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Jim Shaw (American, born 1952) Untitled (from AIOAEUIE NTNLNORR), 1986 14 x 10 1/2in
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Nestled within the majestic valley of the Peace River, the Town of Peace River enjoys one of the most beautiful physical settings in Alberta. The town is located 486 km north-west of Edmonton and 195 km north-east of Grande Prairie, the second largest center in north-western Alberta and functions as a thriving regional service and trade center.
The Town of Peace River and its surrounding forests, streams, rivers and moderately mountainous terrain is the perfect setting for those looking for a place to relax and enjoy life while on vacation, or taking a weekend excursion. The Peace, Smoky and Heart rivers converge near the town and from surrounding outlooks and observation areas such as Sagitawa Lookout and Kaufman Hill, visitors will be treated to the outstanding scenic display of the river valley below.Hiking, cycling and just plain walking are the order of the day in Peace River country, where the breathtaking beauty of the natural valley and hills offers the ideal setting for photographers and wildlife enthusiasts to capture the moment forever.
Along with great shopping, restaurants, dance clubs and lounges, visitors to the Town of Peace River can always find accommodations to suit their needs with more than 500 rooms available at local hotels and motels. Campers will also find an abundant selection of outdoor facilities, many just minutes away from picnic areas, interpretative trails, 9 and 18 hole golf courses, secluded fishing spots and much more. Visitors and residents alike enjoy spending time at Riverfront Park, a great place for picnics and for the kids to play. Located along the edge of the river, this park is just 2 blocks from Main Street and several hotels.
Winter visitors can ski the slopes of Misery Mountain, located on the West side of the town, go cross-country skiing along one of the many trails in the valley, or toboggan down several area hills.The Peace River Museum, Archives and Mackenzie Centre‘s three galleries cover the fur trade era, located aboriginal history and the evolution of the settlement into the Town of Peace River. Designated Alexander Mackenzie Centre for Western Canada. Features archival collections of over 10,000 documents and maps. All researchers welcome! Gift shop and book store. Open 10 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Saturday, year round. Located at 10302-99 Street.
Beaver Indian legend says, “Drink the waters of the Peace River and you will return”. Over the years people have continually returned to spend time in this valley and to experience the warm, friendly hospitality and beauty that is Peace River. We invite you to visit this year round, safe and relaxing destination and discover the beauty of our valley. The Town of Peace River-a true Northern Jewel.
Visitors to Peace River can enjoy a trip down the Shaftesbury Trail and a ride across the mighty Peace River on the Shaftesbury Ferry, which makes for an interesting day trip!
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Natural, picturesque, pristine and inviting, Northern Sunrise County offers over 21,573 square kilometers of adventure and exploration.
Located 485 km’s north of Edmonton and only a short drive south of Peace River, the County offers year-round rural experiences; farmers markets, museums, the Harmon Valley Rodeo, golf, camping, parks, and a winter festival. The region’s agricultural producers range from beef, bison, dairy & honey producers, grains to forage and unique cultural products. As members of Branding the Peace, a regional branding initiative, County businesses produce some of the finest products in the world – in agriculture and agri-food products, arts & culture, and tourism. Aboriginal and Francophone communities, diverse culture and events are abound in this northern paradise. In 2005 the Hank Williams First Nation movie was filmed in the Peace Region. Upon its release in 2005, Hank Williams First Nation was praised for its realistic depictions of aboriginal life in Northern Alberta. The filming of the Hank Williams First Nation TV series first season was completed in 2006. The series shows off the scenery found in and around Cadotte Lake and Peace River.The Peace, Smoky and Heart River valleys offer excellent outdoor recreation, including activities such as camping, hunting, hiking, fishing and picnicking. Wildlife activity remains a prominent feature of the area. Moose, deer and bear are common throughout the County, particularly in the vicinity of the Peace River valley slopes. The vast unspoiled wilderness, wildlife, clean, pure water and wide-open sky are hard to compare.Address: 135 Sunrise Road
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Grey Cup tradition: Calgary fan rides horse into Vancouver hotel
24-year-old Langley horse Tuffy munches on apples at Holiday Inn
The Calgary football tradition of horsing around during Grey Cup festivities continues.
Stampeders' supporter Ted Hall of Langley, B.C., has ridden his 24-year-old horse Tuffy, through a crowd of chanting fans and camera flashes and into a hotel in downtown Vancouver.
In the lobby, he saluted the crowd and rode Tuffy to the reception desk, where the horse munched on carrots and Granny Smith apples.
Hall says Tuffy will march in her fourth Grey Cup parade on Saturday.
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says the horse tradition began at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto in 1948 and involved a man who would become mayor of the Alberta city two years later.
He says that when the Stampeders took on the Toronto Argonauts two years ago, the same hotel wasn't thrilled about the idea but eventually relented.

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In my “ask me” post on Facebook, several people asked about what exactly we consider “eco living”. A lot of it boils down to just making good choices about your purchases & lifestyle habits but one of our big eco living key points is shopping locally, primarily from thrift stores.
In my Thrifty Thursday series starting anew this Thursday, I hope to highlight how clothing, home decor, furniture & more from thrift stores can be awesome, adorable & affordable – and good for the Earth, too! Not only is all Lu & Ed monster material purchased from thrift stores or gathered through donations, we buy almost all of our own clothes, linens & furniture exclusively from thrift stores. A lot of people ask me why we would try to only buy thrift store clothing. While spending less than $10 on an outfit on average is a perk, there’s much more to it than that.
Purchasing post-production (not brand new) clothing & textiles reduces landfill waste, pollution & energy consumption from factories & also stimulates the local economy by supporting locally owned & operated thrift stores that employee local citizens – keeping more of your hard earned dollars in your area, supporting people from your area! This means less of your money is traveling overseas or to other cities & states, but instead it is staying local and having a huge impact in your area!
So not only do we shop local thrift shops because it is incredibly more cost effective than buying brand new items, and not only is it good for the environment by reducing landfill, pollution and energy waste, but it also helps our community thrive. Every thrift store we shop from for clothing, linens, furniture, dishes, or for my monster making supplies, is within 15 minutes of our home!
Each purchase you make has an impact – make it a good one!
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Fresh blue crabs right from the ocean probably 25 years ago as a kid. Also lobster bisque I have 12 years ago.
everything i ate in new england. the chelsea royal diner in brattleboro, vt, everything from farmer's markets, seafood by the shore in maine, vegetables from my bf's mom's garden. raw milk and ice cream we made with things grown in the yard like peaches.
I'm going camping in Brattleboro, VT this summer. I'm going to write that place down. :) Any other attractions in Brattleboro you would recommend?
the chelsea royal is great, they grow a lot of their own food and raise their own chickens. as for other food, top of the hill grill has an amazing turkey reuben.
as for other stuff to do, there are a bunch of pick-your-own orchards and berry farms. i think we went to scott farms, which i think is where they filmed part of cider house rules. i thought it was up in putney, but maps says dummerston. about 15 min north of brat.
Go to the farmer's market!! It's really cute and there are meal vendors so you can eat and shop and people watch and it's lovely. Also the daylilly farm which might be in a town nearby, but it's not far. Beautiful flowers and tons of butterflies and you can go berry picking.
The seafood I had in New Orleans was just out of this world. The first day we were there, we ordered all sorts of seafood -- scallops, shrimp, lobster, other stuff -- and it was just...heaven.
I was at a restaurant that had no vegetarian entree options, but the waiter told me the chef would make up a "chef's choice" vegetarian plate for me. I was a little worried it would be a half-assed veggie plate, but it was filled with the most delicious food I have ever eaten. I still dream about that plate.
I love it when instead of a restaurant making you feel like an inconvenience for your dietary needs, they make you feel special.
i went to a restaurant called 'dans le noir', where you eat in complete darkness, so everything is about texture and taste. you only discover what you ate after your meal, and that evening i was given shark, zebra and ostrich, among other things. the food was very nice, but the experience was amazing.
Did you like the ostrich? I've had it before and the way I prepared it (pan-fried steak) it left much to be desired.
it was delicious where i had it - they pan fried it too, but served it with some zingy sauce so perhaps it helped to keep it moist and buttery.
I've had several, and they're all so good that I really can't pick just one.
- Lobster mac n' cheese, Capital Grill, Boston MA
- Grill fig & balsamic vinegar with parmesean cheese and truffle, Napa, CA
- Pork osso buco, Stockholders, S. Weymouth MA
- Arancini appetizer, Rustic Kitchen, Hingham, MA
- Black Sea Bass, Geyserville, CA
- Grilled octopus with sliced steak and vegetables (served on a salt slab!), Newark NJ
The first time I ate poutine in Toronto, Canada...it was so delicious!
I guess I take it for granted because I don't eat poutine as often as I should. However, I buy poutine gravy powder or even canned poutine gravy for .95 cents and use it for mashed potatos or roast chicken. I see the cheese curds for sale too, might try it in salads.
This! Also, Burger's Priest in Toronto. The Tower of Babel, I miss it so much.
India... just the whole time there. I spent most of my time in a village and the mother/wife/female head of house made the most amazing lentil dishes that I can never recreate and paratha slathered in fresh butter and uggghhh. I went to a lot of weddings so I also ate the kinds of things you find in an Indian restaurant in the states. I salivate when I think about the meals I ate in India. I also figured out pretty early on that I had a strong stomach so I ate a lot of street mango and juices and such and mmmmmmm it was all so good. Also all the sweets.
The weirdest thing I had was what they translated for me as black salt. They put it on bananas and it was the grossest thing ever. I'm still not sure what exactly it was. Maybe some kind of pepper.
It is hard to narrow down! There have been a bunch!
I live near the New England coast, and I would say clambakes right on the beach. (It looks like very fresh seafood, esp from NE, does seem to be a super common answer so far!)
The food is amazing, but also the experience.
--Build a fire on a beach that allows such thing
--Bury potatoes, corn on the cob, and anything else that sounds good and can cook that way wrapped in tin foil right in the fire
--put lobster, clams, and misc other seafood wrapped in seafood in a dutch oven or grill type thing and also drop that right in the fire
--drink beer with friends
--dig stuff up and pig out
--get ice cream, a snowcone, or fried dough or something from the boardwalk later if you have room
Also up there would be the hawker centers in Singapore!
Some great restaurant in Tokyo or grilled black cod in Germany.
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When I was 9 or 10, not too long after I learned how to bake cookies. My best friend and I were up at one in the morning and decided that we really wanted cookies and would bake them quietly. I didn't read the recipe carefully and I wasn't experienced enough to realize that there is no way it would taste good. The recipe called for 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda... I read it as 1/2 cup of baking soda.
We baked the cookies, and they looked normal... I was so excited. I cooked my first cookies all by myself and I wanted one so bad. I shoved a whole cookie in my mouth, and shortly there after vomited. It was probably the most disgusting thing I have ever eaten. lol
I spent a year in Bologna, Italy, and I'll never be able to truly enjoy Italian food in the US again. Between the pasta, the pizza, and the gelato, I don't know if I could narrow it down to one specific experience. It means something when a city is considered the food capital of Italy.
My host mom made me fish pancakes. They were regular pancakes with chunks of fish, with scales still on. I'm never going back to Ukraine!
when I was little, my mom's friend found a screw in her food. And by "find" I mean cracked a tooth by biting into it.
The waiter was so rude and kept making really stupid excuses.
I had scallops at one of Chef Ramsay's restaurants and it made my mouth salivate. Never before have I experienced that! The whole meal there was amazing though.
I went on a study abroad trip to Italy and Greece. as a sophomore in college and we had two meals provided by whatever hotel we were at and one meal we provided for ourselves. In Italy, they pretty much just gave us pasta and red sauce with bread, but the Greek hotels went all out. I had tyropita for the first time in a tiny hotel on a mountain in Delphi and I'm still craving it. Absolutely the most delicious thing I've ever had.
And the best thing about Greece is that we got actual appetizers with ours meals- the tyropita was followed with slow roasted lamb, which is another thing I'm still drooling over. I highly recommend going to Greece and eating everything you can get your hands on.
This delicious pasta w/truffle sauch in Assisi. Gelato in Rome. This steak I had on a cruise. Giant shrimp from Maine.
Not so delicious, but lampredotto and raw oysters.
Does "The time I took my brother out for sushi for the first time and he picked up the entire ball of wasabi and put it in his mouth" count?

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This drink is similar to European hot chocolate in style: rich, dark and memorable. I serve it in small doses, usually in demitasse or espresso cups.
The whipped cream isn't an option; it sweetens and softens the rich chocolate flavor.
- For the whipped cream
- 1/2 cup cold heavy (whipping) cream
- 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the hot chocolate
- 1 cup milk (whole or low-fat)
- 2/3 cup Multipurpose Chocolate Sauce, warm or at room temperature (see related recipe)
- 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Have ready 4 demitasse or espresso cups or coffee mugs.
For the whipped cream: In a medium chilled bowl, using chilled beaters, whip the cream with the confectioners' sugar and vanilla until it forms soft peaks. Set aside.
For the hot chocolate: In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, whisk together the milk, chocolate sauce, cocoa powder and vanilla. Continue to whisk or stir constantly until the chocolate sauce is completely incorporated, the cocoa powder dissolves and the mixture is warmed through.
Divide the hot chocolate among individual cups and top with the sweetened whipped cream. Serve immediately.
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Strathaven Academy pupil Heather Lynn will perform with classical violinist Nicola Benedetti in the aftermath of the Commonwealth Games.
The musical superstar is performing a Concerto for the Commonwealth at Glasgow’s Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
And sixth-year teen Heather, an accomplished cellist, will be accompanying Nicola for the event between August 10 and 16.
The Concerto for the Commonwealth with Nicola Benedetti is a summer school that lets promising students work closely and intensely with the UK’s leading violinist.
This intensive week-long course will bring together a community of talented young musicians to focus on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, interpreted by Nicola. They will improve their performance and interpretive skills, mentored by professional musicians from the Royal Conservatoire and beyond.
Held in the immediate aftermath of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, this course will celebrate the Commonwealth of Nations and students will explore, through Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, the concepts of freedom of the individual and “be inspired by the notions of equality and universality that helped to create the modern world.”
Meanwhile, Heather Lynn did Strathaven Rotary Club proud earlier this year when she took third place in the regional heats of Rotary International’s Young Musician of the Year competition.
She visited the club to tell them about the competition and to thank them for putting her forward as their representative.
In December last year, Heather attained her Professional Performance Diploma as an Associate of Trinity College London.
She has now gained a place at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and will undertake four years of study in cello performance.
At the request of the Conservatoire, she recently auditioned successfully to take part in a week-long summer school being led by the UK’s leading violinist Nicola Benedetti at the conservatoire from August 10-16.
This intensive course will bring together a community of talented young musicians to focus on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, interpreted by Nicola.
The students will improve their performance and interpretive skills, mentored by professional musicians from the Royal Conservatoire and beyond.
It is all a great honour for a talented ambassador for Strathaven Academy and the town of Strathaven.


Motor lamination plays a crucial role in the performance and efficiency of electric motors. Among the various materials used in motor lamination, silicon steel stands out for its exceptional properties and contributions to motor efficiency. In this article, we will explore the significant role of silicon steel in motor lamination, uncovering how it enhances efficiency and magnetic performance, ultimately leading to more reliable and optimized electric motors.
What is Silicon Steel?
Silicon steel, also known as electrical steel or lamination steel, is a specialized alloy primarily composed of iron and silicon. This unique composition gives silicon steel its desirable properties, making it a preferred choice for motor lamination. It is produced by carefully controlling the silicon content to achieve specific magnetic and electrical characteristics.
One of the key advantages of utilizing silicon steel in motor lamination is its ability to enhance motor efficiency. By laminating the motor core with thin silicon steel sheets, eddy current losses can be significantly reduced. Eddy currents, induced by alternating magnetic fields, can cause energy losses and heat generation. The laminated structure of silicon steel effectively restricts the flow of eddy currents, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced energy consumption.
Silicon steel possesses excellent magnetic properties that make it ideal for motor lamination. It exhibits high permeability, allowing magnetic flux to flow more easily through the material. This results in enhanced motor power and torque, translating into improved performance. Additionally, silicon steel offers low hysteresis loss, which minimizes energy dissipation during the magnetization and demagnetization cycles of the motor, further contributing to efficiency.
Core Loss Reduction
Core losses, specifically iron losses, are a significant factor in motor operation. Silicon steel excels in reducing these losses within motor lamination. Through its unique magnetic properties, silicon steel reduces the eddy current and hysteresis losses that occur within the motor core. By minimizing these losses, silicon steel helps maintain lower operating temperatures, enhances motor efficiency, and prolongs the lifespan of the motor.
The utilization of silicon steel in motor lamination finds extensive applications across various industries. In the automotive sector, electric vehicles benefit from the enhanced efficiency provided by silicon steel laminations. Industrial machinery, such as pumps, compressors, and generators, also rely on silicon steel motor laminations for improved performance and energy savings. The aerospace and renewable energy sectors are other notable areas where silicon steel plays a crucial role in motor efficiency.
Future Developments and Innovations
As technology continues to advance, ongoing research and development efforts are focused on further improving silicon steel’s properties and performance in motor lamination. Innovations aim to enhance the magnetic properties, reduce core losses, and develop new manufacturing techniques to achieve even higher levels of efficiency. These advancements hold the potential to revolutionize the motor industry, enabling more sustainable and efficient electric motors.
What makes silicon steel an ideal choice for motor lamination?
Silicon steel possesses unique magnetic properties, including high permeability and low hysteresis loss. These properties enable efficient magnetic flux flow, resulting in enhanced motor performance and reduced energy losses.
How does silicon steel contribute to motor efficiency?
Silicon steel laminations help minimize eddy current losses, which occur due to alternating magnetic fields. By restricting the flow of eddy currents, silicon steel improves motor efficiency, reduces energy consumption, and lowers operating temperatures.
Can silicon steel reduce noise and vibrations in electric motors?
Yes, motor lamination with silicon steel can help reduce noise and vibrations. The laminated structure reduces the magnetostriction effect, which is a common cause of motor noise, resulting in quieter operation and improved user experience.
Are there different types or grades of silicon steel available for motor lamination?
Yes, silicon steel is available in various grades or types. These grades may differ in terms of silicon content, coatings, and specific magnetic properties. Manufacturers choose the appropriate grade based on the desired motor characteristics and application requirements.
Can silicon steel laminations improve motor lifespan?
Absolutely. By reducing core losses and maintaining lower operating temperatures, silicon steel laminations contribute to prolonging the motor’s lifespan. Lower temperatures help prevent thermal degradation and ensure the motor operates within safe limits.
Are there any challenges or limitations associated with using silicon steel in motor lamination?
While silicon steel offers numerous advantages, it is important to consider its potential higher cost compared to other materials. Additionally, optimizing the design and manufacturing process to fully harness the benefits of silicon steel may require careful engineering and expertise.
silicon steel used only in electric motors, or are there other applications as well?
Silicon steel finds applications beyond electric motors. It is widely used in transformers, generators, inductors, and other electromagnetic devices where efficient magnetic performance is crucial.
Are there any ongoing advancements or research in silicon steel for motor lamination?
Yes, researchers and manufacturers continue to explore ways to further improve the properties of silicon steel in motor lamination. Ongoing efforts focus on reducing core losses, enhancing efficiency, and developing advanced manufacturing techniques to meet the evolving needs of the industry.
Can silicon steel laminations be recycled?
Yes, silicon steel is a recyclable material. Recycling silicon steel helps reduce waste and supports sustainable practices in the manufacturing and utilization of motor laminations.
How can I determine the right silicon steel grade for my motor application?
Choosing the appropriate silicon steel grade involves considering factors such as motor specifications, required efficiency levels, operating conditions, and budget. Consulting with experts or referring to industry standards can provide valuable guidance in selecting the optimal grade for your specific motor application.
Silicon steel is an indispensable material in motor lamination, offering remarkable benefits in terms of efficiency and magnetic performance. Its ability to reduce core losses, enhance motor efficiency, and improve magnetic flux makes it an optimal choice for various motor applications. As the demand for more energy-efficient and reliable electric motors continues to grow, silicon steel will undoubtedly play a vital role in shaping the future of motor technology. By harnessing the advantages of silicon steel, manufacturers can create motors that deliver exceptional performance while contributing to a sustainable and greener future
Contact Lammotor for motor lamination
Are you seeking top-notch motor lamination services to optimize the performance of your electric motors? Look no further than LamMotor – your trusted partner in motor lamination solutions. With our expertise and commitment to excellence, we offer customized and high-quality motor laminations designed to meet the unique needs of your applications.
At LamMotor, we understand the critical role that motor lamination plays in enhancing motor efficiency, reducing losses, and improving overall performance. With years of experience and a deep understanding of the industry, our team of skilled professionals is well-equipped to provide you with outstanding motor lamination solutions.


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Directed by Allan Dwan
Brand New HD Master from a 4K Scan. The Magic of eight-year-old Jenny (Natalie Wood, Marjorie Morningstar) comes alive in this spirited, funny and immensely charming story of a lost orphan girl’s effects on the townspeople who find her. After witnessing a small plane crash, a frightened Jenny seeks comfort in the home of a small-town doctor (Dean Jagger, Rawhide). Like a whirlwind of truth, Jenny speaks her mind, questions everything and changes the lives and loves of everyone she meets until she’s stricken with a plague that threatens the whole town. Now, the Doc must discover a cure or lose her. Driftwood was produced and directed by Hollywood veteran Allan Dwan (Manhandled), who directed over 400 features and shorts from 1911 to 1961. The classic drama features stunning black-and-white cinematography by the legendary cameraman John Alton (The Crooked Way) with a wonderful cast featuring Ruth Warrick (Citizen Kane), Walter Brennan (Rio Bravo), Charlotte Greenwood (Oklahoma!), Jerome Cowan (Miracle on 34th Street), Margaret Hamilton (The Wizard of Oz) and Alan Napier (Alfred from TV’s Batman).
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THE TRUTH ABOUT FEINSTEIN
The US has entered into a contract with a real estate firm to sell 56 buildings that currently house U.S. Post Offices. All 56 were built, operated, and paid for by tax-paying American citizens.
Now enjoy reading the rest: The government has decided it no longer needs these buildings, most of which are located on prime land in towns and cities across the country.
The sale of these properties will fetch about$19 billion!


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HOUSTON — They come from all parts of the country, even the world, and as young big men good enough to play in the NBA, they’ve shared a truly strange experience.
Almost to a man, they have been cussed out, elbowed and glared at by their idol, Kevin Garnett.
Chicago’s Joakim Noah, once called a “nobody” by Garnett, learned some irritating lessons from his childhood hero about how to dish back ornery behavior.
Last Wednesday both players had a good 3 feet on either side as they crossed the lane during a timeout at the Garden, but neither even considered stepping wide. They bumped shoulders, and Garnett immediately threw up his right hand in an abrupt, dismissive gesture. Noah responded by throwing both of his hands in the air, eyes trained on the nearest official, and only then did each player step away.
Asked before the game if he had grown up with a Garnett poster, Noah giggled.
“I did have a poster, and a jersey,” he said. “Not Boston, though. Minnesota.”
Many of these players are in Houston for All-Star weekend. Their experiences with the Celtics center considered, respect for him is grudging. But that’s how you treat the angry old man who owns the biggest house in the neighborhood, and screams if you step on his lawn.
“I know KG came in at a very young age. He inspired me with his play,” said Dwight Howard, one of the many for whom Garnett facilitated the jump from high school to the NBA. “That’s one of the reasons why I picked No. 12. I wanted to reverse No. 21.”
No. 21 was Garnett’s old Timberwolves number.
Howard has been accused of being too nice, even happy-go-lucky. He admittedly needed time to understand this human maelstrom known as KG.
“It makes you mad before the game because he’s always talking, and you take it kind of personal sometimes,” the Lakers center said. “But you eventually understand that he’s really doing it to get himself going, and to get you out of your game. At first I didn’t understand that, but now I see it.”
An observant few catch on early, and feed off Garnett’s hostility. Kenneth Faried, Denver’s fine young power forward, had what he describes as a “breakout game” against the Celtics, and Garnett, last March 17. Faried pounded the Celtics frontcourt with 18 points and 16 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass.
“I don’t think he liked it,” Faried said. “He got a little upset. He said some stuff. But this is how you play. I’m not going to back down. I’m going to keep going at you. He was one of my favorite players growing up, and it’s great to get the chance to go at him.”
Not here to fraternize
Unlike Faried, some players don’t know how to accept Garnett’s invitation for combat, at least not right away. They’re not accustomed to such orneriness.
Mention of that word — ornery — brought a crooked grin to Gary Payton’s face.
“I played that way,” said the former Celtics guard, who has been nominated for Hall of Fame induction this year. “The other team is the other team. They’re not your friends. So when Kevin plays the way he plays, it’s because of how he learned to play.
“What the guys today don’t understand is that’s the way the league was when Kevin came in. That’s what he came up in.”
And Garnett doesn’t seem to understand what the problem is. Told about the poster that used to hang on Noah’s bedroom wall, Garnett said, “You telling me that now is the first I’ve heard of it.”
Told that Hornets rookie Anthony Davis grew up idolizing him, Garnett seemed truly at a loss.
“When you’re on the court competing, you don’t take that in,” Garnett said. “I don’t know how many of these guys watched me when I was younger, I don’t know how many of these guys were what you would call fans.
“When I step on the floor it’s me against him — nothing personal, we’re just competing. I never socialized with a lot of these guys because, one, I don’t see them, and two, it’s never arranged. But I’m not so high on myself that I can’t speak or congratulate another guy. I have personal friends in this league. But when I compete it’s competing. I’m not out there trying to get you to like me, I’m not out there trying to be likable, and neither are they. Somewhere it gets lost in translation.”
Perhaps the disconnect can be blamed on the difference in eras. Now that AAU has shrunk the basketball universe for young players, the best know each other as well as their high school teammates.
“Maybe,” Garnett said. “A lot of these guys are friends coming in here. They know each other now, and maybe that has changed. I didn’t come in with a lot of my friends. I didn’t enter the league with a lot of peers. When I did interact with (other players) it was on the court, competing. It’s not a level to where you’re socializing, hanging out a lot. You’re preparing to do battle out there.”
Asked if he respected Noah, Garnett nodded and said, “Absolutely. I respect every player in the league. I never disrespect any player, his craft, how he got here, his journey. I respect every player in this league.”
Beloved by teammates
Many, then, are puzzled by Garnett’s idea of respect on the floor. But what opponents miss is what his teammates cherish.
Kendrick Perkins, who still refers to Garnett as The Ticket, grew up in Beaumont, Texas, developing a healthy case of hero worship for his future teammate. They bumped heads when Garnett was still in Minnesota, and Perkins was a young Celtics center attempting to stake his ground in the league.
But from the 2007-08 season on, the two men bonded like brothers. Perkins proudly became Garnett’s bodyguard on the floor.
“What I’ll say is that if Kevin is your teammate, you love him,” said former Celtics guard Sam Cassell, who remains one of Garnett’s closest friends. “If you’re on the other team, it’s something else. But you have to think about when Kevin came into the league. It was a man’s game then. The other team wasn’t your friend. You didn’t talk to the other team. It was a man’s league. The players today don’t understand that.”
But in his uniquely rude, irascible style, Garnett is teaching them through disdain.
Nothing personal, you understand. It took a while, but Noah thinks he finally does.
“A lot of people talk about all of the extra things he does, but I know that all he cares about is winning,” Noah said. “I respect that, even though he’s done some (expletive) sometimes. But at the same time, what I like is that he’s not trying to be friends with anyone who’s not his teammate. As I get older I respect it more.”
Noah has reached that level that Faried already seems to occupy. He likes the invitation to battle.
“KG was my favorite player growing up,” Noah said. “Just competing against him is a game that’s always easy for me to get up for, because I’m competing against somebody I admired. I learned a lot about competing, just competing against him.
“I think for everyone who first comes into the league and is playing against somebody they grew up admiring, they have to change their mindset pretty fast. Whether it’s Kobe Bryant, LeBron James or all of these guys who you admired, you can’t look at them like that anymore. You have to look at them as the enemy.”
It’s a lesson learned, then.


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Pastor Chuck Brooks knows the odds are stacked against his comatose daughter’s recovery. And so, two months after she was run down by an SUV with her crazed and estranged spouse at the wheel, he prays for a miracle.
The man of God and father of domestic violence victim Sophia Giraldo believes in repentance too, and hopes the day will come when her jailed husband admits to his sins in the unforgivable Dec. 27 attack witnessed by the couple’s three horrified sons.
“Forgiveness is granted when the person asks for it,” Brooks told the Daily News. “He has to be contrite. He has to be repentant. We can forgive him in a general sense ... So we’re not going to be unkind or harsh to him. That’s not Christ-honoring.”
Brooks knows the future remains uncertain nearly two months after the violent and unprovoked attack where Stephen Giraldo loaded his boys into the SUV and waited for his 41-year-old wife to emerge from her Queens home.
“Everyone keep your seat belts on,” the suspect told his children before accelerating into their mother with the vehicle — the last of several alleged domestic violence incidents.
“She’s in a coma,” Brooks said. “She’s been in a coma since day one. She’s on a ventilator. The neurologist, all the professionals say the type of brain injury that she has, it’s basically non-recoverable ... So our hope is in the Lord.”
The pastor recalled his feelings of optimism the first time his daughter introduced her future husband. He forged a bond with Stephen, exchanging text messages and offering encouragement.
“He seemed to be a delightful young man,” said Brooks. “Their marriage went well for several years.”
By last December, their 13-year marriage was in shambles. Sophia, who went public with allegations of domestic violence, had filed for divorce four months earlier as their love turned toxic.
“He’s a very manipulative person,” said Brooks. “As the song says, he can smile in your face and then backstab you. In her case, literally.”
Sophia is one of eight children, the firstborn to the deeply religious preacher and his wife. She started a Bible club while in high school, graduated from Messiah University in Pennsylvania, and traveled as a missionary to China and Ecuador before landing in Queens to launch a new church.
She fell in love with her husband there, and Brooks recalled Giraldo asking him for Sophia’s hand in marriage.
“[He] was a few years younger than her, but he seemed to be very mature and friendly,” Brooks said. “And he was mentored by one of the pastors up in New York.”
But things started to go bad after Sophia found pornography on her husband’s computer, Brooks recounted. One month before the incident, Sophia posted on Facebook about the ugly disintegration of their romance.
“I found myself in the middle of a marriage filled with betrayal and abuse,” she wrote. The mom, in another Facebook post, revealed she and their sons spent time in a domestic violence shelter in 2019.
“For her safety, for her sanity, she had to find a place to live,” said Brooks. “And then she was able to get an apartment, and during that time ... she really hit a low spot. A dark place in her life. But as she separated from him, she got her own place.”
The time away from Stephen Giraldo “was really providing healing for her,” said Brooks, recalling the husband was unapologetic as the fissures in their marriage widened over the years.
“He didn’t seem to be contrite or sorrowful about his behavior,” said Brooks. “He just began to be just more obstinate and he changed ... But what he did on Dec. 27, none of us would have ever expected that to happen.”
Giraldo remains behind bars, charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. The victim’s dad believes Giraldo was angered to watch as his wife moved forward without him.
“I think he wanted her to suffer,” Brooks explained. “But she wasn’t suffering. She was doing it. God was blessing her.”
Giraldo’s lawyer did not respond to a call for comment.
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According to Queens prosecutors, the MTA bus driver was lying in wait at 5:20 a.m. for his wife to come outside and pick the boys up. As she approached, authorities said, Giraldo hit the gas and sent his wife sailing over a nearby fence as his SUV flipped onto its side.
Giraldo then climbed over his eldest son in the front seat to continue the attack, stabbing his wife in the chest, authorities said, before dialing 911 to confess to the crime. NYPD body cameras recorded a subsequent admission: “I hit my wife, arrest me.”
The witness boys are 11, 9 and 6 years old, and police arrived to find Sophia Giraldo covered in blood with broken bones, a punctured liver and severe neurological damage.
Brooks said he and his wife had dinner with the kids on Thursday.
“They’re having problems, but they would,” said the grandfather. “The oldest was in the front seat, so they witness their mom being run down by their dad. How would you respond with seeing that? So that’s where they are. But we’re loving on them.”
The waiting game continues for the Brooks family as they hope for the best and brace for the worst. Brooks said Sophia was moved from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility, where a feeding tube provides her nutrition.
“We’re praying that she will recover and God will restore her to her children, to her family to her ministry,” said her dad.


Greek government authorities are on alert after a union of Greek army reservists of Special Forces issued a statement urging the Greek administration to step down and make way for a national unity government. As Keep Talking Greece notes, the statement on the union’ website included 15 demands – including the resignation of the Greek President – and urged people to gather at the infamous Syntagma Square on Saturday. The statement was interpreted by some as a call to a “coup d’etat” – denied by the union – but prompted Greece’s Supreme Court to meet to discuss it.
Are both the IMF and the international Greece’s creditors ready to stand for a military “coup d’etat” in Greece and the abolition of the representative democracy? Would it not be wiser to revise the Greek’s debt payment conditions?


The Cajete Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest’s Jemez Ranger District was declared controlled at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, July 16, thanks to recent moisture that arrived with the monsoon season.
The 1,412-acre Cajete Fire, which started June 15 from an abandoned campfire, has been 96 percent contained since June 21.
Incident command determined that the uncontained 4 percent of the fire perimeter was not safe for firefighters to enter. The area near Los Griegos Peak is in the burn scar from the 2011 Las Conchas Fire and still contains multiple hazard trees, which can fall without warning. The burn scar held the fire in place without exposing firefighters to unnecessary risk.
The June 20 order, which closed all lands, roads and trails within the Cajete Fire perimeter remains in place until July 31, unless it is rescinded earlier. The closure order includes a segment of the Las Conchas Trail (#137) between the last bridge coming from the Las Conchas Trailhead (before the trail ascends) and the East Fork Trailhead.


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The judge said that a "bench warrant will be coming in his direction if he's not here". "Please don't tell me you earn more than €110 million in a day?"
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PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh. The Kushinagar Airport is the third International Airport in the state and a direction in the making U.P. the only state in the country to have five international airports.
The Kushinagar International Airport is the third international airport apart from operational airports in Lucknow and Varanasi. While the Lucknow airport handles flights to international destinations like Middle Eastern countries including Oman, Kuwait, UAE among others; Varanasi Aiport handles flights to Thailand, Nepal among others.
The inaugural flight at the Kushinagar International Airport operated from Colombo, Sri Lanka carrying 125 dignitaries and Buddhist Monks. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was also part of the first international landing at the airport. Further flights will be announced to more international destinations.
The Kushinagar Airport will give impetus to the religious tourism in the state, with Kushinagar being the Mahaparinirvan of Lord Buddha. Buddhist Pilgrims from across the globe, and more specifically from East Asia are likely to boost tourism in the state.
A huge influx from countries like Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore among other countries is expected once the airport is fully operational. As for the rest of the upcoming international airports, Uttar Pradesh will soon get airports in Noida and Ayodhya, giving an impetus to foreign trade and travel.
Here are the upcoming International Airports in UP-
The Jewar Green Field International Airport in Noida, now being named as the Noida International Airport will be an alternate airport in Delhi-NCR and is expected to share traffic with the operational Delhi International Airport, which is also the busiest airport in the country.
CM Yogi has already termed the upcoming Noida International Airport as one of the most advanced and largest airports in the country, work on which has already begun and contract awarded to Swiss major Zurich Airport International (ZAI).
One runway of the Noida international airport will be built during the first phase of construction with a focus on domestic traffic in the initial years.
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Apart from the Noida Airport, work is already on to construct the Ayodhya International Airport, which is named Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram Airport in Ayodhya. A provision of 100 million rupees has been made for Ayodhya Airport and 377 acres of land has also been made available to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for the development of the airport.
While the airport was initially conceptualized under the UDAN scheme to facilitate domestic flights connecting Ayodhya to Hindan and other airports, the Chief Minister later modified the announcement and ordered to develop the airport for Code-E B777-300 type aircraft. This is the largest aircraft that is allowed to land anywhere in India and PM Modi himself flies in one of these new-age machines.

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This month we cook a lot of dishes from Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are a melting pot bubbling over with tourists, inhabitants and expatriates from all parts of the world, and these people naturally have diverse eating habits. Through the ages, the Chinese, Malay, Indians and the foreigners (westerners) have cast their influence on Singapore's food recipes and there is no doubt that Singapore is a food lovers' paradise. We are bringing the fantastic Singapore/Malay dishes to you and our friends who will be couchsurfing with us...Cheers! Tiger & Marlon
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Hospitalization can significantly disrupt sleeping patterns. In consideration of the previous reports of insomnia and apparent widespread use of benzodiazepines and other hypnotics in hospitalized patients, we conducted a study to assess quality of sleep and hypnotic drug use in our acute care adult patient population. The primary objectives of this study were to assess sleep disturbance and its determinants including the use of drugs with sedating properties.
This single-centre prospective study involved an assessment of sleep quality for consenting patients admitted to the general medicine and family practice units of an acute care Canadian hospital. A validated Verran and Snyder-Halpern (VSH) Sleep Scale measuring sleep disturbance, sleep effectiveness, and sleep supplementation was completed daily by patients and scores were compared to population statistics. Patients were also asked to identify factors influencing sleep while in hospital, and sedating drug use prior to and during hospitalization was also assessed.
During the 70-day study period, 100 patients completed at least one sleep questionnaire. There was a relatively even distribution of males versus females, most patients were in their 8th decade of life, retired, and suffered from multiple chronic diseases. The median self-reported pre-admission sleep duration for participants was 8 hours and our review of PharmaNet profiles revealed that 35 (35%) patients had received a dispensed prescription for a hypnotic or antidepressant drug in the 3-month period prior to admission. Benzodiazepines were the most common sedating drugs prescribed. Over 300 sleep disturbance, effective and supplementation scores were completed. Sleep disturbance scores across all study days ranged 16-681, sleep effectiveness scores ranged 54-402, while sleep supplementation scores ranged between 0-358. Patients tended to have worse sleep scores as compared to healthy non-hospitalized US adults in all three scales. When compared to US non-hospitalized adults with insomnia, our patients demonstrated sleep disturbance and supplementation scores that were similar on Day 1, but lower (i.e. improved) on Day 3, while sleep effectiveness were higher (i.e. better) on both days. There was an association between sleep disturbance scores and the number of chronic diseases, the presence of pain, the use of bedtime tricyclic antidepressants, and the number of chronic diseases without pain. There was also an association between sleep effectiveness scores and the length of hospitalization, the in hospital use of bedtime sedatives and the presence of pain. Finally, an association was identified between sleep supplementation scores and the in hospital use of bedtime sedatives (tricyclic antidepressants and loxapine), and age. Twenty-nine (29%) patients received a prescription for a hypnotic drug while in hospital, with no evidence of pre-admission hypnotic use. The majority of these patients were prescribed zopiclone, lorazepam or another benzodiazepine.
The results of this study reveal that quality of sleep is a problem that affects hospitalized adult medical service patients and a relatively high percentage of these patients are being prescribed a hypnotic prior to and during hospitalization.
Cites: Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2000 Aug 7;42(1084):71-210932303
Prescribing omeprazole for the treatment of digestive disorders accounts for an important part of the costs in Quebec's drug benefit plan. In July 1993, the Quebec drug program listed omeprazole, with restriction, in its formulary. On January 1, 1994, this restriction was lifted; since then, omeprazole has been listed in the regular provincial formulary.
To describe the appropriateness of initial omeprazole prescribing in the ambulatory senior population of Quebec in the 27 months after being listed without restriction.
A retrospective population-based cohort study was performed using prescription and medical services claims databases of the Quebec drug program. Data were extracted for elderly patients who received their first omeprazole prescription between July 1, 1994 and March 31, 1996.
Among the 47,140 first-time users of omeprazole identified, 7516 (15.9%) had had an endoscopy in the previous six months, 2308 (4.9%) were given an antimicrobial agent and omeprazole simultaneously, and 22,730 (48.2%) received omeprazole after prior use of an H2 receptor antagonist (H2RA) or a prokinetic drug. A total of 26,525 (56.3%) first-time users were prescribed omeprazole based on at least one of the three criteria listed above. Among these users, 729 (2.8%) received an H2RA concurrently with omeprazole. Altogether, 25,796 (54.7%) first-time users received omeprazole appropriately.
Although reimbursement for omeprazole prescriptions has not been restricted in Quebec since January 1, 1994, it was prescribed appropriately for elderly patients in the majority of cases studied.
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PURPOSE: To assess polypharmacy in a population with emphasis on regions. METHODS: We studied the individual-based data of all dispensed prescription drugs (DP) during a 3-month study period in Sweden 2006. As an indicator of polypharmacy, five or more (DP > or = 5) different drugs (substances) dispensed were applied. For analysis, we used comparisons of prevalence, correlation of prevalence of polypharmacy with different socioeconomic variables, and a novel weighted polypharmacy index. RESULTS: The national prevalence of polypharmacy, DP > or = 5, was 10.5% (inter-regional variation 9.1-12.1%). The regional variation in the prevalence of polypharmacy was largest for the age groups > or =90 (45.6-59.1%), 80-89 (46.1-53.4%) and 70-79 years (33.1-38.0%). The national prevalence of excessive polypharmacy, DP > or = 10, was 2.2% (inter-regional variation 1.9-2.6%). The regional variation in prevalence of excessive polypharmacy was largest for the age groups > or =90 (9.8-22.3%), 80-89 (11.4-17.1%) and 70-79 years (7.0-9.4%). We found a fairly strong positive correlation between polypharmacy and the age group > or =70 years (r = 0.84 for men and 0.71 for women). The novel weighted polypharmacy index indicated regional differences in the internal distribution of the prevalence of dispensed drugs for individuals with polypharmacy. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that the observed regional differences in the prevalence of polypharmacy partly can be explained by the regional age distribution in Sweden. The use of the novel weighted polypharmacy index indicated regional differences in drug therapy for individuals with polypharmacy.
To determine the association of polypharmacy with nutritional status, functional ability and cognitive capacity among elderly persons.
This was a prospective cohort study of 294 survivors from the population-based Geriatric Multidisciplinary Strategy for the Good Care of the Elderly (GeMS) Study, with yearly follow-ups during 2004 to 2007. Participants were the citizens of Kuopio, Finland, aged 75 years and older at baseline. Polypharmacy status was categorized as non-polypharmacy (0-5 drugs), polypharmacy (6-9 drugs) and excessive polypharmacy (10+ drugs). A linear mixed model approach was used for analysis the impact of polypharmacy on short form of mini nutritional assessment (MNA-SF), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and mini-mental status examination (MMSE) scores.
Excessive polypharmacy was associated with declined nutritional status (p?=?0.001), functional ability (p?
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the beliefs about medicines among pharmacy employees. A further aim was to analyse whether these beliefs were associated with any background characteristics, such as age, professional category or medication use. METHOD: The study subjects were pharmacy employees at 24 community pharmacies in Göteborg, Sweden. The participating pharmacies had a total of 372 employees (pharmacists, dispensing pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians). Data was collected at the weekly pharmacy information meetings with a questionnaire comprising background questions and the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ). The general part of the BMQ was used. For each statement in the BMQ, respondents marked their degree of agreement on a five-point Likert scale (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=uncertain, 4=agree and 5=strongly agree). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The three subscales of BMQ General: General Harm, General Overuse and General Benefit. RESULTS: The majority of the 292 respondents were dispensing pharmacists. More than half of the respondents were aged 45 years or older and had worked in a pharmacy for 20 years or more. Compared to the other professional categories, a higher proportion of dispensing pharmacists stated that they currently used traditional medicines. The pharmacy employees had a mean score for General Benefit of 4.31 and a mean score for General Harm of 1.81. Pharmacists and dispensing pharmacists in general regarded medicines as somewhat more beneficial, whereas pharmacy technicians viewed medicines as slightly more harmful. Those who had worked in a pharmacy for 30-34 years regarded medicines as less harmful compared to those who had worked 0-4 years. Compared to non-users, current users of prescription drugs regarded medicines as more beneficial. When controlling for background characteristics, no confounders were detected for any of the three subscales (ANCOVA analyses). CONCLUSION: Results of the study of 292 Swedish pharmacy employees show that they regard medicines as beneficial rather than harmful and that there are differences in beliefs between the professional categories. However, the reasons for these differences remain unclear. Nevertheless, the positive beliefs among pharmacy employees may have an impact on the communication with clients and, eventually, clients' adherence to medicines.
The WHI was stopped prematurely because of an increased risk of breast cancer, stroke and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) arm of the trial. Changes in the use of HRT are expected.
To assess the impact of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) publication on the rate of HRT prescription, and the clinical characteristics and persistence rate of new users and its determinants.
From the RAMQ databases, the total numbers of HRT prescriptions, and of new HRT's users were calculated between 2 January 1998 and 31 May 2003. To assess the clinical characteristics of women, two retrospective cohorts of new HRT's users were constructed before (pre-WHI) and after (post-WHI) the WHI study publication. The persistence rate after 1 year of follow-up was estimated using a Kaplan-Meier analysis. Cox regression models were used to estimate the rate ratio of HRT cessation.
The total numbers of HRT users and of new users declined respectively by 28% and 50% in post-WHI. The standard dosage of HRT was significantly less used, while the proportion of women with risk factors of CVD or at very high risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) did not change. The rate of persistence in the pre-WHI cohort was 59% compared to 45% in the post-WHI (p
This study retrospectively evaluated the use of parenteral ciprofloxacin (PC) under the influence of a reserved antimicrobial drug program and an intravenous-oral stepdown program. During the first three months following its formulary introduction, 92 PC treatment courses were initiated. Fifty of these treatment courses in 49 adults were randomly selected for study. The hematology service accounted for 50% of the courses reviewed. The balance were initiated in the intensive care unit (16%), and six other services (34%). PC was used for the treatment of febrile neutropenia (50%), respiratory tract infections (20%), gram-negative sepsis (10%), and five other indications. Initial use of the intravenous formulation was considered appropriate in 92% of courses. Stepdown therapy occurred in 17 (34%) of treatment courses. Of the 26 patients considered candidates for oral therapy, seven patients (27%) were eligible for earlier stepdown and nine patients (35%) did not receive oral drug. According to our criteria, unnecessary use of the intravenous route occurred in 20% of PC treatment days. Mean total cost (acquisition plus delivery) of therapy per course was $668. This cost was higher in the hematology service (mean $990) than any other service (p = 0.0015). When stepdown therapy was employed the mean daily cost of therapy was $43.63 vs. $55.61 when the oral dosage form was not used (p = 0.04). Parenteral drug costs totalling $6245 were avoided by subsequent use of the oral dosage form. If full compliance with stepdown criteria had occurred, an estimated total savings of $10,769 could have been realized.
Drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) represent an important public health problem. Knowledge of their clinical characteristics will provide improved diagnostic approaches to this topic.
The aim of the present study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with suspected DHRs.
The medical records of 206 outpatients with suspected DHRs, who consulted a Norwegian allergy centre from January 2005 to December 2009, were investigated in a retrospective study.
Mean age (range) was 44.3 (11-84) years, and 72% of the patients were women. The most common underlying diseases justifying the use of drugs were infections (49%) and pain-related diseases (23%). Antibiotics (53%), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (32%), paracetamol (15%) and other drugs (46%), used as monotherapy or combinations, were the most often suspected drugs. Cutaneous symptoms were the most frequently reported symptoms (83%). Hospitalisation or prolonged hospitalisation was needed in 38% of the cases, and anaphylaxis was reported in 28% of all the patients. Skin prick tests were performed in 185 patients, of which 14 patients had positive test results. Drug provocation tests (DPTs) were performed in only 86 patients, six of which had positive reactions. DHRs were confirmed in 24 and rejected in 81 patients. Unsettled cases (39%) were mainly due to not performing DPTs.
Suspected DHRs occur predominantly in women. The most common manifestations are cutaneous symptoms, but life-threatening reactions justifying hospitalisation may occur. Antibiotics and NSAIDs are the two drug families most frequently suspected. DPTs need to be included in diagnostic protocols in order to evaluate suspected DHRs.
Maternal medication use during pregnancy is explored extensively, as it may cause birth defects. This study aimed to evaluate the validity of recorded medication use in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway (MBRN).
This study was based on the nationwide population-based registries, the MBRN and the Norwegian Prescription Database (NorPD). These registries were linked using a unique 11-digit identification number. The sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value (PPV) of recorded medication use in MBRN were computed using data from NorPD as the reference.
Among the 163,678 pregnancies included in our study, the sensitivity for total drug use during pregnancy was calculated to be 32% and PPV was 82%. When we looked at the use of medication during the whole pregnancy, the sensitivities of drug registration for the main groups in the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC)-classification varied from 50% (ATC group H) to 2% (ATC group S).
The medication use recorded in MBRN is poor compared with prescribed medicines registered in NorPD. There was a substantial difference between the different ATC codes regarding the sensitivity of MBRN in the registration of medication use during pregnancy.
Pregabalin (Lyrica(®) ) may have an anxiolytic effect. It has also been reported that the use of this drug helps prevent excessive use of benzodiazepines. The aim of the present study was to examine if pregabalin reduced the intake of benzodiazepines. In a pharmacoepidemiological study, we compared pregabalin to the older drug gabapentin (Neurontin(®) ) in the Norwegian Prescription Database. The database has total capture of all prescribed drugs outside institutions. We identified all prescriptions for the two drugs for patients aged 18-69 years between 2004 and 2007. Patients were grouped as psychiatric patients, patients with epilepsy, patients with neuropathic pain or non-specified users. We measured the use of benzodiazepines 182 days before and after the initiation of treatment with pregabalin and gabapentin. Between 15% and 29% of the patients were able to stop using benzodiazepines after starting pregabalin or gabapentin treatment. Psychiatric patients who started pregabalin were able to reduce the amount of benzodiazepines used by 48%, compared to only 14% among starters of gabapentin. This study shows that some patients reduced their use of benzodiazepines substantially after starting pregabalin.

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Invaders of the British Isles
Species invading the British Isles come in all shapes and sizes, and have ended up on these islands for a variety of reasons. Whether they arrived by accident or design, these invasive species have had major effects on native wildlife.
Find out the fascinating stories behind some of the most successful invaders in Britain:
British species abroad
It is not just tropical species that become invaders, any species can become invasive given the right conditions. Many British species have been introduced to other continents and some of our most familiar species, such as starlings, green crabs and gorse bushes, have become huge problems in many countries around the world.
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The head of the German Federation Trade Unions (DGB) warned Sunday that major industries in the country were at risk of collapsing if Russian natural gas were to be cut off.
“Because of the gas bottlenecks, entire industries are in danger of permanently collapsing: aluminum, glass, the chemical industry,” Yasmin Fahimi told newspaper Bild am Sonntag in an interview. “Such a collapse would have massive consequences for the entire economy and jobs in Germany.”
Fahimi’s dire warning came a day ahead of an expected round of crisis talks between Fahimi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February has stoked an energy crisis on the continent which is heavily reliant upon Russian imports.
Fahimi called for a price cap on energy for households. She said households and companies will be further burdened by the rising costs of CO2 emissions, creating a crisis that could lead to social and labor unrest.
Meanwhile, the head of Germany’s regulatory agency for energy called on residents Saturday to save energy and to prepare for winter, when use increases, fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies.
Federal Network Agency President Klaus Mueller urged house and apartment owners to have their gas boilers and radiators checked and adjusted to maximize their efficiency.
“Maintenance can reduce gas consumption by 10% to 15%,” he told Funke Mediengruppe, a German newspaper and magazine publisher.
Mueller said residents and property owners need to use the 12 weeks before cold weather sets in to get ready. He said families should start talking now about “whether every room needs to be set at its usual temperature in the winter – or whether some rooms can be a little colder.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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An oak tree has been planted in Brampton on the site where six Jacobite soldiers were executed in 1746.
The original Capon Tree, from which they were hanged, died around a hundred years ago.
The new one commemorates their memory, and celebrates the peace between Scotland and England since the Jacobite uprisings.
It was planted by local school children in a ceremony organised by the parish council.
Finola Miles reports.
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There is "room for improvement" in rail safety despite it being 10 years since the last passenger death in a train crash.
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By John Denton
March 29, 2013
In another full-blown rebuilding phase with five rookies and three second-year players on this season’s roster, the Magic eclipsed the 18-win total of the first-year expansion team in 1989-90. That first team went 18-64.
The Magic blew a 19-point first-quarter lead in Wednesday’s road loss in Charlotte and squandered Friday’s 16-point lead with a poor start to the second half. But this time the Magic recovered nicely and hung tough down the stretch against the Wizards (26-46).
``They made a run at us, I think it was 16-2, and we respond, we don’t panic. We’ve been in that position before and we’ve lost those games,’’ Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said. ``But we made free throws down the stretch, executed and when we didn’t make shots we defended. That gave us a chance to stay in the game. It was just great effort by every guy that stepped on the floor.’’
Harris followed up Wednesday’s dazzling 29-point performance with 30 points. He had a three-point play off a steal of Washington guard John Wall late in the fourth quarter and he steadied the Magic offense with a jumper with 1:22 remaining. He scored eight points in the final period to preserve the win.
``There have been certain times since being in a Magic uniform where we struggled to close out games and tonight was a good step for me,’’ said Harris, who added 11 rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals. ``Not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end getting my teammates to communicate and we did a great job of it.’’
Wall, who had a 47-point effort earlier in the week for the Wizards, scored 35 points, but he needed 28 shots to do so. He made just 11 of those shots, but got to the free throw line 14 times with 12 makes.
Beno Udrih had 10 points and nine assists and helped limit the damage that Wall had against the Magic. Wall had just two assists, while turning the ball over four times. ``He only had two assists. If he had (almost) 40 (points) and only has two assists that means he’s not finding his teammates,’’ Udrih said. ``We definitely had to play good defense against him.’’
Harkless added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Magic. E’Twaun Moore had 15 points off the bench, while Andrew Nicholson scored 14 points in his first game back following an ankle injury.
The Magic left not long after Friday’s game for Atlanta, where they will play on Saturday night against the Hawks. The game will be the start of a five-game, 10-night trip for the Magic. Orlando will play in Atlanta (Saturday), Houston (Monday), San Antonio (Wednesday), Chicago (Friday) and Cleveland (Sunday) during its longest road trip of the season.
Orlando could be without veteran point guard Jameer Nelson, who sprained his right ankle in Friday’s first half and did not return. Nelson has missed 17 games this season because of groin, hip, Achilles, knee and forearm injuries.
Up as much as 16 points early on and leading by 12 at the break, the Magic inexplicably missed 10 of its first 11 shots of the third quarter. That offensive drought paved the way for Washington to go on a 17-4 that put it into the lead for the first time since early in the second quarter.
But Orlando responded with a 16-7 spurt of its own to take a 78-71 lead into the fourth quarter. The Magic stepped up their defense in the third quarter, swatting Wall’s shots three times in the final minute of the period.
Orlando led 58-46 at intermission after shooting 51.1 percent and getting double-digit scoring production from three players in the first half. The Magic had 15 assists on their 23 field goals despite losing Nelson to a sprained ankle. Harris scored a career-best 29 points on Wednesday and he got off to another blazing start Friday night by making six of his first 10 shots. He buried a 3-pointer for the first basket and never let up the rest of the half while pouring in 17 points in the first 24 minutes.
Just two nights after setting a career-high in assists with six, O’Quinn had four more assists in the first quarter. The Magic ran much of the offense through the 6-foot-10 center in the high post, and he found several cutters for easy baskets. Three of his first four assists led to dunks for the magic.
Orlando led by as much as 16 points in the first half despite an offensive onslaught from Wall. Wall, who scored 47 points on Monday against the Memphis Grizzlies, had 18 points early on – none more exciting than his last basket of the half. Wall intercepted a pass under the Magic’s basket with 2.9 seconds left in the half and finished a layup at the other end just before the halftime horn.
Udrih, who played previously with Harris in Milwaukee before the trade to Orlando, feels the talented forward is finally getting the chance to show how good he can be.
``When I was in Milwaukee with him I always knew he had the talent and potential to be a great player,’’ Udrih said. ``In Milwaukee I think they were holding him back. They didn’t give him the real chance to show what he can do. Here he’s getting a chance and he’s definitely proving himself and taking advantage of the chance.’’
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Antique Print-EUROPEAN CONGER-EEL-Wilhelm-1812
Subject: Antique ichthyological engraving, from the section 'Kahlbauche, Apodes : Hal, Muraena. It shows Meeraal, Gemeine Aal (European Conger, and another eel).
Condition: Very good given age. Library ink stamp on the front, partly covering the image. One margin cropped to the platemark. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Medium: Original handcoloured etching/engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 10.5 x 17.5 cm. The image size is ca. 8 x 14.5 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 4.1 x 6.9 inch. The image size is ca. 3.1 x 5.7 inch.
Part Number: 47267


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Why I Love This Recipe
A different take on good old chili. Really good too!
Ingredients You'll Need
1 ¼ pounds bulk Italian sausage (sweet or hot, your choice!)
1 large green bell pepper, coarsely chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 large onion, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans Italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans (or white kidney beans)rinsed & drained
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese -- (4 ounces)
Cook sausage, bell pepper and onion in Dutch oven over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
Stir in tomatoes, beans and tomato sauce. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot. Sprinkle each serving with cheese. Yield: 4 servings.


Now three albums in, the group’s sound has reached new euphoric heights on The Glow, with a continued shift towards more electronic production – an exciting change for the guitar-based band. The album’s title track is an early highlight, combining Tommy O’Dell’s unmistakable vocal with a buoyant instrumental backing that leaves a wonderful afterglow. Hooks are certainly the band’s speciality, with tracks building up to triumphant choruses that will no doubt form part of the band’s canon.
THE GLOW by DMA’S is out July 10 via I OH YOU.
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Comic Drawing Class with Illustrator Jerry Bennett
This Spring Break, join Best of Books for a special Comic Book Drawing class with “Glamorella’s Daughter” Illustrator, Jerry Bennett from 2-3 p.m. on Thursday, March 21.
Registration is FREE but REQUIRED for each individual child. This class is suggested for ages 8 and above, accompanied by an adult.
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**If plans change and you cannot attend please CALL US at 405-340-9202 so we can reopen your spot to those on the waitlist.**
Jerry Bennett is an Oklahoma artist, comic book illustrator and graphic novelist. He recently won 2023 Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Narrative Art Award. Jerry was the former SCBWI OK/AR Illustrator Coordinator of 12 years, and now serves as SCBWI's Global U.S. Illustrator Coordinator. Jerry is a graphic novelist focused on middle grade graphic novels, currently drawing my co-creator-owned comic, Glamorella's Daughter, with writer Charles J. Martin. Also writing several middle grade graphic novels in the hopes to be published. He also freelances as an illustrator and art director. Held several art residencies displaying and teaching comic art and the process of creating comics

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My Thoughts No Ordinary Mistress is Robyn DeHart’s first book in her series Masquerading Mistresses. This is a novella and I was a little bit surprised how well the story flowed despite it being a little bit short for my taste. The two protagonists: Emma Masterson and Remington (love that name, BTW) Hawthorne, Earl of Latham are spies for the Crown. To complicate things, there are (were) partners. The story opens two years before when both Emma and Remy (Remington) were on assignment together and both had a falling out. Emma, being an independent woman that she is, did not want […]
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Ridiculously Short Plot Ala Jack the Ripper mystery romance with a blind girl as the witness of a gruesome crime. Main Characters Mia Danvers Alex Foster, Eighth Duke of Carrington Jack the Ripper Themes Rags to Riches Mystery Jack the Ripper Blind Main Character Favorite Line ‘You are proposing to me? Marriage?’ Mia asked. She shook her head. ‘Even though you freely admit that I am not duchess material.’ She came to her feet. ‘I suppose I should be flattered, but I am not. That was a terrible proposal and I kindly decline. Good day, Alex.’ And with that, she […]
A Little Bit Sinful is the first book that I read written by Robyn Dehart and it turned out to be a refreshing read to me as well. This is also the second book in the series and I think it did well as a stand alone, seeing as I had not read the first book yet.
This story centers on Clarissa trying to steer her “perfect match” George, into proposing marriage to her. Unfortunately, it has taken him quite a while to propose and Clarissa is getting antsy.