It’s 2008 and the Chinese got all the dough.
Well, it’s 2008 and we’re off to the races, once again. Happy New Year, merry credit cards, and welcome to whereever you are.
Let’s make this a year for you to remember, O.K.?
Good, here we go…
One of my favorite places in the world is Las Vegas. And although I’m not a gambler, I do gamble when I go to Vegas, which isn’t often. In fact, the last time I was there was in late 1999, a few months before my daughter was born, but hopefully I’ll be going back, sometime soon.
The pulse of Las Vegas is incredible. It’s like New York City, only it’s even LOUDER, and MORE in-your-face. And the amount of money that exchanges hands in Vegas is absolutely wild.
In fact, while revenues in casinos across the country are slumping, the Vegas till was up 19.8% over last year, just this past October alone.
There are a few reasons for this increase — against the competition’s decline.
One, is because wealthier, and more successful people tend to go to Vegas, as opposed to riverboats along the Mississippi. Wealthy people want an experience, and that’s what Vegas gives them. If you’ve never been to a gambling boat along the Mississippi, I can tell you from experience, it’s nothing like Vegas. In fact, comparing Vegas to a gambling boat, or even to one of the Hard Rock (non-Vegas) casinos around the country, is like comparing the Four Seasons Hotel to a Days Inn.
Those other casinos aren’t even in the ballpark.
Number two, the value of the dollar has dropped so low, that in many places around Europe, when you exchange one dollar unit of your local currency, you will get MORE than two American dollars in return. That’s a GREAT deal, and LOADS of sharp foreigners are taking advantage of this.
I remember going to England back in 1993, and it was actually the other way around. I got almost 2 UK Pounds, for one American dollar. (I was broke back then, so it really didn’t matter much, anyway.) Gosh, how things have changed.
And three, the Chinese. The Asian economy is booming right now, and the luxury casinos in Las Vegas are aware of this, and are now marketing directly into those countries. Baccarat in particular, is a very popular game amongst the Chinese, when it comes to American gambling, and they are keeping the casinos FILLED!
If you’ve never sat at a gambling table with a typical Asian gambler, it is a very unique experience. These guys have ice in their blood, when it comes to gambling! First off, while they’re gambling, they’ll smoke cigarette after cigarette after cigarette, as if it was their last day on earth and they knew it.
And whereas an American will typically show “some” signs of emotion when they’re plunking down a five-figure bet, these guys are as stoic as a ceramic plate — regardless of whether they win OR lose. Finish one hand, move on to another — it’s all just business. Very interesting, indeed.
There are three things you need to take away from today’s story. One — people have money for the things they want to buy — always. Doesn’t matter how “broke” they are. Two, nothing beats a vibrant and exciting experience. And three, always remember what Willie Sutton supposedly said, when he was asked why he robbed banks. He said, “Because that’s where the money is.”
In your business, ALAYS go after the fat-cats. The folks who don’t think twice about where they stay or how much they spend. The one’s who never check the price on the menu, and who order top-shelf liquor “just because.”
Why do you want to sell to those folks?
Just ask Willie Sutton.
Let’s all have a good year.
Now go sell something, Craig Garber
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Fifty-yard punts help raise the average, but the ones that dropped Ryan Allen’s Sunday helped send the New England Patriots to Minneapolis.
“Ryan’s done a good job for us all year, and again in a game like this,” head coach Bill Belichick told reporters in his postgame press conference, via Patriots.com. “I don’t know how many times we punted – more than we wanted to – but he had a lot of big plays for us.”
Off Allen’s left foot bounced a total of six punts for a 41.3-yard clip against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Such a mark would’ve ranked last in the NFL this regular season. Given the field position, such a mark likely couldn’t have mattered less to special teams coordinator Joe Judge and assistant coach Raymond Ventrone. And yet, seeing how Allen finished the 16-game schedule tied with Sam Martin and Bradley Pinion for third-to-last, such a mark was only fitting in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium.
Distance means little without the benefit of context. A line-drive punt that goes 65 yards and is returned for 20 doesn’t hold as much weight as a lofted 35-yarder that becomes a fair catch inside the 10. It’s not always a matter of swinging for the fences. It can be about touch, too.
Allen’s afternoon at Gillette Stadium was case in point.
In the first half, the 27-year-old by way of Oregon State and Louisiana Tech punted a 42-yarder out of bounds at Jacksonville’s 24, had a 53-yarder fair caught at Jacksonville’s 23, and saw a 46-yarder roll out at Jacksonville’s 25. The Jaguars showed some two-deep return looks then, limiting directional kicks as Belichick would go on to note, and went on to respond with two touchdowns on those ensuing drives.
Though in the second half, there was less room to work with. The Patriots’ punt-coverage team never stepped on with ball on their own side of the 50.
Those decisions intensified with New England down 17-10 and then 20-10. But those decisions put trust in New England’s defense to get stops against a more conservative approach, and in Allen to set the stage for one – or two or three.
His final trio of punts did that, landing within a yard of each other as the likes of Matthew Slater, Johnson Bademosi and Nicholas Grigsby closed in.
ALLEN’S SECOND-HALF PUNTS
- 37 yards, fair caught at the Jacksonville 10
- 37 yards, fair caught at the Jacksonville 9
- 35 yards, fair caught at the Jacksonville 10
Jaguars rookie Dede Westbrook could do nothing more than throw his hand in the air as each fell into his grasp within 10 yards of his own end zone. There’d be no touchbacks – Allen had three all regular season on 58 punts – just drives that saw Jacksonville start in the shadow of their own goal post.
“Yeah, in each of those situations we did what we felt was best in that situation at that time,” said a coy Belichick, whose offense departed on fourth-and-4 from the Jaguars’ 47, fourth-and-2 from the Jaguars’ 46, and fourth-and-2 from the Jaguars’ 45 over the last two quarters.
A three-and-out, a field goal, and another field goal would follow for Blake Bortles, Leonard Fournette and Co. over that span. So would an opportunity for Tom Brady, Danny Amendola, Brandin Cooks and the rest of New England’s offense to rally, 24-20.
“He had some good punts when we were backed up and needed the field position,” Belichick added of Allen, a 2013 undrafted free agent and two-time Ray Guy Award winner, “and then we had some plus-50 punts in the second half that he executed really well, which is like we did in the Jets game a couple weeks ago. We were able to maintain the field position that we had, so it was key for us.”
This wasn’t the New York game of Week 17, when Allen posted a 42.3-yard average with five punts inside the 20. But it was a ticket to Super Bowl LII to meet the Philadelphia Eagles.
And Allen let it fly high rather than far to help New England get there.


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First [Hillary Clinton's] husband decides somehow that he is an African-American by claiming to be the "first black President" because he comes from a broken family.-- that Captain Ed is full of shit: Clinton never seriously portrayed himself thus; it came from Toni Morrison.
Second, they haven't begun to dismount that Brokeback Mountain hobby-horse yet -- but they have moved from the anger stage to bargaining, experimenting with a manly, non-gay way to appreciate the film --
To come down from the mountain, and settle down into gay domesticity is not an option for them, because it would rob them of their dignity as men... and it would transform them into gay men -- a queer kind of quasi-male our society is willing to tolerate, and even to chuckle over and smile at, the way people chuckle over and smile at the funny sissies on Will and Grace. But neither of the cowboys could allow such an insult to their pride and dignity, and thus their only escape was to return to the isolation of the mountain, where, by themselves, they could achieve what even the most gay tolerant society could not give them -- a sense of manliness...Butch it up as much as you like, girlfriend -- it's still hot man-on-man action to me!
UPDATE. Clinton joked, people choked! See comments.

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Banksy's Stained Window
Today, we witnessed history being made. As the very first major U.S. museum exhibition of graffiti and street art, MOCA presented the media preview of Art in the Streets, an epic visual feast you must experience for yourself! Tracing the development of graffiti and street art from the '70s to where it is today, MOCA pulled out all the stops – educating us on the rich history, entertaining us with their “shows within a show” (live skateboarding, a re-creation of an urban street, etc) and inspiring us to find the artist within ourselves.
Of course, the highlight of it all is seeing the art we've featured over and over again on My Modern Met, up close and personal. Though the MOCA is filled will incredible art and photos around every corner, we couldn't help but spend a large portion of our time hanging out around original works by our favorites – Banksy and Brazilian duo Os Gemeos.
For almost four months, April 17 to August 8, 2011, Art in the Streets will be open to the public. Spend a good part of your day here to really take in all that this show has to offer. With so much to see, trust us when we say, our pictures do not do this show justice.
Cool Fact: Banksy's 23-foot high Stained Window piece (first image in this post) is a collaboration with the City of Angels public school in Los Angeles. Students were encouraged to write tags on panels erected in their schoolyard before Banksy adapted them.
Fab 5 Freddy saying a few words before the show
Shepard Fairey and Alexa Meade (Alexa was our guest at the show)
Huge ROA mural at entrance
Photo credit: Alice Yoo (My Modern Met)


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The following is An excerpt from “The Benefits of Living on Campus: Do Residence Halls Provide Distinctive Environments of Engagement?” originally published in the in volume 55, issue 3 of the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice.
The changing landscape of on- and off-campus undergraduate residential options underline the need to reexamine the impact of on-campus living. Using multi-institutional survey data from first-year students, this study investigates the relationship of residential status with engagement and perceived gains in learning and development. Results indicate, after con- trolling for student and institution characteristics, that on-campus residence has small positive effects on some outcomes but not on others where effects might be expected.
Student affairs theory and practice is rooted in the belief that opportunities for learning outside of the classroom are abundant (American Council on Education, 1937), and a great many of these experiences are shaped by the environments and programs provided to those living in campus residences. In the first volume of their compendium of research, Pascarella and Terenzini (1991) confirmed that living on campus was “the single most consistent within-college determinant of the impact of college” (p. 611). Along with Blimling (1993), they later explained that the social-psychological environment of residence halls is “qualitatively different” from off-campus living, hypothesizing that residence halls lead to social, cultural, and extracurricular involvement and, in turn, to broader student outcomes. Astin (1985) emphasized the importance of proximity to campus resources, stating that “simply by virtue of eating, sleeping, and spending their waking hours in the college campus,” students are more likely to identify with college life (p. 145).
In their second volume, Pascarella and Terenzini (2005) moderated their appraisal of residence life, summarizing post-1990 research finding the effects to be less prominent and likely indirect. Among the reasons for restraint is that much of the earlier research was biased toward traditional, full-time, White undergraduates attending four-year institutions without consideration for potential differences in the experiences of underrepresented students (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). Recent discourse about living on campus is even more subdued. Since 2000, studies have found uneven benefits for students of differing identities (Harwood, Huntt, Mendenhall, & Lewis, 2012; Strayhorn & Mullins, 2012; Turley & Wodtke, 2010). For example, while residence halls have the potential to foster positive interactions with students from diverse backgrounds, they alternatively can encourage group- think and provide a space for hostile discriminatory practices (Blimling, 1993; Harper et al., 2011; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005; Strayhorn & Mullins, 2012). In their review, Mayhew et al. (2016) concluded that studies of campus residence were generally thin and often do not support claims of positive impact.
Researchers suggest that such findings are the result of collegiate and residential experiences becoming less immersive. In the past, living on campus was associated with pervasive communication and interactions among peers within the institution. Currently, with ubiquitous mobile devices, social media, and wifi, it is much easier to interact with family and friends on the outside, which means on-campus students may not rely as heavily on those within their living environment for social interaction (Gemmill & Peterson, 2006).
The asserted benefits of on-campus living also include access to a wide variety of educational and community programming that encourage organic interactions between students and integrate students’ intellectual and social lives (Blimling, Whitt & Associates, 1999; Terenzini & Pascarella, 1984, 1997). Scholars pointed out that residential students connect the in- and out-of-classroom experiences through more frequent interactions with faculty (Kuh, Kinzie, Schuh, Whitt, & Associates, 2005; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005), and access to professional staff makes spontaneous conversation and emotional support available, benefits that are immeasurable but believed to add significant contributions to learning and development (MacKinnon & Associates, 2004). As institutions seek to inspire reflective learning outside of the classroom, residence halls provide purposeful spaces for student affairs professionals to plan formal and informal educational opportunities (Davidson, Henderson, Knotts, & Swain, 2011; Moran, 2001).
However, assessing the discrete benefits of such programs can be difficult. Direct comparisons of students living on campus to their off-campus peers are complex, and there is great variation among types of residence halls, programming, staffing, and participation among residents. While a good amount of anecdotal evidence supports the benefits of living on campus, valid measurements are difficult to achieve.
To understand the extant research on the impact of living on campus, it is important to clarify the different types of living options used in studies. While the terminology often suggests discrete categories (e.g., on-campus vs. off-campus), the actual living arrangements of students are more complex. Astin (1993) examined four measures (at home, in a college residence hall, in a private room or apartment, and distance of home from college) yet found that the effects had more to do with leaving home to attend college than with the place of residence. Chickering and Reisser (1993), citing Pace’s (1984) research, referenced three housing categories (residence halls, fraternity and sorority houses, and off campus) and found developmental benefits for students living in residence halls and in Greek houses. In addition to residence halls and Greek houses, Pace (1980) added a dimension of distance for students living off campus, differentiating between walking distance and driving distance to the institution. Pace’s categories were adopted by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and provide the key independent variable for the current study.
With the additional dimension of commuting distance, readers might revisit Chickering and Reisser’s (1993) assertion that commuter students are at a disadvantage because they lack access to the beneficial social-psychological context of on-campus living. The tacit understanding is that there is something important about living in campus housing rather than just living close to campus. But is it proximity that matters or, rather, is it engagement with programming, staff, and access to diverse peers that make a difference?
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|Year : 2015 | Volume
| Issue : 3 | Page : 166-170
Experience of intravitreal injections in a tertiary Hospital in Oman
Ahmed S Al-Hinai
Department of Ophthalmology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
|Date of Web Publication||20-Nov-2015|
Dr. Ahmed S Al-Hinai
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P.O. Box: 38, Postal Code 123, Muscat
Sultanate of Oman
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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Aim: To find out statistical data regarding intravitreal injections in an outpatient department setup at a tertiary center in Oman.
Design: Retrospective chart review.
Methods: Data collection of patients who underwent intravitreal injections from November 2009 to May 2013 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital.
Results: Throughout a period of 42 months, a total of 711 intravitreal injections were performed. That included 214 patients (275 eyes). Around one-third of the eyes received two injections or more. The injected agents were bevacizumab (59.8%), ranibizumab (32.3%), triamcinolone (7.5%), and very few patients with endophthalmitis received intravitreal antibiotics and antifungal agents. The three most common indications for the injection therapy were diabetic macular edema (50.9%), choroidal neovascularization (24.3%), and retinal vein occlusive diseases (11.5%). Serious adverse events were rare, and they occurred as ocular (0.9% per patient) and systemic (3.3% per patient). There were 42 eyes received intravitreal triamcinolone, and 24% of them developed intraocular hypertension that required only medical treatment.
Conclusion: Different intravitreal agents are currently used to treat many ocular diseases. Currently, therapy with intravitreal agents is very popular, and it carries a promising outcome with more efficiency and safety.
Keywords: Antivascular endothelial growth factors, choroidal neovascularization, diabetic macular edema, intravitreal, Oman, retina, retinal vascular occlusion
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Al-Hinai AS. Experience of intravitreal injections in a tertiary Hospital in Oman. Oman J Ophthalmol 2015;8:166-70
| Introduction|| |
Invasive interventions to treat retina disorders are sometimes very essential to save the vision of many patients. The therapy with intravitreal injections has been used frequently in the last few years, especially after introducing antivascular endothelial growth factors (anti-VEGF). The first intravitreal injection was performed on 1911 by Ohm, who injected air into vitreous cavity as a treatment for retinal detachment.
The first anti-VEGF, that was used intravitreally, was pegaptanib (macugen) which was approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 2004. After that, many other anti-VEGF agents were introduced, such as bevacizumab, ranibizumab, and aflibercept. Currently, the anti-VEGF agents are used worldwide to treat many retina disorders including exudative age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), diabetic macular edema, and retinal vein occlusions with macular edema. Those agents are also used by some retina specialists to treat other disorders such as central retinal serous chorioretinopathy,,, parafoveal telangiectasia,,, polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy,,,, and previtrectomy in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
In our hospital, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) in Oman, the anti-VEGF agents were first introduced to treat medical retina diseases in the year 2009. Since then, this treatment has become very commonly used for different indications. The two intravitreal anti-VEGF agents that are used in SQUH are bevacizumab (avastin) and ranibizumab (Lucentis). Intravitreal steroids including preservative-free triamcinolone acetate (Triescence) are also used.
The aim of this study is to look at the experience in a tertiary hospital in Oman in the usage of intravitreal injections to treat different retinal disorders. Moreover, there are no similar published studies, so far, in Oman regarding this subject.
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An approval from Ethics Committee Board of the institute was obtained to conduct this study. All patients who had intravitreal injection at the eye clinic of SQUH were enrolled. The covered period was from November 2009 to May 2013. Data of those patients were collected retrospectively through the electronic medical recording system. All cases who underwent intravitreal injection therapy in the eye clinic were included. Intravitreal injections that were performed in the main operation theater were not included in this study.
All injection procedures were performed in the minor operation room of the eye clinic. Each injection was done under aseptic technique. As a standard, every intravitreal injection procedure was done after instilling drops of anesthetic agents and povidone-iodine (5%). Eye speculum was also used in all procedures. The procedures were done either with topical or subconjunctival anesthesia. Postinjection antibiotic drops and eye patch for 2 h were applied in all patients. All patients received a course of topical antibiotic (moxifloxacin or ofloxacin eye drops) after the injection for a period of 1 week with a frequency of 4 times daily.
All agents that were used in the intravitreal injections were obtained from the hospital pharmacy on the same day of the procedure. Intravitreal bevacizumab and intravitreal antibiotics were prepared in the hospital pharmacy under strict sterile conditions.
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This study covered a period from November 2009 to May 2013 (42 months). A total of 711 injections were performed in a total of 214 patients at outpatient eye clinic of SQUH [Table 1].
Different intravitreal substances were used during those procedures [Figure 1]. The anti-VEGF agents (bevacizumab and ranibizumab) constituted around 92% of all injected substances. Patients who had injections in both eyes were 28.5% of total patients. These patients did not have the procedures in the same day, but at least 2 weeks apart in order to minimize the risk of systemic adverse events. Moreover, pathologies that had been treated in our patients are shown in [Table 2]. Around half of the patients, who required treatment with intravitreal injections, had diabetic macular edema. Although the total number of patients in our study was 214, few patients had been treated for more than one ocular condition. Hence, [Table 2] shows that the total number of patients was 218 instead of 214. That was because three patients developed more than one ocular disorder in the same eye that required the injection therapy. Other disorders (6.9%) that are shown in [Table 2] included central serous chorioretinopathy, parafoveal telangiectasia, polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy, endophthalmitis, previtrectomy in diabetic retinopathy, diabetic vitreous hemorrhage, and anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
|Table 2: Pathologies in the patients treated with intravitreal injections|
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A total of 53 patients (59 eyes) with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) were treated with anti-VEGF injections. The etiologies of CNV in those patents are listed in [Table 3]. The ARMD was the most common etiology for CNV.
Intravitreal injections can be associated with adverse events. These events have ocular or systematic side effects. The common ocular side effects were not included in this review since they are very benign. Such benign side effects are subconjunctival hemorrhage and epithelial keratitis. [Table 4] summarizes the serious adverse events (SAE) that occurred after the injections in our cohort of patients.
Our results showed no incidence of postintravitreal injection endophthalmitis. Ocular adverse effects occurred only in two patients. One patient developed a retinal flap tear after a second ranibizumab injection to treat myopic CNV. That tear was treated with laser photocoagulation and did not progress further. The other patient developed vitreous hemorrhage after the first bevacizumab injections to treat diabetic macular edema. This patient was followed to observe the vitreous hemorrhage, which resolved spontaneously.
Intravitreal triamcinolone acetate injection was used in 39 patients (42 eyes). A total of 53 injections were performed in those eyes. Intraocular hypertension that required antiglaucoma treatment within 1 month after the injection occurred in 10 eyes (24%). However, none of the eyes required surgical intervention [Figure 2]. On the other hand, intraocular pressure was found to be constantly elevated after anti-VEGF injection in 4 eyes (1.6%) out of 249 eyes. Two of them were treated for Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and two for retinal vein occlusion.
|Figure 2: Optical coherent tomography of right eye for a patient with diabetic macular edema; (a) macular edema before treatment; (b) 1 month post triamcinolone acetate intravitreal injection revealed resolution of the edema|
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Systemic adverse events occurred in seven patients (3.3%). These included death, ischemic heart diseases, and cerebrovascular accidents (CVA). [Table 5] summarizes those cases.
Many patients in our study had lost their follow-up visits after the intravitreal injections. The total number of patients who lost the follow-up were 81 patients. Seven of them were referred back to their local hospitals, and out the nine patients who developed ocular and systemic adverse events, seven of them - including the deaths - did not show up after the events. The remaining 67 patients (31% of total patients of the study) failed to follow-up to our clinic due to unknown reasons.
| Discussion|| |
The trend for intravitreal therapy is increasing in the ophthalmology practice. It is used to treat different retinal disorders [Figure 3]. There are many studies and trials in literature describing clinical effects and benefits for these agents. The introduction of many safe agents that are injected intravitreally led to dramatic advances in treating many common retina disorders such as diabetic macular edema, ARMD, and retinal venous occlusions. In the era of laser therapy alone, the aim of treatment was mainly to stabilize vision and prevent moderate and severe visual loss. Currently, visual improvement is considered to be a primary goal in most of the clinical studies and trials of intravitreal therapy. Researchers are still going on either to discover new agents or to modify current agents to maximize their benefits and minimize the adverse events. In addition, some authors proposed that combined therapy including different agents and the laser is also beneficial especially to reduce the number of injections per patient who requires multiple injections.
|Figure 3: Different agents used intravitreally to treat different disorders. tPA: Tissue plasminogen activator, CNV: Choroidal neovascularization, VMT: Vitreo-macular traction, MH: Macular hole|
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In our study, the three common indications that required intravitreal injections were: Diabetic macular edema (50.9%), CNV (24.3%), and retinal vein occlusions (11.5%). This conclusion is similar to what was found by a study conducted in eight Latin American Institutions, including 1173 patients.
Different intravitreal substances were used in our institute. However, 99.6% of all substances were bevacizumab (59.8%), ranibizumab (32.3%), and triamcinolone acetate (7.5%). One study was conducted at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute included 10,142 injections over a period of 2½ years (June 2007 to January 2010) revealed that bevacizumab was used in 72.12% of all injections, followed by triamcinolone acetate (with and without preservatives) in 18.2%, and ranibizumab in 9.67%. The low cost of bevacizumab, which is an off-labeled substance for intraocular use, over the ranibizumab, which is FDA-approved therapy for many retinal disorders, is the most likely reason for the popular use of bevacizumab over other anti-VEGF agents. Triamcinolone acetate is not considered as a first-line treatment by many retina specialists mainly due to the risk of development of cataract and ocular hypertension.
Serious adverse effects after intraocular injections are very rare in clinical practice. They can be classified as ocular or systemic. They can be also classified according to their effects on vision as minor (sight-nonthreatening) or major (sight-threatening). The most common minor complication is subconjunctival hemorrhage. This can occur in around 64% of eyes. In our patients, this was not registered consistently since the majority of patients were re-assessed after 1 month from the injection, by the time any subconjunctival hemorrhage is usually resolved. SAE are reported in many studies in literature. Ocular SAE occurred in two. However, they did not have any further consequences in long-term follow-up visits. We did not record any cases with endophthalmitis, uveitis, or retinal detachment. In one large comprehensive review study, the following incidences were found: Endophthalmitis (0.2% per injection), retinal detachment (0.9% per injection), retinal breaks (0.3% per injection), and uveitis (6.3% per injection).
Systemic adverse events after intravitreal injections can occur particularly after using anti-VEGF. However, these events are reported in patients with comorbid conditions, such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension, without receiving anti-VEGF intravitreal injections. The association between the anti-VEGF intravitreal injections and the systemic adverse events is not proven and still under investigations. Indirect evidence was revealed by few studies, and that was by measuring the VEGF after anti-VEGF injections.,, Those studies showed that the level of VEGF was reduced significantly after the intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF. Vascular thrombotic events are the likely adverse events after anti-VEGF injections, and occasionally they can be fatal. These events include CVA, myocardial infarctions, gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, and others. Many studies suggested that anti-VEGF intravitreal injections are responsible for postinjection thromboembolic (TE) events.,,, The rates of some systemic adverse events were found in many studies as follow total death (0.4–5.7%); nonfatal myocardial infarction (0.4–1.4%); nonfatal CVA (0.5–1.4%); GI bleeding (2.2–9%).,, In our patients, as summarized in [Table 5], seven patients were reported to have systemic events after anti-VEGF injections. Those events seem that they are related to TE pathophysiology. However, many of the patients developed the event after many months from the last injection of anti-VEGF. Hence, the direct relationship between the anti-VEGF and development of the adverse event is still ambiguous. We know that these patients have multiple comorbid conditions like diabetes mellitus and blood hypertension, which themselves are strongly associated with the development of TE events. A time frame from the time of anti-VEGF injections and the development of TE events is not yet clear. The anti-VEGF substances may induce changes such as inhibition of new vasculogenesis in many organs and hence will result in the development of TE events. However, the duration of this process is unknown and needs further elaboration by future researchers.
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The Italian restaurant La Novo is located on Torvegade, the main thoroughfare of Christianshavn area in Copenhagen, the artificial island neighborhood founded in the 17th century by King Christian IV. Christianshavn is characterized by its canals, much like Venice. The Italian flavor continues within La Novo, an authentic Italian restaurant with traditional decor and a cozy, welcoming atmosphere.
La Novo offers traditional Italian fare at affordable prices. There is an a la carte and set menu to choose from.
Starters, soups, pasta, pizza, roast meats, fish, salad and of course desserts. Sample such Italian classics as beef Carpaccio with shaved parmesan and ruccola (DKK 89) or try La Novo's twist on the classic macaroni, with salmon cooked in vodka, green beans and garlic for DKK 119.
Try La Novo's own tomato, cheese, lamb and olive pizza (DKK 99) or the unique guinea fowl in sesame and blood orange sauce (DKK 159.)
If you are in the beautiful Christianshavn area and looking for quality, authentic Italian food at reasonable prices, stop in at La Novo.
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Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Amsterdam Day Trip from Brussels. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
We enjoyed this tour immensely. We liked the boat ride through the canal and also some time on our own. Also liked the stop at the farm though it was somewhat touristy .
We loved this tour. The drive through the countryside was really nice. The cheese farm visit was charming. The cheese was delicious. Amsterdam was beautiful and vibrant. We did not take the optional canal boat tour. Instead we had a picnic in front of the Rijksmuseum. During our free time in Dam Square we were able to visit the Anne Frank House, as well as walk around the shops and red light district. Everything was very interesting and beautiful. The guide, Jean Pierre, was excellent. He was fluent in various languages and gave us a lot of information. This tour was one of the highlights of our vacation.
It was a wonderful tour. The bus was very comfortable and we like a lot our guide. Canal tour was very informative and we could see all beauty of Amsterdam.
Our tour guide was very informative and pleasant. The actual tour was filled with great sites and information to last a lifetime! I wish I had recorded our tour guide! Beautiful city, lovely river boat ride as well.
The tour was really great!! We got to see a lot of the city in a short time period! The free time was also great to go explore and see more around the city center! Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to see Amsterdam in a day! Also the stop before Amsterdam was a l
I loved The trip, Specially the country Side . The river cruise was a waste of time !
loved amsterdam ..althoughit was a long bus journey we still had plenty of time to see all we wanted ..the canal boat trip ,anne frank s house and the red light distrit ..our guide was really good and informative ..beautiful city ..
everything was good. the only bad thing was that the guide was talking 3 languages thats why he couln't tell too much about tha histories too much. He tried to the best but the bus was full of peaople with spanish , frech and others. In my oppinion ıts better to make seperate tours
Convenient and well-organized way to see Amsterdam. We took a boat tour in the canals, and also enjoyed the cheese - making farm.
Wonderful. Even though there was some confusion with the buses. We left a bit late. Would recommend it. Was worth the time and money. Great saver if one only want to see the immediate city. Save on hotel fee for a night.
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This dog was living out of a car. Can you help?
Life can be very difficult at times. But imagine being an animal, rather than a human, and having no control over those difficulties. Pets often suffer the consequences of their owner’s misfortunes and they unfortunately don’t have the ability to “make lemonade out of lemons,” as the saying goes. Such is the story of a couple of homeless dogs in the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter right now; both their lives have been a series of upheavals that have landed them in the soup, so to speak.
Toby is a gorgeous 6-year-old Husky/Sheltie mix who has been bounced around at least five times through no fault of his own. He originally was rescued from a neglectful situation in Maryland when he was just a year old. Then he was adopted by an owner who passed away a few years after acquiring him. A friend of the family took him and sold him, but he somehow ended up back in the care of the deceased owner’s widower. This poor gentleman then became homeless and was living out of a car. He knew that this was not fair to the dog and ended up bringing him into the shelter. Can you imagine how confused this poor dog must be? And yet he has been great with our staff, gentle and cooperative with all our fussing over him.
Toby’s coat is long and dense and was in rather poor condition when he came in, simply from a lack of grooming. I’m sure that with all his former owner was going through, grooming the dog was not at the top of his priority list, especially with a high-maintenance coat like Toby’s. Along with regular grooming, the Husky in him will require that he be in a home with a good fence or with someone who will leash-walk him. There must be a forever home out there for this poor dog; let’s hope his next bounce lands him in just the right home.
Bella is another one of our guests who has suffered bad breaks in life. This 2½-year-old pit mix came to us the first time as a stray from Salem back in December 2017. We have no idea what her story was before that or how she ended up wandering the streets on her own. She was in the shelter for a month before she stole the heart of lady who came in looking for a companion with whom to share the sofa. Unfortunately, a few months after she went home, Bella took a leap off that comfy sofa and suffered a fractured leg. It was bad enough to require a plate and a pin in her leg, but her mom got here to an orthopedic surgeon and got her taken care of. Then came mom’s bad break. A turn of fortunes in her life left the pair without electricity, heat or water, and soon to be facing homelessness. Sobbing all the way, Bella’s mom was forced to bring her back to where she found her, as she too realized that it was unfair to keep a pet for whom she was unable to provide.
Bella is still in a predicament because, in spite of the surgery, her break did not heal well and needs to be revisited. She is as sweet as can be and wears a worried look around her eyes that tears your heart out. Not only is she confused about being here, it’s as if she knows that it won’t be easy to find someone willing to take on a pup with a bum leg. She’s a bit gimpy on her back right side and will need to have veterinary follow-up to check on the old break.
Both of these dogs need something good to happen for a change. They both need someone special to help them make their lemonade.
The South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter in Vineland seeks donations of canned cat food (pate style), Purina kitten chow, dog chews, leashes and collars, paper towels, liquid hand soap, and gift cards for grocery and pet supply stores.
Pets of the Week
Toby is a nice, 6-year-old Husky and Chow mix. He is smart, friendly and well-mannered. Toby would do best being the only pet in the household.
Bella is a very sweet, 2½-year-old pit mix. She is housebroken, well-mannered and very lovable.
Virgo is a great dog. He is a 2-year-old American Bulldog mix with a sweet, gentle personality. Virgo is well-mannered, knows the “sit” command and wants nothing more than to love and be loved.
Brownie is a sweet, 9-year-old poodle. He is lovable with people and good with other dogs, too.
Beef Cake is a delightful, very friendly, 2-year-old pit bull terrier. He is a really nice boy with a gentle, easygoing personality.
Natalie is a pretty, 5-year old pit bull terrier. She is a shy girl who is on the quiet side. She will need some socialization and confidence building. Once she comes out of her shell, she is a happy, playful girl. She can be a little stubborn and will need an owner who is willing to put in some time to teach her how to be the dog she has the potential to be.
Milo is a sweet, silly, happy, fun boy who was surrendered with his sister Chloe. He is friendly with everyone. Milo seems to have basic manners but could use a refresher on his leash manners. Milo is an all-around nice dog but is not a good match for a home with small dogs, cats or small animals. Larger dogs are OK. He is full of life and doesn’t always realize how large he is, so he may be a bit much for small kids. An adopter with bully experience would be a plus.
Dahlia is a 2-year-old bundle of sweetness. This cat is just waiting for a human to notice her.
Silver Bell is a beautiful, 1-year-old cat. She is already spayed and ready to begin a new life. She prefers a home without other cats.
Valentina is a sweet girl with the softest fur. This cat is waiting for special family to give her a loving home.
Minerva is a beautiful, long-hair tabby. This cat likes to sit and look out of the window, daydreaming of a family.
Bentley is quite handsome and exotic-looking. We think he knows it, too. This cat is already fixed and just waiting for a family.
Agatha is a 12-year-old girl who was hanging around the outside of the shelter. This cat is now safe and warm and fed! If you are interested in giving this sweet old girl a forever home, please come and meet her.
Flurry is a year old. She is about a year old. This cat is pretty cute and very sweet.
The Pets of the Week are just a few of the animals awaiting adoption at the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter.
For information, visit southjerseyregionalanimalshelter.org, send email to firstname.lastname@example.org, call (856) 691-1500 or visit the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter at 1244 N. Delsea Drive, Vineland.
Bev Greco is executive director of the South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter.

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Hard coal power plant inaugurated
In November 2015, the hard coal power plant Moorburg has been officially inaugurated in Hamburg after block B has become operational in February, and block A in August 2015.
Located in the south of Hamburg, the two power plant units can together generate about 11 billion kWh of electricity per year, with a capacity of 827 MW. The power plant generates at full load about a quarter less carbon dioxide emissions compared to older hard coal power plants and that is not the only reason why it is one of the most modern and environmental friendly plants worldwide.
ZPP could among others show proficiency through the structural design of the 60 m high hybrid cooling tower, the expertise in the field of cooling towers, especially of hybrid cooling towers.


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Alleged 'Fight-Club Teacher' Arrested For Encouraging Teens To Go At It
A teacher who allegedly organized fights between teenage boys at youth probation Camp Karl Holton in San Fernando has been arrested on suspicion of six counts of child endangerment, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Stephen Wesley, 43, was arrested about 7 a.m. Tuesday, spokesman Steve Whitmore said. He was being held in lieu of $600,000 bail following reports that he encouraged boys to fight. Whitmore said there was "very strong evidence" against the suspect, while a county probation official said surveillance video of such possible crimes from 2008 has been turned over to detectives.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the suspect served as a lookout and referee during some fights. Wesley also allegedly warned boxers not to draw blood or tattle on him.
The suspect is an employee of the county Department of Education. He's due in court Thursday.
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17 July 2015
Sunday 12th July saw Mayor's Sunday. Read his speech here.
02 July 2015
During the month of July there will be no F & GP and Planning meetings. There are no meetings scheduled for August as usual, however there is likely to be an Interim meeting for planning, a date to be agreed.
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25 June 2015
May 14th 2015 saw the Mayor Making of Cllr James Stewart and also was the inaugural meeting of the newly elected council. If you click the headline above you can see some pictures of this evening.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that his side have suffered due to the negativity surrounding them.
The Gunners have struggled for consistency so far this season and Wenger believes that the criticism has not helped his players.
However, Wenger has insisted that the team want to do well and has backed them to improve in the second half of the season.
"The team has certainly been deeply affected by all the negativity and as well by the fact they are highly focused to do well," said the Frenchman.
"Everyone of us is affected by criticism. I didn't meet one person who loves to be slaughtered.
"The team want to do well. But sometimes that can be a bit inhibitive. I think it's mainly down to that."


Fossils can be found in shales, which outcrop in the stream banks of the Hope Valley stream near the nature reserve. Finds are few and far between, but occasionally a nice, whole trilobite can be collected.
♦ The Hope Valley Nature Reserve is located on the A488, approximately 16km southwest of Shrewsbury.
♦ Park in the nature reserve’s car park and consult the information board. Then walk back to the road and turn right at the car park entrance. Walk about 20 or 30m, until you come to a smaller road, turning left away from the main road at a shallow angle. The stream here runs under the road. Walk upstream for a few meters and you will be in the fossil hunting area.
♦ Fossils can also be found in shale outcrops in the stream bank directly in front of the entrance to the nature reserve. The water here is a bit deeper than further upstream, so be careful.
♦ Ref: 52.61035°N, 2.96197°W
FIND FREQUENCY: ♦ -At Hope, most of the outcrops of shale are too weathered to yield recognisable fossils and fallen blocks are quickly broken up by the action of the water in the stream. If the occasional, complete shale block is found on the stream bank, a trilobite fossil may sometimes be revealed on splitting the rock. There are a few outcrops of in situ and less weathered shale, but these are small and sensitive to over collecting.
CHILDREN: ♦♦♦ – Although Hope is a stream location, there are many places where the water is shallow and the streambed relatively flat. To reach the shale outcrops, a walk of less than 50m from the car park is required. To collect, the stream must be entered, so suitable footwear and clothing are necessary.
ACCESS: ♦♦♦♦ – There is a public car park at the Hope Valley Nature Reserve, which will accommodate numerous cars. The collecting area is a very short walk from the car park.
TYPE: – Fossils at Hope are found in blocks of shale that have fallen from the stream banks. However, there are not many of these and the few outcrops of fairly solid shale could quickly become depleted, if collecting is carried out in a selfish manner.
Occasional trilobite fragments, as well as whole specimens, can be found with patience. Unfortunately, the lack of fossiliferous rock to split means that few specimens will be collected. Graptolites are also present, but are poorly preserved. These appear as black lines, with partials as black specks in the shale. Often these show up better if you wet the surface of the split shale. Look for blocks of shale that have fallen from the outcrops in the stream bank. If there are none, blocks can be extracted from the in situ rock, but do not over collect.
The blocks of shale can be split easily with a geological or bricklayer’s hammer. If you are lucky, you will find small trilobite fossils. There are plenty of partial graptolites in the shale too, but these are poorly preserved.
The geology is mostly Ordovician (Llanvirn, Darriwilian stage), of 458 to 464 Mya with outcrops of the Hope Shale Formation and Silurian rocks, mostly sandstones of the Telychian stage.
Recent woodland clearance work by the Shropshire Wildlife Trust has apparently destroyed what remained of this outcrop. The quarry still remains here and shows massive sandstones and shales of the Llandovery series (Telychian stage). These show cross bedding and bioturbation; with some loose material containing fossils.
The stream bed on the opposite side of the road shows steeply dipping Ordovician Hope Shales. The stream is accessible in places but without wellies, it cannot be walked to see if it reveals a contact with the Silurian at any point.
South of the quarry there is a spur, which descends to the road. At its base a very small exposure might be Hope Shales.
Included in this site is the quarry by the bus stop in Hope village. This shows good folding of the Silurian rocks. Smaller exposures of folded Silurian rocks can be seen on the RHS of the road when travelling south.
Within the Hope Valley, it is hard to get a mobile phone signal, so it is especially important that someone knows where you are and what time you expect to be back. In a few places, the stream flows quickly and, in others, it can be quite deep, especially after rainfall. Only enter areas that you are confident do not pose a threat.
Most fossils at Hope can be picked up from the loose shale, but a geological or bricklayer’s hammer, together with eye protection are useful to split blocks of shale.
This site is an SSSI. This means you can visit the site, but hammering the bedrock is not permitted. For full information about the reasons for the status of the site and restrictions please download the PDF from Natural England – SSSI Information – Hope


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One of the most important things in a home can be its HVAC system, and it is vital that any homeowner understand how it works. If you would like good tips on how to maintain your HVAC system, then the following article is for you. Read on and learn and get beneficial information that can help you better understand your HVAC system.
Before you hire anyone to do any work on your HVAC, be sure to get a written estimate which has itemized costs listed on it. This will ensure that comparing one contractor to another will be simple as you can see what one offers that another doesn't, or what price they're charging for the same items.
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Check your unit at least twice each year. The normally recommended time for HVAC system inspections is once before the peak cooling season when it gets hot and you'll be using your AC, and once before the peak heating season, during the cold months when you're likely to be using your heat. Regular inspection will help you avoid unexpected repairs.
If you want to turn off your air conditioning at night to save money, consider putting a standing fan next to your bed. You can set it to oscillate from your toes to your head, blowing cool air over your body and letting you sleep comfortably all night long.
Whenever possible, try to shade the compressor unit outside. The air that's in a place that is shaded is usually five to six degrees cooler than the surrounding air. Your air conditioning unit will be up to ten percent more efficient if it is properly shaded during the summer months.
Don't let your house get too hot. It is only possible for an air conditioner to lower the temperature in a home by 20 degrees F in a short time. The temperature will only reduce to about 80 if your home heats up to 100 degrees. If humidity is high, this temp is still unsafe for people.
If you want to cool your home in the summer without using your air conditioning on full, consider installing fans in your home. An attic fan can blow hot air out while sucking in cool air into your basement, and ceiling fans help distribute the air in your rooms evenly.
Before having someone install a new HVAC system or maintain or repair yours, make sure they are insured. Having someone who is insured work on your system will assure that if anything happens while they are working at your home, they are financially covered and you will not be responsible.
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If your home gets hot in the summer and you'd like to use your air conditioner less often, consider a metal roof. It reflects the heat right back up into the sky, allowing your home to gain less heat on sunny days. Since metal roofs are permanent, you'll save on repair and replacement costs also.
Be sure to check your evaporator coil drains frequently when your air conditioner is running. If this tube backs up, you can find water damage to your walls, ceilings and floors. If you end up with mold just use a solution of bleach and water to clean out the tube.
There is a lot to think about when you install an air conditioner unit. For example, a big unit won't remove humidity while a small unit won't cool enough. Placing it in the wrong place can make it less efficient, and not insulating your home adequately could render it almost useless.
If you live in a hot climate, don't use duct tape on your HVAC. It just dries out and falls off, leaving you with leaks all over the place. Instead, use mastic sealant to cover any holes or gaps in duct work and you'll keep your home comfortable all year long.
Want to save the most you can with your HVAC unit? Consider increasing your room temperature by a single degree or two. Each degree means money that stays in your pocket. In fact some estimate that each degree you move up can work out to be around 9% in overall energy savings.
If you are thinking of installing a new roof and want it to also boost the efficiency of your HVAC, choose white materials. They reflect the sun's heat so that your attic doesn't get hot, and that means your air conditioner doesn't have to labor as hard to cool your home.
Always check out any references that are given to you by an HVAC contractor. https://www.pinterest.com/Sturdivant_HVAC/ assume that they are legitimate simply because they were offered freely, but that can turn out very badly. Don't hesitate to call on someone's references.
A great way to reduce the stress on your HVAC unit is to install ceiling fans in your home. During the summer, you can have them blow downward to cool the air and make your home feel more comfortable. In the winter you can reverse the direction and circulate warm air trapped at the ceiling.
Every season inspect the outdoor condenser unit of your HVAC system. Remove any weeds and leaves that may be obstructing air flow to the unit. Hose off the inside and outside of the unit to remove any dirt build up. Cover the motor with plastic bags prior to rinsing the unit so that you do not get it wet.
Be sure to choose a contractor who designs your HVAC system themselves. A salesperson is not equipped to get such a job done right. If a project is designed incorrectly, gases from the system can be blown into the house and your family can be made sick or even worse.
Upon completing helpful site , you should have learned a great deal about what to look for in an HVAC system. Keeping the inside of your home at a pleasant temperature, no matter what it is like outside, should be your goal. Use what you have read here to choose a great new system.
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Join the Naples Historical Society as they celebrate the holidays at Naples’ oldest house, Palm Cottage with tours, special lights, and period relevant decorations in the house and Norris Gardens. Admission is $13, Members free. Reservations recommended. Tours are offered Tuesday through Saturday, December 1, and Dec. 3 – 31, 2016. Closed Dec. 24 and 25.

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This cultivar produces large sized fruits. A pollination constant non astringent type. This variety is mainly used for fruit production. The fruits after cold storage have good taste quality.
Tree: It has medium grafting compatibility on Diospyrus lotus rootstock.
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...a housewife silently dreaming of a holiday in the Caribbean? A sleeping beauty? A chubby-cheeked girl that is just thinking of the boy she has madly fallen in love with?
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PALATINE, Ill. – The Harper College women's basketball team is seeking their first victory of the season as they host Moraine Valley tonight at 5 PM. The Hawks lost to Illinois Central on Tuesday to fall to 0-3 on the season while the Cyclones beat Kennedy-King College 59-55 on Nov. 5 to improve to 2-1.
Last season's matchup on Dec. 20 was cancelled due to inclement weather. The two teams last met on Nov. 15, 2011, a game won by Moraine Valley.
Sophomore center Monica Hinderer (Arlington Heights, Ill./The Willows Academy) is averaging a double-double with 17.3 PPG and 12.7 RPG. Point guard Rachel Payne (Wheeling, Ill./Schaumburg Christian Academy) (12.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG) and guard Shante Hill (/Hoffman Estates) (12.0 PPG) are the Hawks' second and third scoring options. Kelli Berglund (/Wheeling) (6.0 PPG) will also provide a threat as a shooter.
For the Cyclones, Maggie Yandel is their go-to option, scoring 21.3 PPG, 11th best in the nation at the Div. II level. Samantha Holler (8.3 PPG) and Aileen Gorman (8.0 PPG) also pose threats on the offensive end while Jamilla Jones (8.0 RPG) leads the team in rebounding.


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Harassment and hypocrisy in Washington
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Democrat Senator and former comedian, Al Franken, has apologised. His accuser says he forced a kiss on her and published a photo of him "groping" her back in 2006. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's response on Twitter has stirred up accusations of hypocrisy.


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Warren Miller, whose ski films made him a legend in the ski world in his own lifetime, has died at the age of 93.
Miller was born in 1924 in depression era USA. Being keen on skiing, surfing and photography as a boy he joined the navy during the war and shot his first ski films at Yosemite on a borrowed cine camera whilst on leave at Christmas 1944.
Leaving the navy in 1946 he spent his winters working as a ski instructor at Sun Valley, Idaho where he filmed fellow young ski teachers to help them improve their technique.
His films became increasingly popular, not just for their commentary but for humorous commentary and scenes Miller added in. In 1949, aged 25, Miller set up a film company in his name and began making one big movie a year, which he took himself initially around theatres and ski resorts, narrating the commentary.
The films became increasingly popular to an ever wider, eventually global, audience, with the arrival of the new film each autumn heralding the start of the new season for skiers.
Congratulations to the late Dan Fogelberg, who is being inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame this year! Dan composed the theme song for Warren Miller's "Beyond the Edge" (1986), one of our all-time favorites. Do yourself a favor and take a look at this clip.Click here to download the full film: http://bit.ly/wme-library
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Miller travelled the skiing word looking for locations and featured some of the greats of the skiing world in his films including The Arlberg’s father of downhill skiing Hannes Schneider and the French skiing sensation, Jean Claude Killy, with whom he toured the world for six months in the late 1960s making a TV series.
Miller made the films annually for almost four decades to the late 1970s when he sold his company. However he kept narrating films until as recently as 2004.
Miller was famous for his humour and witticisms as well as his cinematography and for taking skiers to exotic and exciting parts of the world they were unlikely to visit and could not then see instantly on a small screen as they can today. He wrote 11 books and over a thousand articles for newspapers and magazines.
A statement posted today on Warren Miller’s website says,
“We are saddened to share the news that our beloved Warren passed away peacefully at the age of 93 at his home on Orcas Island, WA. While this is a time of profound loss, we are comforted that Warren’s life touched so many. Warren made the extraordinary seem accessible, and his legacy of freedom, humour, and adventure endures through all of you. Whether you saw his movies, read his books or met him on the slopes, he considered you to be part of his family. Your love meant the world to him. For those who are able, ski your favourite run or do something else you love in Warren’s memory. As Warren might say: “I’ll see you same time, same place next year, only I’ll be watching from a different mountaintop.”


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Famous Nollywood actor Bolanle Ninalowo, who has been rumored to be dating Damilola Adegbite, has released a mysterious video.
As you may remember, Bolanle Ninalowo released a video of himself and the actress cuddling in the gym, which sparked rumors of a romance between them.
The actor who is divorced to his wife of 18 years barely two months ago shared the video via his verified Instagram page.
The message Bolanle shared speaks on how a strong bond will be form when a man who has never been appreciated meets a woman that has never been loved correctly.
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Another logo commission completed, and another satisfied client:
I’m asked occasionally to develop new logos and effective graphic visuals for new start-up businesses, or indeed to tidy up and consolidate ongoing visuals that have become tardy or perhaps have never really been considered as important.
Like all things, you can get them off-the-shelf for peanuts (they feed monkeys peanuts). You can always ‘get stuff done cheaply’. But my clients appreciate that I can bring bespoke consideration and individual creativity to the task. As with all my jobs, I aim to interrogate and understand what’s required, with a view to creating something that meets the brief as well as going beyond what’s expected. Yes, if you’re a high turnover business then it may be wise to invest in expert PR guidance. But even a start-up needs to get their image right. If I can help, jusy send me a message.
Your logo is the key-stone of your visual identity. It needs to be sharp and keen. It needs to be used wisely and correctly. Effective integration of your logo style, your colour schemes, your secondary graphic elements and typefaces etc (your visual identity); integration of this into all of your visual communication is important. To maintain and reinforce your brand, keep your services strong and in tune – this is why it’s important for your logo to be more than just a pretty design.
After the logo and visual ID is complete, it’s worth consulting your designer regularly. It’s easy to fly-off by yourself and crash the plane. A logo is only as good as how it’s used and incorporated in your marketing material. Yes, perhaps we can all colour-stuff-in and do desk-top publishing at home – similarly, I could build a garden wall or do some plumbing in the bathroom if I wanted to. But to add value, most jobs would be done better, last longer and have more guarantees if they are done by someone who knows their stuff.
The ‘Dirigo’ brief started with the client’s wish to use a stylised D and C and include graphic ‘linked circles’ – I worked on and developed this into the final icon and logo below:


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Pac-12 cross country times for Friday, Nov. 15
TUCSON – The University of Arizona Wildcat men’s and No. 1 women’s cross country teams ran in the NCAA West Regional on Friday in Sacramento, Calif. The men ran 10,000 meters at Coal Creek Golf Course while the women ran 6,000 meters. The women’s team continued their undefeated season and won the NCAA West Regional, automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Arizona State cross country’s junior Shelby Houlihan punched her ticket to next week’s 2013 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terra Haute, Ind., as she finished second at the NCAA West Regional meet at the Haggin Oaks Golf Course.
SACRAMENTO – California junior Kelsey Santisteban placed fifth in the NCAA West Regionals on Friday morning at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento to qualify for the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 23. The Golden Bear men, paced by senior J.P. Slater, finished 12th as a team and the women placed 13th overall out of 30 schools.
RIVERDALE, Utah — University of Colorado senior Shalaya Kipp recorded her second straight runner-up finish at the NCAA Mountain Region Cross Country Championships on Friday, leading the No. 10 CU women’s team to a first-place finish and an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships. The top-ranked CU men also punched their ticket to the NCAA meet with a second-place finish, finishing just eight points behind Northern Arizona (61-69).
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Freshman Edward Cheserek claimed his third individual victory of the season to lead the Men of Oregon to a second place finish Friday at the NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championships. By virtue of their second place finish, the men automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With three of its five scorers posting 6,000-meter PR’s, the Oregon State women’s cross country team ran to a 15th-place finish out of 32 squads at the 2013 NCAA Cross Country West Regional Championships in Sacramento, Calif. on Friday afternoon.
SACRAMENTO – Big performances at the West Regionals on Friday lifted both the Stanford men’s and women’s cross-country teams into the NCAA Championships. The men won their fourth title in five years with a late charge and the women were a stunning second after entering the meet as a bubble team for an NCAA at-large spot.
SACRAMENTO – The UCLA men’s and women’s cross country teams wrapped up NCAA regional action with the Bruin men finishing sixth overall while the women placed 12th, Friday morning at the Haggin Oaks Golf Course.
Sophomore Jenna Tong set a 6-K personal-best at the 2013 NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championships held at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, Calif. today (Nov. 15).
Ogden, Utah. — The Utah women's cross country team wrapped up action at the NCAA Mountain Region meet earning eighth place overall. Junior Rebekah Winterton captured the spotlight with a 10th-place performance that qualified her for the NCAA Championships.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Katie Flood and Aaron Nelson continued their exceptional seasons with top-10 finishes to lead the Husky cross country teams at the NCAA West Regional Championships today. But it was a mixed bag for the Huskies in the team chase, as the women finished fifth and will need to await an at-large big for next weekend’s NCAA Championships, and the Husky men took ninth, leaving Nelson as a potential individual qualifier for nationals.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Washington State men’s cross country team finished eighth and the women’s team finished 14th at the NCAA Division I West Regional Friday morning at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, Calif.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund should not be blamed for missing warning signs of the financial crisis because the United States rejected a banking regulatory and oversight method the Fund had suggested, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Thursday.
Strauss-Kahn said most European countries had adopted measures spelled out in the Financial Sector Assessment Program, which was introduced in 1999 as a means to promote sound financial systems. The FSAP requires that a team of experts perform detailed assessments of the financial sector.
“What is interesting is that until a few weeks ago, the United States had refused to have an FSAP,” he said. “We can’t be (held) responsible for lack of supervision ... owing to the fact that our main instrument to make that kind of supervision was not used in this country.”
Strauss-Kahn was responding to a question on whether the Fund could lead the way out of the current crisis when its record at predicting and preventing it was mixed at best.
“The IMF has done extensive analysis of the U.S. financial system and regulations,” a U.S. Treasury spokesman said.
“An FSAP (Financial Sector Assessment Program) is not the only vehicle for doing this,” he added. According to an August 2007 IMF document on the U.S. economy, the Treasury agreed to start an FSAP in late 2009.
IMF officials said earlier this week they were “humbled” by their failures in raising the alarm about financial market strains that exploded in August, triggering a credit contraction that has slowed global economic growth.
Strauss-Kahn said world central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, had performed “very well” in their handling of the crisis. However, he said adopting more standardized ways of intervention would help markets clearly understand policy-makers’ intentions.
“The signal given to the market is more likely to be understood if it’s the same signal, given the same way,” Strauss-Kahn said.
Central bankers and finance ministers from the world’s rich nations are scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss causes of the credit crisis and new measures to avoid a recurrence.
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If you are a fashionista who sees beyond trends and glossy magazines, a visit to the small Swiss city of St. Gallen might be your ideal holiday. Just an hour from Zurich, St. Gallen is where embroidery reigns supreme.
Since the 15th century, St. Gallen’s craftspeople have been producing some of the world’s most beautiful textiles, a tradition that can still be seen on catwalks in New York, Milan, and Paris. However, like many artisanal forms of production, St. Gallen’s textile industry fell victim to modernization, globalization, and war. Until now, that is.
The biggest current name in St. Gallen embroidery, Akris, is a reminder of what St. Gallen did for fashion in the 1900s. And in the city’s premier hotel, Einstein St. Gallen (owned by Akris founder Max Kriemler), the history of St. Gallen’s textile industry can be explored in all its glory. The neo-classical five-floor building was built in 1830 by a textile supplier’s widow, who ran a finishing atelier in the building. It was converted to an embroidery factory in 1884, before eventually being turned into a hotel by Kriemler. The hotel remains true to its past, paying homage to the craftsman via the gorgeous St. Gallen bedsheets and curtains used in the rooms.
To experience more than textiles, popping into a restaurant in St. Gallen can be just as rewarding for history buffs.
At Corso, a restaurant in the heart of Saint Gallen, chef Markus Schenk and his team have enjoyed an outstanding reception from locals since reopening. With a vision to bring gourmet food to the city, Corso specializes in cuisine from the surrounding alpine regions, but without the stuffy atmosphere found in other fine-dining restaurants.
A few doors down, Sandro and Natalie Vladani’s Genuss Manufaktur Neubad restaurant makes its home in another former textile house used during St. Gallen’s boom era. It is now a favourite local haunt for creative dishes that bring both East and West to the table.
At Schlössli, a castle near the Abbey of St. Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage site, proprietor Ambros Wirth treats guests to old-school hospitality and traditional foods made with regional products, along with an expansive digestif menu that encourages lingering on the restaurant’s terrace after dinner. As an ode to the textile industry, Schlössli offers a menu that explores St. Gallen’s textile industry through food.


Weak Link Connector
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The NLG Weak Link Connector can be introduced to any tool tethering system to create a safety break-away, making it ideal for use near moving machinery, or in a situation where the user needs to be able to quickly disconnect from their tool lanyard in an emergency.
The weak link connector is designed specifically to break away at just over 20KG of force.
This is designed for use when working near moving machinery, or in a situation where the user needs to be able to "rip away" from their tool lanyard. The introduction of the weak link limits the entire tool tethering system to 1KG.
With a breaking load weight of just over 20KG, this will give way under a persons full body weight, allowing them to pull away from their lanyard in an emergency.
Red colour and yellow warning label it ensures that the user is aware of the limits of this product.
- Designed to placed between the anchor point and the lanyard in the tethering system, it will allow the lanyard to become disconnected from the user should they get pulled into moving machinery.
- 4mm Red cord with an engineered weak stitch that is designed to break when exposed to forces over 20KG.
- Yellow safety warning label that notifies of the weight limited system.
- Engineered breaking load: ~24KG
- Length: 160mm
- Load Rating: 1KG
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Mean value modelling of a poppet valve EGR-system
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Modellering avEGR-system med tallriksventil (English)
Because of new emission and on board diagnostics legislations, heavy truck manufacturers are facing new challenges when it comes to improving the engines and the control software. Accurate and real time executable engine models are essential in this work. One successful way of lowering the NOx emissions is to use Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR). The objective of this thesis is to create a mean value model for Scania's next generation EGR system consisting of a poppet valve and a two stage cooler. The model will be used to extend an existing mean value engine model. Two models of different complexity for the EGR system have been validated with sufficient accuracy. Validation was performed during static test bed conditions. The resulting flow models have mean relative errors of 5.0% and 9.1% respectively. The temperature model suggested has a mean relative error of 0.77%.
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Institutionen för systemteknik , 2004. , 43 p.
Technology, mean value engine modelling, EGR, poppet valve
Engineering and Technology
IdentifiersURN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2472OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-2472DiVA: diva2:19804


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Etch A Sketch Joystick Drawing Pad
Spark creativity and bring out your little one’s inner artist with the Etch A Sketch Joystick. This paperless drawing pad is a modern take on the iconic toy. Updated for younger artists, the two dials at the bottom of the frame are now one easy-to-use joystick that swivels 360 degrees! Toddlers will develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination drawing loops, lines and circles. When it’s time to begin again, simply shake to erase! With no clean up needed, this drawing pad gives kids the freedom to delve into their creativity and express themselves, even at a young age. Since little hands can only hold so much, the iconic red frame of the original has been transformed into a vertical design, so kids can hold and doodle. Introduce your toddler to the joy of drawing with the Etch A Sketch Joystick!
- The Etch A Sketch Joystick blends modern technology with the classic Etch A Sketch toy to create a drawing toy for toddlers!
- Kids can draw lines, loops and circles with the easy-to-grip joystick that swivels 360 degrees.
- Just like the original, all it takes is a shake to erase the screen. With endless drawing possibilities, your toddler can express their imagination!
- Etch A Sketch Joystick is made for kids aged 3+. No batteries included. Download the free app to etch your own portrait!

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