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Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:9-14 & Luke 10:25-37
Given on May 29, 2016 at UPC of Amsterdam, NY
He loathed being on this road as he traversed the Judean countryside from one major city tot he next. Each moment felt as if he living on borrowed time, unsure around which corner he would find danger. He knew the talk of other travelers like himself. He heard them say, don’t go down that road, you won’t come back unscathed. He had heard about bandits and robbers lining the road on either side. Each twist and turn certainly leading to his demise. And so as he went he held his meager resources just a little closer to himself. He stared as far as he could into the gathering dusk trying to perceive some sign of what he knew must have been coming next. It was only luck that had been his companion thus far, a kind twist of fate that was certain to unravel at any moment. He knew it. And so it was as he went along on this path, this path that he had trod so many times before, each time felt increasingly uncertain. His routine before leaving for this route became increasingly measured, incremental in its moment from one moment to the next. The kisses he shared with his wife and children, his final indicator that his trip was about to comment become an elongated ritual in which he would mentally count each of the hairs on his children’s heads. Each deep and intimate kiss with his beloved lasting just a bit longer than one might think was appropriate. And the final embrace with his wife, as he held in her in his arms, knowing in his very soul that this could be the last time, and thus, trying to convey every bit of love that he felt for her in a hug, in the pressing of their lips together as they slowly pulled apart. They each wept as he departed and as she followed him to the end of their road and then remained as long as she could until he vanished on the other side of the hill. Would they ever see each other again?
When the ruffians emerged from behind the large boulder to his right and trapped the traveler against the chasm that seemed to descend into Sheol that was on his left, he replayed in his mind a thousand times what was about to occur. Seemingly out of habit, he cloaked his money purse behind his tunic in a valiant though pointless attempt to hide it from the robbers as if they weren’t going to him naked and broken until he gave it up. The punches from hands and the lashes from thick tree branches came swift and hard. The taste of his own fluids exploding in his mouth until it caused him to choke and then gag. He bravely sought to fend them off but they were many and he was one. And with each one that he fought off, seemingly 10 more joined in and they They just seemed to keep coming and coming until he finally gave up and took what was coming to him. As he fell for the final time, as luck would have it, his head fell to the ground and twisted in the direction of the setting sun, descending over the hill in the direction of his house. His house. His children, his sons, his daughter. His wife. The reality of what was happening to him, what was about to happen to him, blew his world up into a million pieces. Now the purse that he had clung to so tightly seemed so unimportant. He would have traded all the money in the world, everything he had for just one more chance to brush his wife’s beautiful hair out of her face. For just one more chance to tell his sons and daughter that he loved them. For just one more chance to set his eyes upon them. But that seemed impossible now.
As he awoke, it was clear that it was now dark. But he was neither in Gehenna or Heaven, though he felt like he was teetering on the edge between alive and dead and he was alone. The bandits that had savaged him for his meager money were now gone. No doubt they were heading for the nearest place that they could, to find a bar to celebrate their latest conquest. And as the moon slowly moved across the night sky, exhaustion and sadness overwhelmed the man. Physically he had been pushed to his outer limit. Emotionally all he could think about was the woman he would never again touch, the kids who would grow up without their dad. As he felt his eyes close with the gathering darkness of the night and his soul they squeezed out a torrent of tears that had been resting in his flattened eyes. He was without hope.
He awoke sometime later—still too sore, to depleted too move. Every muscle in his body was crying to God and man for relief from the noon heat and the gaping wounds that now covered much of his body. As he adjusted to his surroundings he noted that the chill from the previous evening had gone away and what had replaced it was the heat of a potter’s kiln beating down on his from the sun. And the sweat from his body flowed bathing his cuts cuts bringing with it a new level of agony that he was powerless against. He was alive, but barely. As his sight blazed in the light of the midday sun, they involuntarily shut and rolled into the back of his head, his ears took on a new degree of sensitivity and in the distance, he heard…footsteps. Terror washed over his entire being. Were they really coming back? Were they worried that he might remember their faces? Did they think he had been holding out on them? Had more money hidden in the soles of his sandals? In his head wrap? He could barely stand to open his eyes but he had to. If they were coming back he wanted them to have to look into his eyes. If they were going to beat him again, he would watch every blow coming. But it wasn’t bandits. He squinted as hard as he could and saw a person walking on the road was wearing the robes of a cleric. A clean robe, hardly even dusty from the trip. And for the first time in the last couple of days, the traveler had a spark of hope appear in his darkened world. This was a rabbi. A leader of the Jewish faith. Surely if he called out to him he would do whatever he could to help the man. And so, as he grew closer, the man gathered all his energy, pushed as much air out of his lungs as he could and cried out an exhausted cry for help. The rabbi stopped. He looked over the beaten man’s broken body—a body that had been left to expire on the side of the road. And just as the man thought the rabbi was about to move towards him, he crossed to the opposite side of the road and sped away until the traveler couldn’t see him. And his world was decimated. As he rested his head on the rocky terrain again his thoughts returned to his wife and children and the reality that he would never see them again. And again tears blurred his vision until he could not bear to open his eyes. Until again he heard the sound of footsteps coming down the road. As the blurry figure grew closer the man recognized him as a Levite–a temple worker. It was his job to help other folks and so once again the man gathered all the strength he had in his body and wheezed out a plaintive cry for help. Again the Levite heard him and this time he stopped. But as he stopped he looked up to the sky to check the position of the sun. It was getting near 3:00 in the afternoon and soon it would be dark again. The Levite, not wanting to find himself in the same predicament as this poor traveler, hurried his steps and before the traveler could make another sound he had passed over the hill and was again out of sight.
As time passed, the sun began to grow closer to that hill that he had been looking at and the traveler began again to lose hope. He was stuck here. He still couldn’t walk. He could hardly even keep his eyes open. As the last sliver of sun rested on top of the hill, the man thought he heard the sound of hooves dragging against the dirt. Quietly at first but growing louder bit by bit. By this point in the day he had long given up hope that anyone was going to help him and so he didn’t even bother trying to muster whatever energy he had left to cry out, all he had in him was a long, barely audible sigh. As if he was ready to commend his spirit into the hands of God. But as he got to the end, he noticed the sound of the hooves had gone away. “See,” he thought to himself, “no one is coming to help me.” And he closed his eyes again. In the darkness and pain he began to feel the slight tingle of relief as if someone was rubbing a balm on his leg. And then the other. And then an arm. And the other. As he opened his eyes he was shocked to see a Samaritan attending to his wounds. Maybe I no longer look like a man of Israel, he thought to himself. Maybe the blood and dirt that covered most of his body had hidden the fact that he was a Jewish man as his people didn’t think much of their neighbors to the south. But the Samaritan didn’t seem to notice. Or care. With a lunge the man found himself draped over the donkey that the Samaritan had been riding on. It was a bit of an embarrassing position for the traveler to find himself, placed atop a donkey like a sack of dirty laundry but he didn’t care. Hope was streaming through his veins. For the first time in almost two days he believed that he may see his wife and children again and as darkness again began to swallow the light of day the man allowed himself to drift to sleep thinking about the smell of his wife’s hair and the feel of his daughter’s skin. The next thing he knew he was being lowered onto a bed of soft hay, with a cotton sheet laid over the top of it. He wanted to thank the man, to shake his hand, to tell him his name and about his wife and children but the man who laid him down wasn’t the Samaritan. As he lifted himself up out of bed the new person in his room told him where he was, in an inn in a town a couple days walk from his own. As he tried to sit up he grimaced and the man told him to take it easy. “I am to take care of you for as long as you need to be taken care of,” he said. Your friend has already paid your bill and then some. At this, the room began to spin for the traveler. The events of the past two days had come crashing down on him and he could no longer make sense of everything. Confused and overwhelmed the traveler looked at the innkeeper and said the only thing that he could manage. “But who was he?”
Jesus is approached by a lawyer one day while teaching and he is asked, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Indeed this is the question that must be on the minds of many of us in this room. Many of us filled with a mixture of fear and loathing. Many of us worried that we might not make the cut. Many of us wondering if eternal life is even real. And Jesus responds with his own question, “What does the law say?” Both men are Jewish and as such have a shared source and so both Jesus and the man know the answer to the question. “You shall love God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” But also, you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” “Do this,” Jesus says, “and you will live.” Within the man’s answer is one of the greatest truths found in all the scripture. The first offers a path for devotion to God. “You shall love God with all your heart.” What are you passionate about? What gives you energy? What gives you hope for the living of this day? Whatever that is, do that. “…With all your soul.” What strengthens your faith, your love of God, your love of one another? What makes your faith make sense in a broken and corrupted world? Whatever that is, do that. “…and with all your strength.” Everyday we enter the world a myriad of beaten travelers cross our path. Some can barely cry out for help. Some have been beaten down so many times that they simply believe that no one cares about them anymore. And yet, that is where we are called to find our humanity. To stand with those who suffer and to try and relieve that suffering. To cry with those who cry and in our tears find healing for each other. To challenge the systems of power that hold persons, poor folk, women, immigrants, down until they can barely breathe a single breath of hope. That is where we are to pour in all our strength. But the challenge doesn’t end there.
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus offers up a call for a balanced life. A life in which the self is no more or less important than the other. In which we balance each other out, never asking more from the other than we are willing to give or give up on our own. This is much easier said than done. Too often our broken society and world demand that some classes of people be givers and others takers. Demand that women enter solely into the category or caretaker until all their energies are devoted to others and little to none to themselves. Demand that the poor fend for themselves while the wealthy choke off their overabundance of resources and leisure. Demand that some members of our society be branded illegal and second-class members of society who must hide in the shadows and never be allowed to enjoy their lives again. This isn’t the abundant self. It is the broken self. It is the unbalanced self. It is the impoverished self. And we are called to be and work for more.
We don’t know how the story of the good Samaritan ends up. In my mind I see the traveler rise up out of his bed, finally finding the healing that he laid in the road gasping for. I see him depart back down that same road and return home to a wife and family who think has is gone forever. I think about the embrace and the kiss about the hugs from the kids and the retelling of this story again and again to anyone who will listen. I think about the explosion of goodness and mercy that the single act of the Samaritan must have touched off in the life of the traveler. The effects of which he could and would never know. From the singular act of courage and kindness a whole world is changed, not just for the traveler but for all those who come in contact with him, and those who come in contact with them, and so it goes and so it goes and so it goes. I think about the anonymous Samaritan. The one who succeeds where the priest and the Levite have failed. His life, his act, his kindness, the abundant life on display for one shining moment and then it recedes into world like a wave that disappears in the ocean. As we all soon will. “Do this, and you will live.” Alleluia, amen.

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Will I need a lift with a Breast augmentation? (photos)
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The need for a breast lift with an implant
Is Lift Needed with BA?
Breast lift with implants
The easy way to decipher what each procedure produces is that implants increase breast volume and add upper pole fullness. Implants are placed in either a subglandular or subpectoral pocket centered over the left and right chest breast footprint. In your case, because your skin appears thin, I would recommend subpectoral placement. When you have ptosis/sagging, where the nipple-areola complex is at the fold or lower, your breast will continue to hang off of your chest onto your upper abdomen even after implants. In fact, in patients with such sagging who undergo an augmentation without a lift, their breast tissue hangs off of the implant that is sitting on their chest, creating a shape like Snoopy's nose, hence called a "snoopy" deformity. Implants can not give a therapeutic lift and taking shortcuts will only lead to suboptimal results. In some borderline cases of ptosis, breast augmentation can be performed and if there is unsatisfactory sagging, then a lift can be performed later at a second stage, but in your case, an in person examination will be most instrumental in going over your lifting options in conjunction with implants.
Two lifting techniques that are very good ones in the right patient and I use are based on the following:
1) if it is mainly the nipple position that needs lifting, I like the circumareolar approach (also called a donut lift)
2) if a large portion of the breast tissue/weight needs to be lifted, a circumvertical and sometimes a full anchor incision is needed as the circumareolar approach in my mind is not strong enough to hold the weight of the breast and results in stretching of the areola and drooping over time.
Click on the link referenced below and scroll down and the two examples listed are of patients whom had both mastopexy and augmentation and you can see one patient in whom the circumareolar approach was sufficient whereas the other needed the circumvertical incision. I hope this helps you!
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Will I need a lift with a Breast augmentation?
You will do best by seeking consultation with well experienced board certified plastic surgeons. Ask to see lots of examples of their work and communicate your goals clearly.
Some general thoughts may be helpful to you as you learn more:
Patients who are considering breast augmentation/lifting surgery should understand that this combination surgery is significantly more complex than either one of the procedures done separately. In other words, the combination breast augmentation / mastopexy surgery differs from breast augmentation surgery alone in that it carries increased risk compared to either breast augmentation or mastopexy surgery performed separately.
Furthermore, the potential need for revisionary surgery is increased with breast augmentation / mastopexy surgery done at the same time. This revisionary rate may be as high (or higher) than 20%. Patients should be aware of this higher revisionary rate; obviously, the need for additional surgery, time off work/life considerations, and additional expenses our “factors” that should be considered before undergoing the initial operation.
Personally, I find that the breast augmentation/lifting procedure to be one of the most challenging of the breast operations I perform, even compared to somewhat complex revisionary breast surgery. On the one hand, when performing breast augmentation/lifting surgery we are increasing the breast size with breast implants; on the other hand, we are reducing the breast “envelope” in order to achieve the breast lift. These two “forces” must be balanced as perfectly as possible in order to achieve the desired results. Removing too much skin/ breast tissue is problematic; removing too little breast skin/tissue can also be problematic. Remember also that patients presenting for breast lifting surgery and general have lost some skin elasticity/thickness making potential incision line healing problems and/or recurrent drooping/sagging important concerns to communicate.
The analogy I use in my practice is that of a thinned out balloon, being expanded with additional air, while at the same time removing some of the balloons rubber surface. I hope that this analogy helps patients understand some of the issues at hand when performing the combination breast augmentation/lifing operation.
To achieve a surgical result where the breast implant and breast tissue “come together” and behave like a single breast is one of my goals but can be difficult to achieve. Essentially, we are trying to create a breast implant/breast tissue interface that feels and behaves as naturally ( as a single unit) as possible. Generally speaking, making sure that the breast implant has some sub muscular and some sub glandular component ( dual plane) and tailoring the overlying skin/subcutaneous tissue/breast tissue as precisely as possible over the underlying breast implant is key.
Despite these efforts, breast implants are after all a foreign body that don't necessarily stay where we wish they would; therefore, breast implant related problems such as positioning ( too high, too low, lateral displacement etc.) can occur and may be a reason for returning to the operating room for revisionary breast surgery.I use a “tailor tacking” technique that allows a determination of what breast implant should be used to SAFELY produce the results the patient is looking for. This technique involves use of a temporary sizer and temporary “closure” of the overlying breast skin over the sizer. The use of the tailor tacking technique is very helpful. Breast lifting involves removal of skin ( and tightening of the breast skin envelope) while breast augmentation involves expansion of the breast skin envelope. These 2 forces are counteracting each other. Again, despite these efforts, breast implant and/or tissue/skin complications may arise causing minor or significant complications.
Generally speaking, it is difficult to achieve the “perfect” result with breast augmentation/lifting surgery, despite best efforts. Patients should be aware of the complexity of this combination procedure, achieve REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS prior to proceeding, and understand that additional surgery ( along with the additional recovery time, stress, expenses etc) may be necessary in the short or long-term. Patients should understand that the results of the procedure will not necessarily match aesthetically the results of patients who have undergone breast augmentation surgery only.
For example, some patients who wish to maintain long-term superior pole volume/"roundness" may find that this result is not achieved after the initial breast augmentation/lifting operation. An additional operation, possibly involving capsulorrhaphy, may be necessary to achieve the patient's longer-term goals ( with superior pole volume/roundness). It is helpful if patients understand that this breast implant capsule used to provide the support for the breast implant is not present during the initial breast augmentation/lifting operation. The capsule (layer of scar tissue) forms around the breast implant and may be a good source of supportive tissue during revisionary breast surgery, Including correction of breast implant displacement/malposition problems ( such as bottoming out, symmastia, lateral displacement etc).
Potential risks associated with breast augmentation/lifting surgery include infection, bleeding, incision line healing problems, loss/change of nipple/areola complex sensation, and blood flow related issues to causing skin or tissue necrosis. Poor scarring, pigment changes, areola/nipple asymmetry etc. are also potential problems. Again, patients may experience implant related problems such as encapsulation, leakage, displacement problems ( too high, bottoming out, lateral displacement, asymmetric positioning etc.), rippling/palpability of breast implants etc. Patients may also be dissatisfied with breast size, shape, and/or how the breast implants and overlying breast tissues “interface” with one another. Occasionally, a breast implant may even have to be removed and the patient will generally be “implant free” for several months at least. Obviously, this situation can be quite physically, emotionally, and psychosocially stressful to the patient involved.
Given the complexity of the combination breast augmentation/lifting operation and the greater risk of revisionary breast surgery needed, there are good plastic surgeons who will insist on doing the procedures separately. For me, if I see a patient who needs a great degree of lifting, who has lost a lot of skin elasticity, or whose goal is a very large augmentation then I think it is best to do the procedures in 2 stages (in order to avoid serious complications). However, doing the procedure in one stage does increase the risks of complications in general and the potential need for further surgery. This increased risk must be weighed against the practical benefits of a single stage procedure (which most patients would prefer).
Conversely, if I see a patient who requires minimal to moderate lifting along with a small to moderate size augmentation (and has good skin quality), then doing the procedure one stage is much safer. Nevertheless, the potential risks are greater with a 1 stage procedure and the patient does have a higher likelihood of needing revisionary surgery.Having discussed some of the downsides and potential risks/complications associated with breast augmentation/lifting surgery, most patients (If properly selected and who are doing the operations at the right time of their lives psychosocially) accept the scars associated with breast augmentation/breast lifting surgery as long as they are happy with the improvement in contour, size, and symmetry. I hope that this summary of SOME of the issues surrounding breast augmentation/lifting surgery is helpful to you and other women considering this procedure in the future.
I hope this, and the attached link (dedicated to breast augmentation/lifting surgery concerns) helps. Best wishes.
Breast lift and implant?
Breast Augmentation / Breast Lift
Will I need a lift with a Breast augmentation? (photos)
I recommend that athletic patients have their implants placed above the muscle (sub -fascial)
Will I need a lift with a Breast augmentation
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.

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COLUMBIA — A fifth case of E. coli was confirmed in Boone County Tuesday. It was caused by the consumption of unpasteurized milk, according to a news release from the Department of Public Health and Human Services.
The most recent case was in an adult and did not require hospitalization.
The five people affected by E. coli in Boone County have ranged in age from two to 31 years old. The only two that required hospitalization were those who were younger than 18.
All five people drank unpasteurized milk from the same Howard County farm, according to the news release.
Other counties in Missouri are also facing E. coli, including Camden, Clark, Cooper, Howard and Jackson.
A harmless version of E. coli, a bacteria, is found normally in people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The harmful strain, which causes illness, can come from food and drink contaminated with animal feces, such as unpasteurized milk, water that has not been disinfected or undercooked hamburger.


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More than 700 runners and walkers completed the Cades Cove Loop Lope on Nov. 3, 2019.
The Loop Lope was a sold out event and raised more than $99,000 for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Participants braved the frosty temperatures and participated in the 10-mile race, the 5K run or walk, or the fun walk.
The 10-mile race began at 7:30 a.m., and the 5K began at 7:35 a.m. Cades Cove Loop was closed to traffic until 11 a.m.
In the 10-Mile Race, the top male finisher was Nathan Mize, of Seymour, Tennessee, finishing in 1:04:22. The top female finisher was Catherine Slayman, of Beach City, Ohio, 1:14:17.
In the 5K run, the top male finisher was Dave Roberts, of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 22:42. The top female finisher was Krista Partin, of Kodak, Tennessee, in 26:44.
You can read the race results on A Matter of Timing.
The first Loop Lope was held in 2010 when the Cades Cove Loop had been closed for repaving. The race was considered to be a one-time event but was restarted in 2017.
Runners also had the option of registering for the Virtual Race, running the race distance at a location and time of their choice.
You can read UK sports writer Larry Vaught’s blog post about his race experience.
Thanks to Mary Kay Godbey, Harold Hamilton, Robin Jenness, Kristi Parsons, Bobbie Perkins for their race photos.

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Good news PlayStation Call of Duty gamers: Microsoft says you’ll have a few more years to play the shoot-bang game on your Sony console.
according to The Vergeearlier this year, Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer made such a commitment in a written letter to PlayStation boss Jim Ryan. Call of Duty If Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is approved by regulators, the PlayStation storefront won’t be disappearing anytime soon.
“In January, we presented a signed contract to Sony to guarantee Call of Duty On PlayStation, with feature and content parity, at least a few years after the existing Sony deal, it’s a proposition that goes well beyond typical gaming industry deals,” said Xbox head Phil Spencer. The Verge.
While it’s unknown how long the “few more years” will last, PlayStation gamers have been dreading it COD franchise will be exclusive to Xbox alongside the likes of Bethesda’s upcoming space action-rpg, starfieldat least he can breathe easy for a little longer.
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Shortly after Microsoft announced its purchase of Activision, Sony announced its plans to buy fate 2 Maker Bungie for $3.6 billion and It invested $1 billion in Epic Games. Sony’s investment in Epic Games marked the PlayStation company’s third recent spending spree. Acquired by Bluepoint Gamesthe studio behind the well-regarded PS5 Demon’s Souls remastered last year.
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What were our biggest and best RPG game announcements of 2018 that left us excited for 2019? Here’s what we’re looking forward to.
When we first got a better glimpse at E3 this year, Cyberpunk 2077 couldn’t be as different from The Witcher games. Studio CD Projekt Red’s next massive RPG game shows us an exciting future in the world of Cyberpunk – a cynical future where capitalism and technology has changed the world for the worst. Players play in the shoes of protagonist V, who must traverse this huge open world with no loading times. Primarily an FPS game, it is definitely a departure from The Witcher, but it remains true to its RPG storytelling roots. The game has level up progression, skill-checks and definitely loot such as getting high-tech weapons and more.
The Outer Worlds
The Outer Worlds is a new single-player first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. Lost in transit while on a colonist ship bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awake decades later only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy the Halcyon colony. As you explore the furthest reaches of space and encounter various factions, all vying for power, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the corporate equation for the colony, you are the unplanned variable and all hell breaks loose. This sounds like the perfect RPG game for those felt wanting after Fallout 76.
Far Cry: New Dawn
We’re always excited for a new Far Cry game, as we can expect massive open worlds with a great amount of gameplay freedom with interesting narratives. The Game Awards 2018 show revealed the next installment, a vibrant futuristic Far Cry World that’s unlike anything we’ve seen in the franchise yet. Players will be put in the shoes of a new character who’s fully customizable, and embark on new missions, quests, animal hunts, treasure seeking and much more. It’s also got a steam-punk vibe, and the world is filled with gangs that you must ally with or go against in your adventures. All in all, we can’t wait to see how this one turns out.
While we technically knew about Anthem earlier than 2018, this year we got a lot more hands on previews and sneak peeks at what makes this RPG game and shooter tick. Bioware has devoted a lot of resources into Anthem, and from what we’ve seen there’s a real huge scope permeating the game. The story is interesting and adds yet another mysterious backdrop for a Bioware game that begs exploration and narratives. The movement and combat as a Freelancer feels good, especially jumping and flying around the planet. And most importantly, the presentation is miles ahead of Mass Effect: Andromeda, which is a title best left out of this discussion. Anthem launches February 2019.
Dragon Age: The Dread Wolf Rises
Bringing up the rear is another Bioware game that honestly, we didn’t think had a future. When David Gaider and Mike Laidlaw – two Dragon Age veterans responsible for the success of the franchise – left the company, we thought the franchise was buried for sure. We got a real pleasant surprise during the Game Awards 2018 show with that little teaser video that all but confirms, that next Dragon Age game is in the works albeit years away. Solas, the once friendly turned antagonist of Dragon Age: Inquisition appears to have a large part to play in the next installment, which makes sense. There are a lot of unanswered questions when it comes to the game’s RPG story-telling, and hopefully we hear more news in 2019, like which part of Thedas it will be set in. Fingers crossed its Tevinter.


The PAL-V (also a Netherlands company) is a personal Air and Land Vehicle that has been prototyped for the last two weeks and has successfully completed a number of test flights. However, it also seems that they’re not alone in the newly established flying car marketplace. Few days within the announcement of the PAL-V’s successful flight, Terrafugia has also been touting their transformable flying car. Anyone who’s willing to plunk money for these now have two choices.
The PAL-V is still in the developmental stages despite its last couple of successful test runs but versus the Terrafugia the PAL-V definitely wins on road speed and ease of take off. The Terrafugia is mostly a plane transformed into a car where the wings fold up and its rear fuselage still remaining while its landing gears double as road wheels. Additionally, the Terrafugia goes through a variety of checks and balances prior to take off and needs a longer runaway. The PAL-V flies like a helicopter and takes off with a shorter runaway. When it goes into land mode, the rotor blades fold and the vehicle operates like a three wheel motorcycle.
Terrafugia is closer to production and is expected to debut Friday at the New York International Auto Show. The flying vehicle will available for purchase by the end of the year at $279,000 with 100 preorders. As for the PAL-V, its trying to move past its experimental status and the company is looking to its next rounds of funding by investors to help bring the flying car to into market. The company plans to price the PAL-V in the $300,000 range.
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Terrell Owens plans to show up for workouts in Buffalo when he's required to be there.
The Bills wide receiver, signed to a one-year deal earlier this month after being waived by the Dallas Cowboys, told reporters he prefers to follow his own offseason workout routine. He said Wednesday that he's informed coach Dick Jauron that he plans to join his teammates at the Bills' facility in Orchard Park, N.Y., when the workouts become mandatory, rather than voluntary.
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OK, so you're not really going to hook up an intravenous (IV) line to an orange to get your infusion of vitamin C — but the picture is worth a thousand words for sure. And some folks are lining up to spend big bucks for IV infusions of all sorts of vitamins, minerals, and other supposed goodies. Why? I'm not really sure, except that over the last few years it seems to have become 'the thing to do' among those who are hyper about their health. All over the country there are so-called 'infusion clinics' that cater to people with a desire to have the latest health treatment, and oh yes, plenty of money.
These treatments have become so popular that an industry has arisen to serve them — infusion clinics. These clinics may or may not have any connection to a health facility, but they are likely to be both chic and comfortable. And the company running such clinics likely offers a variety of products. One that I came across offers a variety of infusions to increase hydration, overcome jet lag, boost energy, etc., etc.
They don't say that they can cure diseases, but other folks do — diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's disease, fibromyalgia, depressions and of course these treatments can "detoxify" you, whatever that means. Such claims aren't particularly new – they've been made for years about regular vitamin supplementation. Back in the 70s, Linus Pauling, who was awarded one Nobel Prize in chemistry and another for his activities to promote peace, somehow became convinced that mega-doses of vitamin C could cure just about everything — cancer in particular. But he never could prove it.
And even now, any inkling that vitamin C can help with cancer is seized upon and promoted. For example, one recent headline blared "High Doses of Vitamin C can help Treat Cancer" — but what the headline doesn't tell you is that the vitamin was given in addition to chemotherapy and radiation, and it extended life somewhat, but didn't cure the victims.
Even if high vitamin doses were the panaceas that some claim, is it really better to have them infused into the bloodstream? For sure, some folks have to take this approach if their gastrointestinal tracts aren't functioning properly, and others may simply need their vitamins injected — say someone with pernicious anemia who gets a monthly shot of vitamin B12 because he can't absorb it from food; or a newborn who gets a shot of vitamin K to prevent excessive bleeding. There's good reason to bypass the GI tract in such instances.
Normally, most vitamins from food are absorbed in the small intestine and go directly to the liver, which is sort of a metabolic gatekeeper, letting some got to the rest of the body, while others are excreted. The kidneys also function to maintain a healthy status quo, filtering out excesses and saving what the body needs. But they can be overly stressed — with dire consequences.
For example for vitamin C, the highest recommended level of oral intake is 120 mgm per day--that's enough to meet normal requirements. But some clinics will infuse as much as 60 grams in a day — that's 500 times the recommended level, and will mostly be excreted in the urine. And on the way, this much vitamin C can help form oxalate kidney stones and, if repeated often enough lead to kidney failure, which was documented here, for example.
Although vitamin C is, of course a naturally occurring nutrient, there's nothing natural about infusing it directly into the blood — and the same goes for the other vitamins. When medical conditions occur that require fast attention to deficits (low potassium or sodium for example) or excesses of nutrients or toxic substances, infusion is the way to go. But using this route unnecessarily leaves one vulnerable to infection without providing any real benefit.


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A traumatic brain injury (TBI) results from a violent blow or impact to your head or body. This injury to a person’s brain can result in physical as well as mental and emotional effects that can last a lifetime. And one of the most common symptoms of a TBI is fatigue. If you or a loved one has sustained a TBI from a car accident, contact Agruss Law Firm, LLC for a free consultation so we can help you recover from this experience and get fairly compensated.
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By Susan Redden
The Joplin Globe
LAMAR, Mo. —
Southwest Missouri Democrats on Saturday got a pep talk from party leaders, who said they were encouraged by the crowd that turned out for the Jackson Days West dinner at the I.B.E.W. Hall on South Main Street.
The event attracted about 120 people, as well as Democratic candidates Chris Koster, running for re-election as attorney general; Jason Kander, who is running for secretary of state; and Jim Evans, who is running for U.S. representative from Missouri’s Seventh District.
Koster noted that while walking in Saturday’s Maple Leaf Festival parade in Carthage that he shook hands “with a guy whose jacket was covered with (Republican U.S. Rep. Todd) Akin stickers.
“You gotta get out there,” he told local Democrats, who are outnumbered by Republicans in Southwest Missouri. “It might seem insurmountable, but it’s not.”
Koster said his office has “stood up for the basic values of law enforcement” and characterized his party that stands for law enforcement, noting that he and Claire McCaskill, who is running against Akin for a U.S. Senate seat, both served as prosecuting attorneys.
“So when you’re talking to conservatives who believe in law enforcement, tell them the Democratic Party is their home,” Koster said.
He also cited efforts by his office to recover more than $200 million in Medicaid fraud money and a $200 million settlement from banks after the mortgage crisis.
He said Democrats such as Gov. Jay Nixon and Kander will rebuild the Democratic Party in Missouri. He paid tribute to Nixon for his work in Joplin after the May 22, 2011, tornado, bringing prolonged applause from the crowd.
Kander noted when he spoke that he worked in the House for ethics and campaign reform.
Evans, who is challenging Republican incumbent Billy Long, said when he first decided to run, he did so “because I believed the people of Southwest Missouri deserved another choice.”
A retired high school math teacher who lives on a farm in Ozark, Evans said he grew up in a family of Republicans, “so I’ll know how to work across the aisle to break the gridlock.”
He said he also would spend more time in the Seventh District meeting with residents at public forums and other events.
Ann McCaskill, speaking on behalf of her sister, characterized the gulf between the two Senate candidates as “Grand Canyon-sized.”
She noted Akin’s votes against establishing a National Sex Offender Registry and against equal pay for women.
“Todd Akin made up his mind, then he closed it,” she said.
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Recognizing and Supporting EMS Providers with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
By Meredith M. O’Neal, MA; Simone Joannou, MA; and James Langabeer, PhD, EMT
About 30 percent of first responders develop mental health disorders, including depression, Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as compared with 20 percent in the general population.3 Another common occupational risk factor includes acute and chronic exposure to both primary and secondary trauma, the latter referring to the phenomenon of emotional and moral attachment to the experience of the individuals they rescue.
These overwhelming demands from first responders can lead to compassion fatigue, a depleted capacity for empathy that results in various behavioral issues including depression and anxiety. Burnout is a similar phenomenon of exhaustion resulting from occupational strain such as overwork and lack of support from leadership. These conditions have been found to directly contribute to the more than doubled suicide rates among medics than other professionals.
Often the first on the scene, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) working within the Opioid Treatment Ecosystem do more than administer naloxone, CPR, and ambulance transport. In Monroe County, Opioid Treatment Ecosystem initiative partner Emergent Health takes a team approach to overdose patients that includes law enforcement, medical providers, and mental health services.
“Unfortunately, opiate abuse is an addiction disease that’s a tough habit for people to overcome. We do see some people on a lot more frequent basis than we’d like,” says Karl Rock, vice president of south central operations for Emergent Health, which oversees Monroe Community Ambulance and Jackson Community Ambulance. “It is really [impacting] everybody, one of those diseases that spans all demographics, ages, race, economic status, everything.”
The AAA is pleased to report that language we supported on grant funding for opioid protection training for first responders has passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate and is now headed to the President’s desk.
On Wednesday, the Senate passed the Opioid Crisis Response Act with a bipartisan vote of 98-1 in the last necessary needed action before being signed into law by the President. The impact of this legislation on the ambulance industry includes providing resources and training so that first responders and other key community sectors, including emergency medical services agencies, can appropriately protect themselves from exposure to drugs such as fentanyl, carfentanil and other dangerous licit and illicit drugs. $36,000,000 will be given annually for each fiscal year from 2019 through 2023. The bill also gives $10,000,000 in supplemental competitive grants to areas that have a record of high seizure of fentanyl to be used toward training of law enforcement and other first responders on how best to handle fentanyl as well as to purchase protective equipment, including overdose reversal drugs.
Lastly, the legislation allows the Department of Labor to award grants to states that have been heavily impacted by the opioid crisis in order to assist local workforce boards and local partnerships in closing the gaps in the workforce for mental health care and substance use disorder. Based on an analysis by counsel, we believe all ambulance service agencies would be eligible to apply for the described grants. It is encouraging to see both parties and chambers come together to pass legislation that takes steps to better our country as a whole and finally help address this growing public health emergency. The President is expected to sign the legislation into law.
The AAA continues to push on policy issues important to our members we are happy to provide an update on two pieces of legislation that we have been actively monitoring. Congress is proceeding with consideration of several legislative vehicles as they address key topics prior to the November elections.
First Responder Opioid Grant Program
The AAA is pleased to report that language we supported on grant funding for opioid protection training for first responders has passed the Senate. Based on an analysis by counsel, we believe all ambulance service agencies would be eligible to apply for the grants.
In 2017, the Administration officially labeled the Opioid Crisis as a public health emergency, and in response Congress has finally taken action. On Monday, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the Opioid Crisis Response Act with a bipartisan vote of 99-1. The impact of this legislation on the ambulance industry includes providing resources and training so that first responders and other key community sectors, including emergency medical services agencies, can appropriately protect themselves from exposure to drugs such as fentanyl, carfentanil and other dangerous licit and illicit drugs. $36,000,000 will be given annually for each fiscal year from 2019 through 2023. The bill also gives $10,000,000 in supplemental competitive grants to areas that have a record of high seizure of fentanyl to be used toward training of law enforcement and other first responders on how best to handle fentanyl as well as to purchase protective equipment, including overdose reversal drugs.
Lastly, the legislation allows the Department of Labor to award grants to states that have been heavily impacted by the opioid crisis in order to assist local workforce boards and local partnerships in closing the gaps in the workforce for mental health care and substance use disorder. Counsel has provided us with an analysis that all types of ambulance service organizations would be eligible for the described grants. While this legislation is not a solution to every aspect of the opioid crisis our country is currently experiencing, it is an important first step in providing resources to the ambulance industry and others to help combat this public health emergency.
Rural EMS Grant Program
The AAA is diligently working on amending the SIREN Act (S. 2830, H.R. 5429) which would reauthorize the Rural EMS Grant program. In an effort to ensure the funding would go to the most needy, small, and rural EMS providers, the language of the SIREN Act would change the eligibility to just governmental and non-profit EMS agencies. Therefore, small rural for-profit ambulance service providers would no longer be eligible to apply for grants. The AAA will continue to work to ensure that all provider types will be able to apply for these grants.
Language similar to the SIREN Act has been included in the Farm Bill (S. 3042/ H.R. 2) that passed both the House and Senate. The Farm Bill is now in Conference Committee between the House and Senate to reconcile differences before final passage. Over the past weeks, the AAA has been pressing Senator Durbin as well as other co-sponsors and Farm Bill conferees to revise the language to ensure small rural for-profit providers would still be able to apply for grants. Our team has met with all co-sponsors of the House and Senate SIREN Act Bills as well as members of the Farm Bill Conference Committee to ensure that they are well informed of the impact this legislation will have on their local providers.
The AAA team has also been conducting targeted outreach to AAA members asking them to get involved by contacting their Members of Congress, especially those on the Conference Committee. It is important for Congress to hear that grants like this one, should be open to all provider types. We thank those members who have already sent letters to their representatives. With Congress trying to wrap up the Farm Bill by the end of September – although looking unlikley, the AAA is pushing hard to change the current language and make sure that all providers might have access to these grants once they are reauthorized.
The AAA will continue to keep you updated on any new developments.
The explosion of the opioid epidemic that is responsible for thousands of overdoses and deaths is a consistent problem that EMS and law enforcement encounter on an almost daily basis. Usually, the victims of these powerful drugs, such as heroin and fentanyl, are opioid users, who EMS personnel and law enforcement are regularly called to assist. However, first responders are also being warned about the increased risks they face of being exposed to these deadly drugs, specifically fentanyl—a popular synthetic opioid that is 40 to 50 times more powerful than heroin. To respond to these dangers, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a field guide called “Fentanyl: A Brief Guide for First Responders” for EMS and police who find themselves responding to opioid-related calls.
“We need everybody in the United States to understand how dangerous this is,” Acting DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg warned. “Exposure to an amount equivalent to a few grains of sand can kill you.”
The warnings have become more urgent in recent months due to numerous cases of accidental overdoses and exposures involving EMS and police.
In May, Chris Green, a police officer with the East Liverpool Police Department, was accidentally exposed to fentanyl during a routine traffic stop after he inadvertently ingested the drug through his skin. Green needed four shots of Narcan, an emergency overdose medication, to be revived after collapsing from the effects of the drug. In another case, two Paramedics and a sheriff’s deputy in Hardford County, Maryland, were treated after showing signs of opioid exposure while treating an overdose victim.
“It is important to get the word out to everyone because it may be the first responder who needs to have Narcan administered,” said Baltimore City Health Commissioner Leana Wen.
The risks of accidental exposure are so high, in fact, that some emergency personnel have even begun carrying Narcan kits for drug-sniffing K-9s, just in case the dogs ingest the deadly drugs.
The DEA guide, along with a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health manual on preventing fentanyl exposure, suggests certain precautions be taken to lower the risk of coming in direct contact with the substance. Personnel should be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of an overdose, be aware of the ways fentanyl can be ingested, and only allow trained professionals to handle substances that are suspect.
“Assume the worst,” Rosenberg said. “Don’t touch this stuff or the wrappings that it comes in without the proper personal protective equipment.”
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $70 million in grants to help communities and health care professionals combat the ongoing opioid crisis that is ravaging communities across the U.S. The majority of the money will be used to help prevent opioid-induced deaths and to provide treatment for people with opioid use disorders, including $28 million allotted for medication-based treatment. More than 33,000 lives were claimed in 2015 due to opioid overdoses.
$41.7 million of the funding is set to expand resources and training for first responders on how to use emergency treatments, such as Narcan, to help reverse and treat overdoses. In many cases, first responders are often the difference between life and death for opioid users who experience an overdose, so it is imperative health care professionals have access to the needed resources and training to help save lives. The additional funding aims to help paramedics, EMTs and other emergency service personnel gain access to much-needed resources.
“The grants we announce today clearly demonstrate our efforts to meet the opioid crisis with every tool at our disposal,” said Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Kana Enomoto. “The evidence-based training, medication, and behavioral therapies provided here will save lives and help people with addictions start a path toward reaching their potential.”
Each year, the American Ambulance Association honors best practices, ingenuity, and innovation from EMS providers across the country with our AMBY Awards.
Trinity EMS & FirstWatch Opioid Epidemic Project Awarded a 2016 AMBY for Best Use of Technology
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Massachusetts has seen a massive increase in opiate overdoses and deaths. In 2013 there were 918 opiate related deaths in Massachusetts. Massachusetts had 1531 deaths in the first six months of 2016. Many of the communities Trinity EMS serves are on the front lines of this issue. Their EMT’s and paramedics are helping to revive patients every day from an opiate overdose. Understanding the scope of an issue is a critical first step to solving an issue. They started using their PCR data to help frame the issue for their communities. They began tracking the demographics such as age and gender of the patients, time of day and day of the week, and location within the communities. They also monitor the volume to identify spikes in volume in individual communities and system wide. Trinity reported data monthly, one month behind to the health department, public safety partners, methadone clinics, hospitals and city governments. This data was well received. Other services contacted them for help in developing their tracking and reporting. They added FirstWatch to their program to speed up the notifications. Monthly reporting is still valuable. Instant reporting is even better. FirstWatch allows their communities to be notified within an hour of an opiate overdose. Public health and public safety now have this intelligence right away.
The goal was to gather and present data in a cross discipline format for aid with better understanding on the situation. First responders, law enforcement, public health, EMS, and district attorneys, and the press have received and used their data. Trinity wanted to show:
The profile of the patients we are seeing
The frequency of the patients
The location and time of the overdoses
The severity of the patients. (Our volume of overdoses have leveled off, the acuity of the patents is still increasing)
Our monthly report is a key performance indicator as to the opiate issue at the street level in our communities
Our needle pick up data indicated where outdoor intravenous drug use is happening
Many of the overdose calls to the 911 centers are not communicated as being overdoses; “fall”, “respiratory”, “unconscious” are common chief complaints at dispatch. This data would not have been collected and reported using chief complaint as a filter
When it became clear the opiate issue was becoming a wide spread crisis Trinity started working the issue. They knew their best area to provide data from was PCRs. They came up with a set of data points they thought would help. They attended many meetings and public events. During those forums dozens of additional questions and theories came forward. Trinity took and implemented all that they had data for. (Example. There was question about social benefits and opiate use. They are able to show on an ongoing basis that there is no correlation between opiate overdoses and the 1st and 15th of the month.)
Before 2015, Trinity reported opiate overdoses usually annually only when requested. Starting in 2015 they reported monthly. They wanted to provide data even quicker. Trinity had seen FirstWatch a few years before. They felt the speed and automation FirstWatch could provide was a critical improvement. The intelligence gathered with knowing in live time of opiate overdoses can’t be overstated. The automation allows that intelligence to be gathered no matter the day or time.
Trinity started working with FirstWatch in December 2015. In May 2016, Trinity put FirstWatch directly into the hands of public health, public safety and public schools. Each discipline has a HIPAA compliant login with access to data specific to their mission. They worked very closely with FirstWatch so they could understand the capabilities within the system. They brought the idea and FirstWatch brought the execution and focus. The FirstWatch platform is amazingly powerful for Trinity, to provide live access is amazing. In June 2016, Trinity participated in a Middlesex County District Attorney opiate task force meeting. Trinity had earlier in the meeting done a 20 minute presentation on the opiate crisis in our city. This provided the 70 people in attendance a fresh look at the data. Towards the end of the meeting conference to alert families and friends of addicts to watch their loved ones, and scheduled “emergency” Narcan administration training for the community. During DA Ryan’s presentation, Trinity received a FirstWatch alert for a 39 year old female opiate overdose from 30 minutes before. Three minutes later they received another alert for a 41 year old female that suffered a fatal opiate overdose. They were able to share that with the group and drive home the DA’s message.
The City Governments, Public Health, Police and Fire Departments in Trinity’s communities were eager to learn about the data they were able to collect, and their data began to become focal points at press conferences and city council meetings. News agencies began contacting Trinity to help paint the picture of the epidemic in feature stories. In sharing the mapping aspect of Firstwatch they hope that these agencies can further understand the epidemic and develop plans to combat it. Trinity has become the de facto subject matter experts of the opiate crisis.
Congratulations to Trinity EMS and FirstWatch for their selection as 2016 AMBY Winners.

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Dr. Sylvia Pawlinski joined our staff in June 2014 after earning her veterinary degree from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She is originally from Long Island and attended Cornell University, receiving her B.S. in Animal Science in 2010.
Dr. Pawlinski has a particular interest and extensive training in exotic animals with a focus on birds and reptiles. She has gained experience in the treatment of hormonal disorders, behavior concerns, and metabolic disease in a variety of exotic species. She is also sensitive to the unique nutritional requirements of birds and other exotic pets. Her other veterinary interests include preventative medicine and pain management. Recently, Dr. Pawlinski has earned certification as a Fear Free Certified Professional (see Fear Free Pets online).
When not practicing, Dr. Pawlinski enjoys gardening, reading, and birdwatching. She lives in Lewistown with her cat and a variety of exotic pets.


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Police: 49 arrested in weekend traffic enforcement event
34 people were arrested for alcohol-related offenses
Police say a large traffic enforcement event over the weekend has ended.
The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Bethany Police Department, Midwest City Police Department, and Logan County Sheriff's Office all participated in Operation STanDOFF that started on June 30 and ended on July 1 at 3 a.m.
There were six different sobriety checkpoints, and law enforcement officers performing patrols throughout Oklahoma County searching for people driving under the influence of alcohol. There were a total of 49 people arrested on multiple charges including 34 people who were arrested for alcohol-related offenses.
Approximately 74 vehicles were impounded.


Wolftek Mission Group has been awarded a 2-year, $9M contract with the Department of Commerce's U.S. Census Bureau to provide Akamai platform services. The contract was awarded as an 8(a) sole-source set-aside action.
Awardee Name: WOLFTEK MISSION GROUP LLC
Contract Duration: 29 months
Total Contract Value: $9,111,885.00
Funding Agency: US CENSUS BUREAU
Number of Bidders: 1
Award ID: 1333LB22C00000021
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Well actually World Pentax Weekend. Over the weekend of the 23/24 May Pentax camera users from around the world are encouraged to go out and have some fun doing what we all love best, Photography. We can then upload our favourite photos to the World PENTAX Day gallery, giving a snapshot of the entire world, painted through the “eyes” of PENTAX cameras.
As I live near the beach I felt it was appropriate to capture some of the things that are washed up and also to include my favourite lighthouse.
Regular readers will have seen this lighthouse before but I make no apologies for including it in this post. The idea behind World Pentax Day is to get a snapshot of the world we live in and photograph and the lighthouse is one of my favourite subjects.
Moving on to something different but staying on the beach theme. All too often we get lots of debris washed up on our beaches
It is dangerous for the birds who winter here and yet there is nothing we can really do to stop it.
Birds are attracted to to some of the debris, especially the smaller things, but tin cans and especially bottles can be dangerous, bottles more so when they shatter and spread glass over the beach.
We also get lots of trees on the beach. They get washed down from the mountainous regions behind our coast-line from the rivers along the North Wales coast which empty into the sea.
Eventually, they end up back on the beaches, before being washed out to sea again, but whilst they are on the beach, they do make a good subject for a photograph.
That’s my five photographs for World Pentax Day. If you are a Pentax user and haven’t entered, there’s still time to go out and photograph your little part of the world. For more information visit World Pentax Day Facebook page.


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The new building houses the military college’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences and features a 250-seat performing arts auditorium, an art gallery, a mock courtroom, and sensitive intelligence and cybersecurity studios.
November 7, 2023 — The Citadel hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly constructed Capers Hall on Saturday, Sept. 9, following a two-year replacement project. Woolpert was architect of record on the project alongside design architect Creech & Associates Architects. Construction was led by Thompson Turner Construction. The three-story, 97,500-square-foot building replaced the college’s original Capers Hall, which opened in the 1950s. The building will continue to house classrooms and offices for multiple departments within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Citadel, with its iconic campus dating from 1842 located in Charleston, South Carolina, offers a classic military college education for young men and women focused on leadership excellence and academic distinction.
Woolpert provided architecture, landscape architecture and interior design for the roughly $67 million project. Capers Hall classrooms feature modern educational upgrades and furniture, including smart technology devices, expanded infrastructure for customizable classrooms, and audio and visual computer aids. The building includes a 250-seat performing arts auditorium, an art gallery, a training Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, and a modern computer lab.
Capers Hall has been a bedrock of this institution for seven decades. It has seen generations of leaders walk through its doors, armed with the skills and knowledge to make a meaningful impact on our society. As we stand in this new building today, it’s not just bricks and mortar we see, but the embodiment of a strategic vision — Our Mighty Citadel.The Citadel Provost Sally Selden, during the ribbon-cutting ceremony
Woolpert Vice President Andrew Pack said sustainability was a component in all phases of design and construction. Concrete, masonry and stucco were saved during demolition and then crushed, recycled and employed for the new building’s site foundation and parking area. A roof-mounted photovoltaic solar-panel system was installed to offset energy usage. The Citadel is pursuing LEED Silver certification.
Woolpert Project Manager David Welling said the design provides cadets and students with cutting-edge academic and arts facilities, while staying true to The Citadel’s iconic and historic campus.
The building’s exterior seamlessly blends with the rest of the campus’ Moorish architecture through its white stucco façade and incorporation of the building’s original iron-frame light fixtures. The exterior is beautiful, but the technology and interior details within are what truly make this new building so special. We are really looking forward to seeing how the cadets and faculty make use of their new spaces.David Welling
Find out more about the Capers Hall project from The Citadel. Learn more about Woolpert services on the firm’s website. Founded in 1911 in Dayton, Ohio, Woolpert is a premier architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG), and strategic consulting firm.


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By Amitai Winehouse For Mailonline. We have been blessed with a raft of football documentaries in recent years. The news cameras had gone behind the scenes at Leeds was like manna from the heavens for those who like marathoning these shows. After all, last season at Elland Road featured Bielsa-ball, Spygate and the dramatic unravelling of their promotion push.
Amazon are set to release their documentary about Leeds United on Friday this week. It covers the dramatic campaign where Leeds just missed out on promotion.
There are also moments that all fans will find interesting - like Daniel James' failed transfer. And from the two episodes that Sportsmail has had access to ahead of Friday's release, there is enough there to suggest certain fans might want to cancel their weekend plans. Before that though, a caveat. The opening sequence flies, set to the sort of up music that draws you in and it all builds to a crescendo that leaves you hooked.
The credits roll, with beautifully shot slow-motion images of a series of characters who are integral to being a Leeds fan — players, supporters and even the local reporter — and you feel ready to dive in. The documentary is beautifully shot and really shows off the imagery of Elland Road.
There are also moments that go behind the scenes and show Marcelo Bielsa at his best. And then you are subjected to an extended explanation of the owner Andrea Radrizzani's decision to buy Leeds. Trust me, as much as you want to, do not turn it off at that stage. It feels like fluff and is not the way to start a series that should, reasonably, have enough drama.
It's not why anyone has tuned in. Thankfully it ends. While the story has been told plenty of times, the way the narrative of Bielsa's appointment is presented again is excellent, including interviews with people who know him that allow the filmmakers to bore down into the character of the man. The training ground footage is also nice to see — although it does mainly involve Bielsa shouting 'Very Good' at the top of his lungs.
And players talking about him is fascinating and beyond what they might say on a weekly basis. Sportsmail had the opportunity to watch the first two episodes of the show early. Players talking about Bielsa is fascinating and beyond what they might say on a weekly basis.
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Luxe race experience gets checkered flag at the Daytona
Race fans gained one more reason to put Daytona Beach on their bucket list when the speedy and stylish The Daytona hotel opened directly across the street from the iconic Daytona International Speedway.
The Daytona’s customers embrace the race at every turn at this hospitality headquarters for every type of motorsports fan. The Marriott Autograph Collection hotel opened in June and earned AAA’s Four-Diamond rating.
Fun elements delight from the giant rotating gear wheel over the front desk to the impressive contemporary and classic rides on display throughout the hotel’s public spaces. An elegant coolness factor here sets a spirited tone.
On a recent visit, Denny Hamlin’s 2019 Toyota Cup No. 11 Daytona 500 winner sat side-by-side with the all-time Daytona lap record-holding 2013 Ford EcoBoost Endurance Racer driven by Colin Braun, in the main lobby area affectionately known as “The Grid.”
Land-speed racer Sir Malcolm Campbell’s legendary Bluebird is the hotel’s gem and proudly sits adjacent to the hotel’s restaurant that bears his name. Campbell drove the Bluebird on Daytona’s hard-packed beaches in the 1920s, harnessing the power of its supercharged 12-cylinder Rolls-Royce R engine in his record-setting speed runs here, helping put Daytona Beach on the world racing map.
General Manager Michael Melendez noted, The Daytona plans to frequently rotate the cars on display.
“Daytona Beach is well known for [its] race culture,” Melendez says. “Whether it’s Supercross, Rolex 24, Xfinity, Truck Series, the Daytona 500, our community has a love for racing and its history. We celebrate this culture at The Daytona and want to create an environment that is welcoming, fun and unique.”
Small details, big impressions
Small details make big impressions and the Daytona is quick on the track to provide customers with a high-touch experience.
A refreshing pineapple-lemon-mint-basil cooler at check-in is only the first of many small pleasures hotel customers encounter. Rooms are spacious, well-equipped and carry the race theme through, including Daytona-logoed barware, custom duvets and even a trioval-shaped desk that mimics the famed 2.5-mile track at Daytona International Speedway. In-room libations feature Sugarlands Shine, the official moonshine of NASCAR, and Stillhouse Black Bourbon, a favorite among drivers.
Customers can enjoy custom cocktails and the signature flaming moonshine ritual at the Blue Flame, The Daytona’s lobby bar and casual-chic dining at Sir Malcolm, a contemporary American bistro, where whimsy aligns with comfort food under the direction of executive chef Jason Ward. Corn dogs with miso mustard, Fiery Cheetos-crusted mac ‘n’ cheese bites and Chislehurst roast chicken are just a few of Ward’s creations not to be missed.
A terrace rims the hotel and overlooks the Speedway and high-voltage Victory Circle, a large plaza with a Vegas-like kid-welcoming synchronized fountain, outdoor performance space for concerts and events and the best people watching in the city. The Daytona is the centerpiece property anchoring the newly developed One Daytona, a 300,000 mixed use development featuring retail, entertainment and luxury living.
Get Your Race On
While Daytona International Speedway boasts the most diverse schedule of racing on the planet, including the legendary Daytona 500 and Rolex 24, every day is race day in this town. Here’s where you can get your race on all year long:
NASCAR Driving Experience
“Your life is about to change forever,” exalts Richard Petty, nicknamed “The King” of NASCAR, on a training video aspiring drivers watch before their own run on the track via the NASCAR Driving Experience.
Enthusiasts drive a genuine NASCAR race car solo on the most storied track in sports—Daytona International Speedway. Drivers receive instruction from a “crew chief” and are coached by their own personal spotter throughout their eight-minute racing session.
In-car videos record the experience for bragging purposes and drivers receive a certificate of completion indicating their top speed—somewhere in the vicinity of 160 mph.
Thrill-seekers looking for an adrenaline rush without getting behind the wheel can opt for a ride-along and experience the fabled 31-degree banks with a professional driver.
There are only three rules to focus on here: Go fast, turn left and have fun.
Daytona International Speedway Track Tours:
Get behind the scenes at this venerated track and explore what makes Daytona the world’s center of racing and home to more than 101,500 fans on race day.
Get up close with pit road, the garages, the Daytona infield and Victory Lane. Customers also experience the stadium’s new “neighborhood concourses” and sponsored “injectors” (themed display areas) completed recently as part of a $400 million renovation and upgrade.
VIP tours include a special stop at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, which features all manner of motorsports including stock cars, sports cars, open-wheel racers, drag racers, land speed cruisers, power boats and aviation.
VIP fans get the chance to visit the International Speedway Corporation Archives. Located off-track in a nondescript low-slung building, the ISC Archives house a treasure trove of photographs, videos, trophies, race cars and ephemera associated with Daytona International Speedway from its origins.
Historians and archivists here work with researchers and media outlets to provide images (10 million+) to make stories come to life. Visitors find special tribute collections honoring racing legends such as Dale Earnhardt, who won the Daytona 500 in 1998, and his son Dale Jr., who matched his dad’s feat in 2004 and again in 2014, and a spot-on recreation of Bill France Sr.’s NASCAR office. Archivist Herb Branham, who covered motorsports for the Tampa Tribune, is usually on hand to walk visitors through this vast collection like no other.
With 23 miles of powdery beaches, championship golf, adventurous dining and the epicenter of things racing only a two-hour drive up Interstate 4 from the Tampa Bay area, the “world’s most famous beach” puts visitors into overdrive.


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At the age of seven Caroll started her music training playing the classical piano. After a while, it became apparent she had a talent both for music and mathematics, two passions she would combine all through her student years. During her studies she took private courses with top Belgian jazz performer David Linx and the famous American jazz singer Judy Niemack. During that time, Caroll also worked together with the great Peter Girth at the Staatstheater of Darmstadt (Germany) where she wrote a dissertation on 'Artistic freedom or financial waste within the Performing Arts'.
After completing her engineering studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 1994, Caroll was determined to go forward and continue in her ambition as a musician.
She enrolled at the music conservatory of Ghent, where she finished her candidature years and prepared for her entry-examination at the famous London Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Artistic excellence and high quality performance lie at the heart of the Guildhall School's success and only a limited number of international students are accepted. She completed her postgraduate studies at the Guildhall where she graduated magna cum laude in 1998. During that time she worked together with the great Iranian conductor/composer Alexander Rahbari, who was leading the Belgian Philharmonic Orchestra of the National television broadcasting network at that time.
Meanwhile, in 1996, while studying at the conservatory, she sang the role of Lauretta for the CD-release of the musical EXTASY which was written and produced by Alexander Rahbari. This CD was released in 1999 under the "Discover of Koch International" label.
In 1997 Caroll participates at a TV music contest where she reached the finales with the song Calling You from the beautiful movie Bagdad Cafe.
From September 1998 till September 1999, she was the fix singer for the Panasonic Technics keyboard demonstrations, with pianist Piet Meersschaut.
Furthermore, she's lead singer on jazz and pop gigs in Belgium and abroad, big bands, gigs for service clubs like Lions and Rotary, Christmas- and musical concerts, weddings and receptions, backing vocals, fancy fairs, etc... and she teaches singing and music in some private schools (Clavissimo and Ozma).
In January 1999 she creates the cover-group "O-position" with 7 professional jazz musicians, where she's the lead voice and plays the second keyboard. Together with this band, she performed on several music festivals and private parties.
In September 1999 a first single is released : a cover of the TLC song No Scrubs edited by North West featuring Caroll under the label ARS.
In February 2000 she participates again at a TV music contest where she reaches the semi-finals with a reggae version of the song Memory from the musical Cats.
In 2001-2002 as being a member of the group Mezcal with band leader Luiz Marquez, she experiments with ethnical, Mexican music, and bolero and she is the featured singer on their 2 cd's.
As Caroll gave birth to a little boy and a little girl during 2002 - 2005, she decides to take a rest for a while and starts writing her own songs and lyrics.
In 2006 she also participated at the project LaFrench. In the mean while she recorded some backing vocals on Enrique Tarde’s new album and in 2008 she started a creative jazz duo project with the great Thailand-based jazz piano player Tars Lootens.
In 2007 she went on a 10-day tour to China (Beijing) with fantastic musicians! They played in great places as the Beijing Jazz Club, the Conservatory of Beijing, the Embassy of the Netherlands and many other places.
In 2006 she started to write songs for her new album Colours and wanted to mix all the influences she had into one CD. There are some fantastic musicians playing on " colours' " like Mike Roelofs, Ron van Stratum, Frank Peeters, Sam Vloemans en Henk de Laat. The cd
2008: release of debut solo full album, Colours’. In her debut solo album singer-songwriter Caroll Vanwelden brings a mix of all influences she encountered in her career as a singer. You strongly feel her passion for Jazz, Latin and Soul, melted with a dash of pop. Some songs are easy listening; others bring you to the dance floor. Her very distinctive style and her perfectionism made it long to go for a solo album.
Critic Albert Healemeersch: "Colours’ is a powerful debut of a great singer-composer. A must in your collection!"
As jazz has always been her first love, Caroll Vanwelden recorded at her home studio a collection of exquisite standards for an easy listening compilation of her all-time favourites, which resulted in the new swing jazz album ‘Cheek to Cheek’. Critic Albert Healemeersch: No horns, no violins, just that sober sound that reminds of the real cosy jazz clubs. With some of her friends and top musicians – Dirk Van Der Linden on guitar, Janos Bruneel on double bass, and Stijn Wauters on the piano – vocalist Caroll Vanwelden succeeded in recreating that lovely 1920-30’s sound with just the right retro touch and lots of great swinging moments. As a vocalist Caroll was really made to bring that good old jazzy style.
In March 2010 she performs on the gala of the Belgium-Indian Economic Mission in Mumbaï (India) headed by H.R.H. Prince Philippe of Belgium.
In January 2011 Caroll moves with her family to Germany where she starts composing for her new challenging project: putting music on 16 Shakespeare Sonnets. She finished the writing in December 2011 and recorded her new album in April 2012. Caroll sings the sonnets and in the mean time plays the piano and together with her musicians Thomas Siffling (tr,flughelh), Mini Schulz (double bass) and Markus Faller (dr,perc), she brings you in the different atmospheres and soundcolours of Shakespeare's wonderful world.
The new album "Caroll Vanwelden Sings Shakespeare Sonnets" came out in October 2012 during the Enjoy Jazz Festival in Mannheim, Germany under the label Jazz 'N' Arts.
Critic Thomas Hintze (Stereo, Dezember 2012): "Hier handelt es sich um ein Album, welches das Zeug hat, zur CD des Jahres gewählt zu werden."

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Rush could have the option to remove this video or take in profits from it
In an effort to curb the constant copyright-infringement occurring over at YouTube, the company announced plans to test a new form of video identification. Disney and Time-Warner are the first companies in line to test the waters on this new form of digital fingerprinting and others will soon follow if the trial is successful. These new fingerprinting tools have been in testing for about a month now and pick out unique identifiers in videos to ensure they’re of a legit nature.
But if an illegally uploaded clip or movie is found, Google/YouTube will contact the owner to see if they’d like the clip to be pulled or if they’d like to take part in revenue sharing. Seems like a decent deal where everyone wins. No one gets sued, companies make money, and viewers can still enjoy premium content. If only the rest of the world was like YouTube. Wait, no.


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Glasgow-based musician Richard Youngs has just released his latest album called "Belief" and the front cover is made up entirely of analogue photos. We talked to him about his relationship with film photography and why he chose these images for the cover.
Tell us a bit about yourself?
I live with my family in Glasgow where I make music. I've made too many records, but I can't help myself. It's a compulsion. Many of my more recent records have had photos taken with my Holga camera on them. The Belief cover is all Holga shots.
How did you get into film photography and what cameras or film do you like to use?
I dabbled as a teenager, mostly bleak industrial wasteland images - I was intense, you know... But, I never really enjoyed having to fuss about shutter speeds etc. So, when I found out about the Holga, I had to get one. This would have been about 4 or 5 years ago. It's got a Zen no-mind aspect to it that I love. I can just point and shoot, bypassing any conscious thought, the moment isn't lost to technical considerations. My excitement was ramped up no end by the possibility of multiple exposures, cross-processing, expired films... the more wrong, the better, really. I'm on my second Holga, I wore the other one out. I use Lomography films - I like the colour 800 one, always get nice results with that. But I am also fond of trawling ebay for expired 400 films, and bargain slide films. The oldest film I've dared so far expired in 1975. I took it to a beach on a very sunny day, and just about got something out of it.
Your film photos were used on your latest album, tell us why you decided to use these images?
I was in Barcelona, recording with my friend Raul at his studio. We broke for lunch and I handed him my Holga saying: "can you take some photos? Don't think what you're doing, don't care about winding the film on accurately, all mistakes are good." He took the portraits of me in probably under a minute. The black and white photos happened to be on another film I sent away for developing at the same time. There are a couple of some hills in Andalucía (I took a black and white film on holiday by mistake) and the central one that says 'Kindness' was taken in Todmorden - as you leave the train station you are greeted by this wonderful message. When these came back from the developers I laid out my favourites on the kitchen table, they formed a chequer board, I liked it, and thought... that'd be a nice album sleeve.
What's coming up in 2018 and will you be shooting more film?
I have some shows lined up. And, of course, I'll be taking my Holga with me. Tim Burgess who is part of O Genesis, the label that's releasing Belief, has asked me along to play some of his Tim Peaks diner events at various festivals including the Vinyl Adventures Record Fair in Northwich during May and in July, Kendal Calling - they'd be great to shoot some film at. A lot going on, lots to see and shoot.