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Austria's Erste Group Bank surprised the market with a noticeable improvement in bad loans ahead of a key health check by the European Central Bank, lifting its shares on Wednesday.
Its non-performing loans (NPL) ratio fell to 9.6 percent in the third quarter from 9.7 percent a quarter earlier, helped by the first decline in Romania since the start of the financial crisis.
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Coverage - a measure of the bank's ability to absorb potential loan losses - rose to 63 percent from 61.7 percent.
"In dire times, you're happy with little things," Chief Executive Andreas Treichl told analysts in London.
The bank said its core Tier 1 capital ratio under Basel 3 rules was 10.3 percent, well above expected requirements, thanks to a repayment of participation capital and an equity issue.
"Going into the asset quality review, we are above our internally set and defined targets. This makes us comfortable," Chief Financial Officer Gernot Mittendorfer said, referring to the ECB's planned tests of banks' assets at the end of this year.
Shares in Erste rose to a two-month high and were trading up 3.8 percent at 25.94 euros by 1216 GMT, as investors forgave the central and eastern European (CEE) lender for missing profit expectations.
European banking analyst Eleni Papoula of Berenberg Bank said: "The improvement in asset quality in the current quarter is encouraging."
Erste's net profit after minorities fell 10 percent to 129 million euros ($178 million), missing the average estimate of 148 million euros in a Reuters poll, despite signs of slight improvement in CEE economies.
The former communist region, pressing to catch up with its western neighbors, was one of Europe's few sources of more dynamic growth before the 2008 financial crisis, and one on which Erste and its competitors bet heavily.
Rival Raiffeisen Bank International in September raised its forecast for bad loan provisions by as much as a fifth, raising concerns about its emerging-markets exposure.
Erste - which also competes with top CEE lender Bank Austria, a unit of UniCredit - kept its risk provisions steady at a better-than-expected 428 million euros.
Net interest income fell 7 percent to 1.22 billion euros due to subdued credit demand, low market interest rates and weakness in corporate and investment banking (GCIB), but was better than forecast.
The GCIB segment was hurt by a drop in loans and higher provisions for corporate and commercial customers, especially shopping centers, as consumers curtailed spending, pushing struggling retailers to negotiate lower rents or shut down.
Treichl said, however: "Some encouraging signs of renewed loan growth in the third quarter - in line with the brightening macroeconomic performance - occurred particularly in Austria and the Czech Republic."
Erste trades at 11.4 times 12-month forward earnings, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine, compared with 8.8 times for Raiffeisen.
Erste confirmed its full-year forecast for a decline of up to 5 percent in its operating result, in line with developments in the first nine months, and for risk provisions to fall by 10 to 15 percent, mainly due to an improvement in Romania.
The forecast did not include any negative effects from a planned Hungarian government scheme to help homeowners cope with escalating costs of foreign-currency mortgages, which is due to be unveiled next month.
Treichl said he was confident of reaching a "negotiated, reasonable solution" with the government in the next four weeks. ($1 = 0.7262 euros)
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Delhi court rejects Anand's plea
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed an application of senior advocate RK Anand challenging the contempt proceedings against him for allegedly trying to influence a controversial witness in a hit-and-run case.
Delivering an 18-page judgment, Justice Manmohan Sarin, one of the two judges on the bench said, "The prayer is declined and his application is dismissed."
"The application filed by Mr Anand is a case of forum hunting and browbeating the court, which has to be firmly dealt with," he added.
In a dissenting order Justice SK Mishra said, "The application revolved around certain factual assertions, which needed to be examined." He, however, refused to express any opinion.
"I express no opinion one way or another. I am unable to concur with Justice Sarin," Justice Mishra said.
Anand was the advocate appearing for prime accused Sanjiv Nanda in the BMW hit-and-run case. News channel NDTV earlier this year on-camera recorded senior counsel IU Khan, appearing for the Delhi Police, allegedly directing witness Sunil Kulkarni to meet Anand to arrive at a compromise to weaken the case against the accused for some consideration.
The court took notice of the NDTV sting operation and served contempt notice on the police and both lawyers seeking their explanations.
"We cannot enter into any kind of controversy but nothing would deter us to write what we believe," Justice Sarin said, while dismissing Anand's application.
Advocate Sanjay Jain who appeared for NDTV, opposed the recusal of Anand from the case saying that the case needed to be taken to its logical conclusion.

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Jake Clarke-Salter has agreed to join Queens Park Rangers and is expected to complete the deal tomorrow, The Athletic understands.
He will have his medical on Wednesday before signing a four-year deal.
Clarke-Salter, who left Chelsea at the end of the season when his contract expired, also had interest from the Premier League, including Bournemouth, as well as Standard Liege, Wolfsburg and Istanbul Basaksehir.
He will be Michael Beale's first signing since taking the job as QPR manager. Beale knows Clarke-Salter from his time as a coach at Chelsea's academy and was thought to be a huge factor in his decision to move to Loftus Road.
It is understood Beale made an impressive presentation to Clarke-Salter and made the difference in his decision to move to the Championship side. He believes Clarke-Salter, who impressed while on loan at Coventry last season, can become one of the best left-sided central defenders in the country.
Former Chelsea captain John Terry was an admirer of Clarke-Salter as the youngster made his way through the ranks at Stamford Bridge, and tipped him to be a future first-team player.
The 24-year-old spent 14 years at Chelsea before his exit this summer, making three first-team appearances.
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Ed Sheeran was set to embark on the largest ticketed tour of all time. Four weeks out, it wasn’t happening. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, we follow Ed and his team as they prepare for five sold out concerts in his hometown of London at the iconic Wembley Stadium. In this world premiere television event, we get up close and personal with one of the world’s biggest stars. With full access backstage and onstage, we watch as Ed and his team pull off a truly ambitious, immersive experience and deliver a performance of a lifetime. Featuring hits such as Perfect, Sing and Castle on the Hill, plus Ed’s new songs, Ed Sheeran: Full Circle guarantees you the best seats in the house.
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What Do We Really Mean by “wellness?” an Analysis of Resident Use of Time During Allocated Wellness Days
Purpose: To identify resident priorities during allotted
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Background: There has been a national push to promote resident
wellness as burnout rates continue to remain high. Various efforts have been
trialed, ranging from a 12-week didactic curriculum (Aggarwal) to training
designed to identify signs and symptoms of burnout (Tran) to group workout
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wellness-related measures. For the past 2 years, in an effort to promote
wellness, our schedule has included two wellness days per year intended to
allow residents to catch up on health maintenance, practice self-care, etc.
Methods: We administered a de-identified survey to our
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Results: We received 16 responses to our survey, representing
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The cabinet yesterday approved to provide a Rs.150 per kilogramme subsidy for pepper growers until the pepper prices reach the levels seen early this year.
As reported in Mirror Business this week, the Primary Industries Ministry had proposed to the cabinet to provide a Rs.200 per kilogramme subsidy per kilogramme of pepper.
However, the cabinet had only approved a Rs.150 per kilogramme subsidy.
The subsidy will be in effect until the market price of pepper reaches Rs.900 per kilogramme. Currently, pepper is trading between Rs.700-800 per kilogramme.
Oversupply from large-scale pepper producers such as Vietnam and Cambodia are pushing the pepper prices down in the global market.

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Teaching people to play the cello has been Jamie Kellogg’s passion ever since she gave her first lesson at the age of nineteen. She received her Master of Music degree in Performance/Pedagogy from Arizona State University and spent many summers in California studying with Irene Sharp, her principal teaching mentor. Some of Jamie’s students have successfully auditioned into the nation’s top music schools and conservatories, and many former students have become professional performers and teachers. Her studio is always well represented in the Arizona High School All-Regional and All-State orchestras. Her greatest joy is to watch a young student grow from a beginner into a top notch cellist.


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Getting to know the watershed
Though we have changed cities and counties, we remain in the Tualatin River Basin, but now live in the Fanno Creek Watershed.
A few blocks from our house, several drainages converge in a forested section of a city park, forming Vermont Creek.
Water from this stream eventually enters Fanno Creek, which flows southwest out of Multnomah County into Washington County, where it enters the Tualatin River. Eventually, the Tualatin flows into the Willamette River in Clackamas County near Oregon City.
The water from our neighborhood re-enters enters Multnomah County as the Willamette flows north and joins the Columbia River at Kelly Point Park, pictured above. From there, of course, our water travels to the Pacific Ocean, providing a medium for passage of anadromous fish and huge shipping containers along the way.

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Read Exodus 3:7-14
Have you ever been asked to do something for which you feel underqualified? Maybe you have not had enough training or any training for the task. You lack the confidence in your knowledge or abilities. You politely refuse but the person who is making the request will not accept an answer of no from you. The next step you take may be to ask clarifying questions so you have some sense of understanding and authority as you endeavor to complete the assignment.
Moses had a feeling of inadequacy. During his encounter with God in the burning bush story, we find a conversation which may be familiar if you were in a situation like was described above. God has told Moses that after seeing the Israelites’s misery, God is sending Moses to Egypt to lead the people to a wonderful land. Moses points out that he lacks any authority to approach Pharoah and demand the release of the Israelites. God assures Moses that God will be with him. Then Moses brings up the concern that he also lacks any authority with the Israelites so they may not follow him. God instructs Moses to tell the people that God, Yahweh, I AM has sent him. God gives everything Moses needs to do what needs to be done.
The lesson of Moses is valuable to us when we are given a task by God. Unlike Moses, most often God chooses the voices of people around us to call us. Others come to us requesting that we take on a role, a responsibility, or a task. We may feel inadequate to respond in the affirmative but if this is a God call, we will be equipped. One of my favorite sayings in regard to doing God’s work goes something like this, “God does not call the equipped, God equips the called.” Whatever we need to fulfill a calling by God will be supplied by God.

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"An Ian Guerin song never lacks a hook," says former VP and friend B.J. Lobermann III.
Ian Guerin stepped into the scene professionally in 2010 with the release of his debut single 'Bubblegum;' his debut album 'Madsexy' dropped August 29, 2012, it included highlight songs: 'I Heart,' 'Madsexy,' and 'New V.I.P.'
However, it was 2014's 'Pop This Jam,' 2015's 'Cry,' 2016's 'For the Holidays,' Ian's sophomore album's lead single 'Free Time' and buzz single 'A Different Affair,' which strengthened his RnB crooning presence and persona.
Ian's second studio effort "Irreplaceable" will be released late summer 2018.
"He's definitely an artist mums and girls will fall in love with." –Reyt Good Music Magazine.
"He will one day join Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Bobby Womack as one of RnB's household names." –Artistrack Magazine.
“Ian Guerin is a machine. He pumps out his fun singles out like it’s just a daily slice of life.” – Come Here Floyd Blog.


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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iraninan newspapers today covered the remarks made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a Wednesday meeting with a group of people from all walks of life.
Most papers highlighted Ayatollah Khamenei’s call on the Iranian officials to protect people’s votes.
The last stump speeches made by the two main presidential candidates Hassan Rouhani and EbrahimRaisi in the city of Mashhad also received great coverage.
Other headlines mainly called on the Iranian nation to go to the ballot boxes on Friday and make decision about their future.
The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:
1- Leader: Whoever Becomes President, Main Winner is Iran’s Nation, Establishment
2- Elections to Be Held in 310 Voting Stations Abroad
3- Assad Should Be Assassinated: Israeli Minister
1- This is it: People’s Storm in Support of ‘Seyyed of Deprived People’ [Raisi]
1- Iran Leader: Friday’s Elections Manifestation of Islamic Democracy
1- Everyone Will Go to Ballot Boxes, Respond to Enemies
2- Interior Minister Predicts Turnout of over 70%
1- Iran Leader Urges Candidates’ Campaign HQs, Fans to Observe Discipline
2- Ballot Boxes Call You
3- Another Rise, Repetition of Epic
1- Who Are We Bestowing Iran on?
2- We Should Think about Our Children Tomorrow
3- Iran’s Air Fleet Modernized: 7,000 New Jobs to Be Created with New Planes
4- Iran’s Debit Cards Can Be Used in Russia
1- Ayatollah Khamenei: We Should Value the Country’s Calm ahead of Election
2- Even One Vote Can Change Future: Zarif
3- When Refusing to Vote is Sort of Voting!
4- Iran’s Sky Renewed with New Plane Arrivals
1- We’ll Go to Ballot Boxes Once Again, for Iran
1- Rise of Iranian Nation: We’ll Build Iran’s Future Tomorrow
1- Leader Urges Iranian Officials to Protect People’s Votes
2- Times: US Seeks $300bn Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia
3- $7.5bn Allocated to Investment in Rail Transportation
1- Iran Leader: We’ll Display Religious Democracy to the World on Friday
2- Trumpgate Begins: NY Times Discloses Trump’s Illegal Demands from Ex-Chief of FBI
1- We’ll All Come to Repeat Epic
1- Everyone Will Come Tomorrow: Epic Turnout on Friday
2- Capital Flight, a New Crisis for US Economy
1- Iranian Nation, Establishment Real Winner of Elections: Leader
2- Current Freedom, Peace in Iran Indebted to Islamic Republic: Ayatollah Khamenei
3- Ballot Boxes Will Be Filled with People’s Votes Tomorrow
4- Sherman: I Told Rouhani’s Team JCPOA Won’t Resolve All Problems
5- Former MP: Raisi Will Accept Presence of Justice-Seeking Reformists in Cabinet
1- Joint Plans between Tehran, Moscow worth $40bn
2- 214-Unit Increase in Tehran Stock Exchange Market’s Index ahead of Elections
3- Over 70% Anticipated to Vote in Iran Elections
4- Former CIA Officer: Trump Lied, Assad Not behind Chemical Attack
1- VP for Women Affairs Calls on Women to Vote to Reclaim Their Legal Rights
1- US, South Korea Call for Resumption of Talks after North Korea’s Missile Test!
1- Time to Make Decision
2- Bodies of 18 Divers with Tied Hands Discovered
3- Iranian Antivirus Stops Global Ransomware
1- SNSC Secretary: People’s Turnout Main Support for Iranian Negotiators in Int’l Disputes
2- Talks with Canada to Restore Ties to the Past
3- We’ll Safeguard People’s Votes: Guardian Council
1- Iran Leader Calls for Caution to Safeguard People’s Votes
2- Ayatollah MakaremShirazi: Enemies Have Hatched Plots to Disrupt Iran’s Security
3- Putin: Muslim World Can Trust in Russia’s Support
1- Iran Leader: Certain Remarks in Electoral Discussions Were beneath Nation’s Dignity
2- Mashhad Derby [both Raisi and Rouhani addressed their fans in Mashhad at same time]
1- 4 New ATR Planes Land in Mehrabad Airport
2- Middle East to Become Drier: UN Envoy Warns
3- Trump in Decline
1- Results of Iran Presidential Election to Be Declared Gradually
2- Those Absent from the Historic Change Are to Blame: Analyst
[ifRaisi wins, Rouhani has lost the game to those who boycotted the votes]


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The beloved Broadway musical "Wicked" is finally heading to Hollywood and the two leading ladies who'll bring Elphaba and Glinda to life on the big screen were finally revealed.
Taking on the role of Elphaba, the eventual Wicked Witch of the West, will be Tony-winning actress Cynthia Erivo. Starring opposite of her will be Grammy winner Ariana Grande as Glinda, who is later known as the Good Witch.
The two shared their excitement on social media, saying how excited they are to be starring in the long-awaited movie musical, which will be helmed by "Crazy Rich Asians" and "In the Height" director Jon M. Chu.
Erivo shared the gorgeous bouquet Grande sent to her, which contained this note: "Dear Cynthia, honored doesn't even begin to cover it. I cannot wait to hug you. See you in Oz. All my love, Ari."
Also in the picture slideshow, the "Harriet" star shared screenshots of the two learning they nabbed the roles and celebrating over a video call. She captioned it, "Pink goes good with Green" followed by three green heart emojis.
As for the "Positions" singer, Grande shared an emotional photo taken the moment she learned she landed the role of her dreams. She also included a snap of the bouquet of pink roses Erivo sent her, along with the sweet note which read: "Congratulations Miss A, the part was made for you. I look forward to sharing this musical journey with you."
"Congrats to two amazing women. May it change your lives for the better forever and ever as it has for us. So much love," Menzel wrote in reaction to the casting news.
Fans of Grande know that she had long dreamed of playing Glinda. She tweeted a decade ago, back in December 2011, "Loved seeing Wicked again... amazing production! Made me realize again how badly I want 2 play Glinda at some point in my life!"
"Wicked," originally starring Chenoweth and Menzel, made its Broadway debut in 2003 and is still running 18 years later.

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Dr. Anthony Saechao is a kind, courteous, and enthusiastic care provider. Anthony attended Cal State University Sonoma where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. During his studies, he developed a fascination with the proper function of the human body, especially as it relates to movement. Noticing this passion, a fellow student encouraged Anthony to become a doctor of chiropractic.
Anthony started his postgraduate education at Life Chiropractic College West. There he discovered the body’s amazing ability to heal when the nervous system functions properly. He also learned that interference between the nervous system and the body can cause a host of maladies but that through chiropractic adjustments proper function and thus proper communication is restored.
To help make ends meet during chiropractic school, Anthony worked as a personal trainer. As a fit and dedicated individual, working towards a professional degree that focuses on human movement, it was a natural fit. As a personal trainer, he focused on helping individuals with proper kinematic exercises and educating them on the importance of self-care.
Dr. Saechao graduated from chiropractic college in 2017. Since then he has dedicated himself to the art of the adjustment and in serving others. Dr. Saechao’s mission is to help as many people as possible function as best they can using regular chiropractic care while also encouraging patients to develop healthy habits in exercise and diet on their own.
When not working at the office, you can find Dr. Saechao taking care of himself at the gym, studying the principles of chiropractic, or spending time with his siblings. He is fluent in both English and Mienh and always strives to communicate his message on how to achieve better health.
I have stayed away from the topic of vaccinations in my practice because it is very emotional for both sides of the argument and it is not necessarily relevant to what I do as a chiropractor. However, this is more about freedom and healthcare and I am finally ready to share my thoughts. I know some of you will disagree on different points. To that, I say, great! Science is all about looking at an issue from several angles and sharing perspectives. Science does not own truth nor does it ever espouse it. Science seeks to hypothesize, observe under certain conditions, and theorize. That saying, I am very concerned with any side of an argument that claims to use science to hammer their agenda to the point of a mandate.
State Senator Richard Pan, who was a practicing pediatrician turned politic, has been working very hard to make vaccinations mandatory. I am sure he has his reasons and some of them may be pure but it also seems like he is being supported by those who stand to make a lot of money from the sale of these vaccinations. He started out a few years ago by passing a bill which made it illegal for parents to sign a vaccine waiver on grounds of religious or moral opposition which forced parents who are concerned about the damage a vaccine may cause to their child to get a waiver signed by a medical doctor. Now he is going after the medical doctors who signed those waivers and looking to establish a panel to overturn their opinions and make it harder, if not impossible, to get a waiver.
A few years ago, Senator Pan paraded several medical doctors who testified that they would sign waivers if they felt it was warranted. Apparently, that was a charade to pass that bill because now he does not want any individual doctor to have that kind of authority. Let’s be very clear, he is not interested in your research, your opinion, your morals, or your beliefs. Right now he is seeking to make it mandatory for all children who attend a public school to be vaccinated unless his handpicked panel decides otherwise. This is not about science, it is about control derived from money and power.
The argument for mandatory vaccines and the talking points behind them have spiraled to fear mongering. They use the theory of herd immunity as the basis of their argument. Herd immunity is the theory that if a high percentage of people are immune to a disease, presumably through vaccination, then the disease can be contained. It is not a terrible theory but there are holes in it. They also claim they need herd immunity to protect the children who cannot be vaccinated. They claim that we are putting these children at risk. Interestingly enough though, they make it sound as if unvaccinated individuals are the ones spreading the disease. This thought has been pervasive enough for the mayor or New York City to pass a decree that the unvaccinated are not allowed in the city or they will be fined.
To these points, I beg for a more scientific approach or just plain and simple logic. It is not an unvaccinated person who spreads disease but a person who has the disease. You cannot share something you don’t have or have never had. In fact, vaccinated children are 100% more likely to spread a disease they are vaccinated for than unvaccinated children. Within two weeks of being vaccinated for measles or chicken pox, there is a shedding period where the person can be contagious. It is rare but possible. Whereas, it is still impossible for an unvaccinated person without the disease to spread it. Besides, if you have so much faith that vaccines work, why should you be worried if you and/or your kids are vaccinated? Finally, if you are worried about the children who are unvaccinated getting the disease, I can understand the concern from your perspective but are you willing to claim that your concern is greater than the parents’? Herein lies the debate. Do you have the right to act on your differing opinion on a child who is not yours?
Those who claim the moral high ground in favor of forced vaccinations are missing the greater points of liberty and the slippery slope that can lead to the loss of all freedom. I firmly believe that almost everyone should get adjusted on a regular basis and that society would benefit from it. Would you be comfortable with me pushing to pass a law that forced you to get your children adjusted regardless of your opinion about chiropractic? What if I was reasonable at first and just said they needed a couple of adjustments? What if later I told you they needed more? What if I said, at first, that you could get a waiver if your chiropractor (and only a chiropractor) said your bones were too brittle or you have joint laxity or some other condition that might cause harm, only to then tell you that your chiropractor is not qualified to make that decision and we need to have a panel of experts whom I choose to make that for them? At first blush, this is ridiculous, yet, we are at this point right now with our rights to choose the care we feel best for our children as the stakes.
If forced vaccinations for children going to school passes, what is next? Will this smarter-than-you panel of medical doctors then decide that adults must be vaccinated? Will they decide that you have no options? Will we start fining people as they have threatened in New York City? Does this sound like a conspiracy? It is! But unlike the people who are trying to convince you that the earth is flat, this conspiracy has a lot of money and power to back it up.
Again, my point is not whether you should or should not vaccinate your children. For what it is worth, my opinion is that vaccination started out as a pretty good idea. It was a risk vs. risk scenario. Introduce a little of a disease, let the immune system work its magic and create a great chance at immunity. The risk on both sides is always real. We have taken it too far, though. The pro-vaccine side seeks to dismiss any risk that the diseases, let alone the rest of the chemicals in the cocktail, pose any risk. Yes, those risks seem to be small but they are real. For some people, the risks are not only real but imminent. For those opposed to vaccines, they tend to inflate the risks. Most people who are vaccinated are not going to have a severe reaction. For those that have had severe reactions, however, it can be absolutely devastating.
I get that having the measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, chickenpox, shingles, polio, etc. can be very bad and even life-threatening. Step back from the fear and consider that the chance of infection is still very small in the United States and the risk of death is almost statistically completely improbable. Now, one can argue that it is because of the vaccines that these diseases are almost non-existent. That is a reasonable assumption but I can counter that disease comes and goes regardless. I had chicken pox as a kid. Almost everyone I know did. It wasn’t fun but it wasn’t deadly. Now, I am immune. If I keep my immune system in good shape, I will never get it, or shingles, again. No vaccine needed. Chickenpox was super rare when they came out with the vaccination. Since then, shingles and chickenpox (the same virus) have been on the rise. Maybe it is a coincidence but I reserve the right to scientifically observe to think otherwise. Observation takes time, by the way. It is OK to wait and test. There is no crisis. Furthermore, are you comfortable giving your infant a vaccine for a sexually transmitted disease like HPV or hepatitis because they may choose to be promiscuous when they are teenagers? I’m not. I would rather teach them the consequences of such actions and encourage proper behavior.
The argument as to whether you should or should not vaccinate your children based on the risks on both sides of the argument is a very personal decision and should be considered with much research. Unfortunately, the research is very thin. When, how much, and what kinds of vaccines a child needs, has changed with time not based on research but on theory. Either way, your right to do so or not should be unalienable. Forced vaccination raises the same ethical arguments of the Nuremberg Trials. I am far less concerned about the possibility of more disease or more injuries. Those will cycle. If you do your best to stay healthy, your risk for either is very low. I am much more concerned about the loss of freedom. What happens when you disagree with your doctor about a procedure for you or your child in the future? Will you be forced to do the procedure anyway? Will your child be taken from you? It sounds crazy but please consider that control is always the end game even if it sold for benevolent reasons.
The Autonomic Nervous System has two major components, the Sympathetic and the Parasympathetic. As the name implies, these systems work without thought. The Parasympathetic Nervous System controls digestion, reproduction, waste elimination, and rest. The Sympathetic Nervous System controls activity, stress, and adrenaline. The quick way to remember is that the Parasympathetic is rest and digest and the Sympathetic is fight or flight.
The two components work opposite of each other. When one is running the other defers. I like to compare it to kids on a see-saw. When one is up the other is down. When you have two relatively equal sized kids, the see-saw works well, same as a good balance in the Autonomic Nervous System. Problems arise with imbalance.
When a person has dysfunction in the spine it tends to increase Sympathetic flow. All of a sudden, we have a big kid vs. a small kid on the see-saw. With increased Sympathetic flow, the body stays in a state of agitation at the detriment to rest and digestion. This can lead to a multitude of conditions and symptoms.
Chiropractic adjustments help to restore function which helps to balance the Autonomic Nervous System. In this way, Chiropractic can help with conditions that are not musculoskeletal in nature. Chiropractors often get a bad rap for claiming to work on things like heartburn, indigestion, sleep, constipation, heart palpitations, vision issues, and the list goes on. The truth is that many of these conditions arise because of an imbalance to the Autonomic Nervous System. So, when your chiropractor asks, tell him about all of your symptoms and conditions.
I have observed over the years that when patients are in chronic pain for a long time and seek help repeatedly from their medical provider, eventually, they will be diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Providers often diagnose patients with fibromyalgia as a way to encourage the patient to stop seeking care. The reality is that most of the time the provider does not have an adequate answer as to why a person has pain nor do they have any way to help. They label it, generically, as fibromyalgia. I empathize with these patients and their providers.
Fibromyalgia, one can argue, is not really a diagnosis but a description of symptoms. Etymologically, it means pain in the fibrous and muscle tissues. Most providers act like there is no real cause. Many providers assume the patient is either a symptom magnifier seeking drugs or just emotionally unstable. In my experience, more often than not, the real issue is chronic pain and can be traced back to a source with enough work. Finding the right professional to diagnose and then to treat can be daunting, however.
The causes and treatments for chronic pain are vast. Hope can be easy to sell but is often difficult to deliver. Possible causes can be osteoarthritis (wear and tear due to time or injury), auto-immune arthritis, chronic subluxations or joint dysfunction, poor posture, stress, muscle knots, referred pain from internal organs, hormone imbalances, etc., or a combination of all of the above. When I treat someone with chronic pain, I am not always successful. Sometimes, when I am successful, it may not be long-lasting. Most people I can ease some of their discomforts, at worst, or help them heal altogether. Patience and paying attention to subtle changes is the key to figuring out what is causing the pain.
It can be daunting to figure out a path to improvement. Chiropractic is a great place to start. If improving joint function and nerve flow helps, then keep going. If the help is only very temporary, like less than a couple of days of relief after months of care, then you may need to add massage or some other muscle or fascia work. After that, you will need to explore various internal issues. I would refer you to a good Naturopath or Functional Medical Specialist. Now you have to consider internal organ dysfunction. Gut issues are the most common. In addition, assessing hormone function is very important. Finally, do not rule out the psycho-somatic component. PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) can make it so that healed physical pain lingers. The pain is no less real but one must manage their emotional issues before complete recovery is achieved. Temporal care along the way is still beneficial.
If you are suffering from chronic pain or have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, don’t be afraid to try a host of treatments. Start conservatively and work from there. Be wary of embellished claims of immediate or permanent relief but, also, don’t lose hope. At the very least, I am positive there is someone who can help you manage your pain.
Life tends to be really hard on the discs between the vertebrae in our spines. Discs are made of a flexible cartilage with a thick fluid and a hard nucleus in the middle. Discs are designed to improve motion and provide shock absorption which makes them the most abused structure in the spine. When we bend forward, the disc bulges backward. This can cause weakness due to wear and tear on the inner posterior aspect of the disc. Likewise, placing too much strain on the top can make the disc bulge all the way around. This is seen when someone is overweight, does a lot of high impact exercises, or loads the body with too much weight like with squats.
Each time a disc bulges farther beyond its normal borders, micro-tearing occurs. Tears heal with scar tissue which is, by its nature, not as pliable and can tear again. It is possible to train scar tissue into flexibility and help it act like regular disc tissue but it takes time and training. Too often the more rigid scar tissue will tear and recreate the original problem. This is where traction or decompression comes in.
I may offend some docs who are big into decompression therapy but to me, it and traction are the same thing. I think they started using the fancier word “decompression” because they developed more sophisticated and expensive equipment and needed a word to match. I must confess, though, as a linguist, decompression does portray a clearer and more concise picture of what we are hoping to accomplish. But, I digress. With decompression or traction (and from here I will use the words interchangeably) the goal is to take away pressure from the disc. When pressure on the disc is lessened, the disc can reshape and heal.
Traction can be accomplished in a number of ways. The method I am asked about most is about home-unit to hang upside down. In this case, one straps their ankles into a clamp and then leans backward to a specified angle. Some units will allow a person to hang completely upside down. I recommend 45 degrees to start. That is usually enough to open the disc space without getting a head rush that will shorten the traction time.
There is a host of other traction devices. Most of them can be found on late night infomercials. All of have some legitimacy but some are definitely better than others. The one I have seen a lot recently has the person lying down with their heels resting on a moveable piece that pulls and moves the legs side to side. I am not sure how much traction is occurring but movement is always good. One of the better ones I have seen in the past looks like a big cushy loop that hangs in a doorway. The person is situated so that their upper back is on the ground and their pelvis and legs are parallel with the doorway. Again, the end result is the same and usually positive.
Some providers have very nice decompression machines that are extremely effective in separating the vertebrae thus decompressing the disc. With severe disc bulges and herniations, these machines can be lifesavers. The only downside is the expense which can be significant. In our office, we have available a more hands-on form of traction called flexion-distraction. The table we use flexes at the lumbar level and is spring loaded. The doctor puts one hand on the spine holding a specific level in place and uses the opposite hand to push the table down. The spine separates then accommodates as the spring pushes the table back up. If the chiropractor knows what they are doing, this a very effective form of traction and can make a big difference in the disc.
All of the forms of traction that I mentioned above address the low back. There are, however, various units for the neck, as well. There are three main types of cervical traction. One way uses a harness around the chin and base of the skull attached to a rope and pulley. These units either have a counter-weight, usually a water bag, or a tension spring. The other devices look like a collar between the shoulders and the chin/skull that expand when pumped full of air. Both are effective and mostly utilized at home. The third combines traction with an attempt to restore curvature. This unit is a wedge whereupon a person lies with their head hanging over the tall side of the wedge. Often times there is an elastic strap or a weight that pulls down from the forehead.
Whatever method you choose or whichever method is the most effective for you, the key to success, as with most things, is to apply it consistently over a significant length of time. I have a cervical traction unit that I use when my neck is hurting and I routinely have Dr. Wagnon adjust me on the flexion-distraction table. Discs, just like people, sometimes just need a break from the pressures of everyday life, traction or decompression is a great way to accomplish this.
Recently, I had a patient ask me if I ever got stressed out about trying to put all of the Humpty Dumptys back together again. I joked that I am not all the king’s horses and all the king’s men so it is not my job to put Humpty Dumpty together again. This exchange brings up an interesting point, though. Several times a day people ask me to fix them. I understand what they want and I always do my best to help them, but somewhere in the back of my mind, I am thinking that their expectations are misfocused.
My job is to adjust the joints of the body. In doing so, the nervous system is stimulated which allows the body to communicate better. Better communication leads to better function. Better function leads to proper healing. Contrast helping the body function better with fixing something and you can appreciate why I am reluctant to claim that I fix or heal anything.
Bear with me while my BA in Linguistics drives the bus for a little while. If you take a very literal definition of the word fix, it means to “fasten [something] securely in a particular place or position.” That is the opposite of what I want to do. My aim is to help joints move. Likewise, it would be the height of hubris to think that I heal people. The body heals itself. Again, my job is to help the body function better so that it can heal properly and, hopefully, quicker.
Finally, giving me the burden of “fixing” someone is an impossible task no matter how willing the participants. That is like asking your exercise equipment to get you in shape. Sure the end goal is for you to get in shape but the responsibility is on you not on the equipment. Focus on improving function and not on getting fixed and you will find that not only are your expectations in line with your goals but that your care will also be much more effective and productive.
Full confession, I really do not like the word diagnosis. It is a little too limited, definitive, and stodgy for my tastes. I believe that we would be better served just identifying dysfunctional body parts than knowing fancy words that typically just describe symptoms. That saying, understanding symptoms and how they relate to dysfunctional body parts is extremely beneficial when coming up with treatment options. Understanding anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology can make diagnosing musculoskeletal injuries so easy it is a wonder why most doctors get it wrong most of the time.
It is important to understand the location and type of symptoms to make a proper diagnosis. Location of symptoms does not necessarily indicate the location of dysfunction. Many dysfunctional body parts refer symptoms to other parts of the body. Luckily, there are patterns which come is handy for those clever enough to recognize those patterns. The type of symptoms tell a good doctor what kind of structure is dysfunctional.
Embryologically speaking, there are three types of structures: bone, consisting of bones, joints, ligaments, discs, and cartilage; muscle, consisting of muscles, tendons, and organs; and nerve, which encompasses tissues of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, autonomic nerves, nerve roots, and peripheral nerves. Bone symptoms are typically described as a deep dull ache and can refer to other bone-like structures. Muscle is also an ache but feels more like fatigue and soreness. Muscle is more superficial and usually stays within the same structure. Nerve symptoms are more electrical in nature; numbness and tingling, just numbness, burning, shooting, etc. Nerves stay in the network of nerves. Knowing this will get you pretty far.
Consultation is the first step. I ask for the location and have the patient describe the symptoms. I also look for the mechanism of injury knowing that some structures are more likely to fail, depending on the stress placed on them, than others. With a good consultation, I have a fairly solid idea of what the problem is.
The second step is to do an exam. Bone structures cannot move themselves. For these tests, I do the movement on the patient checking for instability, pain, and altered movement. When I isolate joint movements, I can narrow down the location of dysfunction. Instability tests will suggest ligament issues (assuming we are not dumb enough to do a stability test on a complete fracture). X-ray is helpful to see fractures and degenerative changes. MRI is helpful to see disc bulges, ligament tears, and pathology. Repetitive movement works great for determining how to reform a bulged disc.
Muscles and tendons move bones. To test a muscle or tendon, resisting the muscle’s movement is an easy way to determine which muscle is injured. Why most doctors do not do this is baffling. Pain with resistance at the end of the muscle is usually tendon related and anywhere else is usually the muscle itself. If the type of pain is described as muscular but cannot be recreated with resisted movement, it could be an organ referring pain. Here again, repetitively resisting movement can really help determine how to help treat the injured structure.
Nerve symptoms require some specialized tests in the form of reflexes and sensation testing. True neurological injuries are very difficult to diagnose and to treat. In addition, any of the above can cause secondary and tertiary issues in other parts of the body, like muscles spasms or nerve pain due to encroachment with a disc herniation, for example.
Finally, one of the best ways to diagnose an issue is to treat the issue and see if it helps. Obviously, you cannot do this with everything, but as a chiropractor, I can do this for most injuries. Even a surgeon will tell you that nothing is definitive until they open you up and see it in real life. The point being, do not get too caught up with figuring out what something is before trying to treat it. Ruling out conditions is still valuable.
There you have it. Instead of plugging symptoms into WebMD to discover that you have a rare, incurable, terminal illness, just step back and look at the anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of the body and go from there. Or, see your local chiropractor and let them help you through your issues or point you in the right direction. We spend a tremendous amount of time learning about all aspects of the human body.
In a world where we have so much access to information, I find that when it comes to diagnoses, there are some overly-simplified patterns. If there is pain in the foot, it is plantar fasciitis, pain down the leg is labeled sciatica, and elbow pain is tennis elbow. Not that these conditions are not common; just not that common. Tennis elbow is particularly over-diagnosed. Pain in the elbow is common. Tennis elbow, however, is specifically pain resulting from injury to the extensor tendons which insert at the lateral epicondyle causing inflammation and dysfunction. Simply put, to be tennis elbow, the pain must be right around the little knob on the outside of the elbow and get worse when trying to extend the wrist with resistance. It is called tennis elbow presumably because repetitive backhand swings in tennis will cause such a condition. Incidentally, pain on the inner knob is known as golfers elbow.
I have found that neither tennis elbow or golfers elbow are more common than just a regular subluxated elbow. As a hinge that rotates and pivots and is made up of three bones and two joints, dysfunction is easy to come by. Often, the radial head will get stuck farther back than it should be. This will cause a strain on the muscles that insert in that area and mimic or create tennis elbow. The good news is that with an adjustment or a few, the condition typically responds quickly. If it is, indeed, tennis elbow, the best thing to do is to make sure the elbow is adjusted and functioning properly, then focus on the tendons with ice, stretching, and myofascial massage or active release. So, the next time somebody complains of tennis elbow, tell them to see their local friendly chiropractor.


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August 20 update below. This post was first published on August 18, 2022.
The next Apple special event is just days away, if the latest report is correct, and will take place on Wednesday, September 7.
That’s according to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, who has just reported the date he believes is correct. To be fair, he wasn’t the first to predict this date. Last week, Max Weinbach floated the idea that the event would be on September 7, not September 13 as had been previously mooted. This meant that the likely release date for the next iPhones, not to mention a range of three Apple Watch models and perhaps the next AirPods Pro, could also be brought forward.
August 20 update. What started as a lone report became a trickle and now is edging towards a flood. Read on for the latest rumors and some details I think I can guarantee you won’t have heard yet about Apple’s last keynote.
As well as Max Weinbach and Mark Gurman, there is now corroboration from Ming-Chi Kuo (as seen below). These solidly consistent analysts have led others to join in. There was a careful analysis of what has been done before, by BGR.com and now the regularly reliable MacRumors has said, “It’s not quite official, but it looks like we finally have a date for the big iPhone 14 event, so mark your calendars and read up on some of what we might see at the event.” The site also quotes Gurman but adds its own detail: “iPhone events are often held on Tuesdays, but Monday, September 5 is the Labor Day holiday in the United States, so Apple likely pushed the event to Wednesday to provide a one-day buffer . iPhone events have occurred on Wednesday four times in the past.”
I definitely agree with that. Although none of these sources are saying what the nature of the event will be, I’m going to stick my neck out and say that it will be a replica of the WWDC event held in Apple Park.
Similarly, 9 to 5 March says, “Although nothing is confirmed, it’s common sense that this could be the perfect time for the company to introduce the iPhone 14, Apple Watch Series 8, and more. Since WWDC 2022 had a hybrid experience, it looks like the company could bring the same experience to its September event, as a report says Apple has started recording the keynote already.”
That report came from Gurman, that the recording of the keynote had begun some time ago—a clever move so that right up until the last minute, Apple could plump for a completely virtual event.
But I believe the keynote will be shown on a huge, and very bright outdoor display in Apple Park, as happened at WWDC, while being simulcast on the web.
By the way, here’s something you may not have heard: before the broadcast, members of the press were sitting, sweating and applying plenty of sunscreen at the edge of Caffe Macs, as the sun beat down, wondering how they would survive the sunshine for over an hour. The answer came when, a second or two before the 10AM start, the sun had moved just far enough for the press rows to be in shadow. I’m not saying Apple had somehow fixed the sun to do this, but if any company can…
Anyway, here’s a tip: when the invitees go out, watch to see if the location is Steve Jobs Theater or just Apple Park. If the latter, it’ll be in the same place as WWDC (although perhaps the seating will be rearranged to allow for different sunlight as we edge towards fall). Of course, it will be a smaller event as there won’t be developers this time.
As time passes, more details will undoubtedly leak out so please check back as I’ll cover them here on Forbes, but for now, read on for what we know so far.
August 19 update. No sooner had the reliable Mark Gurman suggested that the unveil date for this year’s iPhones will be Wednesday, September 7, but another well-regarded analyst has entered the fray.
Ming-Chi Kuo from TFI Securities yesterday commented, “The iPhone 14 announcement/shipping date may be earlier than iPhone 13/12, which could be one of the reasons Apple offered a positive outlook for 3Q22 from the last earnings call.”
This is incisive understanding of an earnings call, and Kuo is saying that the figures Tim Cook and co were predicting were partly because they knew that the iPhones would get an extra week of sales in the current quarter. The rest of us did not know this as the expectation of a September 13 reveal was widespread.
This makes sense: releasing the iPhones earlier can only be a good thing for Apple’s sales, especially since conventionally, people stop buying iPhones in August, expecting a mid-September release of the new model. So, to cut that fallow time by a whole week is good business practice.
Kuo goes on, revealing that although this release is good for sales, it may be done to minimize problems: “The global recession risk is still growing and unpredictable, so announcing/shipping the iPhone as soon as possible may minimize the impact of recession risk on demand.”
I’m not as convinced by this, for the US market anyway as there are signs that inflation may be cooling now so the reluctance to make expensive purchases may be less keen than expected. That said, the sooner is definitely the better.
The possibility that the event could take place in the week commencing September 5 had been discounted, because the release is routinely a week later. And anyway, Monday, September 5 is a holiday, so flying in staff and press from around the world on a holiday for an event on Tuesday, September 6, seemed unlikely.
Unless, that is, the event is virtual rather than in person. Gurman believes the event is being recorded, so a virtual event is likely.
Moving the event date (virtual or in-person) to a Wednesday, although not unprecedented, is unusual. But holding an in-person event on Wednesday, September 7 would solve the problem of relocating staff and guests on a public holiday.
But a virtual event? I get the thinking behind this, and after all, Apple is very cautious about how it holds its events when Covid is not that far in the rearview mirror.
Even so, I think Gurman is wrong when he says, “The company intends to stream the event online — rather than holding an in-person gathering — continuing an approach it adopted at the start of the pandemic.”
In June, Apple staged a highly successful hybrid event, with a pre-recorded keynote played out on a huge video screen in Apple Park to hundreds of developers, selected guests, and press.
If that was possible then, why not hold a hybrid event now with a smaller guest list, as no devs would be likely to be invited?
That event began with a live appearance from Tim Cook and Craig Federighi introducing the keynote broadcast and it worked well. My guess, and it’s no more than that, is that this is the format that Apple will follow this September when it announces its new iPhones and more.
Of course, we won’t know until invites go out, and until the second they do, Apple can instead opt for a virtual-only event, something I think it would only consider if there’s a sudden spike in Covid transmissions in California. If that happens, then it has its pre-recorded keynote up its sleeve.
So, what does all this mean?
Whether the event is live or virtual, assuming it happens on Wednesday, September 7 at 10AM Pacific, then the shiny new iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods Pro will go on sale on Friday, September 16, I believe.
Stay tuned for more details as they emerge.


The Trews will be performing for the grand opening of The Marquee Ballroom in Halifax, NS on Saturday, April 27th. This is a very exciting performance for The Trews, as some of their early career highlights include playing The Marquee Ballroom. Performing at the venue has played a key role in the development of the band. They are thrilled to help celebrate with the city of Halifax and all the staff and organizers who have helped re-open the venue.share
The Trews have been nominated for Rock (Indie Alt./Rock/Hard Rock/Metal/Hardcore) for the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards.share
We are very excited to announce that The Trews will be joining Kid Rock’s Chillin’ the Most Cruise on March 6th-10th, 2013! This rockin’ party at sea is currently sold out, but you can find more info and sign up for the waiting list on the website!


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In 1846, Charles Gaylor was a smart publican: he chose the most prominent Hobart waterfront corner for his Georgian-style hotel – the corner of Murray and Morrison streets right across the road from Parliament House.
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
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