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Filmmaking and photography are recognized for their capacity to capture brief moments in time, allowing for artistic experimentation and the everlasting preservation of glimpses of truth. They act as platforms for the expression of unique perspectives and the expansion of artistic exploration.
Arshad C. B., a photography and filmmaking enthusiast from Kerala's Palakkad district, embarked on his creative journey after completing 12 years of formal education, starting with just a mobile phone. His deep passion for automotive photography led him to fall in love with capturing dramatic moments.
After finishing his formal education, He attended the Creative Hut Institute of Photography in Mattakara, Kerala, in 2023- 2024, where he earned a Professional Diploma in the Art of Photography and Cinematography. He also holds the Kerala Government Technical Examination (KGTE) certification in Photography and as an Assistant Cameraman at NSQF level 4, recognized by the Media and Entertainment Skill Council. His skills extend to Adobe software, with official certification in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere Pro.
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By JAY COHEN
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CHICAGO (AP) - Marian Hossa scored a power-play goal just 52 seconds into overtime and the streaking Chicago Blackhawks swept the season series against the Nashville Predators for the first time with a 5-4 victory on Friday night.
With Rich Clune in the penalty box serving a four-minute minor for high sticking, Patrick Kane sent a pass across the ice to Hossa, who one-timed it past Pekka Rinne for his 17th goal of the season.
Kane, Michal Handzus, Duncan Keith and Brandon Saad also scored for the NHL-best Blackhawks, who have won seven in a row.
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Rural settlements in Piateda
After leaving Piateda Alta, a bumpy dirt road (only accessible after purchasing a car pass) departing from Vedello leads to Ambria.
The settlement , which developed in a wonderful basin sheltered from bad weather, is striking for the careful renovation works: the tightly packed stone houses are small in size and nearly always completed by a stable and a bayloft. A creek, that over the course of time formed several giants' pots, flows on the right of the settlement. The small church of Saint Gregory stands in the middle of Ambria and its squat bell tower can be recognized from far away.

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Politico recently ran an article about how the Tea Party movement is dead and gone, and that the only thing that came of it was a scam. The idea is that a lot of opportunistic scam artists set up PACs designed to steal money and use concerned Americans for their own benefit. Did this occur? Absolutely, and it’s likely a practice that isn’t only limited to Tea Party-aligned PACs and certainly will not stop after the movement is dead.
With all of this said, if you’re a conservative or libertarian, the tea party movement’s wave of green seeking PACs are not the greatest scam of all time. It’s the Republican Party.
For years, the Republican Party has not only taken your money pledging to fight the conservative fight, it has also used the labor of others and exploited those willing to do the work. It has fielded candidates of questionable conservative credentials while asking for your money and promising to stop liberalism.
Many Republicans are in denial about this.
When former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney ran for office, President Barack Obama had to be stopped. Republicans offered promises to the conservative cause with the usual soundbites about fiscal responsibility, limited government, and a stronger nation.
This promise was offered in a man that put his signature on the legislation Obamacare modeled itself after. If it were not for this being his legacy, there are other things like signing the assault weapons ban into law, or running to the left of Ted Kennedy for U.S. Senate in the nineties.
This is conservative?
Ideally, it wouldn’t have been a problem had Barack Obama never become President. For that to happen, a solid conservative would have been required in 2008. Instead, the Republican Party ran neoconservative Senator John McCain, a strong supporter of liberal big government.
Instead of going with an opponent of warrantless wiretapping and unchecked spending like former Texas Congressman Ron Paul, the Republican Party went with someone who argues for legislation to more closely monitor innocent Americans while spending their children into unlimited debt.
While this was all happening, how many fundraising e-mails did people receive? How many mailers urging support or even volunteer work? What about phone calls wanting both?
Worse, how many people actually popped open their piggy banks, opened their wallets, or swiped their credit cards to help advance these causes?
This was all happening to supposedly advancing the conservative cause. The same conservative cause long led by Mitch McConnell in the Senate and now Paul Ryan after John Boehner in the House.
After years of pushing moderate Congressmen and Senators, thin-skinned presidential candidates, and insincere down ballot politicians, we’re supposed to believe that ripping off concerned conservatives is a new thing? The mainstream media doesn’t talk about these things, which may seem remarkable to some. The media is sympathetic to Democrats and generally not so kind to conservatives.
The media doesn’t want the Republican Party to die, however. It’s a nice soft target. The left wants conservativism and libertarianism to die and as long as they can portray both causes as being represented by the Republican Party, they are winning.
Our best hope now is that the scam artists can do to the Republican Party what they did to the tea party movement.

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Jason Momoa On The Health Struggles of Emilia Clarke
Before the much-awaited premiere of the final season of Game Of Thrones on April 14, the cast members were invited to interviews various in talk shows and magazines photoshoots. These interviews give fans a chance to get to know the real people behind each beloved character, and it is truly endearing to see how over the years, the actors and actresses have bonded with each other. It almost feels like one big family for them now. We already know the famous friendship between Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner, who play siblings Arya and Sansa Stark, respectively. And then, there have been a few love stories, too! Kit Harrington, who plays Jon Snow, got married to his on-screen love interest Rose Leslie, who took on the role of Ygritte, a feisty Wildling.
Recently, Jason Momoa, who played the part of undefeated Khal Drogo, was all praise for his co-star Emilia Clarke. The mother of Dragons, Khaleesi Danaerys Targaryen turns out to be one gutsy woman who toppled all obstacles that came her way. Recently, the actress confessed that right after the first season of GoT, she had suffered from not one but two brain aneurysms which could have been fatal. Momoa went on to say that after the first such incident, there was a very slim chance of recovery, and yet, she is here today. Her courage and bravery must have inspired many others who went through the same health struggle.
After the first detection of her hemorrhage, she needed to undergo urgent surgery which probably ruled out the chance of a massive stroke. Clarke, who was 24 then, had most of her shots with Jason at that time. It is really sweet to see Momoa standing up and supporting Clarke, who has turned out to be an amazing actress and even won this year’s British Artist Of The Year. All well deserved!
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Magnesium: the missing link to a healthy heart.
With nearly half the US population consuming less than the recommended amount of magnesium in their diets, (2) this widespread magnesium deficiency is a commonly overlooked risk factor for cardiovascular disease. (3) Studies demonstrate that the lower your intake of magnesium, the greater your risk of succumbing to cardiovascular disease. (4)
Research has shown that magnesium supplementation can be therapeutic for a range of cardiac factors including arrhythmias, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and endothelial dysfunction. (3,5)
Even a moderate magnesium deficiency can cause profound changes in how the heart, blood vessels, blood cells, intestinal tract, and other tissues function. (6) This is because magnesium is critical for tissues that have electrical or mechanical activity, such as nerves, muscles (including the heart), and blood vessels. (5,7,8)
Experiencing a heart attack or stroke because of a simple magnesium deficiency does not need to happen. In this article we provide important information to protect yourself from unnecessary cardiac events.
Are You At Risk Of Magnesium Deficiency?
Nearly half of the US population consumes less than the recommended amount of magnesium in their diet. (2)
Inadequate dietary intake is one reason why magnesium deficit is so prevalent in the elderly. Older people have reduced magnesium absorption in their intestines, reduced stores of magnesium in their bones, and increased magnesium losses in their urine. (9) This correctable deficiency exposes the aging population to an entirely preventable cardiovascular risk factor. (10)
Magnesium deficit is also responsible for inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, type II diabetes, excessive platelet "clumping," and other changes that put your heart--and your life--at risk. (5,9)
Magnesium Deficit Increases Cardiovascular Risk
Because magnesium is essential for healthy control of blood vessel function, blood pressure regulation, and normal heart contractions, a deficiency in magnesium increases risk of conditions such as endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, and cardiac arrythmias. (3)
Low magnesium levels raise the risk of developing potentially fatal disorders of heart rhythm, known as cardiac arrhythmias. (4,11-13)
There are many different kinds of arrhythmias, but all have one thing in common: They involve abnormal conduction of the electrical impulses that govern heartbeat and heart rate. Such electrical disturbances in turn result in a heart rate that is irregular, or too fast or too slow. (14)
Mild arrhythmias may simply cause discomfort when the heartbeat can be felt in palpitations, while ones that are more serious can cause cardiac arrest or fibrillation, in which the beating chambers of the heart either stop entirely or result in an irregular heartbeat. (14)
The deadliest arrhythmias involve the major pumping chambers of the heart, the ventricles, while milder, more chronic arrhythmias involve the upper chambers, or atria. (14) Atrial arrhythmias can also degenerate into dangerous atrial fibrillation or flutter, in which slow blood flow can produce clots that travel to the brain, lungs, or other vulnerable areas. (14)
Many arrhythmias are managed by drug therapies aimed at restoring normal electrical activity in the heart. These drugs, however, by their very nature can be dangerous and can easily overshoot their goals, resulting in actual increases or changes to more dangerous arrhythmias. (14)
This cause-and-effect can be particularly dangerous in people with congestive heart failure, who may take diuretic drugs ("water pills") that cause them to lose magnesium at a high rate, (15) raising their already high risk for arrhythmias. (12) Similarly, coronary artery bypass surgery, a procedure still used for many people with severe atherosclerosis of the heart's blood vessels, is known to lower magnesium levels and raise the risk of arrhythmias. (16)
In one study, 13 women consumed an experimental diet low in magnesium. (17) Three of the women (23%) developed arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter), in which the upper pumping chambers of the heart lose their normal beating pattern, and four (31%) had to begin magnesium repletion by supplementation earlier than scheduled.
Fortunately, magnesium supplementation readily corrects drug-induced or other low magnesium-related arrhythmias. (18) Supplementation is now routinely used before many kinds of heart surgery that are known to induce postoperative arrhythmias, and is also recommended for people with chronic arrhythmias having known low magnesium levels. (19-22)
Research suggests magnesium supplementation can combat that risk by restoring healthy heart cell electrical functions, fighting the development of arrhythmias at its source. (23)
Emergency departments have used intravenous magnesium infusions to reduce dangerously rapid heart rates in patients with a common arrhythmia called rapid atrial fibrillation. (24) In addition, giving oral magnesium supplements in the days before surgery has proven to have similar benefits to infusion of magnesium during surgery in preventing dangerous arrhythmias in patients undergoing open heart surgery. (25)
A recent study evaluated the use of oral magnesium supplements in preventing premature ventricular contractions (often called PVCs), which have been described as feeling like a "punch in the chest" and have the potential of converting into serious, life-threatening arrhythmias. (26,27) For the study, patients with known PVCs were randomly assigned to receive a placebo or 3 grams of magnesium pidolate delivering 260 mg of magnesium daily. After 30 days, 76.6% of the supplemented group showed a significant reduction in daily arrhythmia episodes, while only 40% of placebo recipients showed slight improvement. (26)
These are exciting results for a condition in which the medical establishment has struggled to find adequate treatment.
Having low blood magnesium levels increases risk for hypertension, the dangerous persistent rise in blood pressure that leads to congestive heart failure, strokes, and other catastrophes. (28,29)
Lower magnesium levels are associated with higher blood pressure readings. (30,31) In fact, you are nearly twice as likely to develop "prehypertension" (blood pressures of 120-139/80-89 mmHg) if your magnesium levels are below the safe lower limit (1.7mg/ dL). (32) Epidemiologic research shows that people in areas where drinking water is higher in magnesium tend to have lower blood pressure. (33) Certain common blood pressure medications, paradoxically, can also deplete your body of magnesium. (34)
Supplementation with magnesium has a beneficial effect on blood pressure. A large meta-analysis demonstrated an average decrease in blood pressure of 3 to 4 mmHg systolic (top number), and 2 to 3 mmHg diastolic, a change that increased further when intake of magnesium topped 370 mg/day. (35) A subsequent meta-analysis of people with existing high blood pressure, with a mean starting systolic pressure of greater than 155 mmHg, reported a highly significant 18.7 mmHg mean reduction in systolic, and a similarly significant 10.9 mmHg mean reduction in diastolic blood pressures. (36) In a group of patients with type II diabetes, a major cardiovascular risk factor, systolic blood pressure fell by an average of 7.4 mmHg after supplementation with 384 mg magnesium chloride a day. (37)
Hypertension is also a leading risk factor for the development of dangerous enlargement of the heart, specifically the left ventricle, which is the heart's main pumping chamber. (38) Preclinical and human studies reveal that a deficiency in dietary magnesium and low magnesium levels are associated with such enlargement, producing a condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, in which the heart muscle becomes so enlarged that it can no longer pump blood effectively. (39,40)
Endothelial dysfunction leads to thickening and stiffening of the arterial walls ("hardening of the arteries," or atherosclerosis). (5) While arterial stiffening drives up blood pressure, magnesium supplementation not only lowers blood pressure, but also sharply decreases the resistance against which the heart must pump; this is especially notable in the smaller arteries that provide blood flow to major organs and help improve the amount of nutrient-rich blood they receive. (41)
Magnesium supplementation can also improve the quality of life for those suffering from cardiovascular disease. For instance, in people with known coronary artery disease, magnesium supplementation improved exercise tolerance and reduced exercise-induced chest pain. (42) And in a six-month study of patients with known ischemic heart disease (poor blood circulation to heart muscle), magnesium supplementation led to an impressive decrease in angina attacks and a decrease in the use of antianginal drugs such as nitroglycerin. (43)
In patients on dialysis for kidney failure, thickening of arterial walls occurs much faster than in healthy patients. However, magnesium can provide important reduction of this condition.44 In one study, supplementation with 440 mg of magnesium oxide three times weekly for six months was found to be effective at reducing that thickening among dialysis patients, while placebo recipients had increased thickening over the same period. (45) Another study of dialysis patients observed similar results when supplementing with 610 mg of magnesium citrate every other day for two months. (44)
Metabolic Syndrome And Diabetes
Magnesium is vital for normal metabolic function, including glucose metabolism and insulin action. This is why magnesium supplementation in type II diabetics appears to reverse much of the damage wrought by low levels. Magnesium is an essential "co-factor" for more than 300 enzymes and is vital to the ways your body manages its energy. (46,47)
In one study, a daily dose of 2.5 grams of magnesium chloride significantly reduced insulin resistance, fasting blood sugar levels, and hemoglobin A1c, a measure of chronic exposure to high sugar. (48) In another study, 12 weeks of supplementation with 360 mg/day of magnesium produced a 10 mg/dL drop in fasting glucose levels. (49)
Magnesium supplementation also directly counteracts metabolic syndrome. In a group of type II diabetics, treatment with 600 mg/day of magnesium oxide produced significant drops in total and LDL ("bad") cholesterol and triglycerides, with a rise in HDL ("good") cholesterol. (50) Similar results were seen in another study when healthy volunteers supplemented with magnesium oxide, enough to deliver 520 mg/day of elemental magnesium. (51) Magnesium oxide and magnesium citrate have been shown to reduce platelet aggregation, and thereby reduce the risk of a dangerous blood clot. (51)
In a study representative of today's typical middle-aged person (namely, people who were overweight and insulin resistant, but not yet diabetic), six months of magnesium supplementation significantly improved fasting blood sugar and insulin sensitivity, compared to placebo. (52) Intriguingly, none of the patients had detectably low blood magnesium at the study's outset, suggesting that it's possible to be total-body deficient in magnesium, while still maintaining normal blood levels. According to the authors, this study emphasized "the need for an early optimization of magnesium status to prevent insulin resistance and subsequently type II diabetes." (52) Subsequent preclinical research has confirmed that type II diabetes can be delayed by magnesium supplementation. (53)
People with lower magnesium levels or low magnesium intake may be at an increased risk for developing metabolic syndrome, the combination of central obesity with at least two of the following: hypertension, lipid disorders, impaired glucose tolerance, or diabetes. (33,46,51,52)
As is the case with other health problems, the lower your magnesium intake, the greater your risk of obesity, excess body fat percentage, and high triglycerides. (54) In fact, as magnesium levels decrease, the number of metabolic syndrome components increase, as does an important marker of inflammation C-reactive protein (CRP). (46,55,56)
People with existing diabetes, or with "pre-diabetes" (impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance) have significantly lower magnesium levels than do those with normal metabolism. (57) In one study, 88.6% of type II diabetics had magnesium intake less than the dietary recommendations, and 37.1% had low blood magnesium levels. (54)
Magnesium deficiency is especially dangerous for diabetics. In one study of diabetic patients with heart failure, 73.3% were found to have low serum magnesium. (58) Low magnesium levels in red blood cells are strongly associated with increased incidence of cardiac events and poor outcomes. (43)
Some of these observations may be explained by the fact that low magnesium levels appear to raise insulin resistance through a variety of biochemical mechanisms. (59,60) In addition, low magnesium levels make platelets "stickier," increasing the risk of a destructive or fatal blood clot forming, and thereby increasing the likelihood of a dangerous heart attack or stroke. (61)
Magnesium is an element critical to multiple vital functions in the human body, yet even people interested in optimizing their nutritional health frequently ignore it. Low magnesium levels trigger problems in the heart muscle, blood vessel walls, and blood vessel linings that can lead to heart attacks, heart failure, atherosclerosis, and cardiac arrhythmias.
Magnesium deficiency also contributes to metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes, two epidemic conditions that themselves lead to cardiovascular disease and other chronic, age-related conditions.
But nearly half of all Americans (and more than that among the elderly) fail to get enough magnesium in their diets, and therefore have suboptimal blood levels of this vital mineral.
Magnesium supplementation is an easy, inexpensive, and effective way to restore magnesium to your whole body, and studies show that boosting your magnesium levels sooner rather than later offers the best protection. Indeed, people with the highest blood levels of magnesium, and/or the highest dietary intake of magnesium, are at lower risk for dying of both cardiac and noncardiac conditions.
If you are an older adult concerned about the possibility of a premature death from cardiovascular or metabolic diseases, you should begin a regular magnesium supplement today.
What You Need To Know.
Magnesium Reduces Heart Disease Risk
* Your body relies on ample magnesium supplies to maintain normal, healthy function of muscle and nerve tissue, especially those found in the heart and blood vessels.
* Inadequate magnesium intake, or deficiency in total body magnesium, increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, and arrhythmias, as well as metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes.
* Restoring magnesium supplies through supplementation is proven to reduce cardiovascular disease and to potentially reverse many of the troubling signs of metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
* People with higher blood levels and intakes of magnesium appear to live longer, succumbing less often to heart disease and other causes of premature death.
* Beginning a regular magnesium supplement today may lengthen your life and lower your risk of some of the biggest killers of older adults.
Magnesium Impacts Life Span.
Supplementing with magnesium is a simple, inexpensive, and effective way to reduce your unnecessary risk of cardiovascular death, and even death from multiple causes. Research shows that the higher the magnesium blood levels, the lower the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all causes. (62) This is supported by other research showing that those with the highest magnesium intake enjoy a 34% reduction in mortality risk compared with those having the lowest intake. (63) Another compelling study showed that for each 0.25 mg/dL increase in plasma magnesium, the risk of sudden cardiac death fell by 41%. (23)
Preliminary research shows that magnesium is an absolute requirement for maintaining and repairing telomeres, the "aging timers" that are found on our DNA strands. (64) Without sufficient magnesium, the aging process itself might be drastically accelerated.
In fact, numerous new studies have appeared demonstrating that low magnesium levels are associated not only with specific diseases, but also with life span. As blood levels of magnesium diminish, the risk of death increases; similar risks arise with diminished magnesium intake. (11,23,65,66)
Lower magnesium levels have been associated with the following negative effects:
* 23% higher risk of death from all causes, (11)
* 38% higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease, (11)
* 18% higher risk of hospitalization for all causes, (11)
* 14% higher risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular disease. (11)
Fortunately, higher magnesium levels have been associated with the following beneficial results, demonstrating the benefits of supplementing with magnesium:
* 40% lower risk of death from all causes, (62)
* 50% lower risk of death from cancer, (62)
* 40% lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, (62)
* 77% lower risk of sudden cardiac death. (23)
Raising your blood levels of magnesium, then, appears to have the potential to save your life, especially if you are already at risk for heart disease or stroke.
Causes Of Magnesium Deficiency.
Low blood levels of magnesium are considered to be one of the most underdiagnosed blood chemical deficiencies in modern medical practice. (7) Many experts now believe that blood magnesium should be checked whenever testing of other electrolytes (chemical ions) in the blood is done. (67,68)
Magnesium deficiency has two major common causes: (69,70)
1. Decreased intake of magnesium, which can occur with alcoholism, starvation, or poor appetite, and in patients with cancer or on chemotherapy. Another growing cause of low magnesium intake is the increased consumption of bottled and filtered water. While some natural mineral waters may contain adequate magnesium, the amounts vary, and many "pure" spring waters contain very little magnesium at all, leading to widespread lack of sufficient magnesium. (71-73)
2. Increased losses of magnesium, either through the digestive tract or in the urine, can occur with severe diarrhea, gastrointestinal fistulas (surgical or pathological connections between the intestinal tract and the outside world), and especially from drug therapy with diuretics and antibiotics such as gentamicin.
The so-called "loop" diuretics such as furosemide (Lasix[R]) and the thiazide diuretics (e.g., hydrochlorothiazide) are especially notorious for producing magnesium losses in the urine; fortunately, magnesium supplementation can prevent or correct low magnesium from these drugs. (74,75)
Since so many people drink bottled or filtered water, have otherwise inadequate magnesium intakes, or are taking magnesium-depleting drugs, it is important to get regular tests of your blood magnesium levels, and to supplement with a good source of this vital mineral.
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Table 1 Health Risks Associated With Magnesium Deficiency In Older Adults (9) General Physiology * Increased inflammation * Increased oxidative stress Cardiovascular * Stroke * Atherosclerosis * Ischemic heart disease * Cardiac arrhythmias * Endothelial dysfunction * Abnormal vascular remodeling * Alterations in lipid metabolism * Increased platelet aggregation and risk of blood clots * Hypertension Metabolic * Glucose intolerance * Insulin resistance * Type II diabetes Other * Asthma * Chronic fatigue * Depression * Neuropsychiatric disorders
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Patients of sickle cell disease will now heave a sign of relief as the Federal Institute of Industrial Research says it has finally come up with a remedy.
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Granular cell tumors (GCT) are rare and unusual tumors, which are usually benign and asymptomatic. Only 5–10% of cases involve the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly as singular, non-cancerous lesions in the esophagus. We report a rare case of symptomatic, multifocal, synchronous GCT involving the esophagus, stomach, and cecum.
Granular cell tumors (GCT) are rare and unusual tumors, which are usually benign and asymptomatic. They were first described by Abrikossoff in 1926 as a lesion on the tongue.1 Although GCT can occur virtually anywhere in the body, nearly half of reported cases involve the head and neck, and approximately 5–10% involve the gastrointestinal (GI) tract,2,3 most commonly as singular lesions found incidentally in the esophagus.4,5 In unusual cases where symptoms do occur, dysphagia and chest pain are the most commonly described complaints. GCTs are typically non-cancerous, but have malignant potential, and typically recur due to incomplete excision. Recurrence is uncommon in other parts of the GI tract.
A 55-year-old male was referred for evaluation of an incidental computed tomography (CT) finding of thickening of the distal esophagus. The study was obtained for evaluation of a lung nodule seen on a chest x-ray indicated for shortness of breath evaluated in the emergency department. The patient noted intermittent, progressive dysphagia for solids but not to liquids, without significant weight loss. A double-contrast upper GI series demonstrated a well-circumscribed submucosal mass lesion of the distal esophagus (Figure 1). An upper endoscopy and subsequent endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) showed 3 large submucosal lesions bulging into the distal esophageal lumen with an additional nodule of the gastric fundus (Figure 2). Core biopsies showed evidence of large tumor cells with granular eosinophilic cytoplasm, consistent with GCT. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis (S-100 positive and smooth muscle actin negative).
Figure 1. Barium swallow demonstrating the obstructive appearance of the GCT.
Figure 2. Endoscopic appearance of the submucosal GCT in
The patient developed progressively severe dysphagia with enlargement of the lesions nearly occluding the esophageal lumen. He underwent a transhiatal esophagogastrectomy and wedge excision of the gastric nodule. There was no gross evidence of metastatic disease. Pathologic evaluation demonstrated 4 esophageal nodules, which ranged in size from 1 to 2.2 cm, and a 1-cm gastric nodule. All had a uniform tan/yellow cut surface and microscopically demonstrated features of GCT on hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) examination. Some showed minimal atypia (Figure 3). One tumor extended into the muscularis propria and another extended into the subserosa, showing an infiltrative growth pattern. All were completely excised with negative margins and lymph nodes. The patient did well postoperatively, with resolution of his dysphagia.
Figure 3. Granular eosinophilic cytoplasm of tumor cells with some variation and atypia in nuclei (arrows) shown on H&E stain. (A) 600x magnification and (B) 400x magnification.
Figure 4. Endoscopic appearance of one of the cecal nodules.
Two years later, the patient underwent a screening colonoscopy and 2 cecal nodules were removed by snare cautery (Figure 4). They measured 8 mm and 7 mm; one nodule extended to the deep margin of resection. These tumor cells had the same morphology as the prior esophageal and gastric tumors, but one had dense collagen deposition and the other had calcifications (Figure 5). The patient has had no additional symptoms and there have been no additional GCT noted on subsequent follow-up upper and lower endoscopies.
Figure 5. Cecal tumors with calcification and collagen shown on H&E stain, x200 magnification.
The exact histiogenesis of GCT lesions remains uncertain, but immunohistochemical studies identifying the presence of S-100 protein and neuron-specific enolase support a neural cell origin theory, with GCT likely originating from Schwann cells.6,7 GCT are generally benign tumors, and often remain stable or very slowly increase in size.8 Malignancy is rare, occurring in less than 1–2% of lesions.4 Management includes monitoring the lesion for stability or resection. However, as these lesions are submucosal, there is a potentially increased risk of perforation with removal.9 Although some physicians may prefer surveillance rather than resection, there is no consensus on the appropriate interval to survey. If completely resected, recurrence is unlikely. However, patients should be followed up after resection, as there is a 2–10% risk of recurrence.3
Multifocal lesions, either synchronous or metachronous, are distinctly uncommon.10 Fried et al reported a case with multiple synchronous gastrointestinal GCT of the esophagus, stomach, appendix, and cecum.2 In a study of 74 cases of GCT of the GI tract and perianal region, only 3 of 74 patients had multiplicity of tumors; only one case showed involvement in more than one segment of the GI tract.4 If multiple lesions are found, they are typically grouped in one area, especially the esophagus or stomach.11 The occurrence of multiple lesions does not appear to increase the risk of malignancy.9 None of our patient’s 7 tumors were malignant.
Our case illustrates the unusual combination of multifocal symptomatic GCT arising synchronously in multiple segments of the GI tract. Although rare, physicians should be aware of the potential for multiple symptomatic lesions throughout the GI tract.
Author contributions: Z. Lipkin-Moore performed the literature review and wrote the manuscript. R. Thomas was involved in patient care, revised the manuscript, and provided pathology slides. R. Rothstein was involved in patient care, reviewed and revised the manuscript, and is the article guarantor.
Financial disclosure: None to report.
Informed consent was obtained for this case report.
Correspondence: Robin D. Rothstein, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Temple University Hospital, 8th Floor, Parkinson Bldg., 3401 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA, 19140 (email@example.com).
Received: March 28, 2014; Accepted: June 10, 2014
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- Orlowska J, Pachlewski J, Gugulski A, et al. A conservative approach to granular cell tumors of the esophagus: Four case reports and literature review. Am J Gastroenterol. 1993;88(2):311–15. PubMed
- Mitomi H, Matsumoto Y, Mori A, et al. Multifocal granular cell tumors of the gastrointestinal tract: Immunohistochemical findings compared with those of solitary tumors. Pathol Int. 2004;54(1):47–51. Article | PubMed
- Maekawa H, Maekawa T, Yabuki K, et al. Multiple esophagogastric granular cell tumors. J Gastroenterol. 2003;38(8):776–80. Article | PubMed
- David O, Jakate S. Multifocal granular cell tumor of the esophagus and proximal stomach with infiltrative pattern: A case report and review of the literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1999;123(10):967–73. PubMed
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Security professionals in India will spend more on tools that use Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to fight malware attacks, said a Cisco report.
Google has agreed to a patent licensing deal with Tencent Holdings as it looks for ways to expand in China where many of its products are blocked by regulators.
Thomson Reuters Corp published its debut “Top 100 Global Technology Leaders” list with Microsoft Corp in the no. 1 spot, followed by Intel and Cisco Systems Inc.
US stock indexes recovered from two days of losses after technology stocks got a boost from Cisco results and Wal-Mart soared to a record high.
Technology companies, such as Microsoft and Cisco Systems have ramped up lobbying ahead of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Cisco has unveiled new intent-based networking solutions that were developed with inputs from its Global Development Centre in Bengaluru.
Cisco said it is witnessing a jump in demand by Indian banks since the demonetisation move, which made it open its first global digital experience centre here.
Board decides not to go ahead with buyback
Commences trading in Solar REC after gap of 1 Year
Step Down Arm To Buy Entire Stake In AnSem NV For $17 Mn
Bags Rs 279 Cr Order To Set Up Captive Plant At Trombay
Plant Has Capacity Of 50 MW On An EPC Basis
Board takes no decision on bids
Couldn't discuss bids due To Renuka Ramnath's Resignation
Board to meet today to discuss the restructuring
Airtel, Vodafone may sell controlling stake in Tower Firm
Telcos may jointly negotiate black sale of combined 66.6% stake
KKR, Providence, Brookfield & ATC could be potential buyers


Update 2: To keep the display of the iPhone one that qualifies as a “Retina Display” whilst increasing the physical size and not the number of pixels, Apple could increase the display up to a size of 3.845-inches (diagonal) before it drops below 300 pixels per inch which as Steve Jobs explained in the iPhone 4 keynote, was the required PPI specification so that the human eye cannot differentiate between individual pixels when looking at a display around 10 or 12 inches away. (Thanks @ianharrier)
Update: MacRumors forum member, ‘Bartboy919’ did some clever comparison on those images to the current iPhone 4 and it seems as though the form factor is exactly the same which would suggest something around a 3.7-inch display rather than the current 3.5-inch display.
In a new purported leak of the iPhone 5’s design, iDealsChina claims to have gotten a hold of engineering diagrams of the iPhone 5, which show a nearly identical design to the iPhone 4 with the exception of a larger screen, potentially one that is 4 inches. The screen seems to take up a larger portion of the front face of the phone and the bezel on the sides of the display is much thinner.
Whilst there are a number of purported leaks of design documents for upcoming Apple device releases, iDealsChina has previously leaked accurate design renderings of the fourth generation iPod Nano and they have also previously claimed to have posted a photo of the iPhone 5’s bezel which correspond with these drawings. Whilst this doesn’t confirm these designs are accurate it does decrease the likelihood that these are fake. Jump the break for another picture of the drawings.
With the iPad 2 released today, rumors and leaks surrounding the iPhone 5 are set to come rapid fire over the next few months but already we have had some including a leaked dock connector, 4-inch screen rumours and most recently the rumour that it will have an aluminium back and internal antenna which conflicts with these drawings.
[Via MacRumors, @arnoldkim]


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Institute of Medicine report called the pattern of higher rates of disease and shorter lives “the U.S. health disadvantage,” and said it was responsible for dragging the country to the bottom in terms of life expectancy over the past 30 years. Continue reading →
Bloomberg News conducted a data review of payroll records for 1.4 million public employees of the 12 largest states. The findings show that public employees in California earn far higher salaries than in other states, from prison operations to health care, base . . . Continue reading →
Physicians at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have taken a giant step toward stemming the tide of unconscionable pharmaceutical industry price gouging. Sloan-Kettering physicians said NO to Sanofi’s new anti-cancer drug, Zaltrap which the company priced at $11,063 per month. Drs. Peter B. . . . Continue reading →
TIME Psychiatrist Contends the Field Is ‘Committing Professional Suicide’ Psychiatry — and medicine in general — has a dangerously close relationship with the pharmaceutical industry Maia Szalavitz | @maiasz | October 5, 2012 | British psychiatrist and Big Pharma gadfly David Healy . . . Continue reading →
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Respected international scientists who examined the evidence, concluded that annual influenza campaigns are likely an utter waste of time and money." But officials at the US Centers for Disease Control disregard science and accept commercial propaganda as their guide for setting public health policy.
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Robert Salter, an employment & expatriate tax specialist said: “ At a time when the Government has boasted about the UK being ‘open for business’, the new rules, announced in the Finance Bill, risk making it harder for companies to find the skilled staff that they require in a timely and user-friendly manner, and are step in the wrong direction”
The core changes that will be introduced from April 2020 are:
- Private sector clients will be responsible for assessing contactors’ “deemed employment” status from April 2020, shifting this responsibility from contractors as has been the case since the initial restrictions (known as IR35) were first introduced almost 20 years ago.
- When assessing a freelancer’s status, clients must complete a status determination (e.g. using the Revenue tool – CEST (Check Employment Status for Tax)); so in theory there can be no blanket assessments placing contractors inside IR35. One also needs to understand that the CEST tool is an “imperfect” way of assessing whether someone is genuinely an employee or self-employed – Salter highlights that even HMRC accepts that approximately 15% of all cases handled by CEST need to be considered in more depth, whilst the CEST tool doesn’t (at present) even include some of the traditional factors (e.g. mutuality of obligation) associated with assessing whether someone is an employee or self-employed.
- The draft legislation includes a new ‘client-led status disagreement process’ – though this falls short of the independent, 3rd party appeals process that many contractors were looking for. As a result, if a contractor disputes their status assessment they can only appeal to their client, who may have an interest in their contractors being inside IR35. Evidence, for example, from the public sector (which introduced rules on deemed employment a few years ago), suggests that many companies might introduce a “blanket policy” and treat all contractors as deemed employees and subject to PAYE and NIC withholdings from a wider “risk-management” perspective.
- The draft legislation includes clauses allowing for the transfer of the liability through the wider labour supply chain (i.e. so that the end company, for example, could be liable to PAYE / NIC, if other businesses in the chain had not undertaken the relevant status assessment or got this wrong). One could argue that this approach results in legitimate, compliant businesses being liable to the mistakes of other parties.
- Small companies remain exempt from the new legislation, as defined by the Companies Act.
What does this mean for companies?
Salter said: “As the legislation is expected to be finalised by November 2019 and the changes introduced in April 2020, companies have only a limited period to start preparing for these changes. As such, whilst some changes may be introduced to the above proposals, it is important for companies to consider the impact of the changes on their “workforce” and understand:
- Which freelancers are likely to be impacted by the change?
- How are staff trained to do the appropriate assessments of contractor status (recognising that CEST, the Revenue tool does not (even per HMRC’s own figures) give a clear answer in ca. 15% of all cases);
- What changes the company may need to make to its positioning as an “employer”, to ensure that it has access to the required skills and expertise;
- How will it monitor the ‘wider labour supply chain’, if it is using other agencies and companies on a sub-contracted basis.”
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“Becoming a deemed employee and subject to PAYE and NIC on their earnings, could impact the cash flow of contractors significantly. In addition to the pure costs associated with becoming subject to tax withholdings in the same manner as employees, they will potentially lose the ability to claim some of their wider business costs (e.g. travel costs) as a deduction for tax purposes, whilst still suffering from the potential negatives of being a freelancer – e.g. unpaid holidays and a lack of steady work. In this situation, will more contractors closely consider the option of becoming regular employees?”

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Delta (DAL, Fortune 500) acknowledged that a glitch caused steeply-discounted tickets to be offered online Thursday — some for as low as $12.83, according to customers. They celebrated their finds on social media, including cross-country flights for $40 and Boston to Honolulu lifts for $68.
One customer said she bought tickets between Tallahassee and Los Angeles for $27 each way. Those routes normally cost between several hundred and several thousand dollars.
There is the problem right there! The variance in the price ranges from several hundred to several thousand dollars. There is no way of knowing if the price is right or wrong. It’s not like the fare can be negotiated.
NPR’s Mark Memmott asks this question; The Price Is Wrong And You Know It: Do You Buy That Ticket?
Headlines such as this come along every few months:
“Delta To Honor Extremely Cheap Mistake Fares.”
The news, says The Associated Press, is that:
“From about 10 a.m. to noon ET [Thursday], certain Delta fares on the airline’s own website and other airfare booking sites were showing up incorrectly, offering some savvy bargain hunters incredible deals. A roundtrip flight between Cincinnati and Minneapolis for February was being sold for just $25.05 and a roundtrip between Cincinnati and Salt Lake City for $48.41. The correct price for both of those fares is more than $400.”
There is no such thing as a correct fare price for any route. IF there were, then there would be no price variance ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars from a consistent point A to point B.
NPR’s article concludes with a three question pole centered on the ethics of purchasing and expecting the airline to honor their pricing glitch. The responses, as of now, range from 70-80% affirmative in favor of buying and using the ticket.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a glitch is a sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of equipment. The glitch was caused by price programming error/malfunction on Delta’s website. This is the problem with over-reliance on automation. Things happen when they are no longer being deliberately touched by a human mind. Not to mention the complex & convoluted computer spaghetti code. One well intended software patch for one bug fix may cause unintended consequences with inter-related features. Untouched by human minds, inadequate change control, poor off-line testing before release, and the congested holiday season all contributed to this ‘glitch’.
Let me share one of my own experiences with variable airline ticket pricing. Several years ago we took an Alaskan cruise. This included flying to the Seattle, driving to Vancouver, boat to Seward, Alaska, drive to Anchorage and fly back home. Our tickets were purchased well in advance through an orbital website that promised low price guarantee. What a scam/farce that turned out to be. Let me explain.
By buying early, our tickets were economically priced to fill up the plane. As the departure date neared, the value of the ticket increases. Our one-way fare from the east to west coast was $100. One week before the departure, the value of the ticket became $1500. I was checking and here’s why.
In order to sell that $1500 ticket and avoid selling it consistently at $100, the suborbital website CHANGED MY FLIGHTS. I would get emails telling me of the change. Then I would call their customer service center, conveniently located in the Philippines and get put back on the original flight and in the original seats.
This happened twenty times. I kid you not. Ten times for the going flight and ten times for the return flight. Some of the routes assignments were absolutely absurd. One flight from Alaska back to Maine included connections in Texas. Does anyone have a map?
Once again, these unethical changes were being done automatically. Untouched by human minds. All with the obvious intent of selling higher ticket prices while ‘honoring’ the low price guarantee. Needless to say, I no longer use an orbiting website to schedule airline flights.
So, back to the NPR article and poll questions. “The Price is Wrong & You Know It” is a false premise. There is no such thing as a consistently route based flight price. It’s all day, date, route & time of day driven as determined by programmed complex computer algorithms designed to efficiently maximize profit-untouched by human minds.
What would you do? Would you buy the low price ticket and expect Delta to honor it?
I would. As I gaze out my window, across an icy snow landscape and forest, that $68 flight from Boston to Honolulu is quite enticing.

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The Issue: The American Federation of Teachers’ influence on CDC guidelines on reopening schools.
As a child, after the first New York City teachers’ strike, my father told me that unionized schoolteachers and unionized municipal workers in general were a threat to our country. He was right (“Reading, writing & revising the CDC advisory,” May 2).
The story about American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten directing the Centers for Disease Control’s guidance on school reopenings reminded me that allowing teachers to be unionized only forces the politicians who they vote for in a bloc to do their bidding.
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The power of the teachers union to influence politicians gives the metaphor of “money talks, bulls - - t walks,” a profound credence.
Union donations to politicians overrides both common sense and science. Even the CDC seems to be acting in concert with the union to prevent children from going back to school.
Meanwhile, teachers enjoy full pay at the expense of the taxpayers.
The article on how teachers unions influence the feds was very enlightening.
It’s about time the overall well-being of students is considered.
Why is it that students in religious schools, private schools and red-state schools have long returned to normal, while our schools are still in a virtual lockdown? This is putting our students at a distinct disadvantage relative to the rest of the country and the world.
If any teachers (who have probably been vaccinated anyway) feel endangered, let them find a safe job. Thousands of health-care workers, police, firefighters and other essential workers have carried on from the very beginning of the pandemic.
There’s no reason to be paying people who are not fully fulfilling their job obligations.
Bill Isler, Queens
It is absolutely appalling that CDC “guidelines” for the reopening of public schools was apparently influenced by the American Federation of Teachers.
Is there any reason we can trust the CDC now on anything it has to say?
The Issue: President Biden’s comment that he inherited the situation at the border from Donald Trump.
Kudos to The Post for its recent editorial (“New Biden Border Lies,” May 2).
How long will President Biden keep blaming President Donald Trump for the mess that has been created over the past 100 days while Biden has been in charge? He keeps repeating falsehoods and the liberal media never challenge him.
There is chaos at the border. The doors are wide open as migrants pour in endlessly.
If only Biden had kept many of the policies instituted by Trump, the border would not be a free-for-all.
Rather than blaming Trump for the mess he has himself created, Joe needs to fix this.
Isn’t it time that both he and Vice President Kamala Harris go down to the border, see the mess for what it is and do something about it besides blaming the other guy? The buck stops with Biden now.
Biden is trying to deflect blame to Trump for the crisis at the border.
Good try, Joe, but smart people know you caused the crisis when you rescinded Trump’s policies.
Articles of impeachment for allowing cruel and inhumane conditions at the border and placing the sovereignty of the nation and the safety of US citizens in danger should be brought against him.
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The Government Is Failing by Doing Too Little, and Too Much
Underinvestment in America’s public health infrastructure and governmental red tape have hindered the country’s response to the coronavirus.
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"The 'blue' faction knows that a better-funded government is necessary to solve important problems. The 'red' faction knows that getting the government out of the way is necessary to solve important problems," writes
Americans should grasp that many factions have apt critiques of the status quo. Until we leverage one another’s best insights as readily as we mock one another’s worst shortcomings, we won’t achieve our potential.
The big versus small government debate is inapt to the present crisis. The government has failed by doing too little and too much


Ghum Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein 31st May 2022 Written Update: GHKKPM written update
Today’s Ghum Hai Kisi Ke Pyar Mein 31st May 2022 episode starts with Sai crying happy tears to be out of jail.
However, the rage of avenging Jagtap has not died down inside Sai.
Talking to Virat in a determined tone, Sai says that she wants to see Jagtap behind the bars.
She further says that he took away her father from her and now she will not let him loose.
Virat assures Sai that he will do everything possible to get the criminal Jagtap under his clutches.
Meanwhile, Bhavani is desperately waiting for Sai to give her an earful for the humiliation she has brought to the Chavan family.
Patralekha like a shadow is trailing after Bhavani to ignite the fire burning inside her.
Will Virat fulfil his promise to Sai by arresting Jagtap?
How will Bhavani welcome Sai at home after she did a tour of jail?
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Five Future Food Systems-backed PhD students pitched their research to a ‘Shark Tank’-style panel of experts at the annual Networking Night. Which was the most convincing?
UNE’s Angus Dingley is exploring how temperature extremes affect pollination in polytunnels to help growers produce more and better berries.
The National Farmers’ Federation’s first female President stepped down on 25 October to take on a global advocacy role as a Director of the World Farmers’ Organisation.
In September, Future Food Systems welcomed Sunshine-Coast-based sustainable exotic mushroom grower Kenon Corporation into its consortium.
In July. Future Food Systems staff, research leads and PhDs represented FFS, our projects and our mission at conferences and agrifood events nationwide.
FFS PhD student Mazadul Islam is working with experts in two nations to find more sustainable ways to fertigate indoor vegetable crops.
FFS partner LLEAF has opened a large-scale ‘solar laboratory’ to trial its light-spectrum-shifting, crop yield-boosting agricultural films in commercial glasshouse conditions.
Launched in mid-July, Australia’s first national map of PC systems enables accurate yield forecasting and speedy, targeted response to natural disasters and biosecurity threats.
Future Food Systems headed to NSW’s Northern Tablelands in June, visiting University of New England and Costa Group’s state-of-the-art tomato-production glasshouse.
On 14 June, FFS staff and PhDs visited Western Sydney University Hawkesbury campus and the $7m National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre.

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HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — High Point Police Department released photos of two people of interest in the murder of a man at a gas station on July 3.
High Point officers responded to the Speedway on 801 W. Fairfield Rd. around midnight about someone being shot.
When they arrived, officers found Walter Devon Pouncy, 38, of High Point, who was unresponsive and had been shot multiple times.
They have released a flyer with people of interest pictured.
Officers and EMS attempted to save Pouncy’s life, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The HPPD is waiting to get further autopsy information from the Medical Examiner’s Office about Pouncy’s injuries