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Week One
While I missed the seminar due to work commitments, our director Adelaida filled me in on the roles that everybody has been assigned to. I will be taking on the role of Studio Manager for my group as we produce the play Prodigal Sister. I'm looking forward to having a read of the script and diving straight into planning and production.
A week in advance, the group came together to identify the sound effects that would feature in the piece and how we would produce or source them. After looking through Justine's edits we were very satisfied with the sounds needed. During our meeting, one of our actors pulled out as they'd been offered a paid gig. As a team, we looked through the Spotlight profiles of other actors that were available and came to a group decision. I met with Sarah and Justine the day prior to recording to go over the script and divide it into sections so that recording would be easier on both myself and the actors. We set the studio how we'd like it and finished off our pre-production documents, feeling very happy & confident ahead of the recording day.
Production Week
We met in the studio having divided the script into sections. Following James's helpful advice, I came up with a file management system of labelling my files after the line range and take – for example l1l35t1 for lines 1-35 take one. The recording went very well, the majority of the effects needed for the edit were able to be performed live by the actresses, so not much will need to be done in post other than actually piecing the recordings together. I'd also like to thank Naiara and Tim for their help with studio training and Naiara especially for helping us get set up on the day. Due to this, driving the desk was easy, the only real challenge being getting the levels as the actresses naturally drifted away from the mics, but Adelaida also did a good job of getting them to stay in one position.
Post-Production Week One
Due to work commitments, the group haven't been able to get together. I have, however, been working on the piece and keeping the group updated via group messages. I've found that this is an effective way to keep people in the loop and get feedback even while we're not together. The edit is coming along quite well, the script almost edits itself and the actors having performed the effects live has made the edit much easier. The notes taken by Adelaida and Justine have also helped with the edit process, as the three of us were identifying the best takes meaning that other than picking up a couple of lines, I don't have to sit and listen to every single piece of audio, although I've been listening to most in order to ascertain which ones had the best tone.
Post-Production Week Two
There's not much to add really, the drama has been progressing nicely. The audio is completely normalised with the FX. I've also been helping Sarah with the post-production paperwork as the only member of the group with a radio background. I'm quite pleased with how the edit turned out although I almost wish my group had a more challenging and ambitious script as the edit seemed almost too simple. I'd love to work on something that had a bit more scope for creativity as opposed to two characters sat in one room for the duration of the play.


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Pushed by women's organizations, by women organizing, courts and legislatures around the world are forcing the end to coerced sterilization of women. A little over a month ago, the California legislature finally outlawed the forced sterilization of women prisoners. This month, Namibia's Supreme Court upheld a 2012 High Court ruling that health workers sterilized HIV-positive women without their consent. As Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director, noted, "This is a great victory for all women in Namibia and the world. This decision reinforces the right to sexual and reproductive health for all women, irrespective of their HIV status."
This latest chapter began, formally, in 2009, when three Namibian women sued the State. They claimed they had been forcibly sterilized and that they had been sterilized because they were HIV positive, and so were victims of discrimination. Three separate women, ranging in age from 20s to 40s, at the height of labor, were presented with the sterilization `option'. In one case, the woman had been in labor for over four days and was in severe pain. She was led to believe that her caesarean could only take place if she signed the form. In such circumstances, what is the gender of informed consent?
In 2012, Judge Elton Hoff took two hours to read the decision. He argued there was clearly no informed consent. He noted that the women were Oshiwambo-speaking and that none of the health staff spoke Oshiwambo. He further noted that the forms the women signed were filled with acronyms no one, other than a specialist, could be expected to understand. In all three cases, the women only discovered the meaning of "BTL", bilateral tubal ligation, long after they had undergone the surgery. Judge Hoff concluded, "There could not have been counselling in those circumstances." When, after two hours, Judge Hoff looked up from his papers, he faced a courtroom packed with women in black t-shirts that read, "Non negotiable: my body, my womb, my rights".
The three women are members of the Namibian Women's Health Network. During a routine inspection of post-treatment papers, Network members started noticing BTL on members' treatment cards. No one knew what BTL was, and absolutely no woman knew that this had happened to her. The women then hooked up with the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, and in particular with Priti Patel, then deputy director and HIV program manager, who managed the case.
According to Jennifer Gatsi-Mallet, Director of the Namibian Women's Health Network, "The three women at the heart of this case are just the tip of the iceberg. We have documented dozens of similar cases of women living with HIV being sterilised without their informed consent. This judgment presents the strongest possibility that the Government of Namibia will be held to account for subjecting HIV-positive women to coerced sterilisation," said Mallet.
Priti Patel added, "Monday's decision will have far-reaching consequences not only for the three women at the heart of this case, but for the dozens of other HIV-positive women who have been subjected to coerced sterilisation in Namibia and throughout southern Africa."
This victory in the Namibian Supreme Court extends beyond hospitals and prison and before human rights to women everywhere organizing to sustain their dignity as women, and in so doing, pushing the State to do more than pay lip service to women's rights and equality. This is a victory for women's autonomy and power, everywhere. The State, and not just Namibia, did more than fail to stop forced sterilization. The State engaged for decades, and centuries, in medical pogroms against women. It's way past time for the State to be held to account for violence committed against women across the African continent and around the world.
(Photo Credit: Namibian Women's Health Network)

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LAUC-B Spring Assembly
Thursday, May 11, 1995
8:30-10:00 a.m., Morrison Library
By Chuck Eckman 1. Call to Order. 2. Address by University Librarian Peter Lyman: "The Future of Academic Librarianship: What Characteristics will Practitioners Need". Traditionally, libraries serve as a common space within the academic community. They provide equal access to information irrespective of the patrons ability to pay. In addition, disciplines and departments subdivide but rarely disappear. And libraries provide the record of disciplinary changes for future scholars. However, there are several structural trends/factors leading to changes in the traditional roles of the library. a. Current changes in intellectual property laws. Historically the library has been a place for subsidized and equal access to information. But as information supplants manufactured products as the major commodity, libraries are often on the losing end of legal battles to protect intellectual property as a common good. b. Price increases. ARL libraries have increased their collection budgets 114 percent in the last decade, but this increase lags behind the actual costs of materials, particularly in the science-technology-medical fields. c. Legitimation crisis. Current debates over copyright and intellectual property are taking place within the Department of Commerce, not the Department of Education. This is symptomatic of the changing nature of economic production in modern society (information supplanting manufacture), and bodes ill for the library. Transferring the concept of "fair use" from the print to the networked environment is proving an extremely challenging proposition. d. Privatization of knowledge. Libraries are becoming fee-for- service centers. They are serving as bookstores for publishers. Libraries exist at the boundary of the market and gift cultures. The library needs a new model to sustain itself in the long-term, or it will relapse into management by attrition. In order to do this, the library needs to think about where it will be ten years from now, not just 6 or 12 months from now. The faculty have not been very responsive to concerns about the declining ratio of librarians to faculty. They are more concerned about the ratio of the library budget devoted to collections (1/3rd). They consider this too low. In this environment, the two priorities for the library should be two: (1) train the faculty; and (2) build the collections. Within the library, we need to discuss whether the current reward system for librarians reward individuals who take risks and incorporate flexibility into their daily practice. Or does it reward a static vision of practice? These questions have already been addressed to CAPA and the discussion should move forward. 3. Fall 1994 minutes approved. 4. Chair's Report. Barbara Kornstein welcomed new CAPA member Mary Young. She announced that Terry Huwe was the new Townsend Fellow. She reviewed the statewide committee appointments. A letter has been sent to review initiators indicating that the Librarian IV review to Librarian V is a discretionary and not a mandatory review. V. CAPA Report. Of 54 cases this year, 30 have been completed. Six ad hoc committees are working on cases (this is a much higher number than usual). There have been many delays, especially for promotion cases. CAPA's relationship with the Vice Chancellor's and Library Human Relations' offices is going smoothly. VI. Nominations Committee Report. Debbie Sommer reported on the Committee's activities, including a review of the nominations for LAUC officers and committees. She called for nominations from the floor. VII. Open Forum on Travel Guidelines. Barbara Kornstein introduced the current status of travel guidelines. Peter Lyman is interested in providing support based on level of participation in organizations. The sense of the group was that the Librarians Office should be allowed to handle differential allocations for its contribution (currently about one-quarter of the total travel allocation). VIII. Open Forum on the Academic Services Strategic Plan Report. The sense of the group was that a series of separate meetings should take place to discuss various aspects of the report.


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Okay, maybe unemployment is not so funny after all. Or maybe it is just the dark season. I felt so depressed last week, that I spontaneously decided that something in my life had to change. Something fundamental! At once! So I did something revolutionary: I got a new haircut … yeah, I admit, I am a woman after all.
So, here are the pictures of brand new curly me … those who of you who have known me longer will notice, that it does not look that different from the last brand new curly me … let's say, three years ago, when I went to the hairdresser last. Don't look at the pictures too closely, though. You know, what happens, when you try to take a picture of yourself with a digital camera: you never quite know where to look at and you always look a little demented because you are concentrating so much on holding the camera at just the right angle 🙂
What else have I been doing? Well, I spent a few pleasant days in the Whoniverse, again, watching the new Christmas special (which I did not like overly much … I don't know, why … something missing, no real comanion this time) and rewatching most of season 4. Donna rulez! She is my absolute favorite, at least of the new series (Ace from the old one is a close runner up … due to the audio plays more than due to the old TV eps).
And I finally found a video editing programm for Linux which does remotely what I want it to do: Kdelive. It crashes a lot, though, or just freezes. I think that might be due to KDE problems on my Gnome desktop and normally happens when the KDE server opens a dialog. Or it is just lack of memory on my aging desktop PC. Anyway, with a lot of restarting and rebooting I got four new fanvids done. If so inclined, marvel at the Doctor.
I have not gotten round to including them in my homepage yet, but they are on YouTube and I wanted to try out that embedding feature for quite some time now, so here they come:
Whatever It Takes
The ninth Doctor and Rose – he sends her home, but she will do whatever it takes.
The Show Must Go On
The era of the 10th Doctor is nearing its end, but the show will go on …
Volcano God
This song just seems to be written for this episode. Who is the real Volcano God?
The DoctorDonna … she might not remember, but she will never be forgotten.
Have fun! I did.


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The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, were spiritual seekers from Manchester, England, who fled to America in 1774 to escape religious persecution. Their founder, Ann Lee, was an illiterate textile mill worker who sought a more personal faith than was offered by the official Church of England. When Lee and her followers arrived in the Albany area in 1776 and began building their Watervliet community near the current site of Albany International Airport, the small group was regarded with suspicion. They were persecuted for their religious beliefs and accused of being British spies.
The Shakers, however, persevered and passionately worked to create "heaven on Earth" through the practice of celibacy, pacifism, communal ownership of goods, and confession of sin. They believed that God was dual in nature, being both male and female. The Shakers practiced gender and racial equality within their communities and established a complex hierarchy of authority in which men and women shared power equally.
The Shakers made a significant contribution to American and European artistic traditions. Their expressions of spirituality included thousands of pieces of music, dance forms, and many works of art such as the famous Shaker tree of life. Today, they are best known for their elegant furniture and architectural style, and they continue to be a source of inspiration for artists, musicians, writers, choreographers and designers.
The Shakers of several communities made the iconic oval wood box and sold them to visitors and merchants from outside the community. This box, probably made at the Mount Lebenon, New York, community, includes the pencil inscription "William P. Van Rensselaer/Manor House/Albany N.Y./September 2nd, 1825." William may have acquired the box from a peddler or from a local merchant.


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Welcome to my new followers, I'm thrilled to see you :)
Did you watch Leonie's fab show on Hochanda last night?
The product launch continues this morning at 9am and there are more shows planned for 12, 4 and 7pm.
The stamps were so popular that unfortunately they sold out, but you can still get hold of the masks/stencils.
This morning's card is a little scene that I've built up with one of Leonie's masks, some of her stamps and an old Crafters Companion stamp (that I have never inked up before now, hang head in shame)
I taped the largest 'friend' mask down onto Neenah solar white card with low tack tape (this was before I got my Stick n Spray which would have made the job easier, lol).
Then I inked up the 'Friendship' stamp (Crafters Companion/Santoro) with black Archival ink and stamped it over the top so it looks as if the swings are hanging from the word.
Next I wanted to add some colour with my Distress Inks but I didn't want horrible black smudges on my work, so I carefully slid some scrap paper under the mask so I could wipe off the black ink safely.
I built up the colour by applying the ink with a dry baby wipe - I used 'Picked Raspberry', 'Spiced Marmalade' and 'Festive Berries' Distress Inks
I thought it looked unbalanced with the swings hanging from the word as it wasn't central, so I decided to add a tree branch for them to hang from instead. There's a very handy branch in the stamp set which I stamped several times through the middle of the word (with the mask still in place so it will look like the branch is behind the word)
I then used one of the floral stamps to add blossom to the tree branch.
I've been a bit subtle with my inking so when I remove the mask the word doesn't 'pop' as much as I'd hoped. Still, I like the pastel look so I decide to draw an outline around the word instead.
The 'outy' stencil bit comes with the kit, so I just lay it over the top
and trace around it with a black fineliner pen (I did the inside loops of the letters freehand). Much happier with it now.
I coloured the image in with pencils and added a bit more foliage to my branch. The ropes from the swings needed extending a bit too so I got my ruler in line with the rope, drew in two vertical lines and then drew diagonal lines between them to match the stamped version.
I cut the piece down to a bit smaller than A5 and doodled some lines around the edges.
I made some paper flowers by die-cutting circles from coloured paper, cutting them into rough spiral shapes and then rolling them up with a quilling tool.
After matting my piece onto an A5 card (edged with Picked Raspberry DI) and glueing on the flowers, I also added a bit of greenery with leaves punched from green paper with a papermania punch.
Sassy Studio Designs #329 Pastels
The Crafty Addicts #13 Anything Goes/Springtime
Creative Corner Spring Flowers
Melonheadz Friends Challenge LET'S GET GIRLY
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog #89 Anything goes option Flowers
Lemon Shortbread #13 Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft #27 Anything Goes
Please take some time to visit the blogs of Leonie's other Design Team Members.
They are:
Nick - http://nickinbarnsley.blogspot.co.uk
Jane - Isleofcraftycreations.blogspot.co.uk &
Elaine - Cakecoffeecraft.blogspot.co.uk
Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back this afternoon with another sample for you.
Katrina x


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Motherly wisdom: Lessons in love and acceptance
Before I was blind and a writer, I was a boy with many questions. Every other sentence began with a why, who or what, which drove my family mad.
Like many siblings, my two older teenage sisters would ignore my questions, instead swaying their puffy hairdos to Duran Duran. My younger sister would shrug and look away even before I finished my sentence. Dad, who was usually sitting on the brown sofa, would nod or shake his head faintly, making the TV screen that was reflected in his glasses dance. The only person who put up with my inquisitive nature was my mother.
One school morning, a few days before my 9th birthday, I woke up to my eldest sister making breakfast. Alarmed, I asked her where mom was.
"She's resting," she shared, pulling milk out of the fridge. "The baby in her belly kept her up last night."
I had watched my mom's stomach grow and grow, and the idea of another brother or sister worried me. If it's a girl, will she become the family favorite? And if it's a boy, will he replace me? Quickly, I ate my cereal, rinsed my bowl in the sink, and darted to my parent's bedroom.
With a few pillows supporting her back, I found my mom watching the Spanish channel from the bed. She had a calm expression on her face.
"Where's your book bag?" she piped up, smiling. "You can't be late. It's your last week of school."
I nodded, making my way around the bed and sitting close to her. She scanned my face and ran her warm hand through my hair. As though she read my mind, she continued, "This baby will not replace you. And for your birthday, we'll get you your favorite chocolate cake."
My older sister popped her head into the room, demanding I hurry to the car. There was a slight hint of annoyance in her tone.
"He's gonna stay home with me," mom interjected, her voice authoritative. "He's going to help me today."
Over my shoulder, I watched my sister nod, casting her eyes downward as she quietly disappeared into the dim hallway.
My mom squeezed my hand and asked me to reach for a box in the closet. Wondering why my mom had broken her "no missing school unless you are really sick rule," I grabbed the velvety maroon case from a shelf.
She slowly opened the box and we both stared at the bronze tree inside — our family's Menorah.
"People are like trees," she began, running her pale fingers over the metal bark. "And each person they love becomes one of their branches. You are one of my branches, and without you, I would be a smaller tree. I love all of you differently and I won't love you more or less when the baby arrives."
Although her words comforted me, this was a lesson she would continue to bring up throughout my life — especially when I started to date guys.
In my late teens, I began to have boyfriends, and I always claimed to love the current guy more than the previous.
"Don't compare your relationships," she warned. "It's not fair to them. Besides, they were all put in your path for a reason."
On occasion, my mom's beliefs would frustrate me when I was sighted; but as a blind man, they brought me comfort. Each unique way of taking in the world helped me deal with the assault and the group of friends that beat me. Most importantly, she encouraged me to focus less on the betrayal and more on my rehabilitation. I continued with the questions and she with the answers.
"Will I be able to find work as a blind man?" I asked, practicing my Braille alphabet on the dining room table.
"Yes," she replied, squeezing my shoulder. "In losing your sight you have learned to adapt — a skill any business would want."
"Will I ever find love?" I inquired, holding on to her elbow as I tapped my cane over the wet pavement.
"You'll find many loves and grow many branches — just give it time," she sighed.
My mother was right. A few months after losing my sight, I began to date again. When I had vision, I was a sucker for men with dark features. Middle Eastern, Asian, Black — I liked them all. As a blind man, I developed a thing for men with squared jawlines and rugged hands. I built a new system for getting to know men and eventually began to have boyfriends.
Blindness also brought about a new kind of love — a bond I never imagined existed, the affection of a guide dog. Madge was 43 pounds of lab energy. And even though we had a rough start, as I struggled to manage my first dog, she didn't wait to show me how much she cared. Within the first six months of our partnership, she saved me from being hit by a car twice. Both times I felt her body push me back as the car ran the light and honked. Fearless, she positioned herself between the moving vehicle and me.
Madge became more than my eyes — she was my biggest confidant. She came everywhere with me and was the favorite guest at every party. One chilly morning, I was brushing her teeth when my mom came into my room and asked, "Why are you two getting ready? I thought you didn't work on Fridays."
"I have a date with Owen. He took the day off to hang out," I replied.
"Aha, he loves you," she cheered. "Or at least he's starting to. Otherwise, he wouldn't have broken the rules."
"Break the rules?" I chuckled. "What do you mean? He took time off. Everyone gets to take vacation time."
"He broke his routine for you, Belo," she blurted. "That's what people do when they care."
Not fully appreciating her words, I reached for Madge's harness and slipped it on. I gave my mom a hug and let Madge guide me out of my apartment.
Seven years later, my second guide dog, Oslo, and I waited for the BART train late one evening. Reflecting on my mom's recent passing and Madge's retirement, I once again felt my brain ignite with questions. I reached for Oslo's head and began to caress it.
"Oslo," I whispered, "Do you think I'll get engaged again?"
He perked up and began to lick my face. I think that's a yes, I thought, laughing.
I felt my phone vibrate and I asked Oslo to settle down. As Siri read the text, I sensed confusion arise. The message was from a guy named Ray, someone who I had met at a bar a few weeks prior. However, our hectic schedules had kept us from having a real date. In the message, he proposed we both take a half-day on Friday to hang out.
He's nuts, I thought, shaking my head at the idea. After all, I barely knew the guy.
Suddenly, I heard a few guys murmur, "Check out his phone. It's one of the new ones."
I heard footsteps draw closer and felt Oslo's head lift from my leg and turn to face the strangers. As the men got closer, I heard Oslo growl, then bark.
"That dog looks crazy," the man said. "Let's just go."
Guide dogs are not trained to bark or guard. Yet, Oslo had broken his training for a reason. I quickly shoved my phone in my pocket and felt his tongue on my hand. Unsure if I should call the police, I praised him.
We made it back into our apartment and I kneeled down to hold Oslo tight. For the first time in a while, I didn't have questions, but answers. I finally understood what my mom had tried to tell me my whole life. I loved Oslo and Madge equally and they each showed me their affection in different ways. So, maybe I wouldn't marry Ray. Still, I would never find out by hiding behind my writer schedule. I pulled out my phone and agreed to meet him that Friday.
Belo Cipriani is the Writer-in-Residence at Holy Names University, a spokesperson for Guide Dogs for the Blind, the "Get to Work" columnist for SFGate.com, and the author of Blind: A Memoir. Learn more at his Website.


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QSR stands for Quick Service Restaurants which allows restaurants to show dynamic content. This content is likely to change much often. With QSR you can deliver clear and compelling content with integrated digital signage.
Thanks to the powerful and vibrant digital displays of Samsung, the QSR industry is transforming rapidly. Since it's harder for restaurants to stand oud, they start to rely on Samsung solutions. This is because they offer high quality products and services which helps creating a modern customer experience. Not only does it help to meet the business expectations, it also helps deliver on the most important values to the industry, which are speed an accuracy, maximising profits and a premier brand experience.
Speed and accuracy are two key aspects of success. The QSR solution has the ability to provide customers with their food quickly and correctly. Customers are now able to order their own food via a self-service kiosk, mobile phone or drive-through. Samsung's displays managed to improve the experience that the customers have by offering them multiple ways to order food.
Maximising profits is possible thanks to the great experience that the customers are having with the Samsung digital displays. The displays are able to impact the revenue because they are able to offer customers customised appetizers, sides and meal orders.
A premier brand experience is what the customers go through when using a QSR solution. Their experience in a shop is determining if they return or not. A strong brand identity and a positive shop experience is what Samsung offers with QSR and will definitely increase the customer's brand perspective.
Interested in more detailed information regarding QSR? Please click here.


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For those of you who have read some of the classics of the past I"m sure you will finish this post title with "Walter Mitty". I think all of us at one level or another live our own Walter Mitty lives in our minds. There are those missed opportunities where we could have made fundamentally different choices that might have radically changed who we are. Regrettably most of us cower during those times and then can only live that alternate choice in the depths of our minds. I am certainly one such person.
Here I am getting toward the end of my sixth decade on this earth so my days forward are much less than my days behind. My body continues to degrade on a seemingly daily basis which makes me realize that there will be many unrealized dreams. I don't want to fall into a state of melancholy here so I will now divert the focus of this post onto the Thurber short story instead of my own.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was a short story written by James Thurber in 1939. It was made into a movie in 1947 and was recently re-made late last year. Here is the basic plot of the story as described by Wikipedia.
The short story deals with a vague and mild-mannered man who drives into Waterbury, Connecticut, with his wife for their regular weekly shopping and his wife's visit to the beauty parlor. During this time he has five heroic daydream episodes. The first is as a pilot of a U.S. Navy flying boat in a storm, then he is a magnificent surgeon performing a one-of-a-kind surgery, then as a deadly assassin testifying in a courtroom, and then as a Royal Air Force pilot volunteering for a daring, secret suicide mission to bomb an ammunition dump. As the story ends, Mitty imagines himself facing a firing squad, "inscrutable to the last." Each of the fantasies is inspired by some detail of Mitty's mundane surroundings.
I don't remember when I read the story or saw the movie but I am sure that it was in my early childhood. I have been a dreamer all my life so the story enthralled me. During those rather boring grade school and high school days I was often a dreamer rather than a listener. I could have probably made my dreaming into a life mission but of course that is also a Walter Mitty dream for me.
I never went on to try to find any other stories by Thurber. Maybe I will do that now or at least I will re-read the original story. But I definitely will watch the new re-make as soon as it is available with captions. If any of you young people out that think I have anything worth saying I will advise you to seriously look at your current passions in life and to try to do something to make them happen instead of just end up dreaming about them when you are an old guy like me. 🙂 Don't settle for the mundane…


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Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic disease-causing organisms.
Sepsis is also called bacteremia. Closely related terms include septicemia and septic syndrome. In the general population, the incidence of sepsis is two people in 10,000. The number of deaths from sepsis each year has almost doubled in the United States since 1980 because more patients are developing the condition. There are three major factors responsible for this increase: a rise in the number of organ transplants and other surgical procedures that require suppressing the patient's immune system; the greater number of elderly people in the population; and the overuse of antibiotics to treat infectious illnesses, resulting in the development of drug-resistant bacteria.
Causes and symptoms
Sepsis can originate anywhere bacteria can gain entry to the body; common sites include the genitourinary tract, the liver and its bile ducts, the gastrointestinal tract, and the lungs. Broken or ulcerated skin can also provide access to bacteria commonly present in the environment. Invasive medical procedures, including dental work, can introduce bacteria or permit them to accumulate in the body. Entry points and equipment left in place for any length of time present a particular risk. Heart valve replacement, catheters, ostomy sites, intravenous (IV) or arterial lines, surgical wounds, or surgical drains are examples. IV drug users are at high risk as well.
People with inefficient immune systems, HIV infection, spinal cord injuries, or blood disorders are at particular risk for sepsis and have a higher death rate (up to 60%); in people who have no underlying chronic disease, the death rate is far lower (about 5%). The growing problem of antibiotic resistance has increased the incidence of sepsis, partly because ordinary preventive measures (such as prophylactic antibiotics) are less effective.
Cancer patients are at an increased risk of developing sepsis because chemotherapy and other forms of treatment for cancer weaken their immune systems.
The most common symptom of sepsis is fever, often accompanied by chills or shaking, or other flu-like symptoms. A history of any recent invasive procedure or dental work should raise the suspicion of sepsis and medical help should be sought.
The presence of sepsis is indicated by blood tests showing particularly high or low white blood cell counts. The causative agent is determined by blood culture.
In some cases the doctor may order imaging studies to rule out pneumonia, or to determine whether the sepsis has developed from a ruptured appendix or other leakage from the digestive tract into the abdomen.
Identifying the specific causative agent ultimately determines how sepsis is treated. However, time is of the essence, so a broad-spectrum antibiotic or multiple antibiotics will be administered until blood cultures reveal the culprit and treatment can be made specific to the organism. Intravenous antibiotic therapy is usually necessary and is administered in the hospital. The patient's chances of survival are increased by rapid admission to an intensive care unit followed by aggressive treatment with antibiotics.
Key terms
Bacteremia — The medical term for sepsis.
Prophylactic — Referring to medications or other treatments given to prevent disease.
Beers, Mark H., MD, and Robert Berkow, MD., editors. "Bacteremia and Septic Shock." Section 13, Chapter 156 In The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 2004.
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Koranyi, K. I., and M. A. Ranalli. "Mycobacterium aurum Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Child." Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal 22 (December 2003): 1108-1109.
Larche, J., E. Azoulay, F. Fieux, et al. "Improved Survival of Critically Ill Cancer Patients with Septic Shock." Intensive Care Medicine 29 (October 2003): 1688-1695.
Paphitou, N. I., and K. V. Rolston. "Catheter-Related Bacteremia Caused by Agrobacterium radiobacter in a Cancer Patient: Case Report and Literature Review." Infection 31 (December 2003): 421-424.
Petrosillo, N., L. Pagani, G. Ippolito, et al. "Nosocomial Infections in HIV-Positive Patients: An Overview." Infection 31, Supplement 2 (December 2003): 28-34.
Wall, B. M., T. Mangold, K. M. Huch, et al. "Bacteremia in the Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Population: Risk Factors for Mortality." Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 26 (Fall 2003): 248-253.
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American Public Health Association (APHA). 800 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20001-3710. (202) 777-APHA. http://www.apha.org.
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1. the presence in the blood or other tissues of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins.
2. septicemia.
puerperal sepsis sepsis after childbirth, due to putrefactive matter absorbed from the birth canal; see also puerperal fever.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
sep·sis, pl.
sep·ses(sep'sis, -sēz),
The presence of various pathogenic organisms, or their toxins, in the blood or tissues; septicemia is a common type of sepsis.
[G. sēpsis, putrefaction]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Systemic infection by pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria, that have invaded the bloodstream, usually from a local source. Sepsis is characterized by fever, increased number of white blood cells, increased heart rate, and other signs of widespread infection.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
sepsisInfectious disease Sepsis is defined by clinical parameters as 'SIRS–systemic inflammatory response syndrome plus a documented–ie, 'culture-positive' infection', and is part of a continuum of an inflammatory response to infection that evolves toward septic shock Clinical Tachypnea, tachycardia, hyperthermia, hypothermia Management Ibuprofen ↓ prostacyclin, thromboxane, ↓ tachycardia, fever, O2 consumption, lactic acidosis; NSAIDs do not prevent shock, ARDS, or improve survival. See Postanginal sepsis, Septic shock, Severe sepsis, SIRS.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
sep·sis, pl. sepses (sep'sis, -sēz)
The presence of various pus-forming and other pathogenic organisms, or their toxins, in the blood or tissues; septicemia is a common type of sepsis.
[G. sēpsis, putrefaction]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
sepsisThe condition associated with the presence in the body tissues or the blood of micro-organisms that cause infection or of the toxins produced by such organisms. Sepsis varies in severity from a purely local problem to an overwhelming and fatal bacterial intoxication. Sepsis has been defined as the systemic inflammatory response to infection based on the clinical criteria of a temperature over 38 C, a heart rate of over 90 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of over 20 per minute and a white blood cell count increase of more than 12,000 or with more than 10 per cent immature neutrophil polymorphs. Severe sepsis is defined as sepsis associated with organ dysfunction. Severe sepsis has a mortality of up to 50 per cent.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
sep·sis, pl. sepses (sep'sis, -sēz)
Presence of various pathogenic organisms, or their toxins, in blood or tissues.
[G. sēpsis, putrefaction]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
Patient discussion about sepsis
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The importance of drinking enough water
Some ancient Eastern cultures believed that 90% of human diseases were caused by improper drinking of water. Lack of water can disrupt the process of digestion and elimination, contaminating blood with toxins and poisoning the body. It can result in various diseases of the digestive tract and cause constipation. If toxins are not eliminated via the intestines and kidneys, the body tries to get rid of it through the lungs, which causes increased breathing and irregular heartbeat. When toxins in the blood get to the brain, a person might develop migraine headaches. The lack of water will result in dry and scaly skin, split hair ends and brittle nails. This list may go on.
It is crucial to understand the importance of proper hydration. Water is like the elixir of beauty and youth, which cleanses the body from toxins and helps to prevent health problems.
Interesting facts about water
We all know that more than 70% of our body consists of water and it participates in the process of digestion. Every day our body produces about 1.5l of saliva, 2.5l of digestive juice, 0.5l of bile, 0.7l of pancreatic juice and 3l of intestinal juice. Of course, this water remains in the system, but, in order to keep the body healthy and strong, it should be replaced as any other used water. However, our body loses a certain amount of water (2.5l-3l) daily. We lose water through kidneys (1.5l), sweating (0.6l), respiration (0.3l), and faeces (0.2l). The body eliminates toxins and waste via these fluids. If the amount of lost water is not restored, the process of excretion mechanisms will be hampered. Consequently, the toxins will accumulate in the body, in effect poisoning it.
In the Far East it is believed that the amount of consumed water is as important as the manner of its consumption. Therefore, one should equally consider the amount and occasion of water consumption. In the Yoga philosophical system, these tips are praised as the five golden rules of water drinking, which play a key part in maintaining good health and well-being.
The five golden rules of drinking water
1. Drink 1 glass of water in the morning and restrain from eating for 1.5 hours.
A glass of water washes the stomach and the digestive tract. Cleaning our digestive system and preparing it to work is as important as brushing our teeth. In the morning our stomach is somewhat 'sleepy' like a deflated balloon. Morning water activates its walls for digestion. In the first few days, morning water may not be very pleasant. Some people may get nauseous, but this is only temporary. So, if you have the will and patience, the unpleasant feeling will disappear after a few days, or a week at most. Your stomach will be clean and able to accept the water.
Why do we have to restrain from eating for 1.5 hours after the morning water? This is where Western and Eastern ideas of nutrition collide. The famous Western proverb 'Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper' in the East would be rephrased as 'Eat breakfast like a pauper, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a king'. Probably we all know that digestion takes a lot of energy. After a meal there is hardly any energy left to engage in activities such as emotional response to environment, thinking, decision making, not to mention physical activity. And, as we know, most of the important decisions and work must be done in the first half of the day. Maybe this is the reason for eating less in the morning.
2. Drink a glass of water 30 minutes before every meal.
Washing hands before meal is as important as 'washing' your gastric tract. Moreover, this water will add to the water amount in the body and, as it was mentioned above, a considerable amount of water is essential for digestion. This habit will help us to become more aware about the nutrition process. Most of the time, our body doesn't distinguish between hunger and thirst. When our body is asking for water we decide to drink a cup of tea, or coffee, usually followed by a biscuit or cake. You are not quenching your thirst – you are consuming food. Let's not forget this simple rule.
3. Don't drink anything while eating, or for 40 minutes after the meal.
First of all, water taken during a meal can dilute digestive juices and saliva, which have a particular chemical composition and helps to break down the food. Air is essential for the digestive process as well, so the stomach should contain enough space not only for gastric juices but also for air. Only half of the stomach should contain food, one quarter of it should be filled with digestive juices and the rest quarter filled with air. Digestion takes from half an hour to 3 hours depending on the type of consumed food. Only then the processed food enters the duodenum and this is when we can drink liquids, even water.
4. Drink a glass of water 30 minutes before you go to sleep.
We need to drink water before we go to bed, because the body eliminates toxins during the night. Also we lose a lot of water by respiration and sweating, so we should replenish water supplies. Don't be afraid! It won't make you to get up at night; a cup of tea will, though. Try it and you will see.
5. Drink water whenever you feel thirsty.
This rule does not need any comments. Quench your thirst with water. Feed your hunger. It is crucial to highlight the type of water that the rules apply to. It does not include soft drinks, coffee or tea. These products have taste, so our body interprets them as food. So water should be with no flavourings or additives. It can be water from a well, a spring or filtered tap water. It is advisable to drink room temperature water. You will be surprised when water becomes your cheapest and simplest cure in daily life. The results will show in no time. Within two weeks, your large intestines will become clean, in two months you will forget about heartburn problems, it will regulate your gastric system and constant headaches will disappear. You will feel healthy, vigorous and energetic! We hope that all of you find the strength to change the nutrition process, since sticking to these five simple rules of water drinking will provide you with great benefits.
The Ayurvedic way to drink water:
1. First off, sit down to drink (just as you should sit down to eat).
2. Take sips, not full-glass chugs. Small sip, swallow, breathe. Repeat.
3. Sip water throughout the day. If you chug too much water at once your body doesn't actually absorb all of it. Most of it will run right through you.
4. Drink at least room temperature water. Warm is even better. Cold and iced water literally douse the digestive fire.
5. Only sip a small amount of water with your meals. If you drink too much while you eat, your belly won't have enough room for digestive action. Remember this rule: fill your stomach 50% with food, 25% with water, and leave 25% empty for the digestive juices and process.
6. For the same reason, don't drink loads of water before or after your meals. Fill 50% with food, 25% with water, and leave 25% empty.
7. Drink when you're thirsty. Thirst is a natural urge that should be heeded. It means your body needs water.
8. As far as how much, we're all different sizes with varied diets and lifestyles. One set rule of eight glasses a day simply can not apply to everyone. Naturally, the miraculous human body has it's own built-in measuring system: thirst. If you're thirsty, drink water. When you listen to thirst cues and sip water throughout the day you'll be drinking the right amount.
9. Your urine is a secondary confirmation to know if you're amply hydrated. It should be fairly clear and straw colored. If it's dark yellow you need to drink more.
10. Your lips are yet another indicator. If they're dry you might be dehydrated.
The rules are so straightforward, perhaps even obvious or intuitive. But they might make a serious difference in the way you feel on a daily basis.
Whether it's how to eat, how to drink, how to bathe, or the myriad of other natural behaviors that we've never given a second thought, the beautiful science of Ayurveda teaches us the ideal way to do each to feel our absolute best.


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I saw the previews of the Masked Singer on Fox (and there were MANY) and I thought "this show looks so dumb". While that may be true, it's so much fun to watch!!
For the past two weeks, "masked" singers have come out to perform, and the judges have to guess who they are. The judges are Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger.
The costumes these performers are in are amazingly elaborate. I can't imagine hanging out in a costume like that for an hour. It's quite hilarious. There are some professional singers for sure; and some not. What's fun is trying to figure out who the people are based on the "clues" and their performance. I know who the Raven is for sure. I have guesses about others.
What makes the show so funny are the insane guesses the judges make. Lady Gaga? President Obama? Really??? Think C or D list celebrities for sure!!!
If you haven't checked out this show, do so. It's very entertaining. I'll include a video below to show you:)


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Valerie Gangas lost her mother in 2011 and experienced profound life-shattering grief. It was a huge turning point in her life, as it caused her to go into a deep suicidal depression, "a complete annihilation of who I she was." Shortly after her mother's death, Valerie learned Transcendental Meditation™ and in her first meditation, she says, "my entire life radically changed in 20 minutes." The spiritual awakening she experienced was a foundational shift and a powerful transformation in both her awareness and her life. (Hence, the name of her upcoming podcast is: "Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong!")
Valerie is a transformational speaker, life coach and author of Enlightenment Is Sexy: Every Woman's Guide to a Magical Life. She specializes in helping people make radical shifts in their self-perception to gain a deeper understanding of who they are, so they can genuinely thrive and unleash their magic more fully into the world.
Growing up outside Chicago, Illinois, Valerie had an interest in the mysteries of the world and a strong drive to connect with the Universe, which she inherited from her mother who was a poet, former nun and a major influence in Valerie's life.
Valerie received her bachelor's degree in theology and women's studies from DePaul University, and earned her master's degree in transpersonal psychology and certification in leadership and life coaching at Sofia University in Palo Alto.
The David Lynch Foundation hired Valerie to give talks about the benefits of meditation and developing consciousness within corporations (including respected advertising and financial firms), private practices and student groups at top schools around the country, such as Loyola University School of Medicine. She eventually began working directly with Oprah Winfrey and her staff at Harpo Studios, and for two years she talked to groups of Oprah's staff members about meditation and consciousness.
Valerie sums up her philosophy for optimal living: "Once you're regularly tuning in to your soul's voice, through daily meditation, prayer, nature walks, whatever works for you, follow the signs, embrace the mystery, and trust the Universe."
I loved this episode, I love this woman. So many tears were shed while we talked and I hope you took something beautiful away that just might change your life.. or your perspective.
To learn more about Valerie and her work, visit Valerie's website https://www.valeriegangas.com and her instagram @valeriegangas.
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In "Day 27" of my thankful journey posts, I promised I would continue with "Day 28" on August 9. The past week and a half held many blessings, but one calendar addition came a little unexpectedly. How so? Allow me to explain.
Today, August 9, my uncle's funeral is taking place as I finish typing this post. Uncle Otto passed away at the age of eighty, and his final few years held the extra challenge of Alzheimer's disease. For a strong farmer/businessman, a leader in his church and family, understanding and coming to terms with this hard-to-understand I malady weighed hard on Uncle Otto, Aunt Donna, his children and grandchildren. I know all of the family is thankful that they had the opportunity, while his mind was still here, to share final words with him. Then over recent months, we were all thankful for a loving "memory care center" that offered needed support.
But Uncle Otto's life was beautiful and rich, not defined by his later struggle. So what to be thankful for on this day? I was unable to travel to the funeral, but I have no doubt that much will be shared about family, as children, grandchildren and cousins banter with a smile.
Five Thankful Thoughts in honor of Uncle Otto:
- Family roots – My mother's only brother (with four girls in the family), Uncle Otto followed my grandfather's farming footsteps. The farm carries on with my cousins Tim and Scott, then their extended families. In a world where family roots sometimes struggle to take hold, Uncle Otto's legacy will carry on.
- Family man – Five children in the Otto and Donna Wuethrich family were neat cousins to grow up with, though I was much younger. I never really got to know the oldest cousin, Jerry, as I was only ten years old when he died in a car accident. The photo here is one Scott posted on Facebook – isn't it a lovely image of Uncle Otto and two of his happy kiddoes?
- Man of Faith – Otto Wuethrich held strong to his faith, and I know he was a part of the leadership at the Apostolic Christian Church in Francesville, where my mother attended when growing up. Though the more formal, traditional church may seem unusual, the heart of this church is pure on a level often not seen in less formal houses of worship. After Grandpa Wuethrich passed away when I was in elementary school, I recall Uncle Otto leading a prayer at a large family gathering. And his voice sounded exactly like Grandpa had sounded, with as sure of a prayer.
- Outdoorsman – Uncle Otto loved to fish – and he even stocked fish in the pond behind their home. And young relatives who love to fish were able to do so! I appreciated him sharing this bit of his life with us.
- Aunt Donna – his high school sweetheart! I'm thankful that he brought into the Wuethrich family a gem of a sister-in-law for my mother. Aunt Donna, later in life, developed a sweet yet sardonic humorous routine, a la Erma Bombeck, and we're so blessed that she is a "Wonderful Wuethrich Woman." The long goodbye of Alzheimer's was especially hard for Aunt Donna, who also faces Parkinson's, but she stood by Uncle Otto even when it was tough. We love you, Aunt Donna!


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Ride along as May takes flight
"May is here and it's a great time to stretch your wings and get outside. From finding birds and petting animals at the zoo to exploring a parade of homes and racing through Oshkosh, this weekend features plenty of events and activities for the whole family to enjoy."
It's the final weekend of Oshkosh Community Players' "Calendar Girls" at the Grand Opera House. Find out what happens when four women try to pose nude in an "alternative" calendar to raise money for their local hospital. Based off a true story, this tale of philanthropy and friendship is funny, poignant and heartwarming. Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Get some fresh, new home ideas during the WHBA's Spring Parade of Homes Friday through Sunday. See the latest in construction and designs while touring homes built by area builders. Varied locations may be found throughout the Winnebago County area. Second-weekend showings are May 12 and 13.
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Dust off the binoculars because it's time for the seventh annual Oshkosh Bird Fest Saturday at Menominee Park. Enjoy bird banding demonstrations, birds of prey presentations, bird walks, children's activities and other informative exhibits.
Have more bird fun during the downtown Gallery Walk. The Masonic Center will have a student bird art exhibit, live birds and other exhibits, the Oshkosh Public Library is featuring a Bird Fest Under the Dome photography exhibit and participating downtown businesses will have live birds, art exhibits and more.
Saturday Night Out also is taking place in downtown Oshkosh. Along with the birds, downtown visitors may enjoy food and drink specials, sales and entertainment. Rain or shine, it's a night of fun for the whole family.
Check out the Menominee Park Zoo and Children's Amusement Center Saturday during opening day at the Zoo and the Kid's Fest Kick-Off Carnival. Kick off the season with fun children's games, bounce house and slide, entertainment and more.
If you are a fan of the TV show "The Amazing Race" and you love Oshkosh, you will not want to miss your chance to win $1,000 during The Amazing Oshkosh this Saturday. Like the popular TV show, The Amazing Oshkosh is a team race featuring fun challenges across the city of Oshkosh. Sign your team up today and get ready to race.
Check out the latest fashions during Mile of Style fashion show and dinner at the Oshkosh Convention Center on Thursday, May 11. The fun-filled evening includes fabulous fashions, dinner, raffles and an opportunity to win a trip and shopping spree in Chicago. Proceeds from the show will help benefit the Day by Day Warming Shelter.
You know summer is right around the corner when the On the Loos Cruise paddlewheel boat is back on the river. Experience the Fox River with a leisurely cruise from the downtown riverwalk to beautiful Lake Butte des Morts and back. Cruises begin Friday, May 12, and are available Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Can't make an evening cruise? Take an afternoon cruise on Tuesday, Saturday or Sunday.
Wine while you unwind during unWINEd May 13 in downtown Oshkosh. Sip, shop and stroll at the downtown wine walk as you relax with your friends and a glass of wine. There will be activities and specials at numerous downtown businesses to keep everyone entertained throughout the day. All wine walk participants must be 21 or older.
Art and music go wild during ArtRAGEOUS May 13 at the Grand Opera House. With a palette of captivating vocals, intricate choreography and exciting audience interaction, ArtRAGEOUS takes you on a unique visual journey. The ArtRAGEOUS troupe of artists, musicians, singers and dancers pay tribute to a variety of art forms, pop icons and musical genres culminating in a gallery of fabulous finished paintings.
"Event City Guide" is written by staff at the Oshkosh Convention & Visitors Bureau for The Northwestern. For details visit VisitOshkosh.com.


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Rast wins sixth stage of Tour de Suisse as the breakaway survives
There is no change in the GC standings, as Mathias Frank keeps his slim lead over Roman Kreuziger and Rui Costa
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Gregory Rast (RadioShack-Leopard) won the sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse on Thursday.
Four riders — Mathew Hayman (Sky), Alexander Kolobnev (Katusha), Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and Rast — jumped ahead of the peloton early in the stage and stayed out front all day, at one point holding a lead of over 14 minutes.
The peloton never challenged the foursome and they finished almost 11 minutes ahead of the main pack.
Over the last four kilometers of the 186km route from Leuggern to Meilen, Grabsch launched a few mini-attacks that were matched by his breakaway companions each time, Nobody seemed to want to take control of the group until right before the 1km banner, when Rast sprinted through a gap and immediately opened up a lead.
"I was overwhelmed when I saw I had a gap," Rast said in a RadioShack press release. "I felt fantastic! But that last kilometer was endless. When I saw the 500m to go mark I was surprised. I thought I was much closer to the finish."
Once Rast was able to pick up a few seconds over the others, the stage was all but over. He rode hard to the finish, keeping his head down and peeking behind him for a pending attack. It never came and he coasted across the line. Hayman was second (+25 seconds) and Kolobnev placed third (+35).
"It was hard out there today," Rast said. There was no real sprinter in our group, just strong guys with motivation to win. Team Director Luc Meersman gave me good advice and it worked out well.
"I figured Hayman was the fastest in the sprint and that Grabsch wouldn't wait for the sprint. I didn't let myself think of my sprint defeats in Tour de Suisse. Luc had told me to wait for 1k to go. I knew when to go."
Mathias Frank (BMC Racing) finished in the main field and kept his overall lead, as he has a 23-second advantage over Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) and a 35-second buffer over Rui Costa (Movistar).
The peloton finished in its own sprint, with Peter Sagan (Cannondale) finishing just ahead of John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) and Arnaud Demare (FDJ) 10:43 behind Rast.
The race resumes with Friday's big mountain stage, a 206km route that has four rated climbs — including an HC climb that peaks with just over 3km left.


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Are you confused by the new transgender ideology? Can't keep track of its competing demands? Puzzled by the claim that biology is imaginary yet feelings are concrete?
If so, then you truly are on the path to wisdom, says Ryan Anderson, the level-headed analyst of transgender theology at the Heritage Foundation, and the author of a new book on transgender politics, titled "When Harry Became Sally."
He sketches the slippery creativity of the transgender ideology in an article, titled "Transgender Ideology Is Riddled With Contradictions.
Here Are the Big Ones." He writes:
At the core of the ideology is the radical claim that feelings determine reality. From this idea come extreme demands for society to play along with subjective reality claims. Trans ideologues ignore contrary evidence and competing interests, they disparage alternative practices, and they aim to muffle skeptical voices and shut down any disagreement.
The movement has to keep patching and shoring up its beliefs, policing the faithful, coercing the heretics, and punishing apostates, because as soon as its furious efforts flag for a moment or someone successfully stands up to it, the whole charade is exposed. That's what happens when your dogmas are so contrary to obvious, basic, everyday truths.
A transgender future is not the "right side of history," yet activists have convinced the most powerful sectors of our society to acquiesce to their demands. While the claims they make are manifestly false, it will take real work to prevent the spread of these harmful ideas.
Read it all here.
There are very few "transgender" people. For example, advocates say from 250 to several thousand people in the military are trying to live like members of the other sex in a military population of 1.3 million full-time soldiers, sailors, marines and air force personnel. Fewer than o.3 percent of Americans wish to live as members of the opposite sex.
Polls show that roughly one-quarter of Americans support the progressive claim that biological sex trumps chosen "gender identity," despite intense media pressure in favor of the pro-transgender, anti-sexes campaign.
Read the rest at: Transgender


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Office 365 Home, Personal, and University subscribers who would prefer to install Office 2016 repeatedly without having to download it each time can do so, thanks to an offline installer.
Note: This method works for both Windows PCs and Macs.
Not everyone will need this functionality. In fact, I suspect that most have the necessary bandwidth and/or simply don't install Office enough to even worry about such a thing. But there are a number of reasons why this capability is useful, not the least of which is the ability to quickly recover from disaster while offline.
But those who live under strict bandwidth limitations should look into the Office 2016 offline installer. This will let you download Office 2016 once and then install it on multiple PCs without re-downloading the 2.7 GB set of Office Setup files each time, as is normally the case.
Note that you will still need to update Office 2016, of course, so as time moves on and the offline setup gets more out-of-date, those subsequent updates will get bigger and bigger. But it will be years, I bet, before this becomes less efficient from a bandwidth perspective. (And of course, Office 2016 users can manage updates too; navigate to File, Account, Update Options in any of the main Office applications to do so.)
To get the offline installer, navigate to the My Account page on Office 365. Then, select the Install button under the "Install" heading. Then, on the Office 365 Install page, select "Language and install options" instead of clicking the Install button for a normal streamed/downloaded install of Office 2016.
On the Language and Install Options page that appears next, select the "Additional install options" link. You will now see an Offline installer option. Select "Download offline installer."
The Office Offline Installer will begin downloading. On Windows PCs, the installer includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office 2016 for Windows. (Note that even those with 64-bit versions of Windows will typically want to use the 32-bit version of Office.) On a Mac, you will, of course, get Office 2016 for Mac.
On Windows, the offline installer is a single disk image (.IMG) file. Just double-click it to add this virtual disk to File Explorer. Then, you can navigate to that drive, open the disk normally, and choose the installer you want: Setup32.exe for 32-bit and Setup64.exe for 64-bit.
On Mac, the offline installer is a Mac-friendly app package on the Mac. Just double-click it to begin the install.
Note that, in both cases, you can and should retain the offline installer so you can use it later.
After installing Office 2016, you will need to activate it against your Office 365 account. In the "Enter your product key" dialog that appears, select "Sign in with an active account instead" to enter your Office 365 credentials and get to work.
Note: What about Office 365 for business subscriptions? Microsoft recommends that you "contact your admin," which isn't all that helpful. But that's because the commercial versions of Office 365 have an additional layer of management between you and the cloud. And the expectation here is that a business customer will be able to get online if they need to install Office 2016 from scratch. (That said, if anyone knows of a workaround, please let me know.)
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Dr. Lucille Doak-McCauley, age 39. Sunrise April 24, 1978 and Sunset February 15, 2018.
Visitation 10:00am and Funeral 11:00am Wednesday February 28, 2018 at Union Tabernacle Church of God 1345 Atcheson St.
Interment at Evergreen Burial Park.
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Dr. Lucille Doak-McCauley, age 39. Sunrise April 24, 1978 and Sunset February 15, 2018.
Visitation 10:00am and Funeral 11:00am Wednesday February 28, 2018 at Union Tabernacle Church of God 1345 Atcheson St.
Interment at Evergreen Burial Park.
My thoughts and Prayers are with you all. Lucille will greatly be missed. Her smile will forever shine in our hearts.
I am so sorry for your loss! I worked with her for many years and was a patient of hers as well and she was a wonderful, caring, bubbly person. She will be greatly missed.
Prayers to her family and her children. I didn't know you only through this tragedy and the overwhelming messages through the neighborhood and facebook. You were loved by many people. You left a forevermark on those who knew you and the ones that didn't know you. Everyone is saddened by your loss. My god be with you and your family. We are sending prayers and hugs to your family .
I'm so sorry for loss of this beautiful soul who had the most infectious smile I've ever seen. I was fortunate enough to cross paths with her 7 years ago while she was the optometrist at America's Best and she has had a profoundly positive impact on my life ever since. Even though we started as co-workers she became a close friend to me and gave me grief because I could never call her Lucy, she was Dr. McCauley to me and deserved the respect to be called that for her hard work and dedication to her education and helping the public eventually we compromised on just McCauley- a true testament to what a humble and wonderful woman she truly was. We spoke almost everyday sharing stories of crazy things that had happened during the work day or how we spent the weekends that we swore went by too fast for our liking. There will never be another woman as great as she was, God molded something so special when he made her. Never one to complain or utter a bad word about another I will always remember her bright smile and zest for life and deep love for her children and family. This world will never be the same without her but I'm so glad to have had the chance to have her impact my life so much, I hope I can live up to being just half the woman she was. RIP McCauley
I was blessed to have met Lucy seven years ago at America Best. We become great friends and stayed in touch after we both left. She was a great mentor and friend. I am going to miss are girls night dinner dates and are wine and pizza nights. I am still in shock that you are going. She was such a beautiful person inside and out. Until we meet again my friend. God definitely gained a beautiful angel. May God be with your children and family during this difficult time. Sending prayers and my condolences for your loss.
My prayers are with the family of Lucille. She was an intelligent and beautiful young woman, caring doctor and devoted parent. She will be missed by all.
I am the school nurse at Keith's school. He is such a sweet boy, and I have heard what a wonderful lady Lucy was. My clinic doors will always be open to him for rest and for anything he may need while at school. Our entire school community loves and supports Keith III. I am so very sorry for your tremendous loss. Words cannot fully express my sorrow. Sending many thoughts and prayers….
I will forever remember Lucille's bright smile.
She was a strong woman who loved her family, was steadfast in her faith and was dedicated to her profession.
I have been blessed having had the opportunity to know her and she is going to be missed immensely.
I would like to extend my condolences to the family. May these promises from Jehovah God help them to endure. "Do not be anxious….but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God; and the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your mental powers by means of Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7; Isaiah 25:8 NWT.
To the family of Lucille, you have my deepest sympathy in your loss. When someone you love dies, it is like losing a precious jewel. God knows how you feel because he had to endure the pain of His son's agonizing death. Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord." May you rely on God's promise that Lucille will live again!
To the Doak family:
My heart goes out to you family on the sudden loss of your daughter, sister and Mother. I didn't know her personally but what was shared with me about her makes me feel as if I missed out on a opportunity to be blessed with a great sisterhood. Keep God close to your hearts during this painful time as He along with the love and support of family will see you through this.
I would like to extend my condolences to the family especially her children. May God cover and protect them. This doesn't seem real at all. I miss you dearly "Adrianne" ;).
You've always been a wonderful friend to me and I will always cherish that. It will never be the same without you.
Rest in peace friend.
My Deepest Sympathy to the Doak-McCauley families in the loss of your loved one. You are all in my prayers. May Dr. McCauley Rest In Peace. Dr. McCauley was an important part of our medical family.
Revelations 14:13 The I heard a voice from heaven say " Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the lord from now on". Says the spirit " They will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." I will fulfill my vows to the lord in all his people.
Our hearts are so sad at the loss of our classmate. Lucille was amazing with her work ethic and positive spirit. She loved her children and did everything to make their lives special.
I send my deepest condolences to the family
I am greatly saddened to learn of the loss of my beloved classmate and respected colleague. I can still recall Lucille's kind words and warm smiles. We have lost a great light. Heaven will be a much brighter place with you there.
I didn't know this beautiful young lady but am sure she was an amazing person. I saw Keith's picture on the news and instantly remembered him from the 6th grade (crestview middle school) many years ago. He was very troubled then. I instantly wondered how he was able to have the privlige to have a beautiful doctor as a wife and be blessed with children. This is so sad. I am praying for this family.
I know time passes yet the loss of your mother and daughter still impacts our family we lived next door experienced the family day to day memories what I heard what I saw beautiful lady one of God's angels for sure we and my family are very sorry for your loss .
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Broken drainage tile causes sink hole on CR 700 S
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A sink hole estimated to be 3-feet wide and 7-feet deep opened up Wednesday on Tippecanoe County Road 700 South east of U.S. 231.
County Highway crews excavated the hole Thursday morning, looking for what might have caused the erosion on the south side of the rural road.
A busted farm drainage tile is suspected to have caused the sink hole, according to a highway department spokesman. That combined with Wednesday's steady rain caused the hole to open.
A member of the highway crew at the scene held his arms out in a wide circle as he described the hole as being about 3-feet wide. He estimated it was 6 or 7 feet deep.
The spokesman said crews were repairing the broken tile and then will backfill the hole.
It is hope the road will be re-opened by the end of the workday on Thursday.


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This week, much of Louisiana is under a heat advisory. Parts of the state are seeing temperatures in the high 90s with heat indexes over 100 degrees. The heat, coupled with high humidity, can cause potentially deadly heat-related illnesses. The Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Children and Family Services encourage residents to take simple precautions to ensure their safety in the summer heat:
- Slow down. Avoid strenuous activity. If you must do heavy work, do it during the coolest part of the day.
- Stay indoors as much as possible. If air conditioning is not available, stay on the lowest floor, out of the sunshine. Try to go to a public building with air conditioning each day for several hours. Remember, electric fans do not cool the air, but they do help sweat evaporate, which cools your body.
- Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing. Light colors will reflect away some of the sun's energy.
- Drink plenty of water and fluids regularly and often, even if you do not feel thirsty. Your body needs water to keep cool.
- Avoid drinks with alcohol or caffeine in them. They can make you feel good briefly, but make the heat effects on your body worse. This is especially true about beer, which dehydrates your body.
- Eat small meals and eat more often. Avoid foods that are high in protein, which increase metabolic heat.
- Avoid using salt tablets unless directed to do so by a physician.
- Although any one at any time can suffer from heat-related illness, some people are at greater risk than others. Check regularly on:
- Infants and young children
- People aged 65 or older
- People who have a mental illness
- Those who are physically ill, especially with heart disease or high blood pressure
- Visit adults at risk at least twice a day and closely watch them for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Infants and young children, of course, need much more frequent supervision.
- NEVER leave anyone in a closed, parked vehicle, especially children. Parents and caregivers can make a safety plan to ensure that children or other passengers are not forgotten in car. DCFS suggests that caregivers transporting children remind themselves that a child is inside the vehicle by placing a bag, briefcase or something else you will need when you reach your final destination in the back seat or keeping an object in the car seat, such as a stuffed toy. When the child is buckled in, place the object where you will notice it when leaving the vehicle, like the front seat. If you are transporting a child or passenger when it is not part of your normal routine, have a spouse or family member call to make sure everything went according to plan.
Since 1989, DCFS reports that in cases investigated as abuse or neglect, 22 children have died of hyperthermia (heat stroke) as a result of being left unattended in a car. Children occasionally climb into vehicles on their own and become trapped. To prevent this, do not let your children play in an unattended vehicle and teach them that a vehicle is not a play area. Additionally, always lock vehicle doors and trunks and keep keys out of children's reach. If a child is missing, check vehicles first, including trunks.
According to Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Takeisha Davis, people suffer from heat-related illness when their bodies are unable to cool themselves properly.
"The body normally cools itself by sweating, which is why it is so important to rehydrate by drinking plenty of fluids. Under some conditions, sweating just isn't enough," Dr. Davis said.
Warning signs of heat stroke include extremely high body temperature; red, hot and dry skin; rapid, strong pulse; throbbing headache; and dizziness, nausea, confusion and/or unconsciousness. Any of these can be signs of a life-threatening emergency.
If someone you know is experiencing these symptoms in the heat, try to bring the person's body temperature down immediately by bringing him or her to a shady area and cooling the person's skin rapidly with water. Make sure to monitor the person's body temperature and, above all, do not give him or her alcohol to drink. Seek professional medical attention immediately.
If you see a child left unattended in a vehicle, contact local law enforcement or dial 911. If the child is in distress due to heat, get him or her out as quickly as possible and cool the child rapidly.
The Louisiana Department of Health strives to protect and promote health statewide and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all state citizens. To learn more about LDH, visit http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov. For up-to-date health information, news and emergency updates, follow LDH's blog, Twitter account and Facebook.
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A core principle of NWM's wealth planning philosophy is to provide our clients with broadly diversified investment portfolios that go beyond the public markets. As such, NWM is pleased to introduce our new NWM Farmland LP (NFLP).
The fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of farmland across Canada, including Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario, through our partner Bonnefield.
Why Farmland?
- Canadian farmland is a secure asset that can be seen as an alternative to long-term bonds with inflation protection (similar to real return bonds). It is a steady, income producing real estate investment that can supplement the low-volatility fixed income portion of one's portfolio.
- It has proven to be an effective hedge against inflation (Statistics Canada, Libra Investment Management, Ibbotson Associates) and, as a private infrastructure investment, is not correlated to the volatility of public markets.
- Canadian farmland is well positioned to maintain and grow its dominance as a world food producer, due in part to a combination of changing environmental and weather patterns, as well as Canada's unprecedented access to fresh water.
- The Canadian farmland market itself is estimated to be between $400 and $600 billion, leaving a significant amount of room for growth.
Why Bonnefield?
- Bonnefield, our Canadian farmland partner since 2012, has been in operation since 2008 and now has assets under management of over $400 million – the largest player in this market by far.
- Bonnefield purchases land from farmers and leases it back in return for rental income, which can be increased over time. They do not participate in farming operations and therefore do not take the business or commodity risk that can be associated with farming.
- Their assets are well-diversified within the industry, by geography, tenant, and type of crop. Bonnefield also owns site assets that are considered farmland infrastructure, including irrigation, drainage, and on-site crop storage systems.
- They take pride in being Canadian investors in Canadian farmland, maintain very low leverage, and have high standards for environmental best practices built into their contracts with the farmers who lease their land to ensure long-term sustainability.
The following is an overview of the new NWM Farmland LP:
- Minimum investment: $25,000 (not eligible in registered accounts, including TFSAs).
- Residency: Investors must be a Canadian citizen or permanent Canadian resident and an accredited investor.
- Distributions: Distributions will be paid out at the end of the calendar year. Cash only; no DRIPs (Dividend Re-Investment Plans). Historically, farmland has provided income of between 2-4%.
- Liquidity:
- No redemptions in the first three years.
- 2% redemption penalty after three years. (This is to factor in the normal closing costs associated with selling farmland, and therefore provides an equitable model for both medium and long-term investors.)
- One calendar quarter required for redemption notice.
- NOTE: These terms are exclusive to NWM clients only, through NFLP.
The initial total investment for this new opportunity is limited to $8 million and will be fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis. However, this is expected to be an open-ended LP that will allow investors to participate periodically on an ongoing basis.
If you are interested in adding farmland as a supplement to your fixed income assets, please contact a member of your NWM Advisory Team.
NWM is registered as a Portfolio Manager, Exempt Market Dealer and Investment Fund Manager with the required provincial securities' commissions. This investment is only available for sale to tax residents of Canada who are accredited investors. Please read the agreements and/or subscription documents for additional details and important disclosure information, including terms of redemption and limited liquidity. All investments contain risk and may gain or lose value. Please speak to your NWM advisor for advice based on your unique circumstances.