This study comes from Reading Plan week 63, 2 Kings 22-25 & Obadidah.
Please read Obadiah completely before beginning.
What began as a personal struggle between brothers has been handed down from Jacob and Esau to their descendants to this very day. Although it originated with literal issues among literal people, it has escalated to many different issues both physical and spiritual, and extending to people and groups beyond the local neighborhood, so to speak. The lesson here is not just what God has, is, and will do historically, but what is going on and applicable spiritually to each of us personally. Obadiah isn't the only Scripture devoted exclusively to Edom. God has spoken extensively in Isaiah 34:5-15, Ezekiel 25:12-14 and 35:1-15, and Amos 1:11-12 as well. What God once communicated through His prophets to a now-extinct people still resonates with lessons applicable for every generation through this present one, with an eye toward an ultimate, final fulfillment yet to come.
Q: What is Edom's root problem?
Q: Are the descriptions of Edom living "in the clefts of the rock", or that their dwelling place is "in loftiness", or that they "build high like the eagle" a series of metaphors about them?
A: Edom's cities were literally carved out of rock in mountains, a kind of literal description that lets us know that this Scripture is historically accurate. It could also supplement the description of their root problem of pride, but they are all literally valid descriptions of the original people.
Point: One of the problems with pride is that it deceives to the point of making one believe they are untouchable, even invincible. They think they're above God's Word, will, and ways.Application: How does this describe someone different from a Believer who's merely struggling with sin or backsliding? How are people infected with pride different than others?
Q: What is God teaching about the kind of judgment caused by sin rooted in pride?
A: Discipline won't do. The very definition of someone given over to pride means that they're unresponsive to discipline. It is so destructive that it can't be allowed to go on and must be completely destroyed.Point: Pride is the source of Satan's character, an example showing that destruction is the inevitable response of God to take care of it.
the mountain of Esau by slaughter.
Q: To whom and what is God referring to by "the men allied with you" and "the men at peace with you"?
A: Edom made alliances with the other nations against their brother Israel instead of supporting them. Historically what is stated here is exactly what happened to Edom: the nations they joined with to persecute Israel turned on Edom.
Q: How does God identify Edom's root problem that causes them to enter into such ultimately destructive relationships?
A: He declares it is because they have no spiritual "wise men" or "understanding". They lack the spiritual discernment necessary to see where such bad relationships will eventually lead, as failure to being able to see the benefits that would come from supporting their brothers.
Application: How many times have you NOT been surprised by the results of someone's bad choices and relationships? How well do you consider the spiritual relationship between victory and obedience to God's Word?
Q: How did Edom act towards Israel? What is the nature of their actions for which God is holding them accountable?
A: Although they rarely participated directly, they regularly stood by and not only allowed Israel's destruction to occur, and even encouraged it to happen, but rejoiced at their downfall. Just as our legal system holds someone accountable for being an accessory to murder for not doing anything to stop the crime, so God holds Edom responsible in the same manner.
Observation: This is the exact sin of the priest and the Levite in the Parable of the Good Samaritan. (Luke 10:31-33) They didn't cause the initial crime, but neither did they pause to help.
Q: What specifically did they do?
"...you stood aloof [as]...strangers carried off his wealth..." – Allowed the crime to happen with not even an attempt at intervention.
"...cast lots for Jerusalem..." – Sought to take their share of the spoil, side-by-side with Israel's enemies.
Gloated over "his misfortune", rejoiced in "their destruction", and boasted in "their distress" – They were actually happy at Israel's fate.
Looted "their wealth" – Went in behind the others and took Israel's possessions for themselves.
"Cut down their fugitives" and imprisoned "their survivors in the day of their distress" – They physically attacked their brothers when they were the weakest and most in need of their support.
Point: Just like Satan, the chief tactic of the prideful is to let others do as much of the work as possible beforehand and to pounce when you're the most vulnerable and weakest.
Q: What is the well-established biblical principle here invoked by God?
Q: What is God referring to in v.16 regarding drinking?
A: A common biblical symbol is "the cup of God's wrath". In this case, whereas Israel will drink of it temporarily as a consequence of their own sin, Edom and the others gathered against Israel will drink permanently to the point of experiencing total destruction for their own sins. It contrasts the sins of Israel with those of Edom. This is confirmed in v.17 in describing Israel's escape and re-establishment.
Q: Why might the phrase in v.17 that "Jacob will possess their possessions" sound a little odd? What is the meaning being conveyed?
A: Even in exile, the physical things of the land of Israel belong to God's people Israel. The meaning is that God does not simply intend a spiritual restoration alone, but that everything originally intended for them – the land, Jerusalem, the temple, the priesthood, etc. – will be physically restored to them.
Observation: Although a return to the land has begun and continues, the Jews today still find themselves in the position described by Hosea as without a king, priest, sacrifice, or the priesthood. This will not happen until their spiritual revival centered on the acceptance of Jesus as Messiah.
Q: Which present-day country or people are descended from Edom?
A: It's a trick question. They became extinct in the wake of the Roman destruction of Israel in 70 A.D. What God stated in v.18 has literally come true, "there will be no survivor of the house of Esau".
Q: How would you summarize the reason for these geographical descriptions?
A: They describe the original length and breadth of the land God originally intended for Israel to possess. The point is that God will complete that work and, in the end, they will take possession of everything God originally intended.
Q: What is important about closing these remarks with the statement, "And the kingdom will be the Lord's"?
A: Not only will Israel ultimately possess physically everything God originally intended from an earthly point of view, but they will receive everything spiritually as well.Point: The final fulfillment of all of God's promises have a dual fulfillment in that one day Israel will be both physically and spiritually restored.
God decreed that certain, specific persons, groups, and/or nations would be entirely destroyed, never to be heard from again. This is true not only for Edom, but others such as Babylon, Nineveh, Jezebel, and so forth. Every one of them were literal people or groups who came to a literal end just as God declared. However, they are mentioned again throughout the Bible. They existed and were dealt with literally, but they also continue to exist as what we call "biblical types", spiritual examples used to teach greater spiritual truths and even forwshadowing or prefiguring greater, like events or people to come. Babylon was gone for many centuries when Peter referred to Rome as "Babylon", and has been extinct another couple of thousand years on top of that even though Babylon is prominent in the book of Revelation for us this very day.
Q: What is the biblical typology of Jacob and Esau? What greater teaching do they represent?
Q: How might Esau typify the "flesh"?
A: Esau was the handsome, athletic, outgoing man who had everything going for him from man's typically shallow point of view. Spiritually, however, he proved himself not very deep in his renouncement of his birthright in exchange for a bowl of soup. His behavior was to live according to the flesh – man's ways – as opposed to God's.
Q: How might Jacob typify the "Spirit"?
A: Although he was basically a selfish homebody who had none of the appealing physical characteristics of his brother, what Jacob DID have was God's grace. Everything ultimately came through Jacob – God's people, God's Word, God's salvation – as a teaching that it is not the result of merit, but God's grace or choice of US. Whereas Esau gave up spiritual fights fairly easily as in the example of selling his birthright, Jacob actually wrestled with God, attempting to resolve such issues.
Q: Are there other biblical examples of this struggle of Esau vs. Jacob, the flesh vs. the Spirit?
A: The Herods were all Edomites.
One Herod killed all the male, Jewish babies in an attempt to eliminate the Messiah, the rightful King of Israel.
Another Herod killed John the Baptist.
Yet another Herod killed the apostle James.
David conquered Edom, and Christ's Second Coming will be in the person of David, the "Conquering King".
Q: How does this continue to this very day?
A: The Jews and Arabs (other descendants of Esau) are locked in both physical and spiritual battle – as they have throughout all of history – until the return of Christ.
How have you at times been more like Esau than Jacob? Have you ever been a passive participant in someone else's struggles? Although you may not have started something, did you also not do anything to address it?
How do you deal with the battle of the flesh vs. the Spirit? Do you see that's it's not merely a personal issue, but corporate for the whole church as well?


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Q: Eclipse shows only te function selected in outline Maybe I've broke some stuff in settings or something like this but Eclipse starts to show in editor ONLY the function/method that chosen in outline pane. No other code showing in editor. Unchecking "Link with editor" was not helpful. Once thing is helping is reopening of file. But once clicking something in Outline pane all code except chosen function disappearing again so Outline becomes quite useless pane.
Does somebody knows where I could turn off such behavior to make it acting as it was - just jumping to selected function but not hide other code.
Thanks in advance! And sorry for my english.

A: Sorry everybody for posting so silly question. However, maybe it would be helpful for somebody to know - just found why Eclipse was acting like I've described.
Settings->Javascript->Editor->Only show the selected element. Uncheck this.
Don't even know why it needs such strange settings option...
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Five students from schools and parishes in the Diocese of Wilmington have been recognized as winners in the annual Vocations Guild drawing contest , which was held in November during Vocations Awareness Week. One student each from first through fourth grade, along with one religious-education student, were honored.
• Religious education: Giovanna Musemeci, third grade, Holy Cross, Dover.
This is the ninth year for the Vocations Drawing Contest. It is sponsored by the Vocations Guild, which was formed in 2011. For more information, contact Mary Ann Peirson at (302) 573-3113 or mpeirson@cdow.org.


Tata Sons Ltd is set for a windfall with as much as Rs 12,603 crore from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) through share buybacks and dividend income in the first half of the financial year. It is a windfall gain that the company can use to pare debt in several group companies.
The company is expected to get at least Rs11,502 crore from the 54.7 million scrips it plans to tender in the TCS share buyback. The Mumbai-based conglomerate has already received about Rs1,100 crore as dividend for the first quarter. Tata Sons earned Rs 24,760 crore by tendering shares in a buyback and dividend from India's largest information technology outsourcing company last year.
The proceeds can be used to retire debt at some of its group firms, including Tata Motors Ltd and Tata Teleservices Ltd, three analysts said.
The move is part of the company's ongoing efforts to cut debt and make the group more agile. But it also exposes the holding company's over-dependence on TCS. "There is a pressing need to reduce debt in Tata Power, Tata Steel and Tata Motors (about Rs 2.3 trillion in total). They could use this money in the form of additional equity in any of these indebted companies," said the first analyst at a Mumbai-based brokerage firm. "Last year, Tata Sons used much of the money got from selling shares (of TCS) and from a buyback in reducing the debt of its telecom businesses and also in making the payments due to Docomo," said another Mumbai-based analyst at a foreign brokerage. "This year's proceeds should be used for retiring debt of Tata Motors," he said.
"I really don't know what the company is doing from a larger perspective. But, clearly it is fighting the debt problem and leading the fire fighting in some of the companies," the first analyst cited before saying, "TCS has been their story for the last decade. TCS has been shining while others have been growing but that growth is fuelled to an extent by debt and one such example is Tata Steel. They had to take an urgent action to reduce debt by selling Corus to Thyssenkrupp." Chandrasekaran, who took over as chairman of Tata Sons in February 2017, has inherited a set of companies that had been under pressure for a while (including Tata Motors' domestic business), an unstable leadership team in the interim period after the ouster of Cyrus Mistry, a legal dispute involving NTT Docomo, the troubled operations of Tata Steel in Europe and the never-ending debate over the future of Tata Nano.


Last night, the MaRS Discovery District held a panel discussion on the future of lending, with specific focus on the peer-to-peer lending sector.
Coming from the perspectives of FinTech startups as well as big banks, the panel addressed the growth in the P2P lending sector, the evolution of the FinTech ecosystem, and the stigma of alternative lending.
All of the participants agreed that the peer-to-peer lending sector (or the alternative lending sector as it is also known) does have a bit of a bad rep. Eva Wong said it best with her quote, "online lending in 2015 is what online dating was 4-5 years ago." While the industry has gained a foothold in the popular consciousness, it is still working for general acceptance.
It is through partnerships with bigger banks that many smaller lenders see the opportunity to overcome that stigma, as well as a chance to add the power of bigger banks to their own FinTech efforts. Jeff Mitelman, CEO of Thinking Capital, commented on his partnership with CIBC, saying, "we see it as one plus one equals three."
The banks see an advantage to partnering with FinTech companies as well, with Charaka Kithulegoda remarking, "We can't do it all ourselves, we need partners."
Everyone on the panel was enthusiastic about the growth potential of P2P lending in the next few years. Currently, the industry is largely self-regulating, as financial regulations have yet to catch up with the technology, so they don't anticipate many hurdles from regulation, and some, such as Kevin Sandhu of Grouplend, welcomed the clarity and protection for consumers that increased regulation would bring to the industry.
While all of the panel agreed that the growth of the P2P lending ecosystem was a positive feature, they stressed that the real challenge was keeping focussed on the consumer experience and not just developing technology for the sake of it. Alternative lending grew out of genuine unmet need in the Canadian financial services sector. However, the average consumer doesn't want 40 financial apps from different companies on their phone. The speakers from both Grouplend and Tangerine spoke about the idea of 'rebundling', where consumers can get more of their financial needs filled through a better experience with one company. Many of the panel (and moderator Adam Nanjee) agreed that a convergence in the industry could be the logical result of a focus on the customer.
The presentations ended the way they often do at MaRS, with a pitch from one of their startups. Lending Loop, a peer-to-peer lending app that lets investors lend to small businesses explained their plans to open peer-to-peer lending to everyday Canadians.


wet n wild offers affordable cosmetics for eyes, lips, nails & face for those that are wild at heart. Located in sunny Southern California, edgy L.A. fashion is at the heart and soul of all their products. Their bold product offering allows women of all ages to #staywild. Since 1979, millions of women around the world have looked to wet n wild to deliver cosmetics that embody a fresh and fearless personality.
Our first priority when we first tackle a project is to have a thorough kick off meeting with the company's decision makers and marketing department to determine the project's goals. During this period of time, we were able to find out that the current wet n wild site lacked the flexibility for the client, first and foremost. It was nearly impossible to make any updates to the site without it breaking (a simple banner change would do it!). On top of that, wet n wild was looking to branch out into E-commerce, which could not be done with their current set up. The site was not user-friendly and did not cater to their audience, who often times were confused by the brand's look and style choices. Additionally, we established that since E-commerce is a new venture for this brand, we would need to establish trust with our users as well as find ways to engage them and make them repeat customers.
Our first priority with design was to establish a consistent brand identity. Our exploration led us to finding the best fonts, colors, and bold imagery to use for the site. It was important to also highlight that all products are #crueltyfree as this is a concern for anyone involved in cosmetics.
Our data shows that the product pages recieved the most traffic; these pages will help us establish trust with our new online customers. All products should display catchy description of products, reviews, ratings, ingredients, customer comments to guide other users, and social media sharing of the product. Product strategy was also crucial to connect with our users. In addition to fun and quirky product naming and vibrant photography, we employed a variety of violators for each product including Online Only! products, Limited Editions, Sale, and exclusives to newly launched products.
Although getting users to the product pages is our end goal, we needed to show the user our site has value that caters to their needs. Users will return to the site if there is fresh and exciting content that will provide some value to their life. For a cosmetics site, this meant videos for makeup tutorials as well as making the brand's social media prominent. This way we ensured the loyalty of our customers, and became more than just a cosmetics brand.
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We also made sure that the site's speed performance was not affected by Magento's default system, so we used features such as caching algorithms to maximize the site's speed. Finally, we prepared the site to handle the high volumes of traffic the brand was expecting for this launch.
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wet n wild had a strong brand that just needed some re-structuring. This project allowed wet n wild to open their doors to new markets, the online market, where in just a few short months they have proven to be very successful.
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Gay Dyer McKay, age 79 of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at her residence. Mrs. McKay was a native of Marshall County, Tennessee and daughter of the late Gordon and Estelle Little Dyer. She was a homemaker and loving mother and grandmother...
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Faye E. Walker, age 79 of Lewisburg, TN passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TN. She was born to the late Lester and Parnell Jaco Bailey on February 16, 1937, in Lawrenceburg, TN. Faye was of the Baptist faith and a retired Group Leader with the Cosmolab Corporation...
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Mr. Henry Ernest Ahler, age 75, of the Delina Community, died Sunday night at his residence. Mr. Ahler was a native of Lurton, AR, and the son of the late Ernest E. and Ruth Damerell Ahler. He was a retired computer engineer in the Huntsville area before building his own home on Delina Road...
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Jurgen Klopp knows just how damaging Liverpool's defeat at Leicester could be
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The title-chasing Reds could be 12 points behind Manchester City by the time they play again after an uncharacteristic performance and result on Tuesday night
The disappointment layering Jurgen Klopp's words spelt out the severity of the damage defeat at Leicester did to Liverpool's title aspirations.
It was just their second loss in 29 league games, yet juxtaposed against Manchester City's form and history of their relentlessness at the summit, the feeling hanging in the air was "game over".
By the time Liverpool play again, they could be 12 points behind Pep Guardiola's machine – and worse still, their next opponents are fellow championship contenders.
You can't win the division in December, but you can certainly lose it…
"Chelsea and us play against each other so we cannot both have the points obviously. I know, sorry for that," Klopp said.
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"It was not our plan to give City the chance to run away or whatever. But if we play like we did here, we don't have to think about catching up with City. I don't have a proper explanation for the performance, but finding this explanation is my main concern and not in this moment the gap with Manchester City."
The manner of loss at King Power Stadium stung; Liverpool never recovered from Mohamed Salah's early penalty miss, were mind-bogglingly casual, and as Virgil van Dijk referenced, were "poor in the last third".
Klopp, accustomed to tales of his team thriving in adversity, was left to applaud the effort of Leicester despite their exertions, injury crisis and defensive issues this season.
"We were just not really ourselves," Klopp said. "I think we started OK. I didn't like 100 per cent the intensity even in the beginning, but sometimes you have starts like this. But then we lost rhythm and never found it really back.
"In the end, what I told everybody who was responsible for the Leicester performance: well deserved. The story is actually nice – one of the guys who was constantly talking about we should not play the 26th and 28th plays only on the 28th and is losing against the team who plays on the 26th and 28th. Funny story, I know.
"So I really think in a really strange game from our side, they deserved the three points."
The nine-day interval between league fixtures didn't refresh his team, it seemed to rub out all their flow.
Liverpool fell to defeat at Leicester on Tuesday night
Those who accuse Klopp of preaching about player welfare in order to carve out an advantage for Liverpool haven't quite been following the facts. The Merseysiders excel in the grind, but are often found wanting after any kind of break: international, vinter, rest from exiting cup competitions…
Perhaps that knowledge fuelled Klopp's stance that matches should proceed in this Covid-shaped period as much as possible, with Liverpool never motioning for a postponement even when the foundations of their spine – Van Dijk and Fabinho – tested positive with Thiago following soon after.
Part of his thinking definitely centred around not wanting the pressure of playing catch-up to City on account of rescheduled fixtures, as well as maximising Salah and Sadio Mane's availability before the African Nations Cup.
The theory and the application are at odds with Liverpool ending up exactly where they seriously didn't want to be: having to stretch their necks to keep City in sight.
Guardiola's men have set the domestic benchmark: you need 90-plus points to compete with them and a build-up of errors – however slight – are fatal for the title.
Liverpool's stumble in the 2-2 draw at Tottenham og the defeat away to Leicester is one of those junctures you circle back to when analysing what went wrong.
But further back, dropping two points against Brighton at Anfield og losing to West Ham at the end of October and turn of November is when they scrubbed away room for any more slip-ups.
Liverpool have to be near perfect to operate in City's sphere and they were so far removed from that on Tuesday night.
"Had we won it 2-1, which was obviously possible, I wouldn't have liked the game anyway," Klopp admitted. "You can say these things like 'the dirty games are very important' and that's all true, but I didn't like a lot in our football game here, for å være ærlig.
"That's not cool, that's not how we do it, so we have to do better and we have a few days to talk it through, think it through, improve and go again."
The problem for Liverpool is that, by then, City could be sitting pretty in the distance, removed from pressure and safe in the knowledge of their capability of turning a lead into a foregone conclusion.
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Climate is a critical factor in determining species' geographical ranges (Pearson and Dawson 2003). Although it is difficult to causally link an observed shift in a single species' range to changes in climate, the consistent patterns documented for avifauna around the world are compelling. As global temperatures have risen, species' ranges have moved poleward in latitude and upwards in elevation, though there is variation in these responses (Auer and King 2014, Environmental Protection Agency 2014 ,Virkkala and Lehikoinen 2014, Gillings et al. 2015, Zuckerberg et al. 2009, Archaux 2004, Peh 2007, Popy et al. 2010, Maggini et al. 2011, Forero-Medina et al. 2011, Reif and Flousek 2012,Harris et al. 2012, Tingley et al. 2012, Freeman and Freeman 2014). Taken collectively, these observations provide convincing evidence that climate change is already impacting the distribution of avian communities.
In North America, over 200 bird species have experienced northward range shifts consistent with climate change (e.g. La Sorte and Thompson 2007, Hitch and Leberg 2007, Zuckerberg et al. 2009). Similar findings have been reported in Europe (Gillings et al. 2015, Thomas and Lennon 1999, Brommer 2004), where the largest climate change induced range shifts have been recorded (Maclean et al. 2008). However, despite this, the magnitude of these responses may still be insufficient to keep pace with climate change. In France, for example, the temperature increase since 1989 is equivalent to a northward shift of 273 km; however, over the same period there has only been a 91 km northward shift in bird community composition (Devictor et al. 2008). Effectively, birds are lagging behind climate warming, and the long-term implications of this discrepancy could be profound.
Climate warming has had a notable effect on the temperate seasons—with markedly earlier springs and a delayed onset of autumn (Menzel et al. 2006, Schwartz et al. 2006). In general, there has been a trend towards earlier spring arrival of migratory species (Butler 2003, Gordo and Sanz 2006, Jonzén et al. 2006, Tøttrup et al. 2006, Beaumont et al. 2006) and earlier breeding (Forchhammer et al. 1998, Crick and Sparks 1999). However, these phenological responses have not been consistent across taxa. Many bird species—having evolved to synchronise the timing of their annual routines (e.g. migration and breeding) with the life cycles of other species (e.g. predators and prey)—are becoming increasingly ecologically mismatched (Visser et al. 1998, Both and Visser 2001). For example, whilst the brood-parasitic Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus has advanced its migration only modestly, many of its host species are now arriving at the breeding grounds considerably earlier (Saino et al. 2009). Those species unable to adequately respond to climate change may find themselves at a considerable disadvantage (Ahola et al. 2007, Møller et al. 2008).
Given that the rise in global average temperature has been relatively modest to date, the number of documented impacts on the world's avifauna is sobering. It suggests that the impact of future climate warming on biological communities, and consequently ecosystem integrity, could be severe.
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Arctic-breeding shorebirds are suffering mismatches between the timing of breeding and food supply
Bird community composition is shifting towards warm-adapted species
Catastrophic bird mortality events will increrase during extreme heat waves
Climate change is already affecting birds in diverse ways
Climate change is driving poleward shifts in the distributions of species
Climate change is impacting the distribution, abundance and migration of Australian birds
Climate change will add to the pressure from fisheries on seabirds
Climate-driven reductions in krill abundance have caused Adélie penguin declines
Early host breeding could reduce reproductive success for the Common Cuckoo
Higher temperatures have increased predation by Edible Dormouse on woodland birds
In Hawaii, climate change will increase the impact of disease
Seabirds are key indicators of the impact of climate change on the world's oceans
Temperature changes explain the loss of species populations in Mexico
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Anaesthetic considerations in parathyrotoxic crisis
Papadima, A.*; Lagoudianakis, E. E.*; Markogiannakis, H.*; Pappas, A.*; Georgiou, L.†; Manouras, A.*
First Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippocrateion Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
Department of Anesthesiology, Hippocrateion Hospital, Athens, Greece
Correspondence to: Andreas Manouras, First Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippocrateion Hospital, Athens Medical School, Q. Sophia114, 11527, Athens, Greece. E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +30 6 97 730 4422; Fax: +30 21 07 707574
Accepted for publication 25 March 2008
European Journal of Anaesthesiology: September 2008 - Volume 25 - Issue 9 - p 772-774
doi: 10.1017/S0265021508004353
Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is the most common cause of hypercalcaemia, accounting for more than 50% of cases [1]. Symptoms associated with hypercalcaemia generally correlate with both the magnitude and the rapidity of the increase in serum calcium. However, patients vary in their sensitivity to serum calcium elevations.
Hypercalcaemia increases the risk of anaesthesia because of potentially dangerous disturbances in cardiac rhythm. Moreover, HPT has been reported to coexist in 20-60% of the cases with nodular thyroid disease. Perioperative management of these patients should, therefore, include careful evaluation of the airway as the extent of compression and deviation caused by the mass can lead to a difficult intubation [2]. Furthermore, meticulous monitoring of neuromuscular blockade should be performed since it has been suggested that hypercalcaemia associated with primary HPT may antagonize the effects of non-depolarizing muscle relaxants [3]. We report here on the anaesthetic management of a patient who presented with parathyrotoxic crisis.
A 30-yr-old male presented to the emergency department with progressive dyspnoea and subsequent nausea and vomiting of 2 days duration. Physical examination revealed a mass on the left side of the neck that moved with swallowing and a fine stridor was clearly audible during inspiration.
Laboratory tests revealed the following: white cell count 11 950 μL−1; haematocrit 43.7%; platelet count 278 × 103 μL−1; glucose 119 mg dL−1; urea 57 mg dL−1, creatinine 1.5 mg dL−1, serum calcium 16.1 mg dL−1, uric acid 16.1 mg dL−1, sodium 148 mmol L−1 and potassium 4.9 mmol L−1, hormonal control and immunohistochemical staining demonstrated parathyroid hormone (PTH) level of 630 ng L−1.
Ultrasound demonstrated a parathyroid adenoma in the lower left pole of a goitrous thyroid gland. Chest X-ray showed compression and deviation of the trachea caused by a goitre that extended into the mediastinum. Electrocardiography showed shortening of the QT segment. The diagnosis of parathyrotoxic crisis was made and the patient was scheduled for emergency parathyroidectomy.
Routine preoperative assessment of the patient's airway showed mouth opening of 30°, Mallampati score III, satisfactory neck mobility and thyromental distance 5.6 cm.
The patient received 6 L of normal saline during the first 24 h. Subsequently loop diuretics (furosemide 20 mg 4 h−1) were administered to produce a diuresis of 200 mL h−1. Corticosteroids (prednisolone 100 mg day−1) and biphosphonates (pamidronate 90 mg) were also prescribed.
Serum calcium was reduced to 11.8 mg dL−1 at 48 h. Fibreoptic awake endotracheal intubation was successful without bleeding or other complications, with a time of intubation of 4.6 min.
A bolus dose (2.0 mg kg−1) of propofol was given followed by remifentanil (1 μg kg−1) and parecoxib 40 mg. After loss of the eyelash reflex, cis-atracurium 0.2 mg kg−1 was administered. Lung ventilation was titrated to achieve an end-tidal carbon dioxide (etCO2) of 32-36 mmHg. Anaesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane (end-tidal 1.3%) with a mixture of 35% oxygen in air at a fresh gas flow of 8 L min−1 and remifentanil 0.1-0.2 μg kg−1 min−1. The infusion of remifentanil was adjusted in order to maintain mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) within a 20% range of the preoperative values, and the value of bispectral index between 40 and 60. Neuromuscular blockade was monitored by measuring the contraction of the abductor pollicis using peripheral nerve stimulator after supramaximal stimulation of the ulnar nerve at the elbow in a train-of-four (TOF) pattern. Neuromuscular blockade was subsequently maintained with repeated doses of 0.03 mg kg−1cis-atracurium, whenever the first twitch (T1) recovered to 25% of control and this took 26.9 min. Systolic, diastolic and MAP, HR and body temperature were stable throughout the whole procedure (85 ± 5 mmHg, 47 ± 3 mmHg, 56 ± 4 mmHg, 75 ± 9 min−1 and 36.1 ± 0.2°C, respectively).
After completion of surgery, which lasted for 115 min, residual neuromuscular block was reversed with 2.5 mg neostigmine and 1 mg atropine. The response to neostigmine was rapid and the TOF ratio had recovered to 0.75 in 4.9 min. The ionized calcium concentration showed a significant decrease to 4.2 mg dL−1 after removal of the adenoma. Calcium was subsequently administered at a rate of 0.5 mg kg−1 h−1.
Upon return of spontaneous respiration, the trachea was extubated and the patient sent to the recovery room. He was discharged the 10th postoperative day.
pHPT is the commonest cause of hypercalcaemia. Often the patients are elderly females who are found to have a benign adenoma of a single parathyroid [1]. Symptoms associated with hypercalcaemia include muscle cramps, laryngeal spasm, bronchospasm, bradycardia, arrhythmias, anxiety, constipation, anorexia, nausea and vomiting. Poor fluid intake and fluid loss due to emesis are responsible for dehydration and may contribute to an acute hypercalcaemic crisis. Therefore normal intravascular volume and electrolyte status must be restored before anaesthesia and surgery. Therapeutic strategy includes increasing urinary calcium excretion by means of hydration and diuresis.
Our patient presented with dyspnoea due to an enlarged thyroid that compressed and displaced the trachea. Bentrem and colleagues showed that 18% of patients with HPT had concomitant thyroid disease [4]. Goitre, when accompanied by tracheal compression, constitutes an aggravating factor for difficult airway, but no resistance has been encountered in passage of the endotracheal tube through the compressed or narrowed portion of the trachea [2]. For this reason, fibreoptic endotracheal intubation is advisable.
Ljunghall and colleagues showed that patients with HPT who were apparently asymptomatic preoperatively did not have defects of their neuromuscular transmission that were of clinical significance [5]. In asymptomatic pHPT neither consistent abnormality of neuromuscular transmission nor abnormal muscle structure was found [6]. On the contrary, Al Mohaya and colleagues reported a decreased response to both succinylcholine and atracurium in a patient with parathyroid adenoma [3].
In patients there was a decreased duration of action of cis-atracurium. There was recovery of T1 to 25% of control at 26.9 min and repeated doses of cis-atracurium (0.03 mg kg−1) administered to maintain relaxation during surgery provided a clinical duration 10.2 ± 0.8 min. Wuffel and colleagues reported that recovery index 25-75% and time to a TOF ratio of 0.70 of cis-atracutium were prolonged significantly by sevoflurane compared with total intravenous anaesthesia [7]. However, in our patient, increased minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of sevoflurane did not result in significant effects on duration of or recovery from the block. On the contrary, recovery was considerably shorter in our patient. Intraoperative electrolytes and acid-base balance status were normal and normothermia was maintained.
In conclusion, special attention should be paid to neuromuscular function monitoring in patients with pHPT.
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Winning any court case is a challenge, so finding the right lawyer for your situation is vitally important. Here are some qualities you should look for in a good family lawyer.
Your family law attorney should be an eloquent, confident speaker. A good lawyer is should be both articulate and a good listener. This skill is essential for arguing your case.
Preparation is vital; a good lawyer does their research ahead of time to form a good strategy. They must be able to absorb and understand a large amount of information and turn it into something useful for your case. He or she should have excellent attention to detail and must be thorough, accurate and meticulous to their work.
Experience and knowledge are key. Your lawyer must know all aspects of family law. They also need to be knowledgeable about your needs, goals and requirements.
In order to win a case, a family lawyer must be empathetic. Choose an attorney that has a sense of belonging to family. A good lawyer must not only know what your needs and goals are, they have to really comprehend where you stand and what your position is.
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Lifeline initiative for Dayaks pays off
Saturday, 8 Dec 2018
by julianne de souza
PETALING JAYA: No matter where they may be, John Wan Usang and Juvita Tatan Wan always make it a point to return to their longhouse in Long San, upper Baram.
With every trip back to their hometown, they realised that their communities in Sarawak were not only being left behind, but were also losing their cultural heritage.
This led to The Tuyang Initiative, co-founded by John, 64, and Juvita, 34.
Considering themselves the "lucky ones" who had the chance to further their education and to work with various multi-nationals, they felt that it was their responsibility to help find ways for their communities to thrive and yet preserve their traditions, arts and culture.
"We saw the world growing but it wasn't the same for our aunts, uncles, cousins and our community," said Juvita.
"It became The Tuyang Initiative's mission to find ways to provide sustainable economic opportunities and also ensure the preservation and development of the cultural heritage for the Dayak communities," she said.
Tuyang means "friend" in the Kenyah language.
The Tuyang Initiative works with other communities in Sarawak to come up with performance art pieces, workshops and showcases.
It has collaborated with various organisations to showcase their performances and introduce talents, along with their wealth of knowledge of their unique language and traditions.
"There's a lot of misconception on the indigenous communities of Sabah and Sarawak.
Co-founders of The Tuyang Initiative John Wan Usang (left) and Juvita Tatan Wan (right) with the Star Golden Hearts Award 2018 during the ceremony at Menara Star.
"You've got your token Kadazan and Iban 'representation' in your Merdeka Day ad, and people see these different communities as one and the same, but that's not true, we're so diverse."
"These showcases allow people to take a glimpse into the smaller Dayak communities of Sarawak," said Juvita.
The Tuyang Initiative's efforts were recognised at The Star Golden Hearts Award 2018.
With this recognition, she hoped that more doors would open for them that would lead to a better understanding of the communities and their way of life.
"The way we work is that we try to create conversations and not from a superficial level," said Juvita.
"We always bounce ideas back and forth and it's not us telling them how they should do things."
"Everyone has an active role to play and at the end of the day.
"It's in the hands of the community," said Juvita.
Some of their efforts sees them working with master traditional musicians, arts and craft practitioners for cultural demonstrations, exhibitions as well as classes and workshops.
One of their key talents includes Mathew Ngau, a sape master who has more than 30 years of experience.
"There is so much more that can be done to bridge the gap between the east and west, and we hope that there will be more avenues for east Malaysian voices to be heard."
Tags / Keywords: Family Community , Star Golden Hearts Award 2018 , SGHA 2018 , The Tuyang Initiative


Most ladies with curly and frizzy hair look for the best hair straighteners to use. Hair straighteners can be of great help if you need beautiful shiny hair. Curly hair sometimes makes you look dirty, while straight hair gives you an elegant look. The hair straightener is a blessing for women and men, yes; men sometimes also want straight hair.
Flat irons are very advantageous because they are economical and not easily damaged. They have a lifetime use and have very reasonable prices. Therefore, you can continue to look stylish and classy for the rest of your life. However, as there are many types of hair straightener equipped with advanced features, it is almost impossible to select the one that best suits your needs.
For this reason, we've put together 12 best hair straighteners to help you select the hair straightener with the best quality.
This fantastic product features Innovative floating plates, which allow the iron to glide through hair without pulling or snagging; it gives your hair an instant salon-quality results with silky, shiny, smooth hair.
K-skin hair straightener comes with an advanced ceramic heater, which delivers a constant 392 degrees evenly across the plates, so as to minimize hair-splitting and breakage, leaving your hair to become stronger and healthier.
It also has a lightweight and compact design with a long cord for movement freedom while using it and unstressful usage. When you purchase it, it comes a full year warranty.
The Xtava Pro Satin is based, as its name suggests, depends on infrared heating to give your hair a lot of straightening without becoming too harsh during the process. Nowadays, companies always have a lot of technical jargon, which often has no other goal than to confuse potential customers to buy their product. Therefore, it can be a little nervous to buy from a brand that makes crazy claims on infrared heaters.
They only interesting thing about the satin Xtava Pro not only it's gentility, but also that the overall efficiency of the product is well above average. If you have used more than two or three straighteners in the past, you have probably noticed that "soft" and "effective" are two words that can never be used to describe a single flat iron. The Xtava Pro Satin; however, it breaks this trend by keeping the hair intact and at the same time by easily managing the work. Its relationship of gentleness to efficiency is easily the best in the industry.
Conair Infiniti Pro Tourmaline ceramic flat iron is available in three different sizes: 1 inch, 1.5 inches, and 2 inches. The 1-inch model is really blue, while the 1.5-inch device is pink and the 2-inch model is black.
There are also a variety of temperature settings to choose from, up to 446 degrees Fahrenheit, which can be handled with the + and – buttons on the side of the unit and an LED temperature gauge. Ceramic is used to make heater in the product, so the heat is delivered perfectly and uniformly to the tourmaline and ceramic preventing, avoiding hot spots and an inefficient style.
The size range makes it easy for every person to find a size and temperature that will work specifically for their hair. The device is also designed to warm up in less than twenty seconds, which significantly reduces the time of preparation in the morning. The selecting heat process is straightforward, and you can easily find a configuration that meets the specific needs of your hair.
Unlike other products that have ceramic plates according to their claims, but actually only have ceramic coated metal plates, this unit has excellent ceramic plates that pump heat and remain smooth even after hundreds of applications. The different sizes also allow only a few different styles beyond just straight.
The device is a relatively unique one compared to the other product because it uses steam to wet and warm the hair while straightening your hair. This iron heats up quickly and passes easily through the hair, so only one pass is needed. The steam function helps straighten frizzy, curly, and dry hair.
The advantage of using this product is that the steam can moisturize the hair more efficiently and minimize the damage, resulting in lighter and softer hair. It works by evacuating steam during the straightening process, which reverses any flattening normally caused by heat.
The Furiden features a built-in digital LCD, six different temperature settings (between 350 and 450 degrees F), along rotating cable and dual voltage so you can use this it outside which makes it ideal for traveling.
BaBylissPRO Ultra Thin Silver Nano Titanium is the latest product. If you are looking for the best experience to smooth your hair, this product will fascinate you.
The BaByliss PRO Nano Titan hair straighteners can be used anytime and anywhere without any problem. It is a very lightweight, and you can carry it with you during your trip. This flat iron is refined without affecting the components. You can use it on dry hair and apply gel and use it for lasting results.
The design of the hair straightener is very captivating. The eye-catching color, combined with an elegant design, gives it an outstanding appearance, which creates great vibrations during its use. Thanks to the slim design, you can also hold it tight and use it optimally. Thanks to BaBylissPRO's ultra-thin titan-clad Nano, shaping your hair has never been so easy.
For those that don't know what a Tyme Iron is, it's a great little innovation. Basically, it's a flat iron, but it straightens and curls the hair and gives you a two-in-one product that is totally flexible. It's as fast, faster than any other hair-straightening tool on the market. Once you know how to use it, your hair should only comb for medium hair length and average thickness for 10 minutes.
Straightening your hair to give it a light and smooth style seems to be the trend. Before straightening hair, you must first dry it. Imagine how long it takes for a device to dry your hair for the first time, then use another device to straighten it, Boring and slow, right? Remington Wet 2 Flat Straight Iron is an amazing dual-purpose device that combines brushing and straightening in one quick and easy step. This product belongs to the group of relaxers, which dries by straightening the hair. This two-in-one tool will make your hair healthy and beautiful and save you time and energy. Get this product and say goodbye to overheating.
This mini flat iron offers professional smoothing results during operation. It works to get smooth, super-smooth hair, polished curls or cascading waves, and the styling iron allows you to create an intact look.
Thanks to the ceramic technology, the mini-iron heats up evenly, which means there are no "hot spots" that can heat up some more and burn or fry the hair. With tourmaline, ZERO pulling and sticking is achieved and release negative ions that help smooth hair and eliminate frizz.
If you need your first or next straightener, it is best to buy one of the best irons in the beauty industry known for producing high-quality products. You cannot go wrong with a CHI. Many women have been using CHI for years and would not try anything else.
If you hate waiting for your hair straightener to be hot, you'll love this iron. It's hard to explain how fast this unit is for warming up! In addition to being lightly heated, the plates are heated evenly so that the iron slips into your hair like a butter-heated yarn. It maintains a constant temperature for the time that you use it.
This unit creates silky, wavy and healthy hair that you'll be proud of. A large number of ions also gives the body and the color of the hair life. It's the perfect size to smooth, curl or turn.
Many women have no idea how crucial having the right straightener really is. Most of them are ok, but this one is simply amazing! Just go through your hair, and it's straight, silky, shiny and smooth – and, equally important, it stays that way all day!
Many women have no idea of the importance of having the right hair straightener. Most are good, but this product is just so amazing!
This is a professional hair straightener with Nano-titanium plates up to 1.75 inches and a digital LCD screen. The digital screen can be confusing for beginners, but it comes with a manual to help new operators step by step. Unlike other hair straighteners that work effectively with smaller strands of hair, the large plates of the Kipozi pro-Nano titanium flat plate allow the simultaneous absorption of large pieces of hair and save time.
Titanium plates are an added advantage because they ensure that they heat evenly and always give the hair a silky appearance. Most users who have tried this product praise it for its durability and efficiency regarding performance. Professionally, it helps to give style to your look and is very soft on the hair.
HSI's professional flat iron is ideal for converting dull and curly hair into wonderfully smooth and straight hair. In addition to straightening, it detaches and caps the hair beautifully; its one plates provide maximum control for all types of hair. With a fast heating and a swivel cable, this iron offers a great style without taking too long. With a new, simpler handle with ergonomic design for easier clamping, the iron also features versatile heat settings to give you total control over all your hairdressing needs. Wet ceramic heat with solid ceramic plates and coils keeps the temperature even.
The Remington product is a cheap straightener that meets the needs of a casual user with a fine texture and a normal length. It heats up to a degree of 410 in just 30 seconds, features static control technology specifically designed to reduce static electricity, and a long rotating cable and 1-inch plates. It also has floating plates for maximum coverage.
The product reaches a temperature of 410 degrees Fahrenheit, which meets many quality panels in salon quality and meets all the requirements of users.
People with very thick, rough, wavy or curly hair will see results with this model.
For once people said a modern lady these days must have at least one hair straightener by her side. Not only does it help saving time and cost from reaching out to your nearest hair salon, but it also serves you best at creating your own stylish hair matching perfectly to your own interest. Adding on top of these, you have immensely reduced the risk of using materials that mismatch your hair condition which may result into unhealthy, broken, over burned, and/or snagging hair. Since a hair straightener is an essential thing in today's world, knowing about it would get you informed about selecting the right product at the right cost for your hair. Within this article, you will find top six most popular hair straighteners with detailed reviews on quality, condition, with pros and cons, preceded by the guide to buying one of these for your own self.
It is very critical to firstly know about specific information around hair straighteners before buying one; otherwise, you may choose a mismatch which instead does more harm and damage than beautifying your hair. Therefore, please make sure you mark this session as a "Must Read" prior to moving on to selecting each specific product.
First and foremost thing to learn is to know about your own hair condition. Hair texture and structure will appear differently when you use the different type of hair straightener, so if your hair type is not matching to the materials you use, the efforts doing things on your own would result in a waste.
Not everyone has the same type of hair, of course, and here are a list of most common hair types.
Thick Hair: People in this hair type have the most stubborn hair texture and pattern which has the high likelihood of returning to its basic form after corrugation, bending, or flattening. Matching to this sort, you need a straightener that provides very high-end heating plate and temperature. Of course, the risk of overheating is high when the plate is getting hotter, so the heat protection is required. One special additional requirement for heat is needed if your hair is both thick and curly.
Fine hair: A fine straight hair is the smooth and shiniest hair texture, yet quite vulnerable to heat. In such case, you need to be careful with the straightener with high temperature because your hair could get burned, and it is going to take quite a lot of time to get it fixed. So go grab a flattened plate with lower heat output. The fine curly hair is special for its curls, and this means you have variable hair patterns with a little bit of thickness than a normal fine one. So you will need straightener with the different set of temperature range so you could adjust it to your own hair texture.
Thin Hair: Thin hair is the easiest hair type to customize at very little efforts. However, it is also extremely vulnerable to heat than any of another hair type. Due to its sensitivity, it is also easily broken from less focused styling. With this type of hairstyle, you need a more professional flattener with lower heat output.
The common materials used for high-quality hair straightener are the ones in a form of solid ceramic, tourmaline-infused ceramic, titanium-infused ceramic, and solid titanium, each of which is most suited to a specification of hair type. The Ceramic type is uniquely for its ability to maintain heat and release it evenly throughout the materials. In other words, the heat is dispersed in every the main body and edges of the plate. So for the best release of heat power against thin hair type, you may want to use a ceramic type instead of the others. The titanium plates absorb the heat faster and have a special function of ionic charge which help to smoothen the hair faster and to keep it in style for a long period of time. This type fits most to people with thick hair. The combination of titanium and ceramic can also be seen among metal type, and it is known to produce a better range of temperature which typically brings about the most stylish response for all hair types as long as correctly adjusted. The tourmaline type is normally seen infused into ceramic type to support the ceramic in distributing heat evenly into the hair with additional shining function added.
Please beware of using the products that come at a low price without sufficient information on its specification. In most case, they do more damage than bringing long-term stylish impact for your hair. Saving on one occasion may lead to irrevocable damage to your hair in the future. I, therefore, recommend using the ones with guaranteed best and accurate output. Seeking products with warranty from at least one year would help you assuring the attainable quality.
HSI is the well-known producer of hair care products, and this item is the rated as best seller hair straightener for the year of 2017. Analyzing from its current trend and promising quality it gives, it is going to be standing among the top even in the upcoming year. The material for this product is a combination of the all quality plate of ceramic, ionic titanium with an infusion of tourmaline plates that Transform frizzy, dull hair into gorgeously straight, and sleek locks in a very quick instance. This mixture of materials makes the product capable of versatile heat setting up to 400 F (200 C) which fits almost with any type of hair ranging from fine to coarse one. Though called as a straightener, this HIS professional flat iron does more than its name. Besides flatten the hair, smoothening it down the fibers, it also curls and flips hair very beautifully. The body design features the new easier grips for an easy hold with a long set of swivel cord that provides you full control of your hairstyling needs.
One known issue related to the fact that the iron did not turn on when plugged. Pressing the reset button on the cord circuit breaker will settle the case.
The unit does not have an automatic shut-off timer. Therefore, be sure to turn it off or unplug it after using. Beware of little children!
This GHD classic is a perfect tool for your stylish hair producing a salon-perfect result and looks radiant throughout the day. It is designed in a way that allows you to create curls, waves, and perfect straight effortlessly. The press between the two plates leaves almost no space that assures the heat is transferred into the hair. These two floating plates help the hair glide through while absorbing the heat very quickly. Like no other ceramic type plates, GHC classic is equipped with advanced ceramic heater technology that hits up to 400F that suit itself to any type of hair, including the thick curly hair.
This Corioliss C3 is said to be the next generation of hair styles that produce polished and smoothened hair minimizing snagging while leaving your hair healthy and sleek with smooth lock effects. The unit's plates are made of pure titanium in alignment with latest heat technology that produces a wide range of temperature while providing a very smooth experience of hair styling. This is a super-fast heater that could hit its highest temperature in an instant, and that is one of the reasons why it is recommended for thick and complicated hair texture. For those with thinner hair type, you need to be more swiftly in having your hair slipped through the plates. Given its quick-heat one inch plates, this C3 serves best at flat ironing the hair without any frizz. The body design also supports the creation of stylish curls and gorgeous curved edges.
Less suitable for thin fine hair. It may leave some burning smell.
Here we come to the fourth top stander in the review list, and it goes to the product from BaBylissPRO which is known to be a world leader in hair care and styling tools, creating professional products that produce a salon-quality result at home. This Nano Titanium U Styler is one of the very rare products that provides high heat output up to 450F leaving no more worries for people with very thick, curly, and stubborn hair type. The plates are created using Sol-Gel technology that builds stronger titanium for even much smoother glide to enhance user's styling experience. These titanium pieces could iron flat the hair instantly upon the very first slip through the hair. Besides the traditional straightening function, it can also be used for as a flip tools to create shiny, long-lasting loose waves and curls.
At a very low and affordable price among its competitor, Remington S5500 is one of the best sellers of the year with promising customer satisfaction up to more than 90% rate. The product is equipped with ceramic plates that may take a bit of time to heat up yet produce salon-quality high heat quality. The turbo boost feature built-in to this straightener increases the heat intensity to the maximum temperature that style the hair almost instantly upon first glide. The Remington S5500, like no other previous Remington, uses the latest anti-static technology that reduces the amount of negatively charged particles during styling that allows you to diminish frizz and flow while simultaneously boosting your style control.
The long ceramic pieces have a disadvantage that they don't mix up evenly resulting in some gaps. Holding the handle up closer would deal with the issue.
Here comes the last product review on the list, yet it remains one of the best of the year. On the one hand, this Apalus hair straightener is very appealing to most people in its very slim design and colorful handle and plates. On the other hand, the features and quality of this unit are very competitive. Using a high-end and latest technology in hair care, the plates are formed using fiberglass fabric materials instead of ceramic which ensure safer, easier styling with the ultimate silky smooth finish. These technology-break fiberglass fabric plates added moisture into hair follicles, providing heating to the hair which produces a magical shiny result without frying or drying out your hair. The Apalus Hair Straightener reaches 230C (450F) salon temperature in minutes. With microchip heating control it has ultra-fast heat recovery to maintain constant high heat during use.
In summary, these are all reviews for outstanding hair straighteners in 2017 with details and analysis on each product's pros and cons. I do hope this becomes handy and would help you inform your decision upon needed. Never hesitate to search for another product review within out site.