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5 Reasons Why You Might Fear Writing
By Peg Cheng
Before I reveal the five reasons why you might fear writing, I have to tell you my story. Because it was my own fearful experience that led me to discover why others fear writing too.
In 2016, at age 44, after working in 35 jobs, I chucked it all to become a full-time writer.
Did I write eight hours a day?
Did I write four hours a day?
Did I write even just one hour a day?
No, I didn't!
I had finally achieved my dream of being a full-time writer, and I. COULD. NOT. WRITE.
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Many days, I would do anything else except writing, and then would spend the evenings watching Netflix and hating myself. My husband Marcus tried encouraging me, and it helped me loathe myself a little bit less, but it didn't help me to write.
Can you imagine how angry I felt? How ashamed? How sad?
I couldn't figure it out. I'd been writing on the side for twelve years, all while holding down jobs and running my own business. Why couldn't I do it now, when I had all the time in the world?
Fear. Plain and simple. Now that my writing was no longer a hobby, I was paralyzed by fear.
My writing had to be good. It had to make money. It had to be my career.
Those were the thoughts that kept me scared and kept me feeling small.
It took eighteen months of struggle for things to finally change for the better. With the help of my therapist, I found a simple technique that helped me consistently write five to six days a week. To me, it was a small miracle.
Then, soon after this breakthrough, the Seattle Public Library asked if I wanted to teach a workshop for the Seattle Writes Program. You bet I did. I knew immediately what I wanted to teach: a workshop on FEAR & WRITING.
While creating this workshop, I drew from my own experiences but also from the experiences of other writers and the thousands of college students that I'd helped with writing during my career in higher education, to pinpoint the five reasons why people might fear writing. Here they are.
Reason #1: You fear you're going to be bad.
This can happen whether you're a good writer, a poor writer, or mediocre. In fact, I've found that the better a writer gets at their craft, the more they fear they're going to be bad. Think writing will get easier with every book or story or poem you write? Nope. Once you've written something good, trying to match that level of craft again is challenging, and can bring up all kinds of fear.
Reason #2: You fear you'll let people down.
Some people write for themselves. Others write with one person in mind. Still others write for groups of people. Whichever motivating factor resonates with you, fear can stem from thinking that you're letting yourself or other people down because your writing just isn't good enough. For many—myself included—this fear can keep you from writing at all.
Reason #3: You have fear from a creative wound.
While growing up, I never had a teacher tell me, "You can't write. Just give up." Or "You can't draw worth crap. Stop trying." I was lucky. But many people were not. Many people have had teachers, adults, or peers criticize their writing or art so harshly that whenever they try to create something, those critical voices crowd in and stop them in their tracks. For the record, I am not talking about constructive criticism here. I'm talking about mean, unconstructive, and often unfair criticism. This is the kind of dreck that opens a creative wound.
Reason #4: You fear feeling what your characters feel.
When I have to write a scene that involves one of my key characters getting hurt—whether physically or emotionally—it makes me want to walk away from the keyboard. It can take days or weeks for me to summon the courage to write the scene. When I told my therapist about this, she was surprised. She hadn't thought about fear coming from feeling what your characters feel. I thought I was the only one that felt this until I read more interviews and essays and discovered that other writers have the same fear.
Reason #5: You might fear the actual act of writing.
My friend Brian McDonald has dyslexia. Throughout his life, teachers have criticized his schoolwork and his writing. Despite this, Brian went on to become a brilliant writer and director, and the best writing teacher I've had the pleasure of learning from. Brian helped me realize that people with dyslexia often fear the actual act of writing. When you have difficulties with reading and with writing letters, words, and sentences, it makes sense that you would fear writing. But, since dyslexic brains see and process information differently, people with dyslexia often become some of the most successful creators, engineers, entrepreneurs, scientists, and inventors. What is a disadvantage in traditional education settings can become an absolute strength in the work world.
That cold, rainy Sunday when I walked into the library to teach my first Fear & Writing workshop, I met a roomful of people who were just like me: people who feared writing but still wanted to write. So many people showed up that we had to lock the door and turn people away. Later, I found out my workshop was the most well attended one in the history of the Seattle Writes Program.
That day, I realized I wasn't alone. If you recognize yourself in any of these five reasons, you are not alone. Every time you face fear and write, remember that you are in good company.
Now, I want to share a tip to help you deal with fear before it comes up. It's called LINKING.
I want you to link an enjoyable activity with your writing. Choose something that is already comforting to you—this is not the time to start something new—and make sure it lasts about five to ten minutes. It can be anything, but please avoid making the activity eating something or else you might get your novel finished, but you'll also have gained twenty pounds.
For example, one of my students plays her favorite songs before writing in the evening. For me, I meditate using the Insight Timer app before I write in the morning. When you link your writing to a personally enjoyable activity, you're signaling to your body that something good is taking place and you get yourself in the mode for creating.
Then, when fear comes in—because it often will—don't panic. Recognize it like an old friend coming to visit. Fear can visit but it doesn't mean you do what it says to do. Acknowledge fear, then put pen to paper or place your fingers on the keyboard . . . and start writing.
You are not alone. We all feel fear. Keep going. Write on!
Peg Cheng writes emotionally honest, culturally relevant, and suspenseful stories that tell the truth about everyday people facing difficult problems. Before this, she worked in 35 jobs including fabric cutter, bus parts counter, biohazard sanitizer, and public toilet researcher. Along with storytelling, Peg revels in adventures with her husband Marcus, laughing with people, hugging stuffed animals, and helping fearful writers. Visit Peg and her creations at pegcheng.com.
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The scope of Capital Gains Tax widens
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1. CGT for non UK residents
Non UK residents have, in general, been outside the scope of UK CGT. With effect from 6 April 2015, non UK residents will be subject to CGT on the disposal of UK residential property. Non UK residents include individuals, trustees and non resident companies and funds unless these are already caught by the ATED related gains discussed below.
The property within the new scope will be 'property used or suitable for use as a dwelling' and therefore includes residential let property too. Some property will be excluded such as boarding schools and nursing homes, to name just a few examples. All relevant properties are included, irrespective of their value.
The gain chargeable will only be the gain relating to the period after 5 April 2015. Therefore, a non resident individual who has held a property since January 2005 and sells it in December 2015 will be taxable on the gain accruing in the period 6 April 2015 to date of disposal in December 2015. To calculate this will require knowledge of the market value of the property as at 5 April 2015 although this does not need to be obtained until the property is actually sold.
There is an alternative method of computation available if it produces a more advantageous result. That is to pro rate the whole gain across the relevant periods. In the above example, the gain arising between date of acquisition in January 2005 and disposal in December 2015 would be calculated and apportioned on a time basis between the period pre 6 April 2015 and the period thereafter. The non resident can choose whichever method is beneficial to him.
Obviously, a non resident coming to the UK will need to ensure that he or she does not accidentally become UK resident under the Statutory Residence Rules. If so, then the CGT charged will be by reference to the original cost and not just the gain accruing after 5 April 2015.
Principal Private Residence Relief (PPR)
PPR exempts gains relating to qualifying periods from CGT. The last 18 months of ownership should always qualify for PPR if a property has been used at some stage as the main residence of the person. However, in practice, the wider availability of PPR to a non UK resident will be much more limited. By definition, if an individual is not UK resident, then it is unlikely that his main residence is in the UK. However, there will be circumstances where it is possible to be non UK resident and be entitled to claim main residence relief. The key test is whether the individual or spouse have been resident in the UK for 90 days or more in each relevant tax year.
Obviously, for many individuals, if this test is met, there will be risk of actually becoming UK resident again under the Statutory Residence Test and detailed advice will be necessary.
Rate of Capital Gains Tax
The rate of CGT will be 18% for a basic rate taxpayer and 28% for a higher rate taxpayer. Trustees will pay CGT at the rate of 28%. A non resident company will pay 20% tax on gains arising (except ATED related gains below) which brings non resident companies in line with UK companies.
Payment of the tax
The disposal needs to be reported on a non resident CGT return within 30 days with payment being made as part of the usual end of year payment although there is also the option to pay the tax at the same time as reporting it on the CGT return.
2. Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) – related Gains
The ATED regime applies to a UK residential property owned by non natural persons. These are defined as a company, UK or non UK, a collective investment vehicle, or a partnership of which one or more members is a company.
The ATED regime was first introduced in April 2013 by reference to enveloped property with a value of £2m or more at 1 April 2012. If the property, otherwise caught by ATED, would have had a value of £1m or more at 1 April 2012 or later, if acquired later, then it will come into the ATED regime from April 2015. The threshold reduces again to just £500,000 from April 2016.
The ATED charge which is paid annually. The ATED charge is being increased again and the charges and the value thresholds to which they will be applied are set out below:
Reliefs and filing obligations
Reliefs are available where the property is being used for commercial letting.
Even if a relief is claimed, a return must still be completed and filed. The usual filing deadline is 30 April after the tax year end. However, for properties coming into the charge due to the decrease in the threshold to £1m there is a concession in the first year and the return must be filed by 31 October 2015.
ATED related Capital Gains
An ATED related gain will arise when a UK residential property is disposed of that is within the ATED regime and where an ATED charge is payable. Where an exemption from the charge is claimed (because a relief applies), the gain arising on disposal will not be an ATED related gain. However, it will still be a gain of the company and subject to a review of other possible UK tax charges.
The rate of CGT for an ATED gain is 28%.
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Victory for 13 yr old girl against trans activism
In another victory for common sense and decency, a controversial and discriminatory trans "toolkit" has been scrapped.
A 13-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl has forced a council to scrap its transgender "toilet toolkit" after winning a court battle.
The girl, who has not been named, took Oxfordshire County Council to the High Court, saying her safety and privacy was threatened.
The authority said it has now withdrawn the 50-page "Trans Inclusion Toolkit" which gave advice on transgender pupils to teachers in schools and colleges.
The kit advised that transgender people could use the toilets, change rooms and school trip dorm rooms according to their feelings, discriminating against the safety and feelings of everyone else.
The teenager said the case "had a very significant impact" on her.
She said at the time: "I am very surprised that the council never asked the opinion of girls in Oxfordshire about what we thought before they published the toolkit.
"Under these guidelines I have no right to privacy from the opposite sex in changing rooms, loos or on residential trips.
"It makes me feel that my desire for privacy, dignity, safety and respect is wrong.
"I would like to know what Oxfordshire County Council is going to do to make schools a safe place for girls going forward."
The council doesn't appear too worried as they indicated the toolkit would be "superseded by guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission" anyway, probably in their favour.
Kirralie Smith, Binary spokeswoman, applauded the victory.
"Congratulations to this brave young girl. It is a shame that it took a child to point out the obvious dangers of allowing people to use toilets according to their feelings but a worthy victory none-the-less. Biology must be the standard measure for making decisions about the safety and well-being of people – not fluid feelings that cannot be measured."
"Despite the victory, the battle is not over and everyone must demand that the safety and dignity of females is protected with any future policy development."
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With: Lee Kang-sheng, Miao Tien, Lu Hsiao-ling, Chen Shiang-chyi, Ann Hui
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By Jeffrey M. Anderson
It was released in many other countries in 1997 and the famous French film magazine Cahiers du Cinema voted it one of the ten best films of the 1990s. And now, after four years, Tsai Ming-liang's The River finally opens in the Bay Area. It's time for rejoicing.
Tsai was in San Francisco a few weeks ago promoting his newest film, What Time Is It There? (which opens November 30), and he admitted to me that The River is his personal favorite of his films so far. It's also his most difficult film to sit through, and hence the most rewarding.
Tsai's regular leading man Lee Kang-sheng plays his regular character named Hsiao-kang. In the first shot, Hsiao-kang rides up an escalator and runs into an old girlfriend (Chen Shiang-chyi). She brings him to a movie set where the real-life Hong Kong director Ann Hui (The Spooky Bunch, Song of the Exile) is busy trying to shoot a scene where a dead body floats down a river. The dummy doesn't look at all real, so she cons Hsiao-kang into playing the stiff.
After climbing out of the horribly polluted water, showering and making love with the girl (who we never see again), Hsiao-kang develops a horrible pain in his neck, presumably from "foreign elements" from the river. He spends the rest of the movie with his head cocked to the side, bobbling around like a baby bird, trying to make the pain go away.
Meanwhile, Hsiao-kang's father (Miao Tien) has trouble with a leaky roof in his bedroom. Instead of trying to fix the problem, he sets up an elaborate system of plastic sheets and pipes to divert the water away from his bed. The father also enjoys going to steam baths and indulging in anonymous homosexual encounters. The mother (Lu Hsiao-ling) pursues an affair with an apathetic man who seems to dub and sell porno videos. Their one scene together shows her unsuccessfully trying to wake him up for an afternoon tryst.
That's about all there is in the way of plot, except to say that Hsiao-kang and his father end up in the same dark room in the same sauna at the same time, each unbeknownst to the other. (If you know what I mean.) And Hsiao-kang's mother has a very funny scene when she tries to discover the source of the leak in her husband's bedroom.
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But Hsiao-kang's neck pain becomes difficult to watch. He can't even straighten his head out to eat properly, and food falls off his chopsticks before he can get it in his mouth. No relief ever comes for the poor fellow, even after visiting a mystical monk. Ironically, it's the first time Hsiao-kang actually feels something, anything at all. He's normally a character who acts on blind instinct rather than logic or emotion, blundering his way through life without a thought.
It all goes back to the river, or water in general. Tsai loves to play with water and he includes it prominently in all his films. Normally the source of all life, Tsai likes to twist it and make it an enemy -- a source of disease and discomfort. More so than any other filmmaker I can think of today, the more Tsai films you see, the more you'll enjoy each individual one: they all seem to be linked by common themes and ideas.
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Q: How do I open a textfile in access and load it in vba excel with the filepath stored in a variable? cracks:)
I have following code:
Dim TextFileConn As ADODB.Connection
Dim TextFileData As ADODB.Recordset
Dim TextFileField As ADODB.Field

Set TextFileConn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set TextFileData = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

TextFileConn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\Users\A7P2AZZ\Desktop\IBP DP Tool\High_Level_Data_BG.accdb"

TextFileConn.Open

With TextFileData
.ActiveConnection = TextFileConn
.Source = "FinalTable"
.LockType = adLockReadOnly
.CursorType = adOpenForwardOnly
.Open

End With

Now I want to use a variable, which I can control from excel without going into the vba-code and adjust my filepath. For this purpose I created the variable "objectname" which stores my filepath.
objectname = "C:\Users\A7P2AZZ\Desktop\IBP DP Tool\High_Level_Data_BG.accdb"

So my question is, how do I include the "objectname" into this
TextFileConn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\Users\A7P2AZZ\Desktop\IBP DP Tool\High_Level_Data_BG.accdb"

Any help is highly appreciated since I really searched in the whole world but didn't find it.
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A: Simply do it like this:
TextFileConn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" & objectname

A: Are you just asking for string concatenation?
    TextFileConn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" & objectname

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After making the prototype and adjusting the design to increase stability, we jumped into production and made four more bike stands!
Using the miter saw, cut two spacers of each thickness, making a 30° cut on one end.
2 - 2" x 4" x 7"
2 - 1" x 4" x 7"
The purpose of the angled cut, is to allow the bike wheels to roll more gently into the stand.
Lightly sand the edges of individual pieces to remove rough edges.
Adjusting for different tire sizes: When these spacer pieces are paired, the total thickness is 2 1/4", which is the approximate thickness of the knobbly mountain bike tires (newer tires will be a bit snug at first). To adjust the stand to accommodate different tire sizes, measure the thickness of your tire (approximate) and use that to determine the spacer thickness you will need for your bike stand (keep in mind, that you will also need to adjust the width of your end cap as well).
Using the miter saw, cut four side pieces and two end caps. Because I was making four bike stands at once, I clamped a block to the fence when cutting multiple pieces of the same size so I only had to measure once.
Sand the edges of all pieces.
These supports are a few inches longer than my original design, and the stand is now much more stable. You can make them even longer if you want, but this is a good length. I cut a 30 degree bevel on both ends to make them easier to work around in the shed (less tripping) and give them a more finished look.
Line up one of each size of the spacers, clamp them together and pre drill from the 3/4" piece side so that it doesn't split when you screw it together. Screw the two pieces together with a 1 1/2" screw to keep the two pieces aligned for the assembly stage. Repeat with the other two spacers.
Place two of the side pieces together and parallel to each other, then lay the spacers on top of them at each end with the angled side sloping to the inside and line up the outside edges. Place the other two side pieces on top of the spacers to complete the sandwich.
The easiest way to screw this together, is to kneel right on the sandwich (carefully keeping things aligned). Begin at one end and using the longer screws, screw through the top side piece into the spacer and then into the lower side piece into the spacer. Do the same at the other end on this side and then flip everything over, realigning anything that moved out of place, and screw the last two corners together in the same way.
Stand your sandwich up on one end and place an end cap in position so that it lines up with the top edge (sloped edge of spacers) and screw it to the two outside 2"x4" pieces (into the end grain) adding a third screw lower down into the upright 2"x4" of the spacer to catch the edge grain (see photo). Repeat on the other end.
Place the bike stand face down and position one support (beveled side facing down) in the middle of the end on top of the end cap, and screw it together using the longer screws (you might even use 3" screws if you have them). Try to put them in on a bit of an angle to get good purchase. Repeat on the other end.
Flip it over and see how it looks.
Step 10: Using Your Bike Rack!
This self supporting bike rack design works really well in our shed and yard, and allows us to easily move things around when needed.
Cool! I want to see it out of concrete at a local park.
I've been looking for a design that I could use for a rack to load our bikes onto a utility trailer, so with a very few modifications I think this will work!
It would be great to see how you end up adapting it for a trailer!
Awesome! Try to do some thing like yours. Thanx!
Post a photo if you do!


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Millennials don't go into bank branches, right? Wrong, says Wells Fargo.
By Stuart Lauchlan June 14, 2017
Everyone knows that millennials don't want to go into bank branches, yes? No, says Wells Fargo's Mary Mack. Here's why.
Nobody thinks millennials go to branches, but 51 million times last month somebody came to a teller line and 75 million times last month somebody came to an ATM.
As we've tracked the rise of digital disruption in the banking sector, there's one issue that mirrors the same disruption in the retail sector - how to strike the balance between the offline and the online worlds. In the retail sector, it's a problem that has seen established brands selling off their real estate. In the banking sector, it's a challenge that has seen branch closures everywhere.
But the reality is that there is a role for the bank branch, albeit one that needs to be re-evaluated and adjusted. In order to get to that new role though, the first thing that banks need to do is to shake off some of the assumptions about that Holiest of Grails, the Millennial Customer, and how to meet his/her digital-only needs.
That's why the above quote from Mary Mack, Head of Community Banking at Wells Fargo, comes as such a breath of fresh air. She's speaking from experience:
I have millennials in my house too. And they seem to only use a phone to do anything. But if you think about the way our customers use branches today, that's why we're looking at smaller footprint. There may be engagement opportunities. If you go into a branch, I believe, you're looking for something of value. You're looking for somebody to understand something that maybe a little bit more complex. Our customers come into our branch not to get a product, they come in because they want to buy a car or they want to buy their first home, or they want to repair their credit and they need some help doing it.
So the way I think about branches are that [there are] team members who can help customers understand what it is they're trying to do. They're not as interested in loans, deposits and mortgages. They are interested in homes, and cars, and rebuilding credit. So that's where we start and our team members in the branch helps solve those problem. Now, to the extent that we can solve those digitally, we want to do that and we'll be responsive with the network to what our customers told their name.
But millennials do like branches, she adds:
What's interesting about it, if you look at things like the experience scores…So we track the experience of customers who've been into our branch most recently. We survey 100,000 -125,000 customers a month, about 1.6 million a year. [Customers] return surveys on the experience of the branch and the millennial scores have tracked just slightly higher even than our average score. So [there is a] very positive response and rebound from our millennial customers and the uses of the branch.
That's important to know as Wells Fargo is all about improving the overall customer experience and it's clear that the brank network is as important here as a fancy mobile app. Mack says:
Our own data even today tells us, that customers who have a great experience in our branch are most likely to be our most loyal customers. The real difference is [around] likelihood to recommend. There are a couple of different questions that drive the loyalty numbers opposed to satisfaction, but the one that makes a big difference is the likelihood to recommend. And we know that those most loyal customers have higher balance growth, higher -- and ultimately higher revenue growth of our own customers.
All of which leads to a simple conclusion:
Customer experience is giving our customers as they come into our branches, a reason to stay and then ultimately a reason to grow with Wells Fargo.
Digital meets branch
None of this is to say that there shouldn't be a focus on digital or innovative technology, but the bigger issue is how these integrate with the branches to create a holistic customer experience. Mack points to Wells Fargo's Payments Virtual Solutions Innovation (PVSI) team which is driving out new digital initiatives built around the customer experience:
[PVSI] is focused on all the ways we interact with our customers. We rolled out a Facebook chat bot and [other] ways to reach our customers where they are. What we want to do is use all the means that we might have to interact with customers to make sure where they are. Convenience sure has been redefined. Convenience used to mean a branch on every corner. We certainly still had a lot of branches. They're very valuable to us. But [convenience now] means to all of us in every aspect of our lives, it's different, it's really that easy to use and those are the things that we're investing in.
So PVSI continues to introduce more digital options and these are deployed in branch in response to customer needs and behaviors. Technology is particularly useful in smaller branches, says Mack:
As we think about very small footprints, then how do we use different technologies in branch? Assisted service ATMs in some of our busiest branches will take up to about 25% of the standard teller volume and we can put an assisted service ATM in the branch. It's an ATM that does something a little different from our typical ATMs. It can distribute ones and fives in different denominations, but also has the ability for a team member in our branch to have an iPad and know that you might need help.
If you're in the middle of a transaction and need help, we can be responsive to that. But it also helps us in terms of taking a standard volume of transactions off of our teller line and reducing costs that way. Paperless in our branches, the only reason we have paper in a branch today is if we have a systems outage and we had to rely on it, but we don't use [paper].
The other side of all this is of course the Wells Fargo branch staff themselves and their response to adopting and using new technologies. Mack says there's a millennial angle here as well:
A lot of the team members that we hire into the branches are millennials, so they get it. They understand what digital means to them and what digital means going forward. So what we know is that one of the best ways to bring a new customer and create a primary relationship, a customer who begins to think about and use us as their primary institution is to introduce digital. So one of the things we're doing is thinking about all of the digital and mobile enhancements that we might create in PVSI and how do we use this in the branch.
A case in point is the introduction of the Snappy App, she says:
[This has] the ability to authenticate via what essentially is a selfie. They're in pilot now with that. They're building it so that we'll be able to do it in the branches. As we roll it out, that's a great way to introduce our customers immediately to digital opportunities and on-board them so that it can be more convenient to be a customer at Wells Fargo. Our team members are really excited about that.
We will go into pilot in the third quarter with digital advocates in every branch. , Everybody in our branches is already conversing in our digital capabilities. But one person in our branch needs to be on point to be the fast learner, to make sure that the branches keeps up with what's happening at a pretty rapid pace in our innovations side of things.
At the end of the day, it's all about the customer and Mack would like to see one idea discarded - the distinction between digital and non-digital customers:
We need to remove any tension in that. Customers think of themselves as customers, not as perhaps as am I digital or am I branc?. It's just that the branches are there for the convenience of a digital customer and vice versa. I believe that our customers don't think of themselves as a branch customer or a mobile customer or a contractor customer, they're our customers.
As we bring all of that together, then you can more seamlessly interact the way you would as an individual. Once they come into our branches, I want to introduce them to our mobile opportunities right now because I know that they're more engaged, they are more likely to become primary because we've just made it easier.
A lot of common sense here. Abandoning the fetishistic pursuit of the nebulous theoretical Millennial Customer is a great first step for any organisation looking to build a solid and successful omni-channel strategy.
Image credit - Wells Fargo
Disclosure - Mary Mack was speaking at the Morgan Stanley Financials conference.
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Browse: Home > History of the Irish Parliament > Constituencies > County Clare
Co. Clare was a complex mixture of old and new as well as major and minor interests. The traditional interest in Co. Clare was that of the O'Brien family, an ancient family whose head was originally the Earl of Clare. After the Revolution the lands of Daniel O'Brien, Earl of Clare, were confiscated, parts of them being eventually purchased by some of the newer interests such as the Burtons and the Westbys. Thus, at the time of the Revolution the O'Briens' position was ambivalent from the point of view of both religion and loyalty to the new regime. The O'Briens were a large clan, and after the Revolution their head was successively Earl of Inchiquin and Marquess of Thomond. These variations were reflected in the numerous branches of the family, in particular the O'Briens of Drumoland and the O'Briens of Ennistymon. Another ancient Clare family, closely connected and intermarried with the O'Briens, was the MacDonnells of Killkee. The scattered nature of Irish landholding ensured a degree of absenteeism, for example the Westbys lived mainly on their estate at High Park, Co. Wicklow and by the end of the century the Burtons had become Conynghams and lived at Slane in Co. Meath.
At the 1692 election Sir Joseph Williamson, a leading English politician-administrator, was returned along with Sir Donough O'Brien.96 The politics of Counties Limerick and Clare often overlapped, and Sir Joseph sat for Limerick city in the 1695 parliament. But his career was in England; he was in Ireland only for the first part of the 1690s. His Clare-Limerick connection may have been through the Ingoldsbys. The Ingoldsbys were a prominent Cromwellian family who remained and put down their roots in Limerick and the West. Sir Henry Ingoldsby was returned for Co. Clare in 1695 and his son, General Sir Richard Ingoldsby (1067), was MP fior Limerick city 1703-12 and a Lord Justice from 1709 until his death in 1712, when he was accorded a state funeral. They were prominent Tories. Sir Richard's son, Henry (1066) was married to a daughter of the Lord Chancellor (1710-14), Sir Constantine Phipps, and was MP for Limerick city from 1713 until his death in 1731 when he left two co-heiresses, Catherine and Frances. Catherine married James Lennox Napper (1512). She died in 1742 and left a son who died unmarried in 1771. Frances had an eventful life before being abducted by Hugh Fitzjohn Massy,97 a nephew of Dean Massy who was a powerful figure in Co. Limerick politics and not averse to interfering in Co. Clare. Frances Ingoldsby Massy's inheritance passed to her husband. She died in 1755 leaving a daughter and a son and heir, Hugh Ingoldsby Massy. The Ingoldsby interest was therefore merged with that of the Massys.
The Burtons were newcomers. They became interlinked with the O'Briens through Benjamin (0292), the banker, and his older brother Francis (0296) purchasing land in Counties Carlow and Clare from Lord Thomond. In 1709 Sir Donough O'Brien wrote to Lord Thomond that 'Since the noyse has been spread of a Parliament being called on Lord Wharton's coming over, Mr Burton who has hitherto sat for Ennis, now says he will put in for the Co. Clare and turn out Sir Donat's [Donough's] son who was elected unopposed, neither he nor his father soliciting for it.'98 Sir Donough hopes that Lord Thomond will contradict a report of his support being given to Mr Burton. However, Sir Donough and his son Lucius were both returned in 1713 but, in 1715, possibly because of the delicate political situation - Lucius had marrried Queen Anne's cousin, Catherine Keightley, in 1701 - two less aligned Co. Clare figures, Brigadier Francis Gore and John Ivers, were returned. Lucius O'Brien died in 1716/7 and his father Sir Donough the following November. Sir Donough was succeeded by his grandson, Sir Edward O'Brien, a minor. He was returned for Co. Clare in 1727, but in 1729 Lord Grandison was warned that 'It's a pity Sir Edward O'Brien is so extravagant. Had his disposition been other wise, he would have been a fine match for a young lady.' Francis Burton was returned along with Sir Edward in 1727. Francis Burton's son and namesake had, in 1720,married Mary, daughter of Henry Conyngham (0463) and niece of William Conolly. Their son, Francis Pierpoint Burton Conyngham, inherited through his mother the Conyngham name and by special remainder the barony - she was the only sister of the childless 1st Earl of Conyngham. In 1750 Francis Pierpoint Burton Conyngham married the eldest daughter of Nathaniel Clements. These land purchases and alliances built up an almost unassailable position for the Burton-Conynghams which they held for the rest of the century.
Francis Gore was elected and stood unsuccessfully in 1725, when it was thought by some that he had 'the best estate of any private gentleman in the county' and that furthermore, he had 'unquestionably a strong natural interest' - his grandfather (0863) had represented the county and his father (0868) sat for Ennis. The by-election99 that followed the death of Francis Burton on 20 March 1744/5 was colourful:
The Sheriff of this county having appointed Monday 28th October for the election continued the poll till the Wednesday night following in the evening, and his scrutiny until Friday night, and then declared Mr Hickman duly elected by a majority of 40, viz. Mr Hickman 190, Mr Gore 150. Most people think, and so do I, that the Sheriff inclined a great deal too much for Mr Hickman, to make up this majority. He continued the poll three days extraordinary [it did not in fact end until Friday 8 November], and polled such beggars and ruffians as no impartial man would put upon his books … Frank Gore … now sees plainly that if he had stirred a little he would have carried it out of sight against Sir Edward [O'Brien], Burtons, Hickmans, Westby &c … The Sheriff says that he is governed by the opinion of the Attorney General that the lessees of mortgagors, and also of mortgagees in possession, had a right to vote … Mr Gore will I presume be speedily in government with a petition … His own neglect was the cause of any contest.
Robert Hickman died in August 1756 and the by-election was held in the following year, when Murrough O'Brien was returned. Murrough O'Brien did not stand in 1761, possibly for financial reasons, and the general election of 1761 predictably returned Francis Pierpoint Burton and Sir Edward O'Brien. Sir Edward died in November 1765 and Charles MacDonnell was returned at the ensuing by-election. However, the 1768 election saw the emergence of the leading Co. Clare figure of the eighteenth century, Sir Lucius O'Brien. The election was hard-fought and expensive - Sir Lucius put his expenses at £2,000. There were three candidates: Francis Pierpoint Burton, Sir Lucius O'Brien, and Murrough O'Brien. The poll100 commenced on 12 July and the result after scrutiny was: Burton 340, Sir Lucius O'Brien 309, Murrough O'Brien 208, making a total of 857. In addition, 38 plumpers (voters for one candidate only) were allowed: a total of 895 votes was cast by 448 voters; of these only 57 were 40-shilling freeholders and 391 were £10 freeholders. (These are the recorded figures - presumably some votes were disallowed. Eighteenth-century reports of voting tallies are not reliable.) Sir Lucius was anxious to curb election abuses, and in 1771 he combined with the leading radical, Charles Lucas (1276), to introduce 11 Geo. III, c. 12, an act to resolve the problems created by controverted elections, which too frequently turned out to be a re-run of the election based on the support that the contestants could raise in the House of Commons. It proved to be one of the more successful election acts.
In 1776 the poll101 began on 16 May and closed on 23 May. There were four candidates - Sir Lucius O'Brien, Nicholas Westby (2217), Edward Fitzgerald and Hugh Dillon Massy - and the result was Fitzgerald 329, O'Brien 270, Massy 255 and Westby 117. Pearce Creagh, the Sheriff, refused to enter into a scrutiny on the grounds that if the freeholders had taken the various oaths it was not for him to disallow them. Edward Fitzgerald and Hugh Dillon Massy supported him, but Sir Lucius produced precedents to the contrary. The court was adjourned until 23 May, when Hugh Dillon Massy declared himself willing to undergo a scrutiny. But it was reported that the Sheriff still refused. However, the numbers reported in the Dublin Journal, which declared that the poll finally closed on 25 May were: Fitzgerald 601, Massy 365 and Sir Lucius O'Brien ?362. The Sheriff declared Fitzgerald and Massy returned, and O'Brien successfully challenged the return of Massy. In 1783102 the Sheriff was the Hon. Edward O'Brien and the candidates were Hugh Dillon Massey (401), Edward Fitzgerald (277) and Sir Lucius O'Brien (245). Sir Lucius again challenged, but withdrew his petition. He was not a wealthy man, and having sold his seat for Ennis he was obliged to purchase one of the seats for Tuam from Henry Bingham (0138). From 1790 until his death in 1795 Sir Lucius returned himself for Ennis. He was the most colourful as well as the ablest of the Co. Clare MPs during the century.
In 1790 and 1797 Sir Francis Nathaniel Burton was returned, along with Francis McNamara in 1790 and Sir Hugh Dillon Massy in 1797. After 1800 Francis Nathaniel Burton and Hugh Dillon Massy sat for the county in the united parliament, but at the 1802 election Burton was joined by Sir Edward O'Brien, although O'Brien had to secure his seat by purchasing the return of his cousin Charles MacDonnell (1316) for a close borough. This would have cost about £4,000, and O'Brien obviously considered it cheaper than the probable expense of a confrontation at the polls.103
Co. Clare had one parliamentary borough - Ennis.104


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PS: I've never even HEARD of Zoah until now!
Surprising I thought Kirby was one of your favorite characters, I didn't expect you to eliminate Bowser, Yoshi, or Fox.
I'm also surprised you would eliminate Jet, Cream, and Tikal.
Zoah is a sonic villain in that mediocre sonic DS game. It's also where shade is from, but I think Shade was eliminated.
I have my 8, but I will not post until Ksxx is finished or tomorrow at 9-10:00 pm.
Let me just say I chose who I believed were the weakest.
P.S. you only hit one of those that I had to change. That's number 300 Rain & the Apprentice.
You still have 13 voes used. You only have 12 edit again.
Oh, I do? Ok. I must have miscounted.
thank you for fixing it even if I don't agree with it and you'll have to change it if Ksxx saves any of those teams.
By I don't agree with it I understand you picking them it's just getting harder, but No matter which of those teams you choose it would be surprising you got rid of them. Don't change it unless I say ksxx saved so and so and you have change it.
Yoshi and Fox were lucky for that 10th place because the judges and OMIGHTY1 would have eliminated them.
OMIGHTY1's votes, the judges have made two vetoes on them.
21 more will be going find out who in the next message.
As the judge I had a lot to consider who's fan favorites, who's judge favorites, who's weak, and who's got potential.
16 are out find out the last 14 that are also a hard decision next.
OMIGHTY1 and ksxx don't hate me this was very hard, but who goes is gone.
I'm so sorry especially to Sakura and Sakura who though they were safe, because they were not an initial thought.


The Norway Chess 2013 Super Tournament is one of the strongest super tournaments ever and is held from May 7th to 18th 2013 in several different locations in the Stavanger-region of Norway: Quality Residence Hotel, Sandnes (six rounds); Stavanger Konserthus, Stavanger (one round); Fabrikkhallen til Aarbakke AS, Bryne (one round); Flor & Fjære, Sør-Hidle (one round).
Rules & Tiebreak Rules: The "Sofia rules" will apply. A tie for first place will be decided by a blitz match.
It is getting to the point where one must ask oneself whether there isn't some hidden aspect of Norway that lends itself to higher than usual levels of testosterone and a strong inclination to fight. Whatever the case, the Viking spirit continues to reign in the Norway Chess tournament as three of the five games ended in a decisive result. So far more than 50% of the games have ended with only one king standing, to the delight of the spectators.
The round today was held on the beautiful island of Flor & Fjaere and the players had to reach it by boat. Unfortunately the weather was cold and rainy, but as can be seen in the pictures, in sunnier conditions it must be breathtaking. Though the players have all expressed understanding of the desire to share the event with more than one locale in the country, they have also noted over the rounds that the constant moving and changes have added an extra strain beyond the usual in such a tournament.
Wang Hao and Levon Aronian played an interesting game as the Armenian took risks in against Hao's Reti to provoke chances to fight for a win as black, though this was not without genuine danger to himself. Wang Hao acquired a good advantage, though not decisive, and Aronian fought back and eventually drew.
After yesterday's missed win, Vishy Anand was able to close the deal this time as he steamrolled Teimour Radjabov with on the black side of a Catalan with an ease only possible due to numerous mistakes by the Azeri. Anand commiserated as he commented alone in the press conference, but be that as it may, it only ended as incisively as it did because of the contrasting precision by the world champion. Whatever it is that ails the Azeri, he has withdrawn from the forthcoming FIDE Grand Prix in Thessaloniki to be replaced by French GM Etienne Bacrot. As a result, Anand moves into third with 4.0/7.
Peter Svidler and Veselin Topalov played a Sicilian Moscow that has been quite popular of late though it quickly degenerated into an endgame. Svidler had hoped to play for an edge, and was quite critical of himself in the post-mortem, as he explained that his gut had been to play 24.b4 instead of 24.f4 as in the game, but for whatever reason he talked himself out of it, which he was not happy about.
Tournament leader Sergey Karjakin played Hikaru Nakamura and after his close call against Anand the day before, his state of mind was unclear. The two played a Sicilian Najdorf, with a Dragon flavor, in which the American started out with good chances, but missed the most precise continuation such as 15…Rac8. Nakamura's inaccuracies led to a very bad position where he gave up the queen for rook and knight and could only wait to see how long it would take Karjakin to put him out of his misery. The Russian did and secured his lead with an anxious Carlsen breathing down his neck.
Magnus Carlsen supposedly played his easiest opponent today, Jon Hammer, rated over 250 Elo less, but that was not the whole story. He has usually had trouble playing his best against his compatriot, and this was one of the greatest reasons the outcome was not as clear cut as one would expect. Hammer played an Open Catalan and accounted himself quite well as he never let Magnus show so much as the shadow of an advantage. As the time control approached, this changed, and several mistakes by Jon left him with a hopeless endgame and he resigned on move 40.


Hey all. I've spend some time to write about a new AWS Service called CodeStar. It allows us to set up continuous integration on AWS without having to manage a Jenkins server or external CI service. It uses AWS Developer tools under the hood.
I thought it would be a nice time to write about deployment and automating it for Meteor since its probably one of the least covered parts in the meteor guide.
Any feedback is appreciated. I did not yet go over it more then 100 times so there might be some flaws or silly mistakes.
Thanks for the guide! I am definitely interested in implementing this into my current project.
Very interesting read. Looking forward to the second chapter!
Getting 404… must read it!
sounds like exactly what i need!
I must admit that this would be easier with jenkins or CircleCi, where you simply put the env vars in export statements on your build script.
does your production.env file is a bash script with export env vars?
Yes. Its just one of the ways to do it of course.
how did you handled nginx configuration for web sockets?
i used .ebextensions with proxy.yml but the websokets returns 400.
There's a good topic on using nginx with Meteor on Stackoverflow. Just to be sure… AWS loadbalancers don't play nicely with websockets. Using nginx directly is indeed a good alternative (and I think its EB's default setting for node apps).


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Mutual Fund News : Edelweiss Mutual Fund Introduces Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund
Edelweiss Mutual Fund Introduces Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund
Publish Date: Oct 06, 2020
Edelweiss Mutual Fund has launched a new scheme - Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund.
It is an open ended Index Fund that will replicate MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index.
The investment objective of the scheme is to provide investment returns that, before expenses, closely corresponds to the returns equivalent to the index, subject to tracking errors. However, there is no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realized and the Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns.
Under normal circumstances Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund will invest at least 95% of its assets in stocks comprising the MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index. A very small portion (0% to 5% of its assets) may be kept in Debt and Money Market Instruments / units of Liquid Mutual Funds.
Being a Thematic Index scheme, the net assets of the scheme will be invested predominantly in stocks constituting the MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index.
The scheme's performance will be benchmarked against MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index.
Edelweiss MSCI India Domestic & World Healthcare 45 Index Fund will be managed by Mr Hardik Varma and Mr Mayur Dharmshi (responsible for investments in foreign securities).
The NFO opens for subscription on October 06, 2020 and closes on October 20, 2020. The scheme will re-open for continuous sale & repurchase on or before November 03, 2020.


The Bridge Model – What is it?
The Biomedical Research Integrated Domain Group (BRIDG) Model is a domain analysis model representing protocol-driven biomedical/clinical research. It was developed to provide an overarching model that could readily be understood by domain experts and would provide the basis for harmonization among standards within the clinical research domain and between biomedical/clinical research and healthcare.
CDISC – In 2003, CDISC started constructing a Domain Analysis Model to support harmonization of their models as well as with HL7.
In early 2005, the BRIDG model was been adopted by the HL7 RCRIM Technical Committee as the RCRIM Domain Analysis Model and is being implemented at NCI.
The model emerged from an unprecedented collaborative effort among clinical trial experts from CDISC, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Level Seven (HL7), and other volunteers. The modeling effort is using the HL7 Development Framework (HDF).
This structured information model is being used to support development of data interchange standards and technology solutions that will enable harmonization between the biomedical/clinical research and healthcare arenas.
The BRIDG Model serves to bridge standards, as well as organizations and various communities, including academic research institutions and pharmaceutical product development organizations and related service and technology providers. It is also bridging the gap between clinical research and healthcare.
The model is represented in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) using a software tool called Enterprise Architect. A software package named SubVersion is used for model version control.
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COMMUNITY HERITAGE PROJECT
Brockdish and Needham Gallery
BROCKDISH
info@needhamandbrockdishhistory.co.uk
This website was created as part of the Needham & Brockdish Community Heritage Project which ran from May 2018 to April 2019 with a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It aims to share the research carried out by a group of volunteers into the history of the two adjacent Waveney Valley villages of Brockdish and Needham near the flourishing market town of Harleston, along with old documents, period photos and memorabilia loaned or donated by village residents.
St Peter's Church by Robert Ladbrook. Norfolk Churches - Hundred of Earsham by T Hugh Bryant 1899
Needham and Brockdish
These two rural, primarily agricultural settlements on the northern bank of the River Waveney, just inside the Norfolk border but with strong links to neighbouring Suffolk, both have histories stretching back several millennia.
Their location on what was once the main east to west route from Scole near Diss to the busy fishing ports of Yarmouth and Lowestoft was a key factor in their development, although the construction of a long-awaited bypass at the end of the 20th century restored much appreciated tranquillity to the residents of these historic communities without too much damage to their infrastructure and viability.
This site splits into two main sections relating to the history of each individual village – so please access the separate pages introducing the history of Brockdish and Needham respectively which include interactive maps showing their listed buildings. The map points give some basic details about the age and background of the properties, but also allow you to click through to a separate information page for each. Given the research has been carried out by a limited pool of volunteers pursuing personal research interests over a fairly short time span the amount of information on each property varies considerably.
We have also included background material relating to some of the people and families, some wealthy and others impoverished, who played important roles in the history of their communities throughout the centuries, as well as important events which impacted on the villages such as the First World War and the celebration of the Coronation of our current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1953.
Needham People
Needham Buildings
Needham Events
Contributing to this site
Although the Needham & Brockdish Community Heritage Project ended on 1st May 2109 this website is now supported by the Waveney Heritage Centre and we hope that a small team of volunteers will continue to add new material to the site when time and opportunity permits. So, if you have information, documentation or photographs relating to past residents or properties in either village you are willing to loan or donate then please do get in touch with us via the Contacts section of the site.
This site has been developed by volunteers working on the Needham & Brockdish Community Heritage Project as a result of the grant given to the Project by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, made possible with money raised by National Lottery players. We are most grateful to the Board of the Waveney Heritage Centre for agreeing to provide ongoing email support and monitoring for this site. Thanks must go to Stephen Poulter, David Seddon and Elaine Murphy who authored the majority of the text on the site. We appreciate the work put in by the staff at Splice Creative in Diss in designing and building the site which has included training for our volunteers in uploading content to the site.
Local history talks
The Needham & Brockdish Community Heritage Project Co-ordinator, Stephen Poulter, who is a local history author and part time Adult Education tutor is available to give talks to local history societies and other community groups in Norfolk or Suffolk either about the History of Needham, Researching the History of Your House or on Setting Up and Running a Community Heritage Project. He can also run practical half or full day workshops on the latter two themes. For his fees and availability please contact: stephenjp@talktalk.net or visit his website www.verbaldexterity.moonfruit.com
Waveney Heritage Centre
Norfolk Record Office
Norfolk Millennium Library
Suffolk Record Office
100th Bomb Group Museum, Thorpe Abbotts
Waveney Valley Way Back When Facebook Group
Gressenhall Workhouse & Farm
Norfolk Heritage Explorer
Historic Maps of Norfolk
Brockdish People
Brockdish Buildings
Brockdish Events
© Copyright on all material on this site remains with the original authors and copyright holders and permission for copying or reproduction should be sought directly from them.
Website design and development by Splice Creative


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Development of the Breast Thermography technique in History
Medical Thermal Images
About Training
Biography and CV
Doctor reports
Statistics of Breast Thermography treatments
Patient reports
How is Breast Thermography Performed and What Are The Pre-Examination Instructions?
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Cancer is a disease with the highest number of patients treated and currently, there are an estimated 2.6 million breast cancer survivors, but the National Cancer Institute estimated there would be as many as 226,870 women diagnosed. This makes it essential to have a screening strategy that can provide early detection. The FDA approves of mammograms for breast cancer detection but there are other tests that can help the early detection of cancer including breast cancer.
Approved Cancer Testing
The FDA approved other screening tools for early detection of cancer with MRI and ultrasounds and later approved in combination with mammograms ultrasound, thermography, and CT scans. Prior to the approval of MRI or ultrasounds for detection of cancer thermography for breast cancer showed validly in being able to provide accurate results in breast imaging testing. The FDA approved thermography referred to as infrared digital imaging as a tool for the breast that is able to provide an image showing differences in breast tissue based on temperature.
Pre-2000 Thermography History
One of the first papers submitted about thermography was written by Dr. Ray Lawson in 1956. This paper was entitled Implications of Surface Temperatures in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. The paper involved 26 women with breast cancer that showed the temperature in the area of the tumor of the ipsilateral areola was higher than surrounding breast tissue. During this time period, there was no other screening procedure other than clinical examination. Mammography was being researched at the same time Dr. Lawson was researching thermography.
In 1972 Dr. Harold Lsard published a paper about the accuracy of mammograms and thermograms both used together and separately. This was a 4-year study conducted between 1967 and 1970 with the screening of 10,055 women. This study showed in women with symptoms using clinical breast examinations, mammograms and thermograms the groups were correctly diagnosed 82 %, 85 %, and 72 %. Then when mammography and thermography were used together the accuracy of diagnosis increased from 85 % to 92 %. Now in 1972, mammogram used alone was 83 % accurate and thermography alone was 61 % accurate. Though used in combination it rated the highest percentage of accuracy.
Studies from the 1990's into the 2000's
The studies continued with thermography and with technology the testing advanced to become more accurate in capturing heat related images of breast skin and tissue. It is now believed that thermal image can detect carcinogenic changes and the increased blood flow may be able to be seen 5 to 10 years before the development of a lesion that is detectable. One study conducted by Jonathan F. Head of Medical Thermal Diagnostics, Baton Rouge in 2000 researched three groups from a study that began in 1973 of patients who used thermography.
This study conducted in 1973 was conducted at the Elliott Mastology Center and the patients had thermography testing at least one year prior to diagnosis of breast cancer. There were three groups in this study with group 1 having abnormal thermograms at 88 %, of 126 women who later died. Group 2 involved 100 women diagnosed with breast cancer at 65 %. Group 3 showed 28 % of women with benign mastopathies.
Thermography continues to advance in technology and techniques with developments and combined with mammograms, ultrasounds and MRI testing the accuracy of early breast cancer detection has increased. Thermography is not ready for use as a singular tool for detecting breast cancer, but with technology advances, it is a valuable tool that may reach a point where it can be used as the main tool to detect cancer.
This is a test that does not involve radiation and is noninvasive making it a test reliable enough to be used in between mammograms where possible breast cancer has been diagnosed.
Get to know how breast thermography works here.
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