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What do you think of when you think of Medieval gardens c. 1500? What about Medieval lawns?
I am guessing you would say herb gardens, but at that time, every plant was considered a herb with a purpose. They could be vegetable gardens, medicinal gardens, orchards, or pleasaunces which were pleasure gardens, with variation on these gardens of enjoyment also. There was much symbolism in these early gardens which was reflected in the plants selected and used.
Lawns were meadows, but some with an unusual twist.
They were grass-like gardens treated as a flowery mead planted with low growing wild flowers. Many had turf seats built against an enclosure wall with flowers planted in the grass. Somewhat like below even though it is without the wall from Medieval times.
Meadow area from not mowing the grass, wildflowers start to populate.
A mead is what we might term a lawn since it was used in similar fashion to what we have today.
People of the time used it for its sheer beauty, for play and for taking a stroll. Many a mead was structured and walled in. Built structures formed the enclosure, but so did hedging plants. I really don’t have examples of an actual flower mead, but it is easy to imagine by use of the plants selected, plus you can click the link below for one similar in the UK.
Turf grass path cut through uncut grass starred with planted wildflowers.
So how does one go about having a mead instead of turf grass? In medieval times, the person would go find a wild meadow of flowers of his choosing and cut thick sod squares. We know of meads because of their prominence in art of the time. Below is a well-known image from Wikipedia. It shows a fantasy rendition of what a mead was like in Medieval times.
Today it would be illegal to go to a private or public property and cut sod from a wild meadow, but it is possible to create one with low growing plants.
Perennials and bulbs in uncut grass.
The easiest way is just let the turf lawn go, allowing dandelion, clover, bindweed, violets, and any number of other weed plants invade the turf like shown below. But not many would want this look because it is not consistent throughout the year.
Instead, the turf would have to be removed first because most introduced garden plants could not thrive in a mat of turf grass long term. Some people will broadcast small bulbs or corms into a lawn for a spring show, but that creates a problem with having to cut the lawn grasses before the bulb plants die back.
But can you imagine a lawn that has plants of your choosing that you did not have to mow almost ever? Like below, the mead-like grassy area is surrounded by turf grass. See all the grass growing between the garden plants? An image above with primrose is also planted in a grassy area. A mowed turf-grass path passes through. Again, this is a look that is difficult to maintain year after year, but looks great.
Perennials specially selected to grow in amongst the meadow.
Choose low-growing herbs, perennials and bulbs, and even some low growing grasses. Both fragrant and flowering, the herbs could be used with short, dense ground-cover perennials for a summer into fall show.
Snowdrops many varieties under 12″.
Sedum spurium ‘John Creech’ 1/4″ Summer. S. cauticola grows 2″ tall.
Lily of the Valley 8″ -12″. Can spread.
Species Daffodil – N. pseudonarcissus minimus or N. triandrus Many under 12″, some only 4″ high.
Columbine native varieties are shorter.
Pasque Flower 8-10″ early summer.
Muscari 8″ spring. Can spread.
Feverfew Some 12″ summer. Will self-seed.
Woolly yarrow 6-8″ early/mid/late summer.
Poppies seeded on a grassy hillside.
Creeping phlox 6″ Late spring, gets a bit frisky.
Thyme Many varieties under 12″ Mother-of-Thyme in back garden. Does get aggressive.
Mints ( very aggressive) or Catmint.
Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’ 5″ spring.
Iberis 7″ Late spring/Early summer.
Dicentra ‘Ivory Hearts’ 12″ late spring and again late summer.
Evening primrose 12″ summer – Very aggressive, but long-blooming.
English daisies 6-8″ Late spring again late fall. I use these in pots.
Campanula ‘Blue Chips’ 10″ summer to mid fall.
Gentian 24″ tall – Mid-summer/early fall.
Wild strawberries prostrate, can be aggressive.
Monarda ‘Petite Wonder’ 10″ Mid-late summer.
Snow in Summer 6″-12″ summer.
Poppy ‘Summer Breeze’ 12″ summer.
Pulmonaria ‘Mrs. Moon’ 12″ early to mid-spring.
Perennial Geranium Many varieties under 12″.
Coreopsis ‘Elfin Gold’ 10″ late spring/summer/fall.
Sweet woodruff 6″ spring. Can get frisky.
Veronica prostrata ‘Nestor’ 6″ ‘Heavenly Blue’ 4″ summer.
Periwinkle (very aggressive) ground cover.
A dry garden at Chanticleer with Mediterranean plants, many low-growing like could be used in a mead.
Of course a well-drained site with six hours of sun is the best for most plants suggested. Having a lawn like this is NOT maintenance free or even a very practical lawn solution, but it would be different and very pretty.
Keeping more aggressive plants from pushing out the delicate ones.
Generally getting rid of seedlings and other volunteers where they need removal.
Cutting back spent stems in the fall and early spring.
Mulching at least until the garden fills in thickly.
Protecting the edge of the mead from creeping turf grass or gravel if used.
All the plants have somewhat varied needs, but keeping those having similar conditions makes the job easier. This “lawn” would need to be weeded to keep out plants one does not want. Cranesbill and columbine would have to be watched so as not to be swallowed up by more vigorous growers. Select the Mediterranean plants and a dry garden like on this incline and you might reduce some of the added work. Some plants are steppables too.
Also working in a space like this would take some care not to trample the delicate plants. That is one reason parterres work so well for herbs, but just imagine a fenced and bordered 20 to 50 foot square patch of lawn like this bordered by a traditional lawn! Even the example above? These are generally not traditional planting beds because plant height is limited.
The image above shows lots of work with very low growing plants, but bedding out is not what they did in the Medieval Ages. It was not until the Victorian Age where plants took on a whole new way in which to use them. I will have a post on that coming up. Ironically though, the Victorians also had casual gardens, but most only think of great imposing lawns and stiff formal beds bedded out with thousands of tender plants.
Uncut grass with opportunistic plants is the least work and most environmentally sound, but it starts reverting almost immediately.
Pansies and Johnny Jump Ups – 8-10″.
I use a lot of these plants to create a colorful carpet for the taller bulb plants mainly in spring before the summer perennials kick in. Others fill in between during summer or are edging plants. My garden is not a meadow, but has many plants that tightly fill the space. You will see that coming up.
Images in this post are mostly places where grass was allowed to mix with the plants and some plants are taller than listed. I scaled the plants down more to what might have been there in Medieval times.
The plants I noted in orange are in my garden. I use many of the other annuals listed some years. These plants are ones I did not list in the post Think Before You Meadow. I am sure you can add many plants to this list, but planting in groups of three would be a good start to carpet your space.
Very much like a mead, with a traveler strolling through. I think i would not select the prickly pear though, but the grasses make a nice addition.
To see where a doctoral student at the University of Reading actually did this with some of the plants I listed, visit their site. He also gives a history on lawns through the ages.
There is always unique ways designers deal with having lawns if a client wants to see some green grass, and I discuss that in a future post. We continue our Medieval theme and get inspiration from where you would least expect it, but first some spring blooming plants carpeting my garden.
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Such a beautiful article you wrote. Just gorgeous.
Ahhhh! Yes. Love that part a lot!
Fascinating Donna…lots of ideas and indeed lots of work. i would love to let my lawn grow long, but my town would fine us…so i grow early bulbs, violets, clover and dandelion in ours much to the chagrin of our neighbors.
We cannot let grass grow over 4″ here either. So far there has been no problem filling the front garden with plants. I even had tomatoes and peppers in there two years ago. I am sure if they were noticed, they would have either been stolen or cited.
Mead is the best word to define the direction we have taken with the native buffalo grass patch inherited with our house. The most amazing tiny wildflowers have found a home there. Mowing? No, I pull the thugs and leave the rest based on advice from our city’s park naturalist whose walks and talks I regularly attend.
That is such a nice native grass. I would bet it is beautiful with all the wildflowers.
I use them in pots, but not in the garden. Maybe they will make it to the garden one day. It is nice you have the space to keep part of your property natural.
Truly inspirational! I think a mead would need to be carefully sited. It would look out of place in front of a suburban home surrounded by similar houses all in a row with their neatly mowed lawns. But, oh! To see a flower covered mead, washed in light, as one emerges from the woodlands! I also think it looks wonderful as in your third picture, with a mown path so one can walk through without trampling it.
It really does need a more rural siting to be aesthetically placed well, but most of those images are from estate gardens with multimillion dollar mansions, yet many, many acres large. I designed one property of a home of that value and it has a mile long driveway with meadows on both sides. The home cannot be seen from the road and all one sees is the wildflower meadows. I would post it, but I had one client complain so I no longer post any.
In the City of Buffalo there are two gardeners with tiny homes that have a front garden with long grass and flowers added and both have been taken to court by neighbors. Funny considering hundreds and hundreds of gardeners in Buffalo have no grass, properties completely covered in plants and that is OK.
you’ve presented some lovely options; it would be great if more people selected plant materials that thrived on the local climate options.
noting that several varieties of desmodium thrived in the long rain-absent dry seasons in tropical america, i pull out all other grasses and broad leaves and allow the desmodium to spread naturally. it takes a while but it is pretty and very low maintenance.
Native gardening is getting very popular, especially in places like California where the climate has been very dry.
I got a question on Quora about grass alternatives, and I shared this post.
Thank you. As you know, the flowers in long grass is not to conducive to city living. People complain, but filled garden spaces is a different story. It is neater, but I enjoy seeing it both ways.
Fascinating, fascinating bit of information, lots of wonderful ideas.
Maintaining a large area as a mead would mean constant vigilance also to keep trees and shrubs from getting a foothold.
What a fabulous post!!! It has inspired me to go a little further with what I already do with my lawn. I let it get long in the spring and mow it only after the wildflowers (weeds to some) are done blooming. Maybe I should mark out an area and not mow it all to see what would happen.
I wish I had property to have a meadow like that. I remember it so well from in PA. That is where the first image is taken.
So grasses like prairie dropseed, little bluestem, and the shorter Pennisetums would work with this approach?
I suppose Prairie dropseed and shorter pennisetum would be a fine choice, but it might look better in a grass garden. I have Elijah Blue fescue in my garden and being so small would make a great addition to a mead. Black Mondo grass is another low-growing color and textured grass that would be great.
Gosh, what a fabulous post! It’s got me all dreamy. I don’t quite have the space to create this in my own garden but it’s wonderful to get lost in your images for a few moments.
This is a wonderful post that really stimulates my imagination. I have been reading it over and over, leaving it open in my browser and not wanting to close it. Now I have saved it as a resource. Thank you for taking the time to put so much great information in one place. Happy Gardening!


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As a 19-year-old Economics and Politics undergraduate, my route into the realm of political discourse has been relatively hassle-free. Indeed, over the past three years, I have actively engaged in our democratic system: from chairing hustings to grassroots campaigning for the Labour Party.
But having entered the political fray through joining the Labour Party, I soon found myself quickly disappointed. Of course, political parties are rarely ‘catch-all’, but the party I once joined in good faith today systematically alienates me and others. Why? Brexit.
Brexit and all it stands for cannot be confined to the left-right spectrum. The issue has divided us all, it transcends party politics to the extent that it has usurped my ideological commitment to the Labour Party. According to an eye-widening poll by Our Future, Our Choice, only 2% of young people believe that Britain’s standing has improved since the 2016 referendum. Shocking as this is, why should we be surprised? Not only were the voices of 2 million 16-17-year-olds suppressed during the referendum, but the voice of Remain has since either been silenced within the major parties or drowned out by a chorus of MPs “elected on a leave manifesto” – a phrase I hear all too often.
The fact of the matter is this: thanks to Brexit, I am politically homeless. No single party stands for the issues I find important. Of course, when associating with a party, it’s impossible to expect every box to be ticked. But Brexit is a box simply too imposing to leave blank. In fact, every other box – health, education, economic policy, foreign policy – has been subsumed by our ensuing withdrawal. It impinges on nearly every issue of political life. That’s why it has pushed so many people away from identifying with a party – and spawned the rise of ‘The Independent Group’. Simply put, Brexit cannot be overlooked by anyone looking to join or vote for a party.
For most voters, identity politics has been replaced by an issue-based agenda. Whilst Brexit has divided much of the country, it has united many young people regardless of their political leanings. Indeed, on the 27th of February, I stood in the Lobby of Parliament shoulder-to-shoulder with young people from across the political spectrum, all of whom were telling MPs how they, as representatives, have failed us by blindly supporting something they know will scar the economy and the electorate in the process. After two years of intense partisanship, it was refreshing to not be bound to a party while fighting against the impact of Brexit.
The common perception of the younger generations today is that we are apathetic, and can’t be trusted. I’d like to offer an alternative perspective. I’m not disenfranchised. I’m disillusioned. The party I subscribed to in 2015 has taken a position on Brexit I simply cannot support- it is ignoring the very voices it claims to represent.
My generation can be trusted, perhaps more so than the generations which sit in government. The plethora of well-informed young people appearing on news stations across the country today is inspiring, revitalising and stands in stark contrast to the ministers who ricochet from failure to failure.
So, far from apathetic, there’s real energy within my generation to stand up for our future; a future which, for many of us, we were unable to shape.
Though the Brexit debate has pushed people away from party politics, they haven’t left politics itself. By people from across the political spectrum all pulling in the same direction on one issue, things will be resolved for the better. On the 27th of February in Parliament, our MPs listened. On the 23rd, at the March for a People’s Vote, they listened again. It is imperative, for their parties’ sakes as well as ours, that they keep listening.
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The demand for more employees on healthcare teams is growing. As Care Compass Network (CCN) collaborates with partner organizations to launch innovative projects that increase access and quality of care in the 9-county region, new opportunities are opening for team members who provide services to keep people healthy and get the care they need. To meet this demand CCN designed the Workforce Development Recruitment Program which aims to develop a pipeline of new workers to fill current and emerging roles that are needed.
A gap analysis was performed in 2016 to understand where the highest employment vacancies were for various positions within the Performing Provider System (PPS). The $1.4 million dollars allotted to the Workforce Development Recruitment Program assists partner organizations in recruiting for these high need positions.
In February 2018 applications for the program were released, and funding was awarded on a first come, first serve basis. The funding amount was based on the level of licensure necessary for that position being applied for. By April 2018 money for the recruitment of 121 new jobs had been awarded to 27 partner organizations. Included in that count are opportunities for primary care physicians, registered nurses, social workers, mental health aides, and substance use/ behavioral disorder counselors.
Funding can be used for recruiting costs from hiring search firms and advertising positions to background checks or assistance with employee relocation. Organizations are given their initial funding upfront and a bonus subsidy once the new hire has begun work. One caveat to the bonus funds is that new hires must not be recently employed at another partner organization. This is to encourage partner organizations to find new talent to bring into the area, enhancing the skilled talent already found in the region.
Adding these new positions will not only support the projects that CCN is implementing but will also allow a better quality of care for the consumers that are using these services. There will be more health care workers available to support patients and a shorter wait time for patients to receive the care that they need. The Workforce Development Recruitment Program is helping to bring quality people to provide quality care to our communities.

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Closer, closer, ouch! That’s too close.
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Ever wondered how to make a macro photo?
Ever wondered how they manage to take that beautiful photo of the scary insect?
Ever wondered how to get close enough?
So did I, and therefore I started a quest to discover the wonders of close-up photography.
And my journey is still going on. So for the time being you shouldn’t expect too much. But I just wanted to share the things that I have encountered.
before you start trying to make macro or close-up photographs I think you should understand what the theory behind it is.
The definition of close-up photography is that the image projected on the “film plane” (i.e film or a digital sensor) is close to the same size as the subject. In the last few years they have used the term ‘Macro’ for lenses that make it possible to show your subject in real size on the actual print, this only requires a magnification of 1:4. Most most lenses at the moment are able to get a magnification of 1:2. A real macro lens will get you a magnification of 1:1, which matches the definition of macro.
When you have an all-round lens that has a macro setting you will be able to get close to your subject but the performance will be less. This means that the focus quality will be less then when you use a ‘real’ macro lens.
Macro lenses come in different focal length. The longer the lens the further you can be from your subject while you still get the required magnification. So if you are only shooting stills you will more then happy with a short focal length. If you are trying to shoot a live object like insects it might be handy to use a longer focal length, so you can maintain more distance to your subject. But you have to understand that a longer lens is also more expensive.

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Paul is a really nice player, but not close to hardwn as a player. Or close to winning mvp over hardwn this year. He is defiantly better than Russ though.
That’s why you have so many saying hardwn is the best offensive player ever. It’s really really easy to make that argument isn’t it. and we didn’t even mention hardwns playmaking we are just talking about scoring.
50, 100, something like that. Something low and collectible.
100 bet on hardwn wins you $20. 100 on George wins you $1800. You win 90x more by taking George that’s how cavernous the gap is between them.
Man I never had any clue how all those + and - worked in betting! Thanks for clueing me in friendo!
Also, could you Google up what Tua’s odds to win the Heisman were in early November please? Thanks!

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>would you hold it near as it were your own?
>perhaps they're better left unsung.
>let there be songs to fill the air.
>that was not made by the hands of men.
>that path is for your steps alone.
>if you should stand then who's to guide you?
>If I knew the way I would take you home.
(which are similar to Prashant's) but he also gave me some tablature.
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TOWIE star Jamie Reed has been pictured enjoying a night out with stunning Jade Lewis as he attempts to put his doomed romance with Amber Turner behind him.
The reality star split from his girlfriend of four and a half years and she has now moved on with The Only Way Is Essex regular Dan Edgar.
Jamie, 34, now seems to be putting the past behind him as he stepped out with pretty brunette Jade last night.
The pair were seen enjoying an evening out in London, heading to the posh Mayfair Hotel in the west of the city.
Jade looked incredible in a black crop top and flared trousers and Jamie looked happy and relaxed as they chatted over cocktails.
The TV hunk looked more Made In Chelsea than Towie as he wore beige chinos and a blue shirt for the outing to the fancy bar.
It comes after Jamie told The Sun Online that a new girl has caught his eye following his split from Amber.
"I can’t tell you if she will be joining, she might be.
Jamie and Amber were together for more than four years before they split this year, and the blonde beauty recently confirmed to The Sun Online that she is now dating Dan.
Megan McKenna’s best mate claimed her romance with Jamie was “controlling” and “sexless”.
Amber said she was “too embarrassed” to tell her friends and family about their problems and the 23-year-old kept quiet about how unhappy she was.
But Jamie hit back at her claims, insisting he was left in “shock” after suddenly being dumped by Amber just weeks ago, and insists that she wasn’t telling the truth when she told The Sun Online that she was “unhappy” with him.
In an emotional interview with The Sun Online, Jamie claimed Amber had only brought him on Towie to dump him.
"I do feel like she brought me on the show to be dumped, it’s playing out this way."


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Crispety, crunchety, peanut-buttery! Since 1866.
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Olive wood is sourced from the hills of Bethlehem and Jerusalem and is obtained during the pruning season. The cut branches are recycled into these products in Bethlehem.
This Olive Wood pen was handcrafted in the Holy Land.
The nature of olive wood makes each pen different - with unique graining patterns on each one.
This pen set is offered with a silver coloured clasp.
Pens come in a gift box and certificate of authenticity.


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There has been a lot of discussion about the impact of Final Omnibus Rule modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules as well as the breach notification rules of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). In Part I, we discussed what HIPAA covered entities (CEs) need to do to prepare. This discussion will focus on what suggestions we have for HIPAA business associates (BAs) and their subcontractors (subBAs). Although the core recommendations are for the most part the same as we identified in Part I for CEs, the justification for adopting these suggestions is slightly different and the priorities are reorganized for BAs and subBAs.
Legal: BAs are now directly liable for compliance with certain HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule requirements. Experienced outside privacy counsel can help BAs become compliant with the final rule requirements. Privacy counsel will be valuable to assist and document whether a breach has occurred, as well as to help BAs and SubBAs develop appropriate compliance programs. Now that CEs have an obligation related to appropriately selecting and retaining vendors, CEs will be doing their due diligence to determine whether their vendors are compliant.
Cyber Insurance: CE’s have been struggling with HIPAA compliance, particularly compliance with the Security Rule, for nearly a decade. Now, BAs must enter into the fold. While BAs for the most part have safeguards in place for protected health information (PHI), strict compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule by BAs is questionable. Insurance is not a substitute for compliance. More than one-third of breaches are caused by vendors and the breach reports we have seen since 2009 suggest that BAs and subBAs have a lot to do to become fully compliant with HIPAA. Therefore, as BAs and subBAs wrestle with these compliance issues, it is critical to have a robust cyber insurance policy in place that covers not only notification costs, but also regulatory penalties. BAs and CEs need to keep in mind that penalties for violations of the HIPAA Rules will be specific to the organization against which the penalty is being assessed.
There appears to be some confusion over whether or not joint and several liability principles will apply to assessment of penalties. There may be a few very limited circumstances where this might be an issue, but for the most part, the penalty will relate to a specific violation by that entity. For example, a BA will not be subject to penalties because a CE did not perform a periodic risk assessment as required by HIPAA. Or, a BA may be subject to a penalty for not having sufficient technical safeguards in place while the CE may be subject to a penalty for being aware of the BA’s failures and not doing something to stop the practice.
Policies and Procedures: Compliance with HIPAA requires that administrative, technical, and physical safeguards be in place to protect PHI. Additionally, the organization must have policies and procedures in place to implement these safeguards. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has enforcement authority of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. After a breach is reported to HHS, OCR requests a copy of the organization’s policies and procedures in place to safeguard PHI. The request is often more broad than the cause of the reported breach and extends to all policies and procedures in place in order for OCR to determine if the responding organization is compliant with HIPAA. Examples of policies that BAs should have in place include: (1) permitted uses and disclosures of PHI; (2) business associates; (3) minimum necessary; (4) de-identification of PHI; (4) back-up plans; (5) disaster recovery; (6) risk analysis; (7) risk management plans; (8) workforce training; and (9) termination of access.
Risk Assessments and Risk Management Plans: BAs are now subject to the OCR HIPAA Audit protocol. HIPAA requires organizations to conduct periodic risk assessments and then to address the risks identified in a risk management plan. The OCR HIPAA Audit program sets a framework to analyze process, controls, and policies of the selected BA by using a comprehensive audit protocol. The protocol addresses uses and disclosures, safeguards in place (administrative, physical, and technical), and breach notification rule compliance.
Incident Response Plans (IRPs): IRPs are a roadmap to guide an organization’s incident response team’s (IRT) breach response activities. As with CEs, the IRPs of BAs and subBAs must include the factors HHS has outlined for consideration in determining whether there is a low probability of compromise: (1) the nature and extent of PHI involved; (2) the unauthorized person who used the PHI or to whom the disclosure was made; (3) whether PHI was actually acquired or viewed; (4) the extent to which the risk to PHI has been mitigated (e.g. assurances from trusted third-parties that the information was destroyed). An IRT’s members depend on the size and complexity of the organization, but typically include members from the following groups: (1) general counsel; (2) IS/IT; (3) communications; (4) HR; (5) compliance and (6) privacy. External members of the team can include: (1) outside privacy counsel; (2) forensics; (3) notification vendors; and (4) crisis management.
Breach Analysis Forms: Keep in mind two basic requirements when considering the impact of the final rule. The first is compliance and the second is documentation. As BAs develop their compliance programs to fit the new requirements, they need to remember to update their forms as well. The standard for determining whether or not a breach has occurred has changed and so has the required analysis. A breach is presumed unless the CE can show that there is a low probability of compromise. Moreover, HHS has outlined at least four (4) factors that must be considered. (The four factors are listed under Incident Response Plans, supra.) To the extent that third-party tools which analyze breach notification are utilized, BAs need to confirm that the approach reflects the new requirements.
Education: A culture of compliance is expected. Education and awareness are the best ways to develop that culture. In addition to new employee training and annual training, consider periodic training in the form of newsletters and other events to keep privacy at the top of employees’ minds.
Business Associate Agreements: Expect an administrative nightmare. Changes to business associate agreements (BAAs) are coming. CEs will be struggling with compliance with the final rule and you are going to see demands from CEs that may test the BAs’ ability to comply with the requests–both on an administrative level because of the volume of contracts that will need to be amended and from a compliance standpoint because BAs are not prepared to meet the safeguard demands. Additionally, BAs will need to modify the agreements they have in place with subBAs to ensure compliance with HIPAA.
Forensics: As with CEs, BAs need to develop relationships with forensic firms because outside forensics is going to be critical in helping to reach a conclusion that a breach has not occurred–low probability of compromise. For those BAs that already have cyber insurance, talk to your broker or carrier about the forensics options and seek recommendations from them as to how the coverage will support you with the changes in the regulations.
OCR Director Rodriguez has made it clear the final rule provides for the most sweeping changes to HIPAA since the Privacy and Security Rules were released. And, further, the final rule provides OCR with an opportunity to vigorously enforce compliance. These statements are a reality for the several dozen OCR investigations that we are currently defending. As time passes, and OCR gains experience through the thousands of breaches that are reported and the audits that are conducted, the questions which organizations face will become more difficult to answer. Compliance with HIPAA must be a top priority for all CEs, BAs, and subBAs.


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Yesterday my long awaited syringe arrived - taking samples with the siphon is a huge fuss just to fill a 200 ml measuring tube, so I ordered a 100ml syringe and that makes the whole measuring thing a world easier.
I'm happy with that, and it seems to have come to a real halt anyway, so I racked Brynn off the yeast cake today and will now let it sit until I get back from holiday, when I'll bottle it.
Edit: belated decision to use the vanilla beans I bought a couple of weeks ago - now would be a good moment to add. One bean cut open along the side, pressed open slightly so fluid can get in, and added to the demi.


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Wed, March 21st - Test Day!
Easter - Skating will be at regular times on Saturday, March 31st. There will be NO SKATING on Monday, April 2nd, due to the holiday (the arena is closed).
End of Season Ice Gala - April 7th - Please save the date! Our skaters are working hard to learn their group numbers to share their skating skills with friends and family.


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Amongst the most common electrical wiring concerns is on how to wire a swap. Though applying switches in your own home is quite effortless, wiring 1 may well not be that effortless for everybody. An ON-OFF switch is actually quite simple to wire. You can find various kinds of switches, but for this instance, let us say you will be putting in a single-pole toggle switch, an exceedingly popular swap (and also the simplest).
You will find a few shades of wires in a very regular single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and environmentally friendly. Splice the black wire in two and link them within the terminal screws - 1 on top as well as other on the bottom screw with the switch. The white wire serves like a supply of uninterrupted ability and is particularly usually connected to your gentle coloured terminal screw (e.g., silver). Hook up the green wire to the ground screw of your switch.
These actions would commonly be adequate to generate an average swap function without a challenge. Then again, in the event you will not be assured that you just can accomplish the process adequately and safely you far better let the professionals do it in its place. After all, there is a explanation why this job has become the most common electrical wiring questions requested by plenty of people.
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The Busoga kingdom through her premier Muvawala Joseph has vowed to bring state minister for land Persis Namuganza to order over what she termed as reckless and indiscipline statements over the their kingdom and His Highness Gabula Nadhiope Wilberforce IV.
Muvawala who says that an official statement will be released soonest at Bugembe kingdom offices, advised those with personal fights not to mix it with the kingdom affairs before adding that its normal for disagreements but as a kingdom, the Kyabazinga can’t look for his subject who abused him instead she should come out and apologize to the kingdom and Busoga in general.
“The Kingdom of Busoga supports those that express their displeasure because it’s a constitutional right. we are a culture institution but it doesn’t mean we don’t get annoyed so we are also annoyed and basoga too, we should make no mistake as Busoga” smiling Muvawala furiously warned.
“All those who are planning of uniting our daughters (Kadaga and Namuganza) is allowed but talking about uniting the Kyabazinga and his subjects will never be accepted if it was between kingdoms it would have been okay but apparently the kingdom is not willing to meet someone who abused the Kyabazinga, instead Namuganza should come out with an open apology to the kingdom” Busoga premier Muvawala emphasized.
“When Kadhabadha with indiscipline attacked Kyabazinga he was banned by the kingdom over and his songs plus stage performance but when he apologized now his music is on the air waves in the country” Muvawala added.
Muvawala who was receiving a petition from Busoga youth high institutions students’ leader Tubite Singe Emmanuel of Joint Abasoga Nseete Central Uganda Students Association cautioned that whoever lives in Busoga should abide by the cultural beliefs regardless of h/her ancestral beliefs.
“Anybody who lives in Busoga regardless of h/her tribe is bound by acknowledging the existence of our king so its unacceptable for anyone to attack the King/dom, this is not a war or disagreement between minister and the kingdom but this is indiscipline. The kingdom will come up with an official statement on this matter soon” Muvawala cautioned.
On the term and legality of the current Kyabazinga Gabula Nadhiope IV, Muvawala said that unless the current Busoga king dies or retires that is when Basoga should think of another king (Kyabazinga).
“Busoga is a constitutional and a decentralized monarchy and we have 5 families: Bukono, Butabingwa, zibbondo, Gabula and Kigulu where Kyabazinga is elected and ours is as a result of election of at least 8 majority out of the 11 clans and therefore as a duly elected and as duly provided for by the constitution bbaabba Gabula Nadhiope IV afunvughe (long live) until when God calls him or retires and if one is elected, its not a guarantee that his son will inherit and we have never had a king being inherited by the son” Muvawala highlighted.


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Alamgir’s success story looks more like a plot of a novel. Alamgir was born in 1954 in East Pakistan. He received his early education there and at the age of 15, moved to Karachi; a city full of promises. Alamgir only brought with him two things; a guitar and a rich voice.
Alamgir began his career by playing guitar at Café D Khan situated at Tariq Road. This café was also a meeting place of intellectuals and people from TV. Someone in the crowd impressed by his talent asked him to audition for a youth program. Although Alamgir was not selected for that program, but he got noticed by Sohail Rana a famous music composer who asked him to sing for a children’s program. This set the ball rolling for an illustrious career.
As a pop singer, Alamgir emerged on the music scene in 1973/74 when he sang “Albeela Rahi” a translation of a foreign song. This one song took him to stardom and soon people especially youngsters were raving about his innocent looks and good voice. Alamgir sang many songs including ghazals; his voice suited every mood and he was at ease with every kind of song. Alamgir also did some playback singing. His songs for the film “Aaina” were a super duper hit.
Alamgir currently resides in America with his family. This singer who brought joy to many is suffering from renal problems. He has to undergo dialysis thrice a week. Always a winner, Alamgir is putting a brave front.
Nusrat Fateh Ali’s contributions to music are innumerable. He revived and revolutionized qawwali; the devotional Sufi music. Nusrat’s family had been singing qawwalis for ages. When Nusrat started singing with his uncle Mubarak Ali Khan, qawwali had lost its appeal in South Asia the place of its origin and was unheard of in the west.
Nusrat actually introduced qawwali to thousands of people. He sang with such devotion and zeal that he left the listeners even those who did not understand the lyrics were entranced. The sincerity, passion zest and the amazing intensity with which Nusrat sang qawwalis moved people regardless of their faith. He had a large audience in the West because he blended the traditional eastern music with western style. The result was that the western audience could relate to his music even though words were foreign.
Nusrat began his career in 1967, after his uncle’s death, he became the leader of his team. In 1973, EMI a Pakistani recording company released some albums featuring Nusrat and his uncle Mubarak Ali Khan. Nusrat’s immense talent was slowly being recognized and the Oriental Star Agencies of Birmingham UK signed him and so Nusrat performed in Britain in the early 80s. Many cassette companies of USA, Japan, Britain, Pakistan and other European countries released more than 50 albums of Nusrat Fateh Ali from 1973-93. However the Real World label brought Nusrat worldwide recognition.
Nusrat also composed the soundtrack of foreign movies like “Dead Man Walking”, “Natural Born Killers”, “Last Temptation of Christ” and the Hindi film “Bandit Queen”. Nusrat also worked with the British Raver “Massive Attack”. Nusrat also sang qawwalis for Pakistani and Hindi films and also composed music of some films.
Nusrat Fateh Ali was the winner of many prestigious international awards. His album Intoxicated Spirit was nominated for Grammy in 1997 in the best traditional folk album category.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan suffered a heart attack and died on 16th August 1997. Music lovers all over the world mourned his death.


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I’m a planner. So needless to say, I had everything set for my second book launch. Release date…check. Budget…check. Marketing plan…check, check. This book was going to be the tipping point! I could feel it.
Then EVERYTHING went to Sh!T!
My book designer took a hiatus. My house flooded and caused thousands of dollars in damages. Layoffs at my professional place of business had begun. My distributor FUBAR’d my Kindle Countdown which impacted my first week of sales.
Everything I had worked so hard to accomplish was falling apart in front of me and it couldn’t be fixed. It was out of my control and I just had to sit there and take it. I had to keep going so I smiled through the pain…because at the end of the day…I had books to sell. I showed up with a smile on my face for my readers who were interested in the series. Book signing after book signing, I’d sit for many hours and share how awesome my story was.
But what I didn’t know was that while I was stressing at night trying to figure out what to post on Instagram, Sidelined II was making waves. That’s why you can never give up and here are three reasons why.
1. Where there’s life there’s hope.
Although I wanted to quit, I remained hopeful and started writing again. I used that crazy energy and wrote a new prologue for Sidelined: The Contract (from Shane’s POV). You guys are going to love it. Then my book designer resurfaced (PRAISE HIM)! Not only did he complete the design of my last book, I was inspired to polish the final book synopsis. It’s posted in my Sidelined Series Book Discussion Group on Facebook.
2. You never know who’s watching.
A few weeks ago, Sidelined: The Penalty was honored as a finalist in the 2018 Best Book Awards. I was ecstatic considering my first book, Sidelined: The Draft, won the prior year.
Then I got an email from BOOKBUB! They selected Sidelined: The Penalty as a feature! WHAT!??!?!? This like doesn’t happen for indie authors. They have millions of subscribers!
3. Don’t despise small beginnings.
My distributor reported 7121 copies sold as of 9.30.18. NOOOO freaking way. I didn’t believe it at first. When I think about my last book signing, that was during a torrential downpour, although only a faithful few showed up, little did I know thousands of people were downloading my book.
I wanted to share this experience because I was very discouraged after my series of unfortunate events. I couldn’t see how things were going to turn around. What I didn’t realize is that GOD was working it out the entire time. Not only did I learn a few lessons, I received the idea for my fourth book! Subscribe to my email list for updates.
Bianca Williams is an award-winning author. She was born and raised in Baltimore County, MD. She discovered her love for creative writing at college while pursuing a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Finance & Management. After graduating at the top of her class, achieving a 15+-year career in finance, and co-founding an event planning company, Bianca began penning her autofiction series. When she isn’t writing, Bianca is using her platform to empower women in life, business, and relationships. Know the Plays, or get Sidelined is her signature slogan. Learn more about Bianca at https://www.bwillbooks.com.
The coveted award competition had over 2000 entries in various literary categories from large publishing houses and hundreds of independents. See the full listing at www.americanbookfest.com.
“To receive the 2017 Best Book Award for my debut novel, Sidelined: The Draft, was a special honor. To be recognized for my second book, was simply fantastic! I stayed true to myself and wrote the book that I wanted to read. I’m pleased that it’s resonating with people,” said Bianca Williams.
Sidelined: The Penalty is the second installment of a sizzling trilogy about love, friendship, and half-truths. The fast-paced, page-turner is currently available on Amazon.com. The much-anticipated series finale, Sidelined: The Contract is due out in the fall of 2019.

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Yvonne Anderson passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Oceanview on November 11, 2014. Yvonne was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, John (June 7/09). She is survived by her brothers Philip (Pat) of St. Peters Bay, P.E.I. and Paul (Didi) of Cranbrook, BC; sisters Bella of Nelson, BC, Beatrice (Harry) of Sorento, BC, Lillian (Rocky) of Almonte, ON and Anne of Nelson, BC as well as many nieces and nephews.
Yvonne belonged to the Soropimist Club and worked mostly in the vehicle industry as an accountant with G.M. In her leisure time she enjoyed travelling with the motorhome, golfing, writing and crossword puzzles. Yvonne enjoyed a good political discussion and anything Elvis.
Flowers gratefully declined. Donations made in Yvonne’s memory to the Alzheimers Society would be appreciated.
Special Thanks to doctors and staff at Oceanview at St. Joseph’s Hospital for the care they gave. Also many thanks to Suzanne and Richard for all the help.

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Discussion in 'Miscellaneous [BG]' started by Lowend65, Apr 14, 2019.
was thinking about this earlier. What cover songs “scare” me. I’m not talking about prog-math music, or some metal tune at 400 bpm. Call them normal cover tunes that are tougher than they sound.
God this is just sadistic on every level. Strange phrasing insane bridge.
What cover songs “scare” me.
None, because, practice + rehearsal.
I understand the concern though. It means you care about a quality presentation.
FWIW, I covered Tell me Something Good for years. I played with a great drummer, and we nailed it.
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And for some reason I always NAIL that cool bass intro to Sweet Child of Mine in rehearsal. And I always miss a note on it live! It not even that hard to play!
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Sweet Home Alabama. Just can't wrap my head around that one.
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Ha! I feel like I nail this part 9/10 times we play it. Last gig, my guitarist, who swears I miss it 9/10 times, bet me $50 that I’d miss a note or two.
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I've only asked to drop one song. The band wanted to play Do I Do.
I'm happy that practice and rehearsal should get you there, but even though the guys in the band thought it was working, it definitely wasn't!!
I "made" them choose something else.
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I played in a stevie wonder tribute band, we did that song ,definitely a tough one! Sir duke and master blaster were also a tricky ones.
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When Doves Cry. I botch that one up every time.
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I actually look forward to it now, but daaaaaaaammmmmmmnnnnn that thing is a beast and it has been quite a journey to be able to say that. Even started a thread about it: Footloose is a monster!!!
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Playing the intro, especially the first 2 reps before the guitars come. I have to set the tempo so it's hard for me not to rush or get the rhythm jammed up.
I've woodsheded this for hours and still have issues. I think my band is torturing me as this song is on the Playlist for every show.
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The only songs I'm ever nervous about are the ones we didn't rehearse adequately. Regardless of whether you need to play it once or 100 times, you should know the song before you play it live, IMHO.
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For some reason, Simple Mind's "Don't You" was my nemesis in one band I was in. That gallop was quite the workout, and live the band would play it even faster. I was DONE after that one.
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Nothing really, but if I were playing 'D-Code' by Alain Caron in a band setting I'd be sweating a bit. That said, I wouldn't play it live until I was satisfied I could pull it off!
That's 2 for the Allman Bros so far.
I play this one as well. Fun song. I guess I've been lucky to play with drummers that have been able to keep the slow tempo required for this song.
For me the stress is wondering if the band is going to break into that double time feel organ solo part.
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you rehears them until your blue in the face and literally hate the song afterwards.....then onstage, you'll play it with your eyes closed, while sipping a martini, picking your nose and flirting with waitress..not in that order.......maybe.
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I hate to play cover songs live !!!
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Man I can’t wrap my head around those two songs! Maybe because I hate them so I just can’t get into them!
I was at a jam last year and the guitarist asked the singer to play Dreams! Ok no problem, I asked the guitarist if it was the song by The Cranberries or the one by Fleetwood MAC... he said in a condescending voice, “they are the same song” like huh!!


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One weekend. Thousands served. Join us for GiveCamp 2019!
Northwest Arkansas and the state of Arkansas have hundreds of nonprofits that serve many needs in our community. Non-profit organizations can reach so many more people if they have the technology to accomplish their goals. That’s where GiveCampNWA comes in!
Join us for GiveCampNWA 2019 Friday, Oct 4 through Sunday, Oct 6.
Whether you’re a nonprofit needing free tech solutions, or a community member wanting to make a difference, or a local company that wants to use your dollars and in-kind donations to make a major difference, we need you!
Check out more about GiveCamp below and sign up for our newsletter to the right!
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Since its inception in 2007, the GiveCamp program has provided benefits to hundreds of charities, worth millions of dollars of developer and designer time in services! Each year, GiveCamp NWA provides an estimated $100,000 in free technology solutions that empower local non-profit organizations to serve their audiences better.
GiveCamp 2019 is scheduled for Friday, October 4th through Sunday, October 6th. Once again Collective Bias has donated the use of their building for our efforts. The Collective Bias building is located at 1750 S Osage Springs, Rogers AR.
We are a family-friendly event. So, if your kids’ code, write, or design, or EVEN inspire, please bring them too (make sure you make note of them when you sign up) !!
I’m a non-profit & need help!I’d like to volunteer!I’d like to sponsor!I’d like to see the organizers.
As a volunteer, you and your team will be partnered with one of our selected nonprofit organizations. Over the course of the weekend your team will develop a solution which solves a technology issue that your nonprofit faces.
At the end of the weekend, nonprofits will leave with technology solutions that would normally have cost thousands of dollars.
Just your laptop and a can-do attitude! WiFi, food and refreshments will be provided during the event. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs or food allergies.
Woah there tiger, we’ll start accepting applications soon!
As a GiveCamp sponsor, your support helps bring together all of the volunteers and developers that are working towards creating web applications for the selected non-profit organizations.
Many of the projects created at GiveCamp would typically cost each non-profit between $5,000 and $10,000. And the efficiencies the solutions create – often reducing the paperwork and staff time needed to complete work – means GiveCamp creates value beyond the cost of the projects themselves.
Sponsors are an important part of ensuring that non-profits continue to benefit from this valuable work, with no cost to participate. It will take more than the passion and expertise of our volunteers to make this happen. We need your support to help provide a fun and rewarding environment for our volunteers and developers.
A sponsorship gets your company name in front of 75-100 volunteers from the technology industry. But more importantly, the funds you donate contribute to supporting our volunteers and nonprofits throughout the weekend with food, technology services and a venue.
Simply select your sponsorship level below and submit your information to us. A representative will reach out for more information to complete the process.
Sponsorship levels are determined by both cash and in-kind donations together.
GiveCampNWA is a 501c(3) organization and we are able to provide you with a receipt for your donation.
Shoutouts on social media before, during and after the event.
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We are always in need of swag, energy drinks, snacks, food, etc. When you apply for sponsorship, just click “other” and you will be credited for the value of the in-kind donation.
Your name and logo could be below. We’re just getting started finding local businesses and organizations to collaborate with us. We’d love to talk with you about how your company can make a difference in the lives of thousands.
Are you part of a nonprofit organization that could use a little extra help? Perhaps you haven’t had a chance to get a web site started and don’t have the funds to contract with someone to do so.
Or, perhaps you are in desperate need for an updated web site. Any 501(c)(3) can apply to participate in GiveCamp. Accepted nonprofits will be matched with a project liaison prior to the GiveCamp weekend who will help them shape their project and answer any critical questions to ensure the weekend is a success.
The only limitation is that the project should be scoped to be able to be completed in a weekend. Simply submit your application and a representative will reach out to discuss your needs and give you more details about our next event.
Mosey on up to the section on what the volunteers are expecting, because at least one member of your organization will need to be in the frays with your volunteer team (for the whole event) to make sure they are as knowledgeable about the finished product as anyone is, because it’s yours. Sound scary (or maybe boring)? It isn’t, the purpose is to get you taken care and have a lot of fun while we do it.
Who will be with you “goin’ off the rails on a crazy train”?


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We are continuously making changes and improvements to our existing facilities to accommodate new, in-demand programs or equipment. Capital and program gifts, such as lab build-outs and renovations, directly impact our academic programs. With generous private funding for these current projects, New River CTC students will be able to learn on leading-edge equipment that meets industry standards, use technology that will make them high-demand workers and provide opportunities for continued growth.
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Lately, I’ve had a lot of thoughts that I have wanted to turn into blog posts but by the time I get here, I forget what I have to say. I feel God speaking to me, asking me to speak out, yet I keep putting it off. Bear with me as I try to catch up with my emotions and brain.
All over the internet, I see Mother’s complain about being Mothers. I am also guilty of complaint. Many of today’s women don’t see the Glory they have in the job of raising God’s children. They see their wants and needs above that of their young.
I often see Mother’s who cling to the ideals of the life they are missing. I hear comments on how they need a break or to simply go out. Yes, a break is a nice thing to have. I completely agree but honestly, it’s time to bring the Glory of God back into your home by embracing and loving on the babies He has gifted you.
There comes a time in life when you must grow up and realize what you are missing out on by going out every Friday or Saturday night. Making excuses to do so is just that, an excuse to escape what you were meant to do. And why? Because you claim you are too stressed out to continue.
What if you changed that thought though? What if you began to see JOY in your life and in your children? I read online the other day a comment that said to place your hand over your heart and feel the beat, to feel your purpose and know you are alive for a reason. And you are.
Your purpose as a Mother is to RAISE your children, to provide them the teachings of the Lord (or of your beliefs if they differ from mine). Your purpose as a Mother is to educate your children in the right way and how to avoid the wrong ways. It is not to pass your children off to someone else so you can do as you please. Those days left when you chose to have a child, adopt a child, or even become a parent to a child that isn’t yours. Those days left when God chose you to do this important job for him.
This is a JOB, not a HOBBY. This is a REQUIREMENT, not an OPTION. You cannot just be a parent when you chose. Once you are a Mother you are a Mother forever. Your children should be what you HAPPILY choose to live for, not what you dread.
Children are God’s Light, shining every moment of the day. They are a joy to have around. You only have them a short time. Do you really want them to remember you as a parent who simply shoved them off? Or do you want them to have memories of a Mother who followed God’s orders and gave them the love and grace He himself gives each of us daily? I’m personally aiming for the later. What about you?


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Question: I have been suffering from FSGS for 7 years now. I had maybe 8 month free of prednisone. Back on them again but tapering off. My biggest worry is my iron level. It has been very low. What to do?
Answer: Low iron level can result in anemia, which can cause renal ischemia and anoxia so as to make your condition worse. Therefore, you should take measures as early as possible to improve iron level.
It is the direct way to improve iron level. Iron tablets and foods high in iron can be used.
Low iron is also because of copper deficiency - iron cannot be absorbed if the body lacks copper. Also, with copper deficiency, a substance called ceruloplasmin, is deficient (it is copper based). And it s deficiency affects glomeruli and worsens Nephrotic Syndrome greatly. In such a case, you may have to supplement copper rather than simply iron.
vitamin C helps the body absorb iron at a better rate, while vitamin C also plays an important role in synthesizing red blood cells.
The reason why you have low iron and anemia is associated with damaged kidneys greatly. The damaged kidneys can not regulate the electrolyte balance, and they can neither secrete erythropoietin to make blood cells. Besides, the accumulated the wastes in body can shorten lifespan of red blood cells to make iron deficiency worse. Now you are taking prednisone for FSGS treatment. This is only a temporary medical relief. Because it is just to inhibit renal inflammation rather than clear the immune complexes deposited on kidneys. Those immune complexes can trigger the inflammatory reaction now and then. Here we recommend you to try a systemic treatment. It is Toxin-Removing Treatment, also known as Detoxification Therapy. It can dissolve immune complexes and remove them out of body. It can also restore the balance of anti-inflammatory cytokines and pro-inflammatory cytokines to reduce renal inflammation and control the disease from getting worse. Moreover, it can provide the damaged kidneys with enough essential elements to speed up kidney recovery. After about one week’s treatment, edema will fade away. After about half month’s treatment, proteinuria will be reduced, and iron level will be promoted. After about one month’s treatment, FSGS will be under control.
What to do with low iron level for FSGS patients? Now you get the answer. For more information on FSGS treatment, please leave a message below or contact online doctor.


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Thanks for keeping me informed, if the implications are understood correctly, for my USA bought EU's std-LTE Moto X, I might inquire with CHA and not CHU?
Thanks for keeping me informed, if the implications are understood correctly, for my USA bought EU's std-LTE Moto X, I might inquire with CHA and not CHU? Still in Shanghai!

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February is Cancer Prevention Month sponsored by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). The trifecta of cancer prevention remains weight management, exercise and eating healthy foods. This year, new research ranks fruit and vegetable choices as it related to nutritional value for a more specific guide to better eating.
The choices we make every day affect our chances of getting cancer. Three factors that we control have a lot to do with our risk of developing this terrible disease.
For the greatest protection, combine all three.
Avoid sugary drinks. Limit consumption of energy-dense foods high in added sugar, low in fiber or high in fat.
Choose a balanced diet with a variety of foods rather than taking supplements.
In laboratory studies, many individual minerals, vitamins and phytochemicals demonstrate anti-cancer effects. Yet evidence suggests it is the synergy of compounds working together in the overall diet that offers.


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Today (Thursday, May 1), the Department of Health Care Service (DHCS) is announcing a Medicare Advantage policy proposal to reflect the continued respect for beneficiary choice, promote enrollment into Cal MediConnect, and advance the goals of coordinated care as set forth in the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI).
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This week we lost a brilliant scientific mind and a delightful pop culture personality. Stephen Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge early morning Wednesday, March 14, 2018.
After being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) at age 21, Hawking spent the rest of his life doing all the things he never thought he'd have the chance to do. Even though the disease left him paralyzed, his mind remained sharp until his death.
He communicated through a synthesizer that tracked his eye movement. His only complaint with the device, which was manufactured in California, was that it gave him a new vocal inflection. "Please pardon my American Accent," he would say.
Hawking evolved into an influential scientist and an inspirational public icon. He stated, "I want to show that people need not be limited by physical handicaps as long as they are not disabled in spirit."
He spent much of his time involved in disability rights activism. He was an undeniable source of empowerment and reassurance for combating against ablest prejudices. He starred in the opening events of the 2012 Paralympics Games in London. Hawking proved that being disabled did not mean that he could not do great things.
And great things he did.
Hawking's most notable scientific discovery as a Theoretical Physicist was Hawking Radiation. This is a phenomenon that explains how black holes lose mass. He dived into study on black holes, which is defined as a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter, light or radiation can escape it.
The question Hawking asked was, "do black holes emit heat?" Since he already determined that black holes adhere to the second law of thermodynamics, which essentially states that entropy (a measure of disorder in a system) increases over time. New Scientist explains Hawking's reasoning..."Anything that has entropy also has temperature - and anything that has a temperature can radiate."
By using both Einstein's Theory of Relativity (which describes how gravity works on a large scale) and Quantum Mechanics (which describes how the very smallest components of the universe work), he computed the math that allowed him to basically take the temperature of a black hole.
Black holes were previously believed to be a system which an object could enter into, but never come out. Hawking proved that even a black hole can shrink and die. He goes on to give us a piece of inspirational advice, "Things can get out of a black hole...So if you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up -- there's a way out!"
Hawking insisted that his discoveries be available for the public to access, not only in a scientific aspect, but also in a way format they would comprehend. He approached Simon Mitton, the astronomy subject editor at Cambridge University Press, in 1983 with his idea to write a book that would sell in airport book stores. Though Mitton was skeptical, he agreed to Hawking's idea which resulted in #1 New York Times Bestseller, "A Brief History of Time." The novel has sold over 10 million copies and is actively featured in airport bookstores.
In "A Brief History of Time," Hawking covers the history of astronomical studies showing how we have come to understand the universe so far, the properties governing space and time, the expansion of the universe and his own personal exploration of black holes. By explaining not only how the universe operates, but why we should care, Hawking accomplishes his aim to get people thinking and talking about these theories and how they affect us as reasoning human beings.
I'd say that if Vanity Fair publishes articles like this one titled, "How Stephen Hawking Helped Change the Way We Think About Science," he accomplished his goal.
Not only was Hawking a brilliant scientist, he was also an adored pop culture icon. He guest stared on numerous television shows including: The Simpsons, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Futurama, The Big Bang Theory, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
He along with other scientific personalities like Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson yearn to present mathematics and science in a way to get people interested in the bigger questions. Hawking said, "People have the mistaken impression that mathematics is just equations. In fact, equations are just the boring part of mathematics."
Hawking's passion for science and his ability to reach people makes him an invaluable asset to our society and where we are heading as a human race. Hawking was a strong advocate of space exploration believing it is essential to the long-term survival of the human race.
Professor Hawking received several awards and honors including: Fellow of the Royal Society, BBVA Foundation Frontier of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences, Presidential Medal of Freedom ( the highest civilian award in the United States), and the Pride of Britain Lifetime Achievement Award (2016). However, he did not manage to procure a Nobel Prize. He didn't seem too broken up by this as he explained, "The Nobel is given only for theoretical work that has been confirmed by observation. It is very, very difficult to observe the things I have worked on."
Though he was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease at a prime age in life, he went on to do great things, paving the way for a whole new generation to look at the stars and at life. He said, "At the time [I was diagnosed with two years to live], I thought my life was over and that I would never realize the potential I felt I had. But now, 50 years later, I can be quietly satisfied with my life."
At the end of a life, isn't that all we can really ask for?
I always had upmost respect for Stephen Hawking as a scientist and as a person. He had a great sense of humor and a life full of purpose and passion. Stephen Hawking will be truly missed.
Stephen Hawking dies on #PiDay.
What a big loss for us. He was an amazing human being.
Yes he was. Thanks for stopping by!
I am saddened by his passing. He was such an inspiration. He had a great sense of humour too.
I loved his humor. I think that is one way he was an inspiration. Despite his physical limitations and his incredible intellect, he still found humor in everything and didn't take life so serious all the time. I could use a little more of that most days.
A brilliant man and a huge loss. Loved this post!
A huge loss and voice for the world... let's hope his genius continues to inspire the next generation.
He was an inspiration in so many ways -- we need more people who can make science cool.
Absolutely. It has been wonderful to see the scientists that can make science come alive and relate it our lives in a real way. I loved that Hawking wanted his book to be read in airports, he really was thinking ahead of the time in so many ways.
He was an inspiration. The world lost a brilliant mind.
Yes, his absence will be felt for some time. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!

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For the scientist that has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance, he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.
We as people being of a sound mind, should look earnestly the God that fits into reality- the God that meets a moral, physical, and spiritual reality. Somebody has to be right! Truth doesn't deny itself. There is one truth when it comes to the eternal. If we take the time to dissect the very essence of nature, we could peer into the very mind of God and find and love him.
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Last month, Mission: Impossible - Fallout writer/director Christopher McQuarrie teased the full story behind Henry Cavill's “Mustache-gate." The entire affair dealt with the fact that Paramount would not allow the actor to shave off his mustache for Justice League reshoots, forcing Warner Brothers to digitally remove the facial hair for certain shots. While appearing on Empire's podcast, McQuarrie finally told the entire tale.
To start off, he explained that the mustache stemmed from the fact that Cavill had just finished shooting David Raymond's thriller Nomis, for which he had grown a beard. He trimmed it down to the simple 'stache and ran it by McQuarrie, who liked it since it helped distinguish August Walker's look from that of Superman. In addition, the hairy upper lip reminded the filmmaker of Clark Gable, and he told Cavill to watch It Happened One Night and Gone with the Wind for acting inspiration.
"When the question came - the reshoots for Justice League came out - [Justice League producer] Chuck Roven called me, and he said, 'We need your help and we need to shave Henry’s mustache. We need him to come back and we need to do these reshoots.' And I said, 'Look, Chuck, naturally, I want to do everything I can to help you, but I also have to think about our production. Let me talk to everybody and figure out what the scheduling would be.' And I went and spoke to [our producer] Jake Myers, and the suggestion was made through channels that we shave the mustache [and] Henry [could] begin to grow the mustache back and then they would give us the resources to digitally fill in Henry's mustache. Because like it or not, a fake mustache in close-up on a 75mm lens is never going to look like anything but a fake mustache in a close-up. if you have any doubts about that, just go back and watch Tom Cruise in Rogue Nation with his beard and mustache. It’s passable for a scene, not for [an entire] film.
So, we offered the following compromise: Jake Myers calculated the amount of money that it would take to replace the number of shots, and essentially, what Jake was able to project was about a $3 million visual effects budget. So, I don't know how much Henry was in Justice League, I've never seen the movie, but I can tell you how much it would've cost for Mission: Impossible to digitally add Henry Cavill's mustache, and we said yes. We said, here's what we'll do: give us the $3 million and we'll shut down, and that’ll give Henry Cavill the time to grow his mustache back, and we'll just shut our movie down. ... We said we'll do this, at which point, somebody from Paramount Pictures said, 'What is going on? What are you people even talking about?' They're like, 'There's no way we're going to do that. We’re not shutting down.’ We were just like, 'Okay.' That was the best plan that we could come up with."
McQuarrie finished off the account by saying this wasn't (and isn't) a laughing matter and that he sympathized with the folks at Warner Brothers, recounting how he's had similar production troubles in the past; he felt their pain and was "perfectly willing" to put his movie on hold.
And while every effort was made to accomodate the DCEU, the scheduling of both films didn't work out. Had Tom Cruise broken his ankle at a better point in time (if there ever is a good time to break one's ankle), Cavill could have gone off and shaved his mustache while Cruise was recovering and the script and existing footage were being rewritten/edited, McQuarrie admitted.
“Nobody wanted to stick it to Justice League. Nobody wanted to hurt those people," he said. "I'm sorry that they were ever in that position [but] I had other things that I had to contend with, and one of them was Henry Cavill going 100 miles-an-hour on a glacier with a fake mustache on. That was just never gonna happen. It was just never, ever, ever gonna happen."


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When I decided to become a public speaker, there were lots of things that had to come true within me. I needed to expand my vocabulary, so I would study word cards while sitting at a traffic light in my car or while waiting on an appointment. I learned how to say “I don’t know” and feel comfortable asking people what a word meant when they used it. This is important, because you often learn that someone taught you inaccurately. I had to develop my wardrobe and know what colors were best for me when I was in front of an audience. I took voice lessons so I could project my voice and use my vocal cords properly. I was willing to make lots of mistakes to become a speaker without notes and develop an extemporaneous speaking style. Lots of time, energy, and practice went into this development.
When we see someone who is really good at speaking, writing, singing, or acting, we are so quick to assume that their talent came easily; we neglect to consider all the ways they may have had to come true to become that gifted. We see people who are addiction-free or who seem to “have it together,” and we often lose sight of all the journeys, days, and ways in which these individuals have had to come true to be who they are.
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The drama will start at 9.50 am with the crowd gathering at the car park opposite the fire station. We will follow Jesus on the road to his crucifixion, arriving at the Market Square at around 10.30. The story continues with a staging of the crucifixion and resurrection.
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You can’t truly taste things that you can’t smell, scientists have found. And you certainly can’t smell things you’re sucking through a straw.
Suddenly, plastic straw bans have hit a fever pitch.
Initially cast aside by cities like Seattle, the seemingly innocent plastic straw is now rivaling the plastic bag as public environmental enemy number one as businesses from hipster hole-in-the-wall cafes all the way up to Starbucks adopt anti-plastic straw policies to deter customers who might otherwise strangle sea animals in the ocean as they sip and slurp.
Starbucks has company on the anti-plastic straw bus: Hotelier Marriott has joined. Alaska Air has signed up. In a sign of world wide momentum, McDonalds UK has pledged to get rid of them.
While the devastating aspects of the plastic straw on our environment have been dissected at length, one thing that many people haven't realized quite yet is how the very taste of our food could fundamentally change if plastic straws disappear.
That's because the plastic straw is a straight, ineffective bullet to the taste buds that has arguably made food taste worse and less nuanced. That’s, at least, according to Charles Spence, a “gastrophysicist” and author of Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating famously known for his study on how the sound of crunchiness affects our perception of taste.
This is especially unfortunate in the case of a freshly ground cup of coffee, given that it is one of the most universally liked smells. Much of the same problem occurs whenever we drink directly from a bottle or can (uncouth as it may be!). Once again, it is the orthonasal olfactory hit that is mostly missing from the experience. We can either sniff the contents or we can drink them, but there is simply no way that we can do both at the same time, no matter how hard we try. And drinking through a straw—well, that is even worse!
The more food sensations you can muster, the better. Stronger aroma, more texture—it all helps your brain to decide when it has had enough. In one of my favorite studies illustrating this point, people consumed far more calories when drinking apple juice as compared to apple puree, and when eating pureed apple as compared to apples. Exactly the same food in all three cases; all that differs are the textural cues the brain receives about how much it has consumed (and how much chewing is needed). This is much the same reason why you should never use a straw to drink. It eliminates all the orthonasal olfactory cues that are normally such a large part of the enjoyment. Be sure to inhale the aroma of your food frequently; after all, this is where the majority of the pleasure resides.
Straws, it seems, muck up how orthonasal olfaction works—and deteriorate our tastebuds’ ability to taste flavors.
That was proven in a 2005 paper published in JAMA, which studied 18 patients who reported loss of their smell sense without reporting a loss of taste. That's key, because, as Spence points out repeatedly in his book, smell and taste are inextricably intertwined in how we experience food.
What the JAMA paper discovered, however, is that while you can still taste food without smelling it (as is the case when using a plastic straw), that taste is fundamentally different from when a person is able to smell and taste food. The fact that the taste is different is key: It's not that sipping soda through a straw makes for a reduced taste experience compared to sipping it without one straw, it's that the straw actually changes the way our brain perceives the taste of the soda.
That might seem simple, but it’s worth noting, especially because one might initially think that straws are straight shots to the taste buds. But that’s not the case at all.
In fact, straws contribute to making food taste bland. It comes down to nasal participation in figuring out taste. Straws and their non-nose taste mechanism is referred to by the scientific community as retronasal olfaction; getting the nasal canal involved is orthonasal olfaction.
"The distinction between orthonasal and retronasal olfaction is that in orthonasal, you smell through your nose, it's what you think about when you think about smelling," said Johannes Frasnelli, a professor of anatomy at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in Canada and one of the authors of the JAMA paper. "The odor source is somewhere in space."
Frasnelli uses the example of a drink, like coffee. Using a straw to drink hot coffee reduces the scent associated with coffee, which is probably why a lot of people don't use a straw to slurp on coffee. (That, and heat will probably melt the plastic.) The "wake up and smell the coffee!" adage, while tired, is true: The combination of the unique smell of coffee combined with the taste most of us love and crave first thing in the morning helps make the experience that much more flavorful. That process of nasal cavities joining forces with our brain to help our tastebuds ascertain the taste of what we are eating or drinking is retronasal olfaction, helping the odor molecules in the back of the mouth clue us into how we taste our food.
That's another thing that bears mentioning: The brain processes tastes differently. Something that smells strongly—perhaps a particularly stinky blue cheese, or a heavily spiced curry—can be automatically put in the tastebud trashcan for its scent. Take your nose out of the equation, though, and that very same food whose odor put a taster off previously might be deemed safe, or even delicious.
And there's societal norms—the manners that were knocked into us during childhood with our parents begrudgingly nagging us to not chew with our mouth open. Sure, that's rude and gross for others to catch a glimpse of, but it also shuts down the pathway by which we can smell our food.
The JAMA study was revolutionary in that the connection between orthonasal and retronasal olfaction had never been analyzed. In particular, how were tastes understood differently by the brain when smell wasn't involved? Taste loss was commonly associated with smell loss, but having perfectly capable tastebuds without a sense of smell was a bit of a medical mystery.
Except, for decades, being able to taste without a sense of smell was something any one who had sucked liquid up through a plastic straw had experienced.
"When you have a straw, you don't have orthonasal effects," Frasnelli said. "When you have a drink—a Coke or a coffee or a cocktail—you sip with your mouth. It reaches the backside and affects our perception."
What the study clearly showed was that flavor was a byproduct of both taste and smell. Taste was only one side of the coin; flavor required smell for the brain to make a fully-formed decision about how a food actually tasted.
And that's something that manufacturers have already capitalized on. Frasnelli points out that wine manufacturers have begun creating wine glasses that create diameters for sipping that involve the ideal ratio between the nose and mouth to maximize taste. It's not new: Contrary to popular myth, the Coke served at McDonald's isn't sweeter or made of a secret, better tasting formula; the straws used to deliver the spurt of Coke onto the tongue are simply wider, hitting more tastebuds and making for a more refreshing burst of flavor. In essence, the bigger straw is attempting to to toggle both the orthonasal and retronasal worlds, something soda manufacturers have long been clued in on with wider tab openings on cans and the return of bottles.
So if plastic straws are on their way to extinction, will we have better tasting formerly-only-sucked-through-a-plastic-straw food? Maybe. It's certainly probable that with a ban people will resort to sipping their drinks over purchasing and using a metal straw, which have seen spikes in sales. The adult sippy cup lids that Starbucks is proposing certainly will be better than straws, though it still falls short of sipping’s ability to tackle the maximum number of tastebuds.
But metal straws present a completely new problem: Introducing metallic taste into the flavor of your food where plastic straws neutrally stood by.
Frasnelli, for one, isn't a fan, saying that the combination of something acidic (think lemonade or tomato juice) with metal makes for an odd-tasting drink. "I don't care for it," said Frasnelli, who’d just returned from a vacation where metal straws were served at a dining location.
Either way, it's officially the dawn of the slurping era.

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