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I can see both sides of the coin on this one. I would think it would come down to how much BOTH partners want to remain married to each other, despite this indiscretion. Obviously, it would be more difficult for Penny in this case, so I'm eager to see how this story played out.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing, Soraya!
This sounds like a great book!ReplyDelete
Soraya, I'm not sure this is a subject I could write about without a heap of serious thought - good on you for tackling it. And for that reason, it intrigues me and I would pick up this book. I like unconventional topics. :-) Not to mention the potential for conflict you could be putting our characters through!ReplyDelete
Great to see your Heroes Come Home series doing so well with readers. Congrats!
That's supposed to be "your characters through" not "our" - apologies! :-)ReplyDelete
The topic has captured my interest. I'd love to win a copy of the book.ReplyDelete
In fact, the series sound fabulous. I'll have to check them out.
Thannks for the heads up on a new author Nas. I hope you have a good week.
I've a copy of this book and also Rodeo Daddy in my TBR pile. I admire your courage in tackling this matter in a book. I, like you, could never take infidelity lightly, but at the same time, throwing away a marriage is something else altogether.ReplyDelete
Well done.
This is certainly a hot button for most readers, and it would depend on the set up and the situation. Good luck with your release.ReplyDelete
Oh Soraya! I cant believe I have been so rude and forgotten to thank you! I was very kindly sent a copy of Back in the Soldier's Arms (with the bonus of it being a double book, it was so fab to receive something apart from a bill in the mail).ReplyDelete
When Im lucky enough to have a book sent to me I usually read the first couple of pages then later find time to sit down and read it. What was that saying... Nek Minit...? Well! Nek Minit - three hours later I finished it. I loved it and along the way found myself wishing/hoping Daniel and Penny do get their happy ever after. We all know the books do end happily but I think any author has done a great job if I find myself wishing for a happy ending.
Oops ... this is too long, I should have emailed you. I just wanted to say thank you very much and I really enjoyed it! Good luck with your next WIP (work in progress). Tash
P.S Back In The Soldier's Arms is the second book of yours I've been lucky enough to win/be sent so if you draw my name out of your hat, in the spirit of paying it forward, please feel free to re-draw and send the book onto one of your commentors with compliments from me :)ReplyDelete
Hi Soraya,ReplyDelete
so interest with this book ;)
i think every one should get a second chance even sometimes there is not all people will appreciate the second chance. so pity.
The book sounds incredible , I adore hero come home stories ,my own dad served in Iraq for 4 years so I personally know how hard it is to have someone you love far away. And stories like these really touch home for me and I simply adore reading them !ReplyDelete
Thanks for the great post Nas and thanks Soraya for coming to visit and thanks for the chance to win your book !
I have two nephews that are in the military. They have both served in the Middle East. They are heroes in my eyes. We missed them and worried about them all the time. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Sounds like a great series! Thanks Soraya and Nas!ReplyDelete
Wow, thanks for all the comments! Interesting that you all seem open to the idea of reading about a second chance, because on some review sites it seems to have angered a few people!!ReplyDelete
I'm really proud of this book because it is so different, and I do love writing about soldiers :)
I'll pop back tomorrow to pick a winner.
I don't know how I'd react if someone cheated on me. Probably not in a good way! But after cooling down (and dependent on the siutation), I would hopefully remember that I believe in second chances, that I've made tons of mistakes in my own life, and that sometimes a marriage/relationship can be saved.ReplyDelete
Rachel, sounds like you're exactly like me with your thought process! I'd be wild as hell, but I do hope I could think about giving someone I loved a second chance ...ReplyDelete
Also, I jumped the gun a little saying I'd make the draw today - it will be announced on Sunday.
I can see how it would be a difficult story to write. You have me intrigued.ReplyDelete
I think this would be a difficult story to write. It sounds like an interesting book.ReplyDelete
Hi, Soraya! I remember you from some blog posts on Harlequin's website, I think. Don't worry about entering me in the draw, I only read ebooks... I just wanted to make a comment about some of the dismay you noted on review websites.ReplyDelete
Part of the universal (to women) appeal of romance novels is the escape from reality, along with the happily ever after. In a tale of infidelity -- even if resolved in the HEA -- there's rather a lot of reality to cope with. I often think some alpha heroes are rather a lot to cope with! However, the alpha does represent the ideal which appeals to our biology and subconscious. Infidelity is the diametrical opposite of that ideal.
I keep getting in trouble for mentioning the book A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire, because many readers despise what its author did with fan fiction. (He was accused of not understanding the fanfic culture, misrepresenting himself, etc. etc.) My observation following isn't related to fan fiction, so let's not have that discussion here! LOL
The book A Billion Wicked Thoughts, and the related study which was a graduate research project, provide some valuable insights into what it is about romance novels that appeals to women. So if you're curious to have some understanding of the reactions to infidelity in your book, you may find it an interesting read.
It's a brave choice of story for a romance. I commend you for it. :-)ReplyDelete
This sounds so adorable!! I love that this most difficult of subjects is tackled here sensitively and most romantically too!! Yay for you Soraya! Take careReplyDelete
LP, thanks for your post. You're absolutely right of course - anything that reminds you of your own reality doesn't make for a great "escapist" type of read!ReplyDelete
Thank you all for your great comments. Now it's time to announce the winner ... Desere! Congratulations, email me via the contact page on my website with your address and I'll pop a copy of Back in the Soldier's Arms asap.
Soraya xxoo
Thank you so much Nas and Soraya this is so incredible !!!!!ReplyDelete
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I have an app that uses geofences. For this, the "Always" location permission needs to be granted.
I've always used requestAlwaysAuthorization() for this at the time where the user signals their desire to set up a geofence (the apps functionality is they get a notification when they enter this geofence with some up to date data about it - there is a settings screen where they can choose to start receiving this notification, if they choose to do this, at this point I request Always permission so I can set the geofence)
I notice from 1:11:36 in the 2019 Platforms State of the Union - and from testing in the Xcode 11 Beta that calling request**Always**Authorization() now no longer gives the user the user the option to allow always. It only gives them the choice of While Using App, or allow once. The user apparently now has to grant the "While Using App" permission first, then according to the state of the union the app must ask for "Always" location later from the background. They didnt elaborate on how you will do this from the background or when you should.
I'm just wondering how this is going to work for geofences? I want to be able to set up the geofences within the app as this is the best experience for the user, rather than them having to leave the app to give background permission, then re-enter the app to set up which geofences they want. It also seems a poor experience for them to have to grant the permission twice - once for in use, then again for always, when I just want Always permission.
I do handle the app in a degraded state when the user chooses "While using app" - as this has been the requirement up until now. But there are areas of the app where it makes no sense for me to prompt and the user only be given the choose to accept the while using permission such as the use case noted at the start of this post, where I'm specifically asking the user if they want to set up a geofence.
Is there a better flow that can be done to request Always permission while still in the app - or perhaps a different permission status for geofences?

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With the end of the year rapidly approaching, I'll be circling around to a handful of reviews over the next month or so that I didn't have a chance to review when they hit the theatre initially. I'd include this in the "Under the Radar" series, but… with stars like Ed Norton, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, etc., plus a heavy national advertising campaign in spite of a slow national roll out, "Moonrise Kingdom" isn't under the radar at all.
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To read the topics of this board everytime helped me and so whant to say THANKS to this wonderfull community!
I lost everything right know. In a circle of fear, trying to hold my head up.....life hit with full force.
The woman i love, we married 8 years ago, we get two lovely kids, a boy...5 years old and a girl 7 years old. I love all three from the bottom of my heart. A year ago my wife told me she need some time to think about her life. I was shocked because the family was the most important thing in my life.....i fight with myself and say to me....Florian! Be a friend....she need her time, give her what she need. So i rented a little home and visit my family every day. All tihs times we had a good time together and i was feeling that we all feel the same. My wife laughed with me and everything was fine.....i thougt.
Now....i talked about come together again....she told me there is a man and she felt for him what she felt for me, as we come together for years.
So....iam broken....sitting here....twitch from head to toe....swallow not real properly since 2 month....thinking about to end my life.
I know, it is not fair to write here my about my pain....but please dont be angry...i dont now where to go right now.
I lost all....and i want to say to you all: Life your life, kiss you loved ones, dont let the bfs-stuff eat your preciuos time! End will come alone...one day, nobody knows when....but until this day do what your heart say.
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Answers in Genesis.
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"Parents can and should be very careful to expose their children to the truth of God's Word from the earliest ages and continue throughout their lives. This training in the truth will serve them well as they navigate through a sinful and deceptive world."
"Be willing to say "I don't know," but then go and study to find the answers."
Which 'answers' might those be? Why of course, THESE 'answers':
'Answers' concocted by fundamentalist Christians who have no scruples whatsoever about spreading lies, false scepticism and misinformation on scientific topics (and even add to what the Bible describes whilst claiming to be 'biblical creationists').
https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken- ... e-iceland/
"As Christians, we need to diligently teach our children about the truth of God's Word from the very beginning. Our kids are learning the secular religion of millions of years, evolution, and relative morality from government-run school, the media, museums, and social media—pretty much everywhere. Parents need to be intentional about teaching their kids to think biblically and to view the world through the lens of God's Word. We also need to teach our kids through our example to be bold witnesses for Jesus Christ as we spread His gospel to people who desperately need the hope and salvation that Jesus freely gives.
We need to realize that the secular school system (even though there are some Christian "missionaries" in that system) is a religious institution. By and large, parents have handed over generations of their kids to the "priests" in the secularist churches (public schools) to be indoctrinated in the religion of naturalism (atheism).
I encourage you to learn more about reaching this increasingly secular generation in my new coauthored book Ready to Return."
"We need to realize that the secular school system (even though there are some Christian "missionaries" in that system) is a religious institution. By and large, parents have handed over generations of their kids to the "priests" in the secularist churches (public schools) to be indoctrinated in the religion of naturalism (atheism). –Ken Ham."
If I was lying about what Answers in Genesis do, they surely would expose my lies. I know some of their supporters, and perhaps their PhD staff too, view this community forum.
Instead they clam up, pretend that all my messages to them don't exist, and try to ignore all the content of all my posts here and elsewhere (and similar ones including by honest Christian bloggers who don't think the 2,000 year old Bible should be used as a weapon to deny scientific realities discovered since it was written).
Unlike Mr Ham and his associates, I don't seek publicity. But I do seek REAL answers from AiG. But it appears that they do not possess real answers. The kind of answers that their credulous supporters seldom seek - due in part at least to the brainwashing they have received from a young age maybe.
I asked them earlier this week whether if the recent global flood they claim happened never in fact occurred would that mean that there would be NO fossil record and almost NO fossils anywhere on the planet. (See the penultimate item in the 'narratives' chart in the Scot Chadwick article concerning the meaning or significance of fossils.)
I am still waiting for their answer. Which is ironic since they call themselves 'Answers in Genesis'. But clearly they do not wish to embarrass themselves by answering that question.
I also note how AiG ideologues like Ham mix up moral issues (such as 'gay marriage') with scientific topics.


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In late 1966 I find myself stationed a few miles south of San Francisco at Moffett Field. I'm attached to Transport Squadron 8 and assigned to work in the base radio shack sending teletype messages all over the world. In those days I don't have a car and spend most off hours hitchhiking around the area with my camera. Most people I meet in this way are wonderful to a wandering sailor. The afternoon I first hear about a strange tribe of people called Hippies was an exception. Myself and John Borsh, a sailor from Minnesota decide to explore the Carmel Coast. We find ourselves walking a narrow winding section of Highway 1 just south of Point Lobos. Two wild men recently out of the Air Force who had just ingested a strange chemical called Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) decide to pick us up. At first the men seem normal. Myself and farm boy Borsh soon find out how LSD makes people crazy. The men say they are on a quest to find Hippies. They explain that Hippies are people who all live together in a tribe. They know of some in San Francisco but want to see the coastal bands. The men never cut their hair and the women will have sex with anyone, they say of Hippies. This sounds all well and good until their acid kicks in. The driver goes completely crazy. He almost kills us as he drives like a lunatic along the winding coast highway. We find no Hippies along the coast that day, so our insane traveling companions decide to give up on the coastal tribes and seek out a magical place they know of called Haight-Ashbury. We beg our way out of the car near Moffett Field, and they roar off to more acid and free love. We decide to quit hitchhiking. The next weekend we talk a loud Texan (who everyone called Tex) into taking us into San Francisco to find the land of Hippies.Read More
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As new investment ideas proliferate on the Web, a couple of Wall Street entrepreneurs have introduced a stock-picking platform so simple their mothers can use it yet sophisticated enough to have gained Wall Street wirehouse brokers as subscribers.
They do it by offering security selection, risk management and portfolio diagnostics via a proprietary algorithm to anybody who's willing to shell out a mere $9.95 a month.
The mission of ChartLabPro.com, founded by former SouthPort Harbor Associates principal Brett Golden, who raised capital for hedge funds, and Greg Troccoli, a former chief technical analyst for Prudential Securities, is to provide an easy-to-use platform that won't intimidate investors, no matter what their level of experience.
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"Eighty percent of our subscribers are retail investors, and we have financial advisors, but all of the advisors on the platform are wirehouse brokers with large books," said Golden in a recent phone interview. "Morgan Stanley, UBS and Merrill are the only financial advisors using it. We don't have any financial advisors from small shops. I have a group at Merrill Lynch that runs $600 million, but $150 million of that is discretionary. They love it, and I'll tell you why. A lot of these old-school brokers, they still pick stocks. Even though you think from what you read that 90% of the business is fee-based, that is not true."
At the same time, Golden added, his own mom has signed on to the site, which was launched seven months ago and has cost its founders a personal investment of about $150,000. The site currently numbers approximately 1,000 users, many of them retirees.
"My mother, who uses it and has been trading on her own a long time, used to have her money with a professional money manager, and she's like, 'Why am I paying him 1.5% when he lost me 40% in 2008?'" Golden said. "So now she has all her money at the online brokerage firms. She looks at her portfolio [on ChartLabPro], and it will tell her in the action column what she should be doing with certain names. Three weeks ago she bought Eli Lilly because it went to a strong buy, and it's up 8.25% since then."
Other retail users in addition to Golden's mom value the site. In one instance of the trend toward increased investment sophistication among retail investors, Neetu Vyas, a former accountant with the World Health Organization and American Express, stated a preference for ChartLabPro's trend indicators, trade alerts, market commentary and earnings previews.
"As a person from a financial background and also an investor for many years, I needed guidance and a truthful service whose indicators worked for me. I'm happy ChartLabPro offers all that," Vyas wrote in an email.
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Billing itself as an "institutional quality" web-based service, ChartLabPro offers a dashboard of S&P 500 stocks with daily alerts on whether a stock is a buy or a sell and whether it is following a bullish or bearish trend, along with predefined support and resistance levels and pattern recognition alerts. The system design is partly the brainchild of Louis Lukac, former director of futures research for Prudential Securities, who in 1990 co-founded Wizard Trading, which employs computer assisted trading strategies based principally on technical analysis.
In an article titled "Technical Yes, but Complicated No," Barron's Electronic Investor columnist Mike Hogan writes that the site "provides some highly graphical ways for traders to keep up with the market's twists and turns," but that it doesn't have the extensive content and tools found on more generalized technical analysis sites like StockCharts.com.
"StockCharts.com, in contrast, is a technical charting site whose tools and intraday commentary are far broader and deeper, but it doesn't offer trading recommendations or a portfolio," Hogan writes. "Instead, for $25 a month, StockCharts.com users can build up to 200 collections of 500 highly customizable candlestick or line charts each. It's a different metaphor delivered through a more traditional menu of technical screening and pattern recognition tools that technicians often use."
Hogan concludes that ChartLabPro may not be all things to all technicians, "but its imaginative graphical approach does simplify concepts that usually make your head hurt."
As for the site's founders, they've concluded that the second phase of ChartLabPro's launch, which will involve the sale of four model portfolios in late November, is likely to be more profitable than the first. And after that, they hope to create a fund.
"Once you get into the platform, for an additional $14 a month, you can buy a dividend portfolio, a long-short portfolio, a market-neutral, or a sector rotation portfolio," Golden said. "Then the third goal within 12 to 16 months, since my partner runs a fund and is a fiduciary now, we would like to take the most popular model and create an open end liquid fund where anybody can just take the ticker and buy it at any online brokerage firm and charge a very low fee."


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Fox Lies About Military Access To Early Voting In Ohio
Fox News completely misrepresented an Obama campaign lawsuit to expand early voting in Ohio to claim that it disenfranchised military voters in order to gain an advantage in the election. In fact, the lawsuit in question has increased all Ohioans' opportunities to vote and did not disenfranchise anybody.
Until 2011, Ohioans could cast early votes in the days preceding an election. But that year, the Republican-controlled Ohio legislature implemented statutes that restricted early voting on the Saturday, Sunday, and Monday before Election Day to members of the military and their families. The Obama campaign won a lawsuit seeking to overturn the statutes that restricted early voting for non-military voters, and Fox was reporting on Ohio officials' decision to ask the Supreme Court to reverse that ruling.
Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson claimed that, due to the court decision, "thousands of military members in Ohio may not be able to cast their vote." Carlson later speculated that the Obama campaign was purposely seeking to restrict military voting in order to gain an electoral advantage.
Fox senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano picked up the theme, saying: "I think the Obama administration is willing to use the court system to keep people who they think will vote for Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan from doing so."
Napolitano later claimed that military voters "have the weekend in which to vote. You have Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday like everybody else," but military voters have lost an "extra five days" to vote.
But none of what Carlson or Napolitano is remotely true.
A federal court ruled that Ohio could not bar non-military citizens from early voting if they allowed members of the military to vote. It therefore ordered that "in-person early voting is restored on the three days immediately preceding Election Day for all eligible Ohio voters" (emphasis added). An intermediate appellate court upheld that ruling.
In other words, the Obama campaign did not seek to restrict anyone's ability to vote early, and the courts have not restricted anyone's ability to vote early. More people have been allowed to vote, not fewer. And no restrictions on military voting have been requested or implemented.
Indeed, the Supreme Court papers filed by Ohio officials do not allege that military voters are harmed in any way by the vote. Rather, the officials contend that they will not be able to prepare for Election Day if they are forced to allow all Ohioans to continue to cast early votes in the days before the election.
But Fox won't let the facts get in the way of a good attack on President Obama.


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New York Invasive Species Awareness Week.
The mission of the New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW) is to promote knowledge and understanding of invasive species and the harm they can cause by engaging citizens in a wide range of activities across the state, and empowering them to take action to help stop the spread. This annual education campaign is comprised of various outreach initiatives and events led by partner organizations statewide. Activities include interpretive hikes, invasive plant removal, and restoration projects, displays, webinars, radio and television programming, and more.
University of Nevada - Reno. Cooperative Extension.
Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
Recently, the health of coconut palms has come under severe threat. The Pacific Community (SPC), working with Pacific Island countries and territories, and development partners, is looking for ways to meet this threat before it devastates the hopes of economic progress in the region. In August of 2017 an alert was issued identifying a new danger to the Pacific, which is causing devastation to coconut palms and expanding rapidly across the region. The new threat comes from a longstanding adversary in the region: the rhinoceros beetle.
Business Queensland (Australia).
International Maritime Organization.
Amendments to an international treaty aimed at preventing the spread of potentially invasive species in ships' ballast water entered into force on 13 October 2019. The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (the BWM Convention) was adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, to address this problem. The BWM Convention entered into force in 2017. The amendments formalise an implementation schedule to ensure ships manage their ballast water to meet a specified standard ("D-2 standard") aimed at ensuring that viable organisms are not released into new sea areas, and make mandatory the Code for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems, which sets out how ballast water management systems used to achieve the D-2 standard have to be assessed and approved. This will help ensure that aquatic organisms and pathogens are removed or rendered harmless before the ballast water is released into a new location – and avoid the spread of invasive species as well as potentially harmful pathogens.
Arizona Department of Transportation.
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How to Read Your Part A Medicare Summary Notice (full text)
Making sense of it all with AARP's decoder
Reviewing your quarterly Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) is important, but understanding it can be a challenge.
See also: Understanding your Medicare statement.
That's why AARP has created two easy-to-use MSN "decoders": one for Part A and the other for Part B. The text below is a printable version of what appears within the pop-up boxes of AARP's Part A Medicare Summary Notice Decoder.
1. Medicare Summary Notice
Medicare sends out statements like this example quarterly. If you don't use any medical services in a particular three-month period, a statement won't be sent. Your Medicare Summary Notice shows all services billed to your Medicare Part A account for inpatient care in hospitals, skilled nursing facility care, hospice care, and home health care services. If you want to know your MSN's contents before it arrives by mail, call the Medicare help line at 800-633-4227 or set up a private online account at MyMedicare.gov where you can view your records at any time.
2. Name and Address
If the name or address listed here is not correct, visit your local Social Security Administration office or call 800-772-1213 (TTY 800-325-0778 for the deaf or hard of hearing), weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can also make the corrections online at SSA.gov.
3. This Is Not a Bill
Yes, that's right! Your Medicare Summary Notice is not a bill. It is a statement you should review for accuracy and keep for your personal records.
Very important: Never send payments to a health care facility or provider for charges listed on a Medicare Summary Notice until you've received a bill for the service directly from the facility. If you have already paid the facility, check to make sure that what you paid matches the amounts on your Medicare Summary Notice. If you paid more than needed, contact the facility's billing office to request a refund.
4. Your Medicare Number
This is the last four digits of your Medicare number. Protect it just as you would a credit card, bank account or Social Security number because, as you may have noticed, it is your Social Security number!
5. Date of This Notice
This is the date the notice was printed for mailing. Medicare Summary Notices are sent out four times a year — once a quarter — but you don't necessarily have to wait for your notice to arrive in the mail. You can also check your account online at MyMedicare.gov. Claims typically appear on your electronic statement 24 hours after processing.
6. Claims Processed Between
This shows the dates of the three months in which claims were submitted on your Medicare account.
7. Did Medicare Approve All Claims?
"Yes" means that Medicare covers this type of health care service. If you see "No" in this space, contact the health care facility and ask for an itemized statement. Also see the section "How to Handle a Denied Claim" (described by item No. 26, below). For more about non-covered services, see the article "What Medicare Doesn't Cover."
8. Total You May Be Billed
This is the maximum amount the facility is able to bill you. It may include your Part A deductible, any coinsurance charges or any other expenses that Medicare does not cover. Compare your Medicare Summary Notice with the facility's billing statement to make sure you are paying the correct amount. If you have already paid the facility, check to make sure that what you paid matches the amounts on your Medicare Summary Notice. If you paid more than needed, contact the facility's billing office to request a refund. Contact the facility if you spot errors in this section of your MSN. If you have a Medicare supplemental insurance policy (also called Medigap), Medicare will send this claim information directly to your insurance company. Your supplemental insurance may cover some or all of your out-of-pocket costs, depending on which policy you buy.
9. Facilities with Claims This Period
This is a list of the health care facilities that filed claims during this three-month billing period. Check to make sure you received care at those places on the dates listed here. If you did not, contact the facility's billing department. If the facility cannot resolve your concerns, contact Medicare at 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227).
10. Your Deductible Status
The Part A deductible of $1,216 is required for each hospital benefit period. A benefit period begins when you go into the hospital and ends when you have been out of the hospital for at least 60 days. If you return as an inpatient before the 60 days are up, the benefit period continues and another deductible is not required. But if you are hospitalized again after having been out for 60 days, you must pay another deductible in full (unless your Medigap policy covers it).
11. How to Check This Notice
Follow these tips on how to check the accuracy of this notice.
12. How to Report Fraud
This section gives tips on how to protect against Medicare fraud. For more information, visit AARP.org/FightFraud.
13. How to Get Help with Your Questions
State health insurance assistance programs (SHIPs) provide free, expert counseling on the phone or in person on Medicare issues. There's a SHIP in every state, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To find the phone number of your SHIP, call the Eldercare Locator at 800-677-1116 or go online to www.shiptalk.org.
14. Your Benefit Periods
Your benefit period starts the day you first receive inpatient care in a hospital and ends when you have not received inpatient care in a hospital or skilled care in a skilled nursing facility for 60 days in a row. For more information, visit Ask Ms. Medicare.
15. Your Messages from Medicare
These messages change regularly.
16. Date of Service
This is the date or dates you were an inpatient at the hospital. To make sure this information is correct, you can check your calendar or the statement you were given by the facility. If you did not go to the hospital on the dates listed here, contact the facility filing the claim. It could be a mistake that the facility can easily correct. If it cannot resolve your concerns, contact Medicare at 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227).
17. When your Benefit Period Starts
This shows when your current benefit period began.
18. Benefit Days Used
This is the number of benefit days you used during your hospital stay.
19. Service Approved?
"Yes" means that Medicare covers this type of health care service. If you see "No" in this space, contact the facility and ask for an itemized statement. Also see the section How to Handle a Denied Claim at item No. 26. To challenge an unpaid charge, see "Appealing a Medicare Claim Decision."
20. Non-Covered Charges
For more about hospital charges Medicare does not cover, see "What Medicare Doesn't Cover."
21. Amount Medicare Paid
This is the amount Medicare paid the facility for this claim.
22. Maximum You May Be Billed
This is the maximum amount the facility can bill you. It may include your deductible ($1,216 in 2014 for each benefit period), your coinsurance charges for stays over 60 days in your benefit period or other charges that Medicare does not cover. Compare your Medicare Summary Notice with the facility's billing statement to make sure you are paying the correct amount. Contact the facility if you spot errors in this section of your MSN.
23. See Notes Below
This column directs you to additional information about your claims. If there's a letter in this column, refer to the Notes for Claim Above (described by item No. 25) at the bottom of the page for explanations of the claims on this Medicare Summary Notice.
24. Claim Number
Each claim made to your Medicare Part A account is assigned a distinct number. Refer to this claim number when speaking with the facility or Medicare.
25. Notes for Claim Above
Medicare uses this area to give you extra information about the claims listed in your Medicare Summary Notice. For instance, the message shown here is about benefit days and coinsurance.
26. How to Handle a Denied Claim or File an Appeal
Follow the steps in this section if Medicare denies payment for a claim you think should have been paid. Your appeal must be in writing. Print a copy of your online MSN at MyMedicare.gov, which includes this appeal page, or use the form you get in the mail with your paper MSN.
Complete the form by hand. Be sure to make a copy of everything you send to Medicare, and send it by recorded delivery or keep a note of when you mailed it.
For more information about appealing a denial and deadlines for filing, see Appealing a Medicare Claim Decision.
27. If You Disagree with a Coverage Decision, Payment
You have 120 days to appeal your claim. The date listed in the box is when your appeal must be received at the Medicare Claims Office. The address you should use is at the bottom of the form.
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I'm not sure who was more surprised to be sitting at Wembley on this breezy, overcast Sunday afternoon. The 20,000 Cambridge United fans of whom even the most optimistic must have thought they'd blown their chances of promotion into the Football League after goosing up their Play Off Semi Final 1st leg (losing 3-1 to Stevenage) or myself. To my great delight, I'd managed to trouser a press pass two days prior to the match. Three cheers to Assistant General Manager of the Football Conference Keirina for sorting all that out. Hip hip...
Logic dictates this match shouldn't really take place at Wembley. The crowd of 35,089 could have shoehorned into pretty much any of London's many other football stadiums rather than filling just over a third of the new Wembley. Many actual Cambridge fans would like to have seen it played elsewhere but the thousands of day trippers with their jester hats and horns would beg to differ.
So Wembley it was to be. The home of football and the home of legends but moreover (surely) there was going to be a splendid array of biscuits on offer for the assembled media types backstage? It was built at a cost of £798 million making it comfortably the most expensive stadium in the world. I was hoping that a a slice of that budget had been set aside for the all important BB (Biscuit Budget).
So for Freeman and Mcnulty read Cambridge and Torquay for this was going down to the Wire. A match to decide who was to take the last available vacancy in the Football League proper. Fasten your seatbelts for the ride, cabin crew, doors to manual and cross check.
First things first though. With my appearance in the press box assured, I'd decided that my usual pre-match meal of five bevingtons should be sacrificed. My companion for the day; Mr Stuart Fuller of The Ball is Round and The Budget Airline Guide to Football fame suggested a trip to Lords, the home of cricket for a couple of hours. Middlesex were playing Somerset in the Friends Provident Trophy and Stuart being the good chap he is had negotiated us both a press pass for their space age media centre.
Aside from football, cricket is my other sporting obsession. I really had to pinch myself to believe that I was sitting in the best media facilities (it really is top draw) in the most famous cricket ground in the world chatting to amongst others my old mate; ex-England cricketer and current managing director of Middlesex Angus Fraser. It was that sort of day.
Most of the national press in the media area seemed a bit miffed to be there. To them it was probably a pain in the arse to have to cover this match. To me though - in a season where EFW has been promoting the game at grass roots level - it felt fitting to be there. It was quite hard to maintain a cool persona. I let this slip a little bit when upon entering into the area, I spotted some free pastrami rolls and sprinted Linford Christiesque (justifying my gold medal) to lay my hands on one. No sign of biscuits though. Half time maybe!?
As for the toilets! Well, ladies and gentlemen I give you.....drumroll......LUXURY hand soap AND (!) moisturiser!! Couple that with a hand drier that actually worked and you can see where the 800 million quid went. Fantastic.
So clean as a whistle and fully moisturised I made for my seat in the Media Block 1 - West - Row 2, Seat P37. I only had my own flat vision screen, a swivel chair (quite hard to negotiate yourself in and out of these incidentally) and a desk. I was sat next to Stuart on one side and Andrea from the official Cambridge United website on the other.
pre-match was marred by some opera singing from that chap Martin Toal who Wembley insist on wheeling out for every game. Aside from that though we had a 'keepie uppies' competition to enjoy in which Jack from Basingstoke bagged 10 grand plus the two respective club DJs whipping up each set of fans into a frenzy. The Cambridge fans actually were a credit to their club, bouncy bouncying their way through the afternoon, making a helluva noise in the process.
Amusingly, the aforementioned Cambridge fans welcomed their team onto the pitch with a very impressive ticker-tape reception. I say amusing because due to an over enthusiastic PA announcement, they went a bit early. Thousands of yellow pages were thrust into the air just as no teams took to the pitch.
So to the match (finally - Ed). Even early on in the game it was clear Tim Sills was going to be the centre of attention. Arguably, the striker should have been sent off after 7 minutes when he - the man in the iron mask for the afternoon - clearly elbowed Cambridge defender Wayne Hatswell in the boat race. I know because I saw it - as clear as day - a minute after the incident on my flat vision monitor. Hatswell returned the compliment ten minutes later with a splendid bone crunching tackle on Sills which earned him 1 x yellow card.
Around the perimeter of the ground, Wembley has those annoying advertising hoardings that change every two minutes. Annoying in the sense that once you notice them, you become obsessed and can't keep your eyes off them. I see Brut (for real men) are back in business. Slap it all on 'enry.
After 31 minutes (I was surrounded by clocks) Gulls keeper Michael Poke produced a splendid one handed (one handed!) save to deny Cambridge No.18 *checks teamsheet* Robbie Willmott from his moment of glory.
20,000 Cambridge fans in fine voice.
Man of the Match Tim Sills. For you he will be 'The Man in the Iron Mask'.
Half time duly arrived. It has a habit of doing so after around 45 minutes of each game. After applying another layer of luxury moisturiser, I made my way to the table in the press room that I had earmarked out earlier in the day for being the favourite to house our biscuit selection box. I wasn't to be disappointed. Deep breathes now everybody. They had jammy dodgers, bourbons, custard creams the lot. You name it, they had it. Biscuit heaven.
On entering the media section at half time I was stopped by security. They asked to see my press pass. Not a problem old boy. In fact if that chap wants to see my pass he can - every day for the next two years because I'll still be wearing it!
After 69 minutes (fnar fnar) of the second half, any chance Cambridge had of turning things around went out the window when Philip Bolland pulled down Elliot Benyon. His second bookable offence earning him 1 x marching orders and 1 x early bath from the referee.
Tim Sills sealed (I'm contractually obliged to say that) victory for Torquay six minutes later. He got his nut on the end of a cross thus heading his 21st goal of a memorable season for him. Cambridge had lost their second play off final in a row and Torquay were on their way back to the Football League.
Danzel anyone!?
Goal! The scoreboard stating the bleeding obvious.
A fixer came round and set the order. First dibs went to the BBC, then local radio and tv, *ahem* European Football Weekends, Sky Sports and then the fabulous Non League Paper. I chatted to Cambridge boss Gary Brabin who seemed quite chipper considering they'd lost. He thought they were "the better side, could have easily won, played good football even with 10 men, was proud of the team and thought they had a lot to build on". What he didn't tell me was that he was leaving the club. This emerged the next day after Chairman George Rolls told the world he'd given Brabin permission to talk to another club, higher up the league ladder.
After a quick stroll through the players lounge and generally feeling quite at home it was off back to Brighton. If you are reading this Miss K Rowland, Assistant General Manager of the Football Conference, can you pencil me in for next year please!? Many thanks.


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This work by Korean artist Park Seung Mo takes inspiration from Vincent Van Gogh's iconic painting 'Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe'. Rather than an expressionist colour palette, this piece is rendered in monochrome, a signature of Park's works and has a striking and evocative quality. 'Van Gogh' stares towards the viewer, drawing them in with his unceasing, haunting gaze. Park's captivating portraits are created through a painstaking technique of overlapping layers of wire, and subsequently snipping away areas of mesh and netting to contribute depth, movement and dimensionality to his works.
Exploring being real and being existent from the Zen perspective
Sculpture of Park Seung-Mo
"An object clashes with another one and has its shell broken; the contents get dissolved and transformed into a soft protoplasm ready to receive new forms and structures. The cedar and the flames, two objects flow and get changed into abstract ones. Seen from the world which is neither metaphor nor poem, these objects represent the whole in itself, a terminal and an object of our consciousness."
-excerpts from Dehumanization of Art
Question: Are you real! Are you existent! (Excerpt)
Park Seung-Mo does not translate an object into a sculpture to simply represent the way it is.
This is neither meditation on human existence by a human being as Rodin did, nor is this a modern formal beauty which has to do with the inner nature of an object; nor the search for the essence of existence whose definition no longer exists,like Giacometti. The object of 'functionality' is a model, an object which establishes a form whose practicality is maximized by a human being and the aura of the contour of the object is sought after from the aesthetic point of view.
How the sculpture of Park Seung-Mo is understood and completed in the tradition of western philosophy doesn't seem to be far off from that of mimesis. This is because, as mentioned above in relation to 'deconstruction and subversion,' it is necessary to put an end to the concept of deconstructionism and simulacrum of Derrida, Gilles Deleuze and Jean Baudrillard. The aura of 'Zen' surrounding his sculpture also has to be addressed. Zen is to indicate directly what is existent. The question of 'what is this?' becomes enlightened through such an answer as 'this is a flower!' The moment of verification of the existence of truth leads to enlightenment.
Here is an episode. A Zen priest stumbled over a stone on his way to the toilet. At the very moment, he felt pain and the 'pain' became apparent. And now, he realized and saw 'pain' as a reality of Zen. Thereafter, he saw flowers, the moon, trees, the universe and Buddha. He realized that the flowers are 'me', the trees are 'me' and the whole universe is 'me'. That is, Buddha is 'me'. Park Seung-Mo names the bike, a bike; the rocking chair, a rocking chair. Through his work which turns reality into existence, he meditates on the question of 'what is this?'. However, there is no entity asking 'what is this?' This question of the absence of an entity forms the shape of his works. The bike is not a bike and Buddha is not Buddha. The plow is not a plow and the kettle is not a kettle. Rodin is not a thinker. And if so, where is the reality?
Excerpt from Experience: Seeing an Illusion of Mandala
Park Seung-Mo traveled to India in the mid-1990s and spent nearly five years there practising meditation and ascetic exercises. The experience significantly influenced his life and art. This was not about meditation being practiced in a tightly enclosed space such as a temple or a cavern; this was the active practicing of meditation on the road, which was a process of overcoming the ceaseless fear of the world; this was also a moment of witnessing how the absolute value of art and wholeness of beauty could be dismantled in vain. He also confronted the reality of the self, which he longed for all this while. This is not to exaggerate to say that he became awakened to 'enlightenment,' rather, the fact is that he clung to a question and explored the abyss of life, finally encountering an inner essence that could provide an important clue to the understanding of his works.
"At the Osho Rajneesh Meditation Center, there is a healing room for those afraid of the dark. Deep underground, there are rooms. The deeper you go underground, the darker it becomes. Upon reaching the last room, it becomes pitch black and you have to stay there for two hours. The dark will not open itself to you and at the moment of giving up the expectation of seeing the dark soon, the dark overwhelms you. That is what death is all about and also the moment of encountering yourself seized with fear. That is, to encounter the self that he himself threw out of him."
-Gigeon Culture & Art, page 58, Volume 172, 2005, Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation Publishing. Co. -excerpts from an article of Park Seung-Mo on his experience at the Osho Rajneesh Meditation Centre
To find the reality of 'the dark' in the dark with no glimmer of light is to encounter 'the self'. In the dark, you cannot tell whether you are on the ground, lying or standing. The absolute silence and closed space unleash an imagination which is so overwhelming that it makes your whole body sweat. This is so dominating that you are obsessed with the thought of it collapsing suddenly and fear that you will not survive anymore being trapped in the dark. You feel like vomiting and want desperately to hang on to anything. Probably, this is what people experience when they claim that 'life runs amok." How could it be otherwise when confronting death and the dark? The enormous fear starts disappearing as you find the reality of the dark and the self. Oh, goodness, this is the dark! This is fear! This is me who is fearful! At this moment of awakening, all evil spirits vanish in a moment and serenity takes their place. This is the state of tranquility where there is no life or death. This experience helped Park Seung-Mo to overcome the fear of 'the dark' that plagued him for so long. He used to sleep at night with lights turned on, but no longer needed to.
Molding : Grasping the Reality of Illusion
However, what should be seen at the completion of imitation which is void of reality? This is the irony and essence of his work. Something which can be found everywhere, yet, cannot be seen clearly - the 'ego' of every object and 'ego' of self. He put the reality of 'ego' into an empty plastic mass. Being existent is not important, what I can touch, see and feel is not the only thing that is important. Such as he acquired serenity in the dark, he is trying to verify the reality of an object through making the reality of 'the dark' into being. That is, externally, his sculpture shows the outer aura of an object; yet, internally, it is the essence and the darkness of the object. To prevent the awakening from getting lost within itself, he hangs onto the reality and creates a mandala on the surface of the mass. The only difference here is that he uses aluminium rather than powdered stone. The aluminium coil on the surface of the work indicates the trace of long hours of toil. The elaborate coiling starting from one point to the completion resembles the process of mandala being produced. He is very meticulous and completely devotes himself to the work. In appearance, it looks pretty decorative. It is appealing. It has been molded quite well. However, we need to think about 'the planning of Park Seung-Mo' as we do with 'the planning of Magritte.' Magritte's work has 'a mysterious moving force while not referring to a pipe picture for a real picture; and not referring to a pipe picture for a letter picture.' He makes sure his paintings 'they are not the illusion or replica of 'a real pipe' but are illusions or replicas which have their own existence. That is how he plans 'the birth of illusionary beings in the twisting.' Park Seung-Mo adds an eastern speculation to the planning. This way, he completes the mandala of his own.
Kim Jong-Gill
Art Critic
Selected Exhibitions
"Linear Utmost: Park Seung Mo Solo Exhibition," Taipei
"Korean Eye Moon Generation," London
"Park Seung Mo Solo Exhibition," Seoul
"ACAF", New York; "Lines in Space," Kyunggi Gyeonggi-do
"Shanghai Art Fair," Shanghai
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Tuesday 02 October 2018
14 September to 7 October
1 October - 28 November 2018
This years edition of Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival explores the Lute instrument family. Renown artists from all over Europe and Middle East perform rare repertoire from the Middle Ages to Early Baroque in 16 concerts - solos, duos, trios and one quartet, with and without singers.
Meet Nicolas Achten, Marc Lewon & Paul Kieffer, Nicolas Lartaun/Ricardo Leitão Pedro/Lukas Henning, Mouhabet Duo (Periklis Papapetropoulos/Cihan Turkoglu), Bilal Irshed, Negar Bouban, Bor Zuljan & Romain Bockler, Michele Carreca, Andreas Arend & June Telletxea, Enea Sorini & Pepe Frana, Marco Horvat, Fredrik Bock, Doyho Sol, Simone Sorini Syrenarum, Jonas Nordberg and Quartetto di Liuti da Milano.


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Every year, ITT organises a variety of popular events which enable Members to learn more about their industry at the same time as networking in both formal and informal settings.
Annual events include: an overseas Conference, President's Dinner, Golf Tournament, Summer Party & Student Awards and Christmas Party.
Throughout the year ITT runs Odyssey Suppers at the Groucho Club, Soho and a Future You Conference at World Travel Market. ITT endeavours to find different ways to satisfy the increasing need for events.
ITT networking events are extremely popular and tend to sell out very quickly. New events are being added all the time so keep checking this section of the website for updates.
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This month's Network ITT will take place at the Phoenix Artist Club, Covent Garden, from 6pm until 8pm. The event will be an informal, friendly evening that enables you to get together with travel colleagues for a drink after work. It's a great way of increasing your contact list and entry is free* - just come along and look out for the ITT signs and familiar faces.
You can bring along industry colleagues even if they're not an ITT Member. All we ask is that you pre-register your colleagues so that we can contact them about membership and other activities.
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On Film Interviews
The Kodak On Film series features cinematographers and filmmakers discussing their art and craft, and how it relates to their distinctive filmmaking experiences. The campaign highlights individuals who are contributing a unique perspective to filmmaking through their vision and artistry. Their ability to tell stories in remarkable ways makes On Film an exclusive, insightful foray into the creative minds of the professionals shaping the entertainment industry.
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A cystic hygroma is a growth that often occurs in the head and neck area. It is a birth defect.
A cystic hygroma occurs as the baby grows in the womb. It forms from pieces of material that carry fluid and white blood cells. This material is called embryonic lymphatic tissue.
After birth, a cystic hygroma most often looks like a soft bulge under the skin. The cyst may not be found at birth. It typically grows as the child grows. Sometimes it is not noticed until the child is older.
A common symptom is a neck growth. It may be found at birth, or discovered later in an infant after an upper respiratory tract infection (such as a cold).
Sometimes, a cystic hygroma is seen using a pregnancy ultrasound when the baby is still in the womb. This can mean that the baby has a chromosomal problem or other birth defects.
The following tests may be done:
If the condition is detected during a pregnancy ultrasound, other ultrasound tests or amniocentesis may be recommended.
Treatment involves removing all of the abnormal tissue. However, cystic hygromas can often grow, making it impossible to remove all of the tissue.
Other treatments have been tried with only limited success. These include:
The outlook is good if surgery can totally remove the abnormal tissue. In cases where complete removal is not possible, the cystic hygroma commonly returns.
The long-term outcome may also depend on what other chromosomal abnormalities or birth defects, if any, are present.
Complications may include:
If you notice a lump in your neck or your child's neck, call your health care provider.
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Reviewed By: Josef Shargorodsky, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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- What is Alagille syndrome?
- What causes Alagille syndrome?
- What are the symptoms of Alagille syndrome?
- How is Alagille syndrome diagnosed?
- How is Alagille syndrome treated?
- What is the long-term outlook for people with Alagille syndrome?
- Points to Remember
- Hope through Research
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What is Alagille syndrome?Alagille syndrome is a genetic condition in which a person has fewer than the normal number of small bile ducts inside the liver. Bile ducts, also called hepatic ducts, are tubes that carry bile from the liver cells to the gallbladder and eventually drain into the small intestine. Bile is a liquid produced in the liver that serves two main functions: carrying toxins and waste products out of the body and helping the digestion of fats and the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. The decreased number of hepatic ducts causes bile to build up in the liver, leading to liver damage. Eventually the liver may stop working and a liver transplant is necessary.
Alagille syndrome is a complex disorder that can affect other parts of the body including the heart, kidneys, blood vessels, eyes, face, and skeleton. The syndrome occurs in about one in every 70,000 births1 and is equally common in boys and girls. The symptoms of Alagille syndrome are usually seen in the first 2 years of life.
1Kamath BM, Krantz ID, Spinner NB. Alagille Syndrome. In: Pagon RA, ed. GeneReviews. Seattle (WA): University of Washington; 1993–2008. http://www.genetests.org . Accessed April 10, 2008.
What causes Alagille syndrome?Alagille syndrome is sometimes an autosomal dominant disorder, meaning a person inherits it from one parent who has the disorder. In other cases, a gene mutation develops spontaneously, meaning neither parent carries a copy of the mutated gene. A child who has a parent with Alagille syndrome has a 50 percent chance of developing the disorder. Most people with Alagille syndrome have a mutation, or defect, in the Jagged1 (JAG1) gene. Mutations in the NOTCH2 gene are seen in less than 1 percent of people with Alagille syndrome.
What are the symptoms of Alagille syndrome?The symptoms of Alagille syndrome and their severity vary, even among people in the same family.
Liver SymptomsInfants with Alagille syndrome may have symptoms of liver disease and poor bile drainage from the liver in the first few weeks of life. These symptoms can also occur in children and adults with Alagille syndrome.
Jaundice. Bilirubin is the pigment that gives bile its reddish-yellow color. Jaundice occurs when the bilirubin content in the blood rises, causing yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes. High levels of bilirubin in the blood can darken the urine, while stools may become pale, gray, or white from a lack of bilirubin in the intestines.
Many healthy newborns have mild jaundice due to immaturity of the liver. This type of jaundice disappears by the second or third week of life, whereas the jaundice of Alagille syndrome remains. Infants with jaundice that persists should be checked by a doctor.
Pruritus. The buildup of bilirubin in the blood may cause itching, also called pruritus. Pruritus usually starts after 3 months of age and can be severe.
Malabsorption and growth problems. People with Alagille syndrome may have diarrhea because of malabsorption, a condition in which the bowel does not properly absorb fats and fat-soluble vitamins. Malabsorption occurs because bile is necessary for their digestion. Malabsorption can lead to failure to thrive in infants and poor growth and delayed puberty in older children. People with Alagille syndrome and malabsorption may develop bone fractures, eye problems, blood-clotting problems, and learning delays.
Xanthomas. Xanthomas are fatty deposits that appear as yellow bumps on the skin. They are caused by abnormally high cholesterol levels in the blood, which is common in people with liver disease. Xanthomas are found on the abdomen, knees, elbows, hands, and around the eyes and are harmless.
Unique SymptomsAlagille syndrome can affect other parts of the body in ways that may help doctors distinguish it from other liver conditions.
Heart. A heart murmur is the most common sign of Alagille syndrome other than liver disease. Most people with Alagille syndrome have a narrowing of the pulmonary arteries, which carry blood from the heart to the lungs. This narrowing causes a murmur that can be heard with a stethoscope, but usually it does not cause problems. A small number of people with Alagille syndrome have more serious heart conditions involving problems with the walls or the valves in the heart. The more serious conditions may require medications and corrective surgery.
Face. Many children with Alagille syndrome have deep-set eyes; a straight nose; a small, pointed chin; and a prominent, wide forehead. These features are not usually recognized until after infancy. The face typically changes with age, and by adulthood the chin is more prominent.
Eyes. Posterior embryotoxon is a condition in which an opaque ring is seen in the cornea, the transparent covering of the eyeball. A specialist performs an eye examination, called the slit lamp test, to look for the condition. The abnormality is common in people with Alagille syndrome and usually does not affect vision.
Skeleton. The shape of the bones of the spine may look abnormal on an x ray, but this abnormality rarely causes spine problems.
Kidneys. A wide range of kidney diseases can occur in Alagille syndrome. Some people have small kidneys or cysts in the kidneys. The kidneys can also have decreased function.
Spleen. The spleen is a small abdominal organ that cleans blood and protects against infection. Blood flow from the spleen drains directly into the liver. When liver disease is advanced, the blood flow backs up into the spleen and other blood vessels. This condition is called portal hypertension. The spleen may enlarge in the later stages of liver disease. A person with an enlarged spleen should avoid contact sports to protect the organ from injury.
Blood vessels. People with Alagille syndrome may have abnormalities of the carotid arteries—the blood vessels in the head and neck. This serious complication can lead to internal bleeding or stroke. If a person with Alagille syndrome suffers a head injury, prompt evaluation and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the brain are needed to check for problems. Alagille syndrome can also cause narrowing or bulging of other blood vessels in the body.
How is Alagille syndrome diagnosed?Because the symptoms of Alagille syndrome vary and because the syndrome is so rare, the disorder can be difficult to diagnose. The doctor will perform a thorough physical examination to look for clinical symptoms of the disorder. If Alagille syndrome is suspected, the doctor will order one or more of the following tests and examinations:
- blood tests to check liver function and nutritional status
- an abdominal ultrasound to look for liver enlargement and to rule out other conditions
- a liver biopsy to check for a decreased number of hepatic ducts
- a cardiology examination to check for heart problems
- an eye examination to check for posterior embryotoxon
- an x ray of the spine to look for abnormalities
- examinations of the blood vessels and kidneys to check for abnormalities
- liver symptoms
- heart abnormalities or murmurs
- skeletal abnormalities
- posterior embryotoxon
- facial features typical of Alagille syndrome
The doctor may refer a person suspected of having Alagille syndrome to a geneticist—a physician who specializes in genetic disorders—to review the findings and assist with diagnosis. The geneticist and a genetic counselor meet with family members to review the family medical history and provide information. Once a person is diagnosed with Alagille syndrome, the parents may be tested for the JAG1 gene mutation. Siblings and other family members may also be tested. The specialists discuss the likelihood that family members and offspring will have the mutation. Prenatal testing is available at specialized centers.
2Warthen DM, Moore EC, Kamath BM, Morrissette JJ, Sanchez P, Piccoli DA, Krantz ID, Spinner NB. Jagged1 (JAG1) mutations in Alagille syndrome: increasing the mutation detection rate. Human Mutation. 2006;27(5):436–443.
How is Alagille syndrome treated?Treatment for Alagille syndrome is aimed at increasing the flow of bile from the liver, promoting growth and development, and making the person as comfortable as possible. Ursodiol (Actigall, Urso) is the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to increase bile flow. Other treatments address specific symptoms of the disease.
Pruritus. Itching may improve when the flow of bile from the liver is increased. Medications such as cholestyramine (Questran, Prevalite), rifampin (Rifadin), naltrexone (ReVia, Depade), or antihistamines may be prescribed to relieve pruritus. Hydrating the skin with moisturizers and keeping fingernails trimmed to prevent skin damage from scratching are important.
If severe pruritus does not improve with medication, a procedure called partial external biliary diversion (PEBD) may provide relief from itching. PEBD involves surgery to connect one end of the small intestine to the gallbladder and the other end to an opening in the abdomen—called a stoma—through which bile leaves the body and is collected in a pouch.
A liver transplant may be necessary for a person with liver failure and severe pruritus that does not improve with medication or PEBD.
Malabsorption and growth problems. Infants with Alagille syndrome are given a special formula that allows the absorption of much-needed fat by the small intestine. Infants, children, and adults can benefit from a high-calorie diet, calcium, and vitamins A, D, E, and K. If oral doses of vitamins are not well tolerated, a health care provider may need to give the person injections for a period of time. A child may receive additional calories through a tiny tube that is passed through the nose into the stomach. If extra calories are required for a long time, a tube, called a gastrostomy tube, may be placed directly into the stomach through a small opening made in the abdomen. The child's growth may improve if nutrition status improves and the flow of bile from the liver increases.
Xanthomas. These fatty deposits typically worsen over the first few years of life and then improve over time, or they may eventually disappear in response to PEBD or the medications used to increase bile flow.
Liver failure. In some cases, Alagille syndrome will progress to end-stage liver failure and require a liver transplant. A liver transplant is when the diseased liver is removed and replaced with a healthy one from an organ donor.
The health care team carefully considers the risks and benefits of a transplant and discusses them with the patient and family. People with Alagille syndrome and heart problems may not be candidates for a transplant because they could be at high risk for complications during and after the procedure.
What is the long-term outlook for people with Alagille syndrome?The outlook for people with Alagille syndrome depends on several factors, including the severity of liver damage and heart problems and the early correction of malabsorption. Predicting who will experience improved bile flow and who will progress to end-stage liver failure is difficult. Fifteen percent of people with Alagille syndrome will eventually require a liver transplant.
Survival rates for people receiving liver transplants have improved over the past several years because of newer drugs that suppress the immune system and keep it from attacking and damaging the new liver.
Research studies report that 75 percent of children diagnosed with Alagille syndrome live to at least 20 years of age.3 Because of improvements in liver and heart therapies, this survival rate is increasing. Many adults with Alagille syndrome who improve with treatment lead normal, productive lives. Deaths in people with Alagille syndrome are most often caused by liver failure, heart problems, and blood vessel abnormalities.
3Emerick KM, Rand EB, Goldmuntz E, Krantz ID, Spinner NB, Piccoli DA. Features of Alagille syndrome in 92 patients: frequency and relation to prognosis. Hepatology. 1999;29(3):822–829.
Points to Remember
- Alagille syndrome is a genetic disorder in which a person has fewer than the normal number of bile ducts in the liver. The symptoms of Alagille syndrome are usually seen in the first 2 years of life.
- Alagille syndrome is a complex disorder that can affect the liver and other parts of the body such as the heart, kidneys, blood vessels, eyes, face, and skeleton.
- Alagille syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder, which means it can be inherited from one parent who has the disorder.
- Alagille syndrome is most often caused by a mutation, or defect, in the Jagged1 (JAG1) gene.
- Infants with Alagille syndrome may have symptoms of poor bile drainage from the liver in the first few weeks of life.
- Alagille syndrome can affect other parts of the body in ways that may help doctors distinguish it from other liver conditions.
- Because the symptoms of Alagille syndrome vary and because the syndrome is so rare, the disorder can be difficult to diagnose. The doctor may use the following to make a diagnosis: evaluation of the symptoms of Alagille syndrome, liver function tests, a liver biopsy, a blood test to look for a JAG1 gene mutation, and a genetic workup.
- Treatment for Alagille syndrome is aimed at increasing the flow of bile from the liver, promoting growth and development, and making the person as comfortable as possible.
- In some cases, Alagille syndrome will progress to end-stage liver failure and require a liver transplant.
- Research studies report that 75 percent of children with Alagille syndrome live to at least 20 years of age. Deaths in people with Alagille syndrome are most often caused by liver failure, heart problems, and blood vessel abnormalities.
Hope through ResearchThe National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases' Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition supports basic and clinical research into liver diseases, including Alagille syndrome. Studies are under way to
- explain the many ways Alagille syndrome presents in people
- focus on the interaction between JAG1 and other genes and on identifying new genes that might cause Alagille syndrome
- translate findings about bile formation and secretion into treatments to reverse or cure Alagille syndrome
- target the exact cause of pruritus and develop a curative treatment
- develop a gene therapy for liver disease in newborns that could be used to treat Alagille syndrome
For More InformationAlagille Syndrome Alliance
10500 SW Starr Drive
Tualatin, OR 97062
Phone: 503–885–0455
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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American Liver Foundation
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603
New York, NY 10038–4810
Phone: 1–800–GO–LIVER (465–4837) or 212–668–1000
Fax: 212–483–8179
Email: email@example.com
Internet: www.liverfoundation.org
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25379 Wayne Mills Place, Suite 143
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 1–877–679–8256
Fax: 661–263–9099
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: www.classkids.org
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In the women's fleet it looks like the battle will be between defending world champion Steph Bridge and runner-up Kari Schivebaag (NOR, Ozone) as well as Kristin Boese (GER, Best). The locals Melissa Gil (Cabrinha) and Sandy Parker will try to defend stars and stripes against the Europeans.
The wind seems to be back for todays kick-off races after a small break beginning of the week, and first information from the Race Committee is that the course will be windward/leeward, either one or two laps depending on the wind conditions. The Race Committee aims for finish times of 15-18 minutes, allowing for 16 races with 4 discards throughout the four days of racing action.
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