Why would you do this? In Redshift blocks are immutable – and are re-written completely – no partial block writes.
This example assumes that your distribution style, sortkeys, and encoding / compression is already on the "real_table" so if you do a "create temp table (like)" – the same encoding and dist style, and sort keys will be put on the temp table and the data will be placed on adjacent slices on the same compute node. Temp tables are faster (only one write – no remote write) and go away when the session dies so their good too.
Note: The use of "delete using" – the "using" allows you to join in 2nd table to the delete statement.
The "using" clause is unique to postgresql / Redshift to my knowledge.
BTW – there is no exception handling in the SQL above – if it fails it is all automatically rollback… with the copy command you can do more… but with postgresql / Redshift SQL … it is simplistic and very basic… I find it lacking as – it would be nice to trap certain types of errors – probably quite doable with more sophisticated scripting languages like python / boto3 to Redshift.
Check out "alter table append" for moving large amounts of data from one table to another – more research necessary.
queries that are spanning your entire cluster – instead of just using a single computer node.


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Rights – Unknown
September 29, 2015 Zainab Sohail Blawgs, Commentary1 comment
Prejudice which articulates itself in discrimination and oppression goes against the first two Articles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). According to Article 1 of UDHR 'All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights'. Article 2 highlights that 'Everyone is entitled to all rights and freedom, without distinction of any kind'. Prejudice or discrimination against the persons with disabilities (PWDs) is referred to as ableism. The most obtrusive character of an ableist society is that people see the disability before anything else.
During 16th century, persons with disabilities (PWDs) were considered as being possessed by evil spirits. In the 1800s, PWDs were considered as 'unfit' and unable to contribute towards the society. They were emblematized as objects of entertainment in circuses and exhibitions. In the 19th century, supporters of social Darwinism opposed state-aid to the poor and 'handicapped'. They reasoned that the preservation of the 'unfit' would impede the process of the natural selection of the best or fittest elements necessary for progeny.
Thus the stigmatization of PWDs resulted in their social and economic marginalization.
This gave rise to a number of movements around the globe by PWDs in order to seek their legitimate rights, such as a disability movement in the USA that began in 1960. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was passed to give legal protection to the civil rights of people with disabilities. Section 501,503 and 504 of the Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical as well as mental disabilities. The world finally had to transform its attitude towards PWD by giving weightage to their very existence. In UK, the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 was passed following the extensive activism by people with disabilities over several decades.
In Srilanka, Serenath Attanyak, a full time wheel chair user who had contracted polio at the age of two, was the first person with disability to hold ministerial portfolio and remained Chief Minister for a brief period as well. According to a report published in October 2008 by The Telegraph, former Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Mr. Gordon Brown had been left blind in one eye after a rugby accident at the age of 16. He remained PM from 2007-2010. 32nd President of United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was paralyzed from waist down because of polio.
The world joined hands to acknowledge rights of PWDs resulting in a Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted in 2006. According to the United Nations, over 1 billion people worldwide live with some form of disability. The main purpose of the Convention is to recognize their rights and change the optics of the masses who usually consider them as objects of charity, medical treatment and social protection. Article 5 of the Convention highlights the equality and non discrimination. Article 9 of the Convention pertains to enabling persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life. Article 29 relates to "the participation in political and public life" which implies that the States parties to the Convention shall guarantee to the persons with disabilities, political rights and the opportunities to enjoy them on equal basis with others.
Pakistan signed the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2011. Almost 15% of Pakistan's population comprises of persons with disabilities. According to Dr. Maryam Mallick, technical adviser of WHO on disabilities and rehabilitation, Pakistan is a signatory to the Convention since 2011 but has not submitted a single report about the status of disabled persons when the Convention clearly requires signatory states to submit the particular report every year.
India, on the other hand, passed the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995 for taking care of citizens with disabilities and further revised it in compliance with the UN after ratifying the 2006 Convention in 2010.
An Ordinance to provide for the employment, rehabilitation and welfare of disabled persons in Pakistan, was promulgated on December 29, 1981, known as the The Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance 1981. This ordinance defined the responsibilities of the state towards the protection of rights of PWDs, including the right to education, employment and rehabilitation. Under this Ordinance, National Council for rehabilitation of disabled person was also established to formulate policies.
Unfortunately disabled people are still being deprived of their rights. 2% of the total seats are reserved for them in federal departments as well as in the provinces but the dilemma is that non-disabled persons are appointed on the seats reserved for disabled persons. Moreover, the Special Citizens Act of 2008 seeks to provide disabled citizens accessibility to every public place, which is akin to Article 9 of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, but no arrangements have been made to facilitate PWDs to avail public transport nor can they easily access parks, schools, buildings shopping malls etc. on their own.
To add fuel to fire there is not a single reserved seat in Parliament despite being mentally fit. National Policy for Disabled Persons was launched in 2002 but it remained unimplemented and finally expired in 2007 owing to the ignorance of the Members of the Assembly.
A Bill for an amendment in the Constitution was presented by a National Assembly Member Keshwar Zehra in 2013, which proposed amendment to Article 51 (composition of the total number of seats in Parliament), to increase the total number of seats from 342 to 346, thereby, allowing disabled persons to participate more meaningfully in political affairs. Moreover, the Bill proposed to increase the number of seats in the Senate from 104 to 108, as per Article 59, but it seems that this wasn't on the legislature's priority list.
The 'equality of citizens' is highlighted in Article 25 of our Constitution. Yet there is a big question mark on the equal rights of 15% of the population.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she might be associated.
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shazia says:
I am agreed with your comits in pakistan discrimination is prevailing every where and juctice is difficult for get common man.you are right and wish u best of luck.
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New Year Honours 2021: Lewis Hamilton knighted and Covid volunteers recognised
Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in a New Year Honours list which salutes hundreds of people for their work in the Covid pandemic.
Hamilton, who took his seventh title in November, is on the list with actress Sheila Hancock, who is made a dame.
Ex-footballer Jimmy Greaves and musician Craig David become MBEs.
But it is the response to coronavirus which dominates, and an MBE for charity volunteer Anne Baker, 106, makes her the oldest ever recipient of an honour.
Mrs Baker, from Salisbury, who has been involved with fundraising for the NSPCC since the 1950s, said it was a "great surprise and great honour" to be recognised.
Ruth Saunders, aged 104, becomes an MBE for services to charity during Covid after walking a marathon to raise money for Thames Valley Air Ambulance this year.
The entertainment stars in the New Year Honours
'Green' economist recognised
Rower's MBE 'came minutes before cancer diagnosis'
'I thought the honours email was a hoax'
The same honour goes to airline pilot Emma Henderson, from Moray, who set up a first class lounge experience in more than 80 hospitals across the UK for NHS staff.
There is an MBE for Mark Owen, from Clwyd, after he re-joined North Wales Police to support volunteer officers with tasks including delivering prescriptions and food parcels, and a British Empire Medal (BEM) for Catherine Fitzsimmons from Greater Manchester, a former palliative care nurse who came out of retirement.
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image captionEmma Henderson, Mark Owen and Catherine Fitzsimmons are all recognised for their work during the pandemic
There is a BEM too for Carl Konadu, 28, who helped young people in London prepare for job applications during the pandemic through 2-3 Degrees, a not-for-profit group he co-founded.
The recognition for hundreds of people involved in the Covid response continues the trend set in the delayed Birthday Honours in October.
Scots Covid heroes named on list
NHS workers recognised in Wales
NI musician and Troubles survivor on list
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a year when so many have made sacrifice, the list was a "welcome reminder of the strength of human spirit, and of what can be achieved through courage and compassion".
'Delighted and humbled'
Lewis Hamilton's knighthood comes after he equalled Michael Schumacher's title record and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a second time.
media caption'Recognise me now?' Lewis Hamilton's career illustrated
The 35 year old was made an MBE in 2008 after winning his first F1 championship.
But the Monaco-based driver was reportedly previously overlooked for the top honour amid questions about his tax arrangements. This year Motorsport UK launched a campaign with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Formula One for him to be nominated, with the organisation suggesting his business dealings had been "misunderstood".
Stage and screen star Sheila Hancock, 87, said she was "very flattered" by her damehood, adding: "I've never felt myself this sort of person... I feel I've got to prove something and work even harder, particularly in my charity area."
Among the other new dames are Jane Glover, conductor and musicologist, and Pat McGrath, described by Vogue magazine as the most influential makeup artist in the world.
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image captionSheila Hancock and Pat McGrath are among the new dames
Dame Pat said she was "delighted and humbled" by the honour for services to the fashion and beauty industry and to diversity, and paid tribute to her mother for encouraging her to enter the field.
The other knighthoods include Roger Deakins, winner of this year's best cinematography Oscar for 1917; Simon Baron-Cohen, professor of autism research at Cambridge University; former Tesco boss Dave Lewis, and opera director Graham Vick.
Craig David appointed MBE after career revival
Bodyguard and Line of Duty writer appointed MBE
Cinematographer Roger Deakins knighted
Hays Travel boss made a dame in New Year Honours
Former Leeds Rhino player Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, is made an MBE for services to the sport and to MND awareness.
Architect Sir David Chipperfield, whose work includes the Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate, joins the elite Companions of Honour.
1,239Recipients
803Recognised for work in their communities
603Women (49%)
14%Ethnic minority background
1,123OBEs, MBEs and BEMs
116Dames, Knights, CBEs, Companions of Honour
Source: Cabinet Office
Famous names on the list
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Lesley Manville. Actress. For services to drama and to charity
Anthony Tudor Browne. Children's author and illustrator. For services to literature
Bob Champion. Former jockey and founder of Bob Champion Cancer Trust. For charitable services
Michael Landy. Artist. For services to art
Nina Wadia. Actress. For services to entertainment and to charity
Jed Mercurio. Writer and Producer. For services to television drama
Toby Jones. Actor. For services to drama
Fergus Henderson. Restaurateur. For services to the culinary arts
Margot Henderson. Restaurateur. For services to the culinary arts
Natalie Clein. Cellist. For services to music
Sally Dynevor. Actress. For services to drama
Anne Keothavong Bretherton. Former British number one tennis player and Fed Cup captain. For services to tennis
Gillian Coultard. Former England captain. For services to football
Martin Samuel. Oscar nominated make-up artist. For services to international screen hair styling
Joe Simmonds. Captain, Exeter Chiefs. For services to rugby union
The youngest recipient is 20-year-old Samah Khalil, the Youth Mayor of Oldham, who receives a BEM.
Overall, 1,239 people are on the main list issued by the Cabinet Office, with 49% being women and 14% from an ethnic minority background. Some 803 people (65%) are recognised for work in the community.
The Foreign Office has announced 153 honours for recipients with an overseas connection, and separate lists cover military personnel, and gallantry awards for police, ambulance and fire staff.
image captionJimmy Greaves and Craig David both become MBEs
Nadim and Tanya Ednan-Laperouse, who founded the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation after their daughter died from an allergic reaction to a takeaway sandwich, both become OBEs.
And Kim Leadbeater, who helped set up a charity after her MP sister Jo Cox was murdered in 2016, is made an MBE for services to social cohesion, and combatting loneliness during Covid-19.
Scout leader appointed MBE for 70 years of service
Couple who helped feed 40,000 appointed MBEs
Gurkha campaigner dedicates MBE to late wife
Honours for windmill restorer and flood fighter
The MBE for Claire Throssell, from Sheffield, whose two sons were killed in a house fire started by their father, recognises her campaigning which has led to changes in family court rules.
Harry Potter publisher
Joining Jimmy Greaves among the sporting recipients is Ron Flowers, who also becomes an MBE, and was a fellow members of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad.
MBEs go to former England rugby player Damian Hopley, who founded the Rugby Players Association; Dee Bradbury, the first woman to head the Scottish Rugby Union, and Alan Curtis, the former Wales and Swansea footballer.
image captionAt 106, NSPCC volunteer Anne Baker is the oldest person to have appeared on the honours list
Among the political honours are a knighthood for former attorney general Geoffrey Cox and a damehood for Labour MP Angela Eagle, a former pensions minister.
Lynne Owens, head of the National Crime Agency, is among the other dames, while Wendy Williams, an inspector of constabulary who authored a critical report into the government's response to the the Windrush scandal, is made a CBE.
Robert Chote, who chairs the Office for Budget Responsibility, is knighted.
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image captionMPs Geoffrey Cox and Angela Eagle are recognised
From the business world, Hays Travel boss Irene Hays has been made a dame, while Nigel Newton, who founded Bloomsbury, the publisher of the Harry Potter books, becomes a CBE.
The same honour goes to two supermarket chief executives for services to retail and the food supply chain during the pandemic - Ocado's Melanie Smith and the Co-Op's Joanne Whitfield.
Daniel Owens, from Bingley, Asda's online grocery development manager, is made an MBE after heading the work to ensure the supermarket's customers continued to receive food this year, while Sarah Cairns, from Huddersfield, a senior programme manager for the service, receives a BEM.
Sarah Joyce, from York, an optometrist for Asda, receives a BEM after working with lens providers so customers of the chain would continue to receive care.
Treats for troops
From the arts, there is recognition for Humza Arshad, a comedian and writer, known for his YouTube programmes, and Jonty Claypole, director of BBC Arts and behind the corporation's virtual arts festival during the pandemic. Both are made MBEs.
There is an OBE for Eric Robson, former chairman of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time and an honorary president of the Cumbria Tourism organisation, who is recognised for services to tourism.
Apache Indian receives British Empire Medal
Youth theatre founder appointed MBE
Hate crime officer awarded Queen's Police Medal
Air ambulance service's co-founder honoured
BEMs also go to London youth worker Jason Allen who has helped thousands of young people at risk from gang involvement, and Charlotte Park, from North Yorkshire, whose Treats for Troops on Tour initiative has posted more than 8,000 parcels to British soldiers overseas.
Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Sean Heaton, a bomb expert who has overseen the disposal of 16,000 potentially explosive items in his career, has been made an MBE.
Royal Navy nurse Andrew Cooper, who this year was involved in the Covid testing of sailors on aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and worked in an NHS hospital's emergency department becomes an Associate of the Royal Red Cross.
Among the other people recognised for their work during the pandemic are:
Prof Suneetha Moonesinghe, of University College London, whose expertise helped the NHS manage critically ill patients (OBE)
Prof Alka Ahuja, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, whose pioneering use of video technology was used by the Welsh Government (MBE)
Justine Norris, a Kent-based community mental health occupational therapist, whose resource pack was adopted by NHS Trusts and hospitals across the world (MBE)
Northern Ireland fire officer Karen McDowell whose LGBTQ training work has informed other organisations (MBE)
Kirsty Baird, from Edinburgh, who was behind the Follow the Rainbows charity single (BEM)
Nadeem Khan from Sheffield, who continued working as an adviser for homeless charity Shelter after he was stuck overseas (BEM)
The release of the list comes after the honours system faced criticism this year over its association with Britain's colonial past - most recipients have titles linked to the Order of the British Empire.
Shadow education secretary Kate Green - who herself has an OBE - this month described the wording of the title as "offensive and divisive".
And Welsh actor Michael Sheen revealed this week that he handed back his OBE so he could air his views about the monarchy without being a "hypocrite".
Commonly awarded ranks:
Companion of honour - Limited to 65 people. Recipients wear the initials CH after their name
Knight or Dame
CBE - Commander of the Order of the British Empire
OBE - Officer of the Order of the British Empire
MBE - Member of the Order of the British Empire
BEM - British Empire Medal
Guide to the Honours
The entertainment and arts figures in the New Year Honours 2021
New Year Honours 2021: Jo Cox's sister appointed MBE
New Year Honours 2021: 'I thought the email was a hoax'
New Year Honours 2021: Hays Travel boss Irene Hays made a dame
New Year Honours 2021: Curtis Woodhouse gets BEM
New Year Honours 2021: Shrewsbury rower dedicates MBE to father
Scots Covid heroes named in New Year Honours list
New Year Honours 2021: 'Green' economist recognised


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July 2016 NORML Canada Newsletter
Medical Cannabis Voices Are Finally Heard at Toronto City Hall
Tweed Going to Germany and to the TSX
Globe & Mail Tests Dispensary Cannabis
Law Enforcement and SAM Fight the Inevitable in California
Toronto Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Driving Simulation Study Results to be Released Summer 2016
On Monday July 25, a group of medical marijuana advocates and supporters had the opportunity to voice their concerns and share concepts for regulating dispensaries and compassion clubs in the city. This open discussion forum comes weeks after the city of Toronto decided to mobilize its police force to enforce the shutdown of many of the city's dispensaries.
Many have stayed closed, but just as many remain open in a valiant act of civil disobedience to continue to provide dignified access to the medicine given that the current MMPR legislation has already been found to infringe on s. 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Councilor Jim Karygiannis of Scarborough (Ward 39) held the meeting but was the only councilor in attendance. The Councilor held the meeting to allow the community the opportunity to express their concerns about the crackdown on dispensaries and propose ways to create regulations after being denied a chance to do so in June.
Some of the issues raised pertained to the differences between recreational dispensaries and medical compassion clubs and their proposed licensing and registration fees. Other major issues such as the appropriate distances to schools, appropriate distances between competing dispensaries, the total allowable number of dispensaries in the city, hours of operation, and public outreach for education on medical marijuana were also on the table.
There were also extensive comparisons to current legislation in place to regulate alcohol, other prescription medicine and other natural health products.
On June 27, the Municipal Licensing and Standards Committee deferred a discussion on the issue of medical marijuana dispensaries in order to wait until August 24 when the federal government is set to introduce new rules on access to medical marijuana.
Edgar Bernal-Martinez, @EdgarBMZ
Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC), owner of Tweed and Bedrocan, announced on July 25 that it has received necessary approvals in Canada and Germany to begin the exportation of medical marijuana for sale to potential patients in Germany.
German patients may presently access legal medical marijuana through existing conventional pharmacies for a variety of medical conditions. However, adequate domestic production has not yet been established in the country.
Furthermore, CGC became the first medical marijuana producer this month to be listed at a major exchange moving from the TSX Venture Exchange to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). CGC became public with an initial offering in 2010 and traded on TMX Group's junior Venture Exchange. This Venture Exchange is home to smaller enterprises and generally has less restrictive requirements for public listing. Once companies grow to meet the listing requirements for the more sophisticated, bigger public market, they have the option to graduate to the TSX.
The Globe & Mail articles indicated that the great majority of product being sold met Health Canada standards despite being precluded from lawfully testing their product before sales to the public. Further, there is some debate about the consequences of the remainder of the product that did not meet such standards.
Where are the reports of significant issues over the last 100 years or even just since the 1960's?
What do we do with the plant food that we grow and eat? Just wash it, visually inspect it, and eat it without lab testing. Isn't that right?
We need to open up the producer market to include craft growers, allow for testing, packaging and labelling and distribution through independent retail stores.
The age limit should be 16 following the recommendations from the last Royal Commission of Inquiry, the Nolin Senate Report, so that the criminal law does not continue to be used to prejudice and stigmatize 25% of the current market that is made up of young people between the age of 15 and 19.
The need for separate and distinct medical regulations will depend upon whether the legal model is broad enough to cover the standards and requirements of medically approved patients. Washington state is an example of how legalization failed to do so regarding medical patients.
John Conroy, QC, President and Founder of NORML Canada
Legalization activists in California have obtained enough signatures to put legalization in California on the ballot this November. They easily passed the required number of signatories. Proposition 64 or the proposed Adult Use of Marijuana Act includes a 15% excise tax on all recreational cannabis sold which would translate into a billion dollars in revenue for the impoverished state. Proposition 64 is supported by a long list of prominent organizations, politicians, professors, and citizens. The initiative is well-placed to succeed. However, law enforcement organizations in California are opposing the initiative and have formed the Coalition for Responsible Drug Policies in order to oppose legalization in California.
The coalition is primarily composed of groups who make money arresting, prosecuting and incarcerating people for cannabis offences. Police, district attorneys, and prison organizations are over-represented in the coalition. A report published by the Intercept in May 2016 revealed that over half the money raised by the coalition has come from law enforcement and prison guard organizations. The coalition has raised $159,150. The pro-legalization forces have raised $6.5 million.
The law enforcement coalition has now been joined by SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana), the anti-cannabis organization. SAM was founded by Patrick Kennedy (son of Senator Edward Kennedy), Kevin Sabat (an Obama drug policy advisor), and David Frum (conservative journalist and son of Barbara Frum). SAM has raised over two million dollars towards fighting legalization. They indicate that although they intend to spread the money around the bulk of it will go towards fighting legalization in California.
SAM advocates for extensive drug treatment for all cannabis users while ignoring the dangers of alcohol and opioid drug use. In 2006 Patrick Kennedy had a public alcohol-opioid fueled car crash, despite his own experiences with alcohol and opioids he has made it his mission to oppose cannabis. Patrick Kennedy's family made a vast fortune selling alcohol. There is a SAM Canada. Pamela McColl, on behalf of SAM Canada has said cannabis is "not a soft drug." She advised that the normalization of cannabis use is one of the lurking dangers of legalization. She is in favour of stigmatizing cannabis users. The SAM Canada web site mentions no advisory board or board of directors. Under the tab 'Partners,' there is listed only one person or group, "Parents Opposed to Pot."
In California legalization is currently polling at 67% in favour. Legalization is inevitable, not just in California, but all over the world. However, as with all progressive movements, there are those who oppose the forward march of progress. The prohibition of cannabis was good to the cops and the private jails. For law enforcement and the prison industry, legalization will mean the end of a golden age. For Patrick Kennedy, perhaps he can spend some time and money on more pressing matters such as the role alcohol and opioids play in today's society.
Paul Lewin, @PaulLewinLawyer
How many have heard the pharmaceutical drug advertisements that include warnings about side effects that could cause impairment? How many know how the drug affects them before operating motor vehicles? The impaired driving issue is a whole lot bigger than just the effects of cannabis alone. Distracted driving and walking is impaired behaviour. Lack of sleep, stress, human emotions, mental health and more are all part of the important impaired issue.
The University of Iowa conducted a test for impaired driving. 18 participants, 13 men and five women between the ages of 21 and 37, who reported drinking alcohol and consuming cannabis no more than three times a week. Drivers with blood concentrations of 13.1 ug/L THC showed increased weaving that was similar to those with a .08 breath alcohol concentration. U.S. states with THC limit laws vary from 0 to 5 ug/L THC.
A Canadian driving simulation study at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto focused on 19 to 25-year-olds who are regular cannabis users is planned to be completed in the summer of 2016 and submitted to the government.
NORML Canada urges the government of Canada to enact sensible laws around cannabis use and driving. Many chronic pain sufferers and regular to heavy cannabis users may register a high nanogram reading when tested for THC, yet these individuals are not necessarily impaired. Whatever regime is enacted should be fair, sensible, and just. The war against this plant has gone on long enough.
@NORMLCanada
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SPARKS EXPLODED ACROSS her skin like a wildfire. Ravenna's eyes widened as she stared intently at the man behind the bar. Strands of alabaster hair tumbled down his back in a thin braid. The corners of his lips were twisted upward into a crooked grin. His eyes reminded her of sweet red wine. Her stomach twisted into knots. The familiarity that radiated from him in massive, roiling waves unsettled her.
Her jaw clenched. "I am," she said. "Who do I have to talk to in order to get one?"
"Why, that would be me, lass," the man replied. The rag seemed to disappear from as he pressed his palms flat against the counter. The muscles in his arms flexed. "I'm Vyses, the owner of this beautiful little establishment. The rate is ten coins per night."
Ravenna's fingers curled around her coin-pouch and her gaze dropped. Ten coins a night wasn't the most expensive price she'd encountered, especially for such an isolated inn. Competition and greed had not yet marred the prices. She just wasn't fond of forking over any amount of money for something so trivial. The bookkeeper had told her that not every villager accepted the concept of magic or magical creatures. Even if she didn't sleep, the townsfolk would notice if she disappeared into the woods at night. All it took was one guard to whisper, or one sleepy child to peer out the window.
Or one creepy ghost girl to find her.
The bartender seemed to notice her discomfort. His eyebrow arched and his heated gaze scorched her skin as it traveled over her body. A slender tan finger pressed against his chin. "Well, I suppose I could afford to offer a discount. Especially to such a pretty lass such as yourself. Though, it may come at a small price."
Her hands clenched into fists. She shoved her hand into her pouch and withdrew ten coins. "I don't need a discount," she snapped. Money be damned. She wasn't about to let this pervert make a move. "Here's your fee. Now show me to my room."
The man's gaze lifted above her head and scanned over the crowd behind her. His lips twisted with slight annoyance before his expression returned to his natural, flirty disposition. His hand waved, beckoning someone closer, and a homely looking boy approached the bar. He glanced at the bartender and then back at Ravenna. He dipped his head. "Right this way, Miss."
"Not so fast," the man behind the counter intervened. His braid swung against his back as he rounded the counter. He flashed a coy smile and ruffled the boy's curly brown hair. "I'll take this one, Lyth. Watch the bar."
The boy's eyes widened. His complexion paled as he looked at the hunks of burly men that surrounded them. Before he could contest, the wine-eyed bartender offered his arm to Ravenna. "Right this way, lass. I'll kindly take you to your room."
Ravenna stared at his arm. She could kill him. Easily. With a single flick of her wrist, several spikes of ice could stop his accosting behavior. Not a single man in this tavern could stop her. But she couldn't kill him and remain here. He was too well liked in this town.
His arm dropped. He chuckled at her obvious discomfort and winked when her gaze lifted to meet his. Ravenna folded her arms across her chest, trying to hide the ice that crawled across her palms. Her eyes narrowed as the white-haired man gestured toward a somewhat hidden staircase in the corner of the tavern. She followed him through the crowd and up the stairs, into a brightly lit corridor. The rowdiness of the bar immediately faded away. Panels of wood lined the walls and a tattered rug stretched across the floor. He led her further down the hallway and to the right, stopping in front of a single wooden door.
"Here you go, lass," he purred. He pushed a key into the lock and opened the door. "Do you plan to stay long?"
"I haven't decided yet," Ravenna said. She glanced at the room. It was fairly small, with bed pressed against one wall and a window carved into another. A battered looking chest sat at the foot of the bed and a wardrobe was pressed against the wall beside it. She entered the room and glanced out the window.
The darkness made her stomach twist into tighter knots. She turned back toward the door, annoyed to find the bartender still standing there. He leaned against the doorframe with his arms across his chest.
"Don't you have a tavern to run?" she commented idly and carefully set her bag of scrolls on top of the chest.
"It's not very often that travelers visit our town," the bartender remarked. "What brings you to these parts?"
She folded her arms across her chest. "I don't see how that's any of your business. Now if you don't mind, I would like to retire for the night. It's been a long day."
The bartender didn't immediately move. Instead, those wine-red eyes lingered on her face, burning her sense of discomfort across her skin. He arched an eyebrow and jerked his chin toward the chest. "All that I ask is that you refrain from performing any of those pesky little spells inside my tavern. There's a reason you can't hear the bards and drunkards down below. I'd like to keep it that way."
Ravenna straightened. Her gaze dropped to the floor, and noticed the slight haze of magic that covered the heavy stones. She clicked her tongue. "It's just research. You have nothing to fear."
His hand grasped the doorknob. He sent her another coy smile. For a moment, his canines were sharp, extended longer, like fangs. A chill scraped down the length of Ravenna's spine as his eyes flashed crimson. "If you need anything, anything at all, just holler, lass."
The door clicked shut and Ravenna exhaled sharply. Anxiety washed through her nerves like a bolt of lightning. She quickly moved toward the door. The bartender had left the key in the lock. She twisted it and pulled the key out, setting it down atop the chest. Now that the door was locked, she felt slightly more secure.
She shuffled toward the bed and sank down onto the straw mattress. She pulled the ugly green quilt over her body and sighed. Her anxiety started to fade, overtaken by an entirely different sensation. It was like her blood had been replaced with lead. Her gaze found the window again. From her bed, she could see the roundness of the moon, a bright white in an expanse of darkness.
Ravenna realized that she was tired. Really tired. A type of bone-deep exhaustion that she hadn't felt for a long while. She blew out the candle that illuminated the room and hid beneath the covers. The scrolls could wait until morning. She didn't want to attract the curious little ghost girl again.
As she drifted to sleep, those wine-red eyes reentered her mind. Crimson swirled within their depths.
She'd seen them before. She just knew it.


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Occasionally an issue that's brewing in your patient's personal life can start to impact their ability to function day-to-day. Sometimes situations in the workplace can impact their confidence and leave them struggling to cope. Whatever the issue, good counselling can help them learn techniques and strategies to deal with it and get them back to feeling and being their best.
If you have developed a mental health treatment plan (MHTP) with your patient, they can claim a Medicare rebate on sessions with ORS' Medicare Registered Psychologists. Initially they can access 6 sessions, with the option to refer for an additional 4 sessions within that year if appropriate.
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Tonight (Thursday) is Naka's second annual Ornamentacular – a celebratory evening when they reveal their store's Christmas tree, full of handmade ornaments from local crafters for sale! This year's artists are 313 Collective, Bettula, Chuppy Love, Color Me Punk, Lish Dorset, Earthenwood Studios, Glass Action!, Sam Lewis, My Marigold, Phantom Limb, Reware Vintage, Re-Zip It, and Sloe Gin Fizz – and are sure to bring a wide mix of creativity to Naka's – and your own – tree! Naka will also have treats for it's customers to drink & eat, in-store specials, and an engraving station for the night from 7-9, by Glass Action!.
Ornaments will continue to be available for sale throughout December, and for every ornament sold Naka will donate $1 to Gleaners Community Food Bank.
For more information about the Ornamentacular, visit the Facebook event page.


eCommerce Platforms Part 1 – Which type is best for your business?
The variety of eCommerce software available means there is something out there to suit each and every business. It is easy to get overwhelmed by the number of options, and the subtleties in difference between some of the products.
To get started we are going to discuss the 3 types of platform on offer; Hosted, Open Source and Hosted Shopping Cart. By highlighting the main features, benefits and limitations of platforms in these categories, you should be able to deduce which category is going to suit your business the best. The right platform will give you all the tools you need to grow your business, whilst taking care of the behind the scenes technical tasks that can often hold us back.
This type of platform allows you to manage your shop from one place; it includes web hosting, use of their eCommerce system and support from their team. This is because you pay them a fee, typically monthly or yearly in order to host your site with them.
Ideal for: Those who are less technical yet need an online presence. By providing support for the more technical aspects, users will find it is relatively simple and easy to get going.
These platforms are downloaded and installed and are more often than not free. You can host them anywhere you choose and they are renowned for their scalability.
Ideal for: Large business with a large database of products. A smaller business could certainly benefit from the lower costs but the help of a designer/developer will be required.
These platforms are very similar to the hosted eCommerce platforms; as the name suggests they only host the shopping cart/checkout process for you. You select the host and CMS of your choice.
Ideal for: These platforms are suitable for small and large businesses; they are extremely flexible but require some technical knowledge to make the most out of them.
So which platform is best for your business? Keep an eye out for Part 2 where we will discuss specific platforms in more detail.
We can help you choose and configure your eCommerce platform. Get in touch for more information and advice.


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Q: WHERE clause using to not select rows with timestamps 50ms either side of it? I have part of a table like this:
 timestamp                  | Source
----------------------------+----------
 2017-07-28 14:20:28.757464 | Stream
 2017-07-28 14:20:28.775248 | Poll
 2017-07-28 14:20:29.777678 | Poll
 2017-07-28 14:21:28.582532 | Stream

I want to achieve this:
 timestamp                  | Source
----------------------------+----------
 2017-07-28 14:20:28.757464 | Stream
 2017-07-28 14:20:29.777678 | Poll
 2017-07-28 14:21:28.582532 | Stream

Where the 2nd row in the original table had been removed, because it's within 50ms of a timestamp before or after it. Important is only removes rows when Source = 'Poll'.
Not sure how this can be achieved with a WHERE clause maybe?
Thanks in advance for any help.

A: Whatever we do, we can limit that to Pools, then union those rows with Streams.
with
streams as (
 select *
 from test
 where Source = 'Stream'
),
pools as (
  ...
)

(select * from pools) union (select * from streams) order by timestamp

To get pools, there are different options:
Correlated subquery
For each row we run extra query to get the previous row with the same source, then select only those rows where there is no previous timestamp (first row) or where previous timestamp is more than 50ms older.
with
...
pools_with_prev as (
  -- use correlated subquery
  select
    timestamp, Source,
    timestamp - interval '00:00:00.05'
      as timestamp_prev_limit,
    (select max(t2.timestamp)from test as t2
      where t2.timestamp < test.timestamp and
     t2.Source = test.Source)
      as timestamp_prev
  from test
),
pools as (
  select timestamp, Source
  from pools_with_prev
  -- then select rows which are >50ms apart
  where timestamp_prev is NULL or
  timestamp_prev < timestamp_prev_limit
)

...

https://www.db-fiddle.com/f/iVgSkvTVpqjNZ5F5RZVSd2/2
Join two sliding tables
Instead running subquery for each row, we can just create a copy of our table and slide it so each Pool row joins with the previous row of the same source type.
with
...
pools_rn as (
 -- add extra row number column
 -- rows: 1, 2, 3
 select *,
  row_number() over (order by timestamp) as rn
 from test
 where Source = 'Pool'
),
pools_rn_prev as (
 -- add extra row number column increased by one
 -- like sliding a copy of the table one row down
 -- rows: 2, 3, 4
 select timestamp as timestamp_prev,
  row_number() over (order by timestamp)+1 as rn
 from test
 where Source = 'Pool'
),
pools as (
 -- now join prev two tables on this column
 -- each row will join with its predecessor
 select timestamp, source
 from pools_rn
  left outer join pools_rn_prev
  on pools_rn.rn = pools_rn_prev.rn
 where
  -- then select rows which are >50ms apart
  timestamp_prev is null or
  timestamp - interval '00:00:00.05' > timestamp_prev
)

...

https://www.db-fiddle.com/f/gXmSxbqkrxpvksE8Q4ogEU/2
Sliding window
Modern SQL can do something similar, with partitioning by source, then using sliding window to join with the previous row.
with
...
pools_with_prev as (
  -- use sliding window to join prev timestamp
  select *,
    timestamp - interval '00:00:00.05'
      as timestamp_prev_limit,
    lag(timestamp) over(
      partition by Source order by timestamp
    ) as timestamp_prev
  from test
),
pools as (
  select timestamp, Source
  from pools_with_prev
  -- then select rows which are >50ms apart
  where timestamp_prev is NULL or
  timestamp_prev < timestamp_prev_limit
)

...

https://www.db-fiddle.com/f/8KfTyqRBU62SFSoiZfpu6Q/1
I believe this is the most optimal.

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Q: After flask redirect i have invalid data I want to use Dropzone.js with Flask. After uploading file i want save file and show uploaded  file name in another page (after redirect). But in browser i receive file name equals "sample_value". How to fix this?
Python
import os
from flask import Flask, render_template, request,redirect, url_for

app = Flask(__name__)
app.config['UPLOADED_PATH'] = os.getcwd() + '/upload'

@app.route('/')
def index():
    # render upload page
    return render_template('index.html')

@app.route('/upload', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def upload():
    n='sample_value'
    if request.method == 'POST':
        for f in request.files.getlist('file'):
            n=f.filename
            f.save(os.path.join(app.config['UPLOADED_PATH'], f.filename))
            print(f.filename)
            # There i get real file name
            n=f.filename
    return redirect(url_for('found', file_name=n), code=307)

@app.route('/found',methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def found():
        #There my file name is "sample_value"
    print('File name after redirect ', request.args.get('file_name'))
    return request.args.get('file_name')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port =5000, debug=True, threaded=True)

Template
<html>
<body>
<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/dropzone.js') }}"></script>
<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/jquery.js') }}"></script>
<form action="{{ url_for('upload') }}" class="dropzone" id="my-dropzone" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
</form>
<script>
Dropzone.autoDiscover = false;

$(function() {
  var myDropzone = new Dropzone("#my-dropzone");
  myDropzone.on("queuecomplete", function(file) {
    // Called when all files in the queue finish uploading.
  window.location = "{{ url_for('upload') }}";
  });
})
</script>
</body>
</html>

How i understand redirection executes before processing request?

A: I assume that  you do not specify the method in your Dropzone, then it uses GET method by default. Check the Dropzone documentation and specify the method as POST.
n="sample_value"
if request.method == 'POST': # This is always false.
    ...

>>> print(n) # n has never been replaced
sample_value


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Young filmmaker seeks to change perception
December 1, 2005 12:00 am by Christina Hordge
The FAMU Student-Produced Film Screenings were held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Coleman Library Annex Friday.
One film that stood out was "Black Face" produced by Augustine Rho, a 2003 FAMU graduate.
Rho's 90-second film conveyed the pathetic state of racism through images and sounds.
"Black Face" was a piece Rho describes as an artistic representation of racism.
"Everyone is clean when they are born, yet through bad experiences many people choose to not forgive resulting in black face," she said.
Rho also said she chose to attack racism through the film because of her experiences as an immigrant from Haiti, a student at FAMU and the encounters she's had in film school at the University of Miami.
"Being one of the two black students enrolled at the University of Miami Film School, it's tough battling with those who are uneducated about black people," Rho said.
In the opening seconds of "Black Face," quick snaps of bizarre photographs are shown along with a white male looking into a mirror. Throughout the film, the young, white male begins to smear black paint on his face until his face is completely covered in black paint, which represents his state of racism, and the state of many who have become black-faced by racism.
"Although many asked why did I choose to use a white man," Rho said.
"I can't help but respond to the bigger picture and that is that racism is something taught."
"In my choice of music I chose Lauryn Hill's, 'Forgive them Father' because it said everything I would say to someone who has chosen to become a racist."
As a result of many personal accounts with racism and discrimination, Rho said she remembers times when she could have put on a black face every time she was discriminated against but knew she had to forgive and move on.
As a student at the UM film school, Rho admits racism still lingers among the elite. However, she explained her purpose as an inspiring filmmaker is to change at least one perception of blacks.
"The perception of black males has been torn, and I want to help piece it back together," she said.
Rho's vision is to one day own a film company that portrays black people in what she calls "a real state of being."
"I want to inspire youth to go to school whether its film school or law school," Rho said.
"But most of all, I want to show people how we are all interconnected and the only difference is our experiences."
On a personal note, Rho commended journalism professor Kenneth Jones for pushing her to the point of finding her niche in film.
"Mr. Jones gave me the freedom to express myself through film," Rho said. "
"He really cares and that's what I love about FAMU."
Contact Christina Hordge at christinahordge@yahoo.com


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package org.cloudfoundry.client.v2.services;

import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;

/**
 * Main entry point to the Cloud Foundry Services Client API
 */
public interface Services {

    /**
     * Makes the Delete the Service request
     *
     * @param request the Delete Service request
     * @return the response from the Delete Service request
     */
    Mono<DeleteServiceResponse> delete(DeleteServiceRequest request);

    /**
     * Makes the Retrieve a Particular Service request
     *
     * @param request the Get Service request
     * @return the response from the Get Service request
     */
    Mono<GetServiceResponse> get(GetServiceRequest request);

    /**
     * Makes the List Services request
     *
     * @param request the List Services request
     * @return the response from the List Services request
     */
    Mono<ListServicesResponse> list(ListServicesRequest request);

    /**
     * Makes the List all Service Plans for the Service request
     *
     * @param request the List Service Plans request
     * @return the response from the List Service Plans request
     */
    Mono<ListServiceServicePlansResponse> listServicePlans(ListServiceServicePlansRequest request);

}


Welcome to the Southlake Chamber of Commerce! Whether you are a new or established business, we are here to be your preeminent business resource. It is our goal to provide members with opportunities to develop their businesses and become more profitable. We are convinced that being involved and building relationships will result in the growth of your business. We look forward in partnering with you and getting to know you and your business better.
It makes perfect sense to become a Southlake Chamber member when you see what you're getting in return for your investment of time and money. More than 80% of our 500+ members enjoy the many benefits of Chamber membership and help improve the economic health and quality of life in our community for less than the cost of a soft drink a day!
The City of Southlake is a strong, vivacious community where businesses are growing and flourishing. The Southlake Chamber of Commerce is a vital connection to between the consumer and businesses. Whether you need to find a trusted, reputable air conditioning company or a great tax attorney, look no further than the online Chamber Directory of our membership. For your convenience, businesses are listed in categories with the phone numbers and addresses at your fingertip! The Southlake Chamber is proud to be the link between you and our members.
Next class starts August 2018.
I'm Involved With The Chamber, Are You?
Use this as a guide to make the most of your membership!
Go to the chamber facebook page, "Like" our page, and invite us to "Like" yours!
Meet an Ambassador and talk to them about becoming one!
Post an event or happening with your business on the event calendar. Don't know how? Call us! We would love to help you!
Review online membership directory. To whom can you potentially refer business?
Have your received your complimentary set of labels for this year?
There are no shortcuts to building lasting relationships within the business community. Put Chamber events on your calendar; attend and engage; and watch your investment pay off.


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listed in letters to the editor, originally published in issue 115 - September 2005
Obituary: Michael Gearin-Tosh: 16 January 1940-29 July 2005
Very sadly, Michael Gearin-Tosh died on July 29 aged 65. He is well known to Positive Health readers as the author of Living Proof – A Medical Mutiny, 2002 – reviewed in PH Issue 74 March 2002; www.positivehealth.com/books.asp?i=31. This book was a landmark; Prof Gearin-Tosh recounted in exquisite detail how he had challenged the medical establishment after he was diagnosed with myeloma – cancer of the bone marrow – in 1994 and given six months to live.
Urged to undergo chemotherapy, Gearin-Tosh examined the case with the rigour he had previously reserved for his favourite poet, Andrew Marvell. He discovered that, according to one cancer statistician, chemotherapy brought significant hope of survival to just four per cent of patients with the same cancer, and that many doctors would not prescribe it for themselves. His conclusion was simple: "Touch it, and you are a goner". Instead he embarked on a comprehensive regimen of consisting of 12 freshly-made vegetable juices a day, high-dose vitamin injections, acupuncture, raw garlic, coffee enemas, Chinese breathing exercises and the visualization of his immune cells attacking the tumour. Confounding the medical prognosis, he survived a further 11 years and when he did eventually die, it was from a blood infection rather than cancer.
According to Beata Bishop
Michael broke a tooth which then had to be removed. It was tricky work, and he should have taken antibiotics before the dental operation, but – as a true Gersonite – he refused. That was a mistake: even in the Gerson clinic patients do get antibiotics if this is seen to be essential. So it was a tragic mistake of his to have refused the antibiotics. As with all tricky dental work, this too obviously released a lot of old toxins stored in the body. In addition, he incurred a streptococcal infection; and although he was free from cancer, his immune system just wasn't strong enough to deal with this. Michael and I had a lot of phone contact over the past few weeks, he suffered all kinds of unpleasant symptoms, but then picked up and seemed to be very much on the mend. And then suddenly it all crashed and he died in the Radcliffe Infirmary Friday, July 29, in the evening.
Living Proof triggered angry responses from doctors and from patients undergoing chemotherapy. Some accused him of peddling false hopes and ignoring statistics which indicated a higher survival rate for patients given chemotherapy. "If there was anything in this stuff," wrote one Consultant physician, "don't you think that the medical profession would have grasped these 'cures' with both hands years ago?" But for others, Gearin-Tosh was living proof that alternative therapies do work, and that it is possible not to be dehumanized by the disease or its specialists.
Positive Health will miss Michael Gearin-Tosh's irrascible, exuberant and thoroughly irreverant spirit.
Have You Recovered From CFS?
I am compiling an inspirational book of recovery stories for people with CFS and am looking for people who have recovered who are happy to contribute their personal recovery story for the book. I would be very grateful if you would be happy to contribute your story, which will give hope to many people who are still suffering from CFS.
Guidelines For Writing Your Story
Each person will have a chapter for their story – a short or long chapter – whatever length you want to write it.
You don't need to write a beautiful piece with perfect grammar – just your personal story. Including your feelings and emotions will make your story easier to identify with, rather than a straight factual account. However, if you are a straight, factual account sort of person and it's easier to write that way, then by all means do it that way – it will be good to have a variety.
A few ideas to jog your memory when thinking what to write…
• What your life was like 'before' CFS – why do you think you got ill;
• Getting a diagnosis/doctors/treatments on NHS and privately;
• Alternative therapies, rest, diet, exercise, meditation, courses, books, CBT;
• How it affected you physically, mentally & emotionally;
• How it affected career, relationships, finances, social life, spirituality, family issues;
• How long you were ill;
• What you think contributed to your recovery and what made the most difference;
• Did you fight for recovery or did it just happen;
• Did you learn anything, did it affect the way you view the world, live, look after yourself now;
• What is your life like post-CFS; job, physical and mental capabilities, happiness;
• Could you describe a typical bad day when sick and a good day now well;
• Do you know how to keep yourself healthy in future;
• Have you any advice for others who are still suffering.
When all the stories have been collated, I will get back in touch with everyone individually to keep them informed about the next step. If any editing is required I will contact the persons concerned and talk about what is needed with them.
Deadline For Receipt Of Your Story – January 2006.
Please return via email to: Alex.barton@tiscali.co.uk
Or post to: Mrs A Barton, 24 Dundonald Road, Redland, Bristol BS6 7LW
European Food Supplement Ban Avoided
Food Supplement Ban Avoided By Mutual Cooperation
August 1 2005 could have seen up to 5,000 vitamin and mineral products being banned from health store shelves in the UK alone, with further products being banned in other EU countries such as Ireland and Sweden.
But, following the legal challenge to this ban implicit in the EU Food Supplements Directive, mounted in 2003 by the Alliance for Natural Health and two UK trade associations, the National Association of Health Stores and the Health Food Manufacturers Association, mutual cooperation between the health industry and government authorities has seen the wide-scale ban circumvented.
The ban would have affected products containing over 200 vitamin and mineral ingredients which had not been subject to extensive safety evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority, but nevertheless had been consumed safely as part of the normal diet for thousands of years.
Dr Robert Verkerk, executive director of the pan-European Alliance for Natural Health said: "Without positive pressure from our legal challenge, and increasing amounts of cooperation between industry and government authorities, thousands of products containing nutrients which are increasingly difficult to find in our normal diet, but known to be of great importance to our health and wellbeing, could have today been removed from our food supply. We are working hard to bed in our barristers' positive interpretation of the European Court ruling. However, we cannot afford to sit back as future provisions in the Directive set to limit maximum potencies of food supplements could have devastating consequences at least equal to those caused by the originally proposed food supplement ingredients ban."
The European Court of Justice handed down its ruling on the legal challenge to the Food Supplements Directive on 12 July. Although the Directive was upheld, the ruling reduced its scope and greatly improved its clarity, so reducing obstacles to the health food industry. In particular the ruling will make it much easier to access the 'positive list' of allowed ingredients, a process previously described by a senior advisor to the Court, Advocate General Leendert Geelhoed in his 5th April Opinion, as "clear as a black box".
The Directive provided a derogation system which would allow ingredients present on the market prior to 2003 to be used at least to the end of 2009, on the condition that technical dossiers were submitted to governmental authorities for subsequent consideration by the European Food Safety Authority. The dossier requirements were seen as excessive and pressure from the industry, facilitated by the legal challenge, led the government to agree simplified dossier criteria.
Accordingly, some 505 dossiers for vitamin and mineral ingredients were submitted by 12 July, the official deadline for derogation dossier submissions. To facilitate the process further, the UK's Food Standard Agency has also extended the dossier deadline until today. All products containing ingredients subject to dossiers will remain on the market to at least the end of 2009 unless they are given an unfavourable review, on the grounds of risks to public health, by the European Food Safety Authority.
In the meantime, onus is on the health food industry to make submissions to the previously limited 'positive list', which currently contains just 112 vitamin and mineral forms, as compared with over 300 used by the industry. As a result of the European Court ruling, exemption for certain natural forms of vitamins and minerals, clarified and simplified requirements for access to the 'positive list', and placement of the primary burden of proof of safety on government authorities rather than industry, the Alliance for Natural Health is confident that the 'positive list' will no longer act as a major barrier to getting products on to the EU's 'positive list' of ingredients allowed in food supplements.
Provisions in the EU Food Supplements Directive which aim to set maximum dosages for vitamin and mineral products are in the process of being finalized by the European Commission and the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which is developing international guidelines for food supplement potencies modelled very closely on the EU Directive. The Alliance for Natural Health has argued, with the support of scientists around the world, that the scientific method being considered to set maximum potencies is flawed.
"We must now move from a legal battle to a scientific battle", adds Verkerk, "the risk assessment framework that is being considered by the authorities has been borrowed from those systems assessing intrinsically toxic substances such as drugs and pesticides, and have no place for use with nutrients that are essential to life. A new paradigm for safety/benefit analysis is needed specifically for nutrients, and we have commissioned the Netherlands-based HAN Foundation to come up with a new framework that could be used EU-wide and internationally through Codex."
Alliance for Natural Health www.alliance-natural-health.org
Dr Robert Verkerk, Executive Director
Tel. +44 (0)1252 371 275 Mobile: +44 (0)771 484 7225
robv@alliance-natural-health.org
IKON Associates, (PR advisers to the Alliance for Natural Health)
Adrian Shaw Tel: +44 (0)1483 535102 Mobile: +44 (0)797 990 0733
adrian@ikonassociates.com
Paul Donkersley
Tel: +44 (0)1483 535101 Mobile: +44 (0)796 764 6046
paul@ikonassociates.com
Study: Beta Blockers Don't Help All
New research raises concerns about the popular practice of giving most heart patients drugs that reduce the heart's workload before and after major surgery.
Guidelines recommend giving beta blocker pills to people at high risk of heart problems if they are undergoing non-cardiac surgery. But hospitals routinely prescribe the drugs to most heart patients, even those at lower risk of complications, who are having an operation. Researchers found that low-risk patients given the drugs were significantly more likely to die.
This is the first observational study to look at how these drugs affect people with varying heart risk factors and supports the idea that beta blockers, which decrease the force of the heart's pumping action, should continue to be given to high-risk patients who have surgery.
Beta blockers are commonly used to treat high blood pressure and various heart problems and to help prevent complications in heart attack survivors.
Researchers led by Dr Peter Lindenauer of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachussetts analyzed medical records of about 664,000 patients who had a history of heart-related problems and who were having non-cardiac surgery in 2000 and 2001.
Doctors took a sample of that population and found that low-risk patients who received beta blockers had a 43 percent increased risk of death. Beta blocker use was associated with a reduced risk of death in high-risk patients.
The findings were reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. Specialists say two ongoing randomized trials – the gold standard in scientific research – should help determine whether beta blockers pose any risk to low-risk patients.
Until the studies are completed, doctors should continue beta-blocker therapy in low-risk patients, according to Dr Don Poldermans of the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam The Netherlands which he wrote in an accompanying editorial. He had no role in the study.
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Turmeric Prevents and Cures Cancer
By Viji Sundaram
Researchers at the University of Texas have concluded that curcumin, the dye that lends turmeric its yellow colour, can block the biological pathway to melanoma and other cancers.
Dr Bharat Aggarwal, who headed the 12-member team of researchers at UT's MD Anderson Cancer Center, told India-West in a telephone interview earlier this week that his clinical research has made available not only "the master switch to turn off cancer, but also a cure for it."
"It was already known that curcumin can prevent cancer," Aggarwal said. "Now it can also be used to cure cancer." And, he added: "We are providing evidence that curcumin can work on at least one dozen cancers."
In fact, "let's put it this way: we have not found a single cancer on which curcumin doesn't work," Aggarwal asserted. Turmeric, whose vernacular name is haldi, is a rhizome of the plant Curcuma longa. The medicinal use of this plant has been documented in Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old system of medicine that has its origins in India.
Turmeric has long been used as a food preservative, a colouring agent, a spice to flavour food and as a folk medicine to cleanse the body. Two to five percent of turmeric contains curcumin.
Turmeric's extensive use in foods in India and Pakistan, may be a factor for explaining why the incidence of cancer, especially breast, colon prostate and lung, is a lot less in those countries, Aggarwal said. And because south Indians use turmeric more widely than north Indians, "the prevalence of cancer is less among them than among north Indians," he said.
The spice has been shown to relieve arthritis as well, he added. The UT team's research focused on how curcumin stops laboratory strains of melanoma from proliferating, and pushes the cancer cells to commit suicide.
The team homed in on a molecule called NF-kappa B, a powerful protein known to promote an abnormal inflammatory response that leads to cancer in some people, arthritis in others, and a wide range of other diseases in other people.
"Nearly 98 percent of all diseases are controlled by this molecule," Aggarwal told India-West, pointing out that the humble yellow dye can subdue this potent molecule.
Earlier this year, a UCLA study published in the online edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, indicated that curcumin inhibits the accumulation of destructive beta amyloids in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
The team determined that curcumin is more effective in inhibiting formation of the protein fragments than many other drugs being tested to treat Alzheimer's. The prevalence of the disease among older adults in India is 4.4 times less than in the US, suggesting that many Indians might be benefiting from having turmeric as a dietary staple.
Researchers at Emory University have tweaked the curcumin structure and made analogues – synthetic versions-of it – which are far more potent than the real thing, Aggarwal said. The analogues were tested by the National Cancer Institute and found very effective, he said. Combined with black pepper, curcumin becomes 2,000 times more potent, a fact that has resulted in the manufacture in the US of a formulation called 'Super Curcumin' and sold as a dietary supplement by Life Extension.
Aggarwal said that Indians have known all along about the anti-inflammatory benefits of turmeric, but "there was no documented proof" up until now.
Dozens of clinical trials have already begun in the US, India, Israel and the UK, to see if curcumin also has the same effect on people as it has on the laboratory animals researchers have experimented upon.
The UT findings will be published in the Aug. 15 issue of Cancer.
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Home-Grown Treatments for Advanced Lymphoma
Aileen Warsher
In treating my own cancer, which is late-stage lymphoma I have had to find things which are: [a] affordable on a very modest income; [b] safe to use living at home alone, particularly when living far from the nearest emergency room; [c] easy for a frail 73 year old woman to do; [d] MUST be things that address the basic underlying contributory causes of cancer!!!
I have one extremely surprised medical doctor [who was very supportive from the start, but who I then found out hadn't nearly the confidence I had in my ability to pull this off… or even that it could be done at all by a totally self-trained non-credentialed little old lady who's willing to do her homework.] What I'm doing has been mostly addressing basic body needs which have been untreated or undertreated or mistreated for years and some for decades.
Most of these needs are such utterly rockbottom brass-tacks basics, that they go unnoticed by most medical people including the researchers, even the innovative ones. Techniques such as a blood-oxygen saturation level high enough to kill pathogens, oxidize toxins so they can be eliminated more easily… and kill cancer cells.
The latter has been proven over and over, but disregarded by conventional and even many alterative or complementary medical professionals in the US… The medical establishment states that blood oxygen saturation levels of 96 to 97 1/2 % are normal. That is in my experience utterly false! Those levels are sufficient of maintain life, but not at the level of activities of body parts and systems at which they can actually cope with the onslaughts of modern life. These subtly over the years and decades reduce functions of said parts and systems so they can no longer protect our bodies… All those levels can do is 'keep us going', i.e. we become the walking wounded, who can function [sort of] but less and less well over time, until a high-intensity red-alert crisis become visible.
These crises all have scary names, the treatments generally suppress symptoms for a while, but the underlying problems still manifest in one form or another [or one disease-label or another]… and all of them cost unreasonably in terms of not only money but in terms of what the disorders and their treatments take out of our lives. That is why I saw the oncologist a few times, but finding nothing of real use or value there… Being unable to afford the alternative or complementary practitioners, I had no choice but to study and experiment my way out of this dilemma. That meant lots of study, much review of notes taken while reading, comparing various methodologies which made sense, and figuring out how to adapt what I knew might work, to things which might work for me but met my personal criteria [affordability, do-ability, safety].
I am using 2 prescription drugs, one of which is harmless in small amounts [hydrazine sulphate] and the other is just ordinary vitamin B-12 shots, in self-administered daily microdoses. The latter I did originally just to raise exceedingly-low energy-levels [I was unable to do much of anything standing up, needed to heat foods sitting in a drafting chair by the stove, and could prepare only the simplest of meals].
I've known the medical name of B-12 for 30 years, but after reading a book which explained that the cyanide traces of laetrile [apricot kernel extract] are what made it work, realized that B-12 contains cyanide. This is likely the reason it helps cancer patients so much!! [cyanocobalamin] I can tell you that I take twice what the Gerson clinic in Mexico tells patients to use [I take 100 ccs daily], and can feel the difference within a day or 2 of skipping or skimping on those shots due to time constraints. How I get my blood oxygen levels up… proven with a blood test I didn't expect to get, 2 hrs. after the first time I used my method – is super-simple: I ozonate pure drinking water for a minimum of 15 minutes, drink on an empty stomach and don't eat or drink till that water clears my stomach. The ozone breaks down into oxygen in the bloodstream within a few minutes, changes skin colour from pasty yellow-grey to healthy rosy undertone [due to oxygen showing through skin via capillaries, which lie just under the skin surface]… Cancer calls cannot live in highly oxygenated blood; neither can pathogenic microorganisms which contribute so much to survival and metastasis of cancer cells. Ozone and other oxidative equipment can be very expensive, as can the devices used for this by practitioners… I realized I already had a device which could ozonate water: my inexpensive air ozonator, which has an emitter tube that ozonates drinking water very nicely. This is of course slower than what the professionals do as oxidative therapies, but done as often as possible has helped kill cancer cells and pathogens very effectively. [I went through an unusually long, cold, nasty mountain winter here without a single cold let alone flu, bronchitis or pneumonia, while my 2 caregivers had very frequent colds and worse all during this past winter.] This is the first winter in probably 50 years that I didn't have at least one big respiratory infection. I also have used herbs, colloidal silver, homeopathic remedies, diet adapted to what my body will digest and utilize [which was precious little, when things were at their worst and I weighed 85 lbs. and couldn't tolerate any raw food of any kind, not a bite of salad or sip of raw juice]. But now I can utilize a lot more foods and more of them… I gained 10 lbs and it's all solid muscle. [actually gained 15 lbs, but the stress of prolonged major hassles in moving really messed things up in some ways. However, I came out of it losing pounds but gaining energy and muscle-mass, and feeling better, due to being conscientious about enough of my treatment regimen to counterbalance negative stuff.] I found that I did not need medical experts to treat me in person; what I needed was the totality of perhaps a hundred experts' work and results…
To cherry-pick for the parts which I could actually make use of and which looked as if they might possibly work, what didn't work, or work fast enough or well enough, was either dropped or modified into something which was effective. What worked was retained as long as it did something useful, and probably 2/3 to 3/4 of what was on the original list of things to try, turned out to be workable enough to meld into a regimen I could actually follow through on during this arduous lengthy moving process [8 months of it, mostly 'Murphy's-law days']. All of which tends to support the idea that we are endowed with a great deal more strength and ingenuity than we've been led to believe we have, by echelons of professional certified experts.
A supportive local MD can be tremendously helpful, if you can find one who will accept the patient as a full partner in patient's own care and who will work with, rather than on that patient… a doctor who actually listens, not fake-listens, and who can tolerate the concept of patient as partner [rather than a body to treat by rote formulas]. Such a doctor will order tests that can monitor the progress of self treatment… and though I do quite well with pendulum-dowsing as diagnostic and treatment-monitoring method, it's very reassuring to see results in the right medical tests!
Those results surprised the daylights out of my cardiologist/internist, but he's been just wonderful and said, well, you can't argue with results. and he has shown me tremendous supportiveness even when behind that neutral demeanour he hadn't a clue that what I believed I could do, could be done. Then the fluid in my chest which was not medically-possible to eliminate, went away… no more draining of quarts of it from chest every week or 2. Then the x-ray which showed one cancer shrinking over 3 months between x-rays. then the weight gain, blood oxygen level reports with skin colour changes, improvements in standard test panels like CBC [complete blood chemistry], clear sign and symptom improvements he could actually see for himself… Then, a cancer the size of a man's fist and growing fast as of last June, undetectable by ultrasound by end of last year.
He has come to see that what I told him a couple of months ago is actually true: that medical personnel, most particularly US medical doctors, have been and still are being systematically underinformed, misinformed and dis-informed. They have been prevented from practising the good medicine they really set out to practice, but have been denied both the right info and the legal right to do that. and that a determined patient who is willing to do the homework or has someone who can and will do it for them, can pull off apparent miracles, simply by learning what has worked when done by a large variety of alternative/complementary experts, and adapting that to the patient's personal individual needs and capacities. The things I've learned about address not only cancer but basics that are present in probably most other chronic disorders…
I had a slew of other things which were in fact present, but which were secondary to the underlying causes. These got treated, but either came back or something else replaced them. The underlying contributory causes which allowed cancer to develop and flourish for 8 years were what actually needed to be identified and addressed. When these were addressed, all sorts of stuff which I was not even aiming at have improved which I suspect is evidence that addressing basic contributing causes can clear up a lot more than simply the apparent red-alert crisis condition.
In my case, the signs and symptoms and even lab markers of a blood cancer of some sort were blazingly evident for a good 8 years before this was actually diagnosed, but I didn't find that out till studying conventional medical material from the American Medical Society, and the lymphoma and leukemia society… where these dunderheads were coming from during those 8 years, is more than anything else a matter of their being so under-informed, misinformed, and dis-informed. [Yes, it would be so easy to blame the medical profession… but I know better. That's why I studied the stuff they've been told is quackery, and determined for myself what might be workable for my own particular needs.] and that last is the key: what are each individual's actual [not medically determined by conventional standards alone] needs, limitations, plus-points? Find that out, find out what's been proven to work well if properly utilized, be willing to change any factors which need changing, and do not rule out conventional stuff altogether because some of it has real value which can buy time for the less-damaging methods to do their job.
Bless you for caring enough about Olga and her brother in law to make the appeal which you did for help for him… Love can move not just mountains but whole continents, figuratively speaking.
My best to you and to Olga and her family.
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[Editor's Note]
The above email was one of many in response of an email appeal for help from a PH reader's (Olga's) brother-in-law who was gravely ill from cancer.


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After finally getting settled back in Dallas from racing and holiday travel, I was able to take a week to get back on terms with training and the real world. As the UCI cyclocross season comes to a close, I have been looking forward to some local racing to close out the season. First up, was the annual Ruts N' Guts race in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, just outside of Tulsa.
Friday - Hello, Old Friend!
From the start of the cyclocross season, the last two UCI racing weekends of 2016 had a BIG star next to them on my calendar. In 2015, the Southern Cross swing (Ruts N' Guts - Resolution CX Cup - Highlander CX Cup) proved to be my ticket in to the Elite races at Nationals. I was able to get enough Pro CX points to sneak into the Top 90 of the overall series. So in 2016, it's safe to say that I have good memories from these events!
The Ruts course of years past was wide open and required a great deal of open pedaling. The course itself suited my abilities and was a bit more roadie-friendly. That was not the case this year. The 2016 edition consisted of a more condensed course with added technical features but all the same flow. Uphill sand, downhill sand, log barriers, whoops, dips, off camber, and fast straights, the course had something for everyone. Tanner, Mike, and the crew have quite the playground out in Broken Arrow and their use of the natural terrain set the stage for some great racing.
The mild temps and sunshine of Friday was washed away by cold, gray skies on Saturday. While the weather was holding off for the morning hours, there was sure to be plenty of moisture in the afternoon to make things interesting. After the typical morning of Euro CX + Premier League soccer action, we rolled up to the course to start our pre-race routine.
Also new for 2016 was the Category 1 (or C1) status for Saturday's race. With twice the UCI and Pro CX points on offer, many top riders made the trip to Central Oklahoma. The men's field was definitely stronger than in years past, so strong that my one UCI point still placed me on the last row of the start grid.
Standing at the start line, the steady drizzle created a course that was slicker than Friday's pre-ride but still relatively tacky and fast. The group of 30+ riders barreled off the line towards the first corner. As is typical, everyone was battling for the inside line, which created the obligatory bottleneck followed by the also-obligatory pedal-to-the-metal acceleration. Try as I may, I wasn't able to make much of an improvement on my position and came out of the first technical sections towards the back of the bunch.
With the field strung out, gaps started to open up as riders botched the first pass through the uphill sand and/ or chose a slower line than those in front of them. Moving up as best as I could, I just missed the group that would have taken me inside the top 20 at the finish. Relegated to No Man's Land, I continued pedaling at a rate that wasn't making progress and wasn't losing ground either. And while I was stuck in limbo, I was having a clear run at the course and was able to hop the log barriers and began riding the sandpit faster than I had in pre-ride. But alas, Saturday was not my day and I was saved from my suffering with one lap to go (that's a rant for another day), finishing in 28th place.
While it was a bummer to miss the group, the front of the race provided an exciting end to the day, coming to the very last corner where Tobin Ortenblad railed the final turn and took the win. A little further back, my teammate Dylan Postier was able to do the same in his bunch and win the sprint for 22nd place.
The evening made up for the race though. We hit up Franklin's Pork & Barrel and treated ourselves to some AH-MAZ-ING barbecue. Seriously good stuff. With full stomachs and the meat sweats starting to kick in, it was off to bed to get rested for Sunday's C2 event.
Sunday came and the weather was much different than Saturday's cold, dreary affair. With warm temps and sunny skies, the mind and body were feeling ready to go on a new day. The course was reversed from the day before which meant pre-ride was needed to reverse everything I had memorized the day before. There was still a great deal of flow and plenty of technical dips and drops to cause trouble for any rider.
My call up position was the same as the day before but my start was worse. After rounding the first few corners and avoiding coming unclipped in the obligatory traffic jams, I stole a peak over my shoulder to see that I was the caboose today. Time to get to work! I pushed myself hard to fight around other riders and take any space that I could to keep moving forward. After a couple laps in to the race, I knew that I was on a good day.
I found myself locked in battle with Jake Lasley (SPCX p/b RK Black) and we continued to hit each other lap after lap - though it was he who was doing most of the punching. As we approached the uphill pass of the sandpit, I missed my line and had to scooter my way out. Meanwhile, Jake had floated uphill and opened up a small gap. He increased his lead hopping the logs while I stuck with my running approach. With three laps to go, his advantage was staying solid about 20 seconds. As we approached the lake, I noticed Jake was off his bike, fixing his chain. He was back on right as I got to his wheel, but the untimely mechanical meant I had a bit more hope.
Two laps to go and the gap was opened up once again. But as we came to same spot, Jake was again fixing his chain. He was a bit quicker this time and still had a few seconds over me as we reached the bell lap. I tried as hard as I could to close the gap but Jake was too fast and too smooth. Instead I had to settle for my place rounding out the top 20.
Looking back on the race, I was a bit bummed to not come away with a better result. But I was happy that I could improve upon my performance from Day 1 and put together a solid race. With the first leg of the Southern CX Series down, it was time to head back to Dallas and recharge before the Resolution CX Cup in my own backyard.