives and said the escapes aren't taken lightly.
"We would never say that's the cost of doing business or it's inevitable," Forbes said. "We treat [escapes] very seriously. We want every kid we work with to be safe."
When New York transitioned to a more community-based model in 2012, there were more than 1,100 escapes during the program's first year, according to a report produced by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
"One of the recognized vulnerabilities of these placements is that youth have the ability to leave the program without permission," the report states.
Massachusetts moved away from its "training school" model — also known as reform schools or correctional institutions —
"Part of what we're trying to do is rehabilitate," Forbes said. "We're working with individual kids now so we have a positive impact on public safety."
The Fall River facility Mills fled is one of about 25 staff-secure residential programs across the state, where young offenders slowly earn the ability to participate in educational activities, counseling, and work before preparing to return to the community, officials said.
But some of the escapes have had dangerous consequences. In 2007, then 15-year-old Jeremy Price was charged with manslaughter after he randomly punched Michael Hansbury, a 41-year-old father of three, who hit his head on the ground, fell into a coma, and died a week later. Price, a developmentally disabled teen, had been missing from a DYS facility at the time of the incident and continued to flee similar facilities while the courts debated what to do with him.
He was found incompetent to stand trial. Suffolk Juvenile Court Judge Leslie E. Harris, who is now retired, released Price, who was shot to death three months later.
In the more recent case involving Mills, prosecutors say he and a 16-year-old climbed into the back of DePina's taxi Nov. 28 and told him to drive to a remote location in Brooklawn Park where Mills shot DePina in the head.
Mills stole DePina's belongings after removing his body from the cab, prosecutors said. DePina died at a local hospital, and Mills, who was captured Nov. 30 in New Bedford, was charged with armed robbery, murder, and carrying a firearm without a license.
Before he was arraigned last month, Mills told a court psychologist he hears voices that sometimes encourage him to harm people.
His attorney, J. Drew Segadelli, said that there were indications his client needed medication and that prior to being sent to the group home, he had been held at Worcester State Hospital, a state psychiatric facility. The court later decided to send Mills to the Fall River group home, which DYS officials said has licensed clinical social workers to address behavioral health challenges.
Harris, the Suffolk judge, had raised concerns years ago about the state's ability to deal with youths who might have mental health issues. Recently, the judge said, "My biggest concern is [DYS is] not given the tools for mental health.
"Without services and funds . . . you're just warehousing kids with mental health issues."
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CHICAGO HEIGHTS (STMW) — A man was beaten to death just blocks from his home in south suburban Chicago Heights Tuesday morning, authorities said.
About 5:45 a.m., Salvador Rodriguez, 29, was found lying on the ground in the 1900 block of Circle Court with "severe head wounds," according to a statement from Chicago Heights police. Rodriguez, of the 0-100 block of West Main Street, was taken to Franciscan St. James Health – Chicago Heights, but later transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said. He was pronounced dead at 2:17 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
No one is in custody as Chicago Heights police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force investigate.
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Prospects for New School-Finance Plan in Texas Dim
A new effort by Texas leaders to produce a consensus school-finance plan splintered last week into a new round of questions that observers said may only begin to be answered during the current special session.
The latest plan proposed by Gov. Ann W. Richards, Lieut. Gov. Bob Bullock, and Speaker of the House Gibson Lewis had received widespread criticism by the time the special legislative session began last week.
Its prospects had been so diminished after a few days of circulation that the Governor in opening the monthlong session urged lawmakers to concentrate primarily on the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment meant to clear the way in the courts for a new system.
The leadership's plan, which marks the third attempt to revamp the state's school-finance system, would abolish the county education districts created by the last reform law but struck down by the state supreme court. Instead, the new proposal would reshuffle local funds from the richest to the poorest school districts through the state's teacher-retirement fund.
Retirement Plan Eyed
According to the plan, the state's wealthiest schools would pay about $400 million into the retirement fund. State officials would then take an equal amount out of the pension program and distribute it among the state's poorest districts.
The proposal also would require many districts to levy a higher property tax in order to receive guaranteed state aid.
In addition to its recapture provisions, the new plan would free $750 million in school-construction bonds and divide them based on district wealth. It would convert an existing $1 billion school fund into a reward program designed to provide financial incentives to poor schools that improve, and eliminate the potential for mid-year aid cuts by guaranteeing revenues based on local tax rates.
The plan also would require districts to spend 60 percent of their budgets on instruction, including teacher salaries and benefits.
Beyond the mandatory increases in local property taxes, officials said, the plan would provide about $650 million in new state funds in its first two years.
State leaders, who have pledged not to raise state taxes and informed districts that they must learn to live with less, acknowledged that the plan would not satisfy many educators.
"School finance is like dividing up you sweet old aunt's estate,'' said Governor Richards. "Someone is always going to get coffee mugs when they really wanted the roll-top desk.''
'Doesn't Help Anyone'
Observers last week were waiting for a signal from the Senate education committee, which had scheduled hearings on the leadership plan, on whether lawmakers would undertake a full-scale revision of the system or concentrate just on pushing the constitutional amendment.
While use of the teacher-retirement system has been criticized, concern has also been raised about the plan's reliance on local taxes rather than seeking new state funds.
But state officials argued that they have been backed into a corner.
"People tell us they are tired of raising property taxes, but they don't support an income tax, and you can't put this all on the sales tax,'' said Sonia Hernandez, the Governor's education-policy director.
Local school officials, meanwhile, said they expected legislators to search for new strategies.
"This is a Band-Aid approach again,'' argued John P. Connolly, the superintendent of the affluent Highland Park school district in Dallas. "The courts have said the state relies too heavily on property taxes, and all this does is add $2 billion more.''
The Highland Park district projects that it alone would lose $36 million a year in property taxes by decade's end. But the plan would also exact a stiff price from poor districts forced to raise their already high tax rates, Mr. Connolly contended.
"The funding plan doesn't help anyone,'' he said.
Michelle Willhelm, the superintendent of the Alief school district in Houston, a district just below the average for state wealth, criticized the plan's reliance on local funds. Moreover, she charged, state leaders seem to have abandoned the issue of adequate schools in their attempt to address equity concerns.
In that respect, Ms. Willhelm said, the plan is not an improvement over the current system, which includes a greater share of state funds.
Ms. Willhelm also criticized the plan's effort to increase instructional spending. Equipment costs, such as classroom computers and software, would not be counted in the total. That could discourage districts from expanding their technology programs, she said.
"There is still a ways to go,'' she observed. "I am sure we will see many changes and much debate.''
Pushing for an Amendment
While school lobbyists said last week that they were unsure how lawmakers would address the plan during the remainder of the session, they were optimistic about chances for passage of a constitutional amendment.
The admendment drafted by the leadership would authorize the "recapture,'' or transfer, of local funds, which previous court decisions have barred.
The proposal also seeks to add definition to the constitution's education article by requiring lawmakers to insure that funding levels are equalized for 95 percent of the state's schools. Because per-pupil spending is so high among the richest districts, school-finance officials usually define equity after excluding the wealthiest 5 percent.
Officials are pressing for passage of a constitutional amendment because the question must clear the legislature by February to be included on the May 1 state ballot. Lawmakers are under court order to create a new finance system by June 1, or risk the shutdown of all public schools.
Officials said last week that it was crucial to pass the amendment during the special session. Because Mr. Lewis is retiring at the end of the year, the House is expected to be preoccupied with leadership and committee changes early in the 1993 session, thus making it unlikely that an amendment could be passed by the February deadline.
Such upheaval is also likely to take a toll on the school-finance
plan should it be held over until the regular session, observers said.
Unless top lawmakers are able to steer the plan onto a fast track
within the next few days, analysts added, the issue could overshadow
the regular session.
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We went to the supermarket to get groceries and while shopping my wife went to the restroom. I continued to shop. She came back to me in pain and upset and soaking wet! She said she slipped and fell hard on her back. She reported it to the front desk immediately and the manager rushed to fill out an accident report with us.
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Dear Gary,
Take your wife to her doctor, a local emergency medical clinic, or to the emergency room. Doing so should take precedence over accident reports, legal action, discussions of insurance coverage, and other related details.
As soon as possible after you take your wife for medical treatment, go back to the store and request a copy of the accident report, which should have been completed by the manager or a designated employee. While the store is not legally required to give you a copy, you have nothing to lose by asking.
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While the salary cap was a thorn in the Flames' side throughout the 2016-17 season, it likely will not be in 2017-18. And with reports that the cap could be anywhere from $73-$77 million, it could leave the Flames with that much more room to make use of.
Projected 2017-18 NHL salary cap: $73M-$77M, depending on if NHLPA exercises 5% inflator.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 29, 2017
The NHL is willing to leave the salary cap flat next season, which would lower players' escrow payments. They meet with NHLPA next week.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 29, 2017
The Flames' cap heading into 2017-18
The Flames currently have just over $51 million dedicated to their cap, the seventh lowest in the NHL (including the Vegas Golden Knights, who do not yet have a team assembled). This is with 13 players accounted for (plus the final year of Mason Raymond's buyout), leaving the Flames with about $22-$26 million to fill out another 10 roster spots.
To recap, they are:
- Johnny Gaudreau ($6.75 million)
- Mark Giordano ($6.75 million)
- Sean Monahan ($6.375 million)
- Dougie Hamilton ($5.75 million)
- T.J. Brodie ($4.65 million)
- Troy Brouwer ($4.5 million)
- Michael Frolik ($4.3 million)
- Mikael Backlund ($3.575 million)
- Matt Stajan ($3.125 million)
- Lance Bouma ($2.2 million)
- Mason Raymond's buyout ($1.05 million)
- Matthew Tkachuk ($925,000)
- Matt Bartkowski ($612,500)
- Freddie Hamilton ($612,500)
They still need to add five forwards, three defencemen, and two goalies.
With multiple restricted free agents coming up, they should be able to add some of these players at a relatively cheap cost. Sam Bennett, Alex Chiasson, Micheal Ferland, and Curtis Lazar headline the forward RFA group, while Brett Kulak is the only truly notable RFA defenceman. Of those five players, only Bennett and Ferland should really get a notable bump in salary (perhaps about $5 million combined); Chiasson, Lazar, and Kulak's salaries should be able to fit under $3 million when put together.
Re-signing those five players – and assuming they all get NHL spots – takes about $8 million off the Flames' potential cap space, which would leave them with $14-$18 million to sign one forward, two defencemen, and two goalies.
This, of course, isn't taking into account who Vegas claims in the expansion draft – it could range from $4.5 million (Brouwer) to say $1 million (Chiasson or Kulak) to totally inconsequential (i.e. Michael Stone is a pending UFA) – nor does it consider any other prospects who could make the team, all of whom carry cap hits under $1 million. The possibility of burying a player – say, Bouma – in the AHL would also save on some cap space if utilized.
Assuming the status quo, though, which is the best we can do at the moment, the Flames should have enough cap space to add a couple of significant pieces – say, a top four defenceman and a starting goalie – without hurting for space as they were this past season.
The Flames' cap heading into the beyond
Of course, that doesn't mean the Flames can go nuts with spending; they'll still have their future cap to attend to, as well.
This season, the Flames are greatly helped by Dennis Wideman and Deryk Engelland's contracts ending, giving them roughly $8.15 million more in space.
Next season, they'll be helped as Stajan and Bouma's deals come off the books, giving them another $5.325 million to try to spend more efficiently. However, they'll also be hurt as Backlund's sweetheart $3.575 million cap hit expires, and he'll get a much-deserved raise – perhaps one equivalent to Bouma's current cap hit.
There will also be Tkachuk's impending raise to consider, as his entry-level deal expires after the 2018-19 season, and if his rookie season is any indication, he'll be trending more towards a Gaudreau or Monahan-style second contract than a Bennett one.
The point here being: the Flames need to be careful with how they approach this offseason, regardless of how much extra cap space they get to work with based on the NHLPA's decision. We've seen just how badly throwing money around willy nilly at underperforming players hurts, and just when they were on the verge of getting out of all of their bad contracts, they signed another one in Brouwer.
Look at the cap hits of the two teams playing in the Stanley Cup Final. Both the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins have a fair chunk of change dedicated to their star players, and the rest of their rosters are filled out with relatively cheap deals. They aren't teams with ineffective $10 million fourth lines; they're teams that are able to swallow the occasional misfired contract here or there because they are extremely few in number, not that expensive to begin with, and they have capable depth on cheap deals to make up for it.
For cheap deals the Flames have Tkachuk with two years left on his ELC, Freddie Hamilton, and Matt Bartkowski. There will probably be a couple more depending on RFA deals and prospect success, but that still does little to offset current problems.
Just because you can spend doesn't mean you should. And if you're going to, then be smart about it. There's a very big difference between paying Monahan $6+ million and Brouwer $4.5 million: one is young and likely to contribute at a high level throughout the duration of his contract, and the other is not.


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A guide to heat acclimation
Competing in an extremely hot environment is not only physically grueling but overheating is a serious risk which needs to be planned for. Hot climates can lead to mild performance impacting problems like heat cramp or exhaustion but also more severe conditions such as heat stroke, when the bodies mechanism to control its own temperature literally shuts down. By being adapted to the heat, your body can cope better with the stress and you can guarantee a more enjoyable race experience.
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Here are a few options:
Heat Chamber If you don't mind splashing a little, heat chambers are the gold standard for heat training as you can control all variables (temp, kit, pace etc) and therefore simulate the race environment. To optimize the adaptation, it is recommended to do heat acclimation every day for a minimum of five days but up to 10–14 days before you line up on the start line. These sessions should last between 60 and 90 minutes.
Layers To simulate heat run with a few extra layers of clothing. Aim for about five to ten sessions over a period of two weeks preceding a race. This is a very basic DIY approach that may work if outdoor temperatures are high enough. When starting out, you should reduce your intensity slightly for the first few sessions to avoid any negative heat-related effects.
Saunas and Baths Using an artificial source of heat such as a sauna or bath can also aid adaptation. It is recommended to train for up to an hour prior doing so. This is so that your core body temperature is already increased, which will allow for greater heat adaptation. You should start this approach three weeks out from your event for 15 minutes a session, three times a week. Closer to the event, you can increase the duration to 30 minutes, four times a week. Whilst there may also be benefits from solely using the sauna or bath without exercise, exercising at 60% of your VO2 max in the heat produces the quickest results.
Hot Yoga and other methods Any exercise in a hot environment that raises your core temperature to sufficient levels for a long enough time induces adaptations. To maximize the benefits try to do sessions of 60 mins and raise your heart rate whilst doing so. At the end of the day you want to ensure that you are doing something which fits in with your life and if hot yoga is something that appeals more than sitting in a sauna every day then go for it!
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Sweat Rate By spending a little time adapting pre-race your sweat rate increases and you begin to sweat faster. This means that more sweat can evaporate and you can cool down better. In addition, the body adapts to lose less sodium which helps to maintain the correct salt balances (meaning you are less prone to heat stress during the race).
Physical Adaptation Your perceived rate of exertion at high temperature decreases as your body gets used to working in the heat. If done correctly there will be a reduction in the core temperature compared to the same effort before acclimation. Since the body is now losing more fluid through sweat (see above), the blood volume increases so that blood pressure can be more easily maintained and the heart rate will be lower.
Perceived Exertion Aside from becoming better equipped to function when the sun comes out, there are noted performance benefits of heat acclimation that go beyond being ready to survive in the extremes. Not only does heat acclimation benefit you when it comes to hot runs and races, but research shows that it aids performance in cooler temperatures as well. Essentially heat acclimation should make the hard efforts several percentage points easier and can boost runners VO2 max.