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Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) has been confirmed as the new standard for staging patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) as well as for assessment of treatment response and should replace contrast-enhanced CT (ceCT) for most patients, results from an analysis of a prospective trial have shown.
Among the 1,214 patients with advanced HL enrolled in the Response-Adapted Therapy in Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma (RATHL) study, 14% of patients were upstaged following PET-CT while 6% were downstaged from their staging status arrived at by using clinical examination, ceCT, and bone marrow biopsy (RATHL stage), reported Sally Barrington, King's College London, U.K. and multi-center colleagues.
Importantly, there was also agreement between the PET-CT-derived stage and RATHL stage in 80% of patients overall, they added in a study published online in Blood.
Barrington and colleagues also assessed early response after two cycles of ABVD chemotherapy (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) with repeat PET-CT (PET2). To assess patient response to chemotherapy, the authors used the five-point score (5-PS) -- also called the Deauville score -- and based their assessment of treatment response on the level of the most intense residual uptake of 2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) in the liver and mediastinum. Agreement in 5-PS scores was then compared among experts in five core laboratories and between experts and local readers.
A total of 1,171 baseline PET-CT scans were available for staging assessment along with 1,123 PET2 scans. As Barrington reported, there was "very good agreement" between core laboratories in their determination of whether a scan was negative or positive when the liver threshold was used at a rating of 0.84 (95% CI 0.76-0.91). A score of 1, 2, or 3 denoted a negative scan, while a score of 4 or 5 was a positive scan.
Agreement between core and local readers on PET2 scans was "good," at a rating of 0.77 (95% CI 0.68-0.86), again based on the liver threshold.
Results were somewhat different when core laboratories used the mediastinal threshold, where agreement on negative and positive scans had a "moderate" rating of 0.58 (95% CI 0.50-0.66).
Using the same mediastinal threshold, agreement between core laboratories and local readers was actually better at 0.64 (95% CI 0.55-0.73), indicating good agreement.
"Our study is the first to compare PET-CT staging with the established standard of clinical assessment, contrast-enhanced CT, and bone marrow biopsy stage in a large cohort of patients with advanced HL in an international trial, [and showed] that PET-CT altered staging in 20% of patients compared with the standard approach," Barrington and colleagues wrote.
"Staging of HL patients in this large prospective study confirms that an important proportion will be staged differently using PET-CT compared with clinical assessment, CT, and bone marrow biopsy."
RATHL included Hodgkin lymphoma patients with stage IIB to IV disease as well as those with stage IIA provided they had adverse features. Patients whose PET2 scans were deemed negative continued to receive four cycles of ABVD or even four cycles of a slightly de-escalated treatment with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine.
In contrast, those whose PET2 scan was positive had their treatment cycle escalated to a combination of bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (BEACOPP) or a slightly modified version of BEACOPP.
"The main reason for upstaging was detection of extranodal disease, most commonly in bone marrow," Barrington observed.
The main reason for downstaging was for enlarged nodes or an enlarged spleen when FDG-avid uptake was not avid.
The investigators also compared agreement about core laboratories and central and local readers on an additional 160 PET3 scans.
Again based on the liver threshold, "very good agreement" at a rating of 0.91 (95% CI 0.78-1.00) was seen between core and local readers, while good agreement at a rating of 0.61 (95% CI 0.45-0.87) was seen between the two groups when the mediastinal threshold was used.
The study authors pointed out that they could not tell whether stage by PET-CT affected the treatment decisions of trial participants, but they speculated that upstaging by PET-CT probably did not affect management as trial investigators had already determined that all patients needed a full course of chemotherapy.
It was also unlikely that downstaging from stage 4, which denoted a positive scan, to stage 3, which was a negative scan, would have affected treatment either.
However, as the study authors also noted, PET-CT did downstage 56 patients to stage 2 and one patient to stage 1 -- "and this could potentially influence treatment choices."
The authors also pointed out that use of PET-CT is actually recommended as a good strategy by which to assess lymphoma patients' response to treatment using the 5-PS.
As the team observed in the paper, the 5-PS actually predicts outcomes, especially in advanced Hodgkin lymphoma.
However, since agreement between experts and local readers was better for the liver threshold, "our observations suggest that the liver is likely to be the more reproducible threshold," Barrington et al said, adding that the more concordant agreement reached by the different groups is likely explained by both a higher and more uniform uptake of FDG by the liver compared with the mediastinum.
Limitations of the study include not being able to re-review ceCT scans alongside PET-CT scans and the fact that the researchers could not assess how the PET-CT scans affected patient management.
"Staging of HL patients in this large prospective study confirms that an important proportion will be staged differently using PET-CT compared with clinical assessment, CT, and bone marrow biopsy," Barrington concluded.
"These findings support the move to a modern standard using PET-CT for staging and suggest that, in the vast majority of cases, ceCT is not required."
Josée Zijlstra, MD, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, pointed out in an accompanying commentary that accurate staging is of "utmost importance' to help clinicians arrive at the best treatment option for patients with HL.
"[To use] PET-CT as the modality to distinguish good and poor responders, and to de-escalate or to intensity chemotherapy, it is critical that this assessment is reliable and reproducible," he wrote.
"PET-CT seems to be a robust and reliable cornerstone for staging patients with HL, and for evaluation during treatment, with visual assessment using the Deauville 5-point scale."
Neither Barrington nor Zijlstra had any conflicts of interest to declare.
- Reviewed by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE Assistant Professor, Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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BloodSource Reference: Barrington S, et al "PET-CT for staging and early response: results from the response-adapted therapy in advanced hodgkin lymphoma study" Blood 2016; DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015011-679407.
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BloodSource Reference: Zijlstra J "PET-CT: reliable cornerstone for hodgkin lymphoma treatment?" Blood 2016; DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-01-692111.


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Medicinal Benefits of Sweet Potato
When you are looking for a healthy food, do not forget to list out the sweet potatoes. The root vegetable is most nutritional, contains starch and tastes delicious.
Sweet potato differs in its color of skin and flesh depending on the region where it grows. The color ranges from cream, light orange, pink or purple. These soft creamy sweet potatoes are energy houses with numerous health benefits.
Health Benefits of Sweet Potato:
Cold and Flu:
There is a great reason behind why sweet potatoes are abundantly available in the monsoon climate and are too inexpensive. The concentrated amount of vitamin C and iron helps to drive away common cold, asthma, bronchitis and lung disorders.
The fibrous root vegetable helps curing constipation and promotes the working of digestive tract. Also, the roughage in the root maintain body water balance, reduces acid formation thus reducing the chances of stomach ulcers.
The rich source of vitamin A consumed as beta-carotene essential during pregnancy and lactation improves fertility level in women.
Improves Immunity:
Plant foods containing vitamin C boosts energy level and enhances generation of white and red platelets.
Beta carotene, an antioxidant in sweet potatoes is known to shield the cells from UV rays and repairs harmed cells curing various types of cancer.
The high levels of vitamin C, beta carotene, vitamin B, magnesium makes sweet potatoes to be anti-inflammatory curing the joint pains.
Sweet Potato Recipes
Boiled Sweet potato:
Boil sweet potato till soft in a deep vessel. Add salt while boiling. Peel off the skin of the boiled sweet potatoes once cooled.
This is the best healthy snack time food for kids.
Sweet potato Salad:
Boil sweet potatoes to soft. Peel and smash them once they gain room temperature.
To a bowl full of thick curd, add salt, chopped green chilies, smashed Sweet potato, seasoning of urad dal, curry leaves and mustard seeds with ghee/coconut oil.
This can be eaten along with rice.
Sweet potato Sambar/Rasam:
3 to 4 medium sweet potatoes
½ cup toor dal
Sambar powder
corriander leaves
Peel, chop and wash sweet potatoes to clean.
In a deep vessel boil sweet potatoes and toor dal till soft.
Once boiled, add tamarind juice, salt, sambar powder and chopped coriander leaves. Boil for 5 more minutes till they get blinded well.
Switch off the flame and season with curry leaves, mustard seeds and urad dal.
The recipe gets well with rice, dosa, idli and chapati.
Sweet Potato Stir fry:
In deep pan, heat oil and add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and curry leaves.
Fry them all till golden brown.
Now add peeled chopped sweet potatoes.
Pour water until the vegetable gets just immersed. Add turmeric, salt and chopped green chilies.
Once the sweet potatoes turn soft switch off the flame, add grated coconut and squeeze a full-sized lemon. Mix them well so that the spices get together.
Serve sweet potato stir fry with chapatti or dosa.
Why wait, grab some delicious nutritious sweet potatoes for your lunch hour.
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VMware comes to the Mobile Phone
This is Bill, he is my virtual friend. See Bill on his virtual Cell Phone? Boy when I was a kid they kept telling me to live in the real world. But I guess no one gave the gang over at VMWare that talk.
VMWare (an EMC Company) have added another platform to their virtual list. Now they are going to virtualize the mobile phone platform. That is right, you will be able to run multiple OSes on your smart phone now. The new technology is called MVP (Mobile Virtualization Platform).
MVP information here
VMware MVP is a thin layer of software that is embedded on a mobile phone to decouple the applications and data from the underlying hardware. It is optimized to run efficiently on low power consuming and memory constrained mobile phones. The MVP currently supports a wide range of real-time and rich operating systems including Windows CE 5.0 and 6.0, Linux 2.6.x, Symbian 9.x, eCos, µITRON NORTi and µC/OS-II.
VMware Mobile Virtualization Platform will help handset vendors reduce development time and get mobile phones to market faster. In addition, end users will benefit by being able to run multiple personalities-for example, one for personal use and one for work use on the same phone


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Big Dream follows the intimate stories of seven young women who are breaking barriers and overcoming personal challenges to follow their passion in science, math, computing & engineering (STEM) fields. Through video diaries and moments, each of these girls defy the stereotype of what it means to be an over achieving woman in the fields of technology. FREE ADMISSION 2pm | Studio 194


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What are bond ratings?
Bond ratings measure the safety of a particular bond. Financial information companies, such as Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and Fitch Ratings compile data on the financial strength of the bond issuer and assign a rating.
Not all bonds carry ratings. Bond issuers pay a fee to financial information companies to have their bonds rated. If the total value of a bond offering is too small to justify the cost of having it rated, a bond may be issued without a rating. However, just because a bond has not been rated does not necessarily mean that it is an unsound investment.
Tip: U.S. Treasury bonds are not rated. As obligations of the federal government, they are assumed to be secure investments.
Factors determining a bond's rating
Corporate bonds
Rating services evaluate the financial strength of the issuer. They look at the issuer's outstanding debt and growth rate. They also examine the industry and the state of the overall economy.
Government bonds
Rating services evaluate the financial position of a state or city in the same way as they do a company. They examine the municipality's outstanding debt, growth rates of revenues and spending, condition of the overall economy, and the condition of other municipalities.
Bond-rating scales
Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and Fitch, the three most well-known rating services, use a letter grade scale for their bond ratings.
A letter grade also may be modified to indicate relative standing within a particular letter grade. Moody's uses numbers (1, 2, or 3) as modifiers; Standard & Poor's and Fitch use pluses and minuses. For example, Aaa1 would be Moody's highest rating, while AAA+ would be the highest given by the other two services.
Classes of bonds
"Investment grade" usually refers to any bond rated Baa, BBB, or higher. Some bond mutual funds limit their holdings to investment grade bonds.
Bonds with a Standard & Poor's or Fitch rating of BB or lower (Ba by Moody's) are considered to be speculative investments. They are often called junk bonds or high-yield bonds because they have to pay higher interest rates to attract investors.
Bond ratings and bond prices
Credit ratings influence a bond's yield. Companies and governments with lower bond ratings must pay higher interest rates on the debt they issue, in order to get people to buy their bonds.
Rating services periodically review the ratings of a company or a government during the life of a bond. If the organization's financial outlook has changed, the rating service can reflect that change by either upgrading or downgrading the bond.
A change in the rating of a bond will have an effect on the bond's price in the secondary market. If the bond is downgraded, investors will demand a higher yield to compensate for the increase in credit risk. This means that the price of the bond in the secondary market will fall. On the other hand, if the bond is upgraded, the secondary market price will rise.
Prepared by Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. Copyright 2019.


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Teaching Workshop: Global Health and the Liberal Arts Curriculum, and Weissberg Conference: The Right to Health
March 12 - 13, 2010, Beloit College
Registration for participants from Beloit College
Registration for other participants
Friday, March 12
4:00 Opening remarks - Sanger Science Center 150
4:15 – 5:30 Why does teaching about global health matter?
In this panel discussion, faculty will present different disciplinary responses to this question.
- Marion Fass (Biology, Beloit College)
- Sherryl Broverman (Biology, Duke University)
- Barbara Christie-Pope (Biology and Director, Dimensions: The Center for Science and Culture of Healthcare, Cornell College)
- David W. Callejo Perez (Education, Saginaw Valley State University) and Joshua Ode (Exercise Science, Saginaw Valley State University)
5:30 - 6:00 Hors d'oeuvres
6:00 - 7:00 Dinner, Main Dining Room, Pearsons Hall. (For preregistered participants and invited guests.)
Discussion topic: Opportunities for curricular connections with global health.
7:15 - 8:00 Poster session with dessert and coffee, Sanger Science Center Atrium
The poster session will allow student participants in the conference to discuss their engagement with global health through on and off-campus activities.
8:00 Sanger Science Center Atrium - Sitting at the epicenter of the AIDS crisis
Sheila Tlou, 2009-10 Weissberg Chair in International Studies and former Minister of Health, Botswana
Saturday, March 13
9:00-10:15 Weaving health as a human right into the curriculum - Sanger Science Center 150
Speakers in this panel discussion will discuss how they are incorporating global health into specific courses in a variety of disciplines as well as how they are creating interdisciplinary approaches to the topic.
- Irene Powell (Economics, Grinnell College)
- Maria Tapias (Anthropology, Grinnell College)
- David W. Callejo Perez (Education, Saginaw Valley State University)
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:45 From theory to application: opportunities for student engagement.
- Nancy Krusko (Anthropology, Beloit College)
- Elena de Costa (Spanish and Hispanic Health and Human Service Minor, Carroll University)
- Chris Johnson (Dance, Beloit College)
- Joseph Inungu (Epidemiology and Health and Human Services, Saginaw Valley State University)
12:00 Lunch, Main Dining Room, Pearsons Hall. (For preregistered participants and invited guests.)
Discussion topic: Opportunities for interdisciplinary connections.
Weissberg Conference: The Right to Health
This part of the workshop is open to the public. Posters from the previous evening's session will move to the 1st floor of Pearsons Hall for display during the Saturday afternoon conference.
1:00 - 2:30 Defining the Problem - Moore Lounge, Pearsons Hall
- Health related human rights violations among health workers in Kenya, Thomas McHale, Beloit College '07, Harvard School of Public Health '11
- Government policies and access to health: Lessons from Indonesia. Sam Halabi, O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
- Infant mortality discrepancies in the U.S. and Wisconsin, Lorraine Lathen, Health Advocate and President, Jump at the Sun Consultants, LLC
2:30 - 2:45 Coffee break
2:45 - 4:15 Effecting Change: Examples from Philanthropy, Government, and Education.
- The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Peter Navario, Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations
- Government policies and responses. Sheila Tlou
- Students Build an NGO for Women's Empowerment. Sherryl Broverman, Duke University Kenya Project.
4:15 - 4:30 Concluding remarks and conference and workshop close


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Established in 1957, the Distinguished Engineering Graduate Award is the highest honor that the Cockrell School bestows on its alumni. The five distinguished engineering graduates for 2017 are innovators, entrepreneurs and highly respected leaders in their industries and communities. UT PGE graduate Eugene Shepherd is included in this year's class of honorees.
Eugene B. Shepherd
Chief Executive Officer, ATX Energy Partners
Gene Shepherd is a founder and the chief executive officer of ATX Energy Partners LLC. Prior to that, Shepherd was a founder and chief executive officer of Brigham Resources LLC from 2013 until its sale to Diamondback Energy Inc. in early 2017.
Shepherd earned his bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering in 1981 and his MBA in 1986, both from The University of Texas at Austin.
Shepherd had 20 years of financial and operational experience in the energy industry before serving as chief financial officer of Brigham Exploration from 2002 until its sale to Norway-based Statoil ASA in 2011. Earlier in his career, he served as integrated energy managing director for the investment banking division of ABN AMRO Bank, where he executed merger and acquisition advisory services and capital markets transactions for energy companies. He had a similar focus in his role at Prudential Securities Incorporated, Stephens Inc. and Merrill Lynch Capital Markets. Prior to his stint in the financial services industry, he worked for more than four years as a petroleum engineer for Amoco Production Company and the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Shepherd received the 2016 Adam-Houston Energy Network M&A Dealmaker of the Year award for the sale of Brigham Resources' southern Delaware Basin assets to Diamondback Energy. In 2017, Shepherd was awarded the Silver Beaver award by the Boy Scouts of America for distinguished service to youth.
Shepherd is active in his church and community. He is a member of the Engineering Advisory Board of the Cockrell School of Engineering and has served on various nonprofit boards, including KIPP Austin Public Schools, the Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Trinity Center.
Shepherd lives in Austin with his wife, Robin, and their three sons, Trey, Sam and Ben.


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If you're planning to enjoy some free time in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during spring, you're in luck. There are plenty of family-friendly activities and places to visit in the city. From museums to beach activities, Fort Lauderdale offers fun things to do indoors and outdoors. To help you plan your vacation in Fort Lauderdale, take a look at this list of four fun activities.
Head to the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science for an indoor adventure with hands-on activities. Fun for kids and engaging for adults, the museum hosts exhibits such as live otters at play, a simulated fossil dig, models of prehistoric animals, and an up-close look at the Everglades. For kids who want to learn about the human body, there's the Powerful You! exhibit. If you enjoy learning about flying planes and spaceships, check out the "To Fly" area where there's a 7-D multisensory flying simulator.
With highs in the 70s and 80s in March and April, the beach is the place to be in Fort Lauderdale. Thanks to its 76 places where you can access a public beach, Fort Lauderdale makes it easy to get your toes in the sand. One of the best reasons to plan a day at the beach is because everyone in your family can enjoy it. For those who want to relax, they can spread out a towel and hang out under an umbrella. Anyone in your family who likes sports can have a game of toss, paddleball, or Frisbee. Whether you can feel the heat or not, the sun is intense during the spring, so be sure to pack sunscreen.
At Snyder Park, you have plenty of options for activities. You can stroll through the butterfly garden, shoot hoops, jog on a nature trail, fish, play volleyball, or try your hand at disc golf. If your family includes a furry friend, Snyder Park is a great choice because it has a dog park. Home to a tropical hardwood hammock, the ecosystem supports native plant species as well as wildlife. Don't be surprised to see a fox, raccoon, or opossum during your visit. As a habitat for birds, the park is also home to a variety of winged creatures.
People of all ages can appreciate cool cars. You'll see plenty of models at the Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum. With a collection that heavily focuses on the Packard Motor Company's vehicles, the museum has cars dating from 1900 to the 1940s. The collection includes cars you rarely see out on the road. In addition to antique cars, the museum has plenty of memorabilia that car enthusiasts will enjoy.
Spring is a great time to get out of the house and do some fun activities with your family. However, you want your house to be comfortable, too, which is why you should give All Year Cooling a call and have them check your air conditioner before the hotter temperatures arrive. They provide a truly top-notch service.


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This year, as well as setting big annual goals, I've set smaller monthly goals to achieve. I've never been very good at sticking to things for a long time, so I think the smaller goals are a better idea for me. Further, I have set myself three achievement levels for each month.
PRIDE: This is the minimum that I want to achieve to finish the month with my head held high
STRETCH: Taking it to the next level, pushing it just a little further
WILDEST DREAMS: Superstretch! Go on, dream big
So what did this look like for January, and how did I do? Let's find out……
PRIDE: Complete a January Whole30. A big tick against this one, although midway through the month, this result felt entirely uncertain. I had got to around day 14 and I was ready to give up. However, I was not ready to give up before I'd been to the first ever UK Whole30 seminar that Melissa Hartwig was hosting on the 16th. Imagine turning up there with the knowledge that you'd fallen off the wagon the day before. Mortifying. And it was a good choice to hang in there, as I left the room full of motivation, with a picture of myself with Melissa and her signature in my copy of It Starts with Food. Gigantic win.
This was not my first Whole30. I've done a few before and certainly haven't finished all of them…
- September 2014. Finished 30 days, but epic fail at the reintroduction phase. I chose to reintroduce dairy first and fell face first into a cheese induced coma. With icecream. And more cheese.
- January 2015. Quit partway through. A friend of mine died at the beginning of January last year and his wake was held at the restaurant where he had been head chef. The food served was from his menu, and honouring him felt significantly more important than sticking to the Whole30 plan. It was a definite, mindful choice and I have no regrets about it.
- April 2015. Epic fail. Woeful. I went and gave blood and afterwards dove into the crisps and chocolate bars in a face stuffing frenzy of monumental proportions. Oops.
- September 2015. Success! (ish). Finished the 30 days, just didn't bother with the reintroduction. I think I was so ready to be done with it and desperate for some of the foods I'd been craving that I just stopped.
So this was my fifth attempt at a Whole30 and I think it's the one that has affected me most (so far!). A lot of that is to do with listening to Melissa speak, so I'm really grateful to have had the opportunity to do that.
STRETCH: Get under 15 stone. 15 stone! FIFTEEN STONE?!?!?! Deary me, where did things go so wrong? Last year was a really difficult one. I found myself in a really difficult and emotional situation with a member of my team at work, which really affected me. Aside from that, we relocated to the London office, meaning a significant lifestyle change, all with the ever present, looming threat of redundancy. Fun times. When I'm in a bad place, food is my go to place for comfort. There is not a single emotion that isn't made better by smothering it in a soothing layer of cheese. Then a layer of crisps. Then some chocolate. And then some more crisps. And why not make it fizzylicious by pouring some Pepsi Max with cherry over it? Go on, you're worth it. So I ended the year about 2.5 stone heavier than I started it and frankly, I wasn't in tiptop shape to begin with. WOE. So although Whole30 is much more than a quick fix weight loss plan, there's no denying that it's a great kickstart to healthy eating and therefore weight loss is a cheery side effect. Again, I can put a big tick next to this goal, as I lost a total of 11lb in the last 30 days. WHOOP.
WILDEST DREAMS: Fit back into walking trousers. Due to being such a gigantic fatso last year, I spent the second half of the year walking Murdoch wearing tracksuit bottoms in all weathers, finding myself completely unable to fit into my walking trousers. EXTREME WOE. The good news is that I tried on the walking trousers yesterday and although they are still quite snug, I can put them on and do them up. WINNING.
So all in all, I'm counting January as quite a success. And I've already got my goals together for February too.
PRIDE: Complete the full Whole30 reintroduction, properly, without titting about.
STRETCH: Complete at least three NTC workouts per week and swim at least twice a week
WILDEST DREAMS: Get down to 14 stone
Watch this space............


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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Standing In The Rain
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I'm so sorry you are feeling this way. I believe it will go away, too. I remember when I moved from Michigan to Arizona in 1993. I was 23, an only child far away from my parents, whom I was very close to and had never been that far from home. I stayed with my grandma in Arizona, but still, I so missed what I came from and it lasted for six months! Which at that time, my parents joined me. My mom had rheumatoid arthritis very bad and the warmer climate helped. But I remember feeling just so incredibly homesick that I thought it would never end. I saved my plane ticket (the return trip home if I couldn't hack it in AZ) in the drawer so when I got homesick, I'd look at the ticket and think I could go back if I wanted. I never did go back, for which I am glad. I love AZ now and I'm glad I moved. So give yourself some time. You'll get there. And you have a wonderfully supportive husband at your site. Can't ask for more than that! :0) Oh....did you get the award I sent for your site "This Is My Fibro?" If not, let me know and I will resend it. And Jack is happy your doggies like his handywork and have accepted his noble award. :0) He says "Meow!" in response. You have a great day!!!ReplyDelete
PS...I take my daily afternoon snooze, too. It's no wonder with all the fibro medicines we take. I usually do my snooze at 3 or 4 and wake up at 6, eat, then go lay on the bed and pretend to read, when in all reality, I'm fast asleep again. I think we ALL are in flare-up. I've read many blogs and that's the consenses I've reached.ReplyDelete
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So, I love taking her polls on Fibro and it's interesting that this one comes out today after what I wrote about last night.ReplyDelete
I said I sleep 10-13 hours a day usually.
Thank you Missy. My parents have come twice to visit already and will come again next weekend. My in-laws have been once. So that's really helpful. For me what's making me sick is more of a cultural change I think. And just not having my good friend support group here. We had such a strong group of support with our friends back home, they were family to us.


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Famous Pakistani actress Sajal Ali is getting engaged to co-star Feroz Khan in the near future. Reality or Rumor, still there is a confusion lets see how long this will last.
It's pertinent to mention that, the rumors of Sajal dating Humaima and Dua Malik's brother surfaced after Feroz posted a snapshot with Sajal on social networking site Facebook with a note "When You Know It's Right."
Later the 20-year-old actress was also seen in the family photos of Feroz that were taken during Dua Malik's wedding ceremony. Right now Sajal and Feroz are busy in the shooting of their forthcoming drama serial 'Chup Raho' directed by ace director Yasir Nawaz, are yet to certify the news.
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Child Seat Options
Avoid airline baggage charges and have our seats waiting for you. Dollar can provide you with a belt-positioning high back booster seat to be used in the back seat for children who have outgrown a convertible car seat. The belt-positioning booster seat must be used in seating positions equipped with lap and shoulder belts. Children weighing 40-80 pounds or 18kg-36kgs should use these seats.
Avoid airline baggage charges and have our seats waiting for you. Dollar can provide you with an infant car seat to be used for infants who are less than one-year-old and weigh up to 20 pounds or up to 9 kgs. Children are too large for this type of car seat if they weigh over 20 pounds/9 kgs or are longer than 26 inches/66 cms. Infant seats must be installed rear-facing. These seats are designed to support a child's neck, back, and spinal cord.
Avoid airline baggage charges and have our seats waiting for you. Dollar can provide you with a convertible car seat to be used forward facing for children weighing 20-40 pounds or 8kgs-18 kgs and up to 40 inches/101 cms in height. Parents of children who have outgrown an infant car seat are encouraged to use these seats rear-facing until the child reaches the upper height and weight limits of the seat for rear-facing use.
To add a child seat to your reservation, please book online at dollar.com.
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How can I add this dialog to my setup ?
How can I add this dialog to my setup ?
That might be the SdFinishReboot dialog box, which you can add to your script. (As a tip, you can use the Dialogs view and also the Dialog Sampler under the Tools menu to see previews of the different built-in dialog boxes.)
Can you explain more?
If this is an InstallScript or InstallScript MSI project, the OnFirstUIAfter and OnMaintUIAfter contain the dialog boxes to be displayed at the end of your installation. To modify the sequence of dialog boxes, you can modify the dialog functions called in those event handlers.
I haven't found to many solutions in the Flexera Forums for this. Any help is greatly appreciated.


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Quilling with Adelina is a series about the art of quilling. In this series Adelina will write about a variety of topics, from the basics to quilling to pro tips!
My first quilling attempt was a little green frog with white bulky eyes. I believe I was the only one in the house who saw a frog in it – by the way, I had to make the black dots in the center of the eyes with a marker, I didn't even know how to use two colors in one coil – and it was, of course, full of… glue. Call it a muddy frog, I don't mind and I am not ashamed to admit that my first quilling pieces were terrible.
I am now aware that I didn't know many things back then. If I had taken into account these 5 tips, perhaps I would have done much better from the beginning. But you know what they say, better later than never. So here we go:
1. Start with a basic outline of your project
It doesn't have to be an artistic photo – I'm not that good at drawing either – but rather a sketch of the general shape. Whether it's a flower or a bird, a tree or a bee, whatever you have in mind, put it on paper. I believe you can even Google for some sketches, print them and use them as a guidance outline. That should help you have a better image of how to split tasks. What shapes will you need, what colors, what sizes, how many – you get the point.
2. With the sketch in mind, set up all the pieces
Bring all your shapes to the table before you start assembling them. This strategy will allow you to set up a rhythm for rolling paper, pinching and crimping it and ultimately gluing it to create all the shapes you need for your project. Once you are done with it, you can leave aside the monotonous part of rolling paper and focus on the most exciting part: bringing the puzzle pieces together.
3. Do not try to make everything from quilling
Depending on the complexity of your project, you might try to skip some steps. If it's a large flower with lots of leaves you can reduce its volume by drawing the leaves and creating the petals from coils. Or if you are trying to create a sort of landscape, you can draw the background or the shadows of the objects, to make it more real. Feel free to add other paper pieces or even fabric pieces into the scene. I once made an origami lily (yes, I eventually learned how to make them) and decorated its petals with tiny quilling shapes.
4. Precision lies in… tweezers and toothpicks
These two little instruments will help you handle even the tiniest coils and apply glue in the tightest places, without putting too much of it on your fingers. The tweezers are also great for shaping the coils because you fix one end (the one where you put the glue) with it and pinch the other end to give it the desired shape.
5. There are tools that can help you keep the proportions
Sometimes, even when you cut the paper strips equally, you might roll some of them tighter than others. Or you might allow some of them to loosen up more than others. In the end, you might have several pieces of the same shape but different sizes. You can easily overcome such problems by using a circle sizer ruler and a mini mold. The first one will allow you to control how much the coils will loosen and the second one will allow you to curb your coils just the right way. Have a look at them and you will convince yourself!


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Theo Paphitis gives Blue Frog Toys a Twitter boost
A Milton Keynes toy firm has received a business boost from the Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis.
Last week, Simon Read, owner of Blue Frog Toys, tweeted Theo about his business during 'Small Business Sunday', an initiative set up by Phaphitis that takes place every week.
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The business has also been profiled on www.theopaphitissbs.com, a website showcasing Small Business Sunday winners.
Read said: "We've only been in business two years and we still work out of a small business unit. It is great to have support from Theo because it's been tough trying to raise our profile and Theo has recognised our hard work and helped spread the word about our ToyTastic products and proud support for the Children's Air Ambulance to his following."
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[Correspondence] Ceftolozane-tazobactam versus levofloxacin in urinary tract infection
Florian Wagenlehner and colleagues1 compared ceftolozane-tazobactam with levofloxacin for the treatment of complicated urinary-tract infections. We are concerned about the fact that the intravenous dose of levofloxacin for the 7-day study period was tailored to a measured baseline creatinine clearance, which is very time-consuming and might be hampered by errors in the urine collection. If indeed an estimation of the creatinine clearance using the Cockroft-Gault formula was done, this seems to be the least appropriate calculation.


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Elevator Pitch Competition
– 2 November 2017 at Sky100, 100/F, International Commerce Centre (organised by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation)
Elevator Pitch Competition, "EPiC" in short, is a fun-filled international start-up event organised by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. 100 burgeoning start-ups will be selected to perform a 60-second pitch in the elevator of Hong Kong's most iconic skyscraper, the International Commerce Centre, and compete for the chance to win an investment prize of up to US$120,000!
Last year, over 330 start-ups joined the competition and near 1,000 entrepreneurs, investors, incubators, accelerators and industrialists attended the event. The event not only gave the start-up contestants the chance to garner investment and develop relationships with the most influential investors, advisors and accelerators around the globe, but also grabbed the attention of over 30 local and overseas print media, TV networks and digital channels, including Bloomberg, Xinhua Net, TVB, HKET, HKEJ.
Who should apply?
•Your company (local or international) is less than 5 years old as of 24 April 2017 (You may apply even though you have not yet established a company)
•You have received less than US$10 million in funding as of 24 April 2017
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Hakka Tulou 客家土楼
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UNESCO'S World Heritage Committee added Hakka Tulou earthen houses to its heritage list in July 2008. The Hakka dwellings are known as Tulou 土楼, literally meaning "mud buildings". The border where the three provinces of Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi meet is littered with tulou's. Tulou come in different shapes and sizes- there are rectangular, circular, pentagonal (5-sided), imperial style, oval etc. The most common tulou standing today are of rectangular and circular shapes. Most of them are found within the county of Yongding (永定). Yongding County; of which about 360 are circular shaped.
The rectangular tulou is an earlier design whereas the circular ones are newer. Rectangular tulou is direction-oriented and has different lighting and ventilation characteristics often resulting in damp and dark corners. Hence these are slowly replaced by the circular design. Both designs are built around a central courtyard that allows in light and ventilation and to house livestock (some of the circular tulou's also has an inner circular single level building within the compound). They also have wells and complex drainage systems. The outer walls are normally a meter thick with slits for rifles. The entrance is bolted with heavy door.
A tulou can be as high as six storeys; the ground level is for livestock and kitchen; grains and other food stuff are stored on the second level while the higher floors are for living. A big tulou can accommodate 80 families with 600 inhabitants. The walls are constructed of local materials- mainly mud with straw, reinforced by bamboo strips. The floors are constructed from thick wood panels. Tulou are defensive design- Hakka often settled in remote hills and faced local hostilities and banditries. Once the doors are bolted and with ample stock of grains, tulou is like a fortress and can be completely self-sufficient for long period of time.
The largest circular tulou and also the oldest, built in 1790 is ChengQiLou 承启楼 (in Gaotou township高头乡) has a diameter of 82 meters, the smallest is RuShengLou如升楼 (in HongKengCun 洪坑村) with a diameter of 17 meters. The grandest and generally accepted as the finest example of circular tulou is ZhenChengLou振成楼 (also in HongKengCun 洪坑村). There is only one tulou that is oval shaped, WenChangLou文昌楼 (in TianLuoKhengCun田螺坑村 of Nanjing county南靖县).
During the old days, when the Hakka moved from one place to another, they often faced hostilities from the local communities. They also tend to congregate together in close proximity, relying on each other as they are not familiar with local culture and practices. Therefore wherever they went those of the same family and surname tend to stay close to each other for support. As a result, many of the Hakka villages' residents share one surname- eg. all the residents of HongKhengCun 洪坑村 has the surname of Li.
Recommendations Related Map: Hakka Tulou
There is entrance fee to most of the well-known tulou's, ranging from 5 RMB for YuChangLuo 裕昌楼 to a hefty 50 RMB for the HongKhengCun 洪坑村and ChuXi group初溪土楼群 (if one is staying at HongKheng, one need to notify the ticket counter on purchasing the ticket to ensure that they record your ticket number so that it is valid for multiple entries during the duration of your stay). Most of the tulou's are similar is layout, structure and feel; so visiting a couple of the major ones will be sufficient. However it is also worthwhile to go to a couple of lookouts to have a more panoramic view of the tulou groups and the surrounding- and yes, one have to pay to get to some of these lookouts.
If one planned to just visit a limited number of tulou's and lookouts, the
following are recommended:
・ HongKhengCun 洪坑村: entrance is 50 RMB. This is one of the main attractions of this area. The entrance covers entrance to all the tulou's inside the village which includes:
o FuYuLou福裕楼
o RuShengLou如升楼
o KuiJuLou奎聚楼
o GuangYuLou光裕楼
o ZhenChengLou振成楼
・ ChuXi group at XiaYan下洋初溪土楼群: entrance is 50 RMB. Includes entrance to the
few tulou's within the village such as the excellent tulou-museum JiQingLou集庆楼
and a very panoramic lookout.
・ TianLuoKhengCun of Nanjing county田螺坑村,南靖县: entrance is 20 RMB which include the lookout.
・ HeKheng group lookout 河坑村观景台: the lookout is free while the entrance to the village is 30 RMB. It is sufficient just to visit the lookout without entering the village.
Virtually all the tulou's in this region, with the exception of two that has been converted to museums, are "alive" i.e. still inhabited by residents. Most of the dwellers are older folks- the younger ones had mainly moved out to newer and modern brick buildings which are cleaner, more comfortable and hygienic. In fact there have been many cases of tulou's crumbling due to age and neglect. What will happen to these tulou's when the older folks passed away will be an unknown. The bigger and nicer ones will have a place in tourism while the faith of the others is question marks.
Virtually all the residents around this region are Hakka. There are mainly farmers. As is the norm in rural China, the younger ones tend to be away, working in the major cities. The Hakka are a bunch of super-friendly people.
When to visit
The majority of the tulou's are concentrated round Yongding county which is in southwestern Fujian, bordering Guangdong. Tulou can be visited anytime of the year though it is probably prettier in spring and autumn.
Getting There
The tulou's are scattered in the countryside outside of Yongding. Most of them are concentrated around HuKheng town (湖坑镇) now renamed simply as Tulou 土楼. It is approximately 75 kilometers from Yongding county.
To LongYan (龙岩)
Longyan is easily accessed as roads and separate rail lines from Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Xiamen in Fujian converge here to head west to Meizhou in Guangdong. From Longyan there is a local rail link as well as several buses a day to Yongding, 60 kilometers away.
To Yongding (永定)
Yongding itself can be reached by few buses every day from major cities such as Xiamen, Quanzhou and Meizhou.
To Tulou (土楼)
There is a direct bus (12.00pm) every day from Xiamen to Tulou. Otherwise travelers from Xiamen can take the Yongding or LongYan bus but should alight at the junction of Yongding, Tulou and Fushi town (抚市镇). When boarding the bus from Xiamen, just tell the driver or conductor that you want to go to Tulou and like to get off at Fushi (抚市). At the junction catch any passing bus heading to Tulou. The last bus passing through is not later than 5.30pm. After that, one can still get to Tulou easily by hitching a ride on a truck as there are many such trucks ferrying coal from here to Guangdong.
Getting Around
There are no buses to get around from one tulou to another, scattered among the villages. One has to charter a van, together with fellow travelers to get around. Your accommodation hosts should be able to arrange for you. A chartered van for a day cost at least 450 RMB depending on the distance covered.
Another option is to ride a motorbike to get around the villages. This is the main mode of transport of locals and there are normally many motorbikes waiting to take passengers (including foreigners) at the various towns. Hiring a motorbike for a day would cost at least 60 RMB depending on the distance. Traveler is advised to clearly list out the tulou's/places to visit to the motorist before negotiating the price with them.
There are a few comfortable accommodation choices in both Yongding and LongYan. However there is really no reason to stay in any of these places unless you are stranded or having to be there to catch an early or late transport out.
One can stay in most of the frequently visited and bigger tulou's. The residents will be happy to have you for a fee; however we do not recommend staying in any of them- unless one is really very keen for an overnight experience- for reasons of comfort and hygiene. It is more comfortable to stay in either HongKheng or ChuXi village. There are a couple of residences within the village that has been converted to guesthouses. Among them, we recommend staying at FuYuLou ChangDi KeZhan福裕楼常棣客栈inside HongKhengCun 洪坑村.
FuYuLou, a China nationally-protected mansion is a 5-storey rectangular tulou built in 1880. It has three separate courtyards and entrances. One of them is converted into a guesthouse with over 20 rooms. It has shared modern toilets, hot showers and free internet. A double room cost 60 RMB and maybe more during peak seasons. The owner of the tulou and guesthouse is a young chap by the name of Li Qinming 李勤明. If one contacts him earlier, he can arrange for free pickups from Yongding or closer towns. He can also advise on places to visit, transport as well as arranging transport. His contact is:
Li Qinming 李勤明
13860221798 (LongYan) or 13459201096 (Xiamen)
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Introduction 客家- the Hakka (in Cantonese) or Kejia (in Putonghua)
The majority of the Chinese population is Han. Hakka (in Cantonese) or Kejia (in Putonghua) is a unique subgroup of the Han. The name literally means guest family. In the 19th century, Europeans refer to them as Chinese gypsies.
Hakka are believed to have migrated from northern China around the Yangzi basin centuries ago and are progressively forced to move south by war, famine and revolution. Some studies claimed that about seven percent of Chinese traced their roots to a Hakka. Today the majority of the Hakka in China are found in the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangxi.
Hakka do not have elaborate and colourful dresses, unlike minorities in China. Theirs is conservative and plain. However, they are well-known for their songs, the so-called "mountain songs", 山歌. These songs can be heard often in the hills of the Hakka community in the old days. They are mainly songs about their surroundings and/or dialogue as well as songs sung during courtship. Today, the major visible heritage of the Hakka is their cuisine as well as their houses of unique architecture, Tulou.
Hakka cuisine
Among the unique and popular Hakka dishes which can be found easily in the Hakka-dominated areas of China and overseas Hakka communities are:
・ Mei Chay Kou Rou (梅菜扣肉): a dish of soya-braised pork belly stewed with
preserved vegetables.
・ Suan Pan Zi (算盘子): a fry dish of disc-like Suan PanZi (literally means abacus counters) with minced pork, mushroom pieces and so on. SuanPanZi is made from yam and flour and shaped like the counters of abacus.
・ Niang Dou Fu (娘豆腐): tofu (beancurds) cut into triangles and stuffed with vegetables and minced pork served either fried or steamed.
・ A variety of tasty snacks (小吃) including BaoBin (薄饼), yam-pieces stuffed buns and so on.
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From a Dune Perch
It's great to know that at least a few of the dunes on the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan are open to climb. Most are off limits, no foot traffic allowed, in an attempt to keep the dunes from eroding. Understandable in some cases- especially where the Marram Grass is not taking hold. However, in my experience, when an existing path (official or otherwise) is closed to foot traffic, ignorant people disregard the signs, and walk around them, eroding a far larger area than if the original path was kept open.
But the jury is still out on that matter; Lake Michigan itself seems to cause more damage to the dunes than human feet - just look at the aftermath of the last two storms that hit the area. Waves crashed into the foot of the dunes, causing massive erosion of the foredunes. A natural occurrence, and one not caused by feet. In fact, any damage or changes to the dunes done by human feet in the past century were washed away into the lake. Blame the Michigan City breakwater for starving these beaches of sand, not the wide-eyed child climbing a dune for the first time.
Closing most of the dunes from foot traffic seems excessive. Mt. Baldy was regulated a couple of years back, to keep people away from the areas of the dunes that were replanted with Marram Grass. Yet, intentional paths remained so visitors could experience the view from the top. Reasonably so, the remains completely closed after the near tragic cave-in back in July 2013, but there are few if any foredunes one can climb today without man-made stairs. Of course, indefinitely closing all of Mt. Baldy keeps people off of the Marram Grass - coincidence?
Fall is here, and soon many of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore beaches will close for winter. In past years, Mt. Baldy was open year-round, providing access to the frozen lakefront, and Central Beach allowed parking for two or three cars in front of the locked parking lot gate. These beaches in winter are amazing - words can't describe them. The shelf ice piles to heights of 15 feet or more, and stretch out hundreds, sometimes thousands of feet into the Lake. Yet, these two beaches are off limits in winter - what a blow to the visiting public. Anyone familiar with the area knows the ice is much different here than the few open park areas to the west.
Because Mt. Baldy remains closed, I suggest the National Lakeshore consider allowing full or limited parking at Central Beach all winter, allowing visitors to access this winter treasure. Why not? Central Avenue is plowed to the parking lot anyway. Cost can't be much of an issue, especially if one takes into account Mt. Baldy in past years was open year-round, and is now closed. Why not allocate those resources for snowplowing, and washroom maintenance at Central Beach? If cost is a hindrance, then close the washrooms, but allow parking. At the very least, give the public the opportunity to view this area in winter.
In this Internet era, I suppose one can visit the park virtually, Children can use their smartphones to view old photos taken by their grandparents who were lucky enough to walk on the dunes in winter. Is the goal to impede the dunes, or to protect the dunes? Closing these areas seems to point to the former.
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SEBI's income from fees and other charges dropped by 46 per cent to Rs 213 crore in the fiscal 2008-09 as against Rs 397 crore recorded during the previous fiscal, SEBI's annual report released on Wednesday said.
The sharp drop in income from turnover fee charged from brokers in the cash and derivative market contributed to lower fee income from the brokers.
Only Rs 37.16 crore was collected from stock brokers and sub-brokers as annual and turnover charges, as against Rs 63.99 crore collected in the previous fiscal. Rs 36.27 crore was collected from members of the derivatives segment as against Rs 64.31 crore collected previously.


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We've begun a new tradition around here — Friday Night Pizza Pie and as a result, I have almost gotten over one of my top cooking insecurities — making homemade pizza dough.
Since I don't believe I ever mentioned to you my list of top cooking inhibitions that I am working to overcome, here you go:
- pizza dough
- pie dough
- bread, biscuits (the rolling and cutting out kind)
- pasta
There are other fears but mostly related to my safety and that of my family: to master the art of flambé would make me a rock star with the kids…Look, Mommy is setting the bananas on fire!; to whip up a perfect aioli (this means consuming raw eggs and no trips to the emergency room; soaking and cooking beans to perfect tenderness – creamy on the inside and snappy on the teeth…ooh, yes, and a standing crown roast… and cooking a whole fish (our favorite Chinese take-out on speed dial, just in case).
But for now, I am content with working with yeast and getting my hands doughy. I've made this pizza crust about five Fridays in a row and am just beginning to get a feel for the texture of the dough which should be not too sticky and not too dry. I'm getting the knack for kneading. Being sure to pull down the top part of the dough– only a quarter or so of it– onto itself and using the heels of my hands to push it away. Then a quarter turn — clockwise and always in the same direction — and repeat. And, actually I'm losing myself in the ten minutes it takes to knead.
I've found myself so focused on the dough and what I'm doing with my hands, upper back and hamstrings, that I'm not thinking of much else. By the way, go easy, I pulled a hamstring doing this a few weeks ago.
Basic Pizza Dough (from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, Marcella Hazan)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of active dry yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm water (should feel like bath water)
- 3 1/4 cups unbleached flour
- Extra virgin olive oil — 1 tablespoon for the dough, 1 teaspoon for the bowl, and some for the finished pizza
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- A baking stone
- A baker's peel
- Cornmeal
Dissolve the yeast completely in a large bowl by stirring it into 1/4 cup lukewarm water. When dissolved, in 10 minutes or less, add 1 cup flour and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Then, as you continue to stir, gradually add 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon salt, 1/4 cup lukewarm water, and 1 cup more flour. When putting in flour and water for the last time, hold back some of both and add only as much of either as you need to make the dough manageable, soft, but not too sticky.
Take the dough out of the bowl, and slap it down very hard against the work counter several times, until it is stretched out to a length of about 10 inches (This is when I usually yell out, "Who's in charge here? That's right! What's my name, Pizza Dough?!") Reach for the far end of the dough, fold it a short distance toward you, push it away with the heel of your palm, flexing your wrist, fold it, and push it away again, gradually rolling it up and bringing it close to you (Think, "Come to me, I love you. No, go away, I hate you! Ok, yes, I love you, now come to me. No, I don't. Go away.)
Rotate the dough a one-quarter turn, pick it up and slap it down hard, repeating the entire previous operation. Give it another one-quarter turn in the same direction and repeat the procedure for about 10 minutes. Pat the kneaded dough into a round shape. Exhale fully. Feel the stress and tension leave your body. Call your therapist and cancel your next appointment.
Film the inside of a clean bowl with 1 teaspoon olive oil, put in the dough, cover with plastic wrap, and put the bowl in a protected, warm corner. Let the dough rise until it has doubled in volume, about 3 hours. It can also sit a while longer.
At least 30 minutes before you are ready to bake, put the baking stone in the oven and preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Sprinkle the baker's peel generously with cornmeal. Take the risen dough out of the bowl and divide it in half. Put one of the two halves back in the bowl and cover it while you roll out the other half. Put that half on the peel and flatten it as thin as you can, opening it out into a circular shape, using a rolling pin, but finishing the job with your fingers. Leave the rim somewhat higher than the rest.
Put the topping of your choice on the dough — by now I don't think I have to tell you that I use only a swipe of plain crushed tomatoes (No Chunks) and shredded mozzarella, maybe thin slices of pepperoni or cooked ground sausage, but nothing, NOTHING green — slide it, jerking the peel sharply away, onto the preheated baking stone.
Bake for 20 minutes (mine are taking only 8-10 minutes) until the dough becomes colored a light golden brown. As soon as it is done, drizzle lightly with olive oil. (While the first pizza is baking, follow the same steps for thinning the remaining dough and topping it, slipping it (jerking it — remember who's the boss, here) into the oven when the first pizza is done.)
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- Large fitness center with a yoga studio and a nice spa
- Intimate, luxury apartment complex feel
- Private, on-site restaurant
- All rooms have large flat-screen TVs and washer/dryers
- Chic slate-and-granite bathrooms
- Free Wi-Fi
- Room decor is bland and basic for this price point
- Depending on capacity, restaurant may close early; no room service
- No pool or Jacuzzi
Bottom Line
Originally built as condos, The White Buffalo Club has a luxurious, apartment-like feel; the restaurant is only open to guests and members, as are the large fitness center (complete with yoga studio) and the deck with mountain views. However, as a small property (there are only 17 rooms), the hotel often closes the restaurant early and there is no room service. All rooms have large flat-screen TV and washer/dryers, but the decor is bland and stark. The slate-and-granite bathrooms feel somewhat glamorous, though, and the soaking tubs are a nice touch considering there's no on-site Jacuzzi for post-ski soaking.


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Standards of beauty as defined by Western criteria are questioned or amended in an exhibition titled "The Heroic Figure," which points to the unconventional heroes and heroines of minority groups in this culture.
The exhibition, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Saturday through June 9, was organized by Houston Museum of Contemporary Art's Curator Linda Cathcart. It contains 55 paintings, photographs and sculptures by 13 New York figurative artists.
All of them focus on "the quality of human drama, sometimes tragic, sometimes idealized, but always monumental in scale or impact," according to Cathcart. She adds, "The hero and the heroic image come from America's heritage of pioneers and immigrants as presented by the media and not from the image of the physically perfect warrior seen in European art. The works are about America: its looks and its desires."
Participating artists are John Ahearn, Ellen Carey, William Crozier, Nancy Dwyer, Jedd Garet, Thomas Lawson, Robert Longo, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Prince, David Salle, Julian Schnabel, Cindy Sherman and Michael Zwack.


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MEADOWBROOK, W.Va. — Authorities have released the names of the four victims of a fatal crash in December.
Jerry L. Wigal, 52, of Shinnston, Roma M. Bland, 39, of Martinsburg, Harold F. Sims, 65, of Shinnston, and Marsha L. Sims, 54, Shinnston, were the occupants of the 2006 Ford Taurus that crashed near the intersection of U.S. 19 and Meadowbrook Road on Dec. 19.
Harrison County Sheriff's Lt. Rob Waybright said the investigation is ongoing pending the results of autopsy and/or toxicology reports.
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"We stood upon a dark and rocky cliff that overhung the restless seas. In the sky above us was a certain glorious sun, encircled by that brilliant rainbow, which they of the Path of the Chamelion know.
"I beheld, until the heavens opened, and a form like unto the Mercury of the Greeks (1) descended, flashing like the lightning; and he hovered between the sky and the sea. In his hand was the staff (2) wherewith the eyes of mortals are closed in sleep, and wherewith he also, at will, re-awakeneth the sleeper; and terribly did the globe at its summit dart forth rays. And he bare a scroll whereon was written:
Lumen est in Deo,
Lux in homine factum,
Sive Sol,
Sive Luna,
Sive Stelloc errantes,
Omnia in Lux,
Lux in Lumine
Lumen in Centrum,
Centrum in Circulo,
Circulum ex Nihilo,
Quid scis, id ens. (3)
In fidelitate et veritate universas ab aeternitate. (8)
Nunc Hora.
Nunc Dies.
Nunc Annus,
Nunc Saeculum,
Omnia sunt Unum,
et Omnia in Omnibus.
Then Hermes cried aloud, and said:
"I am Hermes Mercurius, the Son of God, the messenger uniting Superiors and Inferiors. I exist not without them, and their union is in me. I bathe in the Ocean. I fill the expanse of Air. I penetrate the depths beneath."
And the Frater who was with me, said unto me:
"Thus is the Balance of Nature maintained, for this Mercury is the beginning of all movement. This He, (10) this She, this IT, is in all things, but hath wings which thou canst not constrain. For when thou sayest 'He is here' he is not here, for by that time he is already away, for he is Eternal Motion and Vibration."
Nevertheless in Mercury must thou seek all things. Therefore not without reason did our Ancient Fratres say that the Great Work was to "Fix the Volatile." There is but one place where he can be fixed, and that is the Centre, a centre exact. "Centrum in trigono centri." (11) The Centre in the triangle of the Centre.
If thine own soul be baseless how wilt thou find a standing point whence to fix the soul of the Universe?
"Christus de Christi,
Mercury de Mercurio,
Per viam crucis,
Per vitam Lucis
Deus te Adjutabitur!" (12)
By C. H. FRATER, S.RM.D.
1. Hermes is Greek, Mercury is Roman.
2. Compare with v. 47 ODYSSEY: "Him promptly obeyed the active destroyer of Argus. Forth sped he, and under his feet he bound his ambrosial sandals. Then, taking his staff wherewith he the eyes of mortals closeth at will, and the sleeper at will reawakens."
3. Translation: The Light is in God, the LVX hath been made into Man. Whether Sun, or Moon, or Wandering Stars, all are in Lux, the Lux in the Light, the Light in the Centre, the Centre in the Circle, the Circle from the Nothingness (Negative or Ain) What thou mayest be (i.e. what thou hast in thyself, the capability of being) that shalt thou be (or become).
4. Flatus. Ignis. Aqua. Terra. (Air. Fire. Water. Earth.)
5. Ether. Sal. Terrae. (Ether, the Salt of the Earth.)
6. Ether. Subtilis. Totius. Orbis. (The subtle Ether of the whole universe.)
7. Ether. Ruens. In. Terra. (The Ether rushing into the Earth.)
8. Let it be (or become). It is. Be it so. It shall be (or endure). In Universal faithfulness and truth from eternity. Now an hour, Now a day, Now a year, Now an age, all things are One, and All in All. ETERNITY.
9. These ten letters are Notaricons of: Ab Kether. Ex Chokmah. Tu Binah. Ex Chesed. Regina Geburah. Nunc Tiphareth. In Netzach. Totius Hod. Ad Yesod. Saeculorum Malkuth. (From the Crown, out of Wisdom—Thou, O Understanding art Mercy, Queen of Severity. Now the perfect Beauty, in the Victory, of all Splendour, for the Foundation, of the Ages of the Universe.)
10. Probably alludes to the Three Principles.
11. This was, I believe, but am not certain, the motto of our Frater Count Adrian a Meynsicht, otherwise known as Henricus Madathanus.
12. The Christ from the Christ. The Mercury from the Mercury, Through the Path of the Cross, Through the life of the Light, God shall be Thy Help.
In examining the number of Hebrew letters in the Sephirotic names on the Tree of Life, it will be observed that Kether consists of three letters whose equivalent then is the Triangle among the lineal figures. Chokmah and Binah each of four letters, as also Yesod; the actual lineal figure is then the Square. Gedulah, Geburah, Tiphareth and Malkuth have five letters each, equivalent to the Pentagram. While Chesed, Pachad, Netzach and Hod have each three like Kether, as also Daath.
The total number of letters in these names on the Tree will then be 50, the number of the Gates of the Understanding, as is laid down in the Qabalah.
Then in the ensuing translations of the Names of the Sephiroth into lineal symbols, what is at once evident is the absolutely harmonious balance of forms which results. Pachad is a correspondence of Geburah and means Fear. Gedulah is a correspondence of Chesed and means Magnificence.
The Supernal Triangle (Triad) will then be represented by a Triangle surmounting the two Squares.
The Sephiroth may thus be summed up in three classes, the Triangle, Square and Pentagram, the respective lineal equivalents of Chesed, Binah, and Geburah, six under the Triangle in Kether, Pachad, Chesed, Netzach, Hod and Daath. Three under the Square, Chokmah, Binah and Yesod. Four under the Pentagram: Gedulah, Geburah, Tiphareth, and Malkuth. Now, if as in the diagram, we draw lines connecting those Sephiroth which are represented by the same lineal equivalents, we shall find that the lines number Twenty
Two, that is, the number of the Paths in the Tree. For you require 13 lines to join initially those Sephiroth under the Triangle, 3 for those under the Square, and 6 for those under the Pentagram which adds to 22.
The letters of each Sephirotic Name may then be translated into the lineal symbols of the Sephiroth to which their numerical value is referred by the Qabalah of the Nine Chambers.
If these Letters be again translated into their Yetziratic attribution and this combined with the former, we shall obtain an analysis compounded of both scales of interpretation.
In the diagram, the lineal figures of the tens and hundreds are distinguished from those of the units by being encircled with either one or two rays, according as to tens or hundreds are implied. If these be further placed within the Lineal Figure of the Whole Name, a species of Hieroglyphic Form of each Sephirah will result; which may again be represented by a cognate Angelic form, as taught in the paper on the Formation of Sigils from the Rose.
We shall then find from the Qabalah of Nine Chambers that the numerical values of the 22 paths are thus allotted under the Sephiroth:
1, 10, 100
Air, Virgo, Pisces
2, 20, 200
Mercury, Jupiter, Sun
3, 30, 300
Moon, Libra, Fire
4, 40, 400
Venus, Water, Saturn
5, 50
Aries, Scorpio
6, 60
Taurus, Sagittarius
7, 70
Gemini, Capricorn
8, 80
Cancer, Mars
T Tz
9, 90
Leo, Aquarius
This classification may, then, be again referred to the lineal figures thus:
Air, Virgo, Pisces
Point within a circle
Mercury, Jupiter, Sun
Luna, Libra, Fire
Venus, Water, Saturn
Aries, Scorpio
Taurus, Sagittarius
Gemini, Capricorn
Cancer, Mars
Leo, Aquarius


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During the Cold War, the term "anti-anti-Communist" was used to describe people who were not Communists themselves, but who objected to every practical initiative to counter Soviet and Red Chinese expansionism.
In today's struggle against radical Islamists, Salam Al-Marayati, a founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and its current executive director, can fairly be described as an "anti-anti-terrorist" — someone who rhetorically opposes Islamist terror but objects to virtually every practical measure that democracies take to defend themselves.
While condemning terror in vague or general terms, Al-Marayati and MPAC focus their attacks on U.S. and Israeli security measures like Israeli military operations against Hamas or U.S. investigations of domestic terrorism.
Al-Marayati has long belittled the importance of using informants to monitor "homegrown" terror cells, as in this case in which two Lodi, California men were convicted.
In May, after federal authorities disrupted an alleged plot to bomb synagogues and fire missiles at American military aircraft, Al-Marayati continued his attacks against law enforcement. Asked in an interview whether it was useful to have informants in mosques, Al-Marayati implied that the investigation was a waste of money.
"These were individuals who were either petty criminals or gullible people who were guilty of stupidity. They were not imminent threats to our country, as the FBI has stated," Al-Marayati told Fox News. "We want those tax dollars to be used to fight al-Qaida, not to entrap people who are just gullible."
Al-Marayati's personal charisma and general rhetoric about opposing terrorism have enabled him to escape serious scrutiny from the mainstream media. MPAC has issued statements criticizing Osama bin Laden and stating its opposition to terrorism without criticizing specific groups. As a result, it has received favorable media treatment it can post on its Web site.
Among the articles linked by MPAC is a 2005 column in which the Wall Street Journal's George Melloan praised MPAC as an organization that is "trying to promote better relations between Muslims and law-enforcement agencies" and launching "its own counterterrorism and civil-rights campaign, working with imams at mosques, Muslim community leaders, law-enforcement agencies, and the media."
Both Democratic and Republican administrations have long consulted MPAC and met with its leadership to discuss terror-related subjects.
MPAC posted a Sept. 17 article boasting that, "This month, MPAC-DC has participated in about a dozen iftar dinner events sponsored by various government agencies. In the past week, we've attended iftars hosted by the State Department." The story links to a video of Secretary of State Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and State Department Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith.
The Web site also includes a story about a Capitol Hill iftar co-hosted by MPAC and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) reporting that "special guests in attendance came from the White House, State Department, Department of Defense, The Pentagon and Islamic Relief."
The left-wing Jewish organization J Street has invited Al-Marayati to address a late-October conference in Washington, D.C. The move triggered considerable controversy within the American Jewish community, which urged J Street not to invite the MPAC leader. It cites numerous "hateful anti-Israel and anti-American statements" made by the MPAC leader. These have included remarks likening supporters of Israel to Hitler and comments minimizing Hezbollah's massacre of 241 U.S. Marines in 1983.
Al- Marayati responded with this op-ed praising "progressive thinkers and activists" like MPAC and J Street for striving "to develop mutual respect between Muslims and Jews." He wrote that such a dialogue would "enrich the national conversation around the prospects for a durable solution to" the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
But judging from his record, it is difficult to see how Al-Marayati could play a constructive role. Time and again he has made statements suggesting that American Jews and Zionists exert a disproportionate influence in American political debate. He has accused Israel of "dehumanization" of Arabs and of "the massacre of Palestinians" during the December/January war against Hamas in Gaza. Al-Marayati and MPAC have suggested the Jewish State may have been behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and likened supporters of Israel to Hitler.
Here is a small sampling of objectionable Al-Marayati and MPAC statements and writings:
A 1999 MPAC counterterrorism paper tried to minimize Hizballah's bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983: "This attack, for all the pain it caused, was not in a strict sense a terrorist operation. It was a military operation, producing no civilian casualties — exactly the kind of attack that Americans might have lauded had it been directed against Washington's enemies."
With Salam Al-Marayati's long record of anti-Jewish statements and opposition to virtually every measure the United States and fellow democracies take to defend themselves against terrorism, the notion that he has a constructive role to play in Muslim-Jewish dialogue or shaping U.S. security policy seems almost surreal.
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AGAINST ME! Comes to Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Tonight
Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas is thrilled to announce AGAINST ME! live at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, TONIGHT, AUG. 22, 2014. Doors 5:30 PM, Show 6:30 PM. Tickets are available ONLINE AT WWW.TICKETFLY.com. ALSO AT vegas.brooklynbowl.com or to CHARGE TICKETS BY PHONE, CALL 877-987-6487. Tickets available at the BROOKLYN BOWL LAS VEGAS box office open EVERY DAY AT 12:00 PM.
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ABOUT AGAINST ME!: Fronted by Laura Jane Grace, AM!'s much-anticipated latest offering, "Transgender Dysphoria Blues", was released January 2014. The title of their sixth album offers a direct nod to news that shocked fans and shook up the rock world when it was dropped-Grace is a transitioning transgender person.
Formerly known as Tom Gabel, she revealed her story in the May 12, 2012 issue of "Rolling Stone" (readers curious to learn more about the transition can check out Laura Jane's "My First Year as a Woman" journal online in Cosmopolitan).
Because "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" marks the band's first release with Grace as a woman, there are a lot of misconceptions: The record is neither a radical stylistic departure nor a "concept album." Rather, it's just another bold step forward for an artist doing what she has always done-forging her own path by processing the highs and lows of life through music.
Against Me! began as an anarchist solo act in Gainesville, Florida in 1997. After transforming into a traditional four-piece a few years later with the crucial addition of guitarist James Bowman, they quickly became a driving force in the punk scene-despite facing an abundance of unsolicited danger.
2013 saw another career milestone for Grace, as she co-wrote a song ("Soulmates to Strangers") with rock royalty Joan Jett for Jett's Unvarnished album. Against Me! is set to tour behind the new record in 2014 with an attitude perhaps best summed up by these lines: "No more troubled sleep. There's a brave new world raging inside of me."
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