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801. Vitreous Evaluation: A Diagnostic Challenge. Mehta M, Rasheed RA, Duker J, Reichel E, Feinberg E, Husain D, Foster CS, Laver NV. Ophthalmology. 2015 Mar;122(3):531-7.
802. Preble J, Foster CS. Uveitic Macular Edema: A Stepladder Treatment Paradigm. Clin Investigation, 2015;5(6):509-17.
803. Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Secukinumab in Noninfectious Uveitis Requiring Steroid-Sparing Immunosuppressive Therapy. Letko E, Yeh S, Foster CS, Pleyer U, Brigell M, Grosskreutz CL; AIN457A2208 Study Group. Ophthalmology. 2015 May;122(5):939-48.
804. Evaluation of the Effect of N-Acetylcysteine on Protein Deposition on Contact Lenses in Patients with the Boston Keratoprosthesis Type I. Kruh JN, Kruh-Garcia NA, Foster CS. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2015 Jul-Aug;31(6):314-22.
806. Are Patients being treated with immunosuppression for ocular inflammatory disease adequately. Cocho L, Swan RT, Foster CS. Expert Rev Ophthalmol. 2015 Aug;10(4):341-50.
807. Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab for Intraocular Inflammation,. Arcinue CA, Durrani KD, Artornsombudh P, Radwan A, Parikh R, Suelves A, Siddique S, Chang I, Preble J, Foster CS. Orphan Drugs: Research and Reviews. 2015 Aug;5:69-74.
808. Kothari S, Foster CS, Pistilli M, Liesegang TL, Daniel E, Sen HN, Suhler EB, Thorne JE, Jabs DA, Levy-Clarke GA, Nussenblatt RB, Rosenbaum JT, Lawrence SD, Kempen JH; Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy for Eye Diseases Research Group. The Risk of Intraocular Pressure Elevation in Pediatric Noninfectious Uveitis. Ophthalmology. 2015 Oct;122(10):1987-2001.
809. Benefits of Systemic Anti-inflammatory Therapy versus Fluocinolone Acetonide Intraocular Implant for Intermediate Uveitis, Posterior Uveitis, and Panuveitis: Fifty-four-Month Results of the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial and Follow-up Study. Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial Research Group, Kempen JH, Altaweel MM, Drye LT, Holbrook JT, Jabs DA, Sugar EA, Thorne JE. Ophthalmology. 2015 Oct;122(10):1967-75.
810. Quality of Life and Risks Associated with Systemic Anti-inflammatory Therapy versus Fluocinolone Acetonide Intraocular Implant for Intermediate Uveitis, Posterior Uveitis, or Panuveitis: Fifty-four-Month Results of the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial and Follow-up Study. Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial Follow-up Study Research Group. Ophthalmology. 2015 Oct;122(10):1976-86.
811. Outcome of Treatment of Uveitic Macular Edema: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial 2-Year Results. Tomkins-Netzer O, Lightman S, Drye L, Kempen J, Holland GN, Rao NA, Stawell RJ, Vitale A, Jabs DA, Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial Research Group. Ophthalmology. 2015 Nov;122(11):2351-9.
812. Ocular Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Preble JM, Silpa-Archa S, Foster CS. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2015 Nov;26(6):540-5.
813. Factors Predicting Visual Acuity Outcome in Intermediate, Posterior, and Panuveitis: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial. Kempen JH, Van Natta ML, Altaweel MM, Dunn JP, Jabs DA, Lightman SL, Thorne JE, Holbrook JT; Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial Research Group; Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment MUST Trial Research Group. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Dec;160(6):1133-1141.e9.
814. Freitas-Neto CA, Maghsoudlou A, Dhanireddy S, Payal A, Boonsopon S, Ratwatte MD, Foster CS. Outcome of Multiple Implants and Dissociation of Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant (Retisert) in a Series of 187 Consecutive Implants. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2015 Dec;23(6):425-9.
815. Long-term efficacy of systemic infliximab in recalcitrant retinal vasculitis. Sharma PK, Markov GT, Bajwa A, Foster CS. Retina. 2015 Dec;35(12):2641-6.
816. A Therapeutic Trial of Valganciclovir in Patients with Uveitis and Positive Epstein-Barr Virus Early Antigen D IgG Titers. Boonsopon S, Maghsoudlou A, Kombo NE, Foster CS. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2015 Dec 1;26(1):30-5.
817. Ocular manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus. Silpa-Archa S, Lee JJ, Foster CS. Br J Ophthalmol. 2016 Jan;100(1):135-41.
818. Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Uveitis: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial. Sen HN, Abreu FM, Louis TA, Sugar EA, Altaweel MM, Elner SG, Holbrook JT, Jabs DA, Kim RY, Kempen JH; Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial and Follow-up Study Research Group. Ophthalmology. 2016 Jan;123(1):183-90.
819. Increased Submacular Choroidal Thickness in Active, Isolated, Extramacular Toxoplasmosis. Freitas-Neto CA, Cao JH, Oréfice JL, Costa RA, Oréfice F, Lee J, Payal A, Foster CS. Ophthalmology. 2016 Jan; 123(1):222-224.
820. The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation (OIUF) Preferred Practice Patterns of Uveitis Management. Foster CS, Kothari S, Anesi SD, Vitale AD, Chu D, Metzinger JL, Cerón O. Surv Ophthalmol. 2016 Jan-Feb;61(1):1-17.
823. Long-term side effects of glucocorticoids. Oray M, Abu Samra K, Ebrahimiadib N, Meese H, Foster CS. Expert Opinon on Drug Safety, Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2016 Apr;15(4):457-65.
824. Update on Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid and Emerging Treatments. Queisi M, Zein M, Lamba N, Meese H, Foster CS. Surv Ophthalmol. 2016 May-Jun;61(3):314-7.

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PORTSMOUTH�� Police are investigating a death, described by an initial caller as drug-related, but are not releasing the person's identity at this time.
The death was reported Sunday at 10:23 a.m. by someone who called 911 to say it was a "possible drug overdose," according to the public police log. Police responded to an Islington Street address, before a funeral home, medical examiner and the county attorney's office were notified, the police log reports.
Lt. Darrin Sargent said Tuesday that police are not yet identifying the deceased. The death was reported in the public police log, which is released two days after events occur.
Firefighters also responded and Fire Chief Steve Achilles said the deceased was a 30-year-old male.
"While the cause and manner of the death will ultimately be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, based on the investigation to date it appears to be drug related," police said in a press release later on Tuesday. "If in fact the death is due to a drug overdose, it will be the fifth confirmed overdose death in Portsmouth this calendar year. The Portsmouth Police Department has responded to 21 non-fatal drug overdoses to date in 2018. This agency investigated 7 drug related deaths in 2017."
Anyone with information about Sunday's death is urged to call the Portsmouth Police Department at 603-427-1500.
On Monday, overdose survivor and Safe Harbor Recovery Center worker Ryan Fowler said he heard of several drug deaths on the Seacoast last weekend. After hearing the news, Fowler put out a warning that fentanyl is being found not only in heroin, but in other street drugs. He also advertised that Safe Harbor is now offering free fentanyl test strips, in addition to the opioid-reversal drug Narcan.
Fowler said users take a small amount of whatever substance they�re thinking of using, mix it with a small amount of water and dip the test strip into it. If two lines appear, the substance is negative for fentanyl. If one line appears, he said, it�s positive.
Fowler said the best case scenario for someone who gets a positive fentanyl reading is �to not use that material.� If someone plans to use it anyway, he said, other �harm-reduction� methods that can be employed, like making sure to also have Narcan nearby and/or not using alone.
Fowler said he has 100 of the test strips and a source for more. The strips and Narcan can be picked up at the Safe Harbor Recovery Center at 865 Islington St. He advised that Narcan, test strips, clean syringes and sharps containers can also be obtained, at no cost and by mail, through nextdistro.org.
Police encouraged anyone experiencing an addiction-related crisis, or looking for support, to go to Safe Harbor which is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., and available by phone at (603) 570-9444. The New Hampshire Statewide Addiction Crisis Line is available 24/7 at 1-844-711-4357 (HELP).

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Find out how you could be facing fear to create the foundation for true spiritual awakening.
Maria described herself, during our first therapy session, as a "prisoner of fear." Her slight frame was tense, and her dark eyes had an apprehensive look. From the outside, she said, her life appeared to be going very well. As a social worker, she was a strong advocate for her clients. She had good friends, and she had been living with her partner, Jeff, for three years. Yet her incessant worrying about how things might go wrong clouded every experience.
When stuck in morning traffic, Maria was gripped with fear about being late for work. She was perpetually anxious about disappointing her clients or saying the wrong thing at staff lunches. Any hint of making a mistake spiraled into a fear of being fired. At home, if Jeff spoke in a sharp tone, Maria's heart pounded and her stomach knotted up. "This morning he complained that I'd left the gas tank near empty, and I thought, 'He's going to walk out and never come back,'" she said. Maria could never shake the feeling that just around the corner, things were going to fall apart.
Maria was living in what I call the trance of fear. When you are in this trance, fearful thoughts and emotions take over and obscure the larger truths of life. You forget the love between you and your dear ones; you forget the beauty of the natural world; you forget your essential goodness and wholeness. You expect trouble and are unable to live in the present moment.
Brain chemistry and genetics may predispose a person to excessive fearfulness, and it can be fueled by societal circumstances, such as the perception of a terrorist threat. Traumatic childhood experiences may also give rise to the trance of fear.
For Maria, the fear took hold in elementary school, when her mother was holding down two jobs and going to night school, leaving Maria to care for her two younger siblings. Her father worked erratically, drank too much, and had an unpredictable temper. "He would barge in at dinnertime, red-faced and angry, yell at me, and then disappear into his room," she told me. "I had no idea what I'd done wrong." When Maria was 13, her father vanished without a word, and she always felt that she had driven him away.
It is understandable that Maria's fear of her father's anger became linked with a belief that her "badness" made him leave. But even if your personal history is not so distressing, you might spend a part of your life worrying about the ways in which you aren't good enough.
Fear itself is a natural and necessary part of being alive. All living beings experience themselves as separate, with a sense of "me in here" and "the world out there." And that sense of separateness leads you to recognize that you can be injured by others, and that, eventually, the "me in here" will die. At the same time, you are genetically programmed to keep yourself alive and free from harm, and it is fear that signals you to respond when threats arise. It lets you know to hit the brakes when the car in front of you suddenly stops, or to call 911 if you are having chest pain.
The problem is that fear often works overtime. Mark Twain said it well when he quipped: "I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened." Think for just a minute about all of the time you've spent fearful and worrying. Looking back, you might see that much of what you fearfully anticipated turned out fine. Precious moments in life—moments that could have been full of love, creativity, and presence—were taken over by habitual fear.
Here's the good news: When you bring what I call unconditional presence to the trance of fear, you create the foundation for true spiritual awakening. In other words, as you learn to face your fears with courage and kindness, you discover the loving awareness that is your true nature. This awakening is the essence of all healing, and its fruition is the freedom to live and love fully.
While the basic experience of fear is that "something is wrong," many people turn that feeling into "there must be something wrong with me." This is especially true in Western culture, where one's sense of belonging to family, community, and the natural world is often weak and the pressure to achieve is so strong. You may feel as though you must live up to certain standards in order to be loved, so you constantly monitor yourself, trying to see if you're falling short.
When you live in this trance of fear, you instinctively develop strategies to protect yourself. I call these attempts to find safety and relief "false refuges," since they work, at best, only for the time being.
One such strategy is physical contraction. When you stay trapped in fear, you begin to feel tight and guarded, even when there is no immediate threat. Your shoulders may become permanently knotted and raised, your head thrust forward, your back hunched, your belly tense. Chronic fear can generate a permanent suit of armor. In such a state, we become, as the Tibetan teacher Chögyam Trungpa taught, a bundle of tense muscles defending our very existence.
The trance of fear traps the mind in rigid patterns, too. The mind obsesses and produces endless stories, reminding you of the bad things that might happen and creating strategies to avoid them.
In addition to physical armoring and mental obsession, there are many well-worn behavioral strategies for reducing or avoiding fear. You might run from fear by staying busy, trying to accomplish a lot, or judging others critically to boost your ego. Or maybe you take the popular approach of numbing yourself by indulging in too much food, drugs, or alcohol. Yet no amount of doing or numbing can erase the undercurrents of feeling fearful and unworthy. In fact, the efforts you make to avoid fear and prove yourself worthy only reinforce the deep sense of being separate and inadequate. When you run from fear and take false refuge, you miss being in the very place where genuine healing and peace are possible.
Bringing compassion and mindfulness directly to the experience of fear will help dissolve the trance, taking you inside to the real refuge of unconditional presence. Compassion is the spacious quality of heart that allows and holds with tenderness whatever you are experiencing. It seeks to answer the question, Can I meet this moment, this experience, with kindness?Mindfulness is the clear recognition of your moment-to-moment experience. Here the inquiry to use is, What is happening inside me right now? Being mindfully attentive means that you are aware of the stories you are telling yourself and the feelings and sensations in your body. You can initially emphasize either compassion or mindfulness in meditation; both are essential when facing fear.
One evening, Maria arrived at my office distraught and unnerved. A co-worker was sick and Maria's boss had asked her to step in as supervisor for their team of social workers. Sitting rigidly with her eyes downcast, she said bleakly, "Tara, I am really scared."
I invited her to pause—to breathe and simply be aware of the two of us sitting together. "I'm here with you right now," I said. "Would it be all right if we paid attention to the fear together?" Looking up at me, she nodded. "Good," I said, and went on. "You might begin by asking yourself, 'What am I believing right now?'" Maria responded without hesitation. "I'm going to let everyone down," she said. "They'll see that it was a mistake to ever hire me. They'll want to get rid of me."
When you are emotionally stuck, becoming mindful of what you believe at that moment can be a powerful part of awakening from trance. By bringing your stories and limiting beliefs to light, they gradually have less hold on your psyche. I encouraged Maria to simply acknowledge the thoughts as a story she was telling herself, and then to sense the feelings of vulnerability in her body. I assured her that if the process felt like more than she could handle, we could shift our attention—it's not helpful to feel overwhelmed or possessed by fear. After a few moments, she reported in a shaky voice, "The fear is big. My stomach is clenched, and my heart is banging. Mostly there is a gripping, aching, empty feeling in my heart."
I invited her to check in with the fear, to ask it what it wanted from her. Maria sat quietly for a few moments and then began speaking slowly: "It wants to know that it's OK that it's here...that I accept it. And..." At this point she became quiet for some long moments. "And that I pay attention, keep it company." Then, in a barely audible voice she whispered, "I will try. I want to keep you company." This was one of Maria's first moments of being truly compassionate with herself. Instead of pushing away her feelings, she was able to gently acknowledge and accept them.
What Maria and all of us need is to feel that we are loved and understood. This is the essence of unconditional presence, the true refuge that can heal the trance of fear. As the Buddha taught, our fear is great, but greater yet is the truth of our essential connectedness.
If you've been wounded in a relationship, the love and understanding of friends are essential components in bringing a healing presence to your fears. You need the gift of this caring presence from others, and through meditations that cultivate compassion and mindfulness, you can learn to offer it to yourself.
And if you've been traumatized, I think it's important to seek the help of a therapist as well as an experienced meditation teacher as you begin deepening your presence with fear. Otherwise, when you allow yourself to reexperience the fear, you may find it to be traumatic rather than healing.
In Maria's case, we spent several weeks working with meditative practices that develop unconditional presence. I acted as her guide, and when she became aware of fear, I encouraged her first to pause, because pausing creates a space for you to arrive in the present moment. Then she would begin mindfully naming out loud what she was noticing: the thoughts she was believing, the shakiness and tightness in her belly, the squeeze in her heart.
With whatever was arising, Maria's practice was to notice it, breathe with it, and with gentle, nonjudging attention, allow it to unfold naturally. If it felt overwhelming, she would open her eyes and reconnect to the sense of being with me, to the songs of the birds, to the trees and sky outside my office window.
The challenge in facing fear is to overcome the initial reflex to dissociate from the body and take false refuge in racing thoughts. To combat this tendency to pull away from fear, you awaken mindfulness by intentionally leaning in. This means shifting your attention away from the stories—the planning, judging, worrying—and fully connecting with your feelings and the sensations in your body. By gently leaning in instead of pulling away, you discover the compassionate presence that releases you from the grip of fear.
My meditation student Phil got an opportunity to lean in to fear the first night his 16-year-old son borrowed the car. Josh had promised to return home by midnight. But midnight came and went. As the minutes passed, Phil became increasingly agitated. Had Josh been drinking? Had he had an accident? By 12:30 Phil was furious, trying his son's cell phone every few minutes.
Then he remembered the instructions on mindfulness from the weekly meditation class he attended. He sat down, desperate to ease his agitation. "OK, I'm pausing," he began. "Now, what's going on inside me?" Immediately he felt the rising pressure in his chest. Noting "anger, anger," he experienced the sensations filling his body. Then, under the anger, Phil felt the painful clutch of fear. His mind was imagining the police calling with the news that is a parent's worst nightmare. He leaned in, breathing with the fear, feeling its crushing weight at his chest. The story kept arising, and each time, Phil returned to his body, bringing his breath and attention directly to the place of churning, pressing fear.
As he leaned in to the fear, he found buried within it the hollow ache of grief. Then, drawing on a traditional Buddhist compassion practice, Phil began gently offering himself the message "I care about this suffering," repeating the phrase over and over as his eyes filled with tears. Phil was holding his grief with compassion, and as he did so, he could feel how much he cherished his son. While the fear remained, leaning in had connected him with unconditional presence.
A short while later, he heard the car rolling into the driveway. Josh barged into the living room and launched into his defense: He had lost track of time. The cell phone had run out of juice. Instead of reacting, Phil listened quietly. Then with his eyes glistening, he told his son, "This last hour was one of the worst I've gone through. I love you and..." He was silent for some moments and then continued softly, "I was afraid something terrible had happened. Please, Josh, don't do this again." The boy's armor instantly melted, and apologizing, he sank onto the couch next to his dad.
If Phil had not met his fears with unconditional presence, they would have possessed him and fueled angry reactivity. Instead, he opened to the full truth of his experience and was able to meet his son from a place of honesty and wholeness, rather than blame.
Several months after we had started therapy, Maria arrived for our session with her own story of healing. Two nights before, she and Jeff had been arguing about an upcoming visit from his parents. Tired from a difficult day at work, he suggested they figure things out the next evening. Without their usual goodnight kiss, he just rolled over and fell asleep.
Filled with agitation, Maria got up, went into her office, and sat down on her meditation cushion. As she had done so often with me, she became still, pausing to check in and find out what was going on. There was a familiar swirl of thoughts: "He's ashamed of me. He doesn't really want to be with me." Then she had an image of her father, drunk and angry, walking out the front door, and she heard a familiar inner voice saying, "No matter how hard I try, he's going to leave me." She felt as if icy claws were gripping her heart. Her whole body was shaking.
Taking a few deep breaths, Maria began whispering a prayer: "Please, may I feel held in love." She called to mind her spirit allies—her grandmother, a close friend, and me—and visualized us circling around her, a presence that could help keep her company as she experienced the quaking in her heart. Placing her hand gently on her heart, she sensed compassion pouring through her hand directly into the core of her vulnerability.
She decided to let go of any resistance to the fear and to let it be as big as it was. Breathing with it, she felt something shift: "The fear was storming through me, but it felt like a violent current moving through a sea of love." She heard a gentle whisper arise from her heart: "When I trust I'm the ocean, I'm not afraid of the waves." This homecoming to the fullness of our being is the gift of fear, and it frees us to be genuinely intimate with our world. The next evening when Maria and Jeff met to talk, she felt at peace. "For the first time ever," she told me, "I could let in the truth that he loved me."
As long as you are alive, you will feel fear. It is an intrinsic part of your world, as natural as a bitter cold winter day or the winds that rip branches off trees. If you resist it or push it aside, you miss a powerful opportunity for healing and freedom. When you face your fears with mindfulness and compassion, you begin to realize the loving and luminous awareness that, like the ocean, can hold the moving waves. This boundless presence is your true refuge—you are coming home to the vastness of your own awakened heart.


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The best gifts are those you can enjoy with someone else. If you want a Valentine’s Day couple gift that can be shared by a party of two, take a look at our delicious Valentine gift baskets. Packed full of sweet treats and savory delicacies, any couple with a big appetite will love snacking their way through this tasty gift. If the two of you aren’t foodies, we have hundreds of other personalized Valentine's Day gifts—like the Soulmates Framed Print or His/Hers Split Heart Keychain—that will keep the romance alive.
True love is priceless, but that doesn’t mean you don’t want to treat your partner to a special gift every now and then. No matter how much you have in your bank account, we offer customized Valentine’s gifts for every budget. If times are tight, take a look at our Valentine's Day gifts under $50. The Valentine’s Day Love Mug Set is fantastic for couples who like a morning cup of joe. If you want to spare no expense, our Valentine’s gifts more than $100 will delight any sweetheart who cherishes the finer things in life. The Travel Destination Map would make a great personalized Valentine's Day gift for a partner with an adventurous spirit.

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text: "The truth hurts. That's old news to outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem, but what's changed is how high the stakes have become. Long a thorn in the side of the powerful and hypocritical, Jerusalem has made an enemy of the new President of the United states-- a man who happens to be crazier than a rabid rattlesnake, and twice as mean. Now, driven underground with his loyal (and filthy) assistants, deprived of all his comforts and hunted like a rabbit at the dog track, Jerusalem prepares for his greatest coup yet-- provided, of course, that he can survive past this afternoon" -- p.  of cover.

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Hey everyone! I'm just getting started in my kayaking adventures and would welcome any advice. I recently did a small day kayaking trip and was hooked. Now I am looking for all the classes I can take to really progress and am currently looking to buy my first kayak. Does anyone have any advice.
Any tips or information you can give would be great. Also I live in WV, you would think there would be more groups here but I am having a hard time finding any. Anyone have any tips on that as well.
What kind of kayaking (flatwater, whitewater)? Check your local Craigslist for boats and gear packages. Odds are, if you want to do flatwater you should probably look for one around 12-14 feet long, and fairly wide. If you want to do more touring style kayaking on flatwater (covering large distances) look at longer boats, and for something like fishing look for a bit shorter one, preferably a sit-on-top. If you want to buy new, I would look first at a Liquid Logic Coupe. It's about 10 feet long, has a wheel on the back to move it around, really nice outfitting is available a la carte, and it is a sit-on-top (no need to learn to roll, if you flip you just hop back on without needing to drain). Plus, you can paddle either whitewater or flatwater with it.
Thanks for all the great information. I checked out Craigslist already not a whole lot of available used boats in my area. I really enjoy the flatwater, touring and sea kayaking right now. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to get into whitewater, but am afraid my experience level is not quite up to par for that yet. Although, I do see me getting into that in the future. I really wish I could find a local or not so far away group to go on outings with. Thank you for the great links, I think I feel a bit better in the sit inside models and yes definitely something a bit wider to start to offer more stability. IF you have any other tips send them over, I can use all of them.
If speed isn't a big concern, check out some of the hybrids on the market. I would say the top 2 right now are the Pyranha Fusion and the Liquid Logic Remix XP, in that order, followed by the Jackson All-Water and Dagger Approach (as far as whitewater capability). All of them have a skeg, which is basically a fixed rudder so you can go straight, but it can be raised up and paddled like a whitewater boat, or lowered and paddled like a rec boat. All these are also very wide, and between 9 and 11 feet long. Very stable, quick for a kayak of that length, and they have hatches to hold gear in easily (you should still use drybags, but you don't need to secure them inside like in a boat without a hatch.
If i were you id do some research on some boats but for river running id suggest the pyranha inazone. They have won more awards than you can shake a stick at and is comonly regarded as the best beginners river runner.
As a beginner make sure you try before you buy and make sure it is comfy for you and not to tight.
I love kayaking but my arms get sore after.

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Short and distort refers to an illegal practice that involves investors shorting a stock and then spreading rumors in an attempt to drive down its price. Such a practice, most often employed by stock manipulators who trade daily via the internet, involves the spread of unsubstantiated rumors and other kinds of unverified negative news designed to help them realized a profit on their short position. The act of "shorting and distorting" constitutes securities fraud and can result in significant fines and penalties.
Short and distort efforts are often practiced as a part of naked short selling, which involves the short-selling of a security without having first borrowed it or making sure it can be borrowed. In such cases the investor uses the proceeds from the short sale to deliver the shorted shares. The profit is realized in two ways: in the spread between the price at which the shares were borrowed and the lower price at which they were delivered, and also in the practice of buying more shares than were borrowed at the lower price, which are then put up for sale, further lowering the price of a company's stock.
Short and distort efforts may be especially effective during bear markets or when the markets are unstable. Corporate scandals and investor uncertainty make it easier for fraudsters to spread doom and gloom by claiming that a firm is losing a very costly class action suit, is suffering from low earnings or is about to receive bad news. Short and distort practices tend to utilize social media, spam email, internet message boards and fake news. In order to prevent being conned, investors should do their own due diligence and be critical of the authenticity of news from unverified sources.
In one example of short and distort in 2008, Wall Street trader Paul S. Berliner was charged with securities fraud and market manipulation for having spread false rumors about the acquisition of Alliance Data Systems (ADS) by The Blackstone Group while shorting ADS. He utilized instant messaging to individual investors, traders at brokerage firms and hedge funds to spread his negative message about the deal. His false statements were also picked up by the media. Berliner settled the charges by paying a $130,000 penalty, disgorging over $26,000 in profits and being barred from associating with any broker or dealer by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The practice of shorting and distorting a stock is the mirror image of pumping and dumping, which is artificially promoting and propping up a cheap stock in order to sell it at an inflated price. Pumping and dumping entails the use of positive statements about a company that may be misleading or false. It is common with micro-cap stocks, penny stocks and smaller cryptocurrencies.
'Cats and dogs' is a slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc.
Vega neutral is a method of managing risk in options trading by establishing a hedge against the implied volatility of the underlying asset.

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Selling Scrap Metal in Williamsburg, Virginia? It is important to Know The Price Per Pound or KG before selling to a Scrap Yard. This ensures you get the best price for your metal when you actually sell it. As many Scrap Yards will and can offer you what every they like although a reputable Scrap Yard in Williamsburg, Virginia will pay their best scrap metal prices per pound to each and every customer. Check today's scrap metal price/value on our homepage scrap metal price calculator.
Scrap Metal are bought and sold daily in Williamsburg, Virginia, the most popular metals are Steel, Aluminium, Copper, Lead, Iron, Steel, Nickel, Tin, Brass and Titanium. Although some scrap yards in Williamsburg, Virginia will purchase the more rare metals such as Cobalt, Mercury, Tungsten, Beryllium, Bismuth, Gallium, Indium, Cerium, Lithium, Cadmium, Tantalum, Niobium and Zirconium. You are probably best phoning before heading to a scrap yard with a quantity of rare and exotic metals, in fact you are best contacting any scrap yard before you visit them, simply to confirm their scrap metal buying prices per Pound/KG. This way you can compare prices offered from local scrap yards around Williamsburg, Virginia.
Scrap Metal Prices Per Pound Williamsburg, Virginia.
Be aware when selling scrap metal in Williamsburg, Virginia, you are required by law to show full identification.

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The defense of these freedoms for the American people has come at a great cost. May we never forget those who have served to protect and preserve our freedoms and fight for the protection of the oppressed.
As professional drivers many in our workforce are celebrating today away from their home. It's our hope that wherever your find yourself today you are able to take a moment to pause and reflect on our great nation and its history.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


text: “Sweater weather” has become more of a mindset than a fall trope. Oversized turtleneck sweaters, bold striped sweaters, cropped cuts — a statement sweater isn’t a trend, it’s a necessity. So hearing that two of our favorite female-founded brands have teamed up for a special sweater collaboration has us finally ridding our closets of the last lingering summer pieces to make some much-needed room.


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What’s in JJ Virgin’s gym bag?
It’s no surprise that Bioenergy Ribose is a must-have in JJ Virgin’s gym bag. This fitness and nutrition expert, who is also a New York Times best-selling author, has embraced a natural approach to health throughout her high-profile career.
“Bioenergy Ribose helps muscles recover faster, so there’s less stiffness and soreness. When I work out, I bring my Virgin Diet All-in-One protein powder with a teaspoon of ribose in a blender bottle. I just add water for a great recovery shake.” She adds that if you are traveling, you can easily pre-sort this combo in little plastic bags.
Everyone from Dr. Phil to high-performance athletes and A-list celebrities have relied on JJ’s expertise. A board certified nutrition specialist, she is also board certified in holistic nutrition and a certified nutrition and fitness specialist.
• A super-light pair of Nike or New Balance gym shoes.


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It spreads like a wild fire. “It can never happen to me! I can’t get infected; I am protected. I have taken all the precautions necessary not to get infected.” No, we are not talking about a serious disease. We are talking about ransomware. A virus/malware that encrypts not only the data on your computer, but can reach out to any “drive” on your network that you have access to and encrypts that information as well. This encryption holds the data “hostage” with the sole purpose of extorting money from the victim by requesting payment in exchange for the decryption key that will restore their valuable data.
Chances are that you know of a person or business that has suffered a ransomware attack. The virus does not discriminate, an outbreak can occur in small or large businesses, local municipalities (even police departments), school districts and hospitals. In fact, in February 2016, a California hospital (Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center) was hit with ransomware, as a result their network was offline for over a week. That means no access to email, patient data and other critical documentation that affected the daily operations of the hospital. What would the impact be if ransomware hit your business and you had little or no access to critical information for over a week? The global spread and impact of ransomware further indicates this is a pandemic!
There are a number of ransomware threats that have become prevalent, including CryptoLocker or CryptoWall. These malwares have been linked to a number of different emails and/or links on websites. No matter how the infection took place, the result is the same, the malware gets downloaded to a PC and will scan all physical and network (logical) drives and encrypt certain file types. The virus can also attack USB thumb drives that are attached to the infected computer along with folders that are mapped to cloud storage solutions (e.g. Dropbox).
Files that get encrypted are typically popular data format files including: Microsoft Office, Adobe programs, iTunes or other music players and photo viewers. The files are compromised using a combination of two different encryption schemes; 256-bit AES and 2048-bit RSA. This basically renders the files useless without the decryption key; brute force or other tools cannot break the encryption on these files. When the ransomware has finished encrypting files on the PC, the virus will typically display a screen regarding a payment program that prompts the user to send a ransom payment to decrypt the files.
A user is then given a limited amount of time to pay the ransom (typically 72 hours) or it will delete the encryption key, making the encrypted files permanently inaccessible. Typically, the ransom must be paid using Bitcoins; an untraceable payment system. Once a payment is made and verified, the victim will then receive the decryption key in order to decrypt the files held for ransom.
Once the ransomware virus has infiltrated a computer and a user takes notice, most of the damage has already been done. If a computer is infected with a ransomware virus, first disconnect the computer immediately from any wireless/wired networks. Although there are software tools that can remove the malware from a computer, once files have been encrypted, they cannot be decrypted without the decryption (private) key. Essentially, three options then exist; 1) pay the ransom, 2) restore any encrypted files from the most recent backup, or 3) assuming a good back-up does not exist, chalk this experience to a cyber-incident and format the hard drive to start from scratch (all too often even if the infected computer was “cleaned” from ransomware, remnants of the malware still exist and may cause problems later).
The key here is having a useable and viable backup. Many times as a result of a ransomware infection, businesses learn that their backup is not effectively working or not backing up all files. In either situation, the user may have to resort to option 1 or 3; pay the ransom or format their computer resulting in lost/not retrievable files.
Backup, Backup and Backup – Having a usable and viable backup (not just a copy of files) can substantially mitigate risks and protect your data. Make sure backup is performed daily and that all files are part of this process. Full daily backups will help ensure a smoother process if there is a ransomware attack. Make sure the backup process through a restore is effectively working. Restore files from backup on a monthly or quarterly basis to provide peace of mind.
Don’t Open Emails From Strangers – One of the most common ways ransomware is transmitted is through email. Try to not open emails from people that you are not familiar with. DO NOT open attachments or click on links that are in non-familiar emails.
Minimize Network Access – Perform an assessment to determine the level of access to information each user has on the network. As mentioned previously, ransomware can reach beyond the PC it originally encrypted to the files on the network, affecting the entire company. Limiting access to network files will help mitigate these risks.
Patch, Patch and Patch – Patches to various software (operating systems, firewalls, application software) systems become available on a regular basis. Patches should be applied to the various software solutions your organization uses (weekly or monthly) in order to mitigate risks and give the attackers fewer options for infecting your system(s) with ransomware.
Train Employees – More often than not, ransomware infections are a result of an employee accessing an email, opening an attachment or clicking on a link from an unknown source. Train employees on what to look for and how to avoid infected emails and/or websites. This will help mitigate risks with not only ransomware but other types of cyber-related issues (e.g. phishing attacks).
Maintain An Endpoint Solution – Many of the various virus/malware protection solutions (endpoints) for PCs will detect ransomware and eliminate the threat. Having up-to-date endpoint solutions (similar to patches) is important to ensure that variants of ransomware will be detected and removed. Having different virus/malware solutions on servers, firewalls and PCs can also strengthen the threat detection and removal process.
While we cannot eliminate the threat of ransomware, we can significantly mitigate the risk of an attack, and reduce the potential consequences. Organizations can no longer believe “it can’t happen to me,” because it can and most likely will. Start by understanding where your organization may have some areas of weakness and assessing where improvements can be made in systems, patches, employee training and most importantly in your backup solution.

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Every day, 500 quintals of milk arrive at the Latteria Sociale Stallone, from the consortium’s 13 contributing members.
Every morning after milking, the milk is collected by refrigerated tankers.
On arrival at the plant, the milk is transferred to storage tanks, where it remains for about seven hours in order to allow the cream to rise to the surface. This is then separated from the milk and used for the production of butter. The rest of the milk is used for the production of Grana Padano cheese.
Every day, the Latteria Sociale Stallone produces 85/90 wheels of Grana Padano, that are added to the 26,000 wheels slowly maturing in storerooms before being put on the market.
Grana Padano is a DOP cheese that, as required by the Production Regulations, must be made from raw cows’ milk, coming from no more than two daily milkings and produced only in dairies authorized by CSQA (the sole entity for the certification of Grana Padano cheese).
Every day in our shops you can buy really fresh butter and Grana Padano cheese in various sizes and degrees of maturity.
We organise guided tours and tasting sessions for schools and tourists.
Copyright©2013 Latteria Sociale Stallone. - PRIVACY> - Designed By UP S.R.L.Poliedra Soc. Coop.

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Good low temperature toughness, high temperature resistance, good stress crack resistance, no thermoplastic energy, can not be connected and repaired by hot melt welding, only metal pipe fittings can be used for mechanical connection, and water leakage is prone to occur in long-term use.
The PE-RT tube retains the advantages of the PEX tube. The tube can be connected by hot melt, the joint is reliable, it is not easy to leak, the flexibility and low temperature resistance are good, and the material price is moderate, the cost performance is high, and it is currently used in floor heating. General purpose pipe.
It has high pressure resistance, high temperature resistance and low temperature performance, good impact resistance, easy bending and no rebound. It is the softest of several kinds of floor heating pipes. The raw material price is the highest, and it is currently used less in the country.
It is excellent in high temperature resistance, mechanics and connection performance, non-toxic and hygienic. It is an ideal pipe for domestic hot water and radiator system tubes. However, due to its low temperature impact resistance, it is less used in floor heating pipes.
Small pipe fittings, large acting joints: When purchasing, pay attention to the size of the water pipe. When the pipe is not long enough, connect the two pipes.
Elbows: The different stamping elbows used in raw materials are also different. According to different environments, please choose the punching elbow that suits you.
Three-way class: Determine the medium to be controlled, and select the three-way temperature regulating valve according to the medium to be controlled and its design flow.
Flange: The nature of the conveying medium, the nominal pressure and connection of the flange are determined according to the working temperature and working pressure of the medium. Cap type: Head, plug, cover, pipe cover, bulkhead, used to close the pipeline, the same function as the pipe plug.
Valve type: Determine the working condition, connection method, operation mode and type of the valve.
5, choose the brand: carefully read the instructions and certificate, to the large, formal building materials market to buy materials.


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The Town of Velika Gorica located 16 km south of Zagreb is the centre of the area of 552 square kilometres; it is the biggest and the main settlement of the traditional Turopolje region. Velika Gorica was first mentioned in 1228 as a parish centre, but archaeological findings suggest there was life in this area even in prehistoric times.
Velika Gorica gained the town status in 1995. Then the area of the old Municipality of Velika Gorica was split into three municipalities; Kravarsko, Orle and Pokupsko. Today the town of Velika Gorica has the population of around 35.000, or 70.000 broader surroundings included. It is the sixth largest town in Croatia.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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This month music from Lovpact, Protonica, Liquid Ace, Vertical Mode, The Overloads, Eddie Bitar, Lifeforms, Ticon and Ace Ventura & Astrix - Pranava.
This month music from Bakke & Alter Nature, Captain Hook, Protonica, Christopher Lawrence, Symbolic, Liquid Soul, Critical Choice, Lifeforms and One Function - Back To My Roots.
PROTONICA are Piet Kaempfer and Ralf Dietze from Berlin (Germany). With Piet's intuition for harmonies as a skilled pianist and certified sound designer Ralf's feeling for propulsive grooves, Protonica deliver you their very own positive pulsing sound - a blend of psychedelic and progressive trance. The "Refresh / Northern Storm EP" from 2010 was certainly an important milestone and the breakthrough for the duo. In 2012 Protonica releases the second album "Form Follows Function" another masterpiece after their debut album "Search" from 2007.

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ASA Monitor 10 2015, Vol.79, 64-65.
The Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) is an organization whose mission is to “Support, enrich, and advance anesthesia education and those who teach.” Our vision of “Excellence in patient care through education” is grounded in the fundamental belief that how we educate, and what we teach, lays the foundations not only for the student, but for the future of our specialty. SEA provides a venue for cross-pollination and collaboration among subspecialists in anesthesiology, where a common interest in education creates a fertile environment for innovation and collaboration. In April 2015, the SEA spring meeting was a special combined meeting with the Association for Surgical Education (ASE). The meeting created venues for collaboration across the ether screen as well as opportunities to align our educational goals and objectives, in turn creating a truly patient-centered focus on education in perioperative care.
Stephen J. Kimatian; Society for Education in Anesthesia – Educating for the Future. ASA Monitor 2015;79(10):64-65.


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...plus I want to learn to do at least one falsetto.
This article covers the kinds of things I cover in my class. The 7 radical positions are something that I have taught for a long time, and which I consider to be very basic to learning kanji, but somehow they don't seem to come up in very many places.
It's a bit like not teaching what the gearshift is when trying to teach somebody how to drive, but whatever. The level of English language pedagogical material for Japanese seems to be surprisingly low.
Funnily enough, the words for "why" and "accident" share a character (in red).
Charlie Holmberg has this really cool chart which I may try to steal that shows how far along she is on all of her books. Apparently she's making a baby as well.
I know this was supposed to say "Serenity" but do let's keep our radicals in tight formation, people!!

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Barak, Miri; Dori, Yehudit J.
Science teaching deals with abstract concepts and processes that very often cannot be seen or touched. The development of Java, Flash, and other web-based applications allow teachers and educators to present complex animations that attractively illustrate scientific phenomena. Our study evaluated the integration of web-based animated movies into primary schools science curriculum. Our goal was to examine teachers' methods for integrating animated movies and their views about the role of animations in enhancing young students' thinking skills. We also aimed at investigating the effect of animated movies on students' learning outcomes. Applying qualitative and quantitative tools, we conducted informal discussions with science teachers (N = 15) and administered pre- and post-questionnaires to 4th (N = 641) and 5th (N = 694) grade students who were divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental group students studied science while using animated movies and supplementary activities at least once a week. The control group students used only textbooks and still-pictures for learning science. Findings indicated that animated movies support the use of diverse teaching strategies and learning methods, and can promote various thinking skills among students. Findings also indicated that animations can enhance scientific curiosity, the acquisition of scientific language, and fostering scientific thinking. These encouraging results can be explained by the fact that the students made use of both visual-pictorial and auditory-verbal capabilities while exploring animated movies in diverse learning styles and teaching strategies.


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Global Missions is a large ministry made up of thousands of individuals who have felt the call to go and spread the gospel. Do you feel called? The first step is to pray and speak to your pastor about your burden for the mission field.
Many who experience a missions trip feel their call confirmed and seek the next step. There are several short-term missions opportunities that are a part of Global Missions.
Next Steps is an outgrowth of the AIM program and targets youth who wish to participate in an extended summer missions activity. This ministry teams youth together in a designated country for a period of two months during the summer for intensive training and hands-on experience.
AIMers assist with building projects, type, teach Bible studies, do plumbing and electrical work, preach, distribute tracts, home-school MKs, run presses... AIMers can do just about anything! If you are 18 or older and can spare 2-12 months and want to be involved in a God-venture guaranteed to change your life, check into Associates in Missions!
Associated Ministers make trips to the missions field to minister. They serve under “volunteer” status, raise their own funds, and do not live on the missionary field.
The Associate Missionary works under the supervision of a resident missionary and regional director on a minimal budget while on location. In order to preserve the “volunteer" status of this level, the Associate Missionary will be appointed for one year with the option of requesting an extension to serve additional time. The administration will come under the auspices of the AIM program with approved participants not being considered employees of Global Missions.
While serving in short-term ministry, you may feel that this is where God has called you to be on a full-time basis. Global Missions desires to support passionate ministers that God has called to the mission field to be able to serve full-time in the ministry.
Intermediate missionary is a full-time missionary status supported by Partner’s In Missions (PIM). The appointment is indefinite and is the first of two levels in financial supported Global Missions. Previous missions experience at the Associate level is recommended.
Career missionary is a full-time missionary status for ordained ministers supported by Partner’s In Missions (PIM). The appointment is indefinite and is the second of two levels in financial supported Global Missions. Previous missions experience at the Intermediate level is recommended.


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The Candelo Adult Riding Club will further their early 2019 skillsets this weekend. The club has already hosted two training days on February 2 and 3 at the picturesque Bemboka Showground. Officials said club members practised working equitation obstacles in condition with the Bemboka Dressage and Working Equitation Club. A dozen club members furthered their skills on the Sunday when they took part in a dressage skills clinic with instructor Dustin Taylor. "We had an early start to beat the heat and it was great to see new and old members back for the start of the Candelo Adult Riding Club season," a spokeswoman said. The club will host another clinic this weekend with Jim Collin from Berry. "Jim is a dressage specialist coach and successful FEI [Federation of Equine International] dressage rider," the spokeswoman said. "He has represented NSW at the 'Dressage with the Stars'." This clinic will be held at “Loch Lomond” 590 Candelo Wolumla Road, Wolumla. Fence sitters welcome so come along, bring a chair and learn from one of the best. Mr Collin focuses on correct basics and the required psychology/ mentality that will help you improve not only your riding, but your training skills and all round horsemanship. Later in the year, the club's debut "Dressage in Candelo" competition will go ahead on April 13 and 14. "This event is a bit different than your average dressage competition," the spokeswoman said. Entries open on Monday from Global entries and the spokeswoman encouraged everyone to sign up for a great weekend of riding with like-minded riders. To register or for more information you can contact 0429 932 703 or visit www.carc.com.au The calendar of events is also available on the website or stay up to date with the club's Facebook page. There are dressage events planned for March 2, 10 and 17 and all new riders are welcome to join.
The Candelo Adult Riding Club will further their early 2019 skillsets this weekend.
The club has already hosted two training days on February 2 and 3 at the picturesque Bemboka Showground.
Officials said club members practised working equitation obstacles in condition with the Bemboka Dressage and Working Equitation Club.
A dozen club members furthered their skills on the Sunday when they took part in a dressage skills clinic with instructor Dustin Taylor.
"We had an early start to beat the heat and it was great to see new and old members back for the start of the Candelo Adult Riding Club season," a spokeswoman said.
The club will host another clinic this weekend with Jim Collin from Berry.
"Jim is a dressage specialist coach and successful FEI [Federation of Equine International] dressage rider," the spokeswoman said.
"He has represented NSW at the 'Dressage with the Stars'."
This clinic will be held at “Loch Lomond” 590 Candelo Wolumla Road, Wolumla.
Fence sitters welcome so come along, bring a chair and learn from one of the best. Mr Collin focuses on correct basics and the required psychology/ mentality that will help you improve not only your riding, but your training skills and all round horsemanship.
Later in the year, the club's debut "Dressage in Candelo" competition will go ahead on April 13 and 14.
"This event is a bit different than your average dressage competition," the spokeswoman said.
Entries open on Monday from Global entries and the spokeswoman encouraged everyone to sign up for a great weekend of riding with like-minded riders.
The calendar of events is also available on the website or stay up to date with the club's Facebook page.
There are dressage events planned for March 2, 10 and 17 and all new riders are welcome to join.


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A quick and easy way to stay in touch with our customers.
Not the usual newsletter, but a bi-annual magazine where to find details about our products and services, technical insights, case studies.
In each number two sections dedicated to our territory: short articles on villages and the gastronomy of Liguria.


text: Our beautifully rustic, yet sophisticated, 100% eco-natural linen yarn has been lovingly woven on an old 100cm-wide loom. The result is a unique fabric that we craft into unique table linen. A heavy fabric, the cloth sits beautifully on the table and can be dressed up or down, depending on how you like to entertain. Use it indoors or out, and love it for a lifetime.