Today was definitely a whirlwind! It was a super busy 14 hour day but overall an amazing experience. We woke up this morning at 6am and ate a hearty breakfast before heading to the village of San Rafael. We loaded up our two pick-up trucks with medications and medical supplies and took off into the mountains. This year though is special. On top of having the Honduran governmental logo on our trucks, we now had the pleasure having an additional Canadian logo as well! Our host, Dr. Mabel, proudly showed us the side of the truck this morning, prior to our departure to the first village.
At a round 6:30AM, we piled into the trucks and started our 2 and a half hour journey into the mountains to the village of San Rafael in the region of Lempira. The roads in Honduras are nothing like the roads in North America. They are extremely narrow, steep and not to mention filled with huge pot holes. Imagine the trip, one side of the car staring off of a cliff, and the other side at a mountain side. Needless to say, there is definitely no space for two cars on these roads. Although we only travled about 60 kilometers its took us over two hours beause the truck had to drive slowly in order to avoid oncoming traffic, children on the side of the road, wild dogs, horses, chickens and even fallen electrical wires! It was quite an adventure getting there but the landscapes in the mountains were breath taking. The best part of the trip was arriving, there were so many people waiting that the truck couldn't event drive down the road (see picture below).
We receved a warm welcome by the mayor of San Rafael who gave a speech thanking us for coming. It is still overwhelming to see that our little gesture makes such a difference to the people of this town. After our welcome, we got straight to work unloading the truck and unpacking the boxes so that we could set up the pharmacy and the examination room in the local school.
It took a little bit of time to arrange logistics of how to set up the pharmacy and the examination area. Good thing the locals were quite helpful in setting up a registration and providing chairs and table to arrange our room. They were quite organized and had already numbered on a first come first serve basis the people who had come as early as at 6am to visit us. When everything was set up, we had barely started seeing children that we heard a rumour that the number to see today would surpass the 100s.
What became even more clear to us was that the children in this city were really sick. Kids with pneumonia, malnutrition and some children with fairly rare conditions were coming our ways. It was heartbreaking at times to not be able to offer much, especially for the children with surgical issues.
Meet this little 3yo boy. He was quite cooperative and quite sweet. His mother explained to us that he was having food coming up to his nose and he ate and drink. It only took one look for us to see that he had a hole on the roof of his mouth from a cleft palate. We will be able to organize for him to see a surgeon in the capital of Tegucigalpa so that it can be repaired.
Meet this adorable 3yo girl. She was born with a rare affliction steaming from a collagen defect. This is called ectodermal dysplasia. She is losing her hair, has sensitive and fair skin and she only has 2 teeth. We will provide this girl with dental assistance from local dentist to make her dentures so that she can eat better.
One of the thing we enjoyed the most though was the integration of local doctors in our mission. They also were seeing patients with us. Their expertise in terms of local resources and common diseases to their population was invaluable! Thank goodness they were present to support our team.
Summary of the day: we saw a total of 220 patients aged newborn to 16. We were able to provide antibiotics for children with respiratory infections and puffers for those with asthma like symptoms. Multiple children benefitted from vitamins, creams for skin infections and analgesic for pain and so on. The medication boxes from Health Partners International, sponsored by Merck Canada and by our generous donors were an essential part of the mission today.
Tomorrow will bring new adventures I am sure. Until then though, we are all more than ready for a well deserved nights rest.


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The energy revolution is coming: CSIRO
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THE CSIRO believes an "energy revolution" is coming - and Queensland should be at its centre.
Speaking after a G20 conference in Brisbane, CSIRO energy and resources executive director Dr Alex Wonhas said energy exports - through gas and coal - remained vital to Australia, but there was a consensus action had to be taken on climate change.
"But there certainly was strong consensus that we need to look at all available technology options and that, frankly, technology will play an absolutely vital role to solve some of the energy challenges that we are facing, both on the productivity side but, even more importantly, on the clean energy side," he said.
"Either to clean up existing ways of producing and consuming energy or, frankly, to leapfrog or and replace existing forms of energy. So, just watch this space.
"I think what's going to happen over the next 10 to 20 years in the energy sector will be possibly a revolution."
Dr Wonhas said energy remained vital to Queensland's economy due to the coal, and soon, gas industries.
"Energy matters to Australia because, just to give you one example, Australia earned $68 billion from the export of energy last year," he said.
"But, Australia also matters to the world of energy because Australia is currently the fourth largest exporter of LNG, but very soon to be the world's largest exporter of LNG. It's the third largest exporter of uranium and it's the second largest exporter of coal.
"So I would say we've got very strong agreement that the demand for energy is going to grow, and energy will play an absolutely vital role to underpin further economic growth and also, very importantly, to help lift maybe the two billion to three billion people out of poverty who currently do not have access to clean and reliable energy."
Despite Australia's reliance on fossil fuels, Dr Wonhas said clean energy exports would be vital to the global economy in coming years.
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Nhi Tran: How to open a bar in a pandemic
Adapting to bring a 'little bright light' to the community.
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Early in 2020, Nhi Tran's dream of opening a restaurant was finally coming together. In February the space was ready and she and her partners were planning to open soon.
Growing up in a family of restaurateurs, Tran had been dreaming up a restaurant of her own for years. In September 2018, when her parents closed down their Calgary-based, family-run restaurant, Orchid Room, Tran saw it as an opportunity to move forward with another venture and bring her family with her.
"When they let go of the business, we figured it was kind of perfect timing. We had always wanted my mom and my aunt to be in the kitchen," Tran said.
She partnered up with her fiancé, sister and brother-in-law. Their passion for cocktails and an aspiration to share the Vietnamese culture was coming to fruition at their new bar, Paper Lantern.
Then, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.
It was like a hit to everybody's mental stability.
Nhi Tran
"There was so much going on that the business was just one aspect of it," Tran said of their reaction. "It was like a hit to everybody's mental stability."
Tran and her partners didn't want to do anything to put their family or the public in danger, so they held off on hiring staff due to the unpredictable state of, well, everything.
Relying mostly on family to run the business, they quickly pivoted in March.
While waiting to hear more about restrictions, and seeing how other restaurants and bars were adapting, they decided to create affordable take-home cocktail kits to introduce the community to their business.
The cocktail kits were a hit, selling out nearly every weekend.
"We didn't make very much money off those kits in reality," Tran said. "It was more so people could have a little bright light in the situation—like basically taking a vacation at home."
We've learned firsthand how many owners of other bars or industry staff are willing to help.
And their strategy worked. Paper Lantern made connections in the community, and the bar is now open three days a week with limited seating. Fridays and Saturdays are booked solid.
While this is encouraging news, there is still uncertainty for many small businesses as we wait to see how the pandemic continues to affect them, their owners and their families.
Tran encourages small business owners to lean on each other.
"The business community is smaller than people realize," she said. "We've learned firsthand how many owners of other bars or industry staff are willing to help. If you have a question, someone will be there to answer it for you."
Déjà Leonard is a Calgary-based writer who covers business, social issues and the outdoors.
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Venezuela takes charge of its populace as it defends against more and more crisis. Tor is blocked at the behest of Chinese overlords.
South America has had a rough history.
Venezuela, with its rich supply of natural resources, has been the center of controversy even before the Socialist President Hugo Chavez came to power in 1998.
Some rough patches have been caused by internal strife. Others derive from foreign meddling.
China has been making inroads in what was once the backyard of the United States.
Now, current Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is feeling the pressure while seeing the opportunity and has found a way to block Tor access in his country to stifle dissent.
Nicolás Maduro first came to power as president after the death of the much more popular Hugo Chavez in March of 2013.
During the first term of President Maduro's office, Venezuela has fallen by the wayside in terms of economic sustainability and growth.
Massive protests by Venezuelan patriots have only gained momentum since his inauguration. These are the targets of military crackdowns.
Poverty has increased greatly and with it so has crime. Globally stagnant oil prices have not helped the situation.
Nicolás Maduro started his political career as a union head organizer for bus drivers.
He worked his way up to become Hugo Chavez's vice president and served well in that capacity for over a decade.
Popular support never left the former President Chavez.
Now riots happen regularly under Maduro's rule.Worker strikes further weaken the international situation for Venezuela.
One of his first acts when he came to power was a massive increase in security spending under the "Safe Homeland" program.
In May of 2018, Maduro was reelected. Almost the entire international community called the elections a farce.
The United Nations itself declared it would not recognize the results of the election prior to it being held.
Many political parties of Venezuela did not even bother to campaign as almost everyone suspected foul play.
Even most of South America has condemned the Venezuelan elections being done in bad faith.
Multiple ambassadors from the Peruvian Lima group have been recalled to their home countries.
Lima was founded in 2017 and has been highly critical of Venezuela since. They now coordinate a response to the thousands who will flee Venezuela.
Stress on neighboring countries does little to improve the situation—diplomatic or economic.
Multiple human rights violations had occurred even before the sham election had taken place.
In April of 2017, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) issued a statement condemning the actions of the Maduro regime in terms of silencing journalists and blocking access to outside sources of information.
President Maduro is doing everything he can to keep his country isolated when it comes to information.
Most Venezuelan telecommunications are controlled by state power.
Hugo Chavez had gained control of CANTV, Venezuela's largest telecommunication company, in May of 2007.
Smaller independent startups usually need a state license to broadcast.
As far as pushing propaganda through such smaller companies, this does not seem to be the case. At least not so far.
The closure of 50 separate radio stations in 2015 would seem to indicate that outright censorship is President Maduro's strategy.
Rounding up journalists and detaining them has been growing more and more common since 2014.
Large peaks in Tor usage originating in Venezuela leading up to and since Maduro's election may have caused the dictator, excuse me, "president" some concern.
Innovative ways of crippling Tor have been uncovered by Venezuelans finest. Both direct access and the bridges are closed down by the new methods.
Without Tor, it will be that much harder to get good information about what is happening in Venezuela to the rest of the world.
This only adds to the numerous human rights violations already laid upon Maduro's regime.
President Maduro claims this is all necessary and continues with his "state of emergency" which grants him a sort of extreme executive power and authority over every aspect of Venezuelan country and life.
Some would argue the "state of emergency" should have ended no later than 2015. It has been going on far too long according to the people of Venezuela.
If the actions of President Maduro were seen in a vacuum, his behavior would seem tyrannical.
Yet he has had reason to fear for his countries survival as a free and independent state, more or less.
During the 2002 coup attempt against then-President Hugo Chavez, Maduro had stayed loyal the entire time.
The coup was brought about by growing discontent among the elite at that time.
When Chavez seized control of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in April of that year, military forces surrounded the presidential palace and arrested him.
The military continued to make threats against Chavez, trying to force him to resign his office.
He had pushed and succeed in getting a new constitution passed for his people and the elites wanted a return to the old ways.
President Chavez never resigned, and the will of the people never broke.
On April 12, during the coup, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a statement that they would accept the new unelected militarily-backed regime of the businessman interim President Pedro Carmona.
Normally the IMF is hesitant in lending support to new governments, however in this case finance was secured almost immediately.
President Chavez regained his position about a day later thanks to the unpopularity of Pedro Carmona and the love the people had for their elected leader.
In May of 2007, Venezuela paid off all outstanding debt it owed to the IMF five years ahead of schedule.
This is thanks mostly to the massive boon that the now state-owned oil company PDVSA provided at the time.
Prior to this, Venezuela had helped Argentina pay off its own debt to the IMF in 2006. During this time President Chavez made the choice to leave the IMF and World Bank for good.
This is an unprecedented move in history. President Chavez announces his plans to create a new bank, the Bank of the South.
In 2009, the Bank of the South opens for business, almost. Members include Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.
While the bank itself has opened, its state of capitalization has yet to happen. Members are still planning on how best to finance the new institution at present.
This partly has to do with how President Maduro has been mishandling his own country.
China has had a role in the development of Venezuela since at least 2008 with a series of cooperative energy deals being struck between the two.
Venezuela receives support for infrastructure while China receives oil.
Part of China's global-political strategy, starting in 2000, has been the securing of natural resources through deals such as the ones with Venezuela with smaller economies.
Most African and South American countries have something going on with China at present, despite tariffs that U.S. President Trump wishes to impose.
One major initiative between China and Chile are planning on is a massive fiber-optic cable which can link all of South America with China, with massive speed increases to information transmission.
Note that China has many censorship policies of its own in place—much in the same way Venezuela has been doing.
One may try to surmise that parts of this article are somehow apologist rhetoric for President Maduro.
I will be perfectly clear when I say I agree with the international community that Maduro stole every election he has ever had, save his very first one when he was made the union leader of his bus company.
There is no excusing censorship and rounding up people simply for expressing their discontent with policies.
In my opinion, President Maduro should drop the president title and call himself what he is, a tyrant that seems in over his head.
Venezuela should have free, open and fair elections. Every country on earth deserves that.
Facts are facts though. My own speculation is the IMF may have been meddling with Venezuela with U.S. help. Very rarely do monopoly-style banks lay down while competition rises.
But, just to reiterate, stating such a thing does not excuse the tyrannical behavior of anyone.


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On Thursday 8th October both year 4 classes met in the hall to listen to the candidates for student council speak. They all presented their ideas, answered questions and read the speech they had prepared. At the end of the session 4EW and 4N voted for one person from each class to represent year 4 on the council. Stay tuned to find out who our successful candidates are!
On Friday the 9th October 4N won the Tidiest Classroom award. Well done to us!
On Monday 12th October Ella returned from her 2 week adventures to Disneyland, Florida. She bought in and showed us many great things from her trip. It was very exciting to hear about and I'm sure many parents are now going to be asked about having their next trips in America too! Thanks for sharing Ella.
Thankyou to our parent helpers who came on our Science trip. Christian's mum, Chloe's mum, Kai's mum, Billy's mum, Grace's mum and Jake's mum.
Thursday 15th October 4N had a visit from 1F for the morning session. Together we created a Roll on Story using a die, paper and creativity. We had a lovely morning showing great leadership skills and encouragement.


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EaP Cultural Observatory: Team, Goals, and Plans
The Observatory was founded under the EU-EaP Culture and Creativity Programme. It will be established as a non-profit organisation after the closure of the Programme in 2018. The Observatory's mission is to inform and improve continuous policymaking and have a debate about culture and the creative industries as the key drivers for economic, social and humanitarian development in the six EaP countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. You can find the latest briefs of EaP Cultural Observatory here.
The team of the EaP Cultural Observatory is planning to implement:
Release of monthly comparative Briefs on selected topics.
Public debates held online, offline, and in real life setting
Regional networks, bound by shared ideals and common actions, expanding into a potential pool of experts in culture and creativity
Consulting services, responding to international or national queries
Education, ranging from one-stop events to training courses
Research: surveys, statistical analysis, etc.
"The implementation of the business plan designed by the Observatory members will hopefully lead to the establishment of the EaP Cultural Observatory and will develop a legacy for the Programme. Hopefully, the business plan will be successful, and we will be able to continue to inform, improve and strengthen cultural policymaking in the six EaP countries." / Nairi Khatchadourian
"I believe it is really important to have a regional network, bound by shared ideals and common actions. We have to develop a sustainable, proactive and trusted non-profit organisation, which will inform all potential stakeholders about policymaking processes in culture and creative industries in the EaP countries." / Zviad Mchedlishvili
Nairi Khatchadourian, Armenia. Nairi is an art historian, independent curator, educator, entrepreneur and co-founder of UP Design Pavilion.
Tarlan Rasulov, Azerbaijan. Tarlan worked as general manager of YUG State Theatre (Azerbaijan) for 10 years. Currently, he is the founder and director of the dOM independent theatre group. Also, Tarlan is a member of the Theatre Union of Azerbaijan and the Union of Filmmakers of Azerbaijan. He is a PhD candidate at the Azerbaijan University of Culture and Arts.
Maria Savushkina, Belarus. Maria has over 10 years of experience in international projects as an expert, a journalist, an editor, and a communication specialist. As National PR Coordinator for the EU-EaP Culture and Creativity Programme in Belarus, Maria gained unique experience in promoting culture and running the communication campaign to support cultural development. Maria has experience in research and provides consulting services to NGOs, the media, and businesses.
Zviad Mchedlishvili, Georgia. Zviad is the founder and director of Creative Georgia (NGO). Also, he is the founder of Georgian and Caucasian Studies, where he consults FGCS management in digital preservation of cultural heritage, works on cultural policy modernisation and promotion. Between 2015 and 2016, he was the Cultural Strategy Elaboration Process Consultant in the Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia.
Kateryna Kravchuk, Ukraine. Kateryna has a background in economics and cultural studies. Over the past seven years, she worked for regional development projects in Ukraine, dealing mainly with multistakeholder initiatives, social innovations and business support. Currently, Kateryna is engaged as a strategy consultant for several creative organisations, and she is a local facilitator of Creative Enterprise program run by NESTA and British Council in Ukraine.
Levan Khetaguri, Georgia. Levan is an international expert in theatre studies, higher education in arts, cultural policy, cultural research. He is the founding member of EC world traditional theatre forum. He is the director and professor of Arts Research Institute of Georgia, Ex-Chairman of adviser's board of the Eastern Partnership culture programme. Dr Levan Khetaguri is the president of Stichting Caucasus Foundation/The Netherlands. In the EaP Cultural Observatory, he is the assistant project leader for supervising, planning and strategy.
Péter Inkei, Director of the Budapest Observatory (regional observatory of culture in Eastern and Central Europe). This non-profit organisation conducts comparative projects on issues of cultural policy and planning. Péter was a deputy Minister for Culture between 1996 and 1998. In addition to his post at the Budapest Observatory, Péter is a consultant for the Council of Europe (The Mosaic Project, Albania Cultural Policy Review, CultureWatchEurope events, etc.), the Open Society Institute–Budapest, the World Bank, the National Development Agency of Hungary, etc.
Inspiring Cases
Here, you will find the information about the biggest cultural observatories. Most of the EaP Cultural Observatory's experts agree that the most inspiring case is The Budapest Observatory.
"One of my areas of interest is corporate social responsibility, and I am inspired by many watchdog platforms that observe and highlight the societal impact of the business. I was involved in the project of creating the CSR observatory in Ukraine. We have implemented only the first steps, but I can see that there is great demand for analytics and big data visualization in Ukraine, as well as for the ensuing public debate that involves all relevant stakeholders. Publication of the whitepapers and infographics is a good reason to gather key actors in the field for a solid discussion. This inspires me even more to tackle cultural issues because we are not used to speaking about culture with facts and figures". / Kateryna Kravchuk
"Any case which could inspire an audience to become customers of a cultural product is very important for society's development. At the same time, it is very important to manage regular studies in the field of culture, audience development, mappings, marketing research, etc. All of this is important for professional cultural policymaking in any democratic country". / Levan Khetaguri
How Can the Observatory Contribute to EaP Countries?
"The Observatory aims to create a platform to provide an overview of the EaP region, particularly the cultural and creative sectors of each country. The comparative briefs bring both statistical and evidence-based materials to compare and identify the priorities of the region. The positive impact could be measured through the development of new policy initiatives, links between the public and private sectors, and international collaborations and partnerships". / Nairi Khatchadourian
"I think that through our research and reports, we can achieve a positive impact on the development of creative industries in our countries, give them good consultation and guidance for development." / Tarlan Rasulov
"The monitoring, data collection and analysis have so far been underestimated in cultural policy in Belarus. In our Cultural Observatory, we try to initiate work to enhance evidence-based policymaking in the future." / Maria Savushkina
"One of the major challenges in all of our countries is the lack of evidence-based policymaking for the cultural and creative sectors. There were many initiatives developed during the last three years with the support of the EU-EaP Culture and Creativity Programme that provide reliable information and statistics that can serve evidence-based decision-making. On the other hand, there is no sufficient experience on how to use this information in practice in the region. It is essential to have an institution that can develop practical examples of using data for designing evidence and activating public debate on national cultural policies in EaP countries. It is also important to have accurate evidence of the contribution made by cultural and creative industries to the economy and employment for convincing national and local governments to support those sectors." / Zviad Mchedlishvili
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Liverpool Striker Wants to Prove He Belongs
Fabio Borini wasn't given many chances while Daniel Sturridge was injured and now Daniel Sturridge is back. Despite that, the young striker remains upbeat.
By Noel Chomyn@LFCOffside Oct 14, 2014, 7:30pm BST
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To say that things haven't gone to plan for Fabio Borini on his return to England would be an understatement. Injuries, loans, and having seemingly fallen surplus to requirements for the manager who brought him back after previous spells together at Swansea and in the Chelsea academy, Borini now finds himself on the fringes of Liverpool's first team.
Now, with Daniel Sturridge set to return from injury, his already limited chances appear to be on the verge of becoming even more so. The 23-year-old Italian refuses to let the situation get him down, though, and he remains certain that he can prove his worth at Liverpool; that so long as he can stay fit, he can take his chances when they come and tie down a spot moving forward.
"There's a lot of desire because my first year was unfortunate," Borini said this week in an interview with Sky Sports. "I had injuries that I couldn't control, a broken foot and then my shoulder. That was nobody's fault and no one can control that. Then I was away at Sunderland and I did well, so I think that this is the year to actually make my point."
As admirable as his attitude may be, though, it's hard to look at his situation at the club and see things ending the way he might like. That's because over the past month, despite Sturridge's injury and that Liverpool have looked far more consistently dangerous this season any time they've played with two strikers, Borini found himself stuck on the bench more often than not.
To many observers, the young striker did enough in what limited time he was given to have earned at least a little more of it. It never came, and Brendan Rodgers remained focused on trying to find ways to make a single-striker system work. Still, it's hard to fault Borini for his hope, his attitude, and for his determination to make things work at Liverpool no matter what.
It just might be that, right or wrong, his hopes are entirely unconnected to the reality of his situation. Based on his limited chances over the past month it's far easier to make that case than the opposite.
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Surprisingly, a Chinese brand, GA3, a sedan model among the GAC product line is appearing for the first time among the top three contenders for the prestigious Car-of- the-Year crown (COTY) in Nigeria.
The GAC brand is under the sole franchise-ship of CIG Motors, the automotive subsidiary of CIG International Limited.
He said the Awards will among other things provide consumers with sound, comparative information on vehicles that are new to the market, and a platform for the automotive industry to demonstrate and celebrate in the key areas of manufacturing, efficiency, innovation and technology, corporate social responsibility and safety.
In his own comment, Chairman of NAJA, Mike Ochonma said the relevance, objectivity and credibility of the Awards cannot be put to question as the committee on annual basis painstakingly makes sure it brings out the best out of the event.
"The reason for setting up the NAJA Awards is still the same, which among other imperatives is to ensure that those who are driving a very impactful agenda in the auto industry are recognized," he said.
He said, this year based on the teams research over the period, a few categories has been added to the already existed ones.
Competing for the Luxury Car of the Year are Mercedes Benz S-class and BMW 7-series; Executive Car of the Year- Toyota Camry, BMW 5-series, Honda Accord; Luxury SUV of the Year- Mercedes Benz GLE and Range rover Autobiography; Pick-up of the Year- Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi and Toyota Hilux; Mini Bus of the Year- Toyota Hiace, Nissan Urvan and Foton; Light Truck of the Year- Isuzu N-series, Mitsubishi Canter and JAC Light truck.
Others are: Heavy Duty Truck of the Year- Mercedes Actros, Sino Truck and JAC Truck; Most Improved Showroom- Massilia, Mercedes Benz Centre and Nissan Showroom; Tyre Brand of the Year, Dunlop, Michelin and Ceat; Most Resilient brand of the Year- Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Insurance Company of the year and other categories.


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Adapting your marketing strategy during uncertainty
Events like Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic are stark reminders for businesses of the need to plan for uncertainty. In a world of rapidly evolving social networks and technologies, businesses of all sizes need to develop more agile go-to-market strategies in order to adapt in line with shifting customer pain points and desires. Moving faster than the competition as conditions change is critical to success in an uncertain world.
The traditional approach to marketing strategy relies on precise predictions and stability. Underestimating uncertainty can be devastating. A good example of this is how in 2009, at the peak of the recession, Netflix launched its new streaming plan and gained 3 million new members. Just one year later, the video rental chain Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy. Despite being pitched a partnership by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings back in 2000, Blockbuster neglected new insight and understanding of emerging networks. Even with a marketing strategy that had allowed them to expand globally over 25 years, their resistance to adapt made them extremely vulnerable during uncertainty.
To produce any kind of clear strategic direction, an element of predicting the future is involved. Underestimating uncertainty can lead companies toward existential threats. At the same time, a lack of go-to-market experimentation can cause businesses to neglect the opportunities that periods of uncertainty can provide.
It's common knowledge that a data-led strategy allows a business to adapt ahead of the curve and outlast less agile competitors. However, with limited internal resource and analytical expertise, too many businesses cannot deliver the varied go-to-market tests required in times of uncertainty. This narrows marketing activity to a single course of action, which could easily be the wrong one.
For startups who have emerged from the Morph stage of the startup J-Curve and working within the Model and Scale stages, spotting opportunities and risks in the market environment before competitors is key to continued growth.
Building processes which allow quick responses to rapidly developing opportunities allow startups to understand and act on opportunities/threats. For example, data-led insights could provide an understanding of whether the performance of current technologies is sustainable, the ebb and flow of in demand for certain stable categories of products, or the areas in which competitors are most likely to expand capacity.
Some uncertainties are signposted more than others, but early data signals offer the chance to plan for possible scenarios. Acknowledging and analysing these signals before they're the talk of the town allows businesses to effectively balance commitment with flexibility. However keeping a constant eye over these signals is far easier said than done. The only way to do this practically is to define which uncertainties are most pertinent to your product or service. Further prioritising these threats will allow you to cut through the noise. With these processes in place, a strategy can shift toward a cycle of "execute, monitor and adapt," steering the business toward the best opportunities before direct and indirect competitors can also move in the same direction.
While a more experimental approach may feel like choosing to fold risk into a strategy, companies supported by technical expertise and growth frameworks can mobilise quickly around the right choices. In the long-term this makes them more resilient. Strategies that are experimental and robust in uncertainty are therefore no less devoted to a bold, long-term ambition.
In order to deliver on a bold, long-term ambition, investments must be made to maximise upcoming opportunities rather than work reactively and allow the external environment to define the rules of competition. The best strategies incorporate a blend of these three critical approaches defined by Harvard Business Review:
No-regret moves
These are actions that are deemed to benefit the company under any scenario. For example; making sure cost management is always closely monitored and consistently investing in increasing operational effectiveness.
Options and hedges
These are strategic tactics aimed at specific possible scenarios. These could include a series of experiments that can be scaled up or paused depending on performance. Other instances of this type of strategy include joint ventures that provide lower-cost market entry or changes to projects that might add cost but provide additional flexibility. Placing multiple small bets on a variety of options is the most common method of stumbling across new innovative processes.
Big bets
These are large-scale commitments and investments that are predicted to deliver massive ROI in the result of a single prevailing scenario. For large organisations and startups alike, pulling the trigger at the right time can hugely effect a big bet's impact. Advance planning is critical to moving quickly if and when the opportunity arises. A solely big bet strategy can be catastrophic if the opportunity never arises.
In times of true uncertainty, big bets are off, particularly for startups. To stay agile and maximise whatever opportunities are available, options and hedges must take precedence. To begin delivering an effective, experimental marketing strategy as quickly as possible, the following steps must be completed:
1. Design a roadmap
First step is to identify a key business objective to define the desired outcomes of your strategy e.g. acquire new customers or retain existing customers. With this objective in mind, you will need to produce an extensive list of experiments, each with a hypothesis outlining the predicted impact on your business objective. The final task within this stage is to prioritise your experiments and build a roadmap of weekly sprints. At GrowthMinds, we score and prioritise experiment ideas for our clients using our MINDS framework (Measurement, Investment, Necessity, Difficulty and Speed).
2. Launch and test initial experiment roadmap
With a detailed roadmap in place, you can launch your first sprint of experiments across platforms. Closely monitoring early data signals and conversions will allow you to respond to your initial hypotheses with new experiment ideas or adjustments to your roadmap. With your strategy in effect, you will gain evidence of which elements of your sales funnel are not performing as well as need be.
3. Delivering an iterative experiment programme
Delivering a programme of options and hedges across marketing platforms will allow you to begin scaling up tactics or pausing them depending on their performance. Applying this academic approach to priority stages in your sales funnel over time is the most efficient method of sustain growth and reach business objectives through periods of uncertainty.
The most common blocker to leaning into change in this way is the struggle to build a company culture around learning and growth. To stay ahead of competition, uncertainty must be reframed as a challenge to work through rather than a time to be inactive.
However you choose to manage uncertainty, we wish you and your teams the best of luck. If you would like any advice on how to adopt an effective, experimental marketing strategy at pace, please get in touch. Using our database of over 1000 growth hacking experiments, our team of strategists and growth hackers can design, launch and test an experiment programme in just a few days.
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Nearly 2 million Americans are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year. That's a lot of people who will combat not only the disease, but harsh therapies that wreak havoc on their bodies. Nicole Scott wants aestheticians and makeup artists to harness their unique skills to support the skin of cancer sufferers as they counter the disease, endure therapies and heal.
The 30-year-old Maryland native founded Peau Beauty + Wellness after detecting a gap in the beauty industry for services tailored to people undergoing or recovering from cancer treatments. At Peau, which is named for the French word for skin, she offers training programs helping beauty professionals gain a deeper understanding of the disease and the modifications that should be made to professional spa services to suit clients with cancer.
"There are spas in Canada and the U.S. that turn away cancer patients because they don't want to take the risk of not knowing how to actually work with their skin type," says Scott. Staples of facials like steam, exfoliants and peels must be swapped for calming service components and moisturizing masks when working clients with debilitated skin barriers, and gentler touch is required.
Nicole Scott founded Peau Beauty + Wellness to train aestheticians and makeup artists to provide services suited to cancer sufferers.
Scott was managing a Lancôme beauty counter when she had a light-bulb moment. During a gathering for VIP clients, she was shocked to discover many customers had stopped using Lancôme because of formulas irritating and drying skin that had become incredibly delicate due to chemotherapy and other treatments.
"They were pretty much at their wit's end and were all asking me what they should be using now," says Scott. "I just knew this is what I was supposed to do." She ended up studying at Oncology Training International, a provider of instruction of oncology care based in Balgonie, Canada, and founded by Morag Currin to become a certified oncology aesthetician.
At Peau Beauty + Wellness, Scott developed two workshops to teach attendees about the cosmetic challenges that result from cancer and postoperative treatments: a two-day program geared toward aestheticians and a six- to eight-hour course for makeup artists. The courses are currently available in Delaware and Pennsylvania, but Scott hopes to begin offering webinars next year to spread them outside of those states and eventually expand internationally. They are priced at $550 and $899.
As part of the workshop aimed at aestheticians, the participants are trained to suss out suspicious moles on their clients using a mole count. "If someone is educated in this particular field, then they could save a life," says Scott. She also educates professionals on ways to connect with and actively listen to clients' needs.
Hale & Hush is among the brands Scott uses in services suited to clients with cancer. Other brands she uses are Plume, Advanced Mineral Makeup and Osmosis.
Chemotherapy and radiation can cause skin discoloration, a topic covered in the cosmetic workshop curriculum that delves into blending and color-matching techniques. In addition, the course touches upon the importance of sterile procedures and tool cleanings to minimize chances of client infections due to depleted immunity.
Scott emphasizes the value of effective, professional-grade products specifically made for compromised skin. "You'll see some brands that say they're natural, but, then when you look at the ingredients, you'll see a list of parabens." She recommends depending on products that are paraben-free, and have been researched and tested by doctors. Her favorite brands include Hale & Hush, Plume, Advanced Mineral Makeup and Osmosis.
Scott gravitates to products that have been vetted by doctors and don't contain parabens to include in beauty services tailored to people combatting cancer.
Sephora has begun to provide Brave Beauty in the Face of Cancer classes at select stores aimed at customers facing a major life transition like a cancer diagnosis. Scott applauds the effort and feels it is a step in the right direction, but she stresses that beauty experts at Sephora should be properly trained in oncology aesthetics so their services go beyond merely makeovers.


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On the Spectrum.today
My Brother, My Keeper
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On Family, Brotherhood and the Ties that Bind
…Then God said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" Genesis (Bereshit) 4:9
"… and they may not see each other for days, or weeks, months… even years at a time. But if there's love, dear… those are the ties that bind, and you'll have a family in your heart, forever." Mrs. Iphegenia Doubtfire, [Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993]
The story of brothers Cain and Abel, from my first quote above, stemming from the Judeo-Christian tradition, is by no means unique as a representation of an archetype, that of sibling rivalry, around the world's cultures. The phrase "my brother's keeper" has gained a rather strong presence in English vernacular, used even by those with no ties to Judaism or Christianity, and that might even unaware of where it comes from, but knowing what it refers to.
Whether it's myth, literature or any other form, cases this extreme are rather rare in everyday life! But the inconvenient truth remains that family relationships, and those between siblings in particular, can be quite complicated, to put it mildly! And still, the impact these relationships have in our lives is nothing short of monumental.
On a previous post, A Day of Atonement, I mentioned the important role my older brother, eight years my senior, had in providing me with information and recollections about my early childhood and signs of Asperger's Syndrome. His feedback was invaluable then, but not without opening the door to revisiting many complex emotions and misunderstandings that plagued and hindered my relationship with him for decades. It was puzzling, a mystery to me, why our relationship had been so peculiar all these years.
I just couldn't understand why my brother would behave towards me the way he did on so many occasions. He would do "crazy" things, seemingly for no good reason other than to annoy me. At other times he was quite critical, while ironically "sprinkling" it with the odd compliment or maybe, dare I say, a little pride for his "little professor" brother? But no matter what, I always felt "safe" somehow when I was with him and that counts for a lot! In a nutshell, my big brother was the ultimate paradox to me! While he was very much a sports jock and "popular," I was a skinny, uncoordinated book-worm. We couldn't be more different! Well, I guess that bonding over sports, literature or science was just not going to happen.
Over the years I started to suspect that his attitude had much to do with his problems with my father, with whom he had completely severed ties with and to whom I didn't speak either for over 5 years at some point. I understood that he had this "baggage" that I wasn't even fully aware of, but also this made me feel like he had made me "guilty by association." If that was the case, I thought I had been treated unfairly. Regardless, I had no idea of what to do about it or how to fix it. The fact that I didn't see him treating our baby brother the same way made it even more painfully evident to me.
Reading that article was very emotional and hard for my brother. It was very hard for me to write it too. I gave him the option to "veto" the post, as I would only publish it with his consent. He agreed on publishing it. It opened the door to at least starting an uneasy dialogue about our shared experience. I understood then that at least some of the memories I had difficulties with stemmed really from his efforts to shelter me from some of the dysfunction at home. I guess he did a good job at that, because I was blissfully oblivious to it, at least until he left for college (university.)
When I started my official diagnosis process I asked if bringing my brother along would be helpful. I was strongly encouraged to do so and he agreed. As the day approached my anxiety kept increasing, evidenced by increased difficulties like even more appalling executive functioning than usual. The day finally came and he accompanied me to my appointment (the second one in the process.) I was expecting that it would "get emotional" for my brother, and it did. It was quite brave of him to do this, and probably painful, but he understood that this was important to me and was most willing to speak openly during the interview.
But what I was not expecting was how much more insight I got about our shared past, and how much better I would be able to understand my brother's reactions towards me back then. It seems like he was actually quite concerned about me, and coming from his own experience, was utterly unable to figure me out.
In his mind, I was not only a very anxious child (accurate for the most part) but a "sadly isolated loner" (not quite as accurate, at least not the sadly isolated part of it). The sting of isolation and loneliness didn't bother me until much later, as a university student and young adult.(1) It was hard for him to believe I was not "suffering," and figured that I was isolating myself in fear of rejection from most of the kids in the neighborhood, probably due to my quirks, I guess. This was aggravated by my lack of emotional responses, my "affect" or what have you.
I only had one friend in that neighborhood for many years. And well, here's the thing; I quite honestly didn't give a hoot about hanging out with those kids because we had absolutely nothing in common and no common interests to talk about or pursue. I was quite at peace with that. My one friend was almost as obsessed as I was with some of my own special interests and I had a blast hanging out with him, learning and engaging in our "scientific" explorations and plans for animal husbandry, aquariums, etc.
To this day, I think my brother doesn't really understand the immense joy, "the bliss," that comes from immersion in a special interest for an Aspie.(2) It seems that he finds it puzzling, maybe even disturbing. Later on, it turns out that my brother, already a teenager then, made it a bit of a project to try to "help me get out my inner world" or something like that, even if that meant provoking me. Somehow that made sense to him! And I'm afraid it didn't work too well. But now, I finally understood the motivation behind his bizarre and sometimes downright stupid actions and I love him more for it. Not for what he did but for what he tried to achieve, and for why he did it, trying to help me even though he was not my parent, from within his own (misinformed) understanding. His motivation was not resentment but deep concern for me instead!
I think he failed to realize that even though my mother made many mistakes (she was only human, after all) and she was very much into denial as a coping mechanism, she actually did "get me" better than most. Her "adjustment of her parenting style" for me, as described by the psychologist interviewing us, although far from perfect, was still rather effective for my individual needs, all things considered. If only we had known why I was the way I was, the way I am, from early on, we might have saved ourselves a lot of aggravation, guilt and even pain.
Several years ago, I found out about an ancient Hawaiian practice, Ho'oponopono , that had started to gain mainstream recognition, even in some clinical settings. It can certainly be understood as a "primitive" form of therapy, in my opinion. The Hawaiian Dictionary defines it as:
(a) "To put to rights; to put in order or shape, correct, revise, adjust, amend, regulate, arrange, rectify, tidy up make orderly or neat, administer, superintend, supervise, manage, edit, work carefully or neatly; to make ready, as canoemen preparing to catch a wave."
(b) "Mental cleansing: family conferences in which relationships were set right (hoʻoponopono) through prayer, discussion, confession, repentance, and mutual restitution and forgiveness"
It occurred to me that my diagnosis process had given me an unexpected gift, by opening a circle of communication with my big brother, our very own "Ho'oponopono!" We loosened the ties of resentment, guilt and misunderstanding and fastened the "ties that bind," those of love and forgiveness, as brothers. For that, I couldn't feel more grateful. It turns out my big brother was my "keeper" after all. What an amazing gift!
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(2) In this context, "Aspie" refers to a colloquial term, derived from Asperger's Syndrome, used by many, but by no means all, within the autistic community for self-identification and identity purposes.
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(JNS) The online travel reservation service Booking.com has erased its categorization of Jerusalem as an "Israeli settlement" after being contacted for questioning by a Belgian Jewish newspaper.
Jerusalem is now in Israel on the Booking.com website.
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Customer Concern: It has been going on for a few days now, but it accelerates really slow and never seems to shift.
Tri-City Transmission Diagnosis: Technician scanned computer & found diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P1757 - Governor – Zero Pressure Malfunction and P1762 - Governor Pressure Sensor Offset. Technician went out for a road test and experienced second gear starts and no up shifts. Technician was able to verify on computer scanner data stream that the governor pressure did not correspond to the vehicle speed as it should confirming that the governor controls had failed.
Tri-City Transmission of Tempe Comments: This is routine repair at Tri-City Transmission. Customer usually describes a transmission slipping. This is due to the car starting out in 2nd or 3rd gear and it feels like the vehicle won't get out of its own way. Other times the governor controls fail in away where the vehicle starts out in first gear but fails to shift into second gear. A lot of transmissions get replaced unnecessarily for governor control problems. Accurately diagnosed, and we emphasize accurately diagnosed because this is often overlooked or even unknown at many shops, there is no reason to replace the transmission. We consider it to be like replacing an engine for a bad fuel injector.
This transmission and many other Chrysler, Plymouth & Dodge Transmissions use this type of electronic governor control. Other transmission models are: A500 (aka 42RH/RE), A518 (aka 46RH/RE) , A618 (aka 47RH/RE) also found in vehicles such as the Dodge Ram, Dodge Ram Van, Dodge Dakota, Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee. This would be regardless of two wheel drive or four wheel drive (2WD or 4WD).


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Motorcycle club helps men stay sober
Anastasia E. Lennon
Ed Bullio started drinking when he was 12 years old, he said. By age 13, he was using other substances and his early drug use snowballed into a life largely spent drinking and partying.
About three years ago, he decided he'd had enough.
"One day, I just said I needed to clean up and get my head on straight," said the 49-year-old Brockton man. "But I was getting bored. I found myself not being around anybody. It was kind of like the old saying, 'If you wanna find out who your real friends are, quit drinking.'"
A motorcycle enthusiast, Bullio ultimately founded a motorcycle club exclusively for sober men called the Last Chance Motorcycle Club. Bullio says he was the sole member of the club for a time – he didn't know anyone else in the clean and sober community – but he soon met Tom Ventosi, of Quincy, who helped expand membership.
"It basically started to help other alcoholics and drug users in recovery get a little more out of life and find a niche where they belonged," Ventosi, who has been sober since 1986, said. "Anybody that reaches out, whether they ride in the club and have a patch or want to ride and just hang out, or are sober and just need someone to talk to, we're there."
For the club patch, Bullio borrowed artwork by cartoonist Shawn Dickinson of a skeleton riding a motorcycle, and added a coffin behind it. The final image depicts a rider "ripping out" of his coffin for his last chance at living.
"We have a club saying, 'Back from the dead,'" Bullio said. "Before, we were dead because of alcohol or drugs. Now, we're really alive."
The club's primary goal is to promote biking, brotherhood and sobriety, and it is not meant as a replacement for Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous, Bullio said. To get a full member patch, bikers need to have been sober for at least one year. Otherwise, members are considered "a prospect."
Chris Murphy, 55, said he discovered the club at an event for veterans almost three years ago. He followed the group on Facebook for a bit and eventually, even though he was only two months sober, they took him "under their wing."
"It was exactly what I needed," Murphy said. "They kept me active, checked in every day and kept me from getting in my head."
Murphy said he initially struggled to stay sober, but he hit three years of sobriety in March.
"They became my family," he said of the club. "They gave me what I needed."
The Last Chance Motorcycle Club now has chapters in Massachusetts and Maine that host events for local riders, such as an annual "Blues Without the Booze" concert. The clubs also give back to the community, members say, particularly to veterans and families in need.
Ventosi is the president of Quincy's Families Assisting Families Foundation, which the club supports by donating food, clothes and financial assistance.
"The motorcycle club has been huge in this for the last three Christmases. They've done everything they can, buying presents for the kids, sorting toys and helping out," Ventosi said.
The club has also been life-changing for the families of its members.
"I think it was an amazing thing for (Ed) to come up with," Heather Bullio, Ed Bullio's wife, said. "The direction he was going in could have been deadly. Then he made the choice, a hard choice, to completely change direction."
Heather Bullio said she's found her own support system by connecting with other wives or partners of members.
"It's important for us to also bond because we have our own struggles and stories in being in relationships with somebody who has had a problem," she said.
Currently, the club is open to men only. When asked why, Ventosi said, "It's old-school tradition," and that women are welcome to start their own club, though it can't have the same name.
"It's really amazing what they've done and all the guys are so amazing. They should all be proud of themselves for winning the fight," Heather Bullio said.
Ed Bullio credits the club with changing his life and giving him the chance to make up for some of the "crappy" things he's done.
"My whole life I was raising hell and now I'm doing something a little different," he said. "We're still the same knuckleheads, we're just sober and all there for each other."
Last Chance will host its annual "Blues Without the Booze" dinner and show Sept. 12 at the Emerald Hall in Abington.
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After he became the first man ever to summit Mt. Everest in 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary had one statement concerning Nepal's grandeur: "Nepal is the only nation on earth that's also among the planet's great trekking paradises and among the nicest nations on the planet for hiking." Nowadays, tens of thousands of trekkers and hikers moved here to fulfill a lifelong dream of hiking in Nepal, among the most commonly visited nations for trekking on earth. In a feeling, it's also among the strangest places left on Earth. All these "paradises" Hillary so true talked about could be gotten with a trip together any of three base camps.
The most prestigious trek in Nepal is that the Everest Base Camp Trek; exactly the exact same route used by ancient climbing leaders from the 1950s. This increase provides trekkers with different vantage points for seeing Mt. Everest, while letting them pay a visit to the Sherpa capital of Namche Bazaar, local Buddhist monasteries, and pastoral villages. Obtaining a license to combine an everest trek is just possible by booking with an in-country tour operator. This not only guarantees security, but ensures that groups will probably precede at a speed that allowing good acclimation.
Once walking through villages and mountain moves, countless opportunities to snap photographs gift themselves. A snail's speed is greatest, along with a pre-mapped course isn't as demanding as its oxygen depleting. Before reaching the camp, you'll pay a visit to the Khumbu Glacier as well as the northeast quarter of Everest appropriate. Being healthy for trekking may make the trip more enjoyable and positively ceaseless.
The very popular base camp trek in Nepal is beating the road to the Annapurna Base Camp. The summit is only less than 9,000 meters, but the cozy camp is appropriate over 4,000 meters. This trek can normally be performed in less than 10 days. If altitude treats you kindly, then you'll see the Annapurna Himal, Hiunchuli, Fang, Annapurna, Ganagapurna, Machhapuchhare, together with different peaks. Trekkers along this course will encounter fantastic gorges and fertile valleys that epitomize the dichotomy of Nepal's natural landscapes. Day hikes around lots of the peaks and valleys can be found as soon as you accomplish your encampment.


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Almost half of Britons have cried over the Queen's death
Thousands of people are waiting to file past the Queen's coffin/courtesy Getty images
Members of the public are now viewing the Queen's coffin at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh before it is taken to London.
There are a lot of tears from those walking past the late monarch's coffin, which is draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland. About 20,000 people are waiting in a mile-long queue to file past the Queen's coffin in Edinburgh, according to police estimates.
King Charles, along with Princess Anne and Princes Andrew and Edward, have held a vigil by its side.
This morning, King Charles III made his first address as monarch to MPs and peers in Parliament and promised "selfless duty". It followed condolences from speakers of the House of Commons and Lords.
A national minute's silence will be held on Sunday at 8pm - the night before the Queen's funeral in Westminster Abbey.
A bank holiday across the UK was approved by King Charles III for the day of his mother's funeral.
Stores including John Lewis, Waitrose, Aldi and Lidl have said they will be shut in the UK on Monday 19 September, as a sign of respect to Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral.
Homebase, WH Smith, B&Q, Primark, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Argos, Ikea and Blue Diamond Garden Centres will also close on the day.


Finally, today after looking a countless homes to find the right one, and writing three offers, we have an accepted offer. There were many homes that my buyers were interested in but after two days on the market and in some cases only one day on the market, there were multiple offers on these properties.
How did we get the accepted offer, after all the long hours of looking and with tough competition? We had to stay on task and keep looking and continue to write offers. They could have gotten tired of looking or depressed about the results, but we kept our eye on the goal and it finally happened!
These were my buyers that thought they would not be able to be buyers and were presently surprised they found that they qualified. Even if you think that you could not possibly qualify you too may be surprised when you take the step to get qualified and hear the results. If you do not have a lender ask your Realtor and if you don't have a Realtor, give me a call. I will be glad to help and give you a referral to a good lender.


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Open Journal of Radiology > Vol.3 No.2, June 2013
Fracture Rate and Serious Complications of Vena Cava Filters ()
Myles M. Mitsunaga, Hyo-Chun Yoon
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Honolulu, USA.
DOI: 10.4236/ojrad.2013.32013 PDF HTML 4,731 Downloads 7,018 Views Citations
Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the prevalence of fracture and fragment embolization of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. Methods: Electronic medical records and imaging studies of all Kaiser Permanente patients who received IVC filters from August 2000 until August 2010 were retrospectively reviewed for filter complications. Results: 283 patients received an IVC filter during the study period. 143 patients were deceased, while 140 are living. Among deceased patients, the average age at the time of death was 69.8 ± 15.3 [range: 24.7 - 99.2] years; 55.9% were men; the mean implantation-to-image time was 13.6 ± 20.6 [range: 0 - 92.4] months, and there were no reported major complications attributable to filter migration or fracture at a mean of 16.8 ± 24.8 [range: 0 - 119.6] months following implantation. One of 14 (7.1%) G2 filters perforated the aorta, which already had a stent graft in place. Among those patients still living, the average age was 67.3 ± 15.2 [range: 15.2 - 97.3] years, 47.1% were men, the mean implantation-to-image time was 33.3 ± 36.5 [range: 0.1-141.7] months, and there were no reported major complications at a mean of 35.3 ± 36.5 [range: 0 - 141.7] months following implantation. Three of 60 (5.0%) Trapease filters were found to have at least 1 strut fracture. There were no cases of filter migration or fragment embolization. The overall fracture rate of all filters with an implantation-to-image-time greater than two years (mean implantation-to-image time 4.7 ± 2.7 [range: 2.0 - 11.8] years) was 3 of 67 (4.5%). Bard G2 and G2X filters had a 0% fracture and embolization rate at a mean of 19.0 ± 16.6 [range: 0.07 - 49.5] months after implantation. Conclusions: IVC filters, regardless of type, have a low prevalence of fracture and we found no cases of fragment embolization.
Venous Thromboembolism; Inferior Vena Cava; IVC Filters; Pulmonary Embolism; Deep Venous Thrombosis; Complications
M. Mitsunaga and H. Yoon, "Fracture Rate and Serious Complications of Vena Cava Filters," Open Journal of Radiology, Vol. 3 No. 2, 2013, pp. 85-90. doi: 10.4236/ojrad.2013.32013.
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[13] M. A. Singer and S. L. Wang, "Modeling Blood Flow in a Tilted Inferior Vena Cava Filter: Does Tilt Adversely Affect Hemodynamics?" Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2011, pp. 229-235. doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2010.09.032
[14] X. Zhu, M. D. Tam, J. Bartholomew, J. S. Newman, M. J. Sands and W. Wang, "Retrievability and Device-Related Complications of the G2 Filter: A Retrospective Study of 139 Filter Retrievals," Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 22, No. 6, 2011, pp. 806-812. doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2011.01.430
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