Friday, Sept. 20
Santa Fe Marketplace
Celebrating the colorful cultures of Native Americans and the American Southwest, Bazaar del Mundo’s annual Santa Fe Marketplace returns to Old Town, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 20-22. Bazaar del Mundo (located at 4133 Taylor St. in Old Town) will overflow with exquisite collections of authentic Native American jewelry, art, crafts and décor from Navajo, Cherokee, Hopi, Pima, Isleta Pueblo and Santo Domingo Pueblo tribe members, along with other noted Southwestern artists demonstrating and selling their goods. Guests will also enjoy daily musical entertainment and feast on mouth-watering Mexican cuisine for sale at the otherwise free event, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, visit bazaardelmundo.com.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Charity Yoga Event
One Love Movement, a nonprofit centered around raising awareness and support to advance social justice, will host its eighth annual Charity Yoga Event on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Waterfront Park in Downtown San Diego. The event features a yoga class along with a guided meditation, a live concert and talk with singer-songwriter and guitarist Trevor Hall, a kids corner and the first-ever wellness garden. Guests will be able to enjoy food and beverage vendors, as well as massages. All proceeds will benefit local San Diego nonprofit Voices for Children, that transforms the lives of abused or neglected children by providing them with trained volunteer advocates, as well as the San Diego Rapid Response Network, that aids immigrant families in the San Diego border region, and the One Love Shelter in India, home to 17 boys in Bangalore, India. Tickets start at $35.
Mission Hills Heritage Roaring ’20s Home Tour
Mission Hills Heritage presents its 15th annual home tour. This year’s tour is all about Mission Hills homes built in the 1920s — that decade of decades, exuberant, prosperous and simply fabulous. Take the tour of eight Mission Hills historic homes featuring high style and architectural variety. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. starting at 4405 Trias St. Tickets are $35.
Celebrate the Jeri Dilno Way
Councilmember Chris Ward will be recognizing local trailblazer and LGBTQ leader, Jeri Dilno with an honorary street naming at the 2400 block of Howard Avenue, in front of her home at North Park Seniors. We will be unveiling “Jeri Dilno Way” and celebrating her 83rd birthday. Noon-1:30 p.m. at North Park Seniors, 4200 Texas St.
San Diego Zoo Food & Wine Brew
San Diego’s wildest tasting event, that will feature globally-inspired food, wine and brews with more than 160 of SoCal’s best vendors, is set in the world-famous SD Zoo. Fine-casual concept Bibigo Kitchen brings its modern Korean menu to the 3,000 guests. Benefits will go to San Diego Zoo Wildlife Conservancy. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Tickets start at $125. For more information, contact Rachel Schrichte at firstname.lastname@example.org or call 619-744-3362.
Rock & Roll Avalanche
Immunotherapy Foundation’s Rock & Roll Avalanche returns Sept. 21, with rock & roll icon, Billy Idol. The legendary evening to “Rock out for Cancer Research” takes place at the Music Box, 1337 India St., in San Diego. Sponsorship and tickets are on sale now. Individual tickets are priced at $500, with VIP options available.
Sunday, Sept. 22
Adams Avenue Street Fair
The 38th annual Adams Avenue Street Fair, presented by Monaco Cocktails, will feature more than 100 artists performing on seven stages along a seven-block stretch of Adams Avenue in Normal Heights. This year’s headliners include Los Texmaniacs with Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos), the James Harman Band, Mattson 2, Tijuana NO! with Ceci Bastida, Buck-O-Nine, Bobby and the Pins (featuring members of Schizophonics, Creepy Creeps, Mittens, and El Vez), the Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra with Greg Lee, and Dead Feather Moon. In addition to the extraordinary music, there will be a craft beer taste (Saturday only, noon to 4 p.m.), beer gardens, giant carnival rides, circus performances, festival food, and more than 300 exhibitors. For the music lineup, schedule, and more information, visit adamsavenuestreetfair.com.
Chris Olsen Coffee in South Park
City Council District 3 candidate Chris Olsen will be holding a meet and greet at the home of Jeff and Megan Kucharski at 2-3:30 p.m. Address provided upon RSVP by email to email@example.com.
Monday, Sept. 23
Pop-Up Magazine’s Escape Issue will be a night of new, true stories about the fascinating world around us. Experience an immersive “live magazine” devoted to escapes big and small, daring and mundane, physical and mental, featuring your favorite writers, photographers, and performers, including comedian and writer Jordan Carlos, poet Sarah Kay, criminal justice reporter Keri Blakinger, singer-songwriter Left At London, photographer Lucas Foglia, and more. 7:30 p.m. at the Obersvatory North Park. Buy tickets at popupmagazine.com.
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Uptown Democratic Club
We are excited to announce that our speaker will be California Senate Pro Tem President Toni Atkins. We will also have a presentation on environmental issues by Dr. Cody Petterson. Please join us, we are open to the public! 6:30 p.m. Joyce Beers Community Center, 3900 Vermont.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
The hilarious Beth Stelling from Comedy Central and “Crashing” is headlining the Whistle Stop Bar. Featuring is Paige Weldon from the “Mall Talk” podcast. Additional talent includes comedians Rob Smallwood, Austin Train, Daniel Delgado, Myles Magallanes, and Beau Hufford. Show starts at 8 p.m. with a $5 cover. Whistle Stop Bar, 2236 Fern St.
North Park mixer
Come on out for drinks, appetizers, a raffle and more! This is the perfect opportunity to mingle with your neighbors, meet and greet with local business owners, and explore one of North Park’s newest breweries & kitchens! 6-8 p.m. at Original 40 Brewing, 3117 University Ave.
Thursday, Sept. 26
Soaring Eagles Pow Wow Dance Class and
The Soaring Eagles Dance Class provides a unique cultural learning environment for American Indian youth, grades K-12, to learn about common pow-wow dancing styles and cultural practices, including how to design and make tribal regalia with the opportunity to participate in local San Diego County gatherings and pow wows. The free Community Night will feature guest speakers on various topics, including how to improve and make the urban Native community stronger. Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite side dish to each dance class to share with others. This is the first dance class and future classes will be held twice a month on the second and last Thursday of each month. 6-8 p.m. at Santa Fe Room at Balboa Park.
Free Discharge Upgrade & Medical Retirement Clinic
National Veterans Legal Services Program’s Lawyers Serving Warriors Pro Bono Program is holding an informational session on corrections of military records and upgrading less than fully honorable discharges followed by individual consultations with attorneys. Know Your Rights session from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Meet with an attorney from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at South Region Military & Veterans Resource Center, Suite #300, 401 Mile of Cars Way.
Friday, Sept. 27
Fall Harvest Wine Dinner
Fort Oak’s own Executive Chef Brad Wise and acclaimed guest chef Travis Swikard of forthcoming Callie Restaurant will explore Italian cuisine paired with renowned G.D. Vajra wines hailing from the Barolo district of Piedmont at the first dinner in the Fall Harvest Wine Dinner Series at Mission Hills restaurant Fort Oak. Guests will enjoy six courses for $120 per person, plus tax and service charge. Reservations for parties of two to four people can be made via Chef’s Experience/Fall Harvest Tastings at fortoaksd.com.
‘Carrie: The Musical’
The musical based on the 1978 film will be playing in Chula Vista’s OnStage Playhouse from Sept. 27-Nov. 3. Tickets are available at onstageplayhouse.org or by calling 619-422-7787.
Saturday, Sept. 28
30th annual AIDS Walk & Run San Diego
AIDS Walk & Run San Diego is the largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser in San Diego County and is coordinated by The San Diego LGBT Community Center. For more information on the event, including opportunities to donate, volunteer, sponsor, or register, please visit www.aidswalksd.org. You can also contact Ian Johnson at firstname.lastname@example.org or 619-692-2077, ext. 247.
Mermaid Cardio Class
North Park’s top destination for poolside fun, The Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club and Bungalows is introducing its new Mermaid Cardio Class. Guests will be treated to an hour-long in-pool core, abs and obliques workout while enjoying the fun of their own mermaid tail and San Diego’s warm, sunny fall weather. $35 admission includes all-day access to The Lafayette’s iconic Weissmuller Pool and a complimentary mimosa for guests 21 and over. 2223 El Cajon Blvd.
‘The Secret Morgue:
Kick off the Halloween season with the return of The Secret Morgue to the future home of the Comic-Con Museum. Presented by Film Geeks SD, this year’s marathon of offerings will be “Alien Autopsy” themed. Not all films will be about aliens, but they will share the sci-fi theme. Just like last year, titles will not be announced in advance, but we guarantee at least six films will be shown, including fan favorites, as well as some that are rarely screened, and hopefully some you have ever seen! Tickets are $30, include a survival pack, lunch and dinner snacks. You can bring your own food and drinks, but no alcohol is permitted. Noon on Saturday to 1 a.m. on Sunday.
National Public Lands Day
A major volunteer effort is planned for Saturday, Sept. 28, beginning at 9 a.m., to restore one of the last remaining coastal dunes and wetland habitats in California. The San Diego River Park Foundation and project partners need at least 100 people of all ages and abilities to pitch in at San Diego River Mouth near Dog Beach in Ocean Beach. Volunteers will spend the morning removing invasive plants, watering and caring for recent plantings, refurbishing trails, and working on a garden art project. The event is part of the 26th annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD), the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for America’s public lands. Volunteers are required to register in advance. To sign up or learn more, send an email to email@example.com or call 619-297-7380.
Saturday, Oct. 5
South Park Clean Up
South Park business owners, residents and community leaders will gather on Oct. 5 from 8:30-11 a.m. for the biannual neighborhood cleanup effort. The event is held at the Target Express parking lot at 30th and Grape streets in South Park. The Clean Up South Park volunteers pick up trash, paint over graffiti, clean up the sidewalks and streets, pull weeds and sweep street curbs. San Diego City Councilman Chris Ward will kick off the event and share his appreciation for the volunteer effort. Volunteers receive a light breakfast and a free lunch at the Station Tavern.
The Clean Up South Park committee is currently looking for more volunteers to help with the initiative. For questions or to volunteer for the event, please contact Tanya McAnear from Bad Madge & Co. at firstname.lastname@example.org or call 619-203-4944.
Sunday, Oct. 6
Health For All Humanity
Drugs & Diagnostics for Tropical Diseases (DDTD) will be hosting its second annual Health For All Humanity event, a cocktail reception at the University Club Atop Symphony Towers in Downtown San Diego. Emcee for the evening will be veteran Emmy Award-winning journalist Peggy Pico, former reporter for KPBS and NBC San Diego. All proceeds from the event will support DDTD’s ongoing efforts centered around discovery of new treatments and diagnostics for neglected tropical diseases. Tickets can be bought online or $150 at the door. 5:30-8:30 p.m. at 750 B St., Suite 3400.


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Taiwan Anti-Trafficking Projects
Thank you for supporting anti-trafficking projects in Taiwan.
Human trafficking thrives in Taiwan, which has experienced an influx of migrant workers. The Free methodist Church in Taiwan seeks to end modern slavery through awareness, education, prevention, rescue and other means. A specific goal is to launch a program themed "Helping a Migrant is Preventing Slavery in Taiwan."

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They're from Texas -- and they're coming for your job. A delegation of business advocates and corporate executives took to the streets of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs last week to lure Illinois businesses to the Lone Star State. They're looking to capitalize on Illinois' stagnant job growth and reputedly unfriendly business environment to convince the state's job creators to pack up and move to Texas.
Texas Economic Development Corporation President Tracye McDaniel led the charge. McDaniel said that in addition to low workers’ compensation insurance costs for businesses and no state income tax, Texas' worker-freedom laws have a special appeal to Illinois businesses.
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"Texas stands top on the list as a right-to-work state," McDaniel said. "It's a major consideration for site selectors, C-level executives and decision makers from across the country."
McDaniel said the biggest key to luring businesses from all over the world to Texas is to listen to the voices of their own job creators and create policies that will let them prosper.
"Our main advantage is for our corporate executives at the table with us designing our business-development strategies," McDaniel said.
If the latest IRS data says anything, it's that McDaniel is succeeding. Recent IRS Records showed that more than 10,000 people recently moved from Illinois to Texas, with net migration gains from 46 other states as well.
McDaniel said a number of Illinois businesses already have one foot in her state, citing aviation giant Boeing, sporting-goods company Wilson and manufacturer W.W. Grainger as Illinois companies with operations in Texas.
McDaniel wouldn't say whether Texas lured away any businesses this week, but did say it was a productive trip to Illinois.


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Student tax preparers perform 'marriage' ceremony
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Accounting students preparing tax returns at Northeastern State University's VITA clinic got to say, "I now pronounce you... Married Filing Jointly."
When you prepare taxes for a living – or in this case, as a volunteer – you never know what the day might bring. Maybe you'll get off easy with mostly 1040-EZs. Maybe you'll be asked to build a corporate return out of a shoebox full of crumpled receipts. Or just maybe… you'll perform a wedding.
This tax season, students at the Northeastern State University VITA clinic, in Tahlequah, OK got to do the latter. Associate Professor Dr. John Yeutter, CPA, normally supervisors the clinic. When things get busy, he sometimes expects to help out with return preparation. What he didn't expect on February 8th of this year was to marry two taxpayers.
"We had a family, a young lady, her boyfriend, and their 7-month-old son, come in to get their taxes prepared."
"We want to file together," the woman told him.
The concept was not new to him, said Yeutter, but the experience was. "I had heard from other preparers who had done this, but this was the first time it has ever happened to me in more than 25 years of preparing taxes."
Knowing that the state of Oklahoma allows couples who "hold themselves out to the public as married," to file joint returns, Yeutter agreed. "This is unique to the few states that allow common law marriage," he told AccountingWEB.
This particular couple had not previously filed their tax returns together, but, said Yeutter, they seemed to know that it was permissible under state law to do so. While filing a joint return may not be a ceremony that includes white lace and flowers, it is one way of telling the public you consider yourselves to be married, he explained.
Generally, the couple must use their own names, as this couple did, rather than both using the man's surname. Yeutter predicted that using the same last name might cause problems with the Social Security Administration because there would be no record of the woman's earnings except under her own name.
When asked if the Internal Revenue Service might question the filing status, he said that he was not aware of any such challenges. "I can't imagine how they would know or not know whether a civil ceremony had taken place. I have heard of other couples doing this in common law states," he added. "In states where common law is not recognized, this could not happen."
What does the IRS say on this subject? Publications 501 and 17 say that it is permissible to file a married-joint return if:
You are living together in a common law marriage that is recognized in the state where you now live or in the state where the common law marriage began.
So… did Yeutter and his VITA crew turn the tax prep into a wedding fest? Not really, but if it hadn't all happened so fast, they might have. In a short write-up of the event for the Oklahoma Society of CPAs, Yeutter added:
"I normally play jazz music in the background of the classroom to help make conversations more private, but I didn't think about theme music, or even saying something like, 'By the power vested in me by the Oklahoma Accountancy Board and the IRS, I now pronounce you man and wife' but I just thanked them for coming in."
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Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Objective: Previous systematic reviews evaluating the association between coffee consumption and pancreatic cancer showed inconsistent results. The aim was to conduct a meta-epidemiological study to explore further the association between coffee consumption and the incidence of pancreatic cancer. Methods: The selection criteria were defined as a population-based prospective cohort study reporting adjusted relative risk (RR) and their 95% confidence interval (95%CI) of pancreatic cancer occurrence according to coffee consumption. Adjusted RR for the highest versus the lowest level of coffee consumption in each study was extracted. A fixed-effect model was applied to calculate a summary RR (sRR) and its 95%CI. Two-stage random-effects dose-response meta-analysis (DRMA) was performed to estimate the incidence risk per unit dose (cup per day). Results: Twelve cohort studies were selected for meta-analysis. The total number of cohort participants was 3,230,053, and pancreatic cancer incidents were 10,587. The sRR of pancreatic cancer risk for the highest versus the lowest level of coffee consumption indicated no statistical significance (sRR=0.98, 95% CI: 0.88-1.10; I-squared=0.0%). Two-stage random-effect DRMA showed the non-linear relationship between the amount of coffee consumption and pancreatic cancer risk. And the RR for an increment of one cup per day of coffee consumption was 0.97 (95%CI: 0.91-1.04, P=0.42), without statistically significant. Conclusion: There was no association between coffee consumption habits and pancreatic cancer risk. And there was no statistical significance in the dose-response relationship between the amount of coffee consumption and pancreatic cancer risk. Finding the turning point would be important because it can be critical information for the prevention of pancreatic cancer.

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Through the years, the “smiley face pain scale” embraced by a well-intentioned medical establishment in the 1980s has turned into a skull and cross bones.
Officially called the Wong-Baker FACES scale, it was developed so children could communicate how much pain they are in while in the hospital. Ranging from a crying face to a happy face, patients simply circle the face corresponding with how they feel after a surgical procedure. Or sometimes, patients are given the scale before surgery and asked to circle the face corresponding with how they would like to feel after the operation.
But pain is subjective. And how many people when asked before surgery would circle the crying face?
Now, a biomedical startup called Proove Biosciences says its products will more accurately and scientifically assess a person’s pain tolerance and susceptibility to opioid addiction. By simply swabbing a patient’s cheek with a stick, Proove can perform 12 genetic assessments that will determine risk of opioid addiction.
The tests look at genetic influence of receptors for serotonin 2A, serotonin transporter, catechol-0-methyl transferase, dopamine 02 receptor, dopamine 01 receptor, dopamine transporter, dopamine beta hydroxylase, methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase, kappa opioid receptor, gamma-aminobutyric acid and mu opioid receptor.
Dopamine and serotonin control mood and pleasure within the brain, and the receptors that activate them are genetically influenced. The same goes for opioid receptors, which activates dopamine and serotonin
Proove CEO: A ‘Herculean’ Task at Hand
“When we began this journey in 2009, we had a simple – albeit Herculean – goal to alleviate suffering from opioid addiction and pain,” Proove CEO Brian Meshkin said in news release.1 “Particularly at a time when opioid addiction and overdose has taken center stage in America, we are passionate about and committed to finding solutions to improve outcomes for pain prescribers, patients and insurers alike.”
Meshkin told CNBC in September that Proove so far has sold about 30,000 tests to 300 doctors.2 CNBC also reported that most insurance companies will pay for the $1,000 test and that Proove “is working toward FDA clearance on the various tests it offers.”
On its website, Proove claims 93 percent accuracy in predicting opioid abuse.3 For doctors who don’t use Proove, they have a 50-50 chance of determining whether a patient will abuse painkillers or not, Proove argues.
Proove also sells tests to predict pain perception and responses to other pain relievers, such as NSAIDS, and even reactions to epidurals with fentanyl. They also have a test to predict best treatments for patients with fibromyalgia.
Dr. Richard Friedman, a psychiatrist at Weill Cornell Medical School, told The Daily Beast that Proove’s claim of 93 percent accuracy in predicting opioid addiction “cannot be taken seriously by scientists, clinicians and, most importantly, the public” until such findings are published in a peer-reviewed medical journal.4
Study in Pain Physician Makes Argument for Proove
Peer-reviewed medical research does exist that makes the argument for a product that does what Proove’s claims. Proove is even used as the primary example in the research.
“Differences in the degree of pain stimulation and pain sensitivity, weight and age differences, prior opioid use and tolerance, as well as the differences in bioavailability of various opioid formulations have been cited as causes for the wide variability of responses (to pain medication) and help to predict more effective (or less dangerous) medication choices and doses,” authors Drs. Andrea M. Trescot and Semyon Faynboym argue in the journal Pain Physician.5
They report that opioid dose requirements can vary by patient by “as much as 40-fold.” Anxiety and depression also can influence pain responses, per their paper. “Several (biological) twin studies (to separate nature and nurture) have looked at pain conditions, and concluded that migraines have a 39 to 58 percent genetic contribution, low back pain a 21 to 67 percent genetic contribution, and menstrual pain 55 percent.”
Other research shows that many people who suffer from pain and have co-occurring mental health disorders can find relief with proper mental health treatment and reduce or eliminate their need for opioid-based painkillers and other medications.6
At the time of the Pain Physician paper’s publication in 2014, Dr. Trescot worked as a pain management physician in Arkansas and Dr. Faynboym was a psychiatry resident at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
“Genetic testing may explain and predict many of the clinical responses seen with opioids and adjuvant medications, and may help the clinician identify those patients at genetic risk of opioid misuse and addiction,” they concluded.
More Research Needed to Back Proove’s Claims
The paper does call for more research to prove the efficacy of genetic testing. “Allele-based associations studies are expected to shed light on the medical mystery of why pain persists in some patients but not others, despite seemingly identical traumas,” the authors wrote. “In other words, why do some diabetic patients develop only numbness as the manifestation of their peripheral neuropathy while others with the same blood sugar fluctuations develop a painful peripheral neuropathy?”
Meshkin argues that Proove’s products can not only save lives by identifying people at particularly high risk for abusing opioids, but also save employers and the healthcare system money. “For employers dealing with the health insurance, workers compensation, disability and loss of productivity costs associated with chronic pains, job creators must look at innovations to reduce costs and improve outcomes,” Meshkin argues in a news release.7 “For over six years our team of scientists, clinicians, biostatisticians and academic collaborators have developed a patented technology platform to evaluate genetic, lifestyle and environmental data to avoid prescribing ineffective treatments, or worse outcomes like opioid addiction.”
In May, Proove’s laboratory received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists, the company announced in a news release.8
One thing is for certain: As the opioid epidemic sweeps the nation, it has emerged as one of the greatest public health hazards of all time.
One thing is for certain: As the opioid epidemic sweeps the nation, it has emerged as one of the greatest public health hazards of all time. This is not only because of overdose deaths, but also transmission of HIV (incurable) and Hepatitis C (curable with an $85,000 medication regimen) due to sharing needles. Something more scientific and less subjective than the “smiley face pain scale” is desperately needed.
“Integration of genetic analysis in clinical studies will increase the likelihood of identifying clinical and genetic factors that can be used to predict opioid responses,” the authors of the Pain Physician paper concluded. “With knowledge of a patient’s potential for beneficial response to a given opioid, a physician is armed with critical information that can guide therapeutic decisions. Incorporation of such biomarkers are emerging on the forefront of personalized medicine, and have the potential to dramatically improve the utility and efficacy of both current and future pain management strategies.”
1. Proove Biosciences (2016, July 21). Brian Meshkin Named Emerging Technology CEO Finalist for Orange County Technology Alliance Innovation Awards Founder of Leading Healthcare Decision-Making Company Recognized as Pioneer in Personalized Medicine. Marketwired. Retrieved Nov. 12, 2016, from http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/brian-meshkin-named-emerging-technology-ceo-finalist-orange-county-technology-alliance-2144481.htm
2. Pettitt, J. (2016, Sept. 7). The Genetic Test that can help fix America’s opioid painkiller addiction. CNBC. Retrieved Nov. 12, 2016, from https://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/07/the-genetic-test-that-can-help-fix-americas-opioid-painkiller-addiction.html
3. Proove. Proove Opioid Risk. Retrieved Nov. 12, 2016, from http://www.proovebio.com/
4. Siegel, Z. (2016, Oct. 16). Can a DNA Test Really Predict Opiate Addiction? The Daily Beast. Retrieved Nov. 12, 2016, from https://www.thedailybeast.com/can-a-dna-test-really-predict-opiate-addiction
5. Trescot, A. et al. (2014, 17: 425-445). A Review of the Role of Genetic Testing in Pain Medicine. Pain Physician. Retrieved Nov. 12, 2016, from http://www.painphysicianjournal.com/current/pdf?article=MjE2MQ%3D%3D&journal=84
6. Grossman, P. et al. (2004, 57: 34-43). Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction and health benefits: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. Retrieved Nov. 12, 2016, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15256293
7. Proove Biosciences (2016, Sept. 29). Proove Biosciences Founder & CEO, Brian Meshkin, Set to Speak at Executive Next Practices Forum on Healthcare. Marketwired. Retrieved Nov. 12, 2016, from http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/proove-biosciences-founder-ceo-brian-meshkin-set-speak-executive-next-practices-2162732.htm
8. Proove Biosciences (2016, May 24) Proove Announces Lab Accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Marketwired. Retrieved Nov. 12, 2016, from http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/proove-announces-lab-accreditation-from-the-college-of-american-pathologists-cap-2127995.htm
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- Revised every four years to keep abreast of changes
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Benefactors is the second play in Sheffield Theatres’ celebration of the work of Michael Frayn. Like much of Frayn’s work (and in particular the plays Daniel Evans has chosen to showcase during this season), it tackles complex and often morally ambiguous issues – in this case, the relationship between architecture and social reform in the 1960s – and frames them in an accessible, intimate way.
The play, first performed in 1984, is about an idealistic architect and his good-natured wife. David dreams of revitalising the South London slum of Basuto Road with well-built new housing, but he is soon forced into designing low-cost, high-rise ‘skyscrapers’ despite his dislike for them as buildings. His wife, Jane, becomes increasingly caught up in the life of her harassed neighbour Sheila, who is stuck in an unhappy marriage with a cynical and cruel journalist, Colin. He, in turn, has joined a group protesting against David’s well-intentioned plans.
It’s the relationship between these two couples that gives Benefactors much of its momentum, yet the questions it raises about idealism and social change are very much relevant today. Like Copenhagen, currently playing at Sheffield’s Lyceum Theatre, this is a dense, layered play, and one that requires a skilled cast to fully do it justice. As David, Simon Wilson is excellent, a man of optimism and ideals who gradually succumbs to disillusionment and disappointment as his plans fall to pieces around him. Abigail Cruttenden is delicately understated as Jane, but it’s Rebecca Lacey and Andrew Woodall who really make the production shine. As Colin, Woodall is monstrously supercilious and cynical; he’s in many ways a totally repellent character, yet in Woodall’s hands he is also utterly compelling. As Sheila, Lacey captivates from her first appearance as the mousy, beaten-down housewife in the process of becoming more and more frustrated with her lot in life.
Frayn’s play is typically rich in its writing and inventive in terms of its structure, with each of the four characters taking turns to play narrator; Benefactors skewers liberal idealism and unpicks the ethos behind brutalist architecture while also being very funny in the process. David and Jane’s principles are slowly eroded until both of them admit that they basically “don’t like people”, while the character of Colin cynically links the tabloid hack and the protester.
Designer Signe Beckmann’s detailed recreation of a 1960s middle-class home roots the production firmly in a particular place and time while director Charlotte Gwinner makes superb use of the Crucible Studio’s intimate dimensions, even if a later scene featuring a particularly volatile domestic incident makes for uneasy viewing, an uncomfortable sense of voyeurism. Both this production and this season as a whole are superb reminders of how prescient and relevant much of Frayn’s writing remains.

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Benefits of banana are amazing like fruit, its stem, banana flower, banana juice and its benefits for men. Banana is a plant that is familiar for all. The plant can grow in a tropical region east Asia and the country across to equator.
The bananas health benefits are enormous, among them are for men and pregnant women. Bananas contain lots of potassium, folic acid that good for a fetus in the womb. Bananas also useful to keep a backup of calcium, nitrogen, and phosphorus, which are useful for the regeneration of tissue.
Banana Nutrition Facts
In addition, banana fruit also rich in essential vitamins and minerals such as vitamin B complex, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and calcium. For more detail, lets see the banana nutrition table below.
|Principle||Nutrient Value||Percentage of RDA|
|Total Fat||0.33 g||1%|
|Dietary Fiber||2.60 g||7%|
|Pantothenic acid||0.334 mg||7%|
|Vitamin A||64 IU||2%|
|Vitamin C||8.7 mg||15%|
|Vitamin E||0.10 mg||1%|
|Vitamin K||0.5 Âµg||1%|
Bananas Health Benefits
1. Bananas are an excellent source of vitamins and fiber
Who knows if the banana contains many vitamins than apples. Bananas contain carbohydrates two times, and five times vitamin A than apples. With this content, we know that bananas have great benefits for health.
2. Treat Ulcer
Other bananas health benefits are for curing ulcer. If ulcer attack, lets immediate consume bananas, this fruit has a prophylactic agent of stomach acid, so it is great for the ulcer.
3. Treating Acne
Acne is skin health problems that impact on your beauty. So, when acne attacks you, overcome it with natural herbal ingredients. One of them is banana. Mash the banana until a paste, then apply in pimpled face evenly. Lets did routinely.
4. Improve Mood
Health benefits banana also good for mood. If you often with stress you can try to prevent by eating bananas. Its can change the mood and make you calm and excited, and active in the day-to-day.
5. Smooth the skin
Dull and rough skin is often a problem for a part of people, especially for who pay attention to beauty. Rough skin can be overcome by using a banana that mixed with honey.
Instruction: Take a banana and mash it, mix with two tablespoons of honey. Apply on the face evenly and let stand for 30 minutes. Subsequently, rinse thoroughly.
6. Source of energy
Furthermore, Banana is a fruit contains carbohydrates that are useful to increase stamina and energy. When tired, you try to cope with bananas, God willing, will soon be re-powered
7. Healing Burns
We know that bananas contain much water, and it is cool. So, bananas health benefits are very helpful to heal burns. Just use banana and smear on the wound.
8. Transference oxygen to the brain
The content of potassium in bananas gives tremendous bananas health benefits, which sends oxygen to the brain to the maximum. It will keep you away from a stroke, and high blood pressure.
9. Digestion Health
Constipation is one of digestive health problems. However, you do not need to worry, because constipation can be overcome with a banana. Consumption of bananas regularly can expedite metabolism and prevents constipation.
10. Reduce pain when menstruation
At the time of menstruation many women who feel pain. You can overcome this problem by consuming lots of ripe bananas.
Beside banana has many health benefits generally, this fruit also has benefit specifically like for men. Below we see some banana uses for men.
Health Benefits of Bananas for Men
Efficacy and uses of bananas for men discuss attractively because many men have problems with infertility. However, for those of you who are infertile, you should check to the doctor to know what the problem is.
However, you can try the banana because the health benefits of bananas for men can improve fertility. Perhaps, this is why so many men who eat a banana. It is true and not a myth, you try to consume bananas regularly to get the benefits.
Banana is a fruit that contains much potassium and low in salt. So, bananas have huge benefits to increase the number of male sperms and make the sperm more fertile. Also, its also good for controlling blood pressure levels.
About the health benefits of bananas for men, a urologist from Singapore commented that the man could improve fertility by eating bananas on a regular basis, at least once in 3 days.
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Other experts say that low sperm count can affect male fertility, and it also potentially not occur pregnancies on a wife. To obtain a pregnancy, a person must have a strong sperm, which can fertilize an egg cell, and is closely associated with male fertility.
One of the techniques and tricks that can be done is eating bananas on a regular basis. So, the health benefits of bananas for men is enormous.
Bananas Juice Health Benefits
11. Maintain digestive health
Consuming a banana juice beneficial for the gut and aids digestion more smoothly. To get the results of banana juice you can try the banana juice with a glass of milk. This drink is very refreshing and gives effect to smooth digestion and avoid constipation.
12. Maintaining cardiac function
Health benefits of banana juice for heart health gained from eating bananas on a regular basis. Bananas consumed will provide additional energy for the body and help the heart function. Bananas contain lots of electrolytes so that it is easy to digest and immediately processed for the body.
13. Blood circulation
Also, the benefits of banana juice are good for blood flow. Banana contains much potassium that exquisite in regulating blood pressure. It shall reduce the symptoms of stroke and heart problem.
14. Maintaining eye health
Banana juice benefits for eye health is due to vitamin A. Banana has many vitamin A that excellent for protecting the eyes. Consume much vitamin A will reduce the risk of blindness due to decreased function of corneas.
The women need 700 micrograms of vitamin A for each day, and men need 900 micrograms of vitamin A. Bananas also contain alpha-carotene and beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A.
15. Reduce menstrual pain
For women who feel pain during menstruation, bananas can be a solution to their problem. Eat bananas during the period will suppress pain and tenderness.
16. Help pregnant women
Pregnant women need many nutrients for herself and the fetus. Pregnant women also need folic acid to prevent birth defects in the baby. Approximately 85-100 calories save in a banana, and these elements are essential for the formation of new cells in the fetus. Not only that but also bananas can reduce morning sickness that often occurs in pregnant women.
Those are some health benefits of banana juice you need to know. If you usually eat a banana, now try changing the way, try to eat a banana in the form of banana juice, so the freshness is more pronounced.
Health Benefits of Banana Flowers
Banana Flower Nutrition Facts
Before we look at the health benefits of banana flowers, first of all, we see what are the nutrients within. The following are nutrients in every 100 grams of banana flower.
- 51 kcal
- 0.6g of Fat
- 1.6g of Protein
- 9.9g Carb
- 5.7fgof Fiber
- 56mg of Calcium
- 553.3 mg of Potassium
- 73.3mg of Phosphorous
- 56.4mg of Iron
- 13mg of Copper
17. Treating infections
Among the Health Benefits of Banana Flowers are treat the infection. The content of ethanol can inhibit the growth of bacteria. Another benefit is to accelerate wound healing. Based on the study mentioned that the banana flower can prevent malaria parasites such as Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
18. Reducing free radicals
Free radicals cause many problems for the body. One of them is cancer cells. The methanol extract of the banana flower acts as anti-oxidant, it is useful to repel free radicals in the body perfectly. So, eating a banana’s flower can prevent premature aging and protect the growth of cancer cells.
19. Reduce bleeding during menstrual periods
Menstruation often gives pain to women. Among the problem are PMS and excessive bleeding. Well, to solve this problem, you can consume a cup of cooked banana flower. This cuisine can increase the progesterone hormone in the body and reduce bleeding.
20. Reducing diabetes and anemia
Consuming the banana flower is beneficial to increase hemoglobin in the blood and can reduce blood sugar levels.
21. Many vitamins and minerals
Its contain many vitamins such as vitamin A, C, and E. They also contain potassium and fiber which is good for digestion.
22. Improve mood and reduce anxiety
Do not too quick to consume anti-depressants. If you feel the bad mood or stress, try to consume banana flower as a replacement for an anti-depressant. The flower can be useful as an anti-depression naturally without side effects.
23. Help to breastfeed
Banana Flowers benefit for breastfeeding mothers is enormous. For new mothers, they often encounter an issue while nursing her baby. One of the problems faced by nursing mothers is the lack of breastfeeding. So, the consumption of banana flower cuisine beneficial for increasing breastfeeding.
Banana Stems Health Benefits
Banana stem is a part of the banana tree that is in the deepest part (middle of banana stems). This is out as fruit and banana stalk.
Banana stems are taken by removing all outer layers. It contains plenty of water fiber which is great for reducing fat in the abdomen. Thus, eating a banana stems have some health benefits, besides the price is also very cheap and easy to get.
Besides beneficial to get rid of fat, banana stems are also good for kidney stones, diabetes, UTI, constipation, and gastric acidity. Below we see any health benefits of banana stems.
24. Lose weight
Consuming banana stems can lose weight. The reason is that bananas contain a lot of fiber rod that will bind fats and remove them through the dirt. To lose weight, you can consume as much as 25 grams of a banana tree every day. But if you want more quickly, you can increase the portion to 40 grams per day.
In addition to binding fat, the fiber in a banana stems also slows down in release of sugar and fat that stored in body cells.
25. Strengthening the heart muscle
Consuming a banana stems is also useful to strengthen the heart muscle. This is thanks to the amount of potassium in a banana. Not only that, the benefit of the banana stems for health also plays a role in enhancing immunity so that the disease can be avoided.
Besides that, it also contains vitamins such as vitamin A, C, and B6, which is excellent for treating skin diseases, and great for hemoglobin and insulin production.
26. Helps Reduce Cholesterol
Aside from being a cure for diabetes, banana stems are also good for lowering bad cholesterol in the body naturally.
27. Clean the toxins in the body
The next benefits of banana stems are as detoxification food. Consuming the banana stems regularly able to flush all the toxins in the body.
28. Treating dry cough
For those of you who have a dry cough, a banana tree is one important solution for you. Create banana stem juice and drink regularly.
29. Treating kidney stones
Furthermore, the health benefit of banana stems is to treat the kidney. Banana stem juice regularly consumption can prevent the formation of kidney stones gradually.
Because a lot of fiber in a banana tree, then the food is potent as repellent constipation.
31. Relief From heartburn
Gastric acidity that often you are suffering can be overcome by consuming a banana tree. In addition, it is also great for curing the heartburn.
32. Effective Cure for Anemia
Iron and B6 in a banana tree can increase the hemoglobin in the blood. This greatly helps those who suffer from anemia.
33. Set the blood pressure
Another health benefit of a banana stems is to regulate blood pressure. If you frequently suffer from high blood pressure symptoms, then the banana trunk may be an option for you.
34. Overcoming urinary tract infections
Who would have thought that banana stem was good to overcome the serious problems of your health? Banana stem juice you drink 2 to 3 times a week to treat a urinary tract infection and prevent irritation of urine.
How to Consume Banana Stem
Banana stems can be consumed by making a dish or as juice. You can mixture horseradish and lime juice. Consuming a banana trunk can also be done by mixing the banana flower. This herb is useful for treating menstruation problems and abdominal pain.
Then, the banana stem juice mixed with barley water handy to destroy kidney stones. While its powder mixed with honey can treat jaundice.
Health Benefits of Bananas for Kids
35. Supplying instant energy
Bananas are the best foods for the athlete, cause bananas to provide quick and instant energy. The kids who eat bananas will active throughout the day. As we know that children quickly in tired, so they need quick energy to carry out various activities. So, give them bananas because this fruit directly provides energy for children.
36. Good for digestion
Furthermore, the health benefits of bananas for kids also help their digestion. Bananas contain a fiber called pectin. Pectin is a soluble fiber in water and causes the ripening of bananas properly. The benefits of pectin for the body is converting carbohydrates into simple sugars.
Children who regularly eat bananas will get healthy digestion and will always feel full.
37. Strengthens bones and improve vision
Bananas are sweet foods full of potassium. Benefits of potassium are to neutralize the sodium present in the diet of children so that your children have strong bones. While calcium that goes out when urinating will be replaced when eating a banana.
The benefits of bananas for kids are also apparent for eye health. Because the fruit contains vitamin A which is good for the health of the retina. Bananas protect the eyes from various damages.
38. Prevent kid from anemia
Bananas are healthy foods that are good for preventing anemia in your kids. Thus, enter the bananas in their diet. Supposedly a child’s diet contains iron, folate, vitamin B12, and copper in a reasonable amount. This is useful for the formation of red blood cells.
39. Increase the sharpness of a child’s brain
Other benefits of bananas for kids is improving the sharpness of their brain. So, bananas are food for the brain to be activated properly. This is due to the potassium in bananas beneficial for blood flow to the brain. Do not ignore the benefits of bananas for kids, It is extraordinary.
When does a Banana Give to Your Kids
Since the age of 6 months you can already give them a banana, but be ground smooth finite. Bananas can continue to be given throughout the developmental age of the child. Only doses that should be adjusted. Bananas are very nutritious baby food. the content of antioxidants in bananas will prevent many types of chronic health disorders of children.
When the age of your child is 5 years old, you can give as much as 4-5 bananas a day. Bananas are the most healthy fruit for them.
These are some health benefits of banana you should know. These huge benefits can easily obtain from eating banana fruit and some part of the banana plants like flower, and stem.


Former Golden Valley Post 7051 reopens in Crystal as West Metro VFW.
Published December 19, 2016 at 6:09 pm
New warehouse space, and recruitment efforts part of post’s revamp
by Laci Gagliano
Sun Post Newspapers
West Metro VFW Post 7051, formerly Golden Valley VFW Post 7051, has acquired a new location in Crystal, and Quartermaster Mike Johnson says the post is open and ready to serve veterans and community members alike.
“We are still alive and well,” Johnson said of the post.
Located on Winpark Drive, the new location replaces the former space in Golden Valley, which was sold in August 2015. The name change reflects the post’s mission to represent a larger portion of the community, especially those in the cities of New Hope, Golden Valley, Crystal and Robbinsdale.
“We’re here to help. Not only veterans and current military men and women, but communities. We’ve helped kids’ organizations, things like that,” Johnson said. The organization’s goals are to reach out to people, and Johnson hopes to see the post grow.
“We do a pretty substantial amount for the communities, but we want to do more,” he said.
The newly renamed post occupies a warehouse and several office spaces. Right now, rows of tables are set up toward the front of the large room, with placards and other memorabilia from the former location adorning the walls, functioning as the men’s meeting space, while the ladies’ auxiliary meets in one of the office spaces.
In the spring, the back half of the main warehouse will be converted into a gym for anyone to use, with a couple of exercise machines, a basketball hoop and pool tables.
“The idea is to draw in veterans who just want something to do. Work out a little bit and not have to pay anything to do it. Even community members would be able to use it,” Johnson said.
When the post was located in Golden Valley, it was involved in a multitude of community events, including sponsoring school and youth activities, engagements the post will carry on from its new space.
The former location, however, also functioned as a bar and restaurant, which Johnson said detracted from their overall mission.
“We made that decision – it was draining us,” Johnson said of closing the establishment. “It was keeping us away from doing what we’re supposed to do, so we decided to sell, to get rid of the bar and restaurant and focus more on what we’re supposed to be focused on.”
Johnson hopes to recruit younger generations of veterans, including people who have fought in the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He said the post members hope it will become a staple in the community as a resource for people in need of resources and support for issues like PTSD and other post-combat struggles, financial difficulties, as well comradeship among veterans who have survived the tribulations of war.
He wants people to feel comfortable participating at whatever level is right for them, with no membership pressures or obligations. “We’re here to help. People don’t have to sign up or commit to membership,” he said. “In some cases, we’ll pay for the first couple of years to make it a little easier.”
He ultimately wants the community to know that Post 7051 is there to uphold the primary VFW mission: “To honor the dead by serving the living.”
Members of the community who are interested in joining or who have questions can get more information at vfwpost7051.com.
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Update June 1, 2017
Our goal was to set up an area in our facility where Veterans could take part in some activities. Unfortunately, we have run into some legal obstacles as to what we can do at this facility. We continue to pursue our options and will keep everyone up to date on any progress.
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MARANELLO, Italy – The Portofino may be the most important vehicle in Ferrari’s lineup. Not because it’s particularly powerful — at 600 horsepower it is actually the least powerful car Ferrari currently sells. Nor is it because it is beautiful: It is comely, far more, in fact, than the car it replaces but, nonetheless, not nearly as striking as a 488 GTB or 812 Superfast. And finally, it is not because it is monstrously expensive — at just over 200 large, it is the cheapest of Ferraris, if one can ever label a quarter of million dollars as cheap.
But, partly as a result of those 600 horses, at least somewhat because it is, as mentioned, comely in the extreme and, most certainly, because it is (relatively) inexpensive, the Portofino will almost assuredly be the brand volume seller in North America. More importantly, for almost three-quarters of its customers, it will be their introduction to the brand, fully 70 percent of its predecessor’s clientele being new to Ferrari, an outreach, one presumes, Maranello hopes to continue. Here is what makes the Portofino so important:
The Portofino replaces the California T (nee California) which means it’s a 2 + 2 hardtop roadster cum gran turismo. At Can.$243,009, it is Maranello’s “affordable” supercar which is to say that the one-percenters don’t even have to dip into their savings account to add it to their eight-bay garages.
Some will deride the Portofino, as they did the California before it, as a “girlie” car. Which would be true if all the women you hang out with can handle a quick-steering, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive supercar that can corner at 1g, accelerate to 100 km/h in less than 3.5 seconds and top out on the oh-my-God side of 200 miles per hour. Otherwise, you’re just a sexist pig. Try “accessible” instead.
The Portofino’s F154BD twin turbo V8 is a beast. No it’s not as mellifluous as the original Ferrari’s naturally aspirated V8, but Maranello’s latest turbo V8 is definitely more sonorous that the California T’s comparatively dull tenor. The Portofino may not quite be a full operetta but, thanks to new headers, a bigger diameter exhaust system, and some intake plenum changes, it is at least some pretty decent rock and roll. This is especially true at low rpm — when the cross-plane cranked V8’s low-speed snarl is particularly foreboding. Also, when down-shifting at high rpm, every downshift being accompanied by the puff of two hard-charging turbochargers blowing off steam.
Said twin turbochargers pack an Ivan Drago-like punch. And do I really have to remind everyone of Dolph Lundgren’s 1,850 psi of Apollo Creed-destroying power. You can feel Carl Weather’s pain every time you open ‘er up, even a casual blow, er, push of gas pedal sees the Portofino rocket ahead. This is one seriously fast automobile and, just because it doesn’t have its engine behind your right ear or its suspension doesn’t pound your fillings into dust, doesn’t make it any less exciting. Indeed, those deriding Ferrari’s latest roadster might do well to remember that the Portofino’s 600 horsepower is equal to even the most prodigious of — yes, I miss it too — 458s. Yes, even the Speciale. Go ahead: Call it girlie again.
There is something absolutely magical about a Ferrari engine bay. In olden days — i.e. when I had hair — it was all individual Webers and crinkly-painted valve covers. With the Portofino, it’s dramatically long intake tubes feeding two bright red intake plenums, each embossed with a polished version of the Ferrari nameplate. Seductive, captivating and, dare I say it, even empowering. If this were my car, I think I’d leave the hood open every night so the first thing that greeted my morning commutes were those two shiny aluminum Ferrari nameplates daring me to stop for a double espresso on the way to work. Because, as everybody knows, in a Ferrari you can always make up the lost time.
Certainly the chassis won’t hold you back. Thanks to magnesium framed seats, more high-strength steel and, incredibly, more efficient wiring, the Portofino is some 80 kilograms lighter than the outgoing California. The chassis is also 35 per cent stiffer and lightness being next to Godliness in the sports car world, a such a weight reduction is hugely significant.
So too is the electronically-controlled rear differential which combines with Ferrari’s traction control system to keep the big Portofino planted even when applying all its 560 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels only. Locking the two rear tires together gives maximum traction in a straight line; de-coupling them gives the agility one expects from any Ferrari. Coupled with the new electric steering system — first seen on the 812 — it lends the Portofino a lightness beyond its 1,664 kilo curb weight.
That said, the traction control system was one of my two complaints with Portofinio. Like all recent Ferraris, the electronic chassis computers are controlled by the steering wheel-mounted “manettino.” Unlike other Ferraris — 812 and 488 both — there is no “race” setting, just “comfort” and “sport.” Both cut out the happiness — that would be gratuitous, torque-induced oversteer — far too early, the Portofino’s traction control nannie as interfering as Mercedes’. I know that few of the big GTs will ever see a race track, but still, it should be programmed for more silliness.
As for my other complaint, it is, unfortunately endemic to any convertible these days. The A-pillars are huge and can limit visibility to the left of the driver. Indeed, rocketing round Italian hairpins, the Portofino’s left-side A-pillar could completely hid school buses coming the other way, a problem since Italian bus drivers seem as keen to clip apexes — agaon, coming the other direction — as I was. “Where did that come from?” does not reassure passengers s to your Michael Schumacher-ness while squirming down Italian switchbacks at warp speed.
Despite all this talk of cloak and dagger, the Portofino is remarkably civilized. Magnetorheological shock absorbers — the ultimate in adjustability — mean the ride can be as forgiving as it is precise. Neither steering nor brakes are particularly “touchy” despite the former being of the supposedly heinous electrically-boosted variety and the latter being the powerful carbon ceramic types common to all the best supercars these days.
And to be perfectly honest, Ferrari interiors are almost getting sophisticated these days. There’s easily deciphered switchgear, a huge 10.25-inch infotainment screen and a navigation that actually, well, navigates. Detail touches abound. No matter what convention dictates, Ferrari’s incorporation of the turn signal toggles on each arm of the steering wheel is pure genius. Enzo would approve — if you could have ever gotten him to pay attention to anything as pedestrian as a turn signal. Windshield wipers, the Manettino and windshield wiper controls all also fall readily to steering wheel. The seats are, shades of Lexus, 18-way adjustable and plenty comfortable.
That all said, what sort of legless creature is supposed to fit in the rear seats, I don’t know. But unless your shinbone is directly connected to you hipbone, even gymnastic pliability or balletic contortion will not make you comfortable in the rear. Despite Ferrari’s contention that there’s now 50 more millimetres legroom back there, they still look like they might contravene the Geneva convention. Incredibly, Ferrari says 30 percent of owners will use them for something more than a handbag shelf.
The Portofino is also prettier than the California it replaces. Think of it as a stylistic mulligan: The California was all fine and dandy at the front, but by the time you got to the end, you knew it was out of bounds. Ferrari didn’t even try to evoke memories of gran turismos past with the California lest it sully the name of Enzo’s classics. With the rear end now fully fastback’ed, Ferrari is trotting out the early ‘70s 365 GTB/4 as inspiration and there’s no insult to the classic Daytona in the comparison. Yes, that strake just aft of the front wheels strikes as a Toyota-like affectation — look how bold I am being! — but truthfully, the Portofino looks like what the California should have been all along.
Indeed, that’s the entire impression of the Portofino, as if the California was a first draft always destined for a Portofino-like editing. It sounds great, goes way fast and now truly looks the part. It’s just as accessible as the old California — I suspect it will still attract just as many first time Maranello shoppers — yet it’s ‘Ferrari’ quotient is vastly increased. And, again, at $243,009, it is the accessible Ferrari.


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A fall card for today's challenge. I thought about this card at work, the tree and sun images are stamped on textured cardstock, leaves from Lovely leaves stamped on pumpkin pie cardstock and embossed with copper and gold ep, then second stepped with brown and green staz on, cut out and glued to card. Gold cord and copper corner add the finishing touches! Thanks for looking!
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A man in maxi dress gently approaches me. Makes an offer. Keeps my personal space. Waits for an answer. My heart melts to him, opens up, a smile spills all over my face and paints the twilight of our first evening in Yangon in bright colors. This is our 16 days in Myanmar travel blog.
The man is a local taxi driver, the maxi dress is a longyi, the traditional Burmese men clothing. The offer was for a ride from the airport to the hotel and like many other offers that followed it was served gently and with a smile. There is no need to haggle because the Burmese simply propose a fair price to begin with. So a price is set and off we go. Everything is calm and pleasant. There is no concern that the driver will take a detour or fake the meter’s reading, like in other countries in SEA, no need to name names.
We arrived in Burma on a flight from Bangkok, following a flight from Surat Thani and a ferry from Ko Phangan (Thailand). It was a long day that started at 4am and ended late at night. We were tired, hungry, and The Natives rightfully complained about us. We really haven’t eaten all day (how does it still happen to us after 11 months of traveling, it’s a mystery to me). The shy smile of the taxi driver was only the opening of our falling in love with Burma (or Myanmar).
Yangon (formerly known as Rangoon) overwhelmed us. A city with sky full of birds, surprisingly delicious food on every street corner, restaurant or market. Old cars jam the roads. Two wheels vehicles are not be seen, which is very non-Asian style. Red spots dot the pavements from the spittings of the local chewing tobacco, the same one that turns the lovely smiles of the Burmese red.
Streets of Yangon
There are almost no tourists in Yangon. If it wasn’t for the visa to Thailand we wouldn’t have gone there either. So it’s good that we came. The Natives were of course a great attraction, but I’ve got to admit that me too provided some funny moments to the locals, like the time I tried to chew their tobacco (it’s actually a betel nut) and almost wet my pants from laughter. It was horrible. I can’t even start describing how disgusting it is. I didn’t know how to spit it out without insulting the street stall lady who rolled for me a leaf filled with all that goodness and a lot of positive intentions. Eventually I just spit it out, while laughing embarrassedly. The lady and her customers were very amused with the situation and like the Burmese way laughed with me and not at me. They gave me some water and probably continued laughing long after we were already gone.
On the first evening, about twenty steps from the hotel, we discovered a wonderful restaurant Shan Yoe Yar and enjoyed its special amazing Shaan style soups (Shaan is one of the many states that are part of the huge Myanmar) and other excellent dishes, but the highlight was the street food. Stalls and stalls of Samusas and Pakoras, all fresh and crunchy, different variations of the famous Burmese Lephet Tok – tea leaves salad, various coconut delicacies and cheap sushi.
Talking about cheap, I just spent 4$ on a haircut and a somewhat nineties style pedicure. That’s me, a spender. On the other hand, accommodations in Burma are not very cheap, but the low prices of food compensate for that.
Simple honest friendliness
One of the first things one can notice in Burma is that people are looking for eyes contact to smile at you. How sweet. How non-Western it is. Is it wonder your heart melts ?
It is being said about Burma that it is a difficult country to travel, it’s difficult to get cash (ATM’s), transitions are hard and lengthy and conditions of guesthouses are not the best… Part of that is true, but it’s not the main part. It’s true, A 9 hours ride on a low standard bus and arriving in town in the middle of the night is not the best deal. But when The Natives are cold in the bus and one of the fellow passengers gets a longyi and covers them and then gets a sweater to Little One and watches her the whole ride with a sweet smile, who cares that the bus is pretty horrible. When the stewardess in the bus lights my way with a flashlight so I can find the toilet, who cares that toilets in Burma are the worst we’ve met through the entire year.
When a local guide in one of the pagodas in Yangon offers us a guided tour for 5$ and we refuse politely, because after all we’re still budget travelers, and then a few minutes later he notices The Natives are a bit lost searching for the toilet, he decides to accompany them there and even pays the small entry fee. We are speechless.
When the night bus drops us in weird early dawn hours in this town or another and the receptionist is always smiling and welcoming and checks us in, in spite of the fact that it’s 5am, and even invites us for breakfast. It’s so sweet. Need I say more ?
We arrived in Yangon with an Air Asia flight from Bangkok (50$ per ticket). It is usually better to order tickets at least one month ahead to find the best deals. Transportation in Yangon is almost always on four wheels, but here and there you will be able to spot “taxi bicycles”. There is no point in asking the drivers to use the meter since there simply isn’t any. You agree on a price and go. Most chances are that you will get a fair price between 2000 and 3000 kyat (1.5$-2$).
A must site in Yangon is the Shwedagon Pagoda which is one of the most beautiful and impressive temples in SEA with an extravagant dome built of tons of gold. Another cool place to hang around in is Chinatown between the 18 and 19 streets. Lots of restaurants, lively market and tasty street food. Another nice day trip is to Kandawgyi Lake with the royal barge floating there (which today turned into a restaurant).
We stayed in Yangon in a mediocre hotel called MGM Hotel for 40$ a night including a not very tasty breakfast. If you are on a budget and plan to stay for a few days it is an okay choice. Otherwise, find some place else.
In the next post – the journey continues to Bagan, Inle Lake and Mandalay. Stay tuned.

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When police officers found Daniel Prude naked and wandering the streets of Rochester, New York, as snow was falling the evening of March 23, 2020, they did not call for social workers or mental health experts. They pointed a Taser at him and demanded he lie on the ground. Prude had run out of his brother’s house during a mental health crisis, and after a few minutes of sitting handcuffed on the cold, wet street, grew agitated.
The officers placed a mesh hood over his head to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19, increasing his distress. Three officers pinned him to the ground, with one pressing his knee on Prude’s back and another pushing his face into the pavement. After two minutes, he stopped breathing. Between gasps of air and prayers, he said, “You’re trying to kill me.” Prude was pronounced brain dead upon arriving at the hospital and died a week later.
Prude’s story is not an anomaly. As we celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we also mark another year in which people with disabilities are trapped in the criminal legal system instead of receiving the support they need.
Without safe and affordable housing and supportive community-based services, people with disabilities are more likely to live in poverty, be unemployed or be unhoused. These factors make it more likely that people with disabilities will interact with law enforcement — often for misunderstood behavior related to their disabilities — and become ensnared in the criminal legal system. Once in the system, people with disabilities suffer more discrimination and trauma, and are denied housing and community-based services like supported employment and peer services that could change — and save — their lives.
While roughly 15 percent of the United States population has a physical or mental disability, 40 percent of people in state prisons have a disability. About one-quarter of incarcerated people have cognitive disabilities such as autism, Down Syndrome and learning disorders, while many others have visual, hearing and ambulatory disabilities. Although people with mental health disabilities comprise only 4-5 percent of the U.S. population, they make up about 15 percent of prison and 20 percent of jail populations. Not because they are more violent or engage in more criminal conduct; because they are set up to fail and unduly put in harm’s way.
Law enforcement officers are generally the first and only responders to be dispatched when people with mental disabilities experience a crisis or otherwise need help, when they should receive the same type of health-centered response provided to someone experiencing a physical health emergency, such as a heart attack. In mental health emergencies, mental health experts and peers with lived experience should take the lead, not law enforcement.
Similarly, a deaf person may need a sign language interpreter to help facilitate communication and avoid being attacked or punished for perceived noncompliance. A person with a cognitive or other mental disability may need a companion to explain proceedings to them so they can defend themselves. In all these scenarios, to do otherwise violates the ADA and puts lives at risk.
It doesn’t have to be this way. All actors in the criminal legal system should understand the civil rights of people with disabilities and confront implicit biases and assumptions. They also must be trained to recognize that manifestations of disability, such as inability to speak or noncomprehension due to a hearing or mental disability, do not equal noncompliance or hostility.
Public safety requires reforming the systems that serve people with disabilities. People with disabilities can live successfully in their own homes and communities and avoid law enforcement contact when they receive the services they need — and that are mandated by the ADA. Community-based assistance with housing, employment and needed treatment improves the lives of people with disabilities, and helps them avoid harmful law enforcement contacts and subsequent incarceration or hospitalization.
We need alternatives to police responses for people with behavioral health disabilities. Some communities like Eugene, Oregon, are already doing this with proven success. In their CAHOOTS program, a medic and social worker, both unarmed, are dispatched to most behavioral health calls, instead of the police. The program reports that each year it saves the city $8.5 million in public safety costs and $14 million in ambulance and emergency room costs. San Francisco, California, has adapted the CAHOOTS model so that it includes a peer responder on the team. An even greater number of communities are investing in mental health crisis teams, which include a clinician and often a peer, and can be dispatched by 911, law enforcement or the mental health system.
Individuals with disabilities — and their neighbors — are far better served when public safety systems help them avoid unnecessary and traumatizing interactions with police in the first place.
Fulfilling the ADA’s promise of equal opportunity, full participation, independent living and economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities requires more than making society’s physical spaces accessible. It also means providing full and equal access to all aspects of daily life so people with disabilities can live successfully in their own homes and communities, instead of cycling through courts and carceral settings with harmful consequences.


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Cofield Mundi’s distinctive voice and prolific songwriting ability are a powerful combination.
“Cofield’s got soul and then some …..” People Magazine 2009.
Cofield is an ambassador for the Nelson Mandela 46664 Foundation performing at the 46664 Fancourt Concert alongside Queen, Will Smith, Annie Lennox and Katie Melua. She is also an ambassador for the Sunflower Leukemia Fund and Project Peace on Earth.
As a result of her radio and media success, Cofield was invited to appear as a guest judge and perform on South African Idols VII.
Season VI winner Elvis Blue covered one of Cofield’s songs titled “Only wanna be with you” on his album “Lightly Tread”. This album won the award for Best Adult Contemporary Album at the South African Music Awards in May 2012.
Mark Haze (Idols VII runner-up) covered a song that Cofield cowrote with Russell Dickerson (Combustion/Nashville) called “Make Time Stand Still” on his 2012 release“Where angels fear to fly”.
entire album. Her sound is Universal.” (2010)

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The United States has continued its love affair with the Roaring 20’s, that decadent era between World Wars and before the Great Depression, when America’s wealth doubled and the time of consumerism began.
Cities were growing. Society, politics, and the economy were all changing. Hooverism was relaxed, food was being kept and stored more efficiently, and franchise supermarkets were starting to take an effect on the dinner plates of everyday America.
The following story details a popular collection of 1920s recipes and food trends from one of the most interesting periods of US history.
1. Oysters Rockefeller
Synonymous with New Orleans restaurant Antoine’s (one of the United States oldest), Oysters Rockefeller are a decadent and enjoyable dish that caught the attention of the nation and remain a recipe considered luxurious even today.
Oysters Rockefeller is a dish consisting of half-shell oysters topped with a rich, buttery sauce laden with parsley and green herbs, then breadcrumbed, and baked or broiled. Garnished with a lemon slice, they make a beautiful entree or party dish.
The dish was named after John D. Rockefeller, the greatest oil tycoon of the time and arguably the richest man in American history. Rockefeller was the first true philanthropist, donating money and time to the pursuit of interests in science, health, and education.
2. Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Baking cakes upside down in iron skillets has been popular in US kitchens since before Independence. Upside down cakes remain popular today – more for their dramatic look than the means of baking – and are certainly a recipe handed down by cooks from generation to generation.
Pineapple upside-down cake became famous in 1925 when the Hawaii Pineapple Company (now known as Dole) ran a competition that drew so many variations of the recipe, that the company produced a popular national campaign that made it the trendiest food in the country.
A party wasn’t true Roaring 20s without a pineapple upside-down cake. Click here for the tasty 12 Tomatoes version of this classic.
3. Icebox Cakes
With supermarkets becoming a fixture in the economic boom of the early 1920s, one of the products to get a great boost was the icebox cake.
After being introduced during World War I, icebox cakes became a popular dessert item in progressive households across the country, as housewives didn’t want to be baking when they could be socializing.
Icebox cakes were easy to make, easy to keep cool, and the ingredients were simple to buy; whipping cream, the flavor of your choice, and Graham crackers.
You could also buy them ready to serve. 12 Tomatoes has compiled a great collection of yummy icebox cake recipes.
4. Italian Meatballs
The Influx of Italians seeking a new life in the US between 1880 and 1920 created our love affair with Italian cuisine.
These days it may seem unbelievable that there was a time when you couldn’t get beautiful Italian food in just about every town in America.
During the 1920s Italian meatballs became popular because they could be made cheaply, yet managed to satisfy the meat-heavy American taste buds. As more of the Italian diaspora spread throughout the USA, more of their hearty, friendly food became part of kitchens everywhere.
Did you know that pasta and meatballs were separate on Italian dinner tables and that spaghetti and meatballs are an American invention?
5. Tea Sandwiches
The rise of tea sandwiches (and finger sandwiches) began in the 1920s as a popular, stress-free option for those entertaining guests, especially in large groups.
Finger sandwiches were cheap and easy to make, although if hosts wanted to make them exciting they could get extravagant. These sandwiches kept well and could be pulled together from a range of disparate kitchen items.
In 1928 a machine created by Otto Frederick Rohwedder revolutionized bread making in the US and the rest of the world, giving us sliced bread.
Check out our take on the tea sandwich appetizer, featuring an old school aesthetic but made with popular modern ingredients.
6. Baby Ruth Bars
While Prohibition was enforced during the Roaring 20s, snacking picked up the slack. One of the most popular candy bars was the Baby Ruth.
In 1920 the Curtiss Candy Company re-imagined its Kandy Kake candy bar into the product known as the Baby Ruth, a caramel and nougat bar with peanuts covered in chocolate, claiming the confection was named after former President Grover Cleveland’s deceased daughter, Ruth.
However, at that time in the United States, Babe Ruth was arguably the most famous athlete on the planet. Most pundits believed Curtiss named their bar this way to avoid paying the Sultan of Swat royalties, given there was no commercial deal in place with Ruth.
By the end of the Roaring 20s, the Baby Ruth was one of the most popular snacks in the United States, going head to head with George Williamson’s Oh Henry! Bar amongst candy lovers.
7. Pimento Stuffed Celery
A popular side that often accompanied roast meats (usually beef or ham) stuffed celery was a thrifty, creamy option popular with the entire family.
Putting the dish together was simple. You’d take about half a cup of cream cheese and mix it with pimento, chives then layer the mixture into five or six-inch lengths of celery and cap with pinches of paprika, salt and pepper.
8. Duchess Potatoes
Southern classics of the 1920s vary little from those we enjoy today, and duchess potatoes are a prime example.
Originating in France, duchess potatoes are a delicious purée of mashed potato, egg yolk, and butter, seasoned with salt and pepper.
The mix is loaded into a piping bag, or moulded into pretty shapes by hand, and baked in the oven until golden.
I can eat about thirty of them at a time.
9. Waldorf Salad
While the Waldorf salad was first created in 1893 by Waldorf-Astoria maître d’hôtel Oscar Tschirky, by the time the Roaring 20s came around the salad of fruits and nuts had developed into a national obsession.
There wasn’t a gathering or feat that didn’t feature a variation of the apple and celery salad doused in mayonnaise, that was developed to include walnuts, grapes and dried fruit.
If you were hosting a gathering, a Waldorf salad was guaranteed. Click here for our cranberry take on the classic dish.SKM: below-content placeholder

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By Theresa Goodwin
Help is on the way for a pregnant mother-of-four who has been living with her young children in the ruins of a burnt-out house in the Point and Villa area.
The Adopt a Family group that runs the government’s Home Advancement Programme for the Indigent (HAPI) is currently working to provide a permanent home for the unemployed woman who moved her family into the fire-ravaged property in the absence of anywhere else to go.
The woman’s plight was made public by the non-profit group Helping Hands Girls Club, which has been seeking donations for her.
Group founder Rhonda Spencer used her Facebook page last week to highlight the woman’s situation and appeal to the authorities for help in relocating her in time for Christmas as her living conditions are unsuitable and unhealthy for her and her offspring.
Adopt a Family founder and HAPI coordinator, Police Inspector Veldon Ragguette, said his team had tried without success to contact the owner of the burnt property to discuss the possibility of a lease arrangement so that the house could be repaired.
He said they reached out to Prime Minister Gaston Browne who helped identify a piece of land that has now been cleared to facilitate the construction of a new home for the family.
“We cleared the land already and we are now waiting on the backhoe to come and dig out the foundation, and once that is done it will be full speed ahead,” Ragguette said.
He said they are trying to find alternative arrangements for the woman and her children until the construction process is completed.
The senior officer added that the group is elated to see members of the community coming together to assist the woman and her family, and encouraged more civic and community spirit over the holidays.