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National Day of Protests: Peadar Toibín TD organised a number of Protest Meetings at Hospitals around the country today,
Saturday, January 21st to highlight the shambles in our Health System. The Protest at Monaghan General Hospital was organised by
Olivia Larkin and, perhaps it was short notice, but I would have concluded that the number of people supporting this protest was on
the small side. The majority were senior citizens, men and women, though there were a number of the younger age group. Olivia
explained why we were there and she was correct in everything she said though my proposals go much further that she suggested.
It is a fact that patients are dying needlessly and as a well known expert consultant has claimed recently - delays in getting
treatment causes quite a number of needless deaths each week. That delay can be caused by overcrowding in the A & E but delays
in getting to the hospital in the first place is also a major cause of needless deaths, yet consultants, we were told, were advocating
the removal of A & E from hospitals like Monaghan and causing patients to have to wait until they could reach a hospital much
further away before getting the necessary treatment. Many patients, who survived, had a much more difficult and extended
recovery and alas for some there is no recovery. Monaghan General Hospital should have the ability and capacity to treat 80% of
patient needs and stabilise the 10% to help them get to a high tech hospital for that life saving treatment. Nowadays consultants
and doctors have to specialise in one area/condition and this is the excuse given for not having services in a hospital like Monaghan.
Modern technology is now such that problems can be solved at the press of a button but in the meantime do we have to accept that
people will die needlessly because of overcrowding. shortage of staff, shortage of ambulances, and distance from a hospital. I think
it is time for Ireland to wake up and demand proper services within reach but unfortunately too many take little interest until it is
their turn to look for a hospital in an emergency. By then it might be too late.
Delays are Deadly: The number of patients on chairs, on trolleys, on corridors, in the back of the ambulance outside grew to
frightening levels over the past few weeks and only then did the authorities decide to do something about it. So what did they do -
ask some of the overworked nurses and doctors to work longer hours to relieve the congestion, to send patients home or to
Carehomes, to open Ennis hospital to more patients, to ask patients not to go to A & Es. These are only temporary solutions to a
major problem - a problem caused by the removal of services from Hospitals like Monaghan. Then we heard from a top consultant
when he told the people of Ireland that many patients will die each week needlessly because of the delay in getting them attention
in the overcrowded A & Es, and he was correct in saying so. The amazing thing is that for years we have been claiming that
hundreds of patients are dying needlessly because of the delay in getting treatment. With the hospital so far away, or because there
is no ambulance available immediately, it is too late when some of these patients reach a hospital and get treatment and for others
the delay will mean a longer recovery time and/or a much more difficult outcome. Yes the Consultant is right - delay in getting
treatment in a hospital will mean death for some and so by removing services from hospitals like Monaghan and forcing patients to
be taken to Cavan or Drogheda can be the cause of the needless death; We have continually claimed that 80% of the patients taken
to Cavan could be treated in Monaghan if the protocols were changed. Indeed if the €490million Childrens Hospital could have been
built for that instead of the projected €2billion plus we may have had enough money to make the necessary changes needed in our
Health Care Shambles.
Let me begin by stating clearly that I am in no way criticising the Nurses, Attendants and GPs for the shambles nor am I pointing
the finger at local health managers, who have to work within the system and obey orders from above. So where is my blame
coming to rest? For as long as I have been involved in Health Matters as Chairman of the national group HSAG (Health Services
Action Group) and of the local Community Alliance, we have been forecasting the downhill slide of our health services, leading to a
service, which does not meet the needs of the people of Ireland and the people responsible are our politicians. We put them there,
we pay them an excellent salary and they are unable to provide us with a safe and workable health service.
The ruling Government of the day seems to be guided by vested interests and, even though we have a major vested interest, our
needs do not seem to matter. So we find ourselves in a total mess with various services, emergency services in particular, not
capable of dealing with the requirements. Indeed many members of the HSAG and Community Alliance were persuaded to leave the
organisation by the promises being made by the successive Ministers for Health, promises which never materialised.
We then watched the various Health Boards being scrapped and the HSE formed to cover the entire country. This, we were
informed, would streamline the decision making and we would have a better service. It failed and failed miserably even though we
were paying massive wages. We then had a huge Department of Health with a huge wage bill and a huge HSE with another huge
wage bill and a health system getting worse and worse. Now we are about to set up the Health Boards again and we will spend
millions getting premises and staff for each of these and spend the money, which should be going to increase the medical
manpower and the number of Beds and the rebuilding of services in Hospitals like Monaghan.
Nurses and doctors being trained in Ireland are not staying to work in Ireland and extra beds cannot be put into hospitals unless
there are nurses and doctors to look after the patients in those beds. So why are they not staying here? The conditions of work are
far from attractive in comparison to other countries. Spend money on getting that right. Conditions for ambulance staff is not
attractive and so it is impossible to put extra ambulances on the road. Spend money on getting that right.
We have always claimed that it is most important to get a patient to hospital as quickly as possible. For an ambulance to take 1
hour to get to a call-out in Emyvale is not giving the patient a fair chance of survival and it has been shown in studies that delays in
getting to hospital can be fatal or indeed more difficult to treat due to the delay. It also seems that ambulance personnel begin
treatment and remain with the patient at home and advise that it is better not to go to hospital as the patient will not get a bed for
up to 48 hours and maybe they will not have a trolley but a chair while they wait.
We have always claimed that ‘delays costs lives’ and that the move to ‘Centralisation’ would cause deaths due to delays. Now
Minister Donnelly has given Peadar Toibín facts and figures about delays and the outcomes for patients, which proves our claim.
Delays in getting to the hospital, delays in getting medical attention on arrival, delays in getting a bed in a ward, delays in getting a
diagnosis, and delays in getting treatment means death for many patients. Due to the overcrowding in A & E’s and wards, and the
scarcity of nurses and doctors, mistakes are made from which many die or it makes their recovery much more difficult and
prolonged. In 2021 the figure for mistakes and errors in hospitals totalled over 105,000, which now shows an increasing number
every year. €282 million was paid out last year in compensation and 1.6Billion since 2012. In our hospital group, the RCSI Group,
there were 19,259 last year, the second highest in the country. This does not include Community care and indeed there were many
more in hospitals that went unreported. Surely it is past time for our politicians to set things right and provide us with a proper
service. As we stated when fighting for services to be retained in Monaghan General Hospital – ‘it will only be when you need a
hospital urgently that you will really know why Monaghan General Hospital should have its services returned’. Now is the time to put
the pressure on our representatives, as later will be too late.


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Capstone Turbine Corporation
has received an order for 24 additional C65 microturbines for installation by one of the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas companies at its shale gas exploration sites in the US.
This order follows an 18-unit C65 order received in August 2010 – all 18 of which have been successfully commissioned by Capstone distributor Pumps & Service.
Pumps & Service has received approximately 12.5 MW of new orders over the past nine months from three major oil and gas companies exploring large shale reserves – or plays – in the country.
The latest order, for 24 low-emission C65 microturbines will provide prime power to central processing facilities and metering stations at remote well sites in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas, which is expected to emerge as a major oil and gas reserve over the next decade.
The US shale gas market is expected to grow substantially, particularly since the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act has strict requirements for emissions levels at natural gas sites, says Capstone.


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1923 Ford T Bucket Rat Rod Project. This is an Assembled Vehicle and was hand built. It has not been registered or assigned a VIN, but it's easily done in your home State. I will include a notarized Bill of Sale. If you don't feel confident about getting a title, I can do it for you for an additional $400 and a 3 week wait (State Law).
The car features a hand built rectangular steel frame and original 1923 Ford T Bucket steel body, very hard to find. It is powered with a 1970's 472 Cadillac motor (the high performance version) with a Turbo 400 Transmission - both running when removed from the Cadillac 2 years ago. There are still a few things left to complete: the brakes (I will include the pedals and the master cylinder); wiring; plumbing; floorboard; and firewall, as well as a few brackets that need to be made. I will also include the parts to build a roadster style exhaust, but you will have to cut your own head plate as it is not included (they are available on Ebay for about $35). It really wouldn't take much to get this car to run, a couple of weekends and a moderately equipped backyard garage. If you don't feel comfortable but are interested in the car, please feel free to email me for my number and we can discuss a price to make this a running car. It has everything a good Rat Rod should have with a 375+ hp cadi motor, it will be a monster! I just have no time and too many projects.
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If you're wondering what type of person makes a good police officer, it seems a racecar driver doesn't. Let us rephrase that: Justin Bell, a racecar driver and the host of Motor Trend's World's Fastest Car Show, recently got behind the wheel of a 5.0-liter Ford Mustang police car with Sergeant Daniel Shrubb, co-founder of DRAGG (Drag Racing Against Gangs and Graffiti), and proved that his high-performance-driving skillset is a bit too aggressive for police duty.
While it's easy to get carried away in a Mustang GT, a patrol car driver must maintain some sort of restraint while pursuing a criminal, so as not to come off as a reckless driver to the public. We'll admit, some pursuit techniques are counter-intuitive to performance driving (stay off the gas in a lane-change exercise?), but Bell's judicious use of the handbrake can't be normal procedure.
Watch "The One With The Ford Mustang 5.0 Police Car" (yes, we caught the Friends reference too) below to see some shenanigans in one of Michigan's finest patrol cars.
We don't need to tell you that there's something missing in the image above. What we do need to tell you is that this is not a picture of a parked car stranded on the highway. This is, rather, just one frame from video of that three-wheeled Mustang traveling down the highway at highway-appropriate speed.
We don't know where you'd have to be nor how badly you'd have to be there to go shooting down the freeway in a car with three wheels, but if the New Daily News is correct, that place is somewhere in Texas. The video's short, but you'll have plenty of time to shake your head at it by just scrolling down.
One of the biggest knocks against the last Ford Mustang was its solid-rear axle. Not one to actively court criticism, Ford dutifully swapped out the old-fashioned rear end for something a bit more modern in the redesigned 2015 Mustang, adding an independent rear suspension across the board.
While an IRS Mustang is great news for those that value handling and ride comfort, there's one big group that it's bad news for - drag racers. See, a solid-rear axle is a big deal for drag racers, because not only is it more durable and cheaper, but it's better for the hard launches that can make or break a race.
To satiate this vocal demographic, Ford will sell a body-in-white version of the Stang, complete with a nine-inch rear axle, that will debut at the 2014 Performance Racing Industry show. The news came from gas2.org, which cited an unnamed employee of Ford Racing at this year's PRI show.


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Nicki Minaj & Lil’ Wayne Got To High School At The Billboard Music Awards! Watch The Performance HERE!
At last night’s Billboard Music Awards Nicki Minaj & Lil’ Wayne performed their latiest tune High School.
Nicki and Wayne where dancing around the school theme stage.
Catch their performance above.
Nicki Minaj went to the Met Gala yesterday as one of Tommy Hilfiger‘s guests, but that’s not all she got to do!
The singer/ rapper was also given a expensive gift from the designer as a thank you for going with him.
Nicki was given a $37,000 Everose gold Rolex JUST FOR GOING WITH HIM!!!!
You would have thought that Minaj would have worn it down the red carpet but her wrist was $37,000 watch free!
It look’s like Mariah Carey is about to give into the arguing between her and Nicki Minaj!
Sources have said that Mariah is leaving American Idol as she no longer want’s to be on the show.
This is what sources are saying:
“Mariah doesn’t want to come back, Nicki is really disrespecting her and she’s tired of trying to bite her tongue all the time… One night Nicki tried to be kind of nice, but Mariah didn’t bite, so I guess she figured screw that.”
But her decision to leave the show is not all down all down to Nicki:
“She’s done with it all. She doesn’t need the platform, and all the drama isn’t healthy for her… She’s also under fire with the producers for not being critical enough of the contestants.”
But could all this be down to a publicity stunt as Fox’s reps have not confirmed her departure.
Nicki Minaj has joined Carly Rae Jepsen on her new single of Getting Over You to contribute some new rhymes!
The song was really good with just Carley on but now it’s even better with Nicki on it.
Carly’s manager, Scooter Braun, has recently talked about the song saying:
“When Carly Rae and Nicki get together, they make songs about getting over guys. Whenever girls do songs about getting over men, they seem to do really well.”
Have a listen for yourself above.
Nicki Minaj is about to her acting career!
The singer/ rapper is in final talks to join revenge comedy The Other Woman!!
If Nicki keep’s her acting up she will join the likes of Kate Upton, Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann!!
But is she going to have time as recently, Nicki has said that she is going to make a new album
If you remember back to the the days when Nicki Minaj first become famous she was wearing the wild wigs and mad cloths but now she is not as crazy as she use to be!
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The queen of rap has recently spoke about her fashion sence and a new fragrant as she said:
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A range of egg- and dairy-free cakes is being rolled out at Sainsbury’s and Waitrose from the end of May.
The cakes from Oggs, formerly known as Alternative Cakes, are made using an egg replacer developed from the naturally occurring protein in aquafaba.
The listing includes cakes in four flavours: Zesty Lemon; Salted Caramel; Chocolate Fudge; and Victoria sponge, as well as chocolate cupcakes and mini vanilla cakes.
The cake range will launch at Waitrose from 29 May and Sainsbury’s from 5 June. They will be priced from £2.20 for a two-pack of mini cakes up to £4.95 for a 5” cake.
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Hewlett-Packard is redesigning the computer from the ground up. That includes an overhaul of operating system techology, which it believes has been "stagnant" for decades. Android is a major focus.
HP snagged 20.1 percent of the notebook market worldwide in 2014, according to research firm TrendForce, but Lenovo is catching up fast.
The software giant says it's working on an update for the versions of its Surface tablet that used an ARM-based chip. But it will only have some of the functionality of Windows 10.
The search giant is tapping Tony Fadell, who worked at Apple and co-founded the Nest thermostat company, to oversee its connected-eyewear project.
The Chinese consumer-electronics company wants to resurrect a once-beloved smartphone brand.
Chipmaker's Real Sense 3D tech enables gesture controls, smarter drones and a jacket that can help the visually impaired.
The Korean electronics giant's software has flopped in phones, but Samsung hopes TVs -- launching at 2015 CES -- will finally make Tizen mainstream.
But CEO Meg Whitman tells investors the software maker is entering 2015 with the "strongest portfolio" in a decade.
The popular ride-sharing service has a controversy on its hands after a senior executive said he wanted to investigate reporters critical of the company.
Apple is signing up more enterprise app developers to gain a greater hold on the corporate market, reports Reuters.


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text: Part of the February whirlwind was a trip to New York last week to attend the College Art Association conference. I participated in a really interesting panel on teaching art / history at liberal arts colleges, I heard a few fantastic papers, I caught up with friends, and I made time to visit MoMA and the Met. The best part of the trip, though, was a book launch celebration for Reconciling Art and Mothering. My lovely editor at Ashgate hosted the event at her CAA booth, and a dear friend and contributor catered the event. We had quite a crowd in attendance and sold many copies! I met several of the contributors in person for the first time, and all in all, it felt like a grand celebration of many years of work.


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Shake off the winter blues and celebrate at Let’s Do Winter in Mandurah.
The City of Mandurah is supporting a variety of events across the city centre during July and August, showcasing our restaurants, cafes, venues and beautiful foreshore.
City of Mandurah Mayor Rhys Williams said traditionally winter is a time when we generally stay indoors. This year, I am encouraging everyone to get outside and enjoy our amazing city.
“Mandurah is no longer a sleepy town, it’s a vibrant city with more events throughout winter than ever before.
“Bring your family and friends and go ice skating or do the 30m toboggan slide while overlooking the estuary, grab a bite to eat, or stop by at one of our pop up venues,” Mr Williams said.
To kick things off, Parking Station 3 on the Eastern Foreshore will be turned into a 25 metre ice rink and pop-up Cabin Bar for the first three weeks of July, between 10am to 8pm each day.
The skating rink is bigger than last year, fully undercover, suitable for all abilities and wheelchair accessible.
The Cabin Bar will be run by Flic’s Kitchen and host a number of events including comedy nights, SK80’s nights and drag queen performances. For more information or to book tickets visit http://skatingat.com.au/. Skating At is Australia's largest portable ice rink supplier.
Other major Let’s Do Winter events include:
Secret Sounds of the City, every second Tuesday throughout July and August, five top secret venues will host a number of local artists. Tickets will be available online for $10. The details of the venue will be released to attendees on the day of the event.
Working with local artists and less known venues, community members will be given a chance to visit a venue that they wouldn’t normally go to.
Beat Box, a large purple sea container containing a stage will be installed on the Eastern Foreshore offering a variety of free performances by local artists.
For all the details on the above events and more including Beatles Tribute Night, Food Lab, Psychic Dinner, Jazz Night, Live Music Quiz and Wine and Design visit www.letsdowinter.com.au.


The league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning’s top stars will be on full display when the city hosts NHL All-Star Weekend later this month.
Top scorer Nikita Kucherov, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy and defenceman Victor Hedman will join captain Steven Stamkos for the skills competition and 3-on-3 tournament Jan. 27-28 in Tampa, Florida.
Kucherov has the most points in the league and Vasilevskiy the most victories in leading the Lightning to an NHL-best 65 points so far this season.
With four players on the Atlantic Division team, Tampa Bay has the most representation for the showcase event.
The Los Angeles Kings will send three players to Tampa: centre Anze Kopitar, defenceman Drew Doughty and goalie Jonathan Quick.
The league announced the full All-Star rosters on Wednesday as selected by the NHL’s hockey operations department.
Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang of the defending Stanley Cup-champion Pittsburgh Penguins were added to the Metropolitan Division team that also includes Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin and goalie Braden Holtby.
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist was selected to his fourth All-Star Weekend.
The surprise Vegas Golden Knights got two All-Stars: goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and winger James Neal.
Reigning Hart Trophy winner Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers is also on the Pacific Division roster.
The Winnipeg Jets were the only Canadian team to have more than one All-Star.
They’ll send forward Blake Wheeler and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to the Central Division team.
Both are first time All-Stars. Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon is also on the Central squad.
Montreal goaltender Carey Price was selected to an All-Star roster for the sixth time in his career.
He’ll be joined on the Atlantic Division team by Toronto centre Auston Matthews and Ottawa defenceman Erik Karlsson.
Joining McDavid on the Pacific Division team is Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau, who will appear in his fourth All-Star weekend in as many seasons.
Vancouver rookie forward Brock Boeser was also selected.
All 31 teams must have at least one representative with the divisional teams limited to six forwards, three defencemen and two goalies.


In 2024, a groundbreaking satellite called Biomass will launch into space to transform our understanding of Earth’s forests.
Constructed in the U.K. by European aerospace giant Airbus, the pioneering Biomass satellite will use state-of-the-art synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology to create the first-ever 3D maps of global forest structure and Biomass. By measuring variables like canopy height and vegetation density from orbit, Biomass will quantify carbon stocks in forests worldwide – filling immense knowledge gaps about these complex ecosystems that cover over 30% of the planet’s land area.
Tracking Carbon from Space
Biomass will pioneer P-band SAR interferometry to estimate above-ground forest biomass on a global scale accurately. This measurement encompasses all living forest components, including stems, stumps, branches and foliage. By repeating scans every 6 months, Biomass can detect changes in Biomass over time – allowing researchers to track carbon fluxes as forests grow and shrink.
Synthetic aperture radar, or SAR, uses unique imaging technology to create detailed maps of the Earth’s surface. SAR interferometry, also called InSAR, compares SAR images taken at different times to detect tiny changes on the ground. Scientists have used InSAR extensively over the past 20 years, but mainly with SAR systems that use relatively short “wavelengths” of radar signals—these work well for seeing the ground in open areas without trees.
But in forests, the leaves and branches get in the way of the signals. So researchers have started testing SAR that uses longer “P-band” wavelengths that can penetrate through vegetation better. A recent study used a NASA aeroplane carrying a P-band radar system to take images of forested U.S. West Coast areas. They compared these to images from a shorter wavelength SAR on the same plane.
The P-band SAR could “see” the ground under dense forests much better. It found over 200 landslides missing from existing maps made with other methods. The longer wavelength P-band radar was also better at seeing complex landslide movement patterns under the tree cover. However, it was less sensitive to tiny slow ground motion over time.
The Biomass satellite uses this P-band SAR technology – beaming radar microwaves at forests and analysing the unique return signals – which provide information about vegetation structure and moisture content. Parameters of canopy height, sub-canopy topography, and wood volume can be derived using signal processing algorithms. Combining these variables enables accurate wide-area mapping of biomass stocks and fluxes.
The final dataset will reduce uncertainty around carbon stored in the world’s forests by almost a factor of two. This will provide vital new climate insights – significantly advancing the modelling accuracies for global carbon cycle and emissions reporting.
U.K. Innovation Leads the Way
The Biomass satellite is being built by British engineers at Airbus Defence and Space facilities in Stevenage. The project leadership also originates from the U.K., with Professor Shaun Quegan from the University of Sheffield directing the scientific elements of the mission.
Engineers have optimised the radar sensor configuration and antennas for Biomass to provide the necessary sensitivity and penetration into forest canopies at P-Band wavelengths. State-of-the-art hardware weighing over 1 tonne will be launched aboard a Vega rocket when the mission goes live.
In early 2023, Biomass finished its mechanical and environmental testing campaign, meaning the satellite is now space-qualified. Engineers simulated intense launch acoustics and vibrations to confirm that the spacecraft could withstand these harsh conditions on ascent. Follow-up deployment trials also verified that Biomass can correctly unfurl its solar arrays – generating vital power during operational orbits.
With these milestones passed, Biomass is mechanically ready for its journey to polar orbit – bringing the pioneering forest ecology mission one step closer to the scheduled 2024 launch date. Final integration and testing activities will commence before this U.K. satellite ships out for launch preparations in French Guiana.
Once in orbit, Biomass will enable new research into remote and inaccessible forest ecosystems like the vast Amazon basin. Space-based P-band radar can penetrate dense vegetation cover and reveal sub-canopy structural complexity in even the most untouched rainforest habitats.
The hope is that Biomass will revolutionise our understanding of biodiversity hotspots and carbon cycle dynamics across South America and beyond by mapping pristine habitats and quantifying their immense above-ground carbon stocks for the first time. These datasets will uncover new ecological insights while offering objective information to support conservation efforts worldwide.
- UK-built Biomass satellite launches in 2024 to map Earth’s forests in 3D using radar
- Will measure forest structure to estimate above-ground carbon stocks
- Led by Airbus U.K. and the University of Sheffield
- Passed recent tests showing hardware can withstand launch
- Satellite uses advanced P-band radar to penetrate forest canopies
- Will improve climate change predictions and carbon cycle knowledge
- Enables new ecological research on remote/inaccessible forests


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am 11. Januar 2000
I first read Ellroy when on a friends recomendation I picked up LA Confidential just before the movie came out. Between the choppy writing style, the 50's hip lingo, and complex plot full of fascinating characters LA Confidential secured a place on my all time favorite books list. In fact I loved it so much that I wanted to go back and read it again for the first time. A friend of mine told me that the next best thing would be buying a copy of Black Dahlia. I have to admit this book was not as cool as LA, but it is a great book in it's own right. I absolutely loved it! I couldn't put it down! I will warn you that it IS brutal in it's descriptions of the violence that befell Elizabeth Short in the 40's (The murder and the state of the victim as well as some other parts of the investigation are in fact horrifically true). Also the plot is so far beyond twisted that I had to reread many chapters just to keep track of what's going on. The characters are all flawed and obsessive (Though not as badly in LA Confidential) and the conclusion when it comes is well worth the wait. I highly recommend this book as well as Ellroy's latter "The Big Nowhere" and of course"LA Confidential."
am 10. Mai 2000
Some just don't get it. If you're going to recommend James Lee Burke as an alternative, then Ellroy is not for you. Burke is a good writer, but his novels are about piling HEAVY descriptive prose on top of the thinnest hairline of plot. I don't mind reading Vachss, when I feel like being fed a sermon (talk about self-indulgent). Ellroy strips away the fatty narrative, and in return provides more story, more plot, more meat. Some folks like their vegetables, some like chicken without the skin...but some like a thick and bloody sirloin that takes a week to digest. For those folks, I recommend this novel, and the Chef's Special: White Jazz. I defy you to find another novel as raw and tasty.
am 20. Juli 2000
Fans of Chinatown, L.A. Confidential, film noir, and mysteries in general will love this book. Ellroy's style is fast-paced and thrilling; the novel is impossible to put down. The ending might strike some as over the top, but I was too enthralled to notice; Ellroy is such a tense and engaging storyteller that I am willing to follow his characters from LA to Tijuana to Mars. The characters -- morally shady, complex, human -- are wonderfully developed as well. That the novel is based on the actual Dahlia case adds an especially unnerving tone, making it a eerie and engrossing read that will haunt you long after it ends.
am 24. September 1999
The Black Dahlia is the best of the books by James Ellroy that I've read, but it's still unbelievable. I think it's a question of the prose style. Ellroy's prose is highly self-conscious, highly percussive, highly alliterative. It's loaded with slang and strange diction. It's full of sentences that you have to read two or three times to understand. The twisted syntax--not to mention the drug use, corruption and violence which permeate The Black Dahlia and Ellroy's other books--seem the work of an author whose sensibility was formed after Vietnam and Watergate. As a result, the style of The Black Dahlia comes off as anachronistic, a projection of late 20th century attitudes back onto 1940s Los Angeles. Reading the book, I kept asking myself whether people living then would express themselves in this way, whether these events were actually credible, and I kept saying no.
But if the book as a whole doesn't work, it has brilliant individual scenes, like the boxing match near the beginning, the gothic trip to Tijuana, and the hot afternoon in L.A. when the detective finally solves the murder, with each of the long-planted clues falling neatly into place. Ellroy also succeeds in "opening up" the book to give a sense of the way life is actually lived. Characters appear, go away, and come back. Someone mentions a name and tells an anecdote in a casual, chatty way, and later on the name becomes important to the solution. Or it's just an anecdote, but it builds the impression of a city and a way of life beyond the tight little circle of characters created by the mystery. Ellroy is positively generous with this kind of detail, which is so often missing from the mystery genre. And it's a talent possessed by great masters of fiction like Tolstoy and Faulkner.
If only Ellroy would stop trying so hard with his prose style. The subtext of The Black Dahlia seems to be: "I'm James Ellroy, and I'm writing this! Boy, am I writing this!"
am 2. September 1999
There I was you see, I walked into the book store, the whole place smelled like old moldy books. So I see this old broad behind the counter. Had a couple of miles on her, sort of like me. So I ask her, trying not to sound too stupid, "Do you have any Elway books?" She looked at me, smiled and said "who?". Elway, you know, wrote L.A.Confidential". She said "Oh, you mean Ellroy". She then walks over to the used paper back mystery section and said, "All I have by Ellroy is "The Black Dahlia". It's based on a murder that happened in L.A. a few years ago". So I picked my brain, thinking, " yeah I read something about this Ellroy guy in the newspaper a couple of years ago". So I buy the book, looks like it is on its last legs, pages are almost yellow and ready to fall out. I take the thing home, read the back cover, get an idea of the story and start to read it. Then after reading a few pages, I'm hooked. I'm turning page after page, my eyes feel like two hot burning coals. I'm sweating, my brain feels like it's been scooped out, slammed against the wall and it's oozing down like cauliflower mixed with vanilla yogurt. I feel like laying two raw pieces of pork chops alongside my head so I can cool off. I read this book in two days. My whole life came to a stop. Never did have a clue on how it would end; yeah there were little clues here and there, but my little pea-picking brain never picked them up. Now I says to myself, "this Ellroy guy can really write". Now I'm afraid to read any more of his books. I don't want my life to come to a stop again. I'm an old retired copper, read my share of mysterys in my day, but I've got stuff to do around the house, I can't just read all day. So be aware ! Be prepared when you read this book. It's gritty, it's tough, it makes most mystery thrillers read like Peter Pan. I'll keep this book forever...Very intense, not for the light hearted! Make sure that you are ready for this. It ain't like picking daisies or taking a walk in the park with fido. This is a knock down, drag out, real life thriller that will knock your socks off. Maybe someday in the middle of winter when it's raining baby elephants and I can't do anything else, I'll even think about reading another Ellroy book.I don't think that my heart can take it......
am 21. März 2000
I believe that James Ellroy's work makes for better movie fodder than simple reading, as long as there's a skilled director to make more rounded portrayals of his characters and streamline the plot. Curtis Hanson's movie version of "L.A. Confidential" is an astounding version of an Ellroy book. "The Black Dahlia" is a pungent, police detective story set in L.A. in the late 40s. Ellroy is great at setting moods and describing places in time (he paints a far simpler, yet in some ways more seedy and hateful, Los Angeles than the modern version). However, his noirish dialogue is pretty clunky to read, his characters a bit caricaturistic and overwrought, and the plot takes weird, twisted turns that seem pretty implausible at times. As the book wears on, the plot gets stranger and the scenes of gore and depravity get nastier. Ellroy is brilliant at describing what a mutilated, cut in half, and blood-drained female body looks like, but after about the 30th such description you may find yourself saying "enough! I get the point!" Definitely an enjoyable read for detective and police genre devotees, a mixed bag for others. I do, however, greatly admire Ellroy's archivist, almost obsessive sense of history, especially his vast knowledge of the history of crime in L.A. (of course, having his mother die a brutal death there in the 1950s might have had something to do with it)
am 22. September 1999
Having read and loved 'American tabloid' and 'LA Confidential' (the movie version was absolutely robbed at the Oscars - it was a far superior piece of film making than 'Titanic') I bought 'The Black Dahlia'.
It has that familiar staccato, hit-em-between-the -eyes Ellroy style, but I found it had a little more going for it than 'LA Confidential' (don't get me wrong - I thought that book was fantastic). I think this is because it's a little easier to follow. I was glued to each page and just when I thought that I knew who the killer was there was a sting in the tail.
As a study of the vileness of some human behaviour, I was left shaken. I found the story complex and believable - just like the characters. In Ellroy's writing there are no really good guys, just varying degrees of badness and corruption (perhaps we should exclude Russ millard here, but he was a relatively minor character). Ellroy seems to have captured what people really are like.
The book is magical and transports you to post war LA as effectively as if it were a time machine.
In the end it is a shattering, amazing and riveting study of psychosis, murder and lust. Read it!
am 4. April 2015
Eigentlich mag ich keine Cop-Thriller und der Ellroy machte mir den Einstieg ziemlich schwer mit jener künstlichen und für Uneingeweihte kaum verständlichen Cop-Sprache, die wohl nur in Romanen und Filmen existiert. Aber der Ruf des Romans ließ mich durchhalten und ich wurde am Ende dafür belohnt. Ellroy zog mich immer mehr in den Bann des Geheimnisses um den Mord an Elizabeth Short, das dramaturgisch geschickt nach und nach aufgedeckt wird. Für das Opfer Elisabeth Short entwickelte ich immer mehr Mitleid, bis zu den für mich kaum mehr erträglichen Szenen ihrer Folterung. Auch die sonstigen Figuren überzeugen und die Auflösung, die versierte Krimileser wohl schon ziemlich bald ahnen, ist stimmig.
Ich habe mich danach an anderen Ellory-Romanen versucht, bin aber nach wenigen Seiten gescheitert. Der stets schwierige Schreibstil des Autors wird dort nicht wie hier aufgewogen durch eine intensive, dunkle und berührende Geschichte. Also: Ellroy ist allgemein wohl nichts für jedermann, aber hier ist die Story einfach zu gut, um sie nicht gelesen zu haben, und alle Elemente, auch die für ihn typische Sprache und Erzählweise tragen zur ungeheuer dichten Atmosphäre bei.
am 3. April 2000
I came across "Black Dahlia" by a mere coincidence. I was in a bookshop and didn't find anything. I made my way through to the door, when the title of a book in the corner of my eye, caught my attention. "Black Dahlia". I thought to myself that the title sounded familiar. I read the storyline and I bought it. I practically ploughed my way through it and I think it's a FANTASTIC book, especially when considering that it was Ellroy's debut novel. Man, can that guy write or what! I think he has a unique way of maintaining the exitement to the very end, twisting and turning the plot just when you think you have it all figured out. He gives very detailed descriptions and is very horrorfic. I especially love the details such as the person names, places in L.A., the murders. I love the way he describes the corruption and the henchmen-style. The whole milieu noir. I simply loved the book. And when I was done reading it, I went straight down and bought "The Big Nowhere", "L.A. Confidential" and "White Jazz".
am 25. Januar 2007
An interesting book that leaves you feeling a little bewildered and disappointed. Not because the book is bad, but because of the lack of a person of impeccable character, a real hero. Everybody here is guilty of something: the policemen, the girlfriend, the victim, the murderer and his accessories.
With regards to the comments about the book being difficult to read for non-native speakers: this is not due to complicated language, but more to excessive use of contemporary slang and colloquialisms. Even with a very good knowledge of English there will be difficulties. I daresay even native speakers will be unfamiliar with a few of the examples of boxing and police slang used in the book. If one finds the word in a regular dictionary, lack of English language command is the reason for one's problem. If a special dictionary (American Slang, etc.) is required: do not worry, it is not your fault :-)

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ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — The growing ranks of patients insured by Medicare and Medicaid are among the factors driving talks between two independent northern Indiana hospitals to operate jointly.
Elkhart General Hospital and South Bend Memorial Hospital announced in March that they were in talks to affiliate under a joint board of directors.
Hospital officials tell The Elkhart Truth for a story Sunday (http://bit.ly/p7AqWp ) that more and more baby boomers will become eligible for Medicare in the coming years and likely increase the financial pressures on care providers. Like Medicaid, Medicare doesn't fully reimburse hospitals for their costs.
Also, the federal health care overhaul approved last year contains provisions that will require more efficient and less costly delivery of health care while at the same time making more people eligible for Medicaid.
Information from: The Elkhart Truth, http://www.etruth.com


On 11 June Ukrainians officially gain visa-free travel to the European Union. On the eve of this day, President Petro Poroshenko has said that he believes Ukraine will become a member of both NATO and the EU, he welcomed the visa-free regime as a final “goodbye” to the Russian empire. But the empire doesn’t let go of Ukraine so easily. At least 11 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in hostilities in the first 10 days of June, four of them perished yesterday, hours before the visa-free regime came into effect. Two civilians wounded in a frontline town yesterday. Meanwhile, Lithuania continues to treat wounded Ukrainian soldiers and the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wants to withdraw Russian troops from the Donbas but doesn’t consider Crimea to be Ukrainian.
“Farewell, farewell, unwashed Russia”
On June 10, during the ceremony of the visa-free regime introduction between Ukraine and the EU, President Petro Poroshenko said: “This is a final “goodbye” to the Russian empire and the words “back in the USSR” will be heard only listening to Beatles.” Later in the evening of the same day, Poroshenko, in Russian, lines from the famous Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov:
Farewell, farewell, unwashed Russia,
The land of slaves, the land of lords,
And you, blue uniforms of gendarmes,
And you, obedient to them folks.
However, the Russian forces are not willing to say goodbye to Ukraine.
Meanwhile at the frontline
In the Eastern Ukraine, hostilities escalated on June 6. Until today, clashes escalate and cease in both the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
On 6 June hostilities escalated in Luhansk Oblast near the village of Zholobok on the Bakhmut road, P-66 highway. Before the war, this highway connected Luhansk with Pervomaisk and Lysychansk. According to the Minsk-2 agreements, Zholobok is Ukrainian territory. But having destroyed the 31st checkpoint of the Ukrainian armed forces on the Bakhmut road in January 2015, the Russian-hybrid army occupied the settlement. Since then the village became an “Luhansk People’s Republic” (“LNR”) stronghold at a salient of the frontline.
On June 5, hostilities in Luhansk sector started after 14:00 and continued till late night. Russian-hybrid troops used mortars six times and barrel artillery once in the Krymske-Novotoshkivske frontline. They fired over 50 mortar rounds from several positions at once.
On 6 June, Russians escalated hostilities in all sectors, actively using large-caliber weapons. Unusually many attacks were conducted on Ukrainian positions in the area of Krymske, a Ukraine-controlled village facing occupied Zholobok. The ATO Staff reported: “In the area of Krymske and Novotoshkivske, militants held several heavy shellings using 120mm mortars and powerful 122mm and 152mm artillery systems.”
On 7 June, the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas held its another meeting in Minsk.
From 6 a.m. on June 7, the Russian-hybrid forces started pounding at Ukrainian positions using 152mm artillery, 120mm and 82mm mortars. AGS automatic grenade launchers and SPG-9 cannons, TOW, heavy machine guns and assault rifles were also actively used against Ukrainians, the ATO HQ reported. The situation in the area of Bakhmut road (P-66 highway) as of 17:00 of June 7:
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in June 7 clashes, 11 more were wounded.
Yurii Butusov, the editor-in-chief of CensorNet online newspaper, wrote in his post on Facebook, referring to soldiers of the 93rd Brigade who participated in the battle and SBU servicemen in Lysychansk, that 19 soldiers were wounded on that day. However, Butusov’s figures are unconfirmed.
According to Butusov and Russian media, the Ukrainian army assaulted Zholobok on 7 June. The ATO Staff refutes this claim, stating that “in the course of the day, Russian-terrorist illegal armed formations attempted to capture the strongholds of the ATO forces, expanding their bridgehead near Zholobok.”
On the next day, June 8, Ukrainian troops reportedly incurred no casualties in the Donbas. On the next day, 2 soldiers were wounded. On June 10, 4 servicemen were killed in mortar bombardments, 3 of them due to a direct hit of a shell. Four soldiers sustained gunshot wounds, 3 more were injured in action in 73 attacks on Ukrainian positions.
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) June 11, 2017
Besides everyday attacks on Ukrainian positions in all sectors, residential areas of frontline cities were also attacked.
On 6 June about 18:30, the Russian forces attacked households in the village of Novoluhanske at Svitlodarsk bulge near the road to occupied Debaltseve using an anti-aircraft gun Zu-23-2. Reportedly, a household outbuilding was damaged on Kosmonavtiv Street. A barn, garage, and fence were hit on Michurina, roofing slate was broken. On Serhiyenka Street, a home and a cattle-shed were hit, some livestock was killed. No local resident was injured.
On 7 June, a residential house was hit on Manuilskoho Street in Zaytseve, a Ukraine-controlled settlement in north Horlivka. Shrapnel broke the roof. No one was injured.
Mariinka and Krasnohorivka
Ukraine-controlled southwest suburbs of Donetsk regularly come under shelling. Russian-hybrid forces attack Ukrainian positions near both towns every day. Sometimes the towns are also attacked amid hostilities.
On June 7 at 22:30, several shells hit the area of the school no.1 came in Krasnohorivka. Also, a household on Heolohichna Street was hit. Fortunately, civilians were not injured.
On June 8 about 13:00, residential neighborhoods of Mariinka came under fire, a 50-year-old woman got a shrapnel wound.
Overnight into June 10, a residential house on Zhovtneva Street in Marinka was hit, a 52-year-old man and 53-year-old woman got wounded.
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) June 11, 2017
About 1 a.m. on June 10, four 122mm artillery shells hit Krasnohorivka.
In the evening of June 8, residential area of Sartana came under fire amid escalated hostilities. A grain truck and garages of state-owned agricultural enterprise Illich-Agro were damaged in a shelling. A gas pipe and gas distributing station were hit. Several projectiles hit the local cemetery. The building of the Border Service office was also damaged. Reportedly, no one was injured.
On June 11 about 18:00, tanks of DNR illegal armed formations shelled positions of the ATO forces near Avdiivka, residential neighborhoods also came under shelling. An explosion of 125mm shell has damaged 3 houses on Ostrovskoho Street. No one was injured.
Friends and foes behind the war
President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in Kharkiv on June 9. According to Poroshenko, Lithuania was the first country to provide lethal weapons, ammunition, demonstrate its solidarity with Ukrainian people. 153 wounded Ukrainian servicemen underwent treatment in Lithuanian medical institutions. “Ms. President invited additional 50 Ukrainian warriors to receive high-quality and timely assistance in Lithuania,” Petro Poroshenko said. Grybauskaitė confirmed the position of Lithuania on the European sanctions imposed on Russia over its aggression against Ukraine, “The situation on the eastern borders is deteriorating, [Russia’s] demonstrative aggressive behavior is still retained, so there are no grounds for easing any sanctions,” the Lithuanian President said.
Meanwhile, on the same day, leader of Russian opposition Alexei Navalny said in his interview with Dozhd TV channel that two Ukrainian-Russian conflicts, Donbas and Crimea, are not adjacent issues for him. Becoming the president of Russia, he wants to fulfill the Russian part of Minsk deal to resolve the conflict in the Donbas, returning control of the Ukrainian border to Ukraine and withdrawing the Russian forces. But “there is no simple solution for the Crimean issue,” according to Navalny, he wants to hold another “normal, fair” referendum at the annexed peninsula. This is Mr.Navalny’s steadfast position since the occupation of Crimea by Russia. In one of his 2014 interviews, the Russian opposition leader said, “I think that despite the fact that Crimea was seized with egregious violations of all international regulations, the reality is that Crimea is now part of Russia.” Navalny emphasized then, “Let’s not deceive ourselves. And I would also strongly advise Ukrainians not to deceive themselves.”
- Deception, Disinformation, and Doubt: Hybrid Warfare in Eastern Ukraine
- First casualties of OSCE mission in Donbas: land mine blast kills one, injures another
- Policy shift shows Russia preparing to recognize its puppet republics in Donbas
- Russian forces using Hamas-style terrorist tactics in Ukraine, Portnikov says
- Three years after sham referendums in Donbas, no Russian Spring
- Stages of Russian occupation in a nutshell


The MacBook Air lives to fight another day, thanks to its mainstream price and long battery life, but this classic laptop is definitely in its twilight.
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With premium thin-and-light designs, these new laptops aim to offer a perfect mix of components and good looks.
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High blood pressure is one of the most common health conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels. This is why visiting your doctor to get your blood pressure checAked is so important.
When it comes to your blood pressure, what you don’t know can harm your health. High blood pressure rarely has any noticeable symptoms. So often people don’t realise they have high blood pressure. What’s more, many of us are not aware of how the things we do in our daily lives can contribute to raising our blood pressure.
During Heart Week 2017 we are talking about the importance of knowing and managing your blood pressure.
What is blood pressure?
Your heart is a muscle that pumps blood into your body’s organs and tissues. Blood is pumped out of the left side of your heart into the arteries – the blood vessels that carry the blood’s oxygen and nutrients to your body. As the blood pumps out of the heart and into the arteries, it pushes against the artery walls. Blood pressure is the measurement of the pressure of the blood in the artery.
Blood pressure peaks when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood, a cycle called systole. It falls when the heart relaxes and refills with blood, a cycle called diastole. Systole is the top number and diastole is the bottom number. It is displayed as two numbers, e.g 120/80 mmHg.
What is normal blood pressure
Arterial blood pressure is referred as the pressure of blood, exerted on the walls of blood vessels. When heart contracts it pushes the blood, increasing the blood pressure. After that the heart relaxes for a while, getting filled with blood, thereby reducing the blood pressure in arteries. This process goes on throughout the whole life of a human.
Two values are used to measure the blood pressure. The first value stands for a systolic blood pressure, which defines the heart contraction. The second value stands for diastolic blood pressure, which is fixed at the moment of heart relaxation. These two parameters define the levels of blood pressure.
An optimal blood pressure level is a reading under 120/80 mmHg. Readings over 120/80mmHg and up to 139/89mmHg are in the normal to high range. Your doctor will advise what your ideal blood pressure should be based on your circumstances.
What is high blood pressure?
Blood pressure over 140/90mmHg is generally considered to be high. When your blood pressure is high your heart and arteries can become overloaded. High blood pressure can accelerate the build-up of plaque on the artery walls (atherosclerosis), clogging blood flow to your heart muscle, putting you at risk of heart attack. It also weakens the walls of arteries in your brain which can cause stroke. It can affect arteries to other parts of your body too, such as the eyes, kidneys and legs. Long term high blood pressure is known as hypertension and is one of the main risk factors for heart disease.
What causes high blood pressure?
Blood pressure goes up and down throughout the day. It depends on the time of day, the amount of fluid in your body, the medicines in your system and what you are doing. Your blood pressure can also be affected by things like your breathing, your emotions, exercise and sleep. These temporary rises are completely natural and your blood pressure will generally return to normal when you rest.
The exact cause of high blood pressure is often not clear. However, various lifestyle conditions and behaviours have been known to significantly contribute to high blood pressure:
- Being overweight
- Not getting enough physical activity
- Drinking more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day
- Old age
- Family history of high blood pressure
Prolonged high blood pressure is known as hypertension. Left undiagnosed, hypertension can lead to several health issues, coronary heart disease (CHD) among them.
How to control high blood pressure
The good news is you can control (and even help prevent) high blood pressure by making healthy lifestyle choices. These include:
- Following a healthy diet; reducing saltand fat intake and eating plenty of fruit and vegetables
- Regular physical activity
- Maintaining a healthy weight
- Limiting your alcohol intake
- Stopping smoking
Sometimes changes in your lifestyle alone may not be enough. Many people will also need medication to help reduce their blood pressure. If you need to take medication to lower your blood pressure your doctor will discuss this with you
How do I know if my blood pressure is healthy?
You should ask your doctor to check your blood pressure regularly. It’s easy and quick to do.
If you haven’t had your blood pressure checked lately – make an appointment to get it checked.
For more information on important lifestyle changes you can make to reduce your blood pressure levels please visit our keep your heart healthy page.
If you haven’t had your blood pressure checked lately – make an appointment to get it checked. Download and print our handy blood pressure recording card, and keep it with you to keep track of your numbers.
What determines the level of blood pressure?
* total amount of blood in the body;
* density of blood, concentration of hormones and other regulating components in it;
* the blood vessels tone in the central and peripheral nervous system;
* strength of the heart, pushing out the blood into the arteries;
* elasticity of the blood vessels that resist the blood flow;
* physical activity of a person;
* psychoemotional state of a person.
Because blood pressure depends on many factors, its levels changes all the time. For instance, stress and physical activity make the blood pressure to increase, while if person is resting the blood pressure goes down. Thus even healthy person with normal blood pressure may have high blood pressure for a while.
Normal blood pressure
Normal blood pressure can change slightly throughout a day. The acceptable difference between the blood pressure values on the right and left arm is 5 mmHg maximum. Perfect blood pressure is considered 120 / 80 mmHg. Still normal blood pressure index may vary depending on the age, gender and chronic diseases of a person.
Blood pressure chart for age
* The age of 1 year: normal blood pressure is 96 over 66 mmHg;
* Age 10 years: normal blood pressure is 103 over 69 mmHg;
* Age 20 to 30 years: normal blood pressure is 124 over 77 mmHg;
* Age 40 years: normal blood pressure index is 129 over 81 mmHg;
* Age 50 years: normal blood pressure is 135 over 83 mmHg;
* At the age of 60 and older, normal blood pressure ranges between 143 and 145 over 85 and 78 mmHg.
While in teenagers the minimum norm of the blood pressure is 100 over 70 mmHg, the same index in elderly people may indicate the failure of cardiovascular system.
When determining the normal blood pressure, it is also important to consider general health. If patient feels no discomfort, then probably low blood pressure is his normal state.
Why do we need blood pressure control?
Chronic increase of the blood pressure is one of the risk factors for health. Every time when the blood pressure goes up by 10 mmHg it increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by 30%. People with high blood pressure often suffer from strokes, coronary artery disease, lesion of the blood vessels of extremities and renal insufficiency. Thus one must pay attention on the following symptoms of high blood pressure: headache, fatigue, noise in ears, dizziness, blurred vision, nausea and chest pain.
Regular blood pressure control is a must for elderly people, as well as those who have any of the cardiovascular diseases.
Medication to cure high blood pressure
There are several types of medications for the treatment of high blood pressure:
Calcium channel blockers
• Combination medicines
• ACE inhibitors
• Renin inhibitors
• Angiotension II antagonists
• Diuretics (sometimes called “water pills”)
• Beta blockers
• Peripherally acting alpha-adrenergic blockers
• Centrally-acting alpha adrenergics
All these drugs belong to different pharmacological groups and have different mechanism of action. For instance, ACE inhibitors (Captopril, Lotensin, Prinivil and Vasotec) provide the dilation of peripheral blood vessels. This achieves the decrease of blood pressure and load on the heart, improvement of the pulmonary circulation and circulation in kidneys, as well as increase of the efficiency of breathing. ACE inhibitors are prescribed for the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure. However, they may cause such side effects as insomnia, cough and headache.
Beta blockers (Lopressor, Inderal, Trandate, Corgard) provide hypotensive, antiarrhythmic and antianginal effect. They can also reduce the frequency of heart contractions and cardiac output, reducing the oxygen need of myocardium. Beta blockers may cause side effects: indigestion and nausea.
Calcium Channel blockers (Isoptin, Cardizem, Procardia, Plendil) reduce the tone of peripheral blood vessels. Also they provide coronary vasodilation and improve the circulation in the heart muscle. Calcium channel blockers act by reducing the arterial blood pressure and frequency of heart rate. They may provoke side effects: ankle swelling, feeling of drowsiness.
Combination medicines for the treatment of high blood pressure contain two or even three active substances. Such drugs are: Diovan HCT (hydrochlorothiazide and valsartan), Vaseretic (enalapril and hydrochlorothiazide) and Tarka (verapamil and trandolapril).
Active substances of Combination medicines belong to different pharmaceutical groups. In particular, Diovan HCT it is vasodilator + Angiotension II antagonist; Vaseretic is vasodilator + ACE inhibitor; Tarka is Calcium channel blocker + ACE inhibitor. The combination of substances from two different pharmacological groups allows to get optimal clinical response.
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Underwriters Laboratories is the company tapped by the United States government to issue certifications for the new safety standards concerning hoverboards. So far, no hoverboard has received the certification.
The United States government, through the Consumer Product Safety Commission, has deemed hoverboards as unsafe as of now, as new safety standards have been released for the personal transportation devices.
Despite reports that certain models and brands of hoverboards carry fire and explosion risks, the devices have still been very popular. However, companies and retailers are now being urged to take all hoverboards off the market until they have received testing to see if they pass the new standards. Amazon is one such retailer that has taken down listings of hoverboards in its website.
The independent product testing company tapped to check if hoverboards fall in line with the new safety standards is Underwriters Laboratories, located in Northbrook, Illinois. The lab will be issuing UL 2272, the new certification that will focus on the safety of the hoverboards in terms of their electrical system, batteries and chargers.
UL Consumer Safety Director John Drengenberg noted that hoverboards are usually powered by 20 lithium ion cells within their battery packs, and the lab is subjecting these cells to different kinds of tests to see how they can hold up.
Tests include pushing nails straight into the middle of the cells and applying indirect heat to them. In a demonstration of the two tests, the cell exploded into flames. That is only one cell, so it would be easy to imagine how much damage a battery pack made of 20 cells would do when all of them would explode at once.
Another test drops hoverboards from 1 meter above the ground, while another test traps the wheel of the device in a vice for 7 hours. If the hoverboard would overheat over the time, then it would not pass the standard.
These are not all the tests that hoverboards will be subjected to, but on first glance, they may seem a bit over the top. However, these tests were designed this way to eliminate low-quality devices easily.
Drengenberg said that there is no new technology in hoverboards, with the only new thing being the combination of these technologies. UL has previously accused hoverboard maker Swagway of using UL certification stickers on their products despite the certification only being on some of the parts of the hoverboards, and not on the hoverboard as a complete product.
"It's how the whole system works together that matters," Drengenberg noted. "It shouldn't be impossible to make a safe hoverboard, but so far there isn't a single hoverboard that's been certified."
Yes, that's right. No hoverboards have yet been certified for the new safety standards, and it could be some time before the first safe hoverboards are determined.


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It was confirmed that star prop Dylan Smith will undergo shoulder surgery and will be sidelined for four months – ruling him out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season.
Smith, who missed the latter stages of the Currie Cup season with a shoulder injury, picked up his latest injury in the loss to the Jaguares in Buenos Aires in Round Three.
Smith, who formed such a formidable front row partnership with Springboks Julian Redelinghuys and Malcolm Marx last year, missed the first game of the new season and returned to the bench against the Waratahs in Week Two.
He started in the No.1 jersey in Buenos Aires and injured the same shoulder.
Other injury setbacks will see utility back Jaco van der Walt sidelined for eight weeks after undergoing foot surgery this week.
Springbok utility back Lionel Mapoe suffered a spiral/hairline fracture to his hand and will see a specialist on Friday.
Prop Johannes Jonker was diagnosed with concussion, suffered in the impressive win over the Reds last week, and is being evaluated daily.
* Meanwhile Warren Whiteley will captain the Lions for the 50th time in Super Rugby when he leads his side on the field against the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
Whiteley, who returns to his former hunting ground having represented the Kings five times (2009), will be playing his 71st game for the Lions.
He is the most experienced Lions captain in the last 10 years with Cobus Grobbelaar on 28 and Josh Strauss 17.
Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Madosh Tambwe, 13 HaroldVorster, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (captain), 7 Ruan Ackermann, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen.
Replacements: 16 Armand van der Merwe, 17 Sithembiso Sithole, 18 Hencus van Wyk, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Albertus Smith, 21 Dillon Smit, 22 Jacques Nel, 23 Sylvian Mahuza.
Date: Saturday, March 25
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Kick-off: 15.05 (13.05 GMT)
Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Egon Seconds (South Africa)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)


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How to Fix a Pull Rope on a Tecumseh Vantage 3.5 Lawn Mower
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The Tecumseh 3.5 HP vertical shaft engine is used on a wide varieties of lawnmower makes in models. Over time, the pull starter rope may become frayed and break due to chaffing or over exposure to the elements.
The average person can accomplish replacing a pull start rope for this Tecumseh engine as long as the proper tools are available. When the old pull starter is removed, replace it with the recommended factory made rope or simply take the old rope to a hardware store and find a suitable replacement.
Remove the recoil starter housing from the engine. On some models, the recoil cover bolts are located on the raised cylindrical portion of the pull starting unit for easy removal. Older models may require you to completely remove the engine cover housing via the three 7/16-inch bolts: two bolts near the spark plug and one on the rounded portion of the housing.
- The Tecumseh 3.5 HP vertical shaft engine is used on a wide varieties of lawnmower makes in models.
- On some models, the recoil cover bolts are located on the raised cylindrical portion of the pull starting unit for easy removal.
Turn the recoil starter over to expose the pull start mechanism and remove the old rope from the recoil mechanism. Some pull start ropes may be held on to the pulley by a knot or a staple. You will need to remove the staple or knot in order to free the rope from the pulley.
Tension the recoil assembly pulley by hand as far as it will go and then line up the rope hole on the pulley to the rope hole on the housing. Secure the pulley to the housing with a C-clamp to keep it in position.
- Turn the recoil starter over to expose the pull start mechanism and remove the old rope from the recoil mechanism.
- Secure the pulley to the housing with a C-clamp to keep it in position.
Route the new rope through the housing opening and through the rope hole opening on the recoil pulley. Tie a knot and use a lighter to melt the plastic coating on the rope and seal the knot. Pull on the rope to lodge the knot into the pulley hole.
Route the other end of the rope through the pull start handle and then tie a knot at the end to secure the handle and use the lighter to seal the knot. Release the C-clamp to allow the rope to recoil into the assembly. Reinstall the recoil housing assembly on the engine.
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- He is called El Mencho and he is the head of the New Generation Cartel of Jalisco, and officials say it has taken over for the Sinaloa cartel.
On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions put a price on El Mencho - a $10 million reward. Sessions also announced indictments on 45 people.
"We believe that they traffic at least 5 tons of cocaine and 5 tons of methamphetamine into the United States every month," Sessions said.
Federal agents said the cartel is now one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in the world and its U.S. base is in Southern California. In one drug bust in Hollywood, agents found 50 kilos of cocaine and $2.5 million in cash.
Officials said the cartel has 5,000 members and controls 23 Mexican states. The cartel has also expanded to Europe, Asia and Australia.
"His gang will basically take over an entire city. He'll take kids and make them work for him by force. He will tell the mothers and fathers if they don't work, they die," said Daniel Comeaux, with the Drug Enforcement Agency in L.A.
The case is being prosecuted by the Department of Justice in Washington, but the Los Angeles office and the DEA are on the front line of the fight.


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Regulators are currently investigating the Microsoft-Activision deal. Some regulators including the UK plan to launch a second probe into the deal which will see Microsoft forced to provide feedback on some key concerns surrounding the acquisition. These include issues surrounding Microsoft’s presence in the cloud gaming industry as well as exclusivity concerns regarding Blizzard games. However, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick thinks that everything will end up going in Microsoft’s favour in the end.
The CEO spoke about the ongoing $69 billion deal during the latest quarterly financial reports for the company. He mentioned that Activision is expected the deal to close by June 2023.
Our games are the result of passion and excellence. This comes from an environment that fosters inspiration, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to develop and support our talent. Our employees’ dedication and teamwork are at the heart of an extraordinary workplace that enables the magic embodied in our games. We look forward to continuing to release epic entertainment in service of our global community of players as a part of Microsoft, one of the world’s most admired companies. We continue to expect that our transaction will close in Microsoft’s current fiscal year ending June 2023
The current purchase has been approved in Brazil but the UK is currently holding it back. The CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) has even opened up the purchase to the public’s opinion asking for general customers to give feedback on the acquisition. Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella is quite certain the deal will go through and now Bobby Kotick is feeling optimistic about it too.


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- 6 cups assorted root vegetables (such as turnips, sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips, baby beets or red onions), peeled and cut in 1-inch chunks
- 3 tbsp Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 6 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh herbs (such as thyme, rosemary, sage, chervil)
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. In large bowl, coat vegetables with olive oil. Transfer to foil-lined baking sheets, spreading vegetables in single layer.
- Roast in 400°F oven for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from oven; add garlic to baking sheets and sprinkle with herbs. Return to oven for 5 to 10 minutes or until garlic is cooked. In serving dish, combine vegetables and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Tip: If using beets, keep them separated in a smaller bowl when coating with olive oil, as they may stain other vegetables.
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Fox News star Brett Baier accused President Donald Trump of enabling Adam Schiff to add another article of impeachment to the impeachment process.
Donald Trump had blasted Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, on Twitter.
Confirmed liar Adam Schiff then read the Tweet to the former ambassador, who then explained that she felt it was “very intimidating.”
This, of course, was just another sham act in a sham impeachment proceeding. The Democrats are now literally saying a mean tweet on Twitter is somehow impeachable, because they’re at the point of desperation where they’ll grasp at literally anything to stick it to him.
So how did Brett Baier use this situation to accuse Trump of enabling Schiff? Baier saw the entire dramatic situation play out and then provided the following response to Trump’s tweet:
“That enabled Schiff to then characterize that tweet as intimidating the witness, or tampering with the witness, which is a crime, adding essentially an article of impeachment in real-time as this hearing is going on.”
Of course, this isn’t remotely true. If Democrats are going to use individual tweets in their impeachment articles, that was going to happen regardless.
If anything, I think this is good for the anti-impeachment response, because if this is all the Democrats have, they’ll just look even more foolish than usual.
If the Democrats want a show, I think Donald Trump is going to give them a show for the ages, but it might not end the way they want it to end.


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In a large skillet, brown ground beef; drain. Add next eight ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Heat 3 to 4 tortillas in a microwave until warm, about 45 seconds. Spoon 3 to 4 tablespoons of beef mixture down side of each tortilla. Top with 2 to 3 tablespoons cheese. Roll up. Wrap each burrito in paper towel, then in foil. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Refrigerate. Eat burritos cold, or remove foil and heat paper towel-wrapped burrito in a microwave on high for about 1 minute. NOTES : "These burritos are great either cold or reheated in a microwave. So theyre perfect for a brown bag lunch," assures Rhonda Cliett of Barton, Texas. Recipe by: Taste of Home Posted to MasterCook Digest by "Brian and Claudia Nagel"
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The head of Russia’s space agency said that the lunar Gateway, part of NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration program, is too “U.S.-centric” for it to participate in, even though the Gateway leverages the existing International Space Station partnership.
The three-person crew of the International Space Station will spend the weekend confined to a single module to help engineers track down the source of a small but persistent air leak there.
The successful launch of the first crewed orbital flight from the United States in nearly nine years has met with a mixed reaction from Russia, with formal congratulations from Russian leadership but skepticism from others.
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a new crew to the International Space Station April 9 on a mission that overcame complications from a global pandemic and a change in crew members.
NASA has completed the crew for the first operational SpaceX commercial crew mission to the International Space Station, one that will not include any Russian cosmonauts after Roscosmos officials said they would not fly on what they consider an unproven vehicle.
The European and Russian space agencies have delayed crucial ExoMars 2020 parachute tests to late March, with the mission also set to undergo review.
Globalstar is borrowing $199 million through a loan arranged by its controlling shareholder Thermo and fleet operator EchoStar.
NASA’s plans to develop a crewed facility in lunar orbit to support exploration of the moon got boosts both in the White House’s budget request for the agency as well as from the partners in the International Space Station.
Ten days after NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine effectively canceled a visit to the United States by the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, the two spoke by phone Jan. 14 to smooth over differences between the two.
Three space station crewmembers returned to Earth Dec. 20 after a remarkably eventful stay aboard the orbiting laboratory.
With the cause of the Oct. 11 failure identified, crewed launches of Soyuz-FG launch vehicles are set to resume. The next launch is scheduled for Dec. 3
An Arianespace Soyuz mission will launch Nov. 7 without any delays resulting from the failure of a crewed, Russian-operated Soyuz launch earlier this month, Arianespace said Oct. 30.


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