I got a random e-mail from the CBC the other day asking me about socks and foot fungus. Specifically whether the trend to wear shoes without socks increases the risk of tinea pedis or as it is sometimes called Athlete's foot.
This was the result of the interview. Ultimately I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just watch where you step if you happen to be barefoot.
Last week a UK podiatrist raised a?red flag about foot fungus. She claims she's seeing more cases lately - particularly in young men who've succumbed to the seductions of style. The fungal heavy fashion play in question? Showing off the coveted mankle. The problem isn't the bare ankle so much as the means to achieve it. More men are going sockless which can lead to tinea pedis, science speak for good old athlete's foot. Fashionisto foot, it turns out, might be a better monicker.
Dr. Emma Stephenson says the average foot sweats a half pint a day. How are our socks not drenched by noon? No matter. "Too much moisture and warmth can lead to fungal infections such as athlete's foot", she says. Worst case scenario? Trench foot. You know, something old timey soldiers in only?the worst, damp and dirty conditions?would encounter. Helpful counsel: don't click on that link if you're eating. ??
Stephenson asserts she's already treated a 19 year old UK lad with full blown trench foot. He did, however, work in a car wash. To be fair, the climate is different here in Canada (it's colder for one, necessitating woolies on our tootsies) but many of?our cities actually get more precipitation on average?than jolly old London. Still, with milder weather becoming a mainstay, we might expect summery trends like going sans sock lingering well into autumnal months.
So, should we be worried? Less than a year ago there was drug-resistant?super fungus?travelling the globe that scared the bacteria out of us. People died undignified deaths. Of fungus.
To avoid getting swept up in fungal fury, I thought it best to field some foot questions with CBC Life contributor and medical expert, Dr. Christopher Labos. As more men forego socks for style, I wanted to know if foot fungus cases were actually climbing.
In Canada at least, Labos says he hasn't heard of a spike. The numbers, however, were higher than expected. He says athlete's foot is "actually already very common" and estimates that about 15 to 25 percent of people get?tidea pedis?over their lifetime. Do take comfort if your feet are female - problematic foot fungus is "more common in men", ?younger men in particular, although it "rarely happens before puberty."
Labos asserts that "our feet sweat more than the rest of us because we tend to encase them in occlusive foot wear [like] socks and shoes or boots."
The real issue, he says, is foot exposure to truant fungi in places like gym locker rooms and public swimming pools. After that, a warm, sweaty foot encased in a shoe, especially those spaces between the toes, simply becomes an ideal breeding ground. Sweat, no matter how much, is really just a fungus catalyst.
But you do "have to come into contact with the fungus, so wearing your own shoes without socks doesn't accomplish that unless the fungus got into your shoes to begin with". And as Labos asserts that "a fungus is an organism that infects you" from outside contact, the no sharing rule bears mentioning here.
Labos did add an important wrinkle to rocking no socks for style: "If you're not wearing socks with your shoes, you're more likely to be walking around barefoot on surfaces where the fungi can grow." So clean footwear acts like a shield. The issue, it seems, is not no socks - it's going barefoot altogether. The naked foot trotted through unsavoury spaces simply picks up rogue fungi more easily.
As a man that tends to show a little mankle in warmer weather, I can tell you the simple and elegant solution is a socklet. It looks like a ballet slipper when your shoes are off and they come in every color. One caveat, it will not look great if you go to a no shoes party - so maybe leave the sock in the shoe and let your toes go commando. Just not in a locker room, public pool, or trench.
An alternative solution if you're bold (and want to roll the fungi dice) is baby powder in the shoe. A light dusting does the deed, for most. If you insist on going sockless, charcoal or cedar wood insoles can help.
A final option for the more daring men among you is to adopt a burgeoning fashion trend a little sooner. The high sock (yes, even in summer and even with shorts). If the sock sticks, we won't be fretting about fungus this time next year. Well, we'll at least be fretting less. ?


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Optimal Proteinuria Target for Renoprotection in Patients with IgA Nephropathy
Iga nephropathy: clinical-morphologic correlation
Serum Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Level Is Not Associated with Proteinuria in Children with IgA Nephropathy
Dual renin-angiotensin system blockade plus oral methylprednisone for the treatment of proteinuria in IgA nephropathy
Dual renin-angiotensin system blockade plus oral methylprednisone for the treatment of proteinuria in IgA nephropathy Doble bloqueo del sistema renina-angiotensina más metilprednisona oral para el tratamiento de la proteinuria en la nefropatía por IgA
Proteinuria in Hypertensive Nephropathy: A Review
Systemic Sarcoidosis Associated to IgA Nephropathy
Sarcoidosis and IgA Nephropathy: a Rare Association
Advanced Diabetic Nephropathy with Nephrotic Range Proteinuria: A Pilot Study of the Long-Term Efficacy of Subcutaneous ACTH Gel on Proteinuria, Progression of CKD, and Urinary Levels of VEGF and MCP-1
Open Journal of Nephrology 2013
Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Presenting as IgA Nephropathy with Nephrotic Range Proteinuria
DOI: 10.4236/ojneph.2013.32017, PP. 101-103
Keywords: Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome, Eosinophilia, Renal Involvement, Nephrotic Syndrome
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Termination for Cause or Misconduct? | De Leon & Washburn, P.C.
Termination for Cause or Misconduct?
As part of our labor and employment practice, we routinely assist our business clients with unemployment benefits hearings in front of the Texas Workforce Commission ("TWC"). The core issue in these hearings is usually whether the former employee (claimant) is disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits. When the employer is opposing the claimant's request for benefits, it is often because the employer has terminated the claimant "for cause". Being terminated "for cause", or for "good cause", is a concept that many employers are familiar with, and it is a phrase that is commonly used in employment contracts and employee handbooks. However, interestingly, the Texas Workforce Commission's decision will often hinge on a different word: Misconduct.
It is hugely important for employers to understand that "misconduct" is not the same thing as "cause". Cause is generally understood to mean "for good reason", but, practically speaking the word "cause" is defined differently in diverse scenarios. Misconduct, on the other hand, has a specific statutory definition in Texas. The TWC is going to rely heavily on the defined term "misconduct". Accordingly, it is crucial for Texas employers to understand the concept of "misconduct" and advise their employees (in writing!) of the consequences of any "misconduct".
In any such case, you need to show two main things. First, you need to prove that the claimant was fired for a specific act of misconduct connected with the work that happened close in time to the discharge. Second, you must show how the claimant either knew or should have known he could be fired for such a reason. In the vast majority of cases, employers will need to prove these things with documentation and with firsthand testimony from witnesses who have direct, personal knowledge of the events in question. Following these suggestions should give you a much better chance of success in a case. Not following them, either avoidably or unavoidably, will make it much harder to defend against what you might consider an unjustified claim.
failing to present firsthand witnesses and proper documentation when needed.
See http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/ui_law_qualification_issues.html for the TWC comments above.
A focus on the concept of "misconduct" should benefit both employer and employee, and lend a little focus to an otherwise uncertain process.
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A half-minute video, featuring the most famous and up-to-date competitors, led by Marcel Hirscher, the only winner of 7consecutiveBigCrystal Globes, presentsthe upcoming 6th Ski World Cup in Bansko.
The idea of the stars video ofthe male starts onBunderishka Polyana from 22 to 24 February 2019 (Alpine Combined, Super G and Giant Slalom) that will mark the 10th anniversary of the first household of the most commercial white race here belong tothe publisher of Bansko Magazine – advertising agency KIWI. The company based in Sofia already has experience in producing such a multinational ultra-targetedsport product. In 2012 and 2015, KIWI made the World Cup videosin Bansko, which had an extraordinary effect. As beforethecreative director of the agency Milko Stoyanovarrangedthe characters for the catchy video during the opening of the season in Sölden. There, Hirscher, who is the biggest pride of the Alpine nation, and in 2012 gotthe first of his 7Big Crystal Globes with a double win in Bansko, immediately accepted the invitation and showed that the camera loves him. Next to him were the 2-time Olympic and 5-time World Champions Aksel Lund Svindal and Ted Ligety, the super-stars Alexis Pinturault, Manfred Mölgg, Tommy Ford and Victor Muffat-Jeandet, as well as the pride of the Bulgarianskiing Albert Popov. Of course, in the 30 seconds that will start runningon Eurosport, there is time for a joke personally by the legend Marc Girardelli.
Starts in Bansko will surely generate hugeviewers interest because they are straight after the World Championships inAre. In addition, the resort is among the only 5 locations on the planet, along with Beaver Creek, Kitzbühel, Wengen and Soldeu, which this winter will host the World Cup for more than 2 days.


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Reading with Barrett Watten and Daniel Tiffany
Barrett Watten plans to read "Plan B", a poem written in the aftermath of our national catastrophe, as a kind of "knowledge base" for the symbolic rubble of the election and the state of political crisis it produced. The keyword 'Gleichschaltung', drawn from the German experience in March 1933, is used as a call not to "normalize" the result of the election—an imperative that continues for many. Both terms appear at regular intervals through the poem. Also evoked is the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald—a 1975 maritime disaster on the Great Lakes (and ballad by Gordon Lightfoot) that is iconic for residents of Michigan, for whom it represents the destruction of the state as well as the wreck itself. The poem is translated into German by Munich performance poet Franziska Ruprecht, and will be presented in multi-media format, along with other works.
Daniel Tiffany will be reading from a book-length poem composed in syllabics and, more specifically, in a five-line stanza called the "cinquain," invented around the turn of the last century by the prosodist and poet, Adelaide Crapsey. The poem (just over 300 stanzas) writes through, very loosely, the framework of The Book of Margery Kempe—the earliest known prose autobiography in English—about an illiterate, fourteenth-century female mystic.
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Barrett Watten is a language-centered poet and critic. His collection "Frame": 1971–1990 appeared from Sun & Moon in 1997; "Bad History", from Atelos in 1998; and "Progress/Under Erasure" from Green Integer in 2004. He edited "This", one of the central publications of Language writing, and co-edited "Poetics Journal" with Lyn Hejinian. He also collaborated on "Leningrad: American Writers in the Soviet Union" (1991) and "The Grand Piano: An Experiment in Collective Autobiography" (2006–10), and "Diasporic Avant-Gardes: Experimental Poetics and Cultural Displacement" (Palgrave, 2009); Wesleyan University Press published a combined print/digital "Guide to Poetics Journal" and "Poetics Journal Digital Archive" in 2013-15. His critical writing includes "The Constructivist Moment: From Material Text to Cultural Poetics" (2003; René Wellek Prize, 2004) and "Questions of Poetics: Language Writing and Consequences" (2016). He teaches at Wayne State University, Detroit, and posts at barrettwatten.net.
Daniel Tiffany's most recent poetry collection (with BLUNT RESEARCH GROUP), "The Work-Shy", appeared in the Wesleyan Poetry Series in 2016. Five previous collections were published by presses including Action Books, Parlor Press, Noemi, Tin Fish, and Omnidawn. His poems have been published in the "Paris Review", "Poetry", "Tin House", "Lana Turner", "Fence", "jubilat", and many other journals. He is also the author of five volumes of literary criticism (from Harvard, Chicago, California, and Johns Hopkins) and has published translations from French, Greek, and Italian. He is a recipient of the Chicago Review Poetry Prize and the Berlin Prize. He lives in Los Angeles.
Dem Frosch geht es gut.
Ungarisch-deutsche Haiku-Werkstatt mit Christine Schlosser und Peter Holland.
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In kaum einer anderen Literatur haben sich in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart so viele große Lyriker*innen der kleinen Gedichtform angenommen wie in der ungarischen. In der Werkstatt möchten wir diese Seitentür in die ungarische Lyrik der letzten 100 Jahre öffnen.
Nach einer kurzen Einführung werden wir gemeinsam ungarische Haikus in Übersetzungen und Nachdichtungen lesen und diskutieren, bevor wir selbst tätig werden und uns an eigenen Übertragungen und Fortschreibungen versuchen – mithilfe von Interlinearversionen oder in ungarisch-deutschen Tandems.
Ungarisch-Kenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich, können und sollen aber sehr gerne eingebracht werden, wenn vorhanden.
Die Ergebnisse der Werkstatt können nach Wunsch zusammen mit den Teilnehmer*innen am darauffolgenden Abend in den ungarischen Haiku-Abend "So groß ist der Mond" eingebracht werden. "So groß ist der Mond" ist eine mehrsprachige, literarisch-performative Reise durch 100 Jahre ungarischer Haiku-Dichtung zum Hieronymustag, dem internationalen Tag der Übersetzung, am 30. September um 19 Uhr im Collegium Hungaricum (Dorotheenstraße 12, 10117 Berlin). Mehr Informationen hier.


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You are my beautiful Bathsheba, I'm your David.
I'll battle and eliminate the obstacles if it means your passion.
All I want is your love and your hand.
Still we bluntly lived our double lives.
Your body was my chapel.
But yet they have to live so far away.
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Reflections in a Glass Darkly: Essays on J. Sheridan Le Fanu
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Irish writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1814 1873 is one of the leading weird writers of the nineteenth century, the author of Green Tea, Carmilla, Uncle Silas, and other classic works In this volume, the first collection of essays about Le Fanu, three distinguished scholars have amassed a wealth of material on every aspect of the author s life, work, and influence A biographical section features memoirs of Le Fanu along with reproductions of many portraits of the author Early reviews of his many books are reprinted, as is important early criticism by M R James, E F Benson, V S Pritchett, and others Recent essays by Jack Sullivan, John Langan, Victor Sage, and many others discuss a wide array of topics relating to Le Fanu s writing Nine of these essays are printed here for the first time All in all, this book provides a definitive guide to the weird fiction of Le Fanu Gary William Crawford is a widely published poet, scholar, and fiction writer, and compiler of a bibliography of Le Fanu Jim Rockhill is the editor of the complete supernatural fiction of Le Fanu Brian J Showers is a fiction writer and literary historian, and the co compiler with Gary William Crawford of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A Concise Bibliography Together, they edit the online scholarly journal Le Fanu Studies. Best Download eBook Reflections in a Glass Darkly: Essays on J. Sheridan Le Fanu author Gary William Crawford – cricketworldcuplivestreaming.com
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J Sheridan Le Fanu 1814 1873 is best known for the early vampire tale, Carmilla, but he also wrote numerous other works, including tales that have earned him a reputation as an early innovator in the field of the ghost story Despite the fact that Le Fanu is often compared to Edgar Allan Poe by those who know of his work and who have studied the history of Gothic Literature, this Irish writer gets only a modicum of the respect he deserves Now, editors Gary William Crawford, Jim Rockhill, J Sheridan Le Fanu 1814 1873 is best known for the early vampire tale, Carmilla, but he also wrote numerous other works, including tales that have earned him a reputation as an early innovator in the field of the ghost story Despite the fact that Le Fanu is often compared to Edgar Allan Poe by those who know of his work and who have studied the history of Gothic Literature, this Irish writer gets only a modicum of the respect he deserves Now, editors Gary William Crawford, Jim Rockhill, and Brian J Sho...
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Posted: Jan 17, 2023 / 03:58 PM CST | Updated: Jan 18, 2023 / 11:57 AM CST
(NewsNation) — There was terror in a Florida town as shots rang out during a celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The shooting at an after-parade block party left a woman dead and several injured in Fort Pierce.
Authorities said there is evidence to believe this was a fight between two gangs. 8 people were shot during the incident. We know one of those people, a 30-year-old mother at the event with her young daughter, has died.
Gunshots can be heard in video taken at the scene. The gunfire was unleashed during a party for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Police find video of toddler with gun, arrest dad on live TV
"8 people were shot, four others were injured as they attempted to flee that chaotic scene," St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara said, later adding: "And now what was a shooting investigation has turned into a murder investigation."
Investigators revealed they found over 50 shell casings from three different weapons.
"Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a legacy built on non-violence and sadly we experienced violence in our community," Sheriff Mascara said.
The sheriff today called the shooting a senseless and horrendous event. His office hasn't released any more information on the mother killed.
At this time, an arrest in the case has not been announced.
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FREE SEASONAL BEACH SERVICE FOR 2! Cute, cute, cute Destin Vacation Rental with a Private Pool! Walk to the beach, maybe 100 yards! No roads to cross! You'll love your own Private pool! Can be heated with an extra fee of $30 per night! New upgrades include new TVs, beds, & granite counters! Walk-in shower in master bath. Fabulous 3BR plus a bunk room with 1 twin bed, 2BA cottage very close to the beach! Sleeps up to 10! Seasonal Beach service for 2 at the beach is included in price! This cute cottage has its own private pool big enough for everyone! It can be heated too for an extra fee. May also use the beach front community pool too! Beachy colors throughout! Big 40' LCD TV in the living room. 2 King Beds! There is a king bed in the master bedroom upstairs. This bedroom does not have a door and is big enough to include a sitting area and desk too! The main floor bedrooms include a twin bedroom, a king bedroom, and a bunk room with 1 twin bed! The kitchen has a pass through window to the bench dining area. There is also a table for the grown ups! Sit around the pool or have coffee on the front covered porch and enjoy the sea breezes!
Free wireless internet is included! The location can't be beat! Walk to the Silver Sands Designer Outlet Mall and Busters bar and grill! The private beach access is a short 3 minute walk!
Vacationing here is an annual, sometimes two to three times a year event for many families! You should come too! When you come once, you'll want to come again and again! Some people make this area home after just one visit! Come see why! You'll love our Aloha Cottage too!
We stayed at Aloha cottage over spring break with our 6 kids age 3-12 and it was the perfect fit. The "1/2" bedroom was really a large closet with a loft bed and side table. It was a great cozy spot for our 9 year old. The bunk room also has trundle so it slept 3 kids without anyone having to share. The house was spotless and very well equipped. We have stayed at many vacation rentals and this was definitely one of the best. There were plenty of bath towels, lots of extras under the sink in both bathrooms. The master bedroom upstairs is open to the main floor so we definitely woke up as soon as the kids were up. We had a couple of minor issues during our stay and the management company was very responsive, getting over to reset to pool heater in just 15 minutes. The pool was very comfortably heated. The beach chairs are first come first serve, so if you plan to spend the day at the beach it might be worth going down around 7 or 8 and claiming your two chairs. The washer and dryer are fairly small, about 1/3 the size of ours at home (which are admittedly quite large), so if you plan to do laundry bring enough soap for extra loads. The was a cart for hauling things back and forth to the beach.
Overall it was one of the best vacation rentals we have stayed in. We can't wait to stay here again next year.
Hello Zyromski Family, It's so nice to receive fantastic reviews such as yours. We strive for each of our guests to have their 'best vacation ever' when they stay with us. We look forward to your family returning next year and hopefully every year after!
Loved the new flooring! Everything was clean and we had people working with us to let us know the condition of the condo after the hurricane. Luckily it missed and we were fine. We would definitely book this great location again!
Hi Mark, We're glad to hear you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage and look forward to you returning again next summer.
Great House! Easy/professional check-in, great pool, a lot of room/beds for our family, close to the beach and had most everything we needed while we were there. The only negative about the house was the 'open air' master bedroom. This room/stairwell does not have a door and EVERY noise from the main floor can be heard up there. If we were to stay at Aloha again we would likely have some kids up there and my wife and I would stay in the other king room.
We loved the Aloha house and would stay there again in the future. The beach was just steps away and the private pool was clean and a good size. Pool chairs were very uncomfortable. Grocery stores,shopping and restaurants all within walking distance. Really enjoyed this house and it's location!
Aloha Cottage was clean, comfortable, nicely decorated, and in a great proximity to the beach. This is our second time staying at a Crystal Waters property and it was a pleasure. Every interaction w/ them has been pleasant and they are quick to reply or address any issues. Our only minor observation for improvement was that one of the rooms has only one bunk w/ an empty space beneath. We thought that would be a great location to add in another mattress or bunk.
The house was fine. Just may want to know king bedroom upstairs has no door and opens up to stairs and living room but is a large space with updated bathroom. Pool gets sun unlike others in neighborhood. Beach just a short walk and not very crowded. Location is central and close to restaurants and shopping.
We had a great time, very good floor plan, plenty of room, very short walk to beach, It was clean, pool was great, WE WILL COME BACK!
We loved the location of this rental and the size was just perfect! The private pool is now a must have when we rent in Destin, FL. Had a great experience renting here!!
The Aloha Cottage is very nice and spacious. There were 4 of us and a toddler and we had more than enough room. All appliances work well, the ice maker always had plenty of ice. The pool is great. We wish we'd have known about the shed full of water and beach toys behind the house, we didn't see it till the last day. Charcoal grill was brand-new. The house is a short walk to the beach. The wagon was very thoughtful. We loved it and are already planning our next stay!
This is second year for us to stay at this cottage! Hope to for the third year! It's very quiet & comfortable!
The cottage was perfect for my family. The grandboys (5) loved the pool and we loved the area. It was quite, nice breeze and an easy walk to the Beach access. We loved that we were reserved a set of Beach chairs and and umbrella. We would love to come back here for many years!
We thoroughly enjoyed this rental cottage. It was very convenient to the beach and many other attractions. The pool area was relaxing and private for our family. The house was very clean and well maintained. For as many people as it sleeps there could be more seating provided in living room area.
So glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a super nice home very close to the beach. Not sure where to put more seating in the living area! It is a relatively small space but has a sofa and love seat. Plus, the dining table has 6 chairs and is open to the living room. Everyone can be in the same room at the same time!
Nice house, great location. We had a good time.
So glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a nice home with a private pool very close to the beach!
So happy you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a nice home with a private pool very close to the beach! Glad you liked it!
WOW!!! I was expecting a nice home, but this was simply the greatest!!!! It was clean and bright! It easily accommodated our family of 11. It is just a short and pleasant walk to the beach. Close to any kind of store!! Having our own pool was the icing on the cake!!! We used it a LOT! It was just outside the side door. I say that because I couldn't picture how to get to it by looking at the pictures. The pool was clean and just the perfect size for playing Marco Polo and for the babies to play on the steps at the shallow end. We hung out on the front porch a lot. It rained a lot when we were there but none of us minded too much because we had such a nice place to retreat to!! The front porch was great to have! I am going to make a longer list of things that I can think of that are there other than what is already mentioned so others won't need to pack them.
The only thing I needed was a bigger mixing bowl for my pancake mix. But that was no big deal at all!!
We all loved it so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you and we hope to come back again!!!
Glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a super nice home with a private pool so close to the beach! Restaurants and shops are close by too!
First of all the house was beautiful, very clean location was great walking distance to the beach. There were also a great outlet mall right across the street that we said we were going to but never got a chance because there was just to much to do! The restaurant nearby were incredible.
We loved the house the beds were very comfortable the pool was great and all the staff that I spoke to were always kind and helpful!
So glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a super nice home with a private pool so close to the beach! Restaurants and shopping are very close too!
The house that we rented was more than we expected. There is no comparing it to a hotel or motel room. If I could, I'd buy the place and live there! Getting up, making our own breakfast, my granddaughter's excitement at her bedroom, all this made it really special! The only thing I would do differently is that I would not bring so much stuff from home. There was a Win-Dixie about 3 minutes away with prices comparable to home. I could have bought everything I needed there and not have had to haul so much. I even wound up throwing some stuff away for the return trip! We had our own pool and were in easy walking distance to the beach. I hope to come back again someday, to the very same address where we were. Honestly, I can't say enough about it.
So happy you enjoyed Aloha Cottage! It is a super nice home so very close to the beach with a private pool! Seasonal Beach Chairs for 2 come with the rental too. Yes, the location can't be beat. There are grocery stores and restaurants very close!
House was very clean & stocked well. Sleeping accommodations were very comfortable. I would stay here again. Enjoyed our own pool very much! Very close to beach bit also so convenient to shopping & restaurants!
So glad you all enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a cute and upgraded home with a private pool so close to the beach! Walk to restaurants and a grocery store too!
We loved the Aloha Cottage for our Destin beach trip! It was very clean, great decor, just a short walk to the beach, and the private pool was wonderful! The cottage did have a sturdy wagon to hold your beach stuff if needed. We loved how close it was to not only the beach, but attractions like the outlet mall and all the great restaurants and grocery stores. It's just a great location and we hope to be back!
So glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a special cottage so close to the beach with a refreshing private pool! Can't beat the location either!
More than we expected! The house easily accommodated our family of seven, four adults and three kids ages 11, 5, & 1. The pool was much larger than the others in the area and made for a perfect end to each day at the beach. With a short walk to the beach and access to the hotel bathroom there were no complaints on our end. Just to brag on the property management, we called to let them know the wheel on the beach wagon was blown and they were there to fix it within a few hours. Thank you for everything, we hope to return again soon.
So glad you enjoyed Aloha Cottage! It is a super nice home with a bigger private pool so close to the beach! We do our best to make your vacations with us as enjoyable as possible!
We were very satisfied with Aloha Cottage. We had 8 people staying in the house and we had plenty of space. The house was in great shape and very clean. It was an easy walk to the beach, but we felt we needed to use a wagon to carry all the things you need on the beach. The pool was a great asset and we used it daily. the home is quiet and we felt we had a lot of privacy. There was a CVS, the outlet mall, and a few restaurants within walking distance. We rented a pontoon boat one day and spent the day on Crab Island. It was a fun day.
We were able to walk to Whales Tail restaurant and we enjoyed it. It is very casual and you sit on the beach.
So glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a super nice home very close to the beach as well as shops and restaurants. The private pool is indeed a bonus!
We came to Destin for our nieces wedding and decided to make it our vacation. We loved the house and private pool. It was very clean and just the perfect size for us. It was a nice location and close to the beach. I was looking for a house directly on the beach but this was close. A very short walk to the beach.
The realtor was very nice and patient when we called trying to locate the house. (We made a wrong turn and got turned around.) He stayed on the phone with us until we pulled into the driveway.
The only down side was getting the 2 chairs and umbrella we were suppose to get with our rental. There was never anyone at the station where the chairs were suppose to be and a few times there were none available.
Shopping and other attractions were close and easy to find.
But all in all it was perfect and I have already suggested this house to friends who will be coming down to Destin. We will definitely be back! Our vacation was a success.
So glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage. It is very close to the beach and such an easy walk! The beach chairs are usually set up every day from about March 1st to November 1st. One just has to sit in them. The beach attendant will come around. You may not see him for awhile but he usually makes his rounds!
Loved this house! It had everything we needed. We found it to be very spacious, and the washer and dryer were a plus! It is in a great location... everything you need is within a 15 minute drive! Grocery stores, fresh seafood market, restaurants, and the outlet mall are all within walking distance. The beach is a short 2 minute walk also, and they provide a beach wagon to carry things if needed. The kids loved the heated pool the most since it was still a little chilly for Spring Break. We will definitely stay here again! The owners/managers are very nice and respond quickly to calls/emails.
So glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a special home close to everything with a private pool and a private beach access!
The Aloha Cottage met our needs perfectly! We loved the pool and were so grateful it could be heated since the weather was a bit cooler than we had hoped. We have 3 daughters and they loved the bunk room and enjoyed watching movies at night! Everything worked great! Short, easy walk to the beach! Property was clean and well-maintained. The rental staff was great to work with. My only complaint was that we had to pay $30 to have the pool heated on our check-in day but the pool temperature wasn't actually warm enough to swim. Otherwise, it was a perfect stay!
Glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage. It is truly a nice cottage with a private pool very close to the private beach access! Well appointed and cute! The private pool can be heated to about 85 degrees.
So glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a special home with nice upgrades and a refreshing private pool so close to the beach! No roads to cross!
Nice pool and close to the beach. Not so crazy about the trash location. You have to walk the trash to the bumpster at the Windancer Condos. House is centrally located to all the amenities.
The pool is nice and refreshing and only about 100 yards to the private beach! The dumpster is very close too. The location cannot be beat!
There were 10 of us and we had a great time. It was less than a block from the beach and near many places to eat, shops and a grocery store. The pool was great and the kiddos loved swimming everyday! The only complaint we had was that the upstairs was a loft and didn't have a door to close off from down stairs and if a light was on downstairs it shined up stairs, but that was livable. We will definitely be staying in this area again.
So glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a nice and special cottage with a refreshing private pool so close to the beach and all Destin activities.
My family and my sisters family both stayed in this house for a week. The house was wonderful and we had plenty of room for 4 adults and 6 children. The house was clean and beautiful. The location was great also. Very close to the beach and shopping. The private pool was so nice too. We are very much looking forward to coming back to Destin and staying at this house again!!
So happy you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a special cottage so close to the beach. We do our best to keep it updated, comfortable, and clean for everyone! Nice to know when we succeed too! The private pool is so inviting and the beach only about 100 yards!
We had a great vacation. The location to the beach was nice and the private pool was the best! It was very clean and the management was very nice to work with. Would definitely recommend this spot to anyone and will definitely be back to visit.
So glad you enjoyed your stay at Aloha Cottage! It is a special home very close to the beach with no roads to cross! The private pool is an extra perk!


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Favourite Fives: Paul Vincent
Paul Vincent and Sara Kelly founded S.E.H Kelly three years ago. Sara looks after the design and making parts of the business, and Paul makes the tea. Paul and Sara can be found every weekend at their workshop in East London, where they design and make their incredible clothes that are sold on the premises and in a few shops in the Land of the Rising Sun. Paul very kindly took time out from straining the Typhoo tea-bags (actually they're in East London so it's probably Kazakstahn toadstool tea with a splash of eagle milk) to tell us about his current favourite five….
M&S Long-johns
If Marks & Spencer stands for one thing, for me it is their wonderful long-johns. I favour the supersoft cotton variety, which if I remember rightly are graded with Level 2 warmth. And you would never know it to look at me but I wear them day in, day out, indoors and out, between September and at least April.
"For Whom The Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway.
I didn't have much interest in the Spanish Civil War, and to be honest still don't, but the clarify and conviction of Hemingway's basic prose has lodged itself in my head to this day. Someone once said that if you can't understand what someone's saying, and they're not talking about rocket science, then they're probably full of hot air. These days, with people waffling on about curation this, channeling that, and consumer-connections the other, I hark back to the Hemingway way an awful lot. He was and still is the master of doing a lot with very little (see his six-word story)."
"In a Hole" by The Jesus & Mary Chain.
I like white noise and I spend a lot of time with it. It blocks out other, lesser, noises (like the sound of people talking) and focusses the mind. This is one of the most white noise-y tracks on Psychocandy and so for me is one of the best. There isn't much melody and the vocals are unintelligible to me, but with white noise this good it doesn't much matter.
The White House at Chelsea by Thomas Girtin.
This is the picture that hangs in our workshop. Girtin was a watercolour maestro who knocked about with Turner in the 1800s. He died in his early 20s and the White House has to be the pick of a very short career. Calming, serene, and clever, because the bright little white house of the title simply where Girtin left the canvas blank. The poignancy of Girtin's talent combined with his short life — "if Girtin lived I would've starved" said Turner — heaps on a big dollop of whistful melancholy, which I am always drawn to, too.
Cooking bones.
I like to cook and my favourite new project is cooking bones and eating the marrow within. I last did it on Sunday just gone and once you get the method right you're laughing.
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Swiss James 10 years ago
Ace answers, what do you eat bone marrow with though? Must be a starter at best.


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Articles of Incorporation of
Utilika Foundation
Amended as of 2005/04/24
The undersigned, in order to form a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 24.03 of the Revised Code of Washington, hereby signs and verifies the following Articles of Incorporation.
Article 1: Name
The name of the corporation is Utilika Foundation.
Article 2: Members
The corporation shall have no voting members.
Article 3: Duration
The duration of the corporation shall be perpetual.
Article 4: Registered Office and Agent
The initial registered office of the corporation is 6719 150th Avenue Northeast, Redmond, Washington 98052-4713, and the initial registered agent at such address is Jonathan Pool.
Article 5: Purposes, Limitations, and Powers
Section 5.1. Purposes. To operate exclusively for charitable or educational purposes, within the meaning of Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or any successor provision.
Section 5.2. Limitations.
5.2.1. The corporation shall have no capital stock, and no part of its net earnings shall inure to the benefit of any director or officer of the corporation, or of any private individual.
5.2.2. No director, officer, or private individual shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets upon dissolution of the corporation, or upon the winding up of its affairs.
5.2.3. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation except as may be permitted to Section 501(c)(3) organizations by the Code, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publication or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.
5.2.4. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles, the corporation shall not conduct or carry on activities not permitted to be conducted or carried on by an organization exempt under Section 501(c)(4) of the Code, or any successor provision, or by an organization contributions to which are deductible under Section 2522(a)(2) of the Code, or any successor provision.
Section 5.3. Powers. In general, and subject to such limitations and conditions as are or may be prescribed by law, or in the corporation's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, the corporation shall have all powers which now or hereafter are conferred by law upon a corporation organized for the purpose set forth above, or are necessary or incidental to the powers so conferred, or are conducive to the attainment of the corporation's purpose.
Article 6: Limitations of Directors' Liability
A director shall have no liability to the corporation for monetary damages for conduct as a director, except for acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct by the director, or a knowing violation of law by the director, or for any transaction from which the director will personally receive a benefit in money, property, or services to which the director is not legally entitled. If the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act is hereafter amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the full extent permitted by the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification for or with respect to an act or omission of such director occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
Article 7: Indemnification
Section 7.1. Right to Indemnification of Directors and Officers. Each person who was, or is threatened to be, made a party to or is otherwise involved (including, without limitation, as a witness) in any actual or threatened action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation or, while a director or officer, he or she is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the corporation, to the full extent permitted by applicable law as then in effect, against all expense, liability, and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors, and administrators; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 7.2 of this Article with respect to proceedings seeking solely to enforce rights to indemnification, the corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors of the corporation. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section 7.1 shall be a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by the corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 7.1 or otherwise.
Section 7.2. Right of Claimant to Bring Suit. If a claim for which indemnification is required under Section 7.1 of this Article is not paid in full by the corporation within sixty (60) days after a claim in the form of a record has been received by the corporation, except in the case of a claim for expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, to the extent successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. The claimant shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Article upon submission of a claim in the form of a record (and, in an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, where the required undertaking has been tendered to the corporation), and thereafter the corporation shall have the burden of proof to overcome the presumption that the claimant is so entitled. Neither the failure of the corporation (including its board of directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of or reimbursement or advancement of expenses to the claimant is proper in the circumstances nor an actual determination by the corporation (including its board of directors or independent legal counsel) that the claimant is not entitled to indemnification or to the reimbursement or advancement of expenses shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant is not so entitled.
Section 7.3. Nonexclusivity of Rights. The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this Article shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire, including (without limitation) under any statute, provision of the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, or vote of disinterested directors.
Section 7.4. Insurance, Contracts, and Funding. The corporation may maintain insurance at its expense, to protect itself and any director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against any expense, liability, or loss, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability, or loss under RCW 24.03.043 of the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act and RCW 23B.08.510 of the Washington Business Corporation Act, or any successor provisions. The corporation may enter into contracts with any director or officer of the corporation in furtherance of the provisions of this Article and may create a trust fund, grant a security interest, or use other means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit) to ensure the payment of such amounts as may be necessary to effect indemnification as provided in this Article.
Section 7.5. Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Corporation. The corporation may, by action of its board of directors from time to time, provide indemnification and pay expenses in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding to employees and agents of the corporation with the same scope and effect as the provisions of this Article with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the corporation or pursuant to rights granted pursuant to, or provided by, the Washington Business Corporation Act, as applied to nonprofit corporations, or otherwise.
Article 8: Directors
Section 8.1. Board of Directors. The management of the corporation shall be vested in a board of no fewer than one (1) director. The number, qualifications, terms of office, manner of election, time and place of meeting, and powers and duties of directors shall be prescribed by the Bylaws of the corporation.
Section 8.2. Name and Address of Director. The name and address of the director who shall manage the affairs of the corporation until the first annual meeting of the board of directors as provided in the Bylaws, and until his or her successors are elected and qualified, is:
Name: Jonathan Pool
Address: 6719 150th Avenue Northeast, Redmond, Washington 98052-4713
Article 9: Amendment of Bylaws
The authority to make, alter, amend, or repeal Bylaws is vested in the board of directors and may be exercised at any annual or special meeting of the board.
Article 10: Dissolution
Upon dissolution or winding up, all the corporation's remaining assets shall be distributed by the board of directors for similar or identical uses and purposes, to any other organization that would then comply with the purposes and limitations set forth in Article 5.
Article 11: Incorporator
The incorporator's name and address are:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of May, 2004.
Jonathan Pool


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U.K.: Three Labour Party Leaders Quit Shadow Cabinet Over Common Market Policy. 1972
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Three senior members of the British Labour Party resigned from the Shadow Cabinet on Monday (10 April) in a move that split the Opposition wide open on the issue of Europe.
GV Houses of Parliament.
SCU Mr. Lever. Interviewer asks question.
INTERVIEWER: "Harold Lever, you're one of the three cabinet - shadow cabinet members to resign on this issue. Why have you chosen this to resign on?"
LEVER: "Because, firstly I am fundamentally opposed to the concept of a referendum which I believe to be immensely dangerous to our parliamentary democratic system. Secondly, I object to the way in which the decision was taken - that is to say Shadow Cabinet reaffirmed the oft-reaffirmed position on referendum only a fortnight before it switched to the other decision and thirdly I am very much afraid that the public is getting the wrong opinion about the Labour Party's position on the Common Market. Its position is, remains, very firmly, that in principle we accept entry but we don't accept officially the terms of entry. And so the difference between me and my Shadow Cabinet colleagues was that I thought the terms of entry were reasonable and they thought they ought to be renegotiated more favourably."
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Background: Three senior members of the British Labour Party resigned from the Shadow Cabinet on Monday (10 April) in a move that split the Opposition wide open on the issue of Europe.
The three were Mr. Roy Jenkins - who leaves the position of deputy-leader of the Party, and two former ministers, Mr. George Thomson and Mr. Harold Lever.
Mr. Jenkins stated that the main reason for his resignation was the Show Cabinet's decision to reverse its previous policy - and support the idea of a referendum before British entry into the Common Market becomes final.
Mr. Harold Lever appeared on the BBC programme "24 Hours" to face questioner, Austin Mitchell.
SYNOPSIS: London - and one of three senior Labour Party members who've resigned their positions over the Common Market question appeared on television on Monday night.
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Lord Louis Mountbatten's motorboat 'Shadow' beats 'Gee Wiz' in race at Bournemouth.
Near Birmingham
The Air Minister visits an aircraft factory in Longbridge - he sees a new plane.
Britain In The Saddle
The 28th Cycle and Motorcycle Show opens at Ears Court, London.
A look at the role of shadows in life.
Rolls Steals Motor Snow Aka Paris Motor Show
Cars on display at Paris motor show, includes Rolls Royce Silver Shadow.
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Cliff celebrates his birthday before setting off for Australian tour.
Cliff Off To Australia
Singing Star Cliff Richard leaves London airport on his way to an Australian tour.


There's no getting away from it, oracy is an essential skill. It is something that can be taught and there's a pretty firm evidence base for it given the research quoted in this paper. Add to this the impassioned article here explaining: "What is oracy and why should every child be taught it?" it is seen by many to be a skill linked to social mobility and it certainly can aid with learning and progress as shown in this Ofsted report from 'School 21'.
When I was at school I had access to lots of different opportunities to develop my oracy. There was a debating club, I was in the school choir, there were opportunities in school performances and musicals. We were encouraged to present our findings and present clearly. We also had the opportunity to read passages to the whole school in assembly. Not every school has all of these opportunities and certainly, not everyone can do all of them.
Working as a teacher in the classroom there are lots of ways in which you can support oracy. "Talk for writing" and the work of Pie Corbett and Julia Strong have definitely made an impact as a process for developing writing skills and consequently, oracy skills.
There is a lot that can be done with technology to support oracy in the classroom too. Following a question I received this morning on Twitter, I'm going to share with you some of the tools available to assist in oracy performance which may also be of some interest to colleagues who teach Languages too given their need to support students with oracy in a different target language to English.
Firstly though I'm going to unpick Graham's question about linking oracy to the subject of Computing. Computing is going through a bit of a public debate at the moment, particularly around; it not being taught well enough in schools; the fact there is a shortage of specialist teachers; the overall popularity of the subject; the disparity between uptake of different genders for the subject; and more besides.
…sections give great opportunity to use technology not just in Computing lessons but across the board, particularly when it comes to oracy!
…there are so many ways in which it can be used. This should not be seen in isolation in specific Computing lessons but as a great opportunity to develop digital skills across the curriculum and not *just* in specific Computing sessions. Increasingly more and more edtech tools are available to be used alongside your voice.
…and so much more. For ideas on how to use Explain Everything, check out their blog here.
Adobe Spark Video – a slide driven, simple to use video making tool. Some ideas for use can be found here.
Spreaker – make your own radio station with this great agnostic tool – other podcasting tools are available! I've just enjoyed using this one in the past.
Shadow Puppet – a great free tool from the creators of Seesaw, this tool allows you to annotate but more importantly speak over images, text and video and is available on multiple platforms. More info can be found on it here.
Flipgrid – a really popular video response system where teachers and students can leave video feedback for each other such as these 15 ways shared by Holly Clark.
iMotion – there are lots of different stop-frame animation apps out there. Using stop-frame for storytelling is great, even from a young age. Here is a clip from a project I was involved in with a Year 2 class last week. The pupils did all of it, from writing the script to filming, narration, editing – everything. Narration and sound effects and editing were done using iMovie.
As Phil Beadle wrote in his book, 'How to teach Literacy', it is his perspective "that the most important thing you learn in school is how to communicate".
Oracy sits right at the heart and centre of that statement. And when it comes to communication, being able to communicate in visual, safe and clear ways is a fundamental skill that ends up underpinning many others. It is clear that technology can play a huge part in making this easy for teachers to enable them to hear from every pupil in the class. As Beadle also states in his book, Oracy is "The most fundamental and most important skill".
So in answer to Graham's question – yes, there are lots of ways in which you can link the use of technology to oracy. Additionally, you can use these tools not just in the Computing lesson or classroom but given the scope of oracy underpinning the success of everything else, we should look at it everywhere else too.
What might it look like? Well for a start it's going to require some sort of method for collecting in these different examples. Flipgrid does all of this internally but if you don't use Flipgrid then other methods such as OneNote Class Notebook, Showbie or Seesaw would be perfectly suited to facilitating this kind of work, particularly if oracy skill development is part of your aim.
I hope this discussion has been helpful. As always I'd love to hear from you in the comments if you have more examples or other ideas to share.


With Easter out of the way, we pretty much have all our new Spring Summer 2018 stock ready to go. It's a busy time of year, with two of our core brands front and centre: Lyle and Scott, and Farah. This week's blog takes a look at the freshest new arrivals from these two famous brands. As always, we're offering a 10% discount to online customers on all SS18 gear — just type in SPRING18 at online checkout.
We don't do a huge amount of footwear at Apache, so when a shoe leaps out at us from a brand lookbook, you can be sure it's special. This new Lyle and Scott trainer made our jaws drop: see how the famous golden eagle logo shimmers against the off-white leather. There's a subtle suede lining on the toe cap, tongue and heel; comfort is taken care of with a high-quality rubber sole and a padded collar. You can wear these shoes with pretty much anything — jeans, chinos or shorts, it's up to you. Sizes range from 7 to 11 (UK).
We've been running these classic chino trousers for some years now. Lyle and Scott stick to a simple design formula: lightweight, regular fitting, and made from a quality cotton rich fabric with a hint of stretch for added comfort. This season you can choose from three colours — Mist Blue (pictured), Stone and Navy — and sizes go in twos from 30 to 38. Why not wear these in tandem with the aforementioned white trainers for an unbeatable casual look.
Farah have put out some fantastic check shirts since last year, and the new "Staton" shirt continues this trend. Cut in Farah's signature semi-slim fit, this shirt boasts a soft woven cotton fabric that will keep you cool throughout the warm summer months. The Balsam green colour way is proof that you don't always need a bold and bright check pattern to catch the eye. Sizes run from Medium to Extra Large.
This brand new T shirt by Farah boasts a unique geometric pattern of squares, triangles and rectangles for a minimalist effect. As with all our T shirts, it's made from quality 100% cotton, ideal for summer wear or as a base layer. Our favourite version comes in Yale (pictured), but some of you may prefer a lighter coloured Ecru.
This is one of those garments that took our breath away as soon as it was sent to us. Far from a run of the mill sweatshirt, Farah have created a textured waffle fabric to add a richness and complexity to a single-colour garment. The loopback cotton interior is a real mark of quality, and has the added bonus of preventing any pesky "pilling" against a T shirt. Surely one of the best designs of Spring Summer 2018, you can choose between two superb colours: Balsam (pictured) and True Navy.


Thanks so much for your lovely comments. Lisa loved hearing all of your good wishes and reading the sentiments and words that you all like to stamp.
Since so many of you entered, I thought I'd throw two books into the prize pot.
I consulted the Random Number Generator to help choose the winners and it came up with Cheryl and Rebekah.
Cheryl said "...My favorite is "HOPE." Just one word...but holds a ton of meaning ;)" and Rebekah told us "...My favorite quote to put on a stamp is "Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be."
I'll send over an email with the "details." Lisa will sign each book and I will get them in the mail the week of July 12th.
Have a great holiday weekend, everyone. Stay tuned for more giveaways, the interviews with the winners of Bead&Button BeadDreams, and a special beadalong-on-the-blog with Lisa.
Don't forget to add us to your RSS feed or however you keep track of your favorite blogs. You won't want to miss out on what's happening over the next couple of weeks!


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Treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is a work in progress
Doug Brunk
EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM WCIRDC 2019
LOS ANGELES – When it comes to the optimal treatment of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and diabetes, cardiologists like Mark T. Kearney, MB ChB, MD, remain stumped.
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Dr. Mark T. Kearney
"Over the years, the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction has been notoriously difficult [to treat], controversial, and ultimately involves aggressive catheterization of the heart to assess diastolic dysfunction, complex echocardiography, and invasive tests," Dr. Kearney said at the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease. "These patients have an ejection fraction of over 50% and classic signs and symptoms of heart failure. Studies of beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin II receptor blockers have been unsuccessful in this group of patients. We're at the beginning of a journey in understanding this disorder, and it's important, because more and more patients present to us with signs and symptoms of heart failure with an ejection fraction greater than 50%."
In a recent analysis of 1,797 patients with chronic heart failure, Dr. Kearney, British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research at the Leeds (England) Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, and colleagues examined whether beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors were associated with differential effects on mortality in patients with and without diabetes (Diabetes Care. 2018;41:136-42). Mean follow-up was 4 years.
For the ACE inhibitor component of the trial, the researchers correlated the dose of ramipril to outcomes and found that each milligram increase of ramipril reduced the risk of death by about 3%. "In the nondiabetic patients who did not receive an ACE inhibitor, mortality was about 60% – worse than most cancers," Dr. Kearney said. "In patients with diabetes, there was a similar pattern. If you didn't get an ACE inhibitor, mortality was 70%. So, if you get patients on an optimal dose of an ACE inhibitor, you improve their mortality substantially, whether they have diabetes or not."
The beta-blocker component of the trial yielded similar results. Each milligram of bisoprolol reduced the risk of death over a mean of 4 years by about 3% in patients without diabetes and 9% in those with diabetes. "Among patients who did not receive a beta-blocker, the mortality was about 70% at 5 years – really terrible," he said. "Every milligram of bisoprolol was associated with a reduction in mortality of about 9%. So, if a patient gets on an optimal dose of a beta-blocker and they have diabetes, it's associated with prolongation of life over a year."
Dr. Kearney said that patients often do not want to take an increased dose of a beta-blocker because of concerns about side effects, such as tiredness. "They ask me what the side effects of an increased dose would be. My answer is: 'It will make you live longer.' Usually, they'll respond by agreeing to have a little bit more of the beta-blocker. The message here is, if you have a patient with ejection fraction heart failure and diabetes, get them on the optimal dose of a beta-blocker, even at the expense of an ACE inhibitor."
In 2016, the European Society of Cardiology introduced guidelines for physicians to make a diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. The guidelines mandate that a diagnosis requires signs and symptoms of heart failure, elevated levels of natriuretic peptide, and echocardiographic abnormalities of cardiac structure and/or function in the presence of a left ventricular ejection fraction of 50% or more (Eur J Heart Fail. 2016;18[8]:891-975).
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"Signs and symptoms of heart failure, elevated BNP [brain natriuretic peptide], and echocardiography allow us to make a diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction," Dr. Kearney, who is also dean of the Leeds University School of Medicine. "But we don't know the outcome of these patients, we don't know how to treat them, and we don't know the impact on hospitalizations."
In a large, unpublished cohort study conducted at Leeds, Dr. Kearney and colleagues evaluated how many patients met criteria for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction after undergoing a BNP measurement. Ultimately, 959 patients met criteria. After assessment, 23% had no heart failure, 44% had heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and 33% had heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. They found that patients with preserved ejection fraction were older (mean age, 84 years); were more likely to be female; and had less ischemia, less diabetes, and more hypertension. In addition, patients with preserved ejection fraction had significantly better survival than patients with reduced ejection fraction over 5 years follow-up.
"What was really interesting were the findings related to hospitalization," he said. "All 959 patients accounted for 20,517 days in the hospital over 5 years, which is the equivalent of 1 patient occupying a hospital bed for 56 years. This disorder [heart failure with preserved ejection fraction], despite having a lower mortality than heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, leads to a significant burden on health care systems."
Among patients with preserved ejection fraction, 82% were hospitalized for a noncardiovascular cause, 6.9% because of heart failure, and 11% were caused by other cardiovascular causes. Most of the hospital admissions were because of chest infections, falls, and other frailty-linked causes. "This link between systemic frailty and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction warrants further investigation," Dr. Kearney said. "This is a major burden on patient hospital care."
When the researchers examined outcomes in patients with and without diabetes, those with diabetes were younger, more likely to be male, and have a higher body mass index. They found that, in the presence of diabetes, mortality was increased in heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction. "So, even at the age of 81 or 82, diabetes changes the pathophysiology of mortality in what was previously believed to be a benign disease," he said.
In a subset analysis of patients with and without diabetes who were not taking a beta-blocker, there did not seem to be increased sympathetic activation in the patients with diabetes and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, nor a difference in heart rate between the nondiabetic patients and patients with diabetes. However, among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, those with diabetes had an increased heart rate.
"Is heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in diabetes benign? I think the answer is no," Dr. Kearney said. "It increases hospitalization and is a major burden on health care systems. What should we do? We deal with comorbidity and fall risk. It's good old-fashioned doctoring, really. We address frailty and respiratory tract infections, but the key thing here is that we need more research."
Dr. Kearney reported having no relevant financial disclosures.
dbrunk@mdedge.com
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Sen. Sollie Norwood, D-Jackson, told Working Together Jackson members that he, along with other Jackson-based lawmakers, would continue to work with Jackson State and IHL to develop a plan for new dorms that was nixed this fall. Photo by Arielle Dreher.
JACKSON — The capital city's blight, mainly visible in hundreds of abandoned properties, was a priority for concerned citizens who met with the Hinds County delegation to plan legislation that will address the needs of Jackson last week.
Wide-ranging concerns, from infrastructure to funding public schools, were top of mind for people from local churches, nonprofit and for-profit organizations who gathered for the Nov. 21 Working Together Jackson luncheon.
Earlier this year researchers called out blight as a primary precursor of crime in the community.
"Neighborhood blight is part of the vicious cycle in Jackson; crime causes blight, and blight fosters crime," BOTEC Analysis of Los Angeles said in a January 2016 report. Attorney General Jim Hood had successfully asked the Mississippi Legislature to fund the study of crime conditions and solutions in the capital city.
In turn, Working Together Jackson members asked lawmakers to work on legislation to address blight in the upcoming session. The State of Mississippi owns many of the abandoned houses and lots in Jackson.
Mary Jackson, who said that abandoned houses affect her church across the street, asked the lawmakers to work with the Legislature to find funding to tear those houses down.
"We have all of these previously residential properties that were occupied and are now abandoned," Jackson said last week. "We are having problems with homeless population in there; we are having problems with drug transactions taking place in there; and we are having problems with—at least one instance a body being pulled from there."
The bandos, or "traphouses," can shelter runaway youth as well as provide havens for drug abuse and gang activity.
Jackson State University owns the property Jackson referenced, and the university wants to tear down the houses and build new dormitories there instead.
The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning board nixed the plan, however, due to JSU's poor financial conditions. Jackson-based lawmakers are working on a plan to revive the idea.
Sen. Sollie Norwood, D-Jackson, told the group that he, along with other Jackson-based lawmakers, would continue to meet with JSU and discuss potential solutions to that problem going forward.
Sen. John Horhn, D-Jackson, reiterated the need for the State to help its capital city to work on crumbling infrastructure as well as take responsibility for state property that has since been abandoned.
"The state should take responsibility for a good bit of the infrastructure around where those (state) buildings are located," Horhn said. "It's not too much to ask—most state governments do some sort (of economic support) or do something to support their capital city; we need to have our capital city supported by the state of Mississippi."
Rep. Chris Bell, D-Jackson, reiterated the need for Mississippi to change its state flag, asking Working Together Jackson to add changing the flag as one of its legislative priorities. The state will celebrate its bicentennial in December 2017, and several lawmakers hope to change it before then.
"That flag must be changed, and we need each and every one of you in this room and your friends to come out and rally against our flag," Bell said last week.
Working Together Jackson members were scheduled to do presentations at the luncheon, followed by responses from House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, and other Hinds County lawmakers. But due to his schedule, Gunn asked to speak before listening to members voice their concerns. Gunn focused on how his Christian faith affects his policymaking.
"In the Bible as I understand it, there are only three institutions that God creates: marriage, the church and government," Gunn said on Nov. 21. "There's a reason for government—God created it for a reason."
As a leader in government, Gunn said the people he and "we" (meaning Christians) are serving people involved in a culture that Christians must understand and be concerned about in order to effectively communicate Christ's love to "them."
"So because we love our neighbor, we have concern about the culture in which they live, and therefore we do care about the crime rate ... we care about marriage, we care about abortion, we care about the well-being of our neighbor, and we want to confront the issues of the day," Gunn said.
Working Together Jackson has members of various faiths, including from Beth Israel, a Jewish congregation in Jackson responsible for building the first Jewish synagogue in Mississippi, and the International Museum of Muslim Cultures located downtown.
Rep. Jarvis Dortch, D-Jackson, addressed the religious pluralism of the group at the end of the presentations when the other lawmakers responded, acknowledging the importance of being inclusive—especially when legislating.
"My one year in the Legislature proved to me that most of our thinking is based on Christian faith, and there's nothing wrong with that," he said last week. "But we also have to look out for people who are different than us and take their lives (into consideration) and actually think about what we're doing and how it affects them."
Speaker Gunn was the original author of House Bill 1523, the "freedom of conscience" bill that the U.S. District Court blocked from becoming law in the summer. Several Democratic lawmakers fought against the passage of the bill, citing their own faith as a basis for voting against the bill during debates on the floor.
Horhn, who fought HB 1523 as a new form of Jim Crow targeting LGBT citizens, asked Working Together Jackson members to pray a mighty prayer for the state's Legislature. The 2017 legislative session begins Jan. 3.
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Blood On The Wall
Hailing from Brooklyn, NYC, Blood On The Wall is a three piece indie rock outfit comprising brother and sister, Brad and Courtney Shanks, and drummer Miggy Littleton.
BOTW first got started in 2000 when Courtney (bass, vocals) met Miggy (drums) on the way home from shopping for records with friends. As they got off their stop on the train, she noticed a man selling records on the corner. That man was Miggy, who ran the infamous Big Deal Records out of his own house. The pair struck up a conversation about music and rapidly became best friends and band mates. Shortly after, Courtney's brother Brad Shanks (guitar, vocals) had graduated from college in Lawrence, Kansas, moved into his sister's apartment in Williamsburg, NY, and was enrolled as the third band member.
Miggy has been in a lot of bands - from the hardcore outfit The Shit to Ida and most recently the NYC band, White Magic. Brad was in a two-piece drunk band called Bandit Teeth, whilst Courtney plays music with solo death blues man T.K. Webb in Laughing Waters. When BOTW come together to play, they do it just to get together and have some fun. They smile a lot when someone says they enjoy them and they feel like they are in the practice space when they are on stage. Their songs reflect that comfort you find with your best friends. They can be shaky and frantic or heartfelt and warm.
Initially slow moving, the band at first existed as a place for the three of them to get together and play music. In 2000, they played a total of just three shows. By 2001, they decided they should record their songs just to have them on tape. They spent one night in the Hall of Fame practice space on Orchard Street in Manhattan recording on an eight-track that only had five channels operating with Nicolas Vernhes (who has produced David Grubbs, Silver Jews, Animal Collective, Black Dice, and The Fiery Furnaces) and Dan Brown. Two songs came to the surface and were self-released as a 7" on the Big Deal / Rejoice label.
Vernhes has remained as the BOTW producer, and in 2004, a self-titled debut album was released on NYC label, The Social Registry (home of Gang Gang Dance, Samara Lubelski, Jah Division). The same label released a second album, 'Awesomer' in late 2005 with minimal distribution outside of the USA. On hearing it we were totally blown away, but not being able to find a copy in shops, decided to get in touch with the band and try and put it out on FatCat. 'Awesomer' was released in the UK and Europe by FatCat in September 2006, and subsequently the band released their most recent album, 'Liferz', on the Social Registry label in January 2008.
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Ok, maybe not the Holy Grail – Indiana Jones was not involved. But still a neat template. It's a simple, fluid design. In the source, which is what the search engines see, the order goes content, left navigation, right, header, and then footer. So they get a good feel of your site as well as the links to go through it – if you use the left area for internal navigation. It re-sizes up to 2 text increases with no failure in both IE and Mozilla – I have to start testing in Opera soon – and will fill the browser window in each – slight glitch in IE where sometimes right will drop down the pop back up for a second, I blame Microsoft.
Left and right will cover 20% of the available space and – for those of you bad at math – content the other 60%. The header is 100px tall – I may update this to 10em to make more fluid later on – and the wrapper holding the 3 main divs has a 100px padding. Changing both will expand the header and push the content down. I also found a neat trick to position things at the bottom of the window. I may also move the footer down to whichever is further down – the bottom of the browser window or the bottom of the content. That may be tricky though and I wanted to get this out for now. I should have a 2 column one out soon – if you wanted to convert this one simply delete the left or right, add the 20% to either or both of the ones left and change the margin-left if need be.
I also have not had time to add graphics to anything. Between work – I work on a major companies family of job boards – and some recent job opportunities that have sprung up, I have been straight out. I'm hoping to rectify this soon.
Random Tidbit: Two interesting space happenings. One is Voyager 1 is about to leave the solar system. Pretty impressive that something that old is still going strong. Also, after almost kicking Pluto out of the 'family' the tide has changed and they're thinking of adding 3 new planets to the solar system – nothing as cool as Uranus though. I'm almost willing to bet 10 bucks Google will buy one of them. They buy everything else that's new (2.0) – not that that's a bad thing.