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Jessica Lynn Johnson, is a published playwright, recipient of BEST NATIONAL SOLO ARTIST AWARD from the Dialogue One Festival, Advisory Board Member of the LA Women’s Theatre Festival, Co Executive Producer of both the Stars Solo Series and the Joshua Tree Solo Theatre Festival, and Founder & CEO of Soaring Solo Studios International. Jessica has aided in the development, direction and producing of over 150 solo shows (and still going strong)! As a performer, Jessica has “edu-tained” international audiences touring her own one person shows ZE and OBLIVIOUS TO EVERYONE for over 15 years.
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Editor's note: This is the first in a planned three-part series on Soldotna and Kenai city parks and what they offer to residents and visitors.
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Captain Cook State Recreation Area are hard to miss on the Kenai Peninsula, but many smaller parks and playgrounds, as well as city-run campgrounds easily can go unnoticed because of their size or out-of-the-way locations.
Even with a good map, Sunrise Park in Soldotna, for instance, is not easy to find, and a number of longtime residents don't even know it exists.
In larger cities it would be described as a pocket park, nestled in a residential neighborhood aptly on Sunrise Avenue not far from South Kobuk Street. After passing a row of residential lots on Kobuk and turning west onto Sunrise, the park appears as a wide open athletic field suited to soccer and lacrosse. Equipped with goals, the field also is fitted with a baseball backstop.
Another out-of-the-way, though much better known Soldotna park is Swiftwater Park and Campground on East Redoubt Avenue -- that's the street that runs east behind the Fred Meyer store from the Sterling Highway.
Bordering the bank of the Kenai River, the park offers camping for $16 a night and day use for $6. Besides the 60 developed campsites, the park has about 800 feet of elevated boardwalk and fish-walk platforms for anglers who want to fish from the river's edge without doing damage to the sensitive riparian ecosystem.
Firewood and ice are available for sale at the campground, which has potable water, outhouses, picnic tables and fire pits. The park also has a boat launch ramp and plenty of parking for day users.
With hundreds of feet of elevated boardwalk, Rotary Park is a favored spot for landing a sockeye, silver or pink salmon from the famed Kenai River. Another Soldotna park somewhat off the beaten path, Rotary can be reached by driving about 2.5 miles on Funny River Road from the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Kalifornsky Beach Road. Equipped only with a port-a-potty, the park requires a $6 day use fee, and overnight camping is not allowed.
Though many people think it's part of Soldotna Creek Park in the heart of the city, Pioneer Park, the flower garden along the Sterling Highway, is actually considered to be a park in itself. According to the city's Web site, the garden has "spectacular flowers and greenery that surprise most first-time guests and are known to bring a tear of appreciation to the eye of visiting 'green thumbs.'"
Not far away is Farnsworth Park, designed for the active youngsters of Soldotna. Located along Birch Street across the Sterling Highway from Pioneer Gardens, the park features swing sets, slides and spring toys for children. A pavilion also is available by reservation, and benches around the grassy perimeter provide a great spot for adults to keep a watchful eye on their young charges.
Soldotna Parks and Recreation Director Andrew Carmichael said the city has approved the purchase of new playground equipment for the park, expected to be installed later this summer.
Youth who are a little older are attracted to the popular gated skateboard park on Karen Street and its metal quarter pipes, boxes and rails in differing shapes and sizes.
The public skateboard park is open during daylight hours from May through September, but closed when the ramps are wet. To get to Karen Street Park, people heading north on the Kenai Spur Highway should turn right on Karen Street and head toward the hills. Just before the foot of the hills, the park is on the right.
The next part of this series will feature Kenai city parks.
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Whether you have just bought a new kitten, or you have an older cat that has been suffering from dry heaving for some time, you know that it can be a very painful experience. But don’t worry, there are ways to relieve the symptoms, and even prevent a recurrence.
Having dry heaving is not uncommon, but it can be uncomfortable and dangerous if it continues for long periods of time. This is caused by an imbalance of fluids in the body. When this happens, the organs can become deprived of essential nutrients, leading to a variety of problems.
Dry heaving can occur when you have food poisoning or diarrhea, or when you take certain medications. Dry heaving can also occur when you are under stress. A severe infection can cause vomiting and dry heaving, so make sure to contact your doctor if these symptoms persist.
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Certain medications can also cause dry heaving, such as cancer drugs. You may also develop dry heaving if you are pregnant. You should always talk to your doctor about any medications you are taking.
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“Christmas time, mistletoe & wine, Children singing Christian rhyme…”
"Ahh, Christmas! That time of year when we get to watch our little ones in the Nativity, and hear our older ones performing in the school concert. For every extra-curricular club - ballet, drama, gymnastics, orchestra, choir - there’s often a further Christmas performance to prepare. So for many parents, life becomes a seemingly never-ending whirlwind of rehearsals and costumes and dates and permission slips.
Then there was 2020. The Christmas when live performance was at least difficult, at worst dangerous. The year when what had been so joyous and life-affirming became the very thing which could make you, or someone you love, seriously ill. The year when our children’s talents were heard and seen only in the digital space, their immediate and truest voices silenced.
Now don’t get me wrong - as a parent myself I won’t pretend I wasn’t glad of the slower pace last year. It was good to know my own children’s projects were all ‘in the can’ long before the broadcast dates, and then of course, with the rest of the parents we could just sit back and enjoy the show. But what about the children? How did they feel about not being able to perform to a live audience? How do they feel about getting back to it now?
This last question holds a particular professional interest for me, as the Founding Director of SWeet! Recorder Consort CIC. We are a community ensemble in Streatham Hill, South West London, which particularly welcomes children aged 8 to 18 facing disadvantage of any kind, regardless of their families’ ability to pay. Approaching our Christmas Concert for 2021, we faced a project in which around two thirds of the children have not had an opportunity to perform live for two years. They had not had the experience of tailoring personal practice and team rehearsals to the deadline of concert day. They had not have to steel themselves against nerves while giving it their best shot anyway, for the good of the team. And most importantly, they had not for two years heard the enthusiastic clapping of an appreciative audience, so vital in communicating to young people their worth, and affirming their effort in a job well done.
Unsurprisingly, many of our students lost confidence in huge measure. Some were able to articulate this to us. And of course, the very children whom one hopes would grow in self-esteem by participating in live performance, are also those who can access it in very few places other than our project, because many activities like ours would be simply unaffordable for their families.
So I could not have been more excited for SWeet!’s Annual Midwinter Concert this year! We decided it would be an informal affair. We sought to create a homely atmosphere where every child could feel comfortable to do their very best. The community came together to celebrate the achievements of our wonderful children, who have overcome so much these past two years and are still standing and still making music and still being supportive bandmates to each other.
Best of all, was watching our children enjoy the well-deserved praise and pride of their families, peers and teachers. And when the last chair was stacked, the last music folder collected and the last stand collapsed and in the cupboard, we were exhausted but immeasurably grateful that these life-changing moments are available to us all again this year.
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Taylor Swift to return to Fargodome; tickets on sale next month
Swifties got a big reason to “Shake It Off” Monday with news that Taylor Swift will return to the Fargodome next year.
The seven-time Grammy winner and country and pop superstar announced her “1989” world tour Monday, including a show at the Fargodome on Sept. 9.
The concert with performances by opening acts Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes is scheduled almost exactly two years after Swift first took the Fargodome stage on Sept. 6, 2013. She drew a sold-out crowd of 20,613 for that show during her “Red” tour, a performance that still ranks among the 20 biggest concerts since the Fargodome opened in 1992.
The announcement of Swift’s next world tour, set to kick off May 20 in Bossier City, La., came on the heels of projections that the 25-year-old’s new album “1989” was on track to sell more than 1.3 million copies in its first week.
The official sales numbers will be released Wednesday. But analysts said she could break the record of the biggest first week of album sales by a female artist now held by Britney Spears’ 2000 album, “Oops! … I Did It Again,” which sold 1.319 million copies.
It could also be the biggest first week of sales for any album since Eminem’s 2002 release, “The Eminem Show,” which sold 1.322 million copies.
While the Fargo-Moorhead area isn’t considered a primary concert market yet with a metro-area population of around 200,000, General Manager Rob Sobolik said the Fargodome has “really increased its profile” in the industry with a string of sold-out shows in recent years.
“Fargo has for a long time been on the radar of a lot of promoters,” he said. “But I think also with our recent success with Pink, with Taylor Swift the last time, with Justin Timberlake, with Katy Perry and the more current pop and country that they definitely look at Fargo as a building and a date that they want to get to at some point on the tour.”
Ticket prices and the number of seats available for Swift’s stop at the Fargodome haven’t been determined yet, Sobolik said, but officials are planning for another full-arena seating configuration.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Dec. 12 at the Fargodome box office, online at www.inforumtix.com or by calling (855) 694-6367.
American Express card holders and members of taylorswift.com can buy their tickets early during a pre-sale from 10 a.m. Dec. 5 to 10 p.m. Dec. 11. For more information on ticket options, visit http://taylorswift.com.

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Energy Secretary Steven Chu was on Wednesday subjected to over three hours of grilling from House lawmakers investigating the $535 million loan guarantee his agency granted to Solyndra, a solar company favored by the White House that went bankrupt in August.
But throughout the hearing conducted by the House Energy and Commerce Committees Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Chu maintained his calm and repeatedly rebuffed Republican suggestions that the Obama Administration influenced the Energy Departments decision making in any way.
Concerning the Solyndra loan guarantee, Chu said in his opening remarks that the final decisions were mine. I made them with best interests of taxpayer in mind. I did not make any decision based on political consideration.
Later, when questioned by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) about the process that lead the Energy Department to reverse the decision it made under the Bush Administration not to approve Solyndras loan guarantee, Chu explained that there had been, in fact, no such reversal, as some Republicans have accused, and surely not a politically motivated one.
What happened when I became Energy Secretary, beginning with my confirmation, was that there was tremendous interest in getting the loan program going. I was told by Energy career people, who had been there during the previous [Bush] administration, that Solyndra was the first loan in line, Chu said.
Chu explained that although the loan guarantee had not been approved by the Energy Department during the waning weeks of the Bush Administration, it also wasnt rejected outright, only labeled as containing incomplete information. Instead, the loan guarantee application had been sent back to Solyndra with further questions from the Energy Department.
The same career folks said: You satisfied our questions. We recommend moving forward with loan, so thats what we did, Chu said.
Chu also admitted that he and the Energy Department were alone responsible for restructuring the loan in February so that private investors would get paid before the government in bankruptcy recovery.
In addition, Chu said they undertook that process without any prompting from the White House or anyone connected to the President, including billionaire Obama campaign bundler George Kaiser, whose family foundation was a major private investor in Solyndra.
Did anyone from the Obama Administration or any campaign donor tell you to undertake restructuring? asked DeGette.
No, none ever did, Chu said.


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ANKENY, Iowa -- With the sale of five Guppy’s on the Go convenience stores to Casey’s General Stores Inc. , Fauser Energy Resources is exiting the retail sector. Located in and around Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the c-stores range in size from 1,500 to 3,500 square feet. Guppy’s on the Go was founded in...
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Norhern Lights #5 strain is the most popular strain in the world. It’s used as a breeding base for the majority of the strain bred for over 30 years. Buy our BCSC original Northern Lights #5 Authentic Canadian Canabis Seeds. The most popular selling item is the 10 Pack from The BCSC.
Northern Lights #5 is our #1 selling strain since 1995, with over one hundred thousand satisfied customers. She’s a state of the art Indica and is the result of over 25 years of selective breeding. NL #5 is the most desired version of Northern Lights.
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Northern Lights #5 is bred for vigorous growth, high yield and a superb enegetic high that’s magically Indica . She’s the only Indica that has a buzz like a sativa. Very cerebral and mind trippy. She’s must for growers who prefer short plants with a single fat columnar bud. The buds are extremely frosted and resinous in appearance. Truly one of the best all-around indoor plants in our collection that is great for breeder to use as is or to cross with thier own creations to improvments and stablization.
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These guy are breeding masters, what a great nothern lights strain.
Is everything ok now with the website? Website was down and up with different listing. Want some NL x Hawaiian like i had like 20 years ago hehe. The taste was amazing and so frosty. Lots of my friends are interested getting the genetic back and some other strains.
Have a good end of the year guys and thanks again for all those nice strains and efforts to keep them alive. Green thumb up!
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Despite the destruction of over 122,653 hectares of farmlands across states by flood, the National President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Kabir Ibrahim has assured that there will be no food crisis.
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Step 1: Head over to the Namecheap for Education program’s homepage. Once there, use the search bar to find out whether the domain (with TLD .me) you want to register is available or not.
If the domain you’ve selected is available, it’ll be automatically added to your cart. The custom email address with free email hosting would also be automatically added to the cart. Hit on the Complete Order button.
Step 2: As a final step, you’ll be directed to the Order Summary page. Here, you can choose one of the two bonus items (premium about.me setup or GitHub project pages). To complete your order, enter the official university email address in the student email section at the bottom, and hit the Finish Up button.
That’s it, fellas! Once the order is completed, you’ll receive further instructions on the official university email address entered by you. Pretty simple, don’t you think?
List of Universities included in the Namecheap for Education initiative
As of now, these are the universities that I am aware of, for which NameCheap is offering free .me domain names:
- Carnegie Mellon University
- University of Waterloo
- Stanford University
- University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- State University of New York, Stony Brook
- University of Illinois
- University of California, Berkeley
- Sauder School of Business
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Cornell University
- University of Texas at Austin
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Purdue University
- John Hopkins University
- New York University
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Riverside
- Harvard University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Frostburg State University
- University of Washington
- University of Chicago
- McGill University
Namecheap for Education is a really commendable initiative by Namecheap, one of the most popular domain registrar and web-hosting companies out there. By giving the students an opportunity to get a free domain along with extras such as a custom email address, it will provide them with a simple yet effective way to reach out to prospective recruiters, and showcase their academic skills, thus benefitting them in the long run. After all, in today’s digital age, the more active you’re online (that doesn’t include posting status updates and selfies), the better your chances are.


Warning: This article contains spoilers that some readers may prefer to avoid.
Martin Freeman has claimed that Sherlock could return for a Christmas special in 2015.
The actor told The Telegraph that the BBC detective smash will resume filming at some point next year.
"If that's going to be [for] a special - I'm speaking off-message here; if this was New Labour I'd get fired - I think that might be for next Christmas," he said. "A Christmas special - that's what I understand."
Freeman also suggested that his off-screen partner Amanda Abbington will remain on the show as Watson's wife Mary "for the foreseeable future".
"While we play fast and loose with the original stories, we generally follow the trajectory of what Conan Doyle did," he added. "So he gets married, and then Mary dies - so at some point presumably she'll die."


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The rise of Fantasy Sports In India is nothing short of impressive. Infact, it is Fantasy Sports that cater to over 1 crore users in India alone and with the T20 season going in full swing, it is bound to grow further.
Online Fantasy Sports is currently the only sport where the chances of winning are comparatively higher only if you follow certain fantasy cricket tips and strategies.
Today I will be sharing with you ten expert tips that will increase and improve your success rate in a fantasy match.
1) A basic overview of the match:
This is the first and foremost fantasy cricket tip for a fantasy user before playing a match in fantasy sports. Information regarding the pitch report, ground records, and also the results of recent matches on the ground are some of the key aspects that should be kept in mind.
2) Player information:
The second cricket expert tip is to have a detailed information regarding the players of both the squads playing in the match. A worksheet of stats regarding players' form, venue records and also their head to head (H2H) records, should be at the fingertips before building a fantasy team.
3) Performance analysis of the squad:
This is perhaps the most important yet the most effective fantasy tip that increases the chances of winning in Fantasy Sports.
A database containing the players' performance in last 10-12 matches, performance based on innings, preferred opponents, mode of dismissals and pattern of run scoring and wicket taking should be kept handy before investing in any fantasy match.
Sounds exhausting? Well not really. I will give you a expert tip about how to have access to this vast pool of information at the end of this article.
4) Building your own team:
The fourth fantasy tip is the most interesting one. After completing the ground work, the next step is to build your own fantasy team based on your analysis. This team would be purely a provisional one and would be purely based on your research work.
5) Take the first flight:
After building the team, the next tip is to join the contests one would like to play. It is always advisable to invest in the contests atleast 4-6 hours before the actual match start to avoid last minute rush.
6) The toss is important:
The toss is an important aspect in every match. It not only gives an overview of how the pitch is going to behave but also provides with a script for the entire match. Finalising the team based on the playing eleven and match them with your provisional team is very important.
7) Be your own boss:
There are a lot of fantasy players in the market who prefer to get a ready-made team for playing fantasy sport. But in an online fantasy contest it is always recommended to finalize a team or a particular player based on your own instincts.
8) Selecting players based on their innings based performance:
A lot of online fantasy players tend to avoid this step but it is actually a very significant one. Virat Kohli prefers to chase whereas Rohit Sharma prefers batting first. A Deepak Chahar would prefer to bowl first on a fresh pitch whereas a Rashid Khan would prefer bowling second. This may sound a bit confusing but these factors matter a lot in fantasy sports.
Now coming to the pro tip:
9) Diversification of Investments:
Fantasy sports work on the principle of "Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket". There are varieties of leagues in Fantasy Sports that caters to the different style of fantasy players. So diversification of funds is a must. This will not only increase the exposure to fantasy sports but will also enhance the profitability.
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Heirloom Recipe from the Belgian Cookbook, 1915
I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I’ve ever ever eating carrot soup. However, it must have been (maybe) popular as this recipe made its way into the 1915 cookbook. I have to admit, though – hot soup and a chunk of grainy bread – – now that hits the spot!
Carrot Soup Instructions
Wash and scrape a pound of carrots, slice them, treat two medium sized potatoes in the same manner.
Add a bay leaf, a sprig of thyme and a chopped onion.
Cook all with water, add salt, pepper, and cook gently till tender, when pass it through a sieve.
Put in a pan a lump of butter the size of an egg, with a chopped leek and a sprig of chervil. Let it cook gently for three or four minutes, then pour on the puree of carrots and let it all come to the boil before taking it off to serve.
Recipe via Madame Stoppers
Nancy’s question: Doesn’t a bunch of butter the size of an egg sound like a lot? Maybe it’s just me, as I rarely use butter in anything.

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Alliteration is a literary machine that is usually utilized by poets and good writers for greater outcome. The dictionary defines alliteration as “the repetition of a sound, especially a consonant, for rhetorical or poetic outcome.”
We may get countless examples from poets of your Intimate Age where lots of poets utilised fanciful expressions and descriptive crafting was at its greatest.
Samples of Alliteration Strategies in Well known Poems
Let us define some useful instances from well known poems the place the alliteration method is used. These can help to further create the notion and its effect literary Talking.
The next verse from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime Of The traditional Mariner” is a wonderful illustration of an alliteration.
“The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow adopted free of charge;”
The use of the repetitive letter ‘file’ make it audio more real looking and poetical.
There are various much more phrases in a similar poem like “lay just like a load”, “But with its seem it shook the sails, “sweet sounds rose slowly but surely”, “ Nor rot nor reek”, “Odd condition drove out of the blue”.
The following paragraph is additionally A different example of alliteration, applied to bolster The graceful movement in the ship and likewise highlighting The fantastic thing about the picturesque scene.
“Swiftly, quickly flew the ship,
Nevertheless she sailed softly far too:
Sweetly, sweetly blew the breeze -
“wicked whisper”, dry as dust., going moon, “Laughed loud and long”, “was wrenched
With a woeful agony,”
The following is another instance
“My garments all had been dank;
Confident I'd drunken in my desires,
And however my body drank.”.
Edgar Allen Poe has employed alliteration in the next sentences “Deep into that darkness peering,”
“Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to desire in advance of (19-twenty).”.
Here are a few a lot more examples-“ distant deeps”, “burning bright”, [William Blake,] “That gladden the environmentally friendly earth,” “'Most musical, most melancholy' hen!”[S.T.Coleridge]
“"With beaded bubbles winking with the brim" (Ode into a Nightingale)[John Keats]
“"Although barred clouds bloom the gentle-dying day, “"And Prevod sa srpskog na engleski jezik comprehensive-developed lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn", “ A pillar'd porch, with lofty portal door"[ John Keats]
The following is an case in point from The nice dramatist Shakespeare. He has utilised alliteration in his drama and this specific one is from “A Midsummer Night time’s ’s Aspiration”.
“whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade he bravely broached his bloody boiling breast.”
Here are a few much more samples of Alliteration Prevod sa srpskog na engleski cena in Shakespeare
“classes of sweet silent imagined”
“hid in Loss of life's dateless night,”
“grieve at grievances foregone”
Samples of Alliteration Tactics in Prose
Although many of the higher than are illustrations from poetry and drama, alliteration can be utilized in prose writing much too wherever the writer gives a poetic outcome by way of his splendid descriptions. Allow us to look at couple illustrations.
“Some thing experienced took place down inside the dim, foggy-green depths”.- Paul Annixter,"Struggle while in the Depths"
“Touch Each individual item you would like to contact like tomorrow your tactile sense would are unsuccessful”-Helen Keller.
There may be the use of alliteration in proverbs too like “Glance before you decide to leap” or “He who laughs last laughs initially”.
Examples of Alliteration Techniques in Working day-to-day Use
Alliteration is useful for exciting as well in day by day language or as tongue twisters. The next like “She sells sea shells around the seashore" and
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where by's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?” might be taken as examples.
In summary we are able to declare that the usage of alliteration as being a literary machine not merely enhances The great thing about the created language but it can be employed for enjoyment applications way too.


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- Stone formation within the urinary tract: Urinary crystals bind to form a nidus, which grows to form a calculus (stone).
- Range of symptoms: asymptomatic to obstructive; febrile morbidity if result of infection
- The worldwide epidemiology differs according to both geographic area (higher prevalence in hot, arid, or dry climates) and socioeconomic conditions (dietary intake and lifestyle). Radiolucent stones and stones secondary to infection are less influenced by environmental conditions.
- Vesical calculosis (bladder stones) due to malnutrition during early life is frequent in Middle East and Asian countries.
- Incidence in industrialized countries seems to be increasing, probably due to improved diagnostics as well as to increasingly rich diets.
- Increased incidence in patients with surgically induced absorption issues, such as Crohn disease and gastric bypass surgery (1)
- In industrialized countries: 100 to 200/100,000 per year
- Predominant age: Mean age is 40 to 60 years.
- Predominant sex: male > female (~3:1)
- 10–15% in the United States
- Lifetime risk of >14% in men, >6% in women
- Prevalence in women increasing
Etiology and Pathophysiology
- Supersaturation and dehydration lead to high salt content in urine which congregates.
- Stasis of urine
- Renal malformation (e.g., horseshoe kidney, ureteropelvic junction obstruction)
- Incomplete bladder emptying (e.g., neurogenic bladder, prostate enlargement, multiple sclerosis)
- Crystals may form in pure solutions (homogeneous) or on existing surfaces, such as other crystals or cellular debris (heterogeneous).
- Balance of promoters and inhibitors: organic (Tamm-Horsfall protein, glycosaminoglycan, uropontin, nephrocalcin) and inorganic (citrate, pyrophosphate)
- Calcium oxalate and/or phosphate stones (80%)
- Absorptive hypercalciuria: increased jejunal calcium absorption
- Renal leak: increased calcium excretion from renal proximal tubule
- Resorptive hypercalciuria: mild hyperparathyroidism
- Paget disease
- Enteric hyperoxaluria
- Intestinal malabsorptive state associated with irritable bowel disease, celiac sprue, or intestinal resection
- Bile salt malabsorption leads to formation of calcium soaps.
- Primary hyperoxaluria: autosomal recessive, types I and II
- Dietary hyperoxaluria: overindulgence in oxalate-rich food
- Enteric hyperoxaluria
- Seen in 10% of calcium stone formers
- Caused by increased dietary purine intake, systemic acidosis, myeloproliferative diseases, gout, chemotherapy, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
- Thiazides, probenecid
- Caused by acidosis: renal tubular acidosis, malabsorption, thiazides, enalapril, excessive dietary protein
- Uric acid stones (10–15%): hyperuricemia causes as discussed earlier
- Struvite stones (5–10%): infected urine with urease-producing organisms (most commonly Proteus sp.)
- Cystine stones (<1%): autosomal recessive disorder of renal tubular reabsorption of cystine
- Bladder stones: seen with chronic bladder catheterization and some medications (indinavir)
- In children: usually due to malnutrition
- Up to 20% of patients have a family history. However, spouses of those who form stones have higher calcium excretion rates than controls, suggesting strong dietary–environmental factors.
- Autosomal dominant: idiopathic hypercalciuria
- Autosomal recessive
- Cystinuria, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, hyperoxaluria types I and II
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, Wilson disease, familial renal tubular acidosis
- White > Asian > African American in regions with both populations
- Male sex
- Family history (increases risk by up to 2.5 times)
- Previous history of nephrolithiasis
- Diet rich in protein, refined carbohydrates, and sodium; carbonated drinks; low calcium diet, low fluid intake
- Occupations associated with a sedentary lifestyle or with a hot, dry workplace
- Incidence rates peak during summer secondary to dehydration, hot climates.
- Surgically/medically induced malabsorption (Crohn disease, gastric bypass, celiac, primary hyperparathyroidism)
- Medications that can increase risk of forming calcium, uric acid stones (1)
- Hydration (2)
- Decrease salt and meat intake.
- Avoid oxalate-rich foods.
- Increasing in prevalence due to obesity, diabetes, hypertensions
- Additional risk factor considerations include renal disease or immaturity, preterm birth, low birth weight.
- Ultrasound should be considered in children before CT imaging to reduce radiation exposure.
- Consider additional workup to evaluate for metabolic abnormality or hereditary etiology.
- Pregnant women have the same incidence of renal colic as do nonpregnant women.
- Most symptomatic stones occur during the 2nd and 3rd trimesters, heralded by symptoms of flank pain/hematuria.
- Most common differential diagnosis is physiologic hydronephrosis of pregnancy. Use ultrasound to avoid irradiation. Noncontrast-enhanced CT scan also is diagnostic.
- 30% require intervention, such as stent placement.
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Domino, Frank J., et al., editors. "Urolithiasis." 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 27th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2020. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/116634/2.3/Urolithiasis.
Urolithiasis. In: Domino FJF, Baldor RAR, Golding JJ, et al, eds. 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Wolters Kluwer; 2020. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/116634/2.3/Urolithiasis. Accessed May 28, 2023.
Urolithiasis. (2020). In Domino, F. J., Baldor, R. A., Golding, J., & Stephens, M. B. (Eds.), 5-Minute Clinical Consult (27th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/116634/2.3/Urolithiasis
Urolithiasis [Internet]. In: Domino FJF, Baldor RAR, Golding JJ, Stephens MBM, editors. 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Wolters Kluwer; 2020. [cited 2023 May 28]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/5-Minute-Clinical-Consult/116634/2.3/Urolithiasis.
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Develop a Customized Financial and Tax Plan
As we wrap up 2023, it’s important to take a closer look at
your tax and financial plans and discuss
steps to reduce taxes and help you save for your future. With the current
political climate, there has been minimal tax legislation. Looking to the
future, the potential for change is on the horizon, and we continue to closely
monitor any potential tax legislation and update you accordingly.
We’re here to help explain tax and financial planning
opportunities. Please contact us at your earliest convenience to discuss your
situation so we can develop a customized plan. In the meantime, here’s a look
at some issues impacting small businesses to consider as we approach year-end.
Analysis of your financial statements
Look at where your business is positioned with income and
expenses to close out the tax year. This may mean getting caught up on your
bookkeeping to have a better picture of where your tax situation stands. We can
help you analyze your financial statements for tax savings and planning
Deferral of income and accelerating expenses
Many times, there may be strategies such as deferral or
acceleration of income or prepayment or deferral of expenses, that can help you
save taxes and thereby strengthen your financial position. For example, in
terms of property and equipment purchases, you may benefit from making these
purchases before the end of the year. Many purchases can be completely written
off by businesses in the year they are placed in service. Plus, there are
tax-favorable rules that permit qualified improvement property to qualify for
15-year depreciation and, therefore, also be eligible for 80% first-year bonus
depreciation. The percentage for first-year bonus depreciation is set to
decrease to 60% for 2024 unless Congress passes legislation. Thus, it’s
important to consider the timing of your capital purchases. Let us help you
receive the best tax treatment.
As you enter the holiday season and have more social
gatherings with your customers and employees, keep in mind the rules for
business meal deductions. The 100% deduction for restaurant meals is not
available for 2023, but there are circumstances where certain business meals
may qualify for a 100% deduction. It is important to properly categorize your
Net operating losses (NOLs)
If your deductions for the year are more than your income
for the year, you may have an NOL. In general, you can use an NOL by deducting
it from your income in other year(s), but it is limited to 80% of your taxable
business income in any one year. We can advise you on any potential tax
benefits and limits.
Energy tax incentives
There are many tax incentives to encourage businesses to
decrease their carbon footprint and become more environmentally sustainable.
When certain criteria are met, businesses may be able to claim tax credits for
items such as:
produced from certain renewable sources (including geothermal, solar and wind
• Energy efficient
home improvements (only available to eligible contractors and manufactured
• Alternate fuels
In addition, businesses may be eligible for a tax deduction
based on the energy savings generated for qualifying energy efficient
commercial building property. The rules are complex, and careful research and
planning now can be beneficial.
Beneficial ownership interest (BOI) reporting
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires the disclosure
of the beneficial ownership information of certain entities to the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) starting in 2024. This is not a tax filing
requirement, but an online report to be completed if applicable to FinCEN.
There are severe penalties for businesses who willingly do not comply with the
Additional tax and financial planning considerations
• Employee retention
credit (ERC) –– The IRS warned employers to be cautious of third parties taking
improper positions related to ERC eligibility, as claiming the credit
inaccurately can result in severe consequences. We can help you appropriately
navigate the ERC.
contributions –– For tax year 2023, the maximum allowable contribution
deduction is limited to 10% of a corporation’s taxable income. Flow through
entities’ charitable contributions may be limited based on the owner’s taxable
income. Careful planning is needed to capture the tax benefit potential of
between business and the owners –– Transactions between a business and its
owners carry significant tax considerations. This includes aspects such as
loans, distributions, and salaries. Our expertise lies in structuring these
elements in a manner that is most beneficial from a tax perspective.
• Partnership audit
and adjustment rules –– Changes to the partnership audit and adjustment rules
have been in effect for a few years but we are still seeing some partnerships
and their partners blindsided at the unpleasant consequences that can arise
from these rules. Careful planning today can help mitigate any unfavorable
consequences to both the entity and the partners themselves.
Also, be aware that even if your business isn’t a
partnership, you’ll want to evaluate the effect these rules could have if
you’ve invested in any partnership.
• IRS Forms K-2 and
K-3 –– These forms can require much effort and potentially apply to even
smaller entities. Let’s discuss how these schedules apply to your situation and
strategize to comply with this important requirement.
• Digital assets and
virtual currency –– The sale or exchange of virtual currencies, the use of such
currencies to pay for goods or services or holding such currencies as an
investment, generally have tax impacts –– and the IRS continues to increase its
scrutiny in this area. We can help you understand any tax and investment
• State and local tax
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consider for compliance and planning purposes, including where income and sales
are subject to tax, sourcing of income and the application of elective taxes
that many states have for partnerships and S corporations. Let us help you with
your state and local income tax needs, including sales/use and franchises
• Preparing for
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and, if so, have you updated it recently? We can help you review your plan,
especially as it relates to financial information.
• Retirement plans ––
Have you revisited your company’s retirement plan lately? Recent legislation
has provided new opportunities to consider. Let’s look at the many retirement
savings options to make sure that you are taking advantage of tax deductions as
well as providing ways for employees (and owners) to save for retirement.
• Estimated tax
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Year-end planning equals fewer surprises
Whether it’s working toward a tax-optimized business
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- Oral presentation
Molecular control of apoptosis in the breast
Breast Cancer Research volume 2, Article number: S.27 (2000)
Understanding the molecular control of apoptosis in breast epithelium represents an exciting new challenge in breast biology. As a prerequisite for unravelling potential mechanisms for apoptotic defects in neoplasia of the breast, we have opted to decipher its regulation in normal mammary epithelium. Apoptosis occurs naturally at several stages of breast development; during the formation of intraductal lumina, at the end of each menstrual/oestrus cycle, and during involution that follows lactation. In the latter case, experimental manipulation of nursing can result in massive and synchronised epithelial cell apoptosis. Moreover, the culture of primary breast epithelial explants can be manipulated to allow synchronous apoptosis. We have used these experimental systems to define both extracellular regulators of survival and the intracellular components of the Bcl-2 family that are involved with apoptotic decisions in mammary epithelium.
It is well known that soluble factors are essential for cell survival, and both EGF and insulin act to suppress apoptosis in mammary epithelium. It has also become clear that adherent epithelial cells require interactions with the extracellular matrix for their survival. Indeed, interplay between these two types of extracellular survival factor occurs at the level of intracellular signal transduction. We shall show that the specialised ECM known as basement membrane controls the ability of insulin to deliver PI 3-kinase-regulated survival signals, and that this is mediated through the integrin class of receptors.
Commitment to mammary apoptosis in vivo is regulated through a wide spectrum of Bcl-2 family proteins, including Bcl-x, Bcl-w, Bax, Bak, and Bad. Part of the control of apoptosis comes from the developmental regulation of gene expression in this family, since transcription of Bcl-w, Bak and Bad is altered as cells enter post-lactational involution. In addition, cell-autonomous regulation of apoptosis in the absence of protein synthesis is also a key player, and the cell death protein Bax regulates apoptosis through its subcellular localisation. In healthy cells Bax is cytoplasmic, but altered survival signalling promotes translocation to mitochondria: we now know that the ECM has a critical role in regulating Bax distribution, and that this occurs through protein tyrosine kinase signal-transduction pathways.
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Streuli, C., Gilmore, A., Metcalfe, A. et al. Molecular control of apoptosis in the breast. Breast Cancer Res 2 (Suppl 1), S.27 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr188

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2018 BMW M550i xDrive Sedan Review The pace restrict just clicked from 120 km/h to limitless, however the guy during the 10-year-old black Mercedes-Benz C-class diesel won’t get the hell out of my way. We’re heading westbound around the A8 autobahn, about 50 miles southeast of Munich. Spring is late, and the freezing rain hasn’t let up for days.
2018 BMW M550i xDrive Sedan Review
I’m driving a 2018 BMW M550i xDrive, and it wants to eat. BMW says it’s the quickest 5-series sedan of all time, even outaccelerating the F10-generation M5, which just ceased production.
I flick the high-beams again. The man is aware of he should move above, he is aware of I have three times his horsepower, but he will not budge. In Germany you count on lane discipline. This man has to be from Ohio.
In aggravation I pull up tight to his tattered rear bumper. Ultimately, he commences to change lanes but 1st gives me a spray from his windshield washers in a last act of defiance. Maybe he’s from New Jersey.
The BMW’s Sport+ mode tightens the suspension, adds excess weight to its steering, and injects a severe dose of amphetamine into its powertrain. I engage it now along with the throttle turns into hypersensitive, though the ZF eight-speed automated transmission, which is tuned much more aggressively for this application, holds gears longer and shifts tougher. Now the automobile feels alive. With a lot more force than is needed, I introduce the M550i’s throttle pedal to its carpet. The automatic swiftly drops to fourth gear as well as the twin-turbo 4.4-liter unleashes serious thrust along with a good V-8 soundtrack.
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To deliver far more raucous noises in Sport+ (and in Sport and DSC Off modes), the M Sport exhaust process that is distinct to this model incorporates a butterfly valve, and opening the pipes sounds good-throaty using a good burble. But it is not obnoxious and thankfully lacks the stylish manufactured pops and bangs to the overruns. (We’re looking at you, Jaguar and Mercedes.) BMW is not holding to some purist line, although: It still pumps V-8 roar in to the cabin by the audio system.
The acceleration keeps me pinned on the leather seatback through the entire rev assortment, and at 6500 rpm at an indicated 165 km/h (103 mph) around the digital speedometer the eight-speed delivers a firm upshift to fifth.
The throttle continues to be broad open. Visitors is cooperating as well as the rain has lessened. We crest 200 km/h (124 mph) and rush previous a string of huge trucks, a brand-new silver AMG S-class that gives way, and some bad sucker inside a yellow Renault Twingo. To get a second, I fear the M550i’s aerodynamic wake might send the very little Twingo spinning like a side-draft victim at Daytona. At an indicated 228 km/h, the transmission snatches sixth gear with authority.
That’s greater than 140 mph. The automobile, as you would count on from a German sports activities sedan tweaked by M engineers and driven on the properly smooth stretch of autobahn, is rock regular even over the 18-inch Michelin winter tires fitted for the climate (and also the law).
The M550i is governed to 155 mph, but Peter Quintus, vice president of income and advertising for BMW M, asked that we retain it beneath 240 km/h as a result of the tires. Just shy of its best velocity, I back off at 244 km/h (152 mph). Sans a governor and on its optional 20-inch Michelin Pilot Super Sport high-performance summer time tires (19-inch run-flats are regular), the M550i xDrive might flirt with 180 mph.
M Performance models slide amongst the M Sport packages available on models which include the 340i and 540i and all-out M cars such as the M3 and M5. This portfolio of motor vehicles began in 2012 and now involves 7 designs inside the U.S. marketplace, from your M240i coupe towards the M760i.
Together with the all-new M5 even now a yr away, this can be as sizzling since the new 5-series will get right now-and it’s previously on sale. Base rate is $73,095, which can make it a functionality bargain within the hot-rod luxury-sedan class. The Mercedes-AMG E63 along with the Audi RS7 are far more potent and also use all-wheel drive, but the two wear six-figure rates. The all-wheel-drive Mercedes-AMG E43 charges in regards to the identical as this M550i, but its twin-turbocharged V-6 is weak by comparison.
This can be also the sole V-8-powered 5-series sedan currently readily available. Underneath the hood is mainly exactly the same aluminum-block V-8 that powered the previous-generation F10 550i. Like that engine, the M550i’s has two twin-scroll turbochargers, direct injection, Valvetronic variable intake-valve lift, and Double VANOS variable intake- and exhaust-timing manage. Power, having said that, has become increased by 11 horses, from 445 horsepower to 456 at 6000 rpm. The peak torque rating, 480 lb-ft at just 1800 rpm, remains the exact same.
That’s 121 horsepower far more than you will get within the six-cylinder-powered 540i, still it’s far more than 100 ponies shy of your outgoing M5. BMW says it will run from zero to 60 mph in just 3.9 seconds, that's almost a total second faster compared to the enterprise claims for your 540i (by which we clocked 4.seven seconds to 60 mph) and a blink better than Munich’s assertion for your departed M5 (our check figure was 3.seven seconds). How’d that transpire? Properly, traction is up and bodyweight is down.
In spite of its typical all-wheel-drive program, the M550i is stated to become, by Munich’s reckoning, all-around a hundred lbs lighter than the rear-wheel-drive and traction-challenged F10 M5. We’ll really have to place it on our scales for a far more exact comparison, but also figure in that the M Efficiency engineers have also equipped this M550i with launch control. The program allows you to rev the engine to 3000 rpm if you complete a brake torque, and it unleashes the fury when your left foot sidesteps the brake pedal.
Sixty miles per hour does come up speedily, nevertheless it appears very likely the much more impressive M5 would finally plant its tires and sail past the M550i before the quarter-mile is up. At complete stomp, the eight-speed clicks off optimistic and satisfying gearchanges every handful of seconds, and it keeps the engine revs up and angry in which you wish them. Utilize the paddle shifters to downshift, and it matches revs with precision.
In Comfort mode-the default setting-the suspension is softer, the engine quieter, the steering lighter. In that mode, the eight-speed delivers creamy shifts along with the M550i takes on a relaxed, luxurious vibe, though the engine is no significantly less potent. Essentially, it feels like a 7-series.
Just like the transmission, the all-wheel-drive technique continues to be tuned for this application. BMW would provide no precise torque splits, saying only the procedure distributes torque because the predicament demands, intelligently and using a rear-wheel bias. And that is specifically what it feels like to the moist secondary roads in between Salzburg and Munich.
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Traction seems limitless, even up front. But there are no telltale signs through the steering wheel that this sedan is also driven by its front tires. It feels organic. It feels as if it’s rear-wheel drive. It helps make you imagine you’re better than you will be, and it encourages using somewhat left-foot trail-braking.
The Adaptive M suspension, having a 0.4-inch-lower trip height and automatically adjusting anti-roll bars, can be specific to this model. Physique roll is minimal, but there’s just enough to let you know what’s happening with the tires because they load up and the major sedan will take a set. The trip is plush, no less than on these polished roads. Even in Sport+ mode, it’s tuned very well for day-to-day use.
Some could believe the steering is unnecessarily heavy in Sport+, but the ratio is correct; in contemporary BMW trend, however, there might be extra truly feel. The M Sport brakes, which use blue-painted calipers and characteristic M badging, are sturdy and present ample truly feel and a firm pedal.
Other exterior mods are subtle. There is a tiny rear spoiler, high-gloss black trim around the greenhouse, in addition to a titanium finish around the front fender vents, mirrors, and grille surround. The M Sport tailpipes are black chrome. Inside, it’s largely standard-issue 5-series, such as the 20-way-adjustable electrical power multicontour seats. Even now, M Performance dials factors up a bit, with blue contrast stitching (when optioned with black leather), an M Sport steering wheel, particular aluminum trim and pedals, and illuminated doorsills. And, oh yeah, M floor mats.
Considering the fact that 2012, BMW has peddled 70,000 M Effectiveness motor vehicles throughout the world, 45 % of which had been delivered to customers inside the United states of america. Germany is only the third-largest industry for these versions, trailing Canada. The new M550i isn’t likely to be sitting close to America’s showrooms, both. Despite a relative coldness inherent to present day BMWs, it is a worthy addition to your portfolio. Now, about that M5 . . .


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Snap Inc. has been diligently growing its video streaming section over the past year.
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The social platform, known for its ephemeral messaging feature, has been busy growing its revenue by expanding the model to include ad-supported streaming content recently.
The mobile-focused service, while not as splashy as the upcoming Apple TV+ and Disney+, has helped grow confidence in the company’s shares this year. As Motley Fool’s data shows, Snap Inc.’s stock saw a 165 percent gain in 2019, bringing it back up to $16 per share from the dismal $5 in 2018.
Aside from partnering with Hollywood stars and influencers to quickly produce streaming content, Snapchat has also drawn its focus to mobile-streamed reality shows. As previously reported, the platform’s influx of weekly original content has brought in millions of “viewers” since its debut last summer.
“Serialized content is working,” said Sean Mills, Snapchat’s senior director of content. “People are subscribing, they’re coming back to watch the shows at the cadence we’re distributing them.”
The foray began with last year’s Endless Summer, which garnered 28 million views on its season one finale. This foray into streaming content helped give Snap the confidence to continue pumping out Snapchat Originals titles.
With the addition of Creator Shows, the company is on its way to becoming a full-fledged streaming service with the help of its young users who favor mobile-friendly entertainment over traditional television.

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May Mobility's AV technology is unique and promising. Its real-time simulation of other road-user future actions looks like an excellent strategy for safe operation.


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Conveniently located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach, Fla., The Diplomat Country Club, at The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, offers a golf experience you won’t want to miss. As you make your way up to the gate of the club, you feel as if you’ve been transported to a Mediterranean villa. Surrounded by tranquil palms, laurels and shade trees, the golf club offers an oasis of calm in the busy world of meetings and conventions.
Robert von Hagge designed the original 18-hole course at The Diplomat in 1957. A three-year reconstruction completed in 2000 under the direction of renowned golf architect Joe Lee maintains the course’s “old-time” ambience while ensuring The Diplomat’s place as a true contender in today’s world of golf.
From the tips, the course measures 6,728 yards, while the whites measure a comfortable 6,038. There is water on 16 of the 18 holes-10 and 11 are dry. Standing on the first tee, a 504-yard double-dogleg left, then right with water off to your right, you might feel that this is a harmless setup, but with the unpredictable southeast crosswinds from the Intercoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, a par would be a great start; a bogey is more likely. Next up, the No. 1 handicap hole on the course-the 351-yard par-4 second with its island green. What is most intimidating about this hole is that you never see an approach to the island green. Don’t hesitate to lay up and try for a short pitch onto the green.
Finishing up the front nine, settle into a mindset of target golf; this is not the place to “grip it and rip it.” The back nine is more of a “thinker’s golf course,” so it won’t do you much good to try to overpower it. Pay close attention to the ParView system display in your golf cart. It displays a graphic overview of the hole, including distance to the pin, fairway hazards, landmarks and pro tips. The system also displays the current pin placement, with distances to the front and back of the green, and pin distance from the center of the green.
When you hit the 10th tee, it’s time to turn it on. The 380-yard-long hole, followed by the 555-yard 11, are easy to negotiate as long as you keep out of the bunkers and in the short grass. Don’t drain the tank because 14 is, in my opinion, the most difficult hole on the course. The 412-yard par 4 is difficult in its own right, but the unpredictable winds will get to you. Select your club carefully on this one. There are palm trees on the right. If you try to cut the corner, you’re going to get wet. If you walk away with a par, you’ll know you made the right choice.
The 15th is a short par 3 with a carry over water. The 16th is a monstrous 576-yard-long hard-dogleg right with water down the left of your driving area. Trees block your second shot on the green, so if you’re going to go for it, remember that it’s a blind shot to a hard 90-degree dogleg right. No. 17 is a short par 3. At 18, you’ll feel like letting it all out downwind, but remember, water does come into play with a good drive; just try to keep it dry for your approach shot.
The 19th Hole
The Diplomat Country Club was truly an enjoyable experience in golf. The pace of play was perfect: We never felt we were being hurried along. The service at the clubhouse was quick and courteous. The staff was very eager to help. The course was in impeccable shape with the greens running very fast in the afternoon sun. Be sure to stop off at the Tack Room for an after-round drink on the verandah overlooking the second-hole island green. My only disappointment? I had other commitments after my round, so I couldn’t stay for a spa treatment.
Just the Facts
o The course has 76 bunkers, eight acres of lakes and rolling fairways
o Signature hole is 2-it’s also the No. 1 handicap hole-a par 4 with a island green
o ParView GPS on all carts gives exact yardage to the center of the greens
o You can place a food order via the ParView system and h ave it delivered to you anywhere on the course
o Greens are seeded with Tif Eagle
o Fairways, tees and rough are all Bermuda 419
o Pro shop rents Callaway Graphite shafts and Footjoy shoes
o Practice facility includes a driving range, practice putting green and chipping green with sand bunker
The Diplomat Country Club, The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa
3555 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood, FL 33019, tel 954 602 6000 or 888 627 9057
San Antonio celebrated 300 years of progress in May 2018. With a clear vision following that anniversary year, the Texan city set its sights firmly on 300 more. While commemorating this milestone, the city underwent a major overhaul to prepare for the next phase in its history.
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Pat Robertson's Take On The Petraeus Affair? Propinquity
November 14, 2012 10:53 AM EST
The Rev. Pat Robertson has chimed in on deposed CIA Director David Petraeus and his affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, to say in effect: He couldn't help it.
On “The 700 Club,” his flagship program on his Christian Broadcasting Network, host and television evangelist Pat Robertson weighed in on the Petraeus scandal Monday. Robertson, who has never been shy about preaching morality, seemed to excuse the general and see him almost as the victim, notes RightWingWatch.
Robertson describes Broadwell's appeal, saying: “She's a lieutenant colonel, she is an extremely good-looking woman, she is a marathon runner, she can run Ironman Triathlons. So, she’s out running with him and she’s writing a biography.”
At this point, Robertson introduces many to a word that will be Googled and should become the Word of the Day.
That's the reason why the affair started. Basically, propinquity is closeness, proximity, be it physical, emotional or spiritual, that leads to attraction. Broadwell spent so much time with Petraeus while writing his biography that she naturally formed an attraction for him, the preacher said.
Robertson goes on to say, “The man is off in a foreign land and he’s lonely and here’s a good-looking lady throwing herself at him. I mean, it’s — he’s a man.”
While the clip RightWingWatch provides ends at that provocative statement, Robertson does round out his comments later on in the segment.
In an extended clip, posted by The Raw Story, Robertson goes on to say, “I don’t condone sexual immorality, but at the same time, I don’t think it should be necessarily a disqualification for somebody to head the CIA.”
The Raw Story notes that at a 1999 dinner, Robertson applauded the impeachment of then-President Bill Clinton over his affarir with Monica Lewinsky.
You can view Pat Robertson's comments on “The 700 Club” below.
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Beware the wasps that turn unsuspecting spiders into workaholic zombies.
Japanese researchers have found that a wasp which lays its egg on the back of a spider can take control of its behaviour, making its spider slave build a cosy cocoon for its wasp offspring.
After building the nursery for its ungrateful parasitic host the spider dies, having had the lifeblood (and guts) drained from its body by the ever-growing larva.
"It's like the Alien movies but on a miniature scale," said Andy Austin from Adelaide University's Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity.
An expert in the parasitic lifestyles of insects, Professor Austin said the Kobe University research published on Thursday in The Journal of Experimental Biology, was a "really cool study" which perfectly illustrated what is known in biology circles as host manipulation, a common behaviour of parasitic wasps.
"This is their modus operandi, this is what they do," Professor Austin said.
However, he said Keizo Takasuka's research provided an added insight into the field as it was able to show that the web and cocoon the zombie spider made was similar to the type of web it made when moulting.
"The spider normally builds a retreat for itself to hide in when it is moulting and vulnerable but here the spider is building the retreat when the wasp wants it, not when the spider is moulting and needs it," he said.
The study looked at the Reclinervellus nielseni wasp and the way it used and abused the Cyclosa argenteoalba spider - taking control of its mind and body to essentially make it build the nursery and become the pantry for the infant wasp.
The wasp, which exists in Australia, injects the spider with venom before laying an egg which sits on the outside of the spider's body. After hatching, the larvae does some dirty work of its own and uses its teeth-like structures to puncture its host's body and slowly suck out the spider's insides as it grows.
"The big unknown is whether it is the larvae injecting something into the spider, the female wasp injecting the venom or a combination of the two which allows the wasp to manipulate the spider," Professor Austin said.
Dr Takasuka suspects the larva injects a substance similar to a moulting hormone during the later stages of its stay - close to the time when it is ready to pupate.
"It's probably happening in backyards all around us," Professor Austin said. "It's just that it's happening on a microscopic scale and you wouldn't see it."