A new study by University of Kentucky College of Medicine researchers outlines a medication plan that may be a key to treating those suffering from opioid use disorder. The research was presented at IDWeek, the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the HIV Medical Association (HIVMA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP).
“Our intervention is about linking patients with IV drug use associated infections to outpatient addiction treatment services,” says Sarah R. Blevins, a UK HealthCare pharmacist and the lead on the study, who has also helped treat those with Hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
In 2018, UK HealthCare reported 400 cases of endocarditis, an infection of the inner lining of the heart chamber and valves, of which 73% were injection drug use-associated infections. To curb overdose deaths, ease the financial burden on health care, and improve patient outcomes, the researchers worked with patients who need tools for recovery from opioid use disorder, such as mental health therapists, relapse-prevention services, and necessary medications.
“All of this goes back to the issue of addiction,” says Alice Thornton, UK College of Medicine’s chief of the Division of Infectious Disease. “We have to step back and see the whole person and the root of the problem.”
Kentucky ranks in the top five states in the nation for opioid overdose deaths, and this treatment approach may be a model for other states with large rural populations. Access to opioid use disorder treatment in Kentucky and much of the U.S. is limited. Poverty, unemployment, and legal issues are barriers, as well as transportation to treatment for those who live in rural areas—an issue that researchers say came up frequently regarding their patients. Limited access to clinics due to COVID-19-related closings has been a challenge to treatment recently.
The research outlines a comprehensive program by infectious disease providers for patients who would otherwise be discharged without follow-up for opioid use disorder. The ongoing analysis by the researchers will include a longitudinal review of patient progress and outcomes, including hospital readmission and a study to determine patients’ perceived effects on their quality of life.
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Understanding Trailer Brake Controllers
by: Derek Chastain
An electric trailer brake controller is a device that supplies power from a tow vehicle to a trailer’s electric brakes. There are two types of brake controllers on the market today – Time Delay Activated and Inertia Activated.
While the controllers operate differently, they are very similar. Both types have the same wiring configuration. Both allow the driver to adjust the amount of braking power and both have a pressure sensitive manual override switch that can be used to apply the trailer brakes independently of the tow vehicle.
Time Delay Activated Brake Controls
Time Delay Activated or “solid state” controllers are enabled by the depressing of the brake pedal in the tow vehicle...


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The fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival returns to Coolangatta 3-4 December 2022 for a weekend festival of running and beach-side vibes! Registrations will open May 2022.
With a course that hugs the jaw dropping Gold Coast Coastline we’re delighted to offer a challenge for everyone this December, including 50km, 25km, 12.5km, 5km and Kids Dash events. The beautiful southern Gold Coast town of Coolangatta awaits you and your run crew!
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Register early and choose between a complimentary shirt or singlet with your registration.
Stunning Coastal Courses!
Treat yourself to views of the beautiful Gold Coast coastline from Coolangatta to Palm Beach throughout your run.
Challenges for everyone!
50km, 25km, 12.5km, 5km, relays and Kids Dash events.
There is a challenge for everyone at fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival.
Make a weekend of it!
With events throughout the weekend it’s the perfect excuse for a getaway to the beautiful southern Gold Coast town of Coolangatta!
With a course that combines closed roads and some of the best running trails the Gold Coast has to offer, this multi-distance event has a challenge for everyone on Sunday 29 May, including 30km, 15km, 7.5km and Kids Dash events!
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The Faculty of the Arts wishes all the students Good luck with the Exams!
Russian Heaven - Golden Age
A musical journey into the Russian Music for Piano, from the golden-age till today, with Prof. Tomer Lev and his guests |Tickets>>
Symphonic Journey - Soft & Tension
New Dates for the BMSM's Symphony Orchestra concert with Conductor Ilan Volkov |Tickets>>
Tisch Film School Among Global Best
Industry experts have ranked the School among this year’s top 21 film schools outside the USA, in a survey by the American magazine The Wrap| in the photo: the International Emmy Winners for Drama Series - "Tehran", produced by school's alumni
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These pictures where taken last week when we were heading out to a wedding. I figured since we were all dressed up it was the perfect time to take a family photo... as you can see it isn't a very easy task to get a group of 3 looking happy and staring in the camera! It took alot of shots to get to a usable picture so I decided to share 2 of the unusable ones as well! LOL! Of course this is me, my darling daughter and my sweet boyfriend! The circle was punched using a corner punch and a technique that was shown by our very own Lisa Gregory, here is a link to the awesome video tutorial she made for the technique... I used a pan lid to draw and cut out my circle... nothing high tech here! Here is a close up of the title block... unfortunatly I couldn't get it to photograph right but it turned out really pretty and shows up well in real life.
I filled in some of the blank space with a portion one of the bouquet stamp to get the little flower at the bottom, I colored it with B00 which matched my ink perfectly! I think this sentiment makes a perfect title! Here is a closer look at the heart stamp that I colored in with copics... I glazed the flowers with stickles! In my opinion every good page needs a little sparkle!
Here is where I am playing this week
Crafts and me for there Stamp something challenge as I have stamped alot of somethings on this page... flowers, leaves, lace, heart embelly, title sentiment, random patteren on cardstock... Definately somethingS!
Scrap it forward. There challenge right now is to scrap something that you are gratetful for... having George come into our family is something that I am truly grateful for... even if he drives me nuts from time to time... mabey even because he drives me nuts... serenity is highly overrated!... together we have a second chance at a family, check out there challenge and play along!
Fairytale Challenge is having a anything but a card challenge right now! I just love the name of this challenge seems only fitting that I submit my fairytale family to a fairytale site... don't you think
Craft Your Passion is having an anything goes challenge (my favorite kind of challenge) well there is that catagory and my true favorite type of challenge is happening over at Diva's by Design - Florals! I LOVE flowers use them on everything true challenge for me would be to make a page without flowers!
And last but NOT LEAST Make It Monday is having a link up party! That is right you can link up any post that you want to share what a truly FABULOUS site! I will be spending some time there for sure! You should see that fabulous projects that have been linked up so far!! GORGEOUS!
Well thanks for looking and here is to a short week!

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text: A hybrid quantum mechanical and molecular mechanical potential is used in Monte Carlo simulations to examine the solvent effects on the electronic excitation energy of the n → π* transition of acetone in ambient and supercritical water fluid, in which the temperature is in the range of 25-500°C with pressures of 1-2763 atm. In the present study, the acetone molecule is described by the AM1 Hamiltonian, and the water molecules are treated classically. Two sets of calculations are performed. The first involves the TIP4P model for water, and the second employs a polarizable model, POL2, for the solvent. The first calculation yields the excitation energy by using the static ground-state solvent charge distribution obtained from QM-CI/MM calculations. The latter takes into account the effect of solvent polarization following the solute electronic excitation. The trend of the computed n → π* blue-shifts for acetone as function of the fluid density is in good agreement with experimental results. The present simulations of acetone in the supercritical, near supercritical, dense-liquid, and ambient water fluids reveal that the solvatochromic shifts are dominated by the electrostatic interactions between acetone and water molecules during the solute excitation. Additionally, the solvent charge redistribution following the solute electronic excitation has a small correlation (0 to -37 cm-1) to the total solvatochromic shift and decreases linearly with water density. Both the solvatochromic shift and solvent polarization correction are more obvious in the ambient water than in the supercritical water because the solvent stabilization of the ground state over the excited state is more significant in the former condition.

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A daily updated summary of the week in TV.
The story, based on the 1929 novel by Agatha Christie, follows the exploits of Lady Eileen "Bundie" Brent, an amateur sleuth, as she attempts to solve a murder that involves her with a mysterious, secret British society known as the Seven Dials.
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Reward For Effort has claimed victory in the $125,000 Group Three Concorde Stakes (1100m) after defeating a top quality field at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse yesterday.
The four-year-old went into the jump as the favourite at Ladbrokes.com.au, proving to punters sometimes it pays well to stick with the odds.
Trained by Peter Moody, Reward For Effort returned to the track just last month with a win in the Sir John Monash Stakes after suffering a serious injury. The 2010 Concorde Stakes win cemented a return to form, as the Blue Diamond Stakes winner responded beautifully to his rider Nash Rawiller.
The pair took the lead early on with an initial threat from Winter King in barrier two. Reward For Effort ran gallantly holding off a late surge from the David Payne-trained runner to win by two lengths.
Winter King finished second with Trusting back in third. John Thompson was pleased with his third-placed runner which managed to pull through a battle with the Gai Waterhouse-trained Montana Flyer.
One pre race favourite Patronyme disappointed punters at Ladbrokes.com.au, after finishing an unimpressive eighth. Jockey Corey Brown had expected more from the More Than Ready mare, which jumped from barrier seven.
Also taking place at the Rosehill Racecourse was the headlining $1 million Group One Golden Rose (1400m), which resulted in Toorak Toff claiming the prolific win.
2010 Concorde Stakes Results
|1||Reward For Effort||Peter G Moody||Nash Rawiller|
|2||Winter King (NZ)||David Payne||Glyn Schofield|
|3||Trusting||John P Thompson||Hugh Bowman|
|4||Montana Flyer||Gai Waterhouse||Tim Clark|
|5||McClintock||Mark De Montfort||Damien Oliver|
|6||Prince Braeman||Paul Perry||Tommy Berry|
|7||Trim||Peter Snowden||Blake Shinn|
|8||Patronyme||Joseph Pride||Corey Brown|
|9||Kroner (NZ)||Robert Price||Kathy O’Hara|

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A ceramic infrared sauna harnesses the beneficial rays of the infra-red light spectrum to heal and detoxify the body.
Infrared heat is similar to the heat from the sun minus the suns harmful effects on the skin.
The technology has been used in hospitals to warm newborn babies and is completely safe to use, even for prolonged periods of time.
Infra-red heat warms the body directly through a process called conversion instead of heating the air inside the sauna.
The ceramic emitters that come with these far infrared sauna kits are very energy efficient and inexpensive to operate.
Infrared Heater Placement
The best infrared saunas use 100% ceramic emitters built into the wall of the sauna room.
A 4′ x 4′ room requires a kit with at least four to five emitters.
Place the emitters all around the four walls to receive the maximum benefits from all directions.
A 4-person sauna might require a kit with six far infrared ceramic elements.
Install three elements above the bench to warm the backs of the sauna bathers, one emitter below the bench to warm the legs and two in front at chest height.
Improper installation of a far infrared kit can cause a fire hazard.
Ceramic emitters for use in home saunas are UL and CE certified but once installed the sauna itself is not UL approved.
A licensed electrician should be hired to install and wire the infra-red heating elements according to local building codes.
Energy Efficiency and Life of Ceramic Infra-Red Heaters
With an estimated 10,000 operational hours per element, far infrared home sauna kits will provide a lifetime of sauna enjoyment.
If you consider that a 4 x 4 x 6 room requires a 3 KW electric heater which can be replaced by five 200 W infrared elements for a total of 1 KW in energy usage, it makes sense to go with these kits.
The housing, reflector and heat shield of these ceramic emitters are available in stainless steel or galvanized metal and the emitters are convertible to plug into 110V or 220V systems.


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Should patients with inflammatory bowel disease smoke? A recent meta-analysis of 36 studies showed that current smokers had a significantly increased risk of CRC incidence[ 84 ]. Following the uncontrolled studies, six controlled trials have assessed the utility of nicotine therapy in UC patients[ 50 - 56 ]. Reversibility of increased intestinal permeability to 51Cr-EDTA in patients with gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases. Back to all news. Nicotine is the most widely studied and is likely to be having an impact. On the other hand, a study by Beaugerie et al[ 21 ], designed to determine the impact of cessation of smoking on the course of UC, analyzed the disease severity in 32 patients with UC who stopped smoking after the diagnosis compared with 32 non-smokers and 32 continuing smokers matched for sex, age, and age at onset. Pouchitis following pelvic pouch operation for ulcerative colitis.
Based on all the available data, it is clear that smoking cessation in a patient with UC could exacerbate its symptoms as.
Ulcerative colitis and smoking Could nicotine help
Smoking Not Beneficial for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. AUGUST 09 “Smoking cessation was not associated with worse disease course. Summary Background Smokers are less likely to develop ulcerative colitis (UC) but the impact of smoking and subsequent cessation on clinical.
World J Gastroenterol. Clin Sci Lond ; 91 — Analysis by monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry.
Smoking Not Beneficial for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis MD Magazine
No significant differences were found between the two groups, although the corticosteroid therapy tended to be more efficacious. Thomas et al[ 53 ]. Oral mesalazine 5-ASA treatment may protect against proximal extension of mucosal inflammation in ulcerative proctitis.
The first association of non-smoking with ulcerative colitis was made 17 years ago to accurately recall the time of smoking cessation and the onset of disease;. Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for gastrointestinal disorders, such as factor for the development and progression of ulcerative colitis (UC). In fact, it has been estimated that after 2 years of smoking cessation, the.
Smoking and IBD.
Benoni C, Prytz H. For this reason, in order to decide whether we should recommend that UC patients quit smoking, we need to balance the decision with the patient. Smoking may also prevent the development of primary sclerosing cholangitis PSCor pouchitis after colectomy and ileal pouch anal anastomosis[ 33 - 36 ].
Beneficial intervention of experimental colitis by passive cigarette smoking through the modulation of cytokines in rats. European evidence-based Consensus on the management of ulcerative colitis: Current management.
Nicotine is rapidly and extensively metabolized, primarily in the liver via the cytochrome P enzyme pathway[ 4041 ].
Smoking cessation ulcerative colitis
|Inflammatory bowel disease and smoking: a review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic implications.
Nitric oxide mediates a therapeutic effect of nicotine in ulcerative colitis. Some pharmacists, private health insurers, employers and local governments offer programmes to help you stop smoking. Experience with single-patient trials.
Pouchitis following pelvic pouch operation for ulcerative colitis.
, studied the cessation impact of smoking on UC, they observed no. Smoking has links to major health issues, but nicotine replacement products may help with ulcerative colitis.
Some studies suggest that nicotine.
Ulcerative colitis in smokers, nonsmokers and exsmokers
If you have Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease and are a smoker, you may In contrast, smoking appears to decrease the severity of Ulcerative Colitis.
The place of nicotine in the treatment of UC is unclear, although it could be useful in selected cases, particularly in recent ex-smokers with moderate but refractory attacks of UC.
Two randomized, placebo-controlled trials of transdermal nicotine for active UC showed that nicotine was useful when compared with placebo[ 5152 ]. Bridger et al[ 6 ] examined 89 sibling pairs with CD or UC discordant for both smoking and IBD phenotype to investigate whether smoking determines the type of IBD that develops in individuals with very similar genetic susceptibility.
However, not all studies agree with this.
A subsequent meta-analysis with a total of UC patients found the risk for colectomy to be lower OR: 0. Reddy SI, Burakoff R. Patients with IBD have an increased intestinal permeability[ 80 ].
Smoking cessation ulcerative colitis
|The effects of smoking and indomethacin on small intestinal permeability.
All Rights Reserved. Beneficial intervention of experimental colitis by passive cigarette smoking through the modulation of cytokines in rats. After the publication of the meta-analysis, van der Heide et al[ 11 ] published a new study that addressed this issue; the authors did not find that passive smoking had a beneficial effect. Eur J Clin Invest. Factors associated with disease activity of pouchitis after surgery for ulcerative colitis.

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The Company, along with Daniel Goldstein (Green Shirt), Associate Director and Lois Griffing (Red Sweater), Production Stage Manager
- Photo Flash: Paper Mill's FORUM Celebrates Opening Night (Mar 21, 2011)
- Photo Flash: First Look at Paper Mill's FORUM! (Mar 18, 2011)
- Photo Coverage: Paper Mill Introduces A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Mar 10, 2011)
- BWW TV: Paper Mill's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Performance Preview! (Mar 9, 2011)
- Paul Vogt Leads Paper Mill Playhouse's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Feb 18, 2011)
- Photo Coverage: All Shook Up Welcome to Broadway Party (Mar 10, 2005)
BWW TV: That's Entertainment! In Rehearsal with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Laura Osnes, Tracy Ullman and More for Encores! THE BAND WAGONVIDEO: Alan Cumming & Victor Garber Reveal Most Embarrassing Broadway Moments & More on BravoSTAGE TUBE: Josh Young Performs 'Testimony' from Broadway-Bound AMAZING GRACEUpdate: Kristin Chenoweth & Peter Gallagher in Promo Shoot for ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; Plus First Photo!BWW TV: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for DISGRACED with Judith Light, Tony Danza & More!VIDEO: John Lithgow Talks Return to Broadway: 'I Feel Like a Kid Again!'BWW TV: Watch Highlights from Signature Theatre's ELMER GANTRYSTAGE TUBE: Christina Bianco Sings Cee-Lo Green's 'Forget You'!STAGE TUBE: Touring Cast of MAMMA MIA! Lip-Syncs to 'Bang Bang'BWW TV Exclusive: CHEWING THE SCENERY- Randy Returns to the Newsdesk to Talk PETER PAN, Emma Stone & More!VIDEO: Watch Official Lyric Video for 'Shadowland' from Broadway's THE LION KINGFIRST LISTEN: Bette Midler's New Single 'Waterfalls' from Upcoming Album 'It's The Girls'VIDEO: Meryl Streep's Performance Featured in All-New INTO THE WOODS Preview!STAGE TUBE: Hugh Jackman and Ian Rickson Talk THE RIVER at TimestalksVIDEO: Sneak Peek - Sting to Talk THE LAST SHIP on Tonight's 'Actor's Studio'


text: A lot of people attribute the drop in share price to the acquisition being a bad deal for TSLA. Here is my alternate theory: By offering .122-131 share ratio, TSLA enabled an arbitrage opportunity. The closing prices today for TSLA and SCTY were 219.61 and 21.19, respectivly. This is a ratio of 0.096, which means you would sell TSLA and buy SCTY at that ratio, and have your TSLA returned back to you at .122-.131. You will notice the ratio of the AH closing prices is 0.126, right in the middle of the offer's range. So TSLA had to go down when SCTY went up.

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text: Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is overexpressed in pancreatic ductal carcinoma and is involved in tumor progression. This effect is probably mediated through the activation of angiogenesis, cell invasion, and cell proliferation. Previous studies support the notion that the effects of tPA on cell invasion require its proteolytic activity. Here, we report the molecular mechanism responsible for the proliferative effects of tPA on pancreatic tumor cells. tPA activates the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 signaling pathway in a manner that is independent of its catalytic activity. We also show that at least two membrane receptors, epidermal growth factor receptor and annexin A2, which are overexpressed in pancreatic cancer, are involved in the transduction of tPA signaling in pancreatic tumors. This observation suggests the establishment of an amplification loop in tumor cell proliferation. Double immunofluorescence experiments showed co-localization of tPA/epidermal growth factor receptor and tPA/annexin A2 in pancreas cancer cells. These results add novel insights into the non-catalytic functions of tPA in cancer and the molecular mechanisms behind the effects of this protease on cell proliferation, including a role for epidermal growth factor receptor. Copyright © American Society for Investigative Pathology.

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text: The quality of this album is poor. The stitches are very long on the outside and I anticipate that they will break or come unstitched. The inside binding paper is starting to come unglued and the faux leather is poor in quality. The only good thing about this album is the color. It is bright and cheery - perfect for a Christmas album. So it will do until I can find a better one.


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07 February 2013 , 1:14 PM by Rebecca Armstrong
Brisbane has an ever growing multicultural population.
To honour our ties with Asia, the Brisbane City Council will pay homage to its Asian residents and the beauty of Asian cultures with a free two week festival in the CBD from 8 - 23 February.
Queensland Conservatorium's Dr Nicholas NG is the muscial curator of the festival and member of our Asian community. He spoke to Steve Austin


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The purpose of this thesis is to determine the vegetarian consumers’ complexity in their decision making process while buying food products. The focus lies particularly on these consumers’ perceived complexity including their basic need to avoid animal additives in edible products. With the use of the decision making process as the underlying model, analysis shows that these consumers’ need differentiate immensely from the general consumers, mainly due to their information seeking process. Moreover, the information they gather, is not easily retained. Two different types of research have been performed to illustrate the purpose; first an explorative focus group interview with seven respondents, to test whether problem of complexity among Danish vegetarians truly exists. The second research is based on an online e-survey where a total of 517 consumers, for different reasons, stated avoidance of animal additives. Among these a total of 142 vegetarians completed the questionnaire. Data is analysed by using SPSS by conducting frequency table, reliability analysis, factor analysis, t-tests and multiple regression. Results emphasize that even though vegetarians are very involved in their decision making, however their perceived risk is high. Every other vegetarian find it difficult to buy food products without animal additives. Their knowledge and involvement in buying food without these additives have a significantly negative impact on perceived complexity. Moreover, perceived time, to find the right product, does not have a negative impact. Furthermore, female vegetarians indicate higher level of complexity and insecurity than men and differences between vegetarian and vegan consumers also appeared in the analysis. This is indicated by the fact that vegetarians have less knowledge about animal additives and find it more complex to find the right products. This thesis provides a new view of Danish vegetarians and their buying behaviour in practical life. The outcome of this study suggests that the focus should not only be on vegetarians motives for buying food with animal free additives (per past studies) but also the complexity behind their decision making process. Understanding vegetarians’ complexity provides a better foundation for future studies and research, as there will be greater opportunity to accommodate their needs. The development of a vegetarian brand is at its initial stages, and can be researched with for example the use of eye-tracking method. The next step will therefore be to make a visualisation of a brand to make it easily recognizable. This will ease the complexity in vegetarians’ decision making.
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Graduations are a big deal, because in most contexts, you can only be photographed graduating once. Once your graduate has strode across the stage to collect their high diploma, you won’t have the option of do-over because you missed the vital moment.
No matter how awkward your loved ones look in their cap and gowns, you’re going to want to capture the milestone to the fullest effect. Here’s some tips for taking great graduation photos.
Boost your ISO and try to isolate your subject
Graduation ceremonies are typically sprawling affairs. It’s certainly the best option to use a telephoto lens, which is primarily intended to capture images of people far away from the camera. This will help you wade through the crowd and focus the shot on your preferred subject, as opposed to all the other graduates you don’t know.
What’s more, telephoto lenses are good at blurring the background of an image so your subject really shines. They’re also good for portrait photography, which is essentially what you’re going for, albeit at a distance. As Borrow Lenses notes, this kind of lens will be particularly flattering for your subject.
This effect can also make facial features appear to be more proportional. Add to that the beautiful bokeh from shooting with a long lens and you have a great tool for portrait photography.
Another key if you’re using a digital SLR camera—and especially if you’re not an expert—is to boost your ISO function. The ISO refers to your camera’s sensitivity to light. When you’re using a long lens or photographing a fast-moving subject—such as a sprinter, or even someone walking across a stage—a larger ISO setting will help produce crisper images.
If you’re shooting in daylight, having a lower–but–still–somewhat–high ISO is recommended, but its importance increases even more in low-light settings, like, say, a cavernous gym. Digital Photography School details some best practices:
Sure, when the light is bright, you can keep the ISO at 100 or 200 and end up with sharp, well-exposed images. But as the light begins to drop, you’ll need to raise your ISO with confidence. That way, you can capture bright and clear photos at 300mm, 400mm, and beyond.
Another piece of advice, especially for the laypeople who might not have fancy lenses, is to put your camera on automatic settings. If you do this, you might also try using an auto-focus lens, which will allow you to sit back and just enjoy the proceedings.
And of course, consider the flash (or don’t). Nikon recommends only using it if you’re close to your subject and indoors—two conditions that probably won’t apply to your graduation ceremony simultaneously.
Unless you’re relatively close [read: in a classroom], don’t bother using a flash. The flash won’t reach your subjects so it won’t help the exposure and may drain your batteries.
Pointers on good images to capture
Good photographers—even the amateurs—capture the subtle moments. So, you’ll have to find a healthy balance between stealthy portraits of the day’s festivities and staged photographs.
One point to emphasize, at least in a thematic sense, is that this is a graduation, meaning the accoutrements of such an event—the cap and gown, the school, the diploma, etc.—should be a focal point. Basically, you’ll want to try a bunch of different things, all within the broader category of portraiture. Take portraits of the graduate with family, friends and whoever else you see fit. Try to incorporate the school’s campus, as recommended by Mimeo Photos, which says:
Entryways and porticos are ideal. You won’t regret getting that one picture in front of your school’s sign or mascot statue.
As far as taking legit portraits are concerned, experts recommend using longer lenses for them too, which for people shooting on full-frame D-SLRs, means “lenses with focal lengths typically between 70mm and 200mm,” according to DP Mag. As the photographer and writer Jack Crosbie tells Lifehacker, longer lenses “make things look flatter, which is more flattering to people’s faces.” Wider lenses, on the other hand, make people look bigger and disproportionate to reality, on occasion.
Even if your photo skills are sorely lacking, be mindful of all the big, celebratory events that usually define a day, like the hat-toss, walking across the stage, and reveling with friends.


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Diamond Back Beaded Cuff Bracelet
This Beaded Pipe Stone Diamond Back Cuff Bracelet is made with the blends of the fire colors of the Southwest along with a splash of turquoise, copper, tarnished silver and a Pipe Stone Backdrop.
The base used for this bracelet is brass wrapped in a soft buckskin. Glass seed beads are then sewn with patience and care onto the deerskin in this classic pattern . The fire colors pop out of this Southwestern bracelet.
This bracelet measures approximately 1 1/4 inches wide and will fit wrists size of 6 to 8 ½ inches.
• Small fits wrists 6 inches to 6 1/2 inches and can be adjusted slightly.
• Medium fits wrists 7 inches to 7 1/2 inches and can be adjusted slightly.
• Large fits wrists 8 inches to 8 1/2 inches and can be adjusted slightly.
I enjoyed creating the bead work on this piece of finely detailed jewelry. This bracelet is signed and comes with a certificate of Authenticity.
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What is it? It is an imbalance in the electrolytes, where there is abnormal exhaustion of chlorine ions in the blood.
The average value ranges from 97-107 mEq / L. However, in hypochloremia, chloride levels become less than 98mEq / L. It is often associated with hypokalemia, hyponatremia, and metabolic acidosis.
Chloride is the primary anion found in the fluid outside the cells and blood.
An anion is the negatively charged part of certain substances such as table salt (NaCl) when dissolved in liquid. Seawater has almost the same concentration of chloride ions as human fluids.
The rest of the chloride ion (Cl-) is tightly regulated by the body. Significant decreases in chloride can have detrimental or even fatal consequences.
Chloride is usually lost in the urine, sweat, and stomach secretions.
Excessive loss can occur from sweating, vomiting, adrenal gland, and kidney disease.
Aspects to take into account
Chloride is the primary anion observed in both blood and extracellular fluid. According to The Vitamins and Nutrition Center, chloride, potassium, and calcium are the most crucial serum electrolytes.
The anion is nothing, but the negatively charged part of some substances, such as sodium chloride (NaCl) or table salt, to dissolve in liquid.
There is a maximum of chloride ions in the food we eat. Average values increase as we consume more canned foods rich in salt.
Sodium chloride in the blood
- It helps maintain the acid-base balance in the body.
- Seawater and human liquids have the same concentration of chloride ions.
- The balance of the chloride ion is regulated and maintained by the body. Any significant decrease or increase can have harmful or fatal consequences.
- During digestion, the intestines absorb chloride.
- Excess chloride after the digestion process is excreted in the urine.
- The kidneys control the levels of chloride in the blood.
The abnormal elevation of chloride can be found in diarrhea, hyperparathyroidism, and kidney diseases.
The chloride binds with hydrogen to form HCl (hydrochloric acid).
Due to volume depletion, the chloride level decreases. Therefore, the kidneys retain the bicarbonate and sodium ions to balance the incurred loss.
As a result, bicarbonate accumulates in the ECF, thereby raising the pH level that leads to hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis.
- Contraction of volume ECF.
- Intracellular acidosis
- Depletion of potassium
- Increase in bicarbonate production.
- Decrease in serum osmolarity.
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Threw up.
- Loss of respiratory capacity.
- Gastric aspiration (NG suction).
- Adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease).
- Renal insufficiency.
- Edematous states – congestive heart failure.
- Excessive intravenous fluids during hospitalization.
- Excessive sweating
- Other causes
- Changes in diet (low sodium diet).
- Loop and Thiazide Diuretics.
- Genetic diseases.
- Cystic fibrosis.
Bartter’s syndrome (is a group of several disorders due to the reabsorption of damaged salt in the thick loop of ascending Henle).
Symptoms of Hypochloremia
- Excess fluid loss or dehydration (diarrhea, vomiting).
- Low levels of serum chloride
- Muscle hypertension (spasticity).
- Depressed superficial respiration.
- Muscular weakness.
- Muscle spasms.
- High fever.
Like other electrolyte imbalances, treating high blood chloride levels or hypochloremia is correcting the underlying cause. It includes the following reasons:
- For dehydration:
Establish and maintain adequate hydration.
- For pharmacological treatment in particular:
Alter or discontinue medications (especially lazotiazides)
- For kidney disease:
Consult a nephrologist.
- For hormonal or endocrine causes:
Consult an endocrinologist.
Electrolyte replacement therapy
Intravenous administration of standard saline solution (sodium chloride 0.9) or saline solution (sodium chloride 0.45).
Ammonium chloride (an acidifying agent) – This is to treat metabolic alkalosis. The dose depends on the level of serum chloride and the patient’s weight. This is contraindicated in cases of impaired renal or hepatic function.
Oral or intravenous KCl (10-40 mEq PO). IV must not exceed 20 mEq / h.
Eat a diet rich in sodium and potassium since hypochloremia causes deficiency of these nutrients.
When should you call your doctor?
- In cases of extreme nausea that interfere with feeding and are not relieved by medications.
- Vomit more than 4 to 5 times a day.
- Diarrhea – 4 to 6 episodes in a day, and not reduced by modification of diet or antidiarrheal medications.
- Severe constipation for 2 to 3 days and not relieved by laxatives.
- Irritability and muscle spasms.
- Lack of appetite and increased urination.
- Drowsiness or excessive confusion.
Prevention of Hypochloremia
The chloride present in the diet we consume is the most common source of minerals and can help maintain the level of chloride in the blood within normal limits.
According to the National Institute of Health, adults should consume 2 to 2.3 g of chloride/day. This need decreases as age advances and increases during pregnancy and lactation.
Some foods include tomatoes and tomato juice, olives, celery, lettuce, etc. They are high in chloride. Therefore, this must be consumed during exhausted chloride ion levels.
The most common cause of hypochloremia is gastrointestinal (GI) abnormalities, including prolonged vomiting, nasogastric suction, loss of potassium, and diarrhea.
The loss of potassium, which occurs due to gastric suction and vomiting, also leads to hypochloremia because potassium is often combined with chloride to form potassium chloride (KCl).
Chloride is also lost through diarrhea, which has a high chloride content.
Other hypochloremia causes are diet changes, renal abnormalities, acid-base imbalances (particularly respiratory acidosis and metabolic alkalosis), and skin loss.
Low-sodium diets can contribute to hypochloremia, as can drugs such as thiazides and loop diuretics.


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Title - Ripples of Eternal Love
Author - Pravin Pandey
Genre - Fiction
Publisher - 24by7Publishing
A simple and slow-paced novel about nature and the river Swarnrekha and the people like fishermen. This is one of its kind novels. I was bemused to find that the author has given too much focus on the river than the characters that it affects. I really enjoyed this novel, though it started a bit slow, for one strong reason that I too love sitting around the rivers and sea.
The story is about a boy and his friendship with Dina Ram, a fisherman. The story is set into a village where the boy whiles away his time by sitting around the river and also observes the river as it flows silently. But the boy has a very little knowledge about the river. Soon he builds good understanding with that fisherman and he gets to hear a lot of incidents that happen in and around the river.
In the suspense is Malti, Dina Ram’s daughter. The boy is dazed by her brilliance and talent and academic capabilities but he has never seen and met her. Hence, he develops feelings for her and longs to see her at any cost. But long before his plan to see her materializes; a deadly storm grips the village. What happens after that? Will he be able to see her and Dina Ram? Will the boy be able to go to the river once again? A lot of questions formed in my mind or anyone who would like to read this book. Pick up the book on Kindle (preferably) to know your answers. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.
Overall, writing and narration is lucid but the pace of the novel is bit slower and at times I found a few instances repetitive. But despite all pitfalls, the novel is powerful with concurrent themes like love, loss, and redemption. It is a bright novel for nature lovers and the writing caliber of the author is remarkable.
Buy from Amazon.

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The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.8% in June, reaching 14.8%, according to calculations by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS).
CPI is a measure of changes in the purchasing power of currency and the rate of inflation.
The agency said in its monthly report for inflation issued on Sunday that the rise in inflation in June was driven by the increased prices of vegetables by 2.3%, fruit by 1.4%, meat, poultry, dairy, cheese, and eggs by 1.2%.
The report also noted that the prices of readymade garments rose by 2.7%, due to Eid Al-Fitr, and organised tourist trips rose by 2.9% due to the Umrahs that took place in Ramadan.
The inflation rate had gone down to 10.7% during fiscal year (FY) 2015/2016, compared to 11% in FY 2014/2015.
According to the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), the core inflation rate registered 0.74% in June, compared to 3.15% in May.
The annual core inflation rate increased to 12.37% in June, compared to 12.23% in May.
The Monetary Policy Committee of the CBE decided on 16 June to raise the prices of basic yields by 1%, due to the increased inflation rate this month by almost 2%.
Core inflation at the CBE registered a monthly rate of 3.15% in May, compared to 1.24% in April─an increase of 1.91%.
The basic annual inflation rate also rose to 12.23% in May, compared to 9.51% in April, recording an increase of 2.72%.
According to the CBE, the CPI issued by CAPMAS registered a monthly increase of 3.05% in May, while in April it rose by 1.27%.
The annual rate of inflation registered 12.31% in May, compared to 10.27% in April.


State legislators ought to be warned about both food and guns, Lawrence city commissioners determined at their weekly meeting.
Commissioners on Tuesday night crafted a draft version of the city’s legislative priorities statement, including language that urged the state to tread carefully in making changes to the state sales tax on food purchases, and objecting to potential legislation that would allowed concealed carry permit holders to bring a weapon into city buildings.
The food issue actually was the hotter of the two. Commissioners heard from three members of the public — including from state Sen. Marci Francisco, D-Lawrence — urging the city to soften its stance on an idea related to eliminating the sales tax on groceries.
The city’s first draft version of the legislative priorities statement said the city “strongly opposes” efforts to eliminate the sales tax on groceries. Staff members estimated it could cost the city about $2 million a year in lost sales tax revenues.
But commissioners were told by several audience members that the sales tax on groceries was the single most detrimental tax against the poor.
“It is obvious the governor probably sees me as a drag on the economy,” said Lawrence resident Melinda Henderson, who told commissioners she earns about $9,000 a year in wages. “But I don’t think it is my fault that there aren’t enough good jobs in Lawrence ...
“I don’t really care what the governor thinks, but I do want to feel welcome in the community I live in, and this particular direction to the legislative delegation does not make me feel welcome.”
Commissioners ultimately agreed to change the wording to indicate that the city was opposed to any change in the sales tax on groceries unless the Legislature provides a “guaranteed source of replacement revenue.” Staff members also were directed to add language urging the state to reinstate a program to rebate sales taxes on groceries to residents below certain income levels.
“We all know people are going through a tough time trying to make ends meet,” City Commissioner Mike Amyx said. “This could mean a lot to a lot of people during these economic times.”
Francisco after the meeting said she didn’t think it was likely that any legislation to remove the sales tax on groceries would be successful this year because of the state’s already bleak revenue outlook.
But the issue of changes to the state’s concealed carry law may be a different matter. Rep. Forrest Knox, R-Altoona, who will take a seat in the state Senate when the new session begins, has said he’ll introduce legislation that would allow concealed carry permit holders to bring their weapons into city halls, university classrooms and other such structures if those buildings don’t have devices such as metal detectors or other security measures.
Francisco said the more conservative makeup of the Kansas Senate makes it more likely the bill can win approval in both houses this session.
Lawrence Mayor Bob Schumm said he wants a specific statement in the city’s legislative priorities statement opposing any effort to allow concealed weapons into City Hall and other city buildings.
“I’m very concerned about concealed carry in this room,” Schumm said. “It seems pretty explicit to me that it is going to be a debated bill, and I want to be equally explicit that I don’t like the idea.”
Commissioners did not take a formal vote on the legislative priorities statement, but none of the commissioners objected to Schumm’s statements.
Commissioners also directed staff members to add language urging the Legislature and the governor to create the necessary state plan and staff positions to again make the state eligible for National Endowment for the Arts funding.
Staff members will work on crafting specific language for the city’s legislative priorities statement and will bring it back for final approval before the legislative session begins in January.
In other news, commissioners:
• Gave preliminary approval to a plan to add a center turn lane and two bike lanes to the stretch of Ninth Street between Tennessee and Kentucky streets.
The project originally had drawn opposition from local attorney Todd Thompson because the project would eliminate seven on-street, public parking spaces in front of his law office building.
But commissioners on Tuesday said they favored an option that would widen a portion of the street about eight feet to the south, which would allow for three public parking spaces to remain near Thompson’s building.
The widening would cost the city an extra $16,550, but commissioners on a 4-1 vote said they would approve the extra spending if Thompson would donated the needed easement for the road. Thompson said he wanted to see the exact location of how close the project would be to his building, but he said he was open to donating the property.
The project allows for both an eastbound and westbound bike lane to be located on the one block stretch of street. The eastbound lane currently won’t connect to another bike lane, but commissioners heard from several members of the local cyclist community who said it was important to build the bike lane now while the city had the opportunity.
Commissioner Mike Dever voted against the plan, opting instead for a design that eliminated one of the two eastbound lanes of traffic for vehicles.
• Approved a $270,000 emergency purchase of a biosolids conveyor belt for the city’s sewer treatment plant. The conveyor needs to move about three tons of biosolids, a byproduct of the sewage treatment process, per day but recently has been malfunctioning. City crews are now having to make repairs on a daily basis to keep the belt operational. A new system is expected to be in place in about nine weeks.


Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is joining Fenway Sports Group as a partner, giving him an ownership stake in its subsidiaries that include the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, Roush Fenway Racing, and the regional sports network NESN, sources told ESPN. James, 36, already owned 2% of Liverpool, the current English Premier League champion. In joining FSG and expanding his investment, James and his business partner Maverick Carter will become the company's first B
NEW YORK -- The Yankees have suspended the use of Kate Smith's recording of "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch while they investigate an allegation of racism against the late singer. The New York Daily News reported there are conflicting claims about Smith's 1939 song "That's Why Darkies Were Born." The song originated in the 1931 Broadway revue "George White's Scandals" and was considered satire, but includes racist language. It was recorded by Smith and a
Jackie Robinson knew from the start that his quest was bigger than baseball. Baseball was his vehicle -- proudly so. There are a handful of moments that define America's modern civil rights movement, and Robinson stepping onto a baseball field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, is among them. That moment was a groundbreaking one for this country. Robinson broke baseball's color line, and from there, the United States would be changed forever. This Thursday would have
There are few people in the world who have lived the choice Kyler Murray was and is up against: MLB or NFL. One of those people is Deion Sanders, the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Sanders gave his advice for the 2018 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback during an interview with ESPN’s Cari Champion on Monday. Murray’s decision not officially over Murray announced via tweet that he declared for the NFL draft, in which he’s expected to be a first-r
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader apologized Tuesday for racist, homophobic and misogynistic tweets that dated back to his time in high school. "As a child I was immature," Hader said following Tuesday's All-Star Game, according to the Wall Street Journal's Jared Diamond. "I said some things that are inexcusable. There's no excuse." "I'm ready for any consequences," he added. Hader's account was set to private shortly after the tweets circulated during the All-Star Game.
Chris Bosio's tenure as pitching coach of the Detroit Tigers reportedly came to an end after he directed a racial slur at a clubhouse attendant. Per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Katie Strang, Bosio called the attendant, who is an African-American man, a "monkey" when the employee was collecting towels in the coaches' room after a Tigers loss. The Tigers said in a statement Wednesday that Bosio was fired for making "insensitive comments that violated Club policy and his Un
PORTLAND, Ore. – A day after announcing they were investing in a group trying to bring Major League Baseball to Portland, Russell Wilson and Ciara visited the Rose City to check out potential sites for a stadium. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback and pop star said they flew over four potential stadium sites on Saturday. Only three sites have been publicly disclosed: Portland Public Schools’ headquarters, ESCO Corporation’s industrial site, and the Port of Portland’s Terminal 2


The stunning avalanche of action set in motion by the U.S. Supreme Court's inaction on same-sex marriage last week shows just how quickly this country can change. So why, nearly fifty years after Colorado became the first state in the union to legalize abortion, have we not put this equally sticky ... More >>
For some reason, women who desire to take care of their bodies -- especially through preventative measures -- are terrifying to some large corporations. Yesterday, five of the nine Supreme Court justices decided that Hobby Lobby was human and that women were not, ruling that certain kinds of compani ... More >>
This Friday, July 12, the 2013 edition of the Apocalyptic Ball -- dubbed The Awakening -- will take over the Denver Mart. A blowout fundraiser featuring dozens of diverse performances from local and national drag stars, burlesque dancers, comedians, musicians and more, the night aims to entertain a ... More >>
For Gay Fantasia, opening this weekend at Naropa University's Nalanda Campus, the audience has a chance to be direct participants in the production. The piece -- which binds the last days of Harvey Milk together with the beginning of the HIV and AIDS crisis through a personal story -- is presented i ... More >>
In what U.S. state is it illegal for a man to have sex with a fish? If you want to know the answer -- and are looking for something both fun and educational to do Thursday night -- Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has you covered. It's hosting a sex-trivia night at Hamburger Mary's Club M a ... More >>
Here are the stats: For the fifth year in a row, Briceson Ducharme, aka Ginger Sexton, has been in the running to be a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race. Now, as the show heads into its fifth season, Ms. Sexton is tossing her hat in the ring for the fifth time. And she's not just tossing it -- she's ... More >>
Race for the Cure.For many years, the regional Planned Parenthood headquarters was Westword's neighbor, and we had a front-row seat for the picketers who harassed employees of an organization that does so much more than providing abortion services.
Even if you miss out on a Mondo t-shirt for amfAR, there are still ways to observe World AIDS Day locally. Here's how to help let the world know that HIV/AIDS isn't over, because yeah, it's not:
From 7News coverage.The arrest affidavit that's led to the arrest of Benjamin Janicki, nineteen, is a horror show for any parent -- or any human being with a functioning moral compass. At this point, the Denver District Attorney's Office has charged Janicki with sexual assaults on three chil ... More >>
Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant will donate a portion of its proceeds to BCAP.Eat out for a good cause today, when both Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant, 2010 16th Street in Boulder, and Aji Latin American Restaurant, 1601 Pearl Street in Boulder, will donate 15 percent of the day's sales to the Boulder ... More >>
Darren Garcia reportedly had a three-letter secret he didn't share with his customers.It's my understanding, reached via careful research conducted in the name of journalism, that some prostitutes have specialties beyond the old in-n-out. But if the Denver District Attorney's Office is correc ... More >>
Theres a party at the end of this rainbow.
Letters from the week of October 2, 2008
"V" Is for Vagina
Every once in a while, asking a stupid question pays off. As evidence, consider the following Q&A with guitarist Simon Taylor-Davies of Klaxons, a buzzy British band profiled in Westword’s October 4 edition. In about half of the pieces about this particular STD and cohorts James Righton and Jamie ... More >>
Boulder parents get their panties in a twist over a high-school sex talk.
Ace Young wants to keep his private parts private.
Get some Juice at the Hip-Hop Flix Film Series.
It Is What You Think It Is (Self-released)
Unblinking Beirut imagines an era when AIDS poisons intimacy.
Highlighting the week's greatest gratis event
The Vagina Monologues brings female genitalia out in the open.
What to see on "A Day Without Art."
"Prevention Option for Women: Equal Rights"
From the week of March 23
Winning the Governor's Mansion could be a religious experience for the GOP.
Performance artist Cristofer Lix talks and sings about living with AIDS.
FIREBRAND STEVE ARRINGTON, NOW IN ILL HEALTH, RECALLS THE GHOSTS OF AIDS BATTLES PAST.
A DISPUTE OVER AIDS TESTING ENSNARES A HEALTH OFFICIAL FROM COLORADO SPRINGS.
THE STATE AIDS COUNCIL LOSES YET ANOTHER DIRECTOR.
SEX IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY RISKY BUSINESS FOR YOUNG GAYS.
LANCE CLEM, FORMER HEAD OF THE GOVERNOR'S AIDS COUNCIL, CLAIMS A DISPUTE OVER FEDERAL FUNDS COST HIM HIS JOB.
From the week of January 5


A year later, a year stronger, a year wiser.
Venzell Boulware did not play for the 119th edition of the Tennessee Volunteers, accepting a redshirt to develop his skill set as Mack Crowder, Jashon Robertson and Dylan Wiesman handled a majority of the snaps.
The 6-foot-3, 306-pounder made from right tackle at Creekside (Ga.) High School to left guard this spring in Knoxville.
Up roughly 30 pounds from where the former Scout three-star prospect was his final season on the prep level, Boulware has his body looking that much more like that of a Southeastern Conference blocker. However, he must transition from bending at the waist in his sets to more of a knee bender.
Take a look at some of the progress Boulware has made since arriving at Tennessee by watching the Spring Rewind video above.


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End Of Fiscal Year Giving
Our annual giving fund is ending June 30 and we need your help to make our goals to help thousands of people each year like Tamika Bryant. Please donate now or consider being an advocate for us by sharing our e-newsletters and thrift store updates on Facebook and other social media. By adding value to the donated equipment we collect and provide to our clients in need, we are saving over $10 million in retail value for the community. All this while keeping over 200 tons out of the landfill and with a 4% overhead costs. Our expenses for trucking and staff continue to grow as we expand to meet the high number of requests we receive.
Click here to make an online donation.
Other ways you can help:
Donate items to or shop at our thrift store
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Flaming Lips return to Hollywood on Thursday: Last gig till 2010?*
Word is the Flaming Lips will return to their whacked-out psychedelic experimentations with the release of this week's "Embryonic," and Los Angeles-area fans will get the first shot at hearing much of the album translated to a live audience. The Lips will appear Thursday night at Hollywood's Ricardo Montalbán Theatre near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street.
But getting in won't be easy. It's a free gig sponsored by MySpace, and tickets will be made at the theater on a first-come, first-serve basis Thursday. The venue will also hold a Lips pop-up store, which promises "unique artifacts" (read: fur-encased CDs) for sale. The store is open from noon to midnight, and fans who score tickets will need to be in the venue by 7:30 p.m.
A press release teases that it will be the Flaming Lips' last U.S. show until 2010 (apparently that doesn't include festival appearances, as a commenter reminds us the band will be in San Francisco this weekend for the Treasure Island Music Festival and then later in New Orleans for the Voodoo Fest). Here's hoping the band is retooling its live show to match "Embryonic," moving away from the goofy-cute -- yet, admittedly, awesome -- live celebration that has become the norm, and bringing back a hint of edginess (the "headphone concerts" of "The Soft Bulletin" era, for example).
Those who can't make it to the venue Thursday should hit Amoeba on CD release day (Tuesday). "Embryonic" purchasers will be granted one ticket per album purchased, with a limit of two per customer, according to an Amoeba rep. A store employee said she didn't know exactly how many tickets the store would have, but they would be given out on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Get to Amoeba early, as the Montalbán doesn't hold much more than 1,000 people. The store opens at 10:30 a.m., for those taking a personal day to celebrate a new Flaming Lips album. There will also be ticket giveaways via LA Weekly and local non-profit KCRW-FM (89.9).
More information is available on the Lips' website.
If you prefer to take in the Lips' confetti-soaked, animal-costume madness via your couch, the band will perform on "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien" on Wednesday. This writer, free from the obligations of reviewing the album (insert sad face emoticon here), has avoided all aural spoilers, but Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune wrote in his review that "The Lips of 'Embryonic' will appeal to the hardcore faithful who miss the band’s crackpot psychedelia, the band that reveled in the chaos of 'One Million Billionth of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning' and other moments of glorious mid-'80s indulgence."
The Thursday night gig will mark a return for the Lips to the Montalbán. The band screened its art-house holiday flick "Christmas on Mars" at the venue last year. I spoke with Lips ringleader Wayne Coyne at the time, and he expressed an interest to severely play with fans' expectations with the new album, the act's last due to Warner Bros.
"As bands get older, they get into one groove, and that’s the way they sound for 20 years," Coyne said last fall. "We never really wanted to be like that. We just keep finding new things we want to explore. So we'll just go in there and experiment around."
"Even Radiohead," continues Coyne, "as much as I like their last three or four records, I feel as though there’s a coloring and a shade that they sound like, and which they’ll probably move through time sounding like. I wish, sometimes, that we were as focused and grounded and identified like they are ... But we're just dorks. We're the Flaming Lips. We're never going to be Radiohead."
-- Todd Martens
Photo: Getty Images
*Updated to include information about the Treasure Island Music Festival.


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Iggy Azalea has explained why she decided to cancel her planned Great Escape Tour. “I just feel I deserve a break,“ she tells Seventeen.
Azalea goes on to say that she’s been going nonstop for two years and that she needs a “mental break” to figure out how she wants her sound to progress.
Meanwhile, the rapper also admits that she wants the creative side of the tour to go in a different direction. “I’ve had a different creative change of heart,“ she continues. “I want to start totally anew, and if I stayed on my tour, that would mean I wouldn’t even be able to start working on that until after Christmas.”
NME News Iggy Azalea explains why she cancelled her Great Escape Tour | NME.COM: http://www.nme.com/news/iggy-azalea/85896Iggy Azalea Reveals Why She Canceled Her Upcoming Tour: http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/news/a31241/exclusive-iggy-azalea-on-why-she-canceled-her-upcoming-tour/


Central Government has decided to extend Minimum Support Price of 5000 Per Quintal of Mirchi. The additional expenditure incurred for the Support Price will be borne by the State government and Central Government in equal percentages.
AP and Telangana governments indulged in talks with the Center for the last couple of weeks and finally got it. But then, Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Sakshi media claimed that the Center came down due to the Opposition Leader’s Two Days Deeksha in Guntur.
It is an easy guess if Jagan could really bring down the Modi government. It has to be seen Pawan Kalyan who asked for 11000 MSP will also claim credit for this or protest against the Central Government for meager Support to the farmers.


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Delicious citrus-flavoured Pollock dish.
- 450g Pollock filletsfillets
- 120ml milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons plain flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced spring onion
- 15g butter
- Soak fish in milk 10 minutes. Remove, sprinkle with salt and roll in flour.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook fish until it is golden on one side, about 3 minutes. Cook second side until golden and cooked through, about 3 to 4 more minutes. Remove fish to a serving platter.
- Wipe frying pan clean. Reduce heat to low, add remaining oil and cook garlic 30 seconds. Add lime juice, lemon juice, orange juice, parsley and spring onions. Add butter, swirl in frying pan until just creamy. Pour sauce over fish and serve.

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Plant seeds, cereal grains set. illustrations of collection with inscriptions
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Relief for the country and Georgia: the potential package via Schumer, Ossoff, and Warnock
On Friday, February 12th (2021), the press conference held by Majority Leader (and Senator) Chuck Schumer, along with newly elected Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, provides insight on the work taking place given the now-normal (created mainly by the pandemic). During our invitation to cover the press conference (virtually/live), the focus is on health and related relief. The goal of the potential $1.9 trillion package is to have a long-lasting impact in getting a number of immediate areas of concern addressed with improved problem-solving efforts.
Senator Schumer opens the press conference acknowledging the efforts of his fellow senators (Ossoff and Warnock), as well as the efforts of Georgia voters. He emphasizes without robust action, recovery would be a long and painful process, especially given the effects of the most severe pandemic in a century and financially, the Great Depression.
Senator Ossoff's remarks echo similar sentiments. His statements reference additional funding for Medicaid expansion (in Georgia), and addressing a number of related concerns with fighting Covid, including the need to ramp up efforts for distribution of vaccines.
Providing relief is the operative theme for Senator Warnock (click HERE to refer to our coverage of his press conference earlier this week). Ranging from mandates to better address the current public health crisis to helping people get back on their feet, taking bold and strategic action is the order of the day. He and Senator Ossoff note the additional 5% allocated for Georgia (as it relates to FMAP and the related need to expand Medicaid) should provide more than enough incentive and support to do the right thing as it relates to public health.
The following are key focus areas of the current proposal/package:
The current proposal is a $1.9 trillion package.
$20 billion is earmarked for vaccine procurement (this is for the entire country to enhance efforts for distribution and access).
$2 billion is earmarked to expand Medicaid and related expansion (as efforts in Georgia have been lagging behind relative to other states).
$4 billion is earmarked for resources for K-12 personnel.
Additional financial resources for equity funding (specifically for HBCU's - Historically Black Colleges and Universities) are provided.
$5 billion is earmarked for debt relief, with specific allocations for Black farmers displaced due to discrimination in funding access and related practices.
Additional measures for rental and mortgage assistance.
$9 billion is allocated for further assistance for essential workers.
Even in the midst of related areas concerning the impeachment trial and cabinet confirmation, Majority Leader Schumer notes their goal of being on track and task with these matters and importance of Covid relief., along with the broad support from the Democratic caucus for their proposed relief package. All note it's hard not to see the gravity of things taking place within these and related areas of concern, so acting swiftly and soundly is of the utmost importance.
The pending actions at this juncture include the larger discussions (and negotiation) within Congress, structuring, and implementation.


More than a dozen cars have been damaged in what police blasted as an act of “utter wanton vandalism”.
Tyres were slashed and wing mirrors smashed off 13 vehicles parked on Deva Way, Caia Park and Bron Y Dre, Wrexham, in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday.
Then last night a Subaru car was torched by arsonists in Gwenfro on Caia Park at around 10.30pm. At 11pm a wheelie bin was also deliberately ignited on Berwyn View, a short distance away.
Police forensic investigators have examined the vehicle and enquiries are continuing in the area.
"Utter wanton vandalism"
Wrexham town centre Sergeant, Simon Kneale, said: “We have received 13 reports from residents in Deva Way and Bron Y Dre, who woke up on Saturday and Sunday morning to find their cars had been vandalised.
“The vehicles were all parked legally on the road and had their tyres slashed or wing mirrors kicked off.
“There is no other way to describe these acts other than total and utter wanton vandalism.
“People rely heavily on their vehicles to get to work, transport family members, attend appointments and go about their everyday lives.
“The impact of having your vehicle disabled through indiscriminate damage causes stress and can have serious financial implications.
“This is criminal damage on a significant scale and it is not acceptable.”
Police said officers have been working closely with the Caia Park community in recent months resulting in a sharp drop in crime and anti-social behaviour. Residents were being urged to be vigilant.
Sgt Kneale added: “We have deployed police officers to the areas. We are examining CCTV footage and using other covert tactics.
“I am keen to hear from anyone who may have been in these areas in the early hours of Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2, and may have seen anyone acting suspiciously.
“Somebody will know who is responsible for this damage and I would urge residents in the Caia community to help each other by passing on any information they may have.
“We have seen in the past how well the Wrexham communities can work together with the police in solving crime.”
Sgt Kneale said: “If anybody has information which will reveal the identity of these individuals then I would ask them to call 101 or report anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”


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Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.141, No.47, 18806-18813, 2019
The Effect of Ring Expansion in Thienobenzo[b]indacenodithiophene Polymers for Organic Field-Effect Transistors
A fused donor, thienobenzo[b]indacenodithiophene (TBIDT), was designed and synthesized using a novel acid-promoted cascade ring closure strategy, and then copolymerized with a benzothiadiazole (BT) monomer. The backbone of TBIDT is an expansion of the well-known indacenodithiophene (IDT) unit and was expected to enhance the charge carrier mobility by improving backbone planarity and facilitating short contacts between polymer chains. However, the optimized field-effect transistors demonstrated an average saturation hole mobility of 0.9 cm(2) V-1 s(-1), lower than the performance of IDT-BT (similar to 1.5 cm(2) V-1 s(-1)). Mobilities extracted from time-resolved microwave conductivity measurements were consistent with the trend in hole mobilities in organic field-effect transistor devices. Scanning tunneling microscopy measurements and computational modeling illustrated that TBIDT-BT exhibits a less ordered microstructure in comparison to IDT-BT. This reveals that a regular side-chain packing density, independent of conformational isomers, is critical to avoid local free volume due to irregular packing, which can host trapping impurities. DFT calculations indicated that TBIDT-BT, despite containing a larger, planar unit, showed less stabilization of planar backbone geometries in comparison to IDT-BT. This is due to the reduced electrostatic stabilizing interactions between the peripheral thiophene of the fused core and the BT unit, resulting in a reduction of the barrier to rotation around the single bond. These insights provide a greater understanding of the general structure-property relationships required for semiconducting polymer repeat units to ensure optimal backbone planarization, as illustrated with IDT-type units, guiding the design of novel semiconducting polymers with extended fused backbones for high-performance field-effect transistors.


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It is possible with the strut in the car but a lot easier if you have the whole strut assembly on the bench.
Once you've removed the driveshafts, the disc will be removed anyway, so that's not an issue.
The procedure is:
- remove the circlip that retains the inboard bearing in the housing. Remove all of the crud from the housing to allow the bearing to come out. Soak the whole thing in lots of WD40;
- the axle needs to be removed complete with the inboard bearing attached, leaving the outboard bearing still in the housing. It takes a bit of force, mainly because the outboard bearing is an interference fit on the shaft. The bearing might also have been Loctite'd in the housing. I was able to tap out the axle with a copper mallet, with a little bit of heat on the housing.
- then the outboard bearing can be removed from the housing by removing the circlip and drifting it out.
- you will see that the inboard bearing is retained on the shaft with a circlip. Remove the circlip and then the bearing can be removed from the shaft. Again it's an interference fit so a bit of force is needed and a press is friendlier than a hammer.
Reinstallation is reversal of the removal procedure, with the additional points:
- clean the journals in the housing and check the fit of the bearings. Depending on how much corrosion there was, the bearings might be a bit loose. Choose an appropriate grade of Loctite depending on the fit;
- with the parts all apart, you are able to freeze/heat components as appropriate to make reassembly to the shaft easier. Do not heat the new bearings above 70 degrees to avoid damaging the seals. I think Loctite is also recommended where the bearings fit to the shaft.
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Spain had a much-needed win against Iran on Wednesday to keep their chances to qualify for the World Cup round of 16 alive.
Spain entered the match with one point out of its thrilling 3-3 clash against Portugal. The two European teams have four points.
“We knew it was going to be very difficult and, sure enough, it was a very complex game” against Iran, Spain coach Hernando Hierro told a post-game news conference.
Forward Diego Costa scored Spain’s sole goal in 54th minute.
“During the break, we knew we had a plan and I think we carried it out – my players did what they had to do,” said Hierro.
The Spaniard acknowledged that Iran was a tough opponent.
“Iran are a strong team and it?’s very tough to score against them. We knew how hard it would be,” he said.
The Spanish coach said the win kept chances for his team to qualify for further rounds alive. “We know we still need to improve but hopefully we will keep winning as we improve.” Iran coach Carlos Queiroz said his team deserved a better result yet he acknowledged how good the Spanish team was.
“I felt we deserved a better result. There is no doubt spain play wonderful, stylish football but I though we deserved more for the way we played,” said Queiroz, whose team won the first match against Morocco and has only three points.
He said there was a hope for Iran in its game final match against Portugal. “Everything is still open. We are still alive and still dreaming” to advance to round of 16.
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The Blessing of the Freeheelers
Rev. Tim Clark
(finish time 12:03 -24 overall)
O creator of these soaring snow clad summits, we invoke
your protection of these beloved brethren in their tremendous
endeavor of courage and fortitude.
Blessed be thou great an glorious travelers of the night!
Blessed be thy race, and blessed be thy flight!
Bless ye two together as a team, bless thou thy boards,
thy poles, and headlight gleam!
Blessed be thou GU gobbling free heeled skinny skiers,
may thy kick be strong and thy glide be long!
Blessed be thou when the winds doth shriek, flinging
the spindrift from the peak!
Blessed be ye when the dark night shrouds, and the moon
doth hide behind the clouds!
Blessed you are and blessed youll remain, though
we come to worship the church of pain!
Now bless ye one another as we glide into the morn,
let the racers give voice, a great day is now born!
Amen April 7, 2000
A Star Pass Point of View
Susan Purvis PO Box 2708 Crested Butte, CO 81224 (970)349-6311
Copyright 2000 by Susan Purvis All rights
reserved No part of this article may be reproduced in
any manner without the express written consent of Susan
midnight, for a brief moment on the radio, all I heard
was the cheering and the gun go off as the racers left
the starting line in the dark."
In the predawn hours of Saturday morning, April 4th,
1998 four safety personnel and an avalanche search dog
set out from the Friends Hut to climb Star Pass. We
were a support team for the first ever Elk Mountains
Grand Traverse, a forty mile back-country ski race from
Crested Butte to Aspen, Colorado. The Friends Hut, located
at 11,300 feet, is a backcountry ski cabin located one
third of the way between the two mountain towns. This
was our home for the next several days. The Star Pass
section of the Elk Mountain Traverse crosses through
highly exposed avalanche paths and is considered the
most dangerous and remote portion of the course. Once
the racers are beyond this territory, they still have
to ski twenty plus more miles to the finish line. In
this extreme endurance race, this is the point where
the weak part from the strong.
would take us about one hour to reach the 12,300 ft.
summit. The night was dark, windy and cold, yet full
of anticipation of the 96 competitors about to ski through
our perch on their way to Aspen. The responsibility
of each team of two is to ski together and carry enough
survival gear to support themselves for twenty-four
hours. Our job on Star Pass was three fold: to ensure
a safe passage off Star Pass into Taylor Basin and over
to Taylor Pass; to check the mental status of every
racer; and secure an 8:30 am turn around time. Those
racers not meeting the 8:30 am deadline or who had altered
mental status at Star Pass would not be allowed to continue
The crew stationed on Star Pass included three avalanche
forecasters/route leaders, and myself, who was medical
leader/dog handler and my little black lab Tasha. Setting
the pace for our 1,000-foot climb to the top was Scott
Swift, a young and energetic backcountry skier. His
headlamp lit up the white, windswept mountain as he
rapidly climbed to the ridgeline. Steadily following
behind was Dan Ewert, a calm and quiet man and the chief
avalanche forecaster for the race with over 20 years
of experience. Dan has made similar decisions to open
avalanche terrain to the public throughout his career
as snow safety director for the local ski area. This
morning he had only one thing on his mind and that was
to ensure the safety of all the race participants and
volunteers. I followed Dan without saying a word. The
cold air pierced my throat and within 10 minutes, I
was overheated and out of breathe. My dogs red
blinking light on her collar marked her position in
the dark night as she ran between the lead man and me.
This was her first big job as a certified search dog
and she knew it. Picking up the rear and yodeling as
he climbed was Chris Myall, a burly mountain man-looking
guy with rosy red cheeks and a smile to win any girls
heart. Chris was the second half of the avalanche team.
He had spent many days traveling to Friends Hut and
back this winter. His job as we climbed was to place
glow sticks along the dark mountain course to light
the way for the oncoming competitors.
day before the race the avalanche team spent the day
evaluating the snowpack, observing adjacent avalanche
terrain, and setting the course towards Aspen. They
felt good about the conditions they found. The snow
was stable, temperatures remained constant, and the
Star Pass cornice, created by eight feet of windblown
snow, had an opening through it that would allow the
skiers to pass.
After listening to the final weather report at five
o'clock Friday afternoon, Dan radioed to Jan Runge,
Chief of Race, that the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse
was on! The atmosphere inside the Friends Hut was warm,
steamy, and full of excitement and anticipation. Volunteers
and race organizers had been planning and waiting for
this moment for several months. This was it! No one
really knew how long it would take the first racers
to reach the Friends Hut from the starting line. The
faster men were expected to arrive in four hours but
the actual arrival time was unknown. The thirteen mile
ski trip to the Friends Hut took me took eight hours
complete with blistered feet and a heavy pack full of
support equipment, dog food, and survival gear.
At midnight, for a brief moment on the radio, as we
all lay in silence in our sleeping bags, I heard all
the cheering and the gun go off as the racers left the
starting line. As I lay on the bunk, I envisioned the
racers skiing the course in the dark. How would they
negotiate the dreaded Deadmans pass? This part
of the course is a steep hillside with a narrow trail
cut into it and in some places narrows to only 20 inches
across. When I skied through several days before, I
took my skis off and didnt dare look down to the
river 100 feet below me. I slept restlessly from then
A few hours after the start of the race, an additional
volunteer staff of 10 woke up to prepare food and hot
drinks for the racers. Over 100 burritos were rolled,
stuffed with eggs, cheese, beans and rice. The medical
crew was monitoring the radio and gathering oxygen bottles
and blankets to bring to the aid tent in the event someone
got hurt or could not go on.
The forerunner for the race entered the Friends Hut
just as I was leaving for Star Pass. He left Crested
Butte at 8:00 p.m. and the time was now 3:00 am. He
spent a lot of time placing glow sticks along the lower
portion of the course for the competitors. He had frost
on his mustache, beard and eyebrows.
As I stopped to catch my breath during the climb, I
looked down into East Brush Creek and saw two headlights
quickly moving up the track. The racers were making
their way to the Friends Hut. It was 3:35 am and no
one expected such an early arrival. The lights moved
in and out of the timber as we continued our ascent.
When we crested the ridgeline, we could see more lights
further down the valley. Those lights were several miles
behind the leaders. It was so odd to see headlights
flashing up the drainage in the middle of the night.
It reminded me of seeing car lights on the highway from
inside an airplane.
The ridgeline to Star Pass is narrow. It drops over
800 feet into empty space in both directions. The ski
tracks from the day before had vanished. The wind on
the ridge exceeded 30 miles per hour and the night grew
colder. We all stopped to put on more clothing. Just
before we reached our four man tent outpost. I looked
back and saw the headlights of the two racers on the
ridge. They had almost caught us. It was time to jump
into the tent, put more clothes on and brave the elements
until the last of the racers passed. By the time I got
out of the tent with five layers of clothing on, the
first team had reached us. Two men from Aspen in Lycra,
cross country- racing gear and small backpacks with
frozen camelbacks gave us a quick hello and asked which
way to go. Chris Myall pointed to the flashing strobe
light attached to a single ski staked in the snow and
said, "Drop in right below the cornice, stay left
and high". In an instant, the two skiers leapt
over the edge and vanished into the dark night. The
second team was not far behind. They too were in Lycra
and cross country- racing gear. They inquired how much
further ahead the first team was and skied over the
edge, vanishing into the night. Thirty minutes later,
the first Crested Butte team came through. Their main
concern was how far behind the first place team they
were. I told them they were about 40 minutes behind.
There was no time to chit chat and over the edge they
went. It was still dark but dawn was coming fast.
The sunrise was spectacular. The ridge was lit up behind
us and we could see the racers climbing the ridge. They
appeared small and moved slowly from our vista. Some
teams skied together and others waited for their partner
at our checkpoint. Once they reached the pass though
they didnt wait long. The biting wind still raged
at 30 plus miles per hour. One racer showed up without
his gloves or hat on. As he skied off the cornice, he
shoved his bare fist into the snow. His partner told
us that he has been skiing eight years without his gloves
on. One team came through in costume. A handful of ladies
passed by. They were all strong and smiling. By the
8:30 am cut-off time, 38 teams had passed through Starr
Pass receiving no assistance from our crew. The winners
skied across the finish line before the fans arrived
and the ski area opened. Only one skier sat down in
our tent to catch his breath and he skied the course
in 16.5 hours.
It was truly an incredible group of athletes skiing
across a spectacular landscape in Colorado that early
April morning. Abruptly, our moment of excitement was
over. We sat up on the ridge in silence listening to
the howling wind.


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Alex Iwobi wasn’t part of the players that defeat Benin republic recently.
He returns a positive result in Benin Republic, he was named alongside Victor Osimehen in the super eagles starting eleven, but replaced by Henry Onyekuru in the starting XI
But he is set to undergo another test on Monday, according to a close source to the Super eagles confirmed.
Iwobi might play against Lesotho if he returns negative results in the next tests.
Unverified source also disclose “it’s Benin Republic tatics” launch to stop the super eagles from qualifying for Afcon
Super Eagles will top the group no matter the outcome in the other results.