In my experience, there is no amount of natural talent that can make up for a lack of training. There's just too much about a media interview that is counter intuitive. Everyone who might interact with a reporter or make a public presentation on behalf of the organization needs training. Everyone. No exceptions.
Interview responses and public presentations have the potential to reach millions, especially when amplified by social media, and can make or break your reputation. Warren Buffet is often quoted as saying, "Lose money for our firm and I'll be understanding. Lose one shred of reputation, and I'll be ruthless." You can almost always recoup financial losses, but it may take a long time to revive your reputation once damaged by a careless remark.
Media training for a spokesperson is like rehearsal for a stage actor. Can you imagine an actor performing on opening night without rehearsing? Even if they memorize their lines, how could they deliver a genuinely emotional performance that was convincing to their audience without rehearsing? It's similarly impossible for a spokesperson to perform well in a media interview without the advantage of preparing with media training beforehand.
Learn the unwritten rules – spokespersons need to understand the unwritten rules of media relations. Foremost, reporters aren't friends. It's the spokesperson's job to stay on message and deliver quotable material. The reporter's job is to take a spokesperson's content and use it in a way that makes the story informative and exciting. If spokespersons misspeak in a way that reflects poorly on the organization, then don't expect the reporter to clean it up.
Master best practice interview techniques – Handling tough questions while delivering key organizational messages eloquently is an art form. Mastering interview techniques like bridging and flagging to set up a smooth transition to your story must be a part of every media training.
Review critical DOs and DON'Ts – there are a handful of important tips that spokespersons should frequently review such as: don't repeat negative language, be sympathetic, stay positive, focus on solutions rather than problems, smile, etc. These tips may change between print and broadcast interviews as well.
Save time for simulated interviews – the only way to get better at using effective interview techniques is by practicing them in realistic situations. A good media trainer should tailor each simulation to closely mimic the type of reporter, interview style and questions the spokesperson expects. Media trainers should reserve at least half of the session for interview simulations.
Use video playback – spokespersons can dramatically improve through the review and critique of video recordings of their simulated interviews. It can be painful to see yourself on camera, but it's hard to recognize the errors we make simply by someone else telling us. Seeing it on camera helps spokespersons become more objective about their performance and eager to improve.
In the end, the best spokespersons know their story. They have taken the time to prepare via media training and many hours of practice. Legendary University of Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, said, "It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare that makes the difference." His six national championships and 323 career wins make a compelling argument for football coaches and spokespersons alike to adopt the tried and true philosophy of preparation.
Love how you outline the rules in a simple way that even a Finance professional finds them easy to understand and follow.
Thanks, Maurice! My goal is always to make media relations easier to understand!
Excellent list. Preparation is crucial when facing a reporter, particularly if we can have a game plan in advance. I would add that a good media training helps spokespersons address any stakeholder audience, even if they don't involve media. It's really about being able to state your case in a credible, coherent and convincing manner. Media training is a great investment.
Totally agree, Santiago. It's really about being able to tell your story well — to the media, a trade audience, investors, employees, etc. Training can help you knock it out of the park with any of these important stakeholder groups.


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Is there an equal pay for women and men in the United States?
Is there such thing as an equal pay for women in the United States? We will explore the subject for equal pay for men and women.
The statistics show that full-time male employees earn around 20-25 percent more than female ones per year. So it looks like from the official information women are being paid much less while basically doing the same work.
The problem of an equal pay for women is not solely with wages. It is a complicated matter which includes receiving equal health insurance offers, establishing equal retirement plans and obtaining access to pay leave, among others. It is not that simple.
In 2012 young female employees earned 93 cents for every dollar males earned back when they launched their careers.
What that statistic show is that at the beginning of their career path male professionals and female professionals tend to earn similar wages. Why is this set-up fluctuates over the period of time resulting in significantly fewer wages for women than for men? Why is there a gap and no equal pay for men vs women?
There are several more reasons for that and will look into them.
European and American women in our day and age have equal educational opportunities, unlike in the sixties, when the majority of graduates were men.
Let's consider college career choices and the repercussions of it as far as future career is concerned.
Male careers are usually STEM ones, which stands for science, technology, electronics, and mathematics. That is, they choose majors which can lead them to become software engineers, industry analysts, accountants, astronomers, petroleum engineers, et al.
Women, on the other hand, tend to choose majors which will result in their positions as so-called "pink-collar" workers. Administrative assistants, dental hygienists, cosmetologists, social workers, massage therapists, et al. Equal pay for men and for women depends on the factor of their chosen path.
What is more, more than 50 percent of women who manage to start their career in science would later drop them sort of half way through.
The polls by various independent research organizations have shown that women who had been engaged in the science field as full-time employees tend to abandon their careers due to so-called "macho" issues, even when we live in our seemingly tolerant age and seem to be far from the testosterone-abusive, dominance-and-submission, sexist Mad Men's sixties.
Unlike men's, women's job trajectories tend to be dependent on motherhood. Around the quarter of women would quit their job to ensure proper motherhood and take care of a baby. Needless to say, that on the highly competitive American market interrupting the workflow for 1 to 3 years would result in the significant disruption as far as the career path is concerned.
Otherwise, why wouldn't employers hire more women to adjust their working force cost optimization?
Is sexism an issue in American professional world?
While we live in the age when things like going on a date when you are younger and having to choose which family you want to belong to when you are older, seems to be equal for women and men in America, it is not that clear at the working space.
The thing is that women tend to take low-paid jobs as opposed to being paid less money for the same job as men.
If we take chief executive officers as an example and compare their wages in male and female counterparts, we will see that these earn more or less equal wages. However, there is only one female CEO opposite 8 male CEOs, if we are looking at the American companies at the top echelon.
Discrimination at the working place, which was an issue throughout American history up until the mid-sixties, may exist and may not exist. There is a little affirmative statistics on the matter.
The problem of equal pay for women lies partly in the fact that most salaries and working benefits are a result of the mutual agreement between the hiring and the hired parties, essentially the result of diplomatic approach and the certain set of diplomatic rites an employee has to go through in order to gain benefits he or she deserves.
In general, female employees get fewer benefits such as promotions and gains because they tend to engage less in the negotiation process, which may be a core reason behind differences between men and women's salaries.
Even when they do negotiate, either for their salaries or benefits, women are often subject to penalty for violation of existing social norms (that depends on a state and the specific field, of course, but the tendency is there).
It goes on fine as far as equal pay for men and women is concerned when the rules of the game are firmly and transparently established.
When it goes into a field where rules are uncertain and borders are elusive, women generally receive much less than men do.
One of the instruments the government and the local labor watchdogs could establish is absolute transparency and equality as far as "negotiating wages and benefits" are concerned.
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Йохана София Баварска (; * 1373 или 1377; † 28 юли 1410, Виена) е чрез женитба херцогиня на Австрия.

Живот
Тя е най-малката дъщеря на херцог Албрехт I от Щраубинг-Холандия и Маргарета от Лигнитц-Бриг.

През 1381 г. тя е сгодена за четиригодишния Албрехт IV (1377 – 1404), херцог на Австрия от фамилията Хабсбурги. На 24 април 1390 г. тя се омъжва във Виена за него.

Албрехт IV става след смъртта на баща му Албрехт III през 1395 г. херцог на Австрия, но умира през 1404 г. Йохана умира след шест години през 1410 г.

Деца
Йохана и Албрехт IV имат две деца:
 Албрехт II (1397 – 1439), римско-немски крал (1438 – 1439)
 Маргарета Австрийска (1395 – 1447), омъжена на 25 ноември 1412 г. за херцог Хайнрих Богатия от Бавария-Ландсхут.

Литература
 Dorit-Maria Krenn, Joachim Wild: "fürste in der ferne". Das Herzogtum Niederbayern-Straubing-Holland 1353 – 1425 (= Hefte zur bayerischen Geschichte und Kultur. Band 28). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte, Augsburg 2003, ISBN 3-927233-86-2, S. 23, 26, 47.
 Edmund von Oefele: Albrecht I., Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Herzog von Baiern. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, S. 230 f.
 Franz von Krones: Albrecht IV. "der Geduldige". In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, S. 283 – 285.
 Jiri Louda y Michael MacLagan, Las dinastías de Europa, Bordas, 1995 (ISBN 2-04-027115-5)

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Everything about this fresh and zesty salad is perfect for summer. Toss a combination of penne pasta, prawns and fennel with a lemony drizzle for a speedy supper, or lunch out in the garden. Enjoy with a chilled glass of wine.
Place the fennel, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and allow to marinate for 5 minutes.
In a large pan, flash-fry the prawns in a splash of oil until they are plump and pink. Remove and allow to cool slightly.
Toss the cooked and cooled pasta with the prawns, marinated fennel and onion.
Make the dressing by whisking together the ingredients and pour over the salad.
Toss to combine and then serve topped with fennel fronds.
Recipe and image courtesy of Alida Ryder.


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Home COVID-19 WHO spents 2 days and $500,000 to rename coronavirus.
WHO spents 2 days and $500,000 to rename coronavirus.
Katy Misic
In an era where more and more people are working remotely, World Health Organization gathered 400 "scientists" together in Geneva for a two-day meeting. Because Skype is so passé and 400 people is too much for a Viber group chat.
According to WHO Director-General's remarks this meeting is about questions and answers, but more about questions:"The main outcome we expect from this meeting is not immediate answers to every question that we have.The main outcome is an agreed roadmap on what questions we need to ask, and how we will go about answering those questions."
But, on the very first day of this meeting WHO came up with a groundbreaking solution for coronavirus. One decision and virus 2019-nCov is no more. It is now called COVID-19.
wow such breaking news
so much better than 2019-nCoV
so much more clear
so much more catchy
— Tokillya (@Tokillya512) February 11, 2020
"We now have a name for the disease and it is covid-19," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told.
He explains that "CO" stands for "corona", "VI" for "virus" and "D" for "disease" and continues that:"…we had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the disease."
The virus was discovered in the Wuhan, a city in China in December last year. Tedros says the name selection fell on covid-19 to avoid references to a specific geographical region, animal species or population group. This is in line with international recommendations to avoid stigma.
In January, WHO gave the new type of coronavirus the temporary name 2019-nCoV, an abbreviation for "2019 novel coronavirus."
In other news, 365,000 people have already signed a petition for the resignation of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General.
And back to our $500K estimate. Have in mind that this is our conservative estimate since we basically only counted in hotels and flights for 400 people (2 nights each). According to Statista average price of a night in Geneva hotels is EUR 270 (which is $295) . Using online calculator we came up with $236,000 for hotel stays if everyone stays 2 nights only. Round trip flights from USA are around $500. That is another $250,000 for flights. We did not count in food, organization, staff costs, bonuses…
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New ballots in Broward County have conspiracy theorists—including the state's top elected officials—calling for an investigation of Democrats.
Florida's gubernatorial race is also tightening. The race between Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis had appeared to be over on Tuesday night, when Gillum, the Democrat, conceded. But as the counts continued, particularly in Broward County, the gap between the candidates narrowed so much that it passed the 0.5 percent automatic recount threshold on Thursday afternoon, Politico reported.
The late swing toward the Democrats—powered by South Florida—is so pronounced in the election for Florida's agriculture commissioner that Democrat Nikki Fried has now moved into the lead after she trailed her Republican rival on Election Night.
As of Thursday night, officials in Broward County—where around 1.2 million people are registered to vote—gave no indication of the number of ballots still to count.
That came after far-right activists on Twitter had circulated a hashtag, "#StopTheSteal," to organize opposition to counting ballots in Florida. Ali Alexander, a self-described philosopher and Republican activist who runs a PAC that's bankrolled by the billionaire pro-Trump Mercer family, urged his fans to protest in Broward County.
In his Thursday press conference, Scott revved up his party's grassroots, calling for a law-enforcement investigation and accusing Democrats of trying to steal the election.
"I will not sit idly by while unethical liberals try to steal this election," Scott said.
Much of the attention online has focused on an unclear video that purports to show ballots being transported in private cars, which Scott supporters say would violate chain-of-custody rules. Rubio and a number of right-wing blogs have promoted the video, which was shot by failed congressional candidate Tim Canova.
Broward County's Supervisor of Elections didn't respond to a request for comment about the video. Canova, a former Democrat who came in third on Election Day with an independent challenge against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), has also disputed the results of his own election defeat.
The Republican anxiety in Florida comes as they face worsening odds in another late-counting Senate race, this time in Arizona. Democrat Kyrsten Sinema took a thin lead in the Arizona race on Thursday as more votes were counted.


Facebook is expanding its current set of standard events to cater to more verticals and businesses.
The new standard events are: Contact, Customize Product, Donate, Find Location, Schedule, Start Trial, Submit Application and Subscribe. They're designed to offer a wider range of businesses the opportunity to identify and track very specific actions.
The new events will behave just like Facebook's other Standard Events and will follow a similar implementation. If you use PixelYourSite to manage your Facebook Pixel, the plugin has been updated to include the new events. You can find them when you create or edit an event, from the Events tab.
value Value of a user performing this event to the business e.g. value for a 3-month plan of $9.99 per month would be $29.97.
predicted_ltv If available, predicted lifetime value of a subscriber as defined by the advertiser and expressed as an exact value.
currency Currency for the value and/or predicted_ltv parameters specified.
At the moment PixelYourSite doesn't have any automatic integration for these new events, so you will have to configure them by yourself.
If you think one of the new events makes sense for your business, open PixelYourSite dashboard, click on the Events tab and on the Add button. Now you can start to configure your event.
Enable the event for Facebook and select the one you want to use from the events list (there is a selector for that). Customize or add the relevant parameters.
If you want, you can track the same action on Google Analytics or Pinterest (if you use our free add-on). There you can also customize the event, giving it a relevant name and adding parameters.
Once done, save your new event. From now it will start to fire according to the trigger condition.
On Facebook, the new event will be automatically available for ads optimization and tracking. You will also be able to use it for Custom Audiences and Lookalikes.
Metrics reporting interactions from a single channel will be replaced with metrics that report on the cost of these actions across web, mobile and offline.
For example, Cost per Website Purchase, Cost per Mobile App Purchase and Cost per Offline Purchase will be replaced with a single Cost per Purchase metric. This metric aggregates and collectively reports purchases across all three channels as part of a single, new metric.


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Salvador Dali's house: A bizarre whacky museum
Caroline Gladstone
The House-Museum of Salvador Dali, Port Lligat. Photo: Jean-Pierre Chabrol
To say Salvador Dali was a genius is plain understatement. Apart from creating 1500 paintings and thousands of art works, he directed films, wrote a book or two, made a fortune from commercial posters and collected everything you could imagine from Pirelli tyres and eggs to pets that had shuffled off their mortal coil.
As I wander around his former home in Port Lligat on the Costa Brava, I suspect he may have been a pretty decent taxidermist or at least on good terms with one and able to get mates' rates.
There are countless stuffed animals and birds on shelves and in nooks and crannies, even what looks like a miniature donkey in his boudoir, while a polar bear bedecked with rows of gaudy necklaces greets me as I enter the house that Dali and wife Gala shared for more than 30 years from 1949.
The Mae West room, Dali Museum, Figueres.
I've always thought the Spanish were the most creative people on earth and when you add Dali's special blend of eccentricity and flamboyance, well, this place is a sensory overload on steroids. A trip to see his prodigious collection is no staid visit to an art gallery. Gobsmacking and amazing, you need a week to take it in.
I'm visiting two points of the Dali Triangle – an area in Catalonia, Spain, where Dali was born, lived and created museums and castle-like homes.
As I'm travelling from Barcelona by public transport, it's not possible to hit all three points of the triangle in the four days I've allotted myself. I decide to visit Figueres and Cadaques (from the latter I walk to nearby Port Lligat) and drop Pubol from the list. Later I'm told I "should" have included Pubol, where Dali built a home for Gala, but time is my enemy and I'm pretty sure Dali would understand as he was fascinated by time and (melting) watches.
From Barcelona, one of the artiest cities on the planet, it's a two-hour train ride to Figueres where Dali was born in 1904.
From the station, I drag my bags past the market to the Rambla (like Barcelona, Figueres also has one of these pedestrian streets) to my hotel.
I'm spending two nights at the Hotel Duran, and I can't help making lame comments on Facebook as to whether Simon Le Bon ever stayed there. He didn't – but Dali dined there. I follow suit and eat alone, in the ornate restaurant under glass blown chandeliers, on delicious tapas as red-jacketed waiters fill my glass with excellent quaffing wine – Spanish wine is so cheap it gives Dan Murphy's a serious run for its money.
The Dali Theatre-Museum is a stroll from the hotel and my booked entry time is 9am. His museums are so popular that visitors must book specific entry times. However, once you've entered you can stay as long as you like.
Rebuilt on the site of a former theatre destroyed during the Spanish Civil War, the museum was a collaboration between Dali and the local mayor. It houses the largest and most diverse collection of his works from paintings, 3D collages, jewels, sculptures and a quirky installation, the Mae West apartment, where I swear that the weird synthetic substance that is supposed to adorn her head looks like Donald Trump's unruly barnet.
There are so many art works, it's hard to know where to start once you get past the jaw-dropping courtyard where a Cadillac, on which stands a voluptuous statue of the goddess Esther, takes pride of place. It's best to step straight into the cavernous main gallery topped by a glorious glass dome, called a geodesic cupola, which looks even better when viewed from outside.
Salvador Dali in London with one of his paintings entitled The Madonna of Port Lligat. Photo: Getty Images
My advice is grab a guide, walk hither and thither and be bedazzled. The melting watches painting, The Persistence of Memory, is upstairs in a roped-off corner of another huge gallery above a crazy golden bed whose four "legs" are fashioned as misshapen sea serpents. And don't forget the Dali Jools, a collection of jewellery in a separate building where the key piece, a ruby-encrusted heart, actually "throbs" behind its glass case.
Three hours of wandering and it is time to hit the streets to find a cafe con leche and a toasted sandwich. I wander into St Peter's church where Dali was baptised, walk past the rather unassuming house where he was born and end up at the Museu del Joguet (toy museum) where old-fashioned teddy bears and Scalextric cars are packed into display cases, together with photos of local children of years gone by, with just the odd photo or two of Dali as a boy.
By night fall on this June day, Figueres is deserted – the day-trippers have returned to Barcelona – and I dine in a small restaurant just off the Rambla, the only customer at 9.15pm.
At Salvador Dali's house in Port Lligat near Cadaques, the seating area beside his swimming pool. Photo: Tim Wright / Alamy
From Figueres it's just over an hour by bus to Cadaques via seaside towns with sparkling new apartments and boat-filled marinas and winding mountain roads. This is where Dali spent his childhood holidays. Today, still gorgeous, it is favoured by the Brits and I meet an English couple who holiday here every year and happily give me the lowdown on the place.
Not wanting to lose the Dali buzz, I trudge over the well-trodden path to Port Lligat and await my scheduled turn to enter his bizarre abode. Two silver heads sit atop the terracotta roof and big eggs (another Dali theme) rest on turrets and terraces, some whole and one artistically cracked. Outside those Pirelli tyres border a fun T-shaped swimming pool and a well-placed mirror projects an image of me standing upside down.
The place is a hoot, a wacky blend of the ornate and ordinary (like the items you'd find in any Vinnies op shop) but thrown together in brilliant bravura.
The Dali Theatre and Museum. Photo: Alamy
Dali chose well; Port Lligat is charming – little development save one hotel, a pop-up beach cafe – and views of headlands and olive trees.
Cadaques is a whitewashed town, reminiscent of those you see on Greek islands with seaside cafes by the dozen and day-tripper boats heading off sightseeing.
Discovering Dali is tiring work but, thankfully, the towns with his museums make excellent places to linger and lounge about.
The Casino bar in Cadaques. Photo: Alamy
I'm kind of glad I didn't have time to visit Gala's castle in Pubol. I'm determined to come back and complete the triangle.
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Emirates flies to Barcelona (via Dubai) daily. Return fares between Sydney/Melbourne and Barcelona are from $1550 a person; see emirates.com/au
Getting to Figures from Barcelona is a little confusing as there are two stations in Figueres. Almost in the centre of town (and closest to the Dali Theatre-Museum) is Figueres, just under two hours from Barcelona. Figueres Vilafant is 2.5 kilometres away but has a 55-minute fast train service. Both can be booked through the train network Renfe with fares starting at $14.15 one-way; see renfe.com
To get to Cadaques, bus is the only way (unless you drive). The bus station is next door to the Figures main town railway station with the trip taking an hour. The schedule varies according to the season and fares start at $7.80. See compras.moventis.es/en-GB
All three Salvador Dali museums and houses (including the Gali Dali house-museum in Pubol) need to be booked in advance online with entry times allotted. Museums open from 9am to 10.30am and close from 5pm to 8pm depending on the season. See salvador-dali.org/en
Hotel Duran is pleasant old-style accommodation and has renovated comfortable rooms overlooking the Rambla. The bar features quite a lot of Dali memorabilia such as photos of the artist and a few sketches. It's a short walk from the Dali Theatre Museum. From $89 a night (see hotelduran.com). Hotel Nou Estrelles in Cadaques is a friendly, family-run hotel close to the bus terminus and harbour. Rooms are minimalist and modern, from $85 a night, low season; $11 buffet breakfast (see hotelnouestrelles.com).
Caroline Gladstone was assisted by Royal Caribbean Cruises and Spain's Tourism Board.
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Garmin echoMAP CHIRP 43cv
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Sonar:
2D CHIRP
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CV20-TM
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U.S. LakeVü
4.3" Diagonal
272H x 480V
The echoMAP CHIRP 43cv is one of the Garmin fish finders released in 2017 and discontinued in 2019(?). It's basically identical to the echoMAP CHIRP 43dv but with the re-branded DownVü to ClearVü. For reference, this is the Garmin part number 010-01796-01, the system that includes the CV20 transducer, GPS, and the US LakeVü charts.
Display: 4.3″ diagonal, 272H x 480V pixel resolution, WQVGA color, backlit
Sonar: CHIRP 2D, CHIRP ClearVü
Standard: 200 kHz / 15° and 77 kHz / 45°
ClearVü: 455 kHz / 2.5° (fore to aft) x 53°, 800 kHz / 1.6° (fore to aft) x 29°
Depth Capability:
Standard: 2,300 (701 m)
ClearVü: 250 ft (76 m)
Transducer: CV20-TM (4-pin), for HD-ID and ClearVü
GPS: 5Hz, Internal
Maps: U.S. LakeVü HD
Routes, Waypoints, Tracks: 100; 5,000; 50,000 points (50 saved tracks).
As we've mentioned above, this unit is a chartplotter. It integrates a 5 Hz internal GPS module, which refreshes your position up to 5 times per second, offering accurate locks. It can also measure and display the speed of your boat up to a certain point.
Even though it's one of the smallest units from Garmin, the 010-01796-01 can still stock up to 100 routes, 5,000 waypoints and 50 tracks, with up to 50,000 track points, just like the bigger units, such as the echoMAP CHIRP 73cv.
As support for navigation, this unit comes pre-loaded with the U.S. LakeVü HD charts. In other words, it's basically a unit for use when in-land navigation and fishing. In case you're looking for a similar unit, but with coastal waters charts, the echoMAP CHIRP 44cv is the one with the BlueChart g2 HD. The U.S. LakeVü HD charts cover more than 17,000 U.S. lakes, reservoirs, and rivers with depth contours. They also include various other points of interest and markers such as bridges, marinas, camping spots, interstates, and highways.
Two other navigation-related functions require being mentioned here. One is the new Quickdraw Contours, and the other is the Shallow Water Shading. Quickdraw Contours gives you the possibility to "draw" the contours of a certain body of water if there aren't any available with your current charts, using the depth data from the sonar. This way you will benefit from the most up-to-date contours for that particular lake, canal, or river. Shallow Water Shading function makes color-coding available for various depth ranges. In other words, it allows you to designate up to 10 different colors, to 10 different depth ranges, for a quick view of a target depth.
Last but not least, this Garmin fish finder is also compatible with more detailed charts. It can use BlueChart g2, or BlueChart g2 Vision or LakeVü HD Ultra, or with the LakeVü HD Canada. The LakeVü HD Ultra and BlueChart g2 Vision also open the Enhanced Auto Guidance feature. With this feature you can instantly search through the charts to find the safest virtual path between two points of interest, it can also calculate your arrival times or enable your AutoPilot to follow a safe route.
The unit also supports AIS, and can display position data from DSC-capable VHF radio.
Sonar and transducer
To begin with, the CV20-TM transducer is supplied with this unit. This transducer is temperature capable, has 20′ (6m) of cable, transom and trolling motor mounts, and a 4-pin connector.
The control unit is capable of 50/77/200 kHz frequencies for traditional sonar, and High, Mid or Low CHIRP. However, with the CV20-TM transducer that's supplied with it, it can only cover the 77/200 kHz frequencies. In other words, with this transducer, you will be able to use only the Mid and High CHIRP modes. In order to use the Low CHIRP mode, for better scanning at higher depths, you'll need the 50/200 kHz transducer. The unit is also dual-frequency capable, thus it can scan at 77 and 200 kHz simultaneously.
For ClearVü, this unit is capable of 260/455/800 kHz frequencies, but the CV20-TM transducer covers only the 455/800 kHz. Nonetheless, it can also use CHIRP for the ClearVü mode. In fact, it can modulate pulse between 435-475 kHz and 800-840 kHz, in order to provide clearer images, with less clutter and with a superior target definition and separation. For the 2D CHIRP modes, the frequency modulation intervals are not specified.
With the traditional 2D sonar, the transducer uses two conical beams, with angles of 15° for 200 kHz, and 45° for 77 kHz. For ClearVü, the beams used are very thin fore-to-aft, but wider side to side. For 455 kHz, it uses a 2.5° / 53° beam, while for 800 kHz the beam is narrower and thinner, of 1.6° / 29°.
Although this is a small unit, with the supplied transducer and the power of CHIRP, it offers quite impressive depth capabilities. For 2D it can reach 2,300 ft (701 m), while for ClearVü the maximum depth is 250 ft (76 m). The recommended vessel speed range for clear images and the maximum of returns is 1-6 MPH. However, the unit should be able to maintain a bottom reading at speeds up to 30 MPH.
This unit also features Sonar Recording and Sonar Rewind functions. However, in order to record sonar, you will need a data memory card inserted into the unit. Also, as a general idea, approx. 15 minutes of recording will take approx. 200 MB on the memory card, and you can continue to record until the recording reaches the maximum capacity of the card. Along with the sonar recording functions, this Garmin fishfinder offers several other sonar-related functions, such as Fish Symbols, A-Scope, Bottom Lock, Fish Alarms, Depth Alarm, etc.
This unit has a 4.3″ diagonal display, with a vertical layout and a 480 x 272 pixel matrix. The display features LED backlight, for better reading in bright light or during night time. Needless to say, it uses a WQVGA color display. It's also IPX7 waterproof, which means it can withstand rain or splashes, and even complete immersions in freshwater, up to 1 m.
In terms of connectivity, it doesn't have a Garmin Marine Network port. However, it does offer NMEA 0183 connectivity possibilities and features a microSD card reader with 1 card slot, for software updates, waypoints transfer, chart upgrades, etc.
This unit is compatible with various Garmin transducers, such as the CV23M-TM. But since it's a smaller unit, it's not Panoptix capable.
Last but not least, the unit comes with the classic tilt and swivel mount. The unit cover is not included.
CHIRP sonar technology offering superior clarity, target separation and target definition, for both 2D and ClearVü;
Dual-frequency sonar;
Transducer (CV20-TM, 4-pin) included;
Data graphs and other sonar functions;
Sonar recording and sonar history rewind;
Fast and accurate internal GPS;
Preloaded with the U.S. LakeVü HD charts;
Quickdraw Contours;
Multiple Depth Range Shading;
Compatible with various other chart types, such as BlueChart g2 Vision or LakeVü HD Ultra;
Enhanced Auto Guidance capable;
Tide tables information;
Supports AIS and DSC-capable VHF radio;
Quick disconnection (tilt-swivel) and flush mount included;
NMEA 0183 connector;
Easy to install;
Straightforward, comprehensive operation.
No unit cover;
Manual is not specific to the unit (at least not for now), but for the whole echoMAP series. Thus, some information may not apply to this unit.
The Garmin echoMAP CHIRP 43cv is a great unit for a small boat or kayak, featuring excellent sonar with CHIRP technology, an adequate transducer also being included. It has great depth capabilities for a small unit, and can also be used off-shore. It's one of the most affordable chartplotters that you can find. Even though it's a small unit, the GPS system offers excellent accuracy, while its charts database is pretty impressive. Plus, you can create your own charts with depth contours by using Quickdraw Contours.
Filed Under: $250-$500, CHIRP Fish Finders, DI Fish Finders, Garmin
Jarman says
Do you have to have MicroSDcard to use or plot?
Dylan F. says
No. The unit has its own LakeVü built-in charts.
Latrodectus says
Hi there! If you zoom out, you can see some basic world map? Or just the pre-installed one? I mean, I will be able to use it outside US without buying any map? Thanks!
NickT says
This unit comes with US LakeVu charts built-in, so to use outside US you will need other charts.


nesdev.com • View topic - 8X16 Sprites... Disadvantages?
Post subject: 8X16 Sprites... Disadvantages?
Here's a curious question: because the NES gives you an option to use 8X16 sprites instead of 8X8 sprites, it would obviously be more beneficial. However, obviously with every advantage there are disadvantages. So, are there any problems with this method? If not, why do some people rather not use 8X16 sprites?
The biggest disadvantage of 8x16 sprites is that they have more minimum blank space. This means bullets and the like will take up more space in your pattern table, and things will start hitting the 25% sprite overdraw limit and flickering earlier. And if you're using MMC3's scanline counter, the unique ability of 8x16 sprites to draw from both pattern tables becomes useless.
There are actually several disadvantages to using 8x16 sprites. Like Tepples was saying, you have to define more blank space in your pattern tables for 1-tiled sprites. The disadvantage is that you HAVE to use 2 tiles, and the two tiles you use HAVE to be first an even tile ID, and then an odd tile ID. But the reason it's like this is so you can use from both pattern tables, which is pretty nice. Otherwise I'm sure they would have designed it so if you specify the sprite's tile ID as $20, it would use tiles $20 and $21, and if you specified it as $21, it would use $21 and $22, etc. But as it stands, if you specify tile $20, it uses $20 and $21 from the left pattern table, and if you specify $21, it uses $20 and $21 from the right table.
So this forces you to lay your graphics out in a pretty specific way. Also, 8x16 sprite patterns usually aren't as versatile as 8x8 sprite patterns would be. If you like to reuse sprite patterns for other sprites, using 8x8 is really good because the peices are smaller and are therefore less specific graphically. 8x16 patterns often include peices of graphics that prevent you from reusing them. For example, say you have an enemy with a head that's 8x8 pixels, and its upper arm is also 8x8 pixels. Pretend that you're using 8x16 sprites, and you define it so the head and the upper arm are both in the same 8x16 sprite. When the enemy starts walking, you want to move the upper arm. However, since the 8x16 pattern includes both the head and the arm, you can't re-use the head part because you want the upper arm to move. This forces you to use a different sprite pattern for the arm movement, which means you have to redefine the head since it's paired with the arm. There are ways to avoid this, but not always.
For my NROM project, I decided I had to use 8x8 sprites, because I simply could not afford to waste space with only 8k of CHR data for the entire game. So the space thing is really important to consider.
And also, what Tepples said about MMC3 is true. If you want to use the scanline counter, you can only use sprites from the left pattern table (this is also true with 8x8 sprites; you have to set it up so BG is on the right, and sprites are on the left). I'm not sure why this is, I just know that it's true (and lame). In many cases, 8x16 sprites are helpful (like if you want big sprites. In one of my project, I truly have half the sprites unused most of the time). But for versatility and conservation of space, you'll want 8x8 sprites.
And also, what Tepples said about MMC3 is true. If you want to use the scanline counter, you can only use sprites from the left pattern table (this is also true with 8x8 sprites; you have to set it up so BG is on the right, and sprites are on the left). I'm not sure why this is, I just know that it's true (and lame).
It's because the MMC3 scanline counter works by watching accesses to certain CHR address space. Every scanline has a fixed amount of pulses if there are only Background tile fetches. However if you have a sprite on the screen using the background's side of the pattern table, it throws off the counter as there were additional pulses. MMC5 does not suffer this as it must use a different method of keeping track of the scanline. CPU based IRQ including the Konami VRC4 are unaffected and could use 8x16 sprites from either side of the table.
Basically the PPU does all BG related fetches (nametable, attribute table and BG pattern table) and then does all sprite related fetches (sprite pattern table) each scanline, and repeat this.
So if BG uses the low pattern table and sprites the high pattern table, A12 will remain low for all BG fetches and high for all sprites fetches, effectively clocking the counter once per scanline.
If BG uses right pattern table, A12 will toggle many times during BG fetches as it altenrate between pattern tables and name table fetches so the counter will be clocked more than once per scanline.
If any sprite uses the left pattern table, A12 will also toggle during sprite fetches, and will clock the counter (more than once per scanine).
If you do $2006 writes it's possible to manually clock the counter too.
It is actually possible to use the counter under the previous conditions, but you'd have to predict the extra clocks of the counter.
This topic about enabling rendering late drifted to yet another discussion about the merits of using 8x16 or 8x8 pixel sprites. I thought about restarting the discussion with more focus, but I searched first and found a whole bunch of previous topics like this and this and this and this and this. I plan to summarize them to a page on the wiki, so I'm bumping to see if there's anything I missed.
In Thwaite, for example, everything is either 8x8 (missiles, smoke, crosshair) or 24x24 (explosions) by nature, so 8x8 is a natural fit. Likewise with a couple other projects I'm planning: 24 pixel characters, 8x8 pixel rope pieces, and shearing.
Super Mario Bros. uses 8x8 sprites. Enemies are rendered 24 pixels tall, though most enemies actually use only 16 of those pixels. Super Mario Bros. 3 uses very similar enemy designs with 8x16 sprites. Some enemies that were 24 pixels tall in the first game use additional sprites, such as Koopa Troopa that has an extra sprite for the head, and a few others are cut down, such as Blooper.
16x8 has some more interesting caveats i've found through creating graphics within this constraint.
when a sprite leaves the top of the screen, it leaves sooner than 8x8 does.
16x8 sprites allow invasion of the background's patterns. use of some tiles as priority-quirk sprites is possible but you have to account for the other tile in the 16x8 pattern. interestingly the other tile can be a normal bg tile, containing any non-zero values, if you want it to be "all-masking", since in theory it won't be seen anyway.
it's my opinion that 16x8 tiles are still useful for creating sprites as short as 10 pixels. i made a lot of items like this. due to the NES stretched aspect ratio this enables you to create more even circle-shaped objects by drawing them slightly stretched out. Zelda did this - maybe a little too much imo though as fireballs looked oddly tall.
Post subject: Re: 8X16 Sprites... Disadvantages?
On NTSC, something 7x8 pixels in size is a perfect square/circle by definition. (Rec. 601 defines the active width of a scanline as equivalent to 280 dots, giving 8:7 PAR that a 7x8 pixel object cancels out.) But on PAL, you're right that 8x11 is closer.
I'm not sure what you mean by "invasion of the background's patterns."
In 16x8 mode sprites can address the entire 8k CHR address space.


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The Fraud Blog with Tracy Kitten
Tracking fraud incidents and trends wherever -- and however -- they occur.
Occupy: How Much of a Threat?
Financial Institutions Should Be Concerned About Hacks Tracy Kitten (FraudBlogger) • October 28, 2011
They also claim the nation's power is out of balance, with the country's wealthiest 1 percent controlling 99 percent of the population.
Now Occupy demonstrators say they plan to march on five of the nation's biggest banks and financial firms in New York. Thousands of demonstrators are expected Oct. 28 to protest in front of the headquarters of Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase.
With many of their members proudly describing them as leaderless, any range of behaviors is possible.
And it's not just physical protests that are garnering attention. Earlier this month, in the name of support for the Occupy Boston protests and the International Day of Action Against Police Brutality, hacktivists at Anonymous claimed they hacked the Boston Police Patrolmen's website and e-mail server to leak the names, e-mail addresses and passwords of Boston officers.
Anonymous claimed the hack was waged in response to "the unprovoked mass arrests and brutality experienced by those at Occupy Boston. ... Let this be a warning to BPD and police everywhere: Future acts of aggression against our movements will be met with a vengeance."
How concerned should banks be about what happened in Boston? Could financial institutions be the next targets of Occupy sympathizers?
In short: Yes.
Investment banks and their leaders have been obvious targets. Just this week, CabinCr3w, an Anonymous group, published personal contact information for Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, on its Tumblr blog. Moynihan now joins the ranks of CitiGroup CEO Vikram S. Pandit and Goldman Sachs Chairman Lloyd Blankfien, both of whom CabinCr3w has already targeted and exposed personal information about, all in the name of support for Occupy Wall Street.
James Van Dyke, president and founder of Javelin Strategy & Research, who visited Occupy Boston, says the Occupy movement is a tricky one. "With many of their members proudly describing them as leaderless, any range of behaviors is possible," he says.
But Occupy is not just a conglomerate of disparate voices and demonstrators. Banks and credit unions should be prepared for cyber and even physical attacks.
Van Dyke, who also blogged about his experiences, says banks need to be careful. "With affiliated efforts, such as Huffington Post's MoveYourMoneyProject.org, some hacktivists may be motivated to deface sites in order to encourage people to move funds out of large bank sites."
But banks have, up to this point at least, chosen to do nothing. They aren't even talking about the Occupy Movement. One bank told me it is staying "as far away" from the Occupy issue as possible.
Phil Blank, who works in Javelin's Security, Risk and Fraud Practice, says banks and credit unions should take action, by tuning their marketing messages and relying on social media to communicate with consumers. "Right now, some financial institutions are perceived to be stonewalling," he says.
"Demonstrate that you have heard the occupy protesters," Blank says. "Perhaps reduce the debit charges (temporarily suspend them) or educate in a non-confrontational manner why the financial industry believes that these are necessary."
And given the financial community's lack of acknowledgment, the "stonewalling" perception will only grow.
I agree communication through social networks is advisable. But banks have to be careful they don't come across as passing the proverbial buck, especially when it comes to debit fees, mortgage concerns or general consumer discontent.
Remember, memories of big-bank bailouts have not faded. Sympathy is not something institutions are likely to receive from even their most loyal customers and members.
Banks also need to reinforce their lines of defense, and basically maintain security checks they should already be conducting. We all have to be prepared for an attack, like the one that hit Boston police.
Make sure firewalls are patched and up-to-date, and have plans in place for if a hack does occur. Run network and server-based intrusion-detection systems, and just stay on your toes.
The best piece of advice from Blank: "Don't antagonize by being in the 'crosshairs.'"
Would You Rather be Cloud Smart or Cloud First in Government?
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Fake Bomb Threats Shuts Down San Diego's I-15
Published November 29, 2013 at 3:37 AM PST
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A man faces felony charges after making a fake bomb threat that prompted the closure of a San Diego County interstate.
10News reports a woman driving on Interstate 15 Thursday afternoon received a call from an anonymous person who told her there was a bomb in her car. The woman pulled over and called authorities.
Both the northbound and southbound lanes of I-15 were shut down at Miramar Way as a bomb squad responded.
About an hour later, the woman received another call, and this time the caller identified himself as her brother.
Authorities determined the first call was a prank by the brother and the man was arrested.
He faces a felony charge of making a false threat.
Both sides of the freeway were reopened after about two hours.


A psychophysiological study was conducted with two Brazilian claimant mediums and a non-medium living in Recife, Brazil and 7 North American advanced meditators from the esoteric school, Ramtha's School of Enlightenment, located in Yelm, Washington. Results revealed specific incongruence in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central autonomic nervous system (CNS). For Brazilians, there was a general reduction of sympathetic PNS vasoconstriction and increased muscle tension (EMG) during the imagined incorporation of spirits, and an increase in (EMG) and alpha wave percentage (EEG); both were paradoxical. Increase in frontal EMG while imagining spirit incorporation is consistent with a hypothesis of increased muscle tension possibly driven by intrusive cognitions and/or affect; however, the mediums reported feeling calm, not agitated. The non-medium control showed a large increase in EEG alpha wave percentage and decreased EMG in the eyes closed conditions. The mediums' imagination condition was discrepant from what is typical during an eyes closed imagination condition, and EMG and EEG were positively correlated contrasting research findings from other studies revealing a negative correlation. This supports previous findings that physiological incongruence are frequent outcomes of individuals claiming "mediumistic" abilities; they are described as living episodically in two worlds (i.e., critical, rational, and practical; expansion and deepening of fantasy and emotional reactivity). As such, medium/mediumistic-like practitioners may be "at risk" for psychosomatic illnesses, but these descriptors do not particularly apply to the Brazilian control showing no noticeable incongruence. The advanced Ramtha meditators were not tested with an EEG, but also showed sympathetic activation during the meditation session and reported minimal/none negative affect. Incongruence between CNS and ANS are not unusual among spiritual practitioners, and other studies have noted sympathetic activation during meditation styles that use cognitive faculties and/or accelerated breathing (voluntary hyperventilation) techniques. The findings suggest medium/mediumistic-like practitioners may need to create "buffers" to maintain physical and emotional well being.


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Pelicans Playoff Chase: New Orleans staying mathematically alive
The New Orleans Pelicans stayed alive with their second-half surge and win over the Washington Wizards. But it'll take a miracle for the team to make the play-in game.
8. Grizzlies (33-37) – Memphis' win over Oklahoma City almost certainly sealed them a spot in the play-in tournament at the very least.
9. Trail Blazers 1.0 GB – Not in action Friday.
10. Spurs 2.0 GB – By downing the Jazz on Friday, the Spurs have kept pace as best as possible with the Blazers. Sunday's game against the Pelicans will be a de facto eliminator.
11. Pelicans 2.5 GB – The Pelicans are only barely alive but would require a LOT of losing from the Blazers to end the bubble.
12. Suns 2.5 GB –Not in action Friday.
13. Kings 3.5 GB –Not in action Friday.
Games to watch and rooting interests
Portland vs. LA Clippers – If the Pelicans are going to have any shot at a play-in game, the Blazers need to start losing and start losing fast.
Phoenix vs. Miami – The Suns are doing everything they can to make the race interesting. Not playing any other teams also vying for the eighth seed could be their downfall. Any loss at this point likely derails their bid, which Pelicans fans should be rooting for.
After a promising first half, the New Orleans Pelicans were blown out in the second half on Friday in Los Angeles, falling to the Lakers 112-95. The loss is the fifth straight for New Orleans.
The Pelicans came out of the gate fast, building a 15-point second-quarter lead. But after scoring 28 first-quarter points, New Orleans managed 37 in the second half.
Los Angeles' lead peaked at 25 points in the fourth as it won going away.
Zion Williamson had a team-high 21 points and 12 rebounds while Brandon Ingram had 20 points.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 21 points, Anthony Davis...
The Pelicans (4-6) will welcome the return of Zion Williamson as they meet the world champion Lakers (10-3), and if you're looking to do some last-minute betting research, you're in luck! We'll give you the latest point spread, moneyline odds and over-under number, as well as the information you'll need to make the smartest bet on BetMGM.
The Pelicans welcome back Zion Williamson to the fold but will be without at least one other starter as they battle the Lakers in a high-profile matchup. Last season, the two sides had thrilling battles, but a reloaded Lakers side...
The Pelicans (4-6) will welcome the return of Zion Williamson as they meet the world champion Lakers (10-3), and if you're wondering how you can watch the action live, you've come to the right place.
After missing three starters on Wednesday, New Orleans will see Williamson return and may have Eric Bledsoe, who is listed as questionable, back as well. Lonzo Ball, though, remains out with bilateral knee tendinopathy.
Here's when you should tune in to see the game on Wednesday:
Date: Friday, Jan. 15
Time: 10 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
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Cases reported "Granuloma"
1/144. Solitary sarcoid granuloma of the cerebellopontine angle: a case report.
BACKGROUND: sarcoidosis involves the nervous system about 5% of the time and usually manifests as a granulomatous inflammation of the basal meninges and hypothalamus. Cases which are strictly isolated to the central nervous system occur infrequently; rarely, they may present as an intracranial mass. methods: We present the case of a solitary sarcoid granuloma at the cerebellopontine angle in a 42-year-old female who presented with headache, facial numbness, and hearing loss. RESULTS: A suboccipital craniectomy was performed and the lesion was noted to be grossly adherent to the lower cranial nerves and skull base. The lesion was misdiagnosed as a meningioma with preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and intraoperative histology, and perhaps additional morbidity resulted. CONCLUSION: We present this case in order to demonstrate the importance of differentiating these dural-based lesions and propose that cases of neurosarcoidosis presenting as a solitary granuloma be treated with surgical debulking and immunosuppression.
2/144. Xanthogranulomatous tubo-ovarian abscess resulting from chronic diverticulitis.
We report a case of xanthogranulomatous tubo-ovarian abscess which was preoperatively suspected to be an adnexal neoplasm. With foreign body material found in the abscess wall and vegetable fiber in the tubal lumen, a previously treated chronic diverticulitis was the presumed cause. culture studies showed polymicrobial isolates which included escherichia coli, an enteric pathogen. After surgery, administration of antibiotics, and revision of delayed subcutaneous wound healing, the patient is reportedly well.
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3/144. cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) with presentation as a brain inflammatory pseudo-tumour.
cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is frequent but often asymptomatic. It can induce lobar haemorrhage, rapidly progressive dementia or recurrent transient neurological symptoms, other presentations being less frequent. We report 3 patients in their sixties presenting with a space occupying lesion which was the first manifestation of CAA. They were operated with a diagnosis of cerebral tumour. In all three cases, macroscopy was similar, the lesions were superficial in the cerebral cortex and the preoperative diagnoses were glioblastoma, meningioma and cavernoma. Histologically, the lesions consisted of a large inflammatory granuloma with numerous lipophages and siderophages surrounding capillaries with prominent endothelial cells. Vessels in the near cortex and meninges and within the granuloma harboured heavy amyloid deposits immunolabelled by anti-P component, anti-protein beta A4 with a A40 predominance and anti-apolipoprotein E. Adjacent cerebral cortex showed reactive gliosis and rare senile plaques. amyloidosis is rarely considered among diagnoses of space occupying lesions. In our three cases, CT scan and MRI changes were related to the presence of an inflammatory granuloma around foci of haemorrhage and amyloid laden vessels.
4/144. Resection of liver granulomas under a diagnosis of metastases from breast cancer.
Three cases of liver granuloma mistakenly diagnosed as metastases from breast cancer are described. No common cause for granuloma formation in the liver was evident among the patients. Although surgical intervention to obtain a definitive diagnosis may occasionally be necessary, care needs to be exercised in the preoperative diagnosis of liver tumors. The growth rate of the lesions may be an important factor to consider.
5/144. Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis mimicking an intracranial neoplasm: clinicopathologic features and review of the literature.
We present a unique case of biopsy-proven necrotizing sarcoidosis involving the central nervous system (CNS) in a 52-year-old woman. The patient presented with a 3-month history of left-sided headache and sharp, shooting pains on the left side of her face. She also has a previous history of sarcoidosis, histopathologically confirmed on parotid gland biopsy 24 years before. Imaging studies of the present lesion revealed a 1.8 x 1.4-cm mass in the left temporal lobe with signal intensity suggestive of meningioma or low-grade glial neoplasm. Surgical resection was initiated, and intraoperative consultation with frozen sections revealed granulomata. The lesion was biopsied, and surgical intervention was terminated. Permanent sections failed to reveal bacteria, mycobacteria, fungi, or foreign bodies. A diagnosis of necrotizing neurosarcoidosis was rendered. The patient was administered steroid therapy and clinically responded favorably. At the most recent follow-up almost 2 years later, there was no evidence of recurrence or progression. Necrotizing sarcoidosis has been reported most commonly in the lungs and rarely in other organ systems. We report the first histologically proven case involving the CNS as well as a rare example of sarcoidosis and necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis in the same patient. sarcoidosis and its necrotizing variant should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a granulomatous mass lesion involving the CNS, particularly in the context of a history of systemic disease.
6/144. cytodiagnosis of tuberculosis of the skull by fine needle aspiration cytology: a case report.
Close to one-third of the world's population is believed to be infected with tuberculosis, with the vast majority being in the developing world. However, even in the developed world, the incidence of this disease has been steadily increasing. tuberculosis is very common in the Indian subcontinent, but at the same time tuberculous infection of the skull is rare and very few cases have been reported. We report a child who presented with a swelling of the frontal bone of the skull. Fine needle aspiration yielded the cytological diagnosis of tuberculosis on the basis of a necrotising granulomatous process with acid-fast bacilli detected on Ziehl Neelsen stain. This procedure obviated the need for an operative procedure and the patient responded to anti-tuberculous therapy. As the incidence of tuberculous infection is on the increase, both in the developed and in the developing world, the importance of diagnosis by newer non-invasive techniques like fine needle aspiration cytology cannot be overemphasized. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of its kind in the world literature.
7/144. A retroperitoneal tumor as a late complication of the use of bone wax.
Ordinary bone wax was used to stop bleeding from the iliac crest after procurement of autogenous bone graft harvesting. This gave rise to a large, symptomatic retroperitoneal tumor, which had to be removed operatively 19 years later. Microscopically, a bone wax granuloma was diagnosed. As far as the authors know this is the first case reported with such late and severe clinical complications after the use of bone wax.
8/144. Cellular hemangioma in an adult.
This report describes an adult case of cellular hemangioma arising in the lower lip. A 39-year-old healthy woman presented with a polypoid mass of 4 months duration. The tumor imparted little color to the overlying mucosa and was misdiagnosed as a mucous granuloma preoperatively. The lobular proliferation of plump endothelial cells with inconspicuous vascular spaces was a cardinal morphologic feature of the present tumor.
9/144. The spectrum and significance of primary hypophysitis.
Hypophysitis can present clinically as a mass lesion of the sella turcica. Secondary hypophysitis occurs in cases where a definite etiologic agent or process inciting the inflammatory reaction can be identified. In contrast, primary hypophysitis refers to inflammation confined to the pituitary gland with no identifiable etiologic associations. We report three cases of primary hypophysitis to illustrate the spectrum of three clinicopathological entities that encompass this disease: lymphocytic hypophysitis, granulomatous hypophysitis, and xanthomatous hypophysitis. Our three patients underwent surgery, with variable response. However, conservative, supportive treatment with or without surgical decompression is generally favored over aggressive and extensive surgical resection that results in hypopituitarism. We conclude that the optimal management of patients with hyophysitis requires a high index of suspicion before extensive surgical resection. Histological confirmation of the diagnosis of hypophysitis can be obtained by performing a biopsy or by requesting an intraoperative frozen section consultation.
10/144. Granulomatous appendicitis revisited: report of a case.
BACKGROUND: Isolated granulomatous appendicitis is uncommon and previously was considered to be a form of localised Crohn's disease. However more recent series have noted that relapse is rare after appendicectomy and concluded that the condition is a distinct entity unrelated to Crohn's disease. Following a case of granulomatous appendicitis at St. Vincent's University Hospital Dublin, the condition was reviewed and the results are detailed herein. methods: A case of granulomatous appendicitis is presented with discussion of 4 previous cases encountered in our practice and the literature is reviewed. RESULTS: The clinical presentation was sub-acute appendicitis with a mass palpable in the right iliac fossa. At operation an enlarged, inflamed appendix with a broad base was noted and appendicectomy performed. Histopathology showed numerous granulomata on microscopic examination. The yersinia serology tests were negative. review of computerised histopathology records in the hospital for the last 7 years showed 4 additional cases of granulomatous appendicitis. This is a total of 5 of 1,615 appendectomies (an incidence of 0.31%). In all cases, the post-operative course was uneventful and the patients have had no further complaints. CONCLUSION: This small series provides further evidence that granulomatous appendicitis is a distinct clinical entity unrelated to Crohn's disease and is cured by appendicectomy. It should be suspected when there is a sub-acute onset of appendicitis and an enlarged, broad-based appendix is found at operation.
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Review of The Full Monty, book by Terrence McNally, Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek, directed by Dewayne Barrett, Manatee Performing Arts Center
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The Full Monty, book by Terrence McNally, Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek, directed by Dewayne Barrett, Manatee Performing Arts Center April 20, 2017
review by don411.com
The Full Monty, a hilarious story of newly unemployed steel workers is heart-warming fun with more depth than you might expect. One by one, we see how these families and lives are deeply challenged during the fall of the steel industry and how they pull together to pull it all together in a tasteful finale you will not forget.
Jerry Lukowski (Keith Faris, a first timer with MPAC) is convincingly desperate for a meaningful job to pay his back child support. His former wife Pam played by Grace Vitale threatens to cut off visits with his son, Nathan (Patrick Higgins) unless he comes through with the money. Professional stripper Buddy Keno Walsh brashly played by Daniel McPherson, encourages him to start a home-town dance act. The boys decide to go all the way," the Full Monty" to distinguish themselves from the professional dancers with their perfect physiques.
This rag tag group is strongly portrayed by the men searching for their new identities. They struggle with their family roles as house husbands and lost souls. David Walker is unforgettable as overweight and self conscious Dave Bukatinsky. Malcolm (Jason Ellis) and Ethan (David Addis) discover more than friendship. Harold, (David Russell) the foreman at the plant finds the courage to come clean with his wife Vicki (MariAnne Hernandez) and redefine their marriage in a touching scene. Noah "Horse" (William Coleman) bravely leaves his arthritis behind to flaunt his "gifts".
While we are looking at the guys, anticipating the finale, Jeanette (Peg Harvey) is stealing the show. She appears out of nowhere at the first rehearsal and brings a piano with her. Her tough love and determination transforms the boys into confident performers.
The mystery musicians of MPAC came through with powerful support for the resonant voices of the cast. Dramatic lighting shifted the mood from desperate to hopeful and scene changes smoothly supported the script. Costumes and sets beautifully portrayed the dreary economic realities of the time.
The bad news is that this show is the last of this season's Broadway series. The good news is, this show is fantastic and it runs through May 7th. Self-confidence is very sexy. Don't miss it!
THE FULL MONTY coming to Manatee Performing Arts Center
(APRIL 20 – MAY 7)
(BRADENTON, April 12th, 2017) Based on the cult hit film of the same name, The Full Monty, a ten-time Tony Award nominee, is filled with honest affection, engaging melodies and the most highly anticipated closing number of any show. The powerhouse team of Terrence McNally (Ragtime) and David Yazbek (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) cooks up an aggressive crowd-pleaser that both entertains and grabs your heart.
While spying on their wives at a "Girls' Night Out," a group of unemployed steelworkers from Buffalo sees how much they enjoy watching male strippers. Jealous, out of work and feeling emasculated, the men come up with a bold and unclothed way to make some quick cash. In preparing, they find themselves extremely exposed; not merely physically but emotionally. As they conquer their fears, self-consciousness and prejudices, the men come to discover that they're stronger as a group, and the strength that they find in each other gives them the individual courage to "let it go."
The Full Monty is a story full of heart. Right to the end, audiences will be wondering if these lovable misfits will really pull it off. With a raucous mix of razor-sharp humor and toe-tapping pizzazz, this heartwarming, upbeat comedy is a must for any theatre looking for a big hit.
THE FULL MONTY CAST
Jerry Lukowski …………………………………………………………………………………….……………………. Keith Faris
Dave Bukatinsky ………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. David Walker
Malcolm MacGregor ……………………………………………………………………………….……….………… Jason Ellis
Ethan Girard …………………………………………………………………….……………………………………… David Addis
Harold Nichols ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. David Russell
Noah "Horse" Simmons …………………………………………………………………………….……. William Coleman
Nathan Lukowski ……………………………………………………………………………………….………. Patrick Higgins
Buddy "Keno" Walsh ……………………………………………….…………………….………..……. Daniel McPherson
Jeanette Burmeister ……………………………………………………………………………………….……….. Peg Harvey
Vicki Nichols ……………….………………………………………..………..………………………… MariAnne Hernandez
Pam Lukowski ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………….. Grace Vitale
Georgie Bukatinsky …………………………………….………………………….……………………….. Madison Bradley
Estelle Genovese ……………………………………………………………………………..………….……….. Micaela Baca
Reg / Ensemble ……………….………………………………………..………..…………………………………… Craig Engle
Teddy / Ensemble ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Jason Lipton
Gary / Ensemble ………….…………………………………………………….…………………………….. James Sheppard
Molly / Ensemble ………………………………………………………………………..………….. Susie MacIntosh Lowe
Joanie / Ensemble ………….…………………………………………………….…………………………….. Javisha Strong
Susan / Ensemble ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Michelle Neal
THE FULL MONTY CREATIVE TEAM
Director ……………………………………..…………………………………..………..…………………….. Dewayne Barrett
Music Director …………………………………………………………………………………………..…………. Rick Bogner
Scenic Designer ……………………………………….…………………………………………..………….. Donna Buckalter
Lighting Designer ………………….………….…………………………………..…………………….……….. Joseph Oshry
Costume Designer ………………………………….……….……………………………..………………………. Becky Evans
Stage Manager ……………………………………………….…………………..………………………………… Neal Addison
Sound Designer ………………………………………………….……………….….……………………………………. Tom Sell
THE FULL MONTY PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 7:30PM Curtain
Fridays & Saturdays: 8:00PM Curtain
Sundays: 2:00PM Curtain
To purchase tickets, call the Box Office at (941) 748-5875, order online at ManateePerformingArtsCenter.com or visit the Manatee Performing Arts Center Box Office at 502 Third Avenue W. The Box Office is currently open Monday – Friday 10AM – 5PM.
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502 Third Avenue W, Bradenton, FL 34205
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Yellow-eyed penguin numbers hit new low
From Our Changing World, 9:40 pm on 14 April 2016
Alison Ballance - @AlisonBallance
Yellow-eyed penguin whose moult is just finishing. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance
"They're not doing great at the moment."
Over the past 25 years a concerted conservation effort on land had seen yellow-eyed penguin numbers in the South Island climb from just 140-or-so pairs to more than 500. But four years ago the penguin's numbers began to crash, and this breeding season there were just 206 nests in Otago and the Catlins, and about 240 chicks successfully fledged.
The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust's conservation science advisor, Trudi Webster, says a whole suite of things have contributed to the population crash.
"They're not doing great at the moment," says Trudi. "We've had issues with avian diphtheria, there was a mass mortality of adults one year which is an unexplained potential toxin event … and there have been supposed barracouta attacks as well."
No surprise where yellow-eyed penguins get their name. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance
Conservation efforts on land have focused on replanting trees and shrubs to provide safe nesting areas, and predator-trapping to prevent deaths caused by ferrets and stoats.
Now it seems many of the problems plaguing the penguins are coming from the sea – and Trudi has been tasked with pulling together research efforts to focus on what might be happening in the marine environment, and how that might change management of the birds.
The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust's Dave McFarlane says the Trust is moving away from managing the penguins at a population level to focusing on individual birds, and providing medical treatment and rehabilitation if needed.
This summer the Trust employed wildlife vet Lisa Argilla to provide veterinary care for sick and injured birds, which were then taken to one of two penguin hospitals to be cared for until they could be released.
Penguin Place's Lisa King says that this has been a relatively quiet year at their penguin facility, but she worries that this might just reflect the yellow-eyed penguin's shrinking population.
Moulting yellow-eyed penguins in Penguin Place's Penguin Hospital. When their moult is complete they will be re-released where they came from in Otago or the Catlins. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance
Lisa says Penguin Place, which runs penguin viewing tours, "didn't really have a choice" about getting involved looking after sick and injured penguins back in the early 1990s.
"Over the last few years in particular the yellow-eyeds have had a very tough time, and we've had over 400 birds through this facility in the last three years."
The worst year was 2013-14, when 187 yellow-eyed penguins came through the Penguin Place hospital; "this was a year when there were lots of starving chicks". In 2012-13 there was a mass mortality event that affected adults, and over 70 birds were treated. 2014-15 saw 119 birds come through, and there was a mixture of starving chicks and adults with barracouta injuries.
"You can't pinpoint one thing in particular, which is frustrating," says Lisa. "If you could just say it's 'this' and we can deal with this. It's like every year you get hit with something else and it's very frustrating."
In this Our Changing World interview Alison Ballance discusses the history of the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust and its work with Sue Murray and Dave McFarlane, and she also joins an expedition to the subantarctic Auckland Islands to count yellow-eyed penguins.
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White Rose Shopping Centre
Leeds shoppers divided on 'contradictory' return of face masks to battle new Omicron variant
Shoppers were split over the new coronavirus measures
Samuel Port
Mellissa Dzinzi
(Image: Samuel Port)
Leeds shoppers are split over new Covid-19 face mask rules which have been called "contradictory".
Face masks will once again become mandatory to wear in shops and on public transport from Tuesday (November 30).
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new rules yesterday in a measure to tackle newly discovered coronavirus strain Omicron.
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Omicron is feared to have a higher infection rate than other strains and two cases of it were found in the UK. The Government has also added extra African countries to travel red list, where the strain was discovered, in a bid to tackle the virus.
LeedsLive visited White Rose Shopping Centre in Beeston to ask shoppers
Couple Spencer Neaglei and Ellie Walker, both 19 and from Birstall, supported the reintroduction of masks but Spencer called the rule change "contradictory" as the rules didn't apply to all public spaces, like hospitality.
"I've not got too much of a problem about it on public transport," said Spencer, a surveyor. "It's a bit contradictory, you've got to wear them somewhere and not somewhere else."
But Ellie, who is in customer services, said: "Like in pubs and restaurants, you're drinking and eating so...."
Spencer went on to say: "I don't think it's too much of a problem, it is people's lives at the end of the day. For the sake of a little cloth on your face, it's nothing."
Ellie added that she was "not really bothered".
'Silly'
David Thomson and Sandra Buchanan at White Rose Shopping Centre (Image: Samuel Port)
David Thomson, 64, and Sandra Buchanan, 55, had a conflict of opinion on the matter.
Sandra, a hygienist, said: "I don't like. It stops you being able to hear what people are saying to you. Where I work there's people I struggle to understand, let alone with them wearing a mask as well!"
Sandra went on to say the rules were "silly". She gave the following example of why she felt the new rules were contradictory.
"It's like when we had the two metre rule and people were going on a crowded bus but then 'it didn't matter did it?'" she said.
David doesn't mind wearing the masks, however, he wears them everyday at his job working maintenance at a care home.
He said: "I have to wear them everyday, me, so it doesn't make any difference to me."
'Good idea'
Ian and Mia Andrews at White Rose Shopping Centre (Image: Samuel Port)
Labourer Ian Andrews, 44, was shopping with his daughter Mia, 8. They supported the new mask rules.
Ian said: "I think it's a good idea because I have to protect people like her [Mia]. "
Mia said: "It's really disappointing as a lot of people are dying because of it. My dad has been to a lot of [Covid-19] funerals."
The 44-year-old confirmed that he's been to four funerals for people who died with coronavirus since the pandemic began.
'Fine with it'
Claire Brodley who was shopping in Leeds city centre, 42, said: "I'm fine with it, I never stopped wearing them (masks). I work in education, I don't want to risk passing it onto the children."
Speaking about whether Christmas will be 'normal' this year, she added: "I don't know, it depends with the new variant. I have no idea. I'm pretty much at home anyway it won't affect me but it may affect some people.
"I suppose the next few weeks will tell."
Tanya who was shopping in Leeds city centre, and lives in Normanton, said: "I don't mind because I have asthma. I don't want to catch Covid while I wait for my second dose. I'd rather wear my mask and stay safe."
Tanya added her parents are struggling to come home after taking a trip to South Africa three weeks ago.
She added: "I don't think Christmas will go back to normal this year. I think the restrictions will be as bad as last year but we will have to see."
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A man who didn't wish to be named said: "If they're needed to be brought back then bring them back." However, he added he didn't know what will happen at Christmas this year.
Tyler said: "I think it needs to be. If it helps (to keep cases down) then it helps.
"Lockdown has happened three times before so I don't know about Christmas."
He added: "I don't care to be honest (if further restrictions are added at Christmas), it doesn't affect me I think."
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