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F.O.R. Maricopa rallies community partners in 'lean season' (video)
Maricopa ACE Hardware employees welcome the F.O.R. Maricopa delivery truck. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson
Summers are always tough for F.O.R. Maricopa, but this summer has been particularly so.
As with most food banks, the nonprofit gains attention mostly around the holidays. Director Wendy Webb, staff and volunteers eke out the hot months when donations dry up and many contributors head for cooler climes.
Added to the stress this year is the near certain necessity of finding a new location within the next six months. The construction of an overpass, as now planned, will force the razing of the former county sheriff's substation that F.O.R. Maricopa uses to store and distribute goods.
"Summer is usually our lean season, so we reached out to our big supporters and they understood the implications," Webb said. "They really came up with some creative ways to support us."
Sponsoring organizations like ACE Hardware, Orbitel Communications, UltraStar Multi-tainment Center and Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino are thanked by having their logos placed on the side of the F.O.R. Maricopa delivery truck and having their pictures taken with the truck.
According to F.O.R., the truck allows FOR Maricopa the ability to pick-up fresh food and produce from local grocery stores such as Fry's, Bashas and Wal-Mart and from a few locations such as Costco, Wal-Mart and Target in Chandler. The ability to offer fresh food (not just canned goods) is an important factor.
"Without the consistent sponsors, we just can't do it," Webb said. "Without regular money coming in, providing free is challenging."
Sponsors have not only donated to the food bank but their employees have also hosted food drives to help stock the shelves.
"Business has a local responsibility to aid everyone in our community, and certainly … give back and help those in need," UltraStar General Manager Adam Saks said.
Outreach by F.O.R. has also rounded up ideas for bringing in more money. That has included grants, fund-raisers and new ways to help. Maricopa ACE Hardware's "Roundup" in June, rounding up customer purchase totals and donating the difference, brought in more than $2,400.
"What we found was the community still really cares and still wants this nonprofit providing what if feels is an essential service," Webb said.
While F.O.R. Maricopa is "still trying to figure out what the options are" for a new location, Webb is also planning new ways to raise funds.
That includes a program called "1,000 Heroes," an effort to draw $100 per person, and a nonprofit tax credit that allows individuals to apply up to $200 of their tax bill to a donation to F.O.R. Maricopa.
"We are really focusing on the tax credit," Webb said. "If 250 people in town donated their tax credit, that's $50,000. That's huge."
F.O.R. Maricopa Community Partners
The gang at UltraStar Multi-tainment Center donated food. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson
The staff at Orbitel is a community partner with F.O.R. Maricopa. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson
Harrah's Ak-Chin's staff had an employee food drive for F.O.R. Maricopa. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson
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Committed to developing Student-Athletes of character
Protect Student Eligibility
School Directions
Area Colleges
Athletic Positions
Valley Air Quality
Area Supervisor Assignments
Officials & Fees
Sport Advisory Committees
CBEDS
Division Placement
League Placement
Season of Sport
Area Qualifying Alignment
1. GOVERNING RULES
1.1 All volleyball competition in the Central Section shall be conducted in accordance with the National federation Volleyball Rules along with the CIF Central Section Volleyball Rules.
1.1.1 The Central Section Volleyball Advisory Committee shall be composed of representatives from each league who shall be appointed by the league president.
1.1.2 The Chairperson of the Volleyball Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the CIF Central Section President.
2. General Rules
2.1 Awards at CIF sanctioned tournaments shall be provided as stipulated in the Central Section Game Rules and Regulations.
2.2 All Varsity invitational tournaments must be sanctioned by the Central Section Commissioner, and must be conducted in accordance with Section rules and regulations.
2.3 The standard warm-up procedure for all pre-season,league and play- off matches. After the Captain's coin toss:
Officials set clock to indicate number of miinutes before game stat time
Timer The clock will count down and the timer will stop the clock 20:00 STOP
R1 & R2 Coaches & Captains Captains & Head coaches meeting; coin toss; team rosters presented at this time
R2 When meeting ends, R2 instructs timer to start the clock 20:00 START
Teams 5 Minutes of shared warm-up. No hitting or serving over the net
Timer Timer stops the clock 15:00 STOP
R2 R2 sounds horn/whistles for serving team to begin their 6:00 minutes of warm-up
Receiving team Receiving team kleaves the court at R2's direction
R2; Timer R2 directs the timer to start the clock when the receiving team has left the court. Scorekeeper & Libero tracker get their instructions from R2 at this time 15:00 START
Serving team Serving team warms-up
Both coaches The rosters are to be submitted no later than 10:00
NOTE Late or inaccurate rosters result in a lossof service/point to the opposing team
R1 Conduct pre-match conference with linee judges and ball handlers
Timer Timer stops the clock 9:00 STOP
R2 R2 sounds the horn/whistles for the receiving team to begin their warm-ups
Serving team The serving Team leaves the court at the direction of R2
R2, Timer R2 instructs the Timer to Start the clock when the Serving team has left the court 9:00 START
Receiving team Receiving team warms-up
R2 Clock continues to run until R2 sounds the horn/whistles for the receiving team to end their warm-up and leave he court 3:00
Both coaches Line ups are submitted no later than 2:00
R2, Timer R2 is to whistle at 0:30 for a warning and then all time to expire and automatic horn sounds; both officials must be present before the game can start 0:00 STOP
Introductions, national anthem…….start game…
(Board of Managers JAN. 2019)
3.1 All participants must meet CIF State and Section Eligibility rules.
Note: Any athlete who was not involved in the prior sports season must have ten (10) days practice before he/she can participate in an interschool contest.
A. A Saturday may be counted as one of the ten (10) practice days.
B. The student athlete may not participate in an interschool contest until the eleventh calendar day (excluding Sundays).
Exception: An athlete competing in the prior sports season may waive the mandatory ten (10) days of practice, (excluding wrestling).
4. Season of Sport
4.1 The season of sport of volleyball is defined as that period which starts with the first interschool contest (practice , league or tournament match), and ends with the last regularly scheduled league game or playoff match, for which the team has qualified.
4.2 Dates specified by the Central Section Board of Managers will include: 1) the first day to begin practice, 2) the earliest date for an inter-school scrimmage and, 3) the earliest date for a practice match.
4.3 There must be 10 days of team practice prior to the first match. An athlete must have had 10 days of practice before participating in a match.
4.4 A school shall be limited to 28 contests per season. Playoff matches are excluded from the computation. Tournament count----- 1 day tournament is 2 contests; 2 day tournament is 3 contests....unless play is 3 out of 5 which is game for game.
4.4.4 UNIFORMS—
The home team is to wear THE APPROPRIATE uniform as designated by the NFHS rule book for that sport. All uniforms must be properly numbered. In case of schools having the same uniforms, the home team shall change. A game allowed to be played with illegal uniforms shall be reported to the Central Section office by the lead official's assignor. Libero must wear a contrtasting colored jersey than worn by teammates.,
Penalty for wearing illegal uniforms. The offending school will receive a warning from the Section office. And future occurrences will result in forfeits. ( Approved Board of Managers 2010)
5. Classification
4.4.5 NO TEAMS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GO TO THE MOUNTAINS; BEACHES; ETC., DURING THE "CONDITIONING TWO WEEK PERIOD" PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SEASON.
5.1 Volleyball team classifications are: varsity, jr. varsity, frosh/soph and frosh.
5.2 Only varsity teams shall compete in divisional playoffs.
6. Officials
6.1 All varsity matches will have two officials, except tournaments.
6.2 All officials for playoff matches shall be appointed by the Official's Association.
6.3 Official's fees shall be determined by the Official's Associations and Board of Managers
7. Divisional Playoff Procedures
7.1 General Information
7.1.1 Divisional Playoffs will be single elimination tournaments and all matches will be three (3) out of five (5) games.
7.1.1.1 The Divisions will be determined annually using by the approved Section Divisional placement procedure.
7.1.1.1 Boys-- Two 8 team brackets will be determined annually on the Saturday following the last league games.
7.1.2 A school choosing to not participate in playoffs must inform the Section Commissioner of CIF by the designated date. Schools who do not so inform the Section Commissioner are expected to participate in the playoffs, and failure to do so will result in suspension form the playoffs the following year.
7.1.3 Seeding will be made by the Area Supervisors, the Assistant Section Commissioner and the Section Commissioner prior to divisional playoffs.
7.1.4 The following criteria will be used to break ties in determining seeding positions. Each category is worth 1 point. The school that scores 4 points will receive the high seed. This criteria is to be used if there is a tie between two or more teams are being considered for a certain seed.( Approved, Board of Managers, Apr. 2017)
The divisions will furnish the top 16 teams for the playoffs. The selections made by the three Area Supervisors, Section Assistant Commissioner and the Section Commissioner.
The Seeding Committee will use the mandatory coach's rankings as a starting point for determining the seeding placement of teams. A team that receives a preponderance of the votes for a position shall receive the seed. If a no team gets a preponderance of the votes in the opinion of the committee,the committee will use the point system listed below to determine the seed. The process will remain as currently done with each criteria worth 1 point.
COACHES MANDATORY RANKINGS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A SEED
RECORD VS. COMMON OPPONENTS
MAXPREPS STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
PLACE IN SAME LEAGUE
MAXPREPS RANKINGS
If Maxpreps does not have a Strength of Schedule, that Criteria Will Not be used. Coaches Mandatory Rankings will be used as a starting point. If a coach does not turn in their division rankings, THEY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR A SEEDED PLACE IN THE BRACKET.
7.1.5 All games to be played at the site of the highest seed if site is approved by the commissioner.
7.1.5 Boys All matches will be played at the site of the higher seed. League champions will have a home game in the first round, if possible. Afterwards, all matches will be played at the site of the higher seed.
7.1.6 The home/host school must provide an "appropriate" site as approved by the League Commissioner.
7.1.7 The volleyball required for playoff matches is the Spalding TF 5000 NCAA NFHS VOLLEYBALL. It is recommended that the three-ball system be used in order to facilitate play.
7.1.8 The host school is to furnish the scorebook, a trained adult scorekeeper, an adult timer, and two linespersons (officials, if possible).
7.1.9 The announcer will be a responsible adult who can set the tone of the match by calling the fans attention to the following points: 1) the match shall be conducted under the strictest code of good sportsmanship; 2) the match officials have been selected because of their demonstrated ability and; 3) rooters are encouraged to support their team, but are requested to refrain from booing opponents or the officials.
7.1.10 Playoff competition will be for varsity only. All other teams will end the season with the last league match.
7.1.11 Awards will be provided as stipulated in the Central Section Sports Rules and Regulations.
7.1.12 A school may videotape any contest. No game/film expenses are authorized to be a part of match expenses.
7.1.13 Tournament programs may be provided by the host school. Administration, distribution, sales, and details are the responsibility of the host school. Team rosters should be sent to the host schools.
7.1.14 The host school is responsible for total match management, including crowd control, supervision, ticket sales, and admission. Participating schools are expected to assist crowd control and student supervision. Each participating school should bring their own locks and towels.
7.1.15 No electronically amplified instruments, or other artificial noise-makers such as cowbells, whistles, air horns, horns, thunder sticks, etc. will be allowed at any time. Pep bands are not allowed.
7.2 Preliminaries, Quarterfinals and Semifinals
7.3 Play-off dates will be determined by the Section Commissioner
7.3.1 Game time is 6:00 pm, unless moved up for travel consderations for schools playing someone more than 100 miles apart.
7.4 Officials
7.4.1 Starting with the quarterfinals, official's fees are regular plus one half. (Check fees in the Game Official's Fee Schedule.)
7.4.2 Officials for preliminary, first round, quarterfinals, and semifinal playoff matches will be appointed by the Official's Association.
7.5 Recognized Expenses
7.5.1 Financial statement forms will be forwarded to the host school and should be fully completed and returned to the CIF Central Section Commissioner's office within 30 days after each playoff match.
7.6 Ticket and Admission Prices
7.6.1 Ticket prices as determined by CIF. See playoff admission prices in Awards and Entry Fee Addendum.
7.6.2 The host school shall be responsible for the sale of tickets. The visiting school may make available to the host school a list of working personnel to be admitted free.
7.6.3 Acceptable "passes" are limited to: CIF Playoff Passes, CIF Lifetime Passes, and the State CIF Courtesy Card.
7.6.4 Cheerleaders in uniform shall be admitted free.
7.6.5 On duty media personnel may be admitted free.
8. Southern California Regional Championship Representatives
8.1 Divisional champions shall represent the Central Section CIF in the Southern California Regional Tournament as follows:
APPEALS PROCEDURE – First and Second Ejection
All appeals MUST come from the school Principal or his/her designee. Only misidentification and misapplication of a rule may be appealed. NO JUDGMENT DECISIONS by officials may be appealed.
Ejections and Appeals
First ejection
Any player or coach ejected from a contest or scrimmage for unsportsmanlike conduct will be ineligible for the next CIF contest. The next contest could be the second match of a doubleheader or even the next season of sport. Athletes competing in concurrent sports would be ineligible in both sports.
Second ejection
Any player or coach ejected from a contest or scrimmage for unsportsmanlike conduct will be ineligible for the next two CIF contests. The next contest could be the second game of a doubleheader or even the next season of sport. Athletes competing in concurrent sports would be ineligible in both sports.
Third ejection
Any player or coach ejected from a contest or scrimmage for unsportsmanlike conduct will be ineligible for the next 365 days. Any appeal must go to the Section Commissioner
9.0 FORFEITS
NEW FORFEIT RULE PENALTY
If an ineligible student participates in a contest, or contests, the school must forfeit
the contest, or contests, and the ineligible student shall not compete in any sport until
his/her eligibility is attained.
If it is determined that an ineligible student competed due to the failure of the School
Administration to properly notify those responsible for playing the student, an appeal by
the Principal may be directed to the Section Commissioner regarding the forfeiture of
the match, or matches. The appeal must be in writing, stating specifically the circumstances surrounding the oversight in playing the student. The final decision regarding the appeal will be determined by the Section Commissioner.
Criteria for consideration of appeal:
What caused the ineligible player to participate in the contests(s)
Score of contest(s)
Amount of participation in contest(s) by ineligible participant
What part of did the ineligible student have on the outcome of the contest(s)
Notification of the use of an ineligible player MUST be reported IMMEDIATELY, and appealed within in 5 days of the infraction.
Notification of an alleged infraction by another school, MUST also be reported IMMEDIATELY, to allow the offending school an opportunity to respond.
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An array of 'goings on' this week!
This Friday is the second of our Flippin' Fridays and after last week's success, there's no reason why we shouldn't see you celebrating the weekend with us come 5 o'clock tomorrow! Also on Friday we will be entertained by DJ Laura Mac, and Mark Jay will be carrying on the party on Saturday night. It's getting close to the start of the Premier League season, and to wet your whistle we'll be showing the Community Shield on Sunday followed by our second Football Quiz on Thursday (more information below). And if that wasn't enough for you, we are welcoming back the return of our monthly Acoustic Sessions night on Sunday. See you all there!
Flippin' Friday. Every Friday. Tib Street Tavern.
David Moyes will lead Manchester United out at Wembley for his first competitive game in charge against Wigan Athletic on Sunday in the Community Shield.
Join us for our second football quiz which promises to be a fantastic night if it's anything like our first one, with the football season looming, it's bound to test your current footy knowledge.
On the 11th of August, Manchester's musical talent will unplug and play original songs and cover versions live at Tib Street Tavern. Be sure to get there early for a good seat.


do not fool that just because teeth in Vietnam?
do not fool that just because teeth in Vietnam?, who possessed stained gold teeth was to bleach to have shiny teeth. However, in fact, there are not many cases cannot bleach in the normal way. Are teeth bleached by antibiotics bleaching or need a specific remedy? Degeneration of the gums from the teeth, combined with an increased rate of gum disease, can expose tooth roots to plaque. Around the edges, or a margin, of the solders are also common to older people. Because many older people lack the benefits of fluoride and modern preventive care as they grow older, they often have some dental fillings. Over the years, these fillers can weaken and tend to fracture and leak around the edges.Take care of your mouth when you have diabetes Diabetes is the body's way of reducing the resistance, which increases the risk of infection. Therefore, the disease of teeth – jaw – face is also becoming more dangerous.


What did you learn From Your Grandparents?
"What did you learn from your grandparents?" This was the tagline on an advert I saw today on a bus for Dirty Grandpa, a new film with Robert DeNiro and Zac Efron. Even though the film looks terrible, it got me thinking. Grandparents are always portrayed as the ones who spoil us, and our relationship with them as good and pure. But lots of the time this isn't the case, and in face we do learn a lot from them. What did you learn from your grandparents? Let me know in the comments.
She taught me to always appreciate the beauty of poetry. He taught me that I was likeable, that I was fun. She taught me how to make pastry. Then coffee cake. Then scones. Then pastry again. He taught me the joy of drawing moustaches on the faces in the papers. He taught me that spending time with me was not a chore, but something he enjoyed. He taught me that I was special. She taught me that I was a stupid girl. She also taught me that people who call others stupid are stupid themselves… He taught me that people can change. So did she. She taught me that the soft and the savage can come hand in hand. He taught me that your heroes can let you down. She reminded me he was human.
You were never just a wheelchair.
and you were so scared it might be true.
trapped inside a dysfunctional body.
caught in your own trap.
You were more than just a wheelchair.
saying that oh by the way you'd died.


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An interim reply will be given within 10 calendar days. In case a substantive reply cannot be made within 30 calendar days, we shall update you on the progress.
If you feel your case has not been dealt with adequately, you may appeal or request for a review to Director of Information Services through the above channels.


The lamps in your home are comprised of a variety of fittings. Some of these components are the same for most lamps. The body of the lamp has a hole bored from top to bottom that the lamp's pipe threads through, housing the lamp's cord, which carries the wiring up to the lamp socket. Shades are as different as the people who own the lamps. Specialized fittings are typically sold in building supply retail stores.
Lamps are comprised of a number of specialized fittings.
Lamp pipe is a threaded tube that houses the lamp's wiring.
Lamp pipe is a threaded steel tube that is typically brass plated. The standard size of a lamp pipe is 1/8 IP, which is the abbreviation for "iron pipe" as defined by the 19th century Briggs Standard of Wrought-iron Pipe Dimensions. A 1/8 IP lamp pipe has an outer diameter of 0.405 inches and fits in a 7/16-inch hole. These threaded steel tubes are manufactured with 27 threads to the inch.
Lamp pipes are fitted with adapters, locknuts and reducers that are specialized components. Do not assume standard fittings will work. Hardware, building supply and crafts stores often carry these fittings.
The harp supports the shade above and around the light bulb.
Harps are the wire brackets that provides a frame for the lamp shade to attach to. The harp fits around and above the light bulb and socket. The bottom of the two wires fit in a mounting bracket on either side of the lamp's socket and is held in place by a sleeve that slides over the wire and bracket to secure the harp in place. A lamp harp is typically 7 to 12 inches tall and is graduated in steps of 1/2 inch. Over 12 inches the harps are available in graduated heights from 1 to 15 inches and up. At the top of the harp is a 1/4-inch threaded screw that the shade fits over and is held in place by a finial.
The light bulb screws into the lamp's socket.
The socket of the lamp is the fitting you screw the light bulb into. Sockets are available in a number of sizes and switch types and can include a built-in timer. Sockets can operate with a pull chain, push switch, twisting stem or is automatic. Automatic sockets are larger as they must house a photo electric cell which responds to light to turn the lamp on and off.
A lamp's spider can have three or four legs.
The wire framework inside of a lampshade is topped by a wire or brass spider. This is a three-spoked apparatus that is joined in the middle by the ring that fits over and is screwed to the top of the lamp harp and secured by a finial. Some spiders feature four legs.
The finial is the topmost piece of the lamp, securing the shade.
Finials are the screw caps that screw to the top of the lamp's harp to secure the shade. Finials are as plain as a brass ball or as elaborate as you can imagine. Finials are brass, wrought iron, wood, glass, ceramic, resin and so on. Finials are interchangeable, offering the homeowner the option to change it with the season or a changing decor.
What are Spider Lamp Shades?
What Is Lamp Shade Spider Fitting?


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by Mac Slavo
from SHTFplan Website
Over the last several months there have been numerous reports highlighting the frantic activities of the world's ultra-wealthy elite.
From the purchasing of emergency hideaways and airstrips to warnings from their financial advisors that it's time to shift their assets into physical holdings, it appears that a lot of powerful people are afraid of a significant shift set to take place in the near future.
In his latest interview with Future Money Trends Keith Neumeyer, who recently penned a very public (and very viral) letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions outlining the rampant manipulation by concentrations of shadowy market players taking place on commodities exchanges, shares his insights on what many believe to be a coming global reset.
According to First Mining Finance Chairman Neumeyer, the day of reckoning may come a lot sooner than most people think:
It's in the cards for sure. Predicting exactly what it's going to mean or what it's going to look like… that's the big challenge… I think a lot of people are ignoring it… but there are some forward thinkers out there who talk about it.
I think that the Chinese want their currency part of a floating currency… I think that's really going to be the next leg in this whole change… in this reset going forward.
It could even happen this year.
Watch the full interview with Keith Neumeyer
When this reset comes to pass the manipulations so apparent in commodities and broader stock markets today will be exposed, and according to Neumeyer, may lead to the biggest surge in precious metals we have ever seen.
Echoing the forecasts of one of the world's leading trend strategists Gerald Celente, Neumeyer notes that the monetary system that takes hold after a global reset could result in gold rising to $3000 an ounce or more.
Such a move would have a similar impact on silver, which may stabilize at it's historical silver-to-gold ratio of 16:1, putting it's strike price somewhere above $150 an ounce.
Right now, you're mining 10 ounces of silver for every one ounce of gold.
So gold is trading at… let's say $1,200 just to round it up. So that would be $120 silver, if the ratio was 10-to-1. So I say silver should be $120. The other key ratio is the ratio that has been common for 500 years…
Sir Isaac Newton came up with the ratio of 16-to-1 and that's how they created the pound sterling. And so there was a theory that there was for every one ounce of gold, 16 ounces of silver in the earth's crust. So using 16-to-1, at $1,200, it's somewhere around $80-$90.
Silver should be trading, in my view, somewhere from $80 to $120 an ounce.
The prices Neumeyer cites are based on current trading levels, suggesting that silver is significantly under-priced already.
Now imagine what happens should we see a widespread crisis and subsequent global reset of the financial, economic and monetary systems.
Markets are so fragile that even something as simple as China publicly declaring their true gold holdings could spark the next bull run in precious metals:
Of course it would and that plays back to what I was saying earlier.
I don't know if China's ready for that to happen, because once they do it gold will probably go up by multiples… hundreds and hundreds of dollars. I could see gold going up to $3,000 or some number like that.
Who knows exactly… but I do believe that that would occur because the people would see the hoard that the Chinese have actually accumulated over the last decade and that would completely change the market.
Countries like China and Russia are secretly accumulating massive stockpiles of gold and silver.
Further, the ultra-wealthy have been warned in no uncertain terms by their advisors to do the same. If there were ever a tell-tale sign that a momentous set of events is soon to take place, this is it.
Follow the money, which at this time just so happens to be shifting to physical assets of real value in anticipation of the next leg of the global reset.


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package api

import (
	"errors"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"time"

	"github.com/ant0ine/go-json-rest/rest"
	"github.com/pdxjohnny/go-json-rest-middleware-jwt"

	"github.com/pdxjohnny/numapp/variables"
)

// CreateAuthMiddleware creates the middleware for authtication
func CreateAuthMiddleware() (*jwt.Middleware, error) {
	err := variables.LoadTokenVerifyKey()
	if err != nil {
		log.Println("Error loading TokenVerifyKey:", err)
	}

	authMiddleware := &jwt.Middleware{
		Realm:            "numapp",
		SigningAlgorithm: variables.SigningAlgorithm,
		VerifyKey:        variables.TokenVerifyKey,
		Timeout:          time.Hour,
		MaxRefresh:       time.Hour * 24,
		Authenticator: func(username string, password string) error {
			return errors.New("This message should never be seen")
		},
	}
	return authMiddleware, nil
}

// MakeHandler creates the api request handler
func MakeHandler() *http.Handler {
	api := rest.NewApi()

	authMiddleware, err := CreateAuthMiddleware()
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	api.Use(&rest.IfMiddleware{
		// Only authenticate non login or register requests
		Condition: func(request *rest.Request) bool {
			return (request.URL.Path != variables.APIPathLoginUserServer) && (request.URL.Path != variables.APIPathRegisterUserServer)
		},
		IfTrue: authMiddleware,
	})
	api.Use(rest.DefaultProdStack...)
	router, err := rest.MakeRouter(
		rest.Get("/:collection/:id", GetDoc),
		rest.Post("/:collection/:id", PostDoc),
	)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	api.SetApp(router)
	handler := api.MakeHandler()
	return &handler
}

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Early intervention produces long-term gains for autistic children, study says
Kids who got the Early Start Denver Model had less core autism symptoms and more adaptive behavior than a control group
Early intervention produces long-term gains for autistic children, study says Kids who got the Early Start Denver Model had less core autism symptoms and more adaptive behavior than a control group Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/1J3tTZ3
Sacramento Bee Published 8:14 p.m. ET June 16, 2015 | Updated 8:25 p.m. ET June 16, 2015
Simon Hinson, 7, feeds his sister Lucy, 6 months, as brother Justin, 10, looks on in Lincoln, Calif. Simon was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at 15 months old.(Photo: Renee C. Byer / TNS)
The long-term success of an early autism treatment co-developed by a University of California-Davis researcher was validated recently by a national study soon to be published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
The Early Start Denver Model is a nonmedical treatment for children age 12-48 months who show symptoms of autism, a developmental disorder that can affect social skills, movement, attention span and intellectual ability. While autism is usually diagnosed in children between the ages of 2 and 3, a growing body of research suggests that diagnosing it early and intervening with one-on-one, parent-led treatment can reduce symptoms in the long run.
In the most recent study, funded by Autism Speaks and the Autism Center for Excellence, a group of researchers including Sally Rogers of UC Davis followed up on a group of 39 children two years after a prior study they conducted when the children were about 2 to about 4. At that time, the 39 Seattle-area participants were split into two groups, one to receive the Early Start Denver Model and one to receive whatever autism intervention treatment was available in their community, over a two-year period.
Researchers studied the children again at age 6, a full two years after the completion of the two-year-long intervention. The results of the most recent study, published online recently, scheduled to print in July, found that children who received the Early Start Denver Model showed reduced core autism symptoms and more adaptive behavior than the control group.
"It continues to improve, even after the treatment ends, and that really stands out," Rogers said. "No one's ever demonstrated that before, ever."
The model, created by Rogers in 2009, is available to the public in more than a dozen languages and is intended for young children showing early signs of autism, such as trouble speaking, repetitive behavior or failure to reciprocate facial expressions. The study is the first to show the long-lasting effects of the treatment years after its administration.
Put simply, the treatment helps parents of children exhibiting signs of autism learn how to talk to and play with their kids. Each parent receives a manual on what language and gestures to use in response to certain symptoms. Distractedness, for example, can often be remedied by encouraging increased eye contact. A lack of speech can sometimes be approached with sound effects or songs.
"You look at it, and it just looks like someone is playing with a baby that's responding pretty nicely," Rogers said. "What you don't see is that without those techniques, people who are typically trying to interact with that child are not having success."
Kara Reagon, associate director of dissemination science with national nonprofit Autism Speaks, said many parents are drawn to the Early Start Denver Model because it is a naturalistic approach that does not significantly interrupt their day-to-day lives.
Though additional, larger studies will be needed to confirm that the treatment is truly effective over time, the results are promising, she said.
"What this article does nicely is it tells us that early intervention is important, but the intensity of that intervention may be lessened over time based on individual needs and outcomes, and that might be more economical in the long run," she said.
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A ray of sunshine: Solar power makes strides in Florida
Construction is underway on the nation's first solar-powered town, in a state just beginning to realize its potential.
For a state that gets 230 days of sunshine a year, Florida has long been in the Dark Ages when it comes to solar power. The state ranks as low as 17th in terms of solar energy output, despite ranking third in solar potential. But the outlook for that most obvious of renewable energies seems to be getting, well, sunnier by the day.
This week, Florida's citizens voted by a sky-wide margin (73 percent to 27 percent) to approve a constitutional amendment that will provide significant tax breaks for commercial property owners who install solar panels. It will also allow leasing of solar energy: Going forward, landlords can sell solar power directly to tenants. Expect to see shiny panels sprout on the rooftops of apartment complexes and big-box stores from Pensacola to Miami.
But one Florida developer is going further than that, aiming to change the home-by-home, building-by-building paradigm. Syd Kitson, the chairman and CEO of Kitson & Partners (and a former Green Bay Packer) is building an entire town that will draw most of its energy from the sun.
Breaking ground last fall, Babcock Ranch sits on 17,000 acres in rural Charlotte County, outside Fort Myers. By 2041, this ambitious planned community will house up to 50,000 residents who can stay cool, reheat chicken, Skype with relatives, and even head to the hardware store with the help of the world's largest photovoltaic power plant. In Kitson's vision (see rendering above), this sustainable town's example might inspire large-scale changes in the way Americans live and work.
A series of hamlets, villages and neighborhoods, Babcock Ranch will have its own schools and a downtown district—already under construction—featuring six million square feet of retail, commercial, civic, and office space. Designed on a smart grid to optimize energy efficiency and lower utility costs, the town will make use of current and emerging technologies such as electric vehicles and solar-powered charging stations. And a system of shared, driverless vehicles will move people and goods throughout town.
Slated for completion next year, Phase 1 of construction includes 1,100 homes as well as the downtown district, which will feature a state-of-the-art wellness center, a market café, lakeside restaurant, and educational facilities, all connected by a system of walking trails.
Members of the media toured the solar plant at Babcock Ranch on Earth Day in April. (Photo courtesy Babcock Ranch)
The entire development will be powered by the 74.5-megawatt-capacity FPL Babcock Solar Energy Center, being built in conjunction with Florida Power & Light on an adjacent 450-acre site. Excess power collected during the sunniest days will be pumped back into the electrical grid, to be stored for use on overcast days.
During nighttime hours, at least in the short term, the town's power will be supplied by natural gas. Although natural gas is not a renewable resource, it emits 50 percent less carbon dioxide when burned than coal. Moreover, the new homeowners will also have the option to purchase rooftop solar panels—a process that, presumably, will become even easier thanks to the amendment passed this week.
From an environmental standpoint, these are all encouraging developments, showing that solar's role is on the rise, and perhaps a more sustainable energy mix is just on the horizon.
This post was a collaboration between Suffolk Construction's Insurance Coordinator Lindsay Davis and Content Writer Patrick Kennedy. If you have questions, Lindsay can be reached at ldavis@suffolk.com and Patrick can be reached at pkennedy@suffolk.com or connect with him on LinkedIn here and follow him on Twitter at @PK_Build_Smart.
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The Bel BM-A2-16SHD is a no-compromise, 2U 16-channel audio monitor suitable for operation in broadcast control rooms or OB vehicles where SDI is the standard video format. It is able to de-embed 16 channels of audio from 3G/HD/SD SDI, display the levels on individual front panel meters, and provide stereo audio monitoring of any combination of all 16 channels.
In addition to two auto-detecting 3G/HD/SD SDI inputs, the monitor has eight balanced analogue inputs (D-sub) and eight AES3id (BNCs). Analogue inputs 1 and 2 are duplicated on a pair of XLRs. A re-clocked loop-through output is available for the selected SDI source providing a convenient and cost-effective method of switching SDI feeds to an external monitor. The 16 channels of the selected source are also routed to eight AES3id outputs and Channels 1 to 8 to balanced analogue outputs (D-sub). In addition, the stereo audio monitor mix is available as a separate balanced feed at a pair of XLRs.
Audio levels are metered on sixteen 53-segment, high-resolution, tricolour LED bargraphs. User setup options allow a choice of four scales and ballistics (BBC or DIN PPM, VU and AES/EBU), and also colour transition points and peak hold.
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The BM-A2-16SHD is fitted with a display screen, enabling easy device configuration and display of signal status information and metadata. A Dolby decoder card may be retrofitted to allow decoding of Dolby E, Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus signals; the card also permits loudness measurement (compliant with ITU-R BS1770-2) of the selected sources.


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5. In addition, the J-Integra runtime normally makes use of threads. Because the creation of threads in EJBs is not allowed, work that the J-Integra runtime would normally perform in the background does not take place. Specifically the J-Integra runtime can not perform DCOM pinging, which tells remote servers that COM components are still in use by Java clients. The effect of this is that COM components will be released automatically after six minutes.
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Clinical Medicine | September 2018
Does door-to-diuretic time matter?
Heart failure experts explain conflicting research about significance of speedy delivery of diuretics in an exacerbation.
By Amy Karon
Diuretics are important for treating acute heart failure exacerbations, but it's unclear whether starting them sooner improves clinical outcomes.
Two recent studies have produced contradictory results. A prospective observational cohort study of more than 1,200 patients with acute heart failure in Japan found lower in-hospital mortality among patients who received IV furosemide within 60 minutes of ED arrival (2.3% vs. 6.0% in those who received diuresis more than 60 minutes after presentation; P=0.002). These findings were published in the June 25, 2017, Journal of the American College of Cardiology. These findings persisted after the authors controlled for many possible confounders, such as heart failure risk score, age, sex, smoking status, blood pressure, heart rate, left ventricular ejection fraction, atrial fibrillation, and ischemic or valvular heart disease.
In contrast, in a prospective observational cohort study of more than 2,700 patients with acute decompensated heart failure in Korea, starting diuresis within 60 minutes of ED arrival was not associated with improved mortality in the hospital or at one month or one year after discharge. The results were published in the April 2018 JACC: Heart Failure.
Explaining the research
The differing findings might be explained by patient characteristics, according to some experts. In the first study, patients with shorter door-to-diuretic times had more prominent congestive symptoms, which could have triggered faster treatment, noted David H. Ellison, MD, a nephrologist and professor of medicine, physiology, and pharmacology at Oregon Health and Sciences University in Portland, Ore.
"Patients who present with more classical volume overload, with clearly congested lungs, elevated jugular venous distention, and more overall signs of rapid deterioration, would be likely to receive diuretics faster," Dr. Ellison said. "But they also would be the patients who might benefit more from shorter door-to-diuretic time."
Both studies enrolled patients consecutively, which tends to reduce the chances of selection bias and makes it easier to control for confounding. Nonetheless, "there may have been factors that differed between the patients in these two studies that we were not able to see from reading the papers," said Dr. Ellison. "For example, we don't know the doctors' thought process that went into deciding how soon to start diuretics."
Indeed, acute decompensated heart failure can be hard to recognize, especially when patients present atypically, said James L. Januzzi Jr., MD, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Getting the diagnosis right is more important than rapid treatment, he added. "A sound history and physical examination is crucially important. Adjunctive testing is often very helpful but also can lead clinicians astray." For example, chest radiography does not diagnose or exclude heart failure, and natriuretic peptides are highly sensitive but modestly less specific, he noted.
Dr. Januzzi said it hard to believe that early diuretic administration, which primarily provides relief from dyspnea, significantly affects hard clinical endpoints, such as mortality. In the studies that have found these links, shorter door-to-diuretic time could be a proxy for diagnostic acumen, he added, which could reasonably be expected to trigger a "cascade of interventions," including titration of guideline-directed medical therapy, correct assessment of decongestion, and robust aftercare.
Slower progression
The study in Korea was among several to recently find that faster treatment does not improve clinical outcomes among patients with acute heart failure exacerbations.
In the TRUE-AHF (Efficacy and Safety of Ularitide for the Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure) trial, for example, patients who received the parenteral natriuretic peptide ularitide within six hours of ED arrival had nearly identical cardiovascular mortality (21.7%) as those who received placebo (21%). The results of this trial were published in the May 18, 2017, New England Journal of Medicine.
Such null results probably reflect the slower progression of acute decompensated heart failure as compared with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), said Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MACP, chief of cardiology in the department of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
"The time stamp for an ACS event is mostly aligned with the onset of chest pain, and disease progression can be interrupted within hours," Dr. Yancy said. "For heart failure, the onset of decompensation is now proven to begin days prior to emergency room presentation, with increases in continuously monitored [pulmonary artery] pressures occurring well before symptoms begin, and even longer before presentation."
Thus, an "acute" heart failure exacerbation actually is a subacute process, said Dr. Yancy. This means that no matter how fast a patient receives IV diuretics, it's still quite late in the disease trajectory.
As a result, diuresis primarily improves symptoms, not clinical outcomes, Dr. Yancy said. "Tempting as it is to align door-to-diuretic time with door-to-balloon time for acute coronary syndromes, the data don't sync up as well as we would wish."
Thus far, the only intervention that's been shown to improve outcomes in acute heart failure is optimizing guideline-directed medical therapy, Dr. Yancy emphasized. "We must fully respect the complexity of heart failure and not just extrapolate strategies that have proven successful in other types of heart disease."
Sufficiency over speed
In acute heart failure, it's clear that sufficient diuresis is at least as important as rapid diuresis, the experts said.
For patients with established heart failure who are on loop diuretics and present with clear evidence of volume overload, the initial IV diuretic dose should be 2 to 2.5 times the home daily dose, they advised. "Diuresis should begin within 30 minutes [of IV diuretic treatment], and physicians can start assessing response at 90 minutes," said Dr. Ellison.
Unfortunately, many physicians continue to under-diurese these patients, he said. "As a nephrologist, from what I see in consultation, the most common mistake that physicians make when treating patients with heart failure or volume overload is inadequate treatment, rather than overtreatment. We often see physicians waiting too long to give a diuretic or giving an inadequate dose."
ED physicians often give too low an initial IV dose of diuretic, and hospitalists tend to wait too long to assess response and re-treat when needed, Dr. Ellison said. As a result, he sees patients with acute heart failure go "four, six, or even eight hours without adequate decongestion."
Problems with handoffs are one reason. "Often, the emergency department physician gives a dose of loop diuretic and then moves the patient to the floor. The urine output during transfer may be difficult to track, impairing the accurate assessment of response."
Most guidelines recommend 3 to 5 liters of diuresis per day for patients with acute heart failure exacerbations, and inadequate diuresis can be a factor in rehospitalization. Since diuresis often begins in the ED, "the handoff between the emergency department physician and the hospitalist is crucial," Dr. Ellison said. That's because "there is no magical dose of diuretic. The magical dose is the dose that works."
Amy Karon is a freelance medical writer based in San Jose, Calif.
Questions to ask yourself when managing acute heart failure decompensation
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MACP, chief of cardiology in the department of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and James L. Januzzi Jr., MD, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, offered clinicians the following guide to use during initial evaluation of a patient admitted with an acute heart failure decompensation:
1. Does this patient have heart failure? If not, was a diuretic needed?
2. If acute heart failure is present, is a larger dose of diuretic needed?
3. What is the cause of decompensation? Look for coronary ischemia, atrial arrhythmia, worsening kidney function, and worsening hypertension to target them for intervention.
4. How can this hospitalization serve as a "pivot point" to optimize education and guideline-directed therapy? For patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, this includes switching from an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin-receptor blocker to sacubitril/valsartan, titrating beta-blockers after the patient is no longer congested, considering carefully adding a mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonist, and assessing the potential benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy.
5. Has the patient reached his or her "dry" weight? Assess volume status and consider serial B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) measurements to help identify patients who are stabilizing. However, clinical acumen always comes first. Some patients may remain "wet" despite a low BNP level and others with a high BNP level may be very dry.
6. What's the appropriate transitional care plan for this patient? Emphasize early follow-up, including a phone call 72 hours after discharge and, especially for fragile patients, an office visit within seven days.
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Biology 4459/5559 - Fish Ecology, lecture and laboratory
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Biology 4491 - Senior Seminar
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For as long as I can remember I have had a strong interest in biology. From an early age I was fortunate to have parents and family members that supported my interests, and I was further supported by a number of my teachers that were willing to look past any inadequacies to encourage my growth as a biologist. After almost 20 years at ISU, I still feel fortunate to be able to wonder about biology, and I enjoy working with my students to come up with and explore new questions about how living things work. Especially if it involves the study of fishes
Research Sketch
My research program focuses primarily on understanding factors that influence the ecology and conservation of native fish populations. Although I am interested in many different types of fishes, over the past 20 years most of my research efforts have been directed towards salmonid fish populations. I view my research program as having three main branches that I believe are important aspects of salmonid fish ecology.
A long-standing and fundamental question of salmonid fish population dynamics in streams has been what are the primary factors that limit their abundance? My studies have examined how food and space competition can be important influences on limiting the abundance of salmonids in streams. Studies I have conducted have led to a better understanding of how concurrent changes in body size and space requirements cause predictable declines in salmonid abundance over time, and that food abundance in streams is often a limiting factor for salmonids.
A natural extension of my studies of food and space competition in salmonids has been the integration of how non-native species influence competitive interactions. In my work at Idaho State University, my students and I have examined how introduced rainbow trout affect native cutthroat trout populations. As rainbow trout and cutthroat trout are sister taxa, they can interbreed and form fertile hybrids that can then result in genetic introgression and extinction of the native population. I have developed collaborative relationships with a number of other faculty that have expertise in population genetics as a way of understanding how non-native rainbow trout populations can displace native cutthroat trout populations based on the degree of genetic introgression. Armed with the ability to evaluate the degree of genetic introgression, my graduate students and I have demonstrated a number of key impacts of non-native rainbow trout, including how hybrid trout express heterosis or 'hybrid vigor' both through increased growth and behavioural dominance and how such hybrid genotypes are more common in certain habitats of invaded watersheds than others.
A second major component of my research program is based on the premise that increasing human influences will continue to cause native populations to decline or go extinct. Conservation biologists are then faced with the problem of prioritizing populations to conserve. In western North America, the diversity of fish fauna at a species level of taxonomy is relatively poor, but significant intraspecific variability dictates that protecting biodiversity will require recognizing important within-species levels of diversity. I have approached this problem by trying to develop metrics of morphological diversity in salmonid fishes. I have developed such metrics by examining whether ecological conditions have shaped the phenotype of different populations of salmonids, and whether such differences have a genetic basis or are solely environmentally induced characters. My studies of rainbow trout from British Columbia and cutthroat trout from Alaska to New Mexico indicate a significant component of phenotypic diversity is related to ecological conditions and that such differences have a genetic basis. When combined with phylogeographic studies of the main evolutionary lineages of these fishes, my colleagues and I helped to develop rules for identifying the frequency and distribution of intraspecific diversity in salmonid fishes.
A final component of my research program was also developed out of my studies of the population ecology of stream salmonids by examining how factors such as food abundance can have population-level consequences. Fishes, like all ectotherms, are strongly dependent on environmental temperatures for dictating metabolic rate and energy consumption, which in turn affects growth and reproductive output. Bioenergetic modeling offers the opportunity to calculate how environmental conditions can influence habitat quality based changing conditions such as temperature and food abundance or the interaction between the two. This modeling approach therefore hold the promise of evaluating habitat quality based on the currency of energetic profitability. Because such models are based on temperature-dependent calculations of metabolism, the model allows for estimating changes in habitat quality over seasonal changes in temperature. I think this latter aspect of my research interests may represent a way for biologists to evaluate large scale changes in habitat conditions that will also continue to become increasingly prevalent over time. I have applied this approach as a mean of calculating habitat quality for cutthroat trout populations under increasing temperature scenarios, and I am currently using it to better understand how nutrient supplementation can affect food abundance and habitat quality for Pacific salmon populations in central Idaho.
My ongoing and future research plans are to expand the spatial scale of bioenergetic assessments of habitat quality for stream salmonids. In particular, I am interested in applying the calculations to a large scale transect of stream habitats in western North America. Given that northern latitudes are predicted to experience some of the most dramatic shifts in temperature as a result of climate change, large scale comparative approaches will provide the best opportunity to understand where the most dramatic changes will occur. I firmly believe that biologists will increasingly become called upon to assess how biological communities will respond to temperature change. My research experience and familiarity of stream habitats in both the US and Canada provides me with an excellent opportunity to examine how large scale changes in habitat may influence fish populations over time.
1998, Ph.D. Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
1994, M.Sc. Biology, Concordia University, Montreal, P.Q., Canada
1990, B.Sc. Biology, Concordia University, Montreal, P.Q., Canada
1998-1999, Postdoctoral fellow, Ecotypic variation in native rainbow trout populations, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Eaton, K.R., Loxterman, J.L., and Keeley, E.R. 2018. Connections and containers: using genetic data to understand how watershed evolution and human activities influence cutthroat trout biogeography. Plos One, http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202043s.
Smith, G.R., Link, P.K., Thackray, G.D., and E.R. Keeley. 2018. Biogeography of the native fish fauna of Idaho. Pages 45-58 in: J.W. Sigler and D.W. Zaroban, Fishes of Idaho: a natural history survey. Caxton Press, Caldwell, Idaho.
Link, P.K. and E.R. Keeley. 2018. Geologic constraints on Snake-Columbia River drainage changes and the associated evolutionary diversification of Cutthroat Trout over the last 17 million years. In: P. Trotter, P. Bisson, and L. Schultz; Evolutionary Biology of the Cutthroat Trout. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda MD.
Young, M.K., McKelvey, K.S., Jennings, T., Carter, K., Cronn, R., Keeley, E.R., Loxterman, J.L., Pilgrim, K., M. K. Schwartz. 2018. The phylogeography of westslope cutthroat trout. In: P. Trotter, P. Bisson, and L. Schultz; Evolutionary Biology of the Cutthroat Trout. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda MD.
Campbell, M.R., Keeley, E.R., Kozfkay, C.C., Loxterman, J.L., Evans, P.R., and D.K. Shiozawa. 2018. Describing and preserving the diversity of cutthroat trout in the Yellowstone River, Snake River and Bonneville Basin. In: P. Trotter, P. Bisson, and L. Schultz; Evolutionary Biology of the Cutthroat Trout. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda MD.
Williams, T.H., Griswold, K.E., Keeley, E.R., Currens, K.P., and G.H. Reeves. 2018. The coastal lineage – diversity of coastal cutthroat trout across their distributional range. In: P. Trotter, P. Bisson, and L. Schultz; Evolutionary Biology of the Cutthroat Trout. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda MD.


"The Truth About Sugar" features Cara Patterson, Rick Shabilla, Audrey Cannon, and Simon Gallagher, who between them consume nearly 120 teaspoons of sugar a day.
For example, according to recent research1 presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2015, obese children as young as 8 now display signs of heart disease, and excessive sugar consumption right from birth on is at the root of this trend.
"The Truth About Sugar," which aired on BBC One, aims to "demystify some of the myths about sugar — namely, what food products secretly contain it — and demonstrate the impact it can make on your health if you reduce the amount you eat."
Three of the individuals in the film did indeed manage to lose nearly 6 kilos (13 pounds) each after going on a low-sugar diet — cutting their added sugar from an average of 23 to 39 teaspoons a day, down to 6 teaspoons, as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Recent research2,3,4,5 has revealed that cutting out added sugars can improve biomarkers associated with health in as little as 10 days — even when overall calorie count and percentage of carbohydrates remains the same.
This is in line with the most recent recommendations by the federal government's Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, issued in February.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also proposed adding "added sugar" to the Nutrition Facts panel on processed foods, set at 10 percent of total energy intake for a 2,000 calorie-a-day diet.
Dr. Lustig's research suggests such a labeling addition could potentially make a big difference in people's health, provided they read food labels.
Many are simply unaware of just how much sugar they're consuming. Added sugar oftentimes hides under other less familiar names, such as dextrose, maltose, galactose, and maltodextrin, for example.
"The scientists who started SugarScience.org say they have reviewed 8,000 independent clinical research articles on sugar and its role in metabolic conditions that are some of the leading killers of Americans, like heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and liver disease.
The link between sugar and chronic disease has attracted increasing scientific scrutiny in recent years. But many studies have provided conflicting conclusions, and experts say part of the reason is that biased studies have clouded the debate."
It was to counter profit-driven industry interests that SugarScience.org9 was created. Run by dozens of scientists at three American universities, this educational website makes independent research available to the public, so if you want the real scoop on what sugar does to your health, this is the place to look.
When we talk about sugar, we're really including ALL sugars, including honey, agave, table sugar, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), and the natural fructose found in fresh-pressed fruit juice and whole fruits.
Since all the fiber, roughage, and most of the water is removed, what's left — the refined sugar — is nothing but empty calories (pure energy), completely devoid of nutrition. Should you fail to use up all these calories through physical activity, it will inevitably be stored as fat. And that's the problem with eating some 30 teaspoons or more of refined sugar a day. You simply cannot burn it all!
For example, to burn off the calories from one Snickers bar you'd have to walk about five miles, and to offset a one-soda-per-day habit — equivalent to about 10 teaspoons of sugar — you have to walk one hour per day just to prevent additional weight gain.
But it's not just candy, pastries and soda that are loaded with added sugars. Savory foods contain it as well. As do most, if not all condiments, and even infant formula and baby food.
If you're like most people, you probably don't know the exact answer to that question, and the reason for this is because it's in virtually all processed food products, including products you would never suspect would have added sugar in it.
The film goes on to discuss the science of addictive foods, and how food manufacturers employ scientists to determine the precise "bliss point" of each food, be it tomato sauce or chips. This "bliss point" is achieved through combinations of sugar, salt, and fat, plus proprietary additives and flavorings, as detailed in my previous article "The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food."
This is a problem relegated to the processed food industry. You don't really have this problem when you're cooking from scratch with whole foods, which are packed with natural flavors. Then all you need is seasoning. Rarely, if ever would you consider adding several teaspoons of sugar to a home-cooked meal!
So, just how quickly can a high sugar diet like this pack on extra pounds? To use Dr. Jopson's example, let's say you drink 3 cups of tea or coffee per day, and you add 2 teaspoons of sugar to each cup. Let's also assume that you're not burning off that extra sugar due to a sit-down job and leisure time inactivity. At the end of one year, that sugar (6 teaspoons a day), would turn into a whopping 4.5 kilos, or 9.9 pounds, of body fat.
When you consider that most consume five or six times more sugar than that each day, it's easy to see how obesity has become more the norm than the exception. One of the volunteers featured in "The Truth About Sugar" had a body fat percentage of 51, and that's not unusual these days. A body fat percentage of 32 and over is considered obese for women, and anything above 25 percent falls in the obese category for men.
It's important to realize that the benefits of reducing belly fat go far beyond aesthetics. Abdominal fat — the visceral fat that deposits around your internal organs — releases proteins and hormones that can cause inflammation, which in turn can damage arteries and enter your liver, affecting how your body breaks down sugars and fats.
If you're currently drinking soda, other sweetened beverages, or fruit juices on a daily basis, you may want to start by eliminating those, and work your way through the rest of your food choices from there. The only beverage your body truly needs is clean, pure water.
The film also addresses the very real phenomenon of sugar addiction. Previous research10 has demonstrated that sugar is more addictive than cocaine.
And, as revealed in my interview with Dr. Pamela Peeke, author of The New York Times bestseller, "The Hunger Fix: The Three-Stage Detox and Recovery Plan for Overeating and Food Addiction," refined and processed "hyperpalatables" (sugary, fatty, and salty food combinations) hijack the reward center in your brain, causing brain changes identical to those in drug addicts and alcoholics.
A critical player in all forms of addiction, including food addiction, is the neurotransmitter dopamine. Groundbreaking research into addiction has revealed that you will not feel pleasure or reward unless dopamine binds with its receptor, called the D2 receptor, which is located all throughout the reward center in your brain. When dopamine links to this receptor, immediate changes take place in brain cells and then you experience a "hit" of pleasure and reward.
However, when you indulge in too much of these hyper-stimulators, your brain's reward center notes that you're overstimulated, which the brain perceives as adverse to survival, and so it compensates by decreasing your sense of pleasure and reward. It does this by downregulating your D2 receptors, basically eliminating some of them.
But this survival strategy creates another problem, because now you don't feel anywhere near the pleasure and reward you once had when you began your addiction, no matter whether it's food or drugs. As a result, you develop tolerance which means that you want more and more of your fix but never achieve the same "high" you once had. And so, cravings grow stronger.
Fortunately, there are solutions to unhealthy junk food cravings. One of the most effective strategies I know of is intermittent fasting — mentioned above — along with diet modifications that effectively help reset your body's metabolism, i.e. replacing sugars and non-vegetable carbs with vegetables and healthy fats.
Another helpful technique, which addresses the emotional component of food cravings, is the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). If you maintain negative thoughts and feelings about yourself while trying to take physical steps to improve your body, you're unlikely to succeed. Fine-tuning your brain to "positive" mode is absolutely imperative to achieve optimal physical health.
Unfortunately, many people shun this notion, not because it doesn't make sense, but because the medical establishment has conned them into believing that it means they'll be shelling out many thousands of dollars for traditional psychological care.
For further instructions, please see the article, "Turbo Tapping: How to Get Rid of Your Soda Addiction." In the video below, EFT practitioner Julie Schiffman also demonstrates how to use EFT to fight food cravings of all kinds.
To protect your health, I recommend spending 90 percent of your food budget on whole foods, and only 10 percent or less on processed foods. Unfortunately, most Americans currently do the opposite, which is in large part why so many struggle with junk food cravings. Remember, virtually ALL processed foods are to some degree designed to have a high "craveability" factor, and it's really difficult to find products that do not contain high amounts of addictive sugar and carbs.
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EU Climate Diplomacy Day | Naming of Antarctic Ice Paintings: Global Coastlines
September 27, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
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Xavier Cortada will participate in EU Climate Diplomacy Day.
On September 27, 2018, at the Storer Auditorium in the Miami Business School, the artist will engage the audience in his DO NOT OPEN performance, asking them to write letters to the future. The artist will also invite five General Consuls to randomly select one of the 60 paintings the artist made by melting Antarctic ice and name it after one of their own country's coastal cities made vulnerable by the melting of that same Antarctic ice. The five European consuls will be the first to randomly name the Global Coastlines series of the Antarctic Ice Paintings. The remaining 55 works will be named at a ceremony in Pinecrest Gardens Hibiscus Gallery on November 29, 2018, see http://hibiscusgallery.com/about-2018-icepaintings.
Axel Zeissig, Vice Consul, Generalkonsulat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
100 N Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2200, Miami, FL 33132
Phone (305) 358-0290 ext. 585
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https://cortada.com/2018/AntarcticIce/Gallery
Gina Maranto, Director of Ecosystem Science and Policy at the UM Leonard and Jayne Abess
John Quelch, Dean, Miami Business School
University of Miami Storer Auditorium, Miami Business School
5250 University Drive
Coral Gables, 33124 United States + Google Map
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Domaine Pastou is located in the commune of Sury-en-Vaux, a sleepy town located amidst the rolling hills in the Northern section of the Sancerre appellation. Jean-Marc Pastou has been making wine under his own label since the early 1980's, planting his first vines (now his oldest), in that same year. They hold a total of 12 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc vines in Sancerre, including numerous parcels in the lieu dit of 'Les Boucaults' – the bulk of which goes into the cuvee for MSW, hence the name of this bottling.
" Pneumatic pressed and gravity-fed, the wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel, malcolactic fermentation is blocked, and the wines ages 4-5 months on its lees before being bottled with minimal use of sulphur. The total production of the winery never exceeds 10,000 cases.
"Pneumatic pressed and gravity-fed, the wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel, malcolactic fermentation is blocked, and the wines ages 4-5 months on its lees before being bottled with minimal use of sulphur. The total production of the winery never exceeds 10,000 cases."


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One day it was required to edit descriptions for several files rather than for one. I was amazed to learn that Total Commander doesn't give such opportunity. I think it's an annoying defect, but it can be eliminated by means of PowerPro.
The script is developed in such a way that if there is no group selected, then the cm_EditComment command is executed. Thus, it is a good idea to assign the Ctrl+Z hotkey to the script. If you will never have the necessity to edit many descriptions, you will not learn the difference between running the script and the command. But, if you ever have such need, I will be glad to help you with my script.
Upper button informs about the total number of files selected (4 on the screenshot). After pressing the button the detailed information about files will be shown.
Type the comment in the edit box below, or leave it empty. In the latter case the comments, if any, for selected files will be deleted after confirmation. Below you can choose where to put the new comment relative to the old one (if any) – before, after or instead (default).
The "\ is a newline char" flag allows to set multiline comments. If this flag is set, then the backslash character in the comment body is treated as a newline character.
One more function of the script – editing the comment for the whole directory. This comment is displayed in the popup window when hovering the mouse over the updir line (the ".." line on top of the file list). Total Commander does not provide any means to edit this comment. Moreover, this feature is undocumented.
To edit directory comment, place cursor on updir and run the script. Of course, there will be no "List…" button in this dialog box.


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"The Crazy ideas keep going round and round in my head!" - is this you?
Just like the now famous song, "The Climb", sometimes, we are so busy striving for the things we dream of. When you reach the top of the mountain you may well find yourself looking for another mountain to climb.
Why? Well the reason is simple. Very often we find the thrill of the chase is in setting out with a dream, a passion unfulfilled or indeed the drama of trying to create a reality out of your own dream.
Does this sound true? Are you a person who loves to keep thinking of new ideas all the time? Have you often found people might say things to you like, "You are always dreaming up new things, try sticking to one thing."
"Oh really" in all the right places while you are switched off but tapped into your own brain. This, my friend, is not a bad thing. Yet it drives you NUTS.
Ok, anaylse yourself. As you are the person who has the best perception of what will work for you and what won't.
What WILL WORK FOR YOU AND WHAT WON'T?
You have tried lots of ideas which were great, might have even made you money, yet you hated it. Something called your Solar Plexis (or gut feeling) alerts you to the fact that this just didn't sit right with you. So how do you sort out what you do want? Which idea should you go with and which ideas should you write on a peice of paper, screw up and throw away?
The coach in me has decided to speak to you here and now and ask you to listen to within. At times, you can feel so totally broke or "textbook" says things are going wrong. These can often be the times that you are happiest. Can you explain why? Not always! Something from within loves these feelings for some reason and therefore you need to listen closely to them. Do this and you are on route to a brilliant life.
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I didn't tell you how yet did I? You can sort out your "Stuff"..........it's pretty straightforward and you can do this clearly in your coffee break. Ask me using my email louise@stranddesigns.co.uk and I will send you a FREE formula that will stop the spaghetti brain and also will help you focus and love yourself for taking ten minutes to sort it out!


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Close to perfection as Australia wins third World Cup title in a row
By SIMON HAYDON, Associated Press
Perfection in sports is probably unattainable. Australia cricket coach John Buchanan thinks he's come pretty close.
Stepping down after eight years after Saturday's World Cup triumph, Buchanan has admitted in the past that is what he has been is seeking. Using his own interpretation, he may have achieved it.
"Each individual strives for perfection the whole time so, from a coach's point of view, that is the perfect team," he said. "The perfect team is the one that sets out to do its best day in and day out and that's what I've had the honor of coaching."
The surprise loss of five one-dayers to England and New Zealand a few months ago show that Buchanan's team is not quite perfect. But Australia revealed at the World Cup that there is a huge gulf between them and the rest of the world.
"To go through the World Cup and make major international cricketing countries look ordinary is pretty amazing," captain Ricky Ponting said after the final, in which Sri Lanka put up the strongest fight of any team in the Caribbean.
"We've dominated this tournament like no team has dominated a tournament before. We've never really been tested. In '03, there were a few situations where it looked like we were going to lose. In '99, it was the exact opposite. After two or three games, we had to win every game from there on in."
From the crushing 203-run victory over Scotland on March 14 in St. Kitts to Saturday's 53-run victory over the Sri Lankans in Barbados, only the harshest critic could fault Australia as it set off in single-minded pursuit of a third World Cup title in a row.
Adam Gilchrist struck the fastest century in World Cup final history on Saturday. But confessed after the match that self doubt had set in earlier in the tournament as he failed to convert starts into big scores.
"The standards this team sets itself are brilliant but if you fall behind you can even begin to doubt yourself a little bit," he said. That's when the support of the coaching staff and other players kicks in to help."
While Gilchrist struggled, relatively, fellow opener Matthew Hayden was bashing the ball around to frightening effect, scoring 659 runs in 10 innings, including three centuries. Captain Ricky Ponting hit more than 500 and Gilchrist topped 450 runs.
Michael Clarke and Andrew Symonds were also in the runs, but less so simply because they weren't needed. Michael Hussey hardly got a look in. Australia was never more than six men down in a match and some batsmen had to be brought up the order just to give them time in the middle.
One by one during the tournament Australia ticked off the key victories. England posed few questions and New Zealand suffered its biggest ever one-day international defeat, sweet revenge for its audacity during the Chappell-Hadlee series in New Zealand, when Ponting and a few key players were rested before the trip to the Caribbean.
India and Pakistan disappeared without testing anyone, their teams hit by what is certain to be cyclical dips in form.
The Australian bowling, despite the recent retirement of spinner Shane Warne and injury to paceman Brett Lee, was difficult to cope with.
Ponting tended to use Nathan Bracken and Shaun Tait as his strike bowlers and the 37-year-old Glenn McGrath as first change. Brad Hogg replaced Warne and ended up as the tournament's fourth most successful bowler with 21 after Tait (23), Muttiah Muralitharan (23) and McGrath (26), who was best bowler and player of the tournament.
Between the four of them they took 86 wickets and Ponting said he was sure there were other bowlers keen to pick up the baton from McGrath, who retired from cricket after Saturday's game.
And then there was Australia's fielding. Honed by U.S. college baseball fielding coach Mike Young, the players showed speed and skill in the field that intimidated batsmen into refusing safe singles.
With three consecutive World Cup titles under their belt, who's going to bet against them winning a fourth?


Karen was the owner of SmartMove, which changed its name to The Downsizing Diva in 2005, and Gail was the founder of All The Right Moves. Both companies helped seniors deal with the challenges of downsizing, organizing and moving.
Over coffee and a stack of pancakes, Karen and Gail decided to support each other as friendly competitors. Over the next six years, they operated separate downsizing businesses but kept in touch, sharing ideas, best practices and contacts for senior care transition services. After a number of discussions and collaborative efforts, it became obvious… they would make a fabulous team!
Both bring specific skills to the franchise. Gail, a former public school teacher (and "lifelong teacher"), enjoys teaching and collaborating with others. Karen, with a background in recreation and marketing, is a non-stop whirlwind of ideas and inspiration.
With a flare for lightening the load and putting a smile on the faces of clients, Karen, Gail and their team of Diva franchisees continue to build the company's reputation as the "ladies with the purple feather boas" as they focused on helping their clients move as easily and stress-free as possible.


The state this week again dropped criminal charges against David Warren, a frequent visitor to Baltimore Circuit Court.
Tuesday morning in the city of Baltimore, in the grand courthouse with the marble walls and murals of great moments in Maryland history, the state did what it has done numerous times before in the matter of frequent defendant David Warren — it dropped the charges against him.
Police officers arrested him last summer with a loaded gun in a man purse, and it's a felony to be a felon with a gun. But, once again, the Baltimore State's Attorney's office entered a "nolle prosequi," meaning it had abandoned the case.
Why? Because, this time, Warren awaits trial in Baltimore County on an attempted-murder charge, and apparently the state believes prosecutors in that jurisdiction have a stronger, or more significant, case to make in Towson come June.
In 2006, when Warren would have been 14 years old, police charged him with attempted first-degree murder and gun charges. But the charges were never pressed by the state.
In 2009, police charged him with attempted first-degree murder, robbery, burglary and assault. The charges were later dropped.
In 2011, Warren was found guilty of stealing a car and eluding police. He received a 10-month prison sentence.
Later that year, state and federal prosecutors named Warren among several people involved in an East Baltimore drug gang that carried out a series of retaliatory stabbings and shootings, some of them fatal. While some co-defendants were convicted, prosecutors dropped first-degree murder and other charges against Warren.
In 2013, Warren pleaded guilty to committing an armed robbery in 2011. A judge gave him 15 years in prison, with all but five suspended. It's not clear how much — or how little — of that sentence he served.
Just two years later, in 2015, Warren faced gun and drug-related charges after police raided the East Baltimore office of the Safe Streets anti-violence program. Those charges were later dropped, too.
Court records show that Warren was accused of assaulting a law enforcement officer, stemming from an incident in March 2017. A District Court judge found him not guilty of one count; the state dropped the other.
At 24, David Warren is no stranger to Baltimore's criminal justice system. Starting when he was 14, he was charged five times with attempted murder, and all five times the charges were dropped.
In 2017, Warren went on trial for shooting five people during a Memorial Day cookout in north Baltimore. At trial, the state relied heavily on the eyewitness account of a 61-year-old woman. Her wavering testimony — at one point, she said, ""[The shooter] was littler than him," referring to Warren — did not convince the jurors. They acquitted him on five counts of attempted murder.
Warren, still in custody, faced a related federal charge — being a felon in possession of a firearm. The feds rarely drop such cases, but, in September 2017, the U.S. attorney did just that.
Court records show the state dropped another handgun charge against Warren in May 2018.
The next month, someone shot a 34-year-old man on Glen Michael Lane in Randallstown. Police said the shooting was not random; the victim, they said, had been targeted. The man survived. In October, Baltimore County police charged David Warren with attempted murder and handgun violations in connection with the Randallstown shooting.
Just two months earlier, in August, Baltimore police officers had arrested him on the gun charge Warren was supposed to have faced at trial on Tuesday morning — being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Why this long record of charges and dropped charges? Court records do not always provide answers, and prosecutors do not always cite reasons, as Linda Ramirez, an assistant state's attorney, did Tuesday in Courtroom 215.
It could also be that Warren is lucky, the beneficiary of deficient police work, or witnesses, even victims, who were reluctant to testify. There's a history of those problems in Baltimore. "The culture of not being labeled a rat is huge," a longtime defense attorney told me.
A big wind blew through Baltimore and left a mess of brown leaves and trash on the patch of grass in front of the two-story rowhouse that James Featherstone rents, so he was out there Thursday morning, raking it, without grumble, into white plastic grocery bags.
Or "nol prossed," which is what happened in a matter of two minutes Tuesday morning.
Warren still faces the attempted murder charge in the Randallstown shooting. His trial is scheduled for June 12, just a few days after his 29th birthday.


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Fashion Docs
Veronica Saroli
By Veronica Saroli (ArtSci '14)
Why not indulge in relaxation over the holidays and travel into the realm of the fashion industry through a documentary. Here are a few to check out:
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
Once fashion editor at Harpers Bazaar and editor in chief at Vogue, Diana Vreeland had a unique vision and talent that made her one of the most influential voices and editors in fashion. The movie provides insight into a world where Vreeland dictated trends that were adopted and coveted by the masses, with thousands of dollars and weeks dedicated to fashion shoots in order to attain the perfect image. If you want to know more about her, D.V., Vreeland's memoir dubbed 'faction' (fact and fiction; she was notoriously hyperbolic), is a good way to get lost in the unbelievable life she lived.
The September Issue follows the process of putting together the most important magazine issue of the year—Vogue's September issue—and the people behind it. The documentary created a cult-like status around Creative Director Grace Coddington, who has become a celebrity in her own right, and the 'ice queen' herself, Anna Wintour. This documentary provides an interesting look at behind the scenes action and creativity. Whether seeing it for the first time or re-watching, it never fails to inspire.
On the topic of Vogue editors, HBO has produced some very interesting documentaries about fashion. Recently debuted, In Vogue: The Editor's Eye brings attention to the image-makers – the fashion stylists – who have defined the pages of Vogue for decades. 2012 is a big year for Vogue (it celebrates the 120th year publishing), and this film coincides with the release of a coffee table book of the same name as well Grace Coddington's memoir, Grace.
In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
During the summer, HBO also aired About Face: Supermodels Then and Now that discuses aging and famous supermodels from a period when supermodels were personalities rather than mere mannequins.
About Face: Supermodels Then and Now
A story of dedication and passion to doing what you love, Bill Cunningham New York showcases New York Times photographer and street style photography pioneer Bill Cunningham as he bicycles around New York photographing the 'show on the street.' His narrated videos on the New York Times website are a real treat and pleasure to view for a three minute digression from work.
There are many other fashion documentaries out there; other notable docs include Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton, Valentino: the Last Emperor, Christian Dior: The Man Behind the Myth, Lagerfeld Confidential, Girl Model (on the world of model scouts), Notebook on Cities & Clothes (about Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto), Seamless, and Unzipped.
Images from wikipedia.com, rottentomatoes.com, imdb.com, entertainista.com, movieposterdb.com


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It takes a keen ear to connect the music of The Tangent Project between the live and studio releases - and to the very early work in the 1980s, back when known simply as "Tangent". Jeffrey Coulter and Harrison McKay play synthesizers and guitar in the present incarnation and have been performing out live to positive audience reaction and critical acclaim. Their concerts for the STAR'S END and MUSIC WITH SPACE radio programs as well as at The Gatherings Concert Series have been triumphs of musicianship and shown this duo reaching for a well developed musical vision. Where their concert performances are about being in the musical moment and sharing it with an audience, their impressive studio album Surface is more a concise musical message - one that has been meticulously rendered from conception all the way to the physical CD. The compositions on Surface are tightly arranged and immediately engaging while recordings of their live concerts evolve slower and with a different, more cerebral energy - which is impressive, as there are not many artists out there equally proficient in these two environments. The CD Live on STAR'S END 12.06.09 is the audio document of the live to air radio concert by The Tangent Project. The three sections were designed by Coulter using an array of synthesizers, modules, sequencers and effects. The opening moments are full of twirling and chirping synth modulations which sets the mood for a more propulsive atmosphere. With sequencers running the majority of the time, Coulter keeps occupied executing minute real time changes in the patterns which gives the music interesting accents and turns - drop a note, change the start point, add a line of e-percussion, add a rest, fade in a countering bass rhythm, all these subtle manipulations animate the music and makes for a more fascinating listening experience. While the lines of patterns cycle along, McKay's guitar is unwinding a ribbon of melody above. From thin and steely to warm and fluid, his lead lines take flight and gently narrate the dreamy brilliance of these pieces. Coulter's pitch perfect keyboard solos cut in from time to time, as do Mellotron strings, flute and choir. The result is a sense of expansion, music in constant motion. Without traditional musical signposts the listener must rely on internal signals - and is left to extract guiding themes on their own. Coulter and McKay know where they want this music to go. Their influences and inspirations may be out of the minimalism, prog-rock, avant-garde and spacemusic genres, but it is their unique talent and relationship to their instruments, audience and to each other that makes the music of The Tangent Project so distinctive.