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Home > Breast Cancer Information > Facts & Statistics > Research Studies > Research Table Topics > Alcohol and Breast Cancer Survival
Research table: Alcohol and breast cancer survival
Introduction: Findings from studies on alcohol and breast cancer recurrence (a return of breast cancer) and survival are mixed.
Some findings suggest women who drink alcohol after a breast cancer diagnosis have a higher risk of recurrence and breast cancer mortality (death from breast cancer) than those who don't drink alcohol.
Other studies have shown no difference in breast cancer recurrence or breast cancer mortality between those who drink alcohol in moderation (less than 1 drink a day for women) and those who are non-drinkers.
One reason for these mixed findings may be that drinking in moderation has some health benefits. It may lower the risks of heart disease, high blood pressure and overall mortality (death from any cause) [1-2].
Excessive alcohol drinking has no health benefits, only health risks.
Learn more about alcohol and breast cancer survival.
Learn about alcohol and breast cancer risk.
Study selection criteria: Prospective cohort studies with at least 1,000 participants, pooled analyses and meta-analyses.
All studies measured alcohol intake after breast cancer diagnosis.
Women Treated for Breast Cancer Who Drank Moderate Amounts of Alcohol versus Those Who Were Non-drinkers,
Breast Cancer Recurrence
Breast Cancer Mortality
Collaborative Women's Longevity Study [4]
WHEL Study [5]
LACE Study [6]
Breast Cancer Family Registry – New York [7]
Pooled and meta-analyses
After Breast Cancer Pooling Project [8-9]
(0.89-1.30)*
Gou et al. [10]
12 studies
* Among women who were diagnosed with breast cancer after menopause, those who drank 4 or more alcoholic drinks a week had an increased risk of recurrence compared to non-drinkers, 1.19 (1.01-1.40).
Among women who had estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers, those who drank 7 or more alcoholic drinks a week had an increased risk of late recurrence (5 or more years after diagnosis) compared to non-drinkers, 1.28 (1.01-1.62).
Fuchs CS, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA, et al. Alcohol consumption and mortality among women. N Engl J Med. 332(19):1245-50, 1995.
Forman JP, Stampfer MJ, Curhan GC. Diet and lifestyle risk factors associated with incident hypertension in women. JAMA. 302(4):401-11, 2009.
Lowry SJ, Kapphahn K, Chlebowski R, Li CI. Alcohol use and breast cancer survival among participants in the Women's Health Initiative. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 25(8):1268-73, 2016.
Newcomb PA, Kampman E, Trentham-Dietz A, et al. Alcohol consumption before and after breast cancer diagnosis: associations with survival from breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other causes. J Clin Oncol. 31(16):1939-46, 2013.
Flatt SW, Thomson CA, Gold EB, et al. Low to moderate alcohol intake is not associated with increased mortality after breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 19(3):681-8, 2010.
Kwan ML, Kushi LH, Weltzien E, et al. Alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival among women with early-stage breast cancer: the life after cancer epidemiology study. J Clin Oncol. 28(29):4410-6, 2010.
Zeinomar N, Thai A, Cloud AJ, McDonald JA, Liao Y, Terry MB. Alcohol consumption and breast cancer-specific and all-cause mortality in women diagnosed with breast cancer at the New York site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry. PLoS One. 12(12):e0189118, 2017.
Kwan ML, Chen WY, Flatt SW, et al. Postdiagnosis alcohol consumption and breast cancer prognosis in the after breast cancer pooling project. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 22(1):32-41, 2013.
Nechuta S, Chen WY, Cai H, et al. A pooled analysis of post-diagnosis lifestyle factors in association with late estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer prognosis. Int J Cancer. 138(9):2088-97, 2016.
Gou YJ, Xie DX, Yang KH, et al. Alcohol consumption and breast cancer survival: a meta- analysis of cohort studies. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 14(8):4785-90, 2013.

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The Warriors are starting the Death Lineup of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green in Game 6 on Thursday against the Cavs.
We're not going to say it's about time because you can't play these guys 48 minutes per night, but Steve Kerr has been messing around with his bigs for way too long as the culture of stubbornness has defined this playoff run for the Warriors. They don't want to change what they run based on what the opponent is doing. They don't want to stop punching other players in the junk. They don't want to go away from their bigs but with Andrew Bogut (knee) on the shelf and things getting a bit too close for comfort — it's time.


The information in this post relates was produced using EA V10 – as can be seen from the posts on the EA forum Sparx have changed the way Learning Centers operate in V11 which means that anything produced for V10 and, I assume before, will not work. I hope to produce an update in due course.
This is something that I have had on my list of things to do for a long time and was finally sparked into action by a question on the sparx forum. However, my expectation of going to the user guide and following instructions didn't quite work.
As I will detail below I couldn't have created an MDG learning center without looking in the XML files (and at times editing them), however with the information contained in this post I hope you don't have to do much(if any). In fact, it's not that the documentation that Sparx provide that is wrong but the little details that are useful are not included, and I suspect some of my findings could be considered a bug!
I will assume that you are happy in creating a simple MDG (in addition to the user guide, and the excellent wizard in EA, there are several tutorials around). For my experiment I used the EA profile wizard ( add new model using wizard and select MDG Technology Builder | Basic Template) to create a simple profile for the elements and a toolbox.
Do this first just to check you create a working MDG. Remember to import the MDG file (Tools | MDG Technology Import) – you can also set the path in (Settings | MDG Technologies | Advanced) which allows you to specify a location where your MDG will be located (great when testing).
So we have a working MDG and now want to add the learning pages.
This simplest way I've found to add a profile is to use the profile toolbox.
So to create your learning center profile start by using the profile helpers and add a profile to your top-level MDG technology diagram. In doing this select Automatically add new diagram making it a Class diagram as ell as select open new diagram as we are about to use it.
Before adding any content I did a check in creating this new profile and adding/recreating the MDG. Ensure that your load this MDG if not done via the advance path method and restart EA. If all has gone to plan then "My Help Center" is in the list – it was as shown below.
We have the some success.
If it all worked then you may skip to the next section, however if you haven't succeeded in creating your learning center then here are a few gotchas I found.
1. If the profile file you created doesn't appear in the list of available profiles when creating the MDG!!
I have found that in some instances when you save UML profile the XML file created generate the correct headers.
In a "good" profile file lines 1 and 2 are as shown below.
where you can see that lines 1 and 2 differ both the encoding and profiletype.
When testing I edited the generated XML profile (Cut and paste lines 1/2 from a good file) and it works. What is strange is that I haven't found a pattern to this AND even worse once corrected subsequent re-generation seems fine!
In both this and the previous case I'm not sure if I have done anything when saving the profile that could cause these error generation but unclear to me. At least the workarounds weren't too difficult to find.
Hopefully we are over the first hurdles and I can assume that we have a working learning center profile. We now need to add the content that is appropriate to our MDG.
Before starting a word of warning – ensure that any of the text in your definitions does not have any trailing spaces, tabs etc – if they do you may see some funnies – I certainly fell foal of this!
The Name of the attribute is the command including the content specific parameter that will be executed.
The Initial value defines the text that is displayed in the Learning Center menu.
To display a text file, which could include RTF and possibly other file types that EA can handle.
The key point to remember with accessing a text document is that EA looks for the document relative to the EA installation directory (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Sparx Systems\EA) – so if you are using an installer you probably need to be careful with this to ensure that the files get placed in the correct location. For testing and if in doubt you can use my EA Installation Inspector which lists the EA install path.
EA will display the specified help page. The one issue with this is finding the relevant page name.
Look at the address and go to the end of the line (much of the page name is not displayed) and get the page name "****.htm", as illustrated below.
Then use the command EASystem::ShowHelp(url) with the specified page name as the command parameter and a suitable menu name as the Initial Value.
With that all done I saved the modified profile and recreated my MDG technology (ensure you import if needed).
Each command type has a different icon.
I have tested each functions covered so far and it works fine.
There is also a command to execute a function provided by an Add-In (<Add-In>::<Function()>) – I'll started to check and it appears in my menus but so far it's not talking to my add-in so more to check!! If I get around to it and find the solution I'll provide an example.
In the meantime I hope that results of my little experiment are useful and you succeed if you are tempted to add a learning center to your MDG.
Any questions / feedback welcome.
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The Channel Islands National Park in California receives almost 540,000 visitors annually. They can explore historical, cultural history and lots of flora and fauna on an impressive area of 1,009 km². The Channel Islands National Park was established on March 5, 1980. See directoryaah for museums in California.
The history of the Channel Islands National Park
The Channel Islands have been inhabited for a long time. Excavations found human remains around 11,000 years old on the island of Santa Rosa. Prehistoric heaps of rubbish were also discovered during the excavations. These suggest that there must have been island residents for many millennia. According to the analysis of the finds, people lived on plants, sea snails and other tidal pool animals that were common at the time.
By skillfully selling and trading with the colonists living on the mainland, the people living on the island achieved a certain prosperity.
In October 1542 the islanders met the first European. The navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese who sailed under the Spanish flag, arrived on the island with his ships. California became a Spanish colony in 1769. A terrible slaughter followed in which sea otters, seals, elephant seals and sea lions were brutally slaughtered in their thousands. Just 8 decades later, the animals were all but wiped out and the indigenous people had left the island. The Spaniards wanted to integrate the islanders into the hunt, but they refused.
In 1850 the gold rush broke out in America. This is how the Chinese came to the Channel Islands and settled them. They literally plundered the tide pools. They were particularly interested in the abalone, which they dried and dried and exported to China.
At the end of the 19th century arable farming was introduced on the island and more arable land began to be used by clearing and burning.
Farmers began to colonize the island, bringing sheep, cattle, pigs, rabbits, deer, dogs and cats as well as some exotic plants to the islands. This changed the entire plant and animal life on the island.
It was not until 1938 that the islands of Santa Barbara and Anacapa were placed under protection. The island of San Miguel followed a little later. Santa Rosa was not placed under protection until 1986.
A rugged beauty that enchants
The rugged island area of the Channel Islands National Park is exactly what defines the park. The many different animals that were brought here thanks to the changing inhabitants of the islands and are now at home there and also the many plants typical of islands make the islands special. The visual appearance is rough, and in some cases even very hard. But the islands also radiate a little warm, even when you get the rough wind in your face on cooler days.
In summer the water can reach 20 degrees. The sea bays in particular are ideal for diving, swimming and boating. Long walks on the beach or discovery tours are also very inviting. A particularly large number of activities are offered during the tides.
A special highlight of the Channel Islands National Park is that you can watch gray whales here depending on the season. These give birth to their young in the Gulf of California and hibernate there before they return to their homeland, the Arctic.
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package sos.base.util.namayangar.sosLayer.reachablity;

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Shape;
import java.util.ArrayList;

import javax.swing.JComponent;

import rescuecore2.misc.Pair;
import sos.base.entities.Blockade;
import sos.base.entities.Road;
import sos.base.util.namayangar.NamayangarUtils;
import sos.base.util.namayangar.misc.gui.ScreenTransform;
import sos.base.util.namayangar.sosLayer.other.SOSAbstractToolsLayer;
import sos.base.util.namayangar.tools.LayerType;

public class ExpandedBlockdes extends SOSAbstractToolsLayer<Road>{

	public ExpandedBlockdes() {
		super(Road.class);
		setVisible(false);
	}

	@Override
	public int getZIndex() {
		return 100;
	}

	@Override
	protected void makeEntities() {
		setEntities(model().roads());
	}

	@Override
	protected Shape render(Road road, Graphics2D g, ScreenTransform transform) {
		Color c = Color.YELLOW;//new Color((int) (Math.random() * 255), (int) (Math.random() * 255), (int) (Math.random() * 255));
		g.setColor(c);
		if(!road.isBlockadesDefined())
			return null;
		for (Blockade blockade : road.getBlockades()) {
			NamayangarUtils.drawShape(blockade.getExpandedBlock().getShape(), g, transform);
		}

		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public JComponent getGUIComponent() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isValid() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public ArrayList<Pair<String, String>> sosInspect(Road entity) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public LayerType getLayerType() {
		return LayerType.Reachablity;
	}

}

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Even less remembered than the Precise P7 system, the Falcon system made somewhat swift appearances in the catalogs here and there, only to vanish just as rapidly.
The TC-20F is however built quite well with a 2mm single aluminium plate making the top and front plus thick steel frames completing the picture : at 7kg, it feels like a big brick of heavy metal.
The inside is packed like mad for the mechanism isn't a pared-down, low-end, smallish thing but a big one like in any big recorder of the time - except the enclosure is three times smaller !
The main motor is a DC-Servo with frequency generator ; the reel drive is a simple DC.
F&F heads (two), Dolby (B), Types I, II and III bias & eq selectors, plus a complex memory/repeat with twelve different modes which is an early version of AMS, here named ARC : Automatic Repeat control.
The TC-20F was meant as an option to the Falcon system(s) and that is why the catalogs are not as proficient in detailed images as they were for the SA-20F active 'speakers with ribbon tweeter and Heat-Pipe or VC-33 MC cartridge.
I'll try to dismantle one of my own and post pictures in the USER section of this page.
I have purchased the Sony Falcon system. The components are TAN-15F, TAE-20F, ST-10FL, TC-15F.
1. How big is the difference between TC-15F and TC-20F? All what I can see is the absence of logical control buttons in TC-15F, sendust head and addition of position IV tapes. I have seen from your pictures that you have both these models. Could you please tell me if it worth to try to buy the TC-20F in addition to TC-15F as far as the quality of the sound and record is concerned?
2. I am also trying at the moment to find the matching turntable like PS-20F. Could you tell me please, how difficult to find one in the good condition?
3. Is TAN-15F based on PLPS? In dedicated article on the Vintage Knob you have stated that this amp works in class A. Could you please also tell me if it is alright to use this amp with speakers like Wharfedale W70 (Rosedale)?
The 20F I have left is in need of a complete cleanup inside ; no idea of the sound but it is a solid and very heavy bit of hardware.
Like the PS-P7X, the PS-10/20F/FB are easily findable in Japan for insignificant prices like 10€ but bidding/shipping remains the usual problem. Elsewhere I don't know but don't hold your breath, sound-wise : they are very pretty but cheap turntables, just like the ST-10F/L tuner.
With patience you'll find one in Europe but do not spend much on this : anything above 50€ would already be quite overpriced.
Of the two TAN-15F I have, only one is working but it gets so hot I don't use it anymore ; it has been checked and repaired so it is its normal state... It sounds really great : fast, tight, Class A, star of the Falcons. The other one has somewhat different circuits/parts and is apperently dead or in need of unfindable ICs which are not outlined in the service manual. There is no PPS/PLPS inside : regular trafo/heatsink tandem.
Having had read your post I have to admit that my system is in the better condition.
Power amp TAN-15F does get very hot. My question was, on the back there is the mark that speakers impedance should be 8-16 Ohm. In your opinion, is it alright to use the speakers with an impedance less than 8 Ohm, and floor-standers in general, with this power amp? I currently use Wharfedale Rosedale (W70) and APM-22ES. And also, sorry to ask you again, but how did you know that this power-amp is class A amp?
Unfortunately, like your casssette decks, my one also has a problem which occurs at recording - for the first five minutes the record appears to be distorted in left channel. The playback is fine though. Unbelievable is the reliability of the transport mechanism. After all these years it seems that this deck does not need the new belts!
From you reply I have understood that the original Falcon turntable is not that brill as the other components. Could you please recommend decent Sony turntable to match this system?
My TAN-15F service manual is I don't know where so I can't be specific but I remember my tech told me it was when attempting the repair of the one that still doesn't work and the cleanup of the one that does... That much heat can only be Class A anyway - even my TA-N86B doesn't get that hot in Class A mode !
The APM-22ES should be fine at 90dB/ and 6 Ohm nominal but don't go under that : that TAN is a small amp not a powerhouse with a million amperes in stock.
As usual with Sony, it was a strange move not to use PLPS or LPS in Falcon TAN-15F although it has been used in many contemporary amps from Sony. But HI-Ft transistors are still inside as well as more than a decent sound for a such small amp.
Thanks for your advices for matching turntables.
I have managed to find an oroginal Service Manual for TAN-15F.
The reason why I have asked you about the operation class is that in accordance to this doc the DC Bias is supposed to be 33 mV for each channel.
Beware : there are two or three versions of the TAN-15F and thesingle service manual corresponds only to one of them (or partly - I don't remember now).
66mV shouldn't make that much heat !
I have just got on the phone a friend of mine from Japan - ex Sony employee. That is what he has told me. Never trust the service manuals. But, unfortunately, he told me as well that he never seen TAN-15F as in Japan Falcon was offered with active speakers.
I am using the Sony Falcon right now and after an hour in operation the power amp is very hot in heatsinks area. The sound is amazing with Celine Dion Je sais pas.
But I am using Wharfedale Rosedale W70 as I prefer them so much over the APM-22ES. The Sony SCD-777ES is spinning the disc.
ah - service manuals :) True for Sony for that 1976-1979 period and if the Falcon system sold not too well, it really made a very impressive product planning mess !
The TAN-15F was indeed export-only and seemingly Europe-only as well.
It is true I think.
The only place where I found I little bit of the information about the Falcon system was German catalog of 1981.
Where it said about the TAN-15F: 40 w/ channel Sinus, Hi-FT transistors with exceptional linearity in high-frequencies, good sound quality due to high dampfing factor, two pairs of acoustics connection and this is it.
I have found the PS-10F in Germany.
It is in the good condition. The only fault is that the digits 33 are not shown on display but the owner claims that this is faulty display only. Also this turntable does not have any pick-up. Is it possible to buy one?


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Treaty of Breslau
Vorfrieden von Breslau (de)
Vratislavský mír (cs)
Pokój wrocławski (pl)
Wrocław city hall
Wrocław, Silesia
Treaty of Berlin
The Treaty of Breslau was a preliminary peace agreement signed on 11 June 1742 following long negotiations at the Silesian capital Wrocław (German: Breslau) by emissaries of Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria and King Frederick II of Prussia ending the First Silesian War.
Frederick II had taken advantage of Maria Theresa's difficulties to prevail as Queen of Bohemia according to the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 and in 1740 occupied Silesia, part of the Habsburg Monarchy since 1526. Several attempts to expel the invaders failed, while troops of Frederick's allies France, Saxony and Bavaria even campaigned in the adjacent Bohemian lands.
Prussian annexations under King Frederick II: Silesia in 1742, East Frisia in 1744, Royal Prussia with Netze District during the First Partition of Poland in 1772, Mansfeld in 1780
Secret peace negotiations had been carried on since fall 1741, yet still Frederick invaded Bohemia and defeated the Austrian troops at the Battle of Chotusitz on 17 May 1742. By the agency of John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (mocked as Hundsfott, "scoundrel" by Frederick), envoy of the British, which was eager to prevent further war in Europe, a peace was concluded.
Based on the terms of the treaty, Maria Theresa ceded most of the Silesian duchies to Prussia except for the Duchy of Teschen, the districts of Troppau and Krnov south of the Opava river as well as the southern part of the Duchy of Nysa, that were all to become the province of Austrian Silesia. Furthermore Frederick annexed the Bohemian County of Kladsko.
Despite the popular name of the treaty, it was actually signed in Berlin.[1] This treaty, along with the Treaty of Berlin signed on 28 July 1742, officially ended the First Silesian War. Except for the partition of Cieszyn Silesia and the incorporation of the Hlučín Region in 1920, the 1742 demarcation line today still determines the border of the Czech Republic with Poland.


DENMARK: Dong Energy has taken a step closer to becoming a renewable energy-only producer with the agreement to sell its upstream oil and gas business for DKK 8.7 billion (€1.17 billion).
Dong has sold this part of the business to the Ineos Group, a UK-based petrochemicals firm.
The deal is made up of a DKK 7 billion unconditional payment and contingent payments totalling DKK 1.7 billion.
Dong has for a long time signalled its exit from oil and gas.
"The transaction completes the transformation of Dong Energy into a leading, pure-play renewables company," Poulsen added.
The transaction is expected to close in Q3 this year, at which point 440 Dong employees will also be transfered to Ineos.


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A lot of advice is thrown around during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) about the best way to win and to get 50,000 words written in 30 days. Most of it is good advice, but some of it only sounds good because it's been repeated so often. For example, here's a bit of bad advice you find on all the blogs: "Take Breaks." Many advice columns throw this little nugget in at the end, almost out of obligation.
But let's be honest, do you really need a break? Really? Are you sure? Are you hallucinating due to sleep deprivation or dehydration? No? Then most likely you are not in need of a break. You're just stuck. It is a problem binging on a Walking Dead marathon will not solve. You might need a change of scenery, a rethink, or another cup of coffee, but you do not need a break.
This is where a writing partner comes in handy, especially one that believes in you enough not to indulge when you start whining. That's the kind of partner you want at your back-- the one who pushes it.
Since I,too, am hustling this month to finish my next big project, I'll leave this post short and sweet. So here's the take-away: Don't use the fortune cookie advice "take frequent breaks" as an excuse to walk away from your writing, especially if you are challenging yourself to write more during NaNoWriMo. You can take a break in December.
For now, get to work.
Fanfiction is new to me. I didn't read any until I was an adult who already had a PhD, and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of writing and the atmosphere communal support I saw there. People who write fanfiction have no fear, and so underneath all the fluff I found a culture of experimentation I haven't seen in traditionally published fiction. I was inspired, and I felt like some trends in fanfiction were not being addressed by academic writing. There was little about really dark fanfiction and even less about manga fics.
So I wrote an article. And it got published. You can read my article about Fullmetal Alchemist fanfiction published by Transformative Works and Cultures here.
Be warned, I'm talking about torture in manga and fanfiction, so it's pretty violent.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is upon us again, dear writers. It's a fantastic event that has permanently welded together my love of fall (warm coffee, muffins, and all things squash) to my love of intense creative output. NaNoWriMo challenges writers to write The challenge is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. But even if you don't have novel bursting forth from your… chest or whatnot—you can still participate in spirit. Last year I wrote an academic article in November instead of something fictional, but it was still intense and I used NaNoWriMo's encouragement to get me through.
Some things about the early stages of writing are universal: the exhilaration of epiphany, the struggle to wrangle that amorphous epiphany into actual words, and rampant hair-pulling when the words won't play fair.
But then again every writer's process is different-- it's this weird scaffold of habits and strategies lashed together that capitalizes on your strengths and fights against your weaknesses as you summit the WIP mountain. So this week I'm revealing my things that make my neurotic process uniquely mine and explaining why my habits are what they are. The hope is you then think about your process deeply and see what's working for you, why, and what needs to be changed to get you to the summit.
Today I'm going to talk to you about critiquing with "double vision." It's always fun to analyze a work and give it your undivided attention, but sometimes looking too long at just one work makes it difficult to imagine what might have been. At some point in history, Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and Virgil all made narrative choices. Their works were once "in progress." With the ever-growing popularity of retellings, franchises, and sequels, writers and editors need to hone their "double vision" so they can see how subtle, small changes can completely change the meaning of a work.
My Flash Fiction is Out!
The online literary review Bookends published a flash fiction piece I wrote called "The First Time Once." I'm linking it here because it is a rumination on writing partnerships. Enjoy!
WARNING: There will be minor spoilers for Disney's Moana in this post.
Last week I talked about the importance of the false goal, and I wanted to expand on that topic this week. And sometimes, the easiest way to explain what something should look like is to give you an example of what it shouldn't. Enter Moana.
Sometimes storytellers get so excited about getting to the end, the gooey center gets forgotten. And really, who doesn't love the gooey center? A lot happens in the heart of that murky swamp of act two that gets pushed aside. We know how to start, and we certainly know how to end (you know, WITH EXPLOSIONS) but the weird, swirly middle doesn't get the same love and attention. So what should you be doing in the murky swamp? One thing the brilliant Matt Bird emphasizes in his Secrets of Story (a book so good I returned my library copy and bought my own) is that your protagonist should "pursue a false or shortsighted goal for the first half of your story." (pg 107) Since this topic doesn't get enough dedicated pages, let's talk about false goals.
This week I wrote for Ava Jae's popular blog, Writablity. It's some advice to help creatives maintain sanity in an artistic environment that demands constant public exposure to your fans and your critics. Also Margaret Atwood. Enjoy!
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Sourced and translated from Kaii Yokai Densho Database, Japanese Wikipedia, Yokai Jiten, Nihon Kokugo Dai-ten, and Other Sources
Out on the seas comes upon a strange vision. A three-legged half-fish person rises from the water and speaks a prediction; this year shall bring a great wealth of crops followed by a devastating plague. However, the fish creature says, show my picture to anyone stricken down by the disease and they shall be healed.
Amabie are one of several prophetic yokai. The follow the same basic pattern as modern chain emails, warning that horrific things will happen if their image is not shared widely. This causes people to replicate the image and share them with as many people as possible.
The legend of the amabie arose during the Edo period and has been all but forgotten over the years until a resurgence during the Covid pandemic of 2020.
What does Amabie mean?
The word Amabie (アマビエ) is written entirely in katakana, giving no clue as to its meaning. "Ama" phonetically can mean nun (尼), female diver (海女), or fisherman (海士). "Bie" in the Higo dialect is related to fish. Therefore amabie most likely refers to some sort of merfolk.
The History of Amabie
There is only one single account of an Amabie. It appeared in the Edo period, in the third month of the 3rd year of Koka (mid-May, 1846 by modern calendars), in Higo province, modern day Kumamoto period. Locals reported a strange, glowing light appearing in the sea each night. Finally a government official was sent out on a boat to investigate.
When they arrived at the glow, a strange creature appeared. It spoke, saying "I am an Amabie, who lives in the sea. For six years hence crops will be abundant across all provinces. But a horrible plague shall spread. For those who succumb, show them my image as soon as possible and they will be cured." With that said, the creature sank back into the sea.
The official drew an illustration of what he saw, showing a chimeric creature with a bird's beak, fish scales, long hair, and three finned feet. The story and illustration were printed in kawaraban woodblock-printed broadsides and disseminated across Japan.
Mermaid Legends and Pandemics
The amabie is not the first magical mermaid to appear in Japan. In Tensho 9 (1581), Tokugawa vassal Matsudaira Ieda drew this illustration in his diary and wrote that a mermaid had appeared in a dried rice field on New Year's Day in Azuchi. It was more than six feet tall, and ate several people.
The year before Ieda's illustration Japan had suffered heavy rains and flooding, followed by a pandemic that killed many across the country. Temples were filled with people praying for an end to the pandemic.
Using yokai as amulets of protection against disease was a common tradition in Japan, usually images of oni that were meant to frighten off epidemics. There is some evidence of mermaid prayer amulets being used at the time.
Amabie Variations
While the Amabie is the best known, there are many variations on the same story, some of them older. It has been suggested that the Amabie is a misheard or mistranscribed versions of earlier stories, mixed with mermaid legends.
Folklorist Yamato Koichi identified seven variations of amabie. Nagano Eishun later expanded this to nine. While their physical forms are different, most share similar stories offering predictions of both a bumper crop followed by plague, and the mitigation of showing pictures of their image.
Amabiko (海彦; 海 (ama, sea) + 彦 (hiko, boy).
The earliest version with an exact age appeared in Echigo province, now Nigata prefecture, in Tempo 15 (1844). The kawaraban "Tsubokawamoto." The illustration shows a creature with three legs growing out of its head, with no body. The accompanying text says this creature prophesied that 70% of Japan would die that year if not shown this image.
Amabiko (尼彦; 尼 (ama, nun) + 彦 (hiko, boy)
The text states that in Meiji 15 (1852), a person named Hikozaemon Shibata heard a monkey's voice every night, and eventually tracked it down to the source. He encountered the Amabito who delivered the usual dire warning.
The veracity of this account is dubious, as it says it took place in "Shinji town," which does not exist, and uses the name Kumamoto prefecture instead of Higo province, showing that it was created after the abolition of the feudal clan system in 1871.
Amabiko Nyudo (尼彦; 尼 (ama, nun) + 彦 (hiko, boy) + 入道 (nyudo, priest)
This variation comes from Hyuga provice (Miyazaki prefecture). It tells the same account as the other Amabiko but with a different image.
Amahiko no Mikoto (天日子尊; Amahiko, sunlight + Mikoto, noble child)
This version comes from Yuwaza in Nigata prefecture, and appeared in the Tokyo Nichi-Nichi newspaper in Meiji 8 (1875). This version was said to have appeared in a rice field. The illustration shows something like a four-legged version of a daruma doll. This version carries the name of "mikoto" identifying it as something holy, and it professed to be a servitor of the heavenly gods.
Arie (アリエ)
In 1876, the Yamanishi Nichi-Nichi newspaper reported a similar version of the tale, with a different version of the creature under the name of Arie. It was said to have come out of the ocean in Kumamoto and made its prediction. As many of the details were incorrect, this was declared a hoax at the time.
Why all of these Amabie?
No one really knows what sparked the proliferation of amabie stories at the time. Speculation is that the stories of disaster and salvation played on people's fears and made for a good sales pitch for the kawaraban broadsides. As there was little contact between towns at the time, they would have been unaware of the other variations of the legend. Enterprising traveling salesmen could have encountered the stories and then concocted their own legends.
There was no pandemic in the 1840s, although cholera would reach Japan in the 1850s, and the third bubonic plague pandemic would strike in 1896. However, the fear of disease was constant and many households would have not wanted to take the risk by not buying a picture of the amabie when offered.
The modern resurgence of amabie was sparked on March 6th, 2020, when the Kyoto University Library Twitter account posed an image of the 1846 illustration with an account of the manifestation. On March 17th, the family of Shigeru Mizuki posted his version of the yokai as well to pass on its blessing. From there, Japan's artists' imagination was sparked and images of of the healing yokai began to spread across the internet.
Well, it has been three years since I have posted anything new on this site! I started this when I was an amateur, and since it lead to professional work and writing my own books and lecturing I really didn't have time to maintain this site as a hobby.
But it seemed like this was the time to come back and make another post! May the spirit of the Amabie live on and help us all out in these troubled times!
I rarely visit this site anymore, but anyone who wants to see what I am up to can find me at https://zackdavisson.com/
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Thanks for this update! We have several of your books (thank you Powells) and follow a few other series scholars.
Have you done any work concerning the ghosts of the 2011 tsunami? I found a single reference in a UK article about a buddhist priest who was trying to help.. he ended up building a mobile tea truck and "bringing the temple to the people" to help them "exorcise" or release the ghosts…
Donna Minar
Welcome back! You were missed. I have several of your books and enjoy them. Thank you for your posting in this time of great stress.
Bill Ellis
Thank you for passing on this account and the miraculous images that will help us with the coronavirus. You might add that Amabie is a character in the fifth anime series based on Mizuki's manga, the one in which she is one of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors (one from each Japanese prefecture) are identified. She is #9, representing Kumamoto. There is a page devoted to her in the Gegege no Kitarō Fandom wiki:
https://gegegenokitaro.fandom.com/wiki/Amabie
And I'm lucky enough to have an animator's sketch of her in my gallery of original art from the fifth anime series:
http://sensei.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=270448
May all these images keep you and all of us Yōkaiphiles safe and healthy.
Melissa Heilweil
I was hoping you would come back! Thank you.
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The Deadly Trap () is a 1971  suspense drama film directed by René Clément and set in France. It was screened at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition.

Plot
Jill and her husband Philip are an American couple living in Paris together with their two small children. Philip is currently an office worker, but he used to be involved with some shady organization which now wants him to do one more job for them. Meanwhile, Jill and Philip are having marital problems, which are exacerbated by Jill's mental instability—she has memory lapses and paranoid suspicions of Philip being unfaithful. The couple also has a neighbor, Cynthia, who shows an unusual interest in their affairs. One day, when Jill is out for a walk with the children, they go missing. The couple contacts the police but Inspector Chameille, who leads the investigation, is unsure whether the children were actually kidnapped or harmed by their erratic mother.

Cast
 Faye Dunaway as Jill
 Frank Langella as Philippe
 Barbara Parkins as Cynthia
 Karen Blanguernon as Miss Hansen
 Raymond Gérôme as Commissaire Chameille
 Michele Lourie as Cathy (as Michèle Lourie)
 Patrick Vincent as Patrick
 Gérard Buhr as Le psychiatre / Psychiatrist
 Louise Chevalier
 Maurice Ronet as L'homme de l'organisation / Stranger
 Tener Eckelberry
 Massimo Farinelli
 Jill Larson
 Robert Lussac
 Franco Ressel
 Dora van der Groen

Reception
The film received mixed reviews upon release. Vincent Canby in The New York Times called it an "arbitrarily muddled" suspense melodrama where "nothing works", and that it "means to demonstrate...the limits of human patience." Time Out praised "Clément's nice Hitchcockian-flavoured style and deft use of menacingly 'ordinary' locations" but said that "the ending has an impact similar to the punchline of a shaggy dog story."

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1971 films
1971 drama films
1970s thriller drama films
French thriller drama films
English-language French films
Films directed by René Clément
Films with screenplays by Sidney Buchman
Films with screenplays by Ring Lardner Jr.
Films set in Paris
Films about couples
Films about families
1970s English-language films
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Submitted by the White Pine Sheriff's Office for Apr. 19 – Apr. 25 Information and spellings of names contained in the blotter are as released by the WPCSO. Information will not be withheld at the requests of persons whose names appear in the blotter or elsewhere in the newspaper that are released by law enforcement agencies that include the WPCSO, Nevada Highway Patrol, Ely Shoshone Tribal Police and other local, state, federal and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Report of an arrest—Officer reported that Benjamin M. Miller age 22 of Ely was arrested for possession of a controlled scheduled substance and on a probation violation.
Report of counterfiet money—Reporting party stated that an individual attempted to purchase an item with a counterfeit bill. The individual had left the store before officers arrived. Investigation continues.
Report of abandoned dogs—Reporting party stated that an individual had moved out of a home, but left her dogs behind. Officer reported that the dogs had food and water and there was still personal property in the home. The situation will be monitored.
Report of a theft—Reporting party stated that an individual keeps coming into her home and removing items. Investigation continues.
Report of a problem with a subject—Reporting party stated that an individual had come onto her property that wasn't supposed to be there. When officers arrived the individual had left. The incident was documented.
Report of a problem with a subject—Reporting party stated that an individual came onto their property and was refusing to leave. Officer contacted the individual who was having a medical problem. He was taken to E.R. by ambulance.
Report of possible drug paraphernaila—Reporting party stated that she had located several items that might be affiliated with drug use. The items were collected and destroyed.
Report of a problem with a subject—Reporting party stated that several individuals were contacting people and asking them personal questions. The individuals were contacted who were working for a survey company. They were advised to obtain a city business license before continuing with their work.
Report of a fraud—Reporting party stated that she had received a check in the mail and was questioning if it was valid tender. She was advised it was a scam and to destroy the check.
Report of a suspicious vehicle—Officer contacted the occupant of the vehicle who was resting. No problems were reported.
Report of a welfare check—Officer contacted the individuals and reported that they were fine.
Report of a welfare check—The individual was contacted and was fine.
New bookings—Benjamin M. Miller / Possession of a controlled scheduled substance/ Bail $10,000 / Probation violation / No bail/Walter R. Kennedy / Ely Justice Court warrant, failure to appear/ Bail $1,205/Alan J. Miller / Ely Justice Court warrant, failure to appear / Bail $660./Randall Robinson / Ely Municipal Court warrant, failure to pay / Bail $895./William K. Sprouse / Ely Municipal Court warrant, failure to pay / Bail $705.
Report of a citizen assist—Officer assisted an elderly male who had fallen inside his motel room and was unable to get up. He was assisted and no other problems were reported.
Report of a bad check—Officer received a reported of several individuals who had written checks to a business establishment for payment of services. The checks were written on non-sufficient funds. The checks will be forwarded to the City Attorney for prosecution.
Report of suspicious circumstances—Reporting party stated that someone had removed a vehicle out of her neighbor's yard. Officer reported that the City of Ely had removed the vehicle due to it being a public nuisance.
Report of a possible domestic disturbance—Officer received a report of a possible domestic argument that was taking place. Officer contacted the parties involved and reported that during his investigation Robert J. Garcia age 39 of Ely was arrested. Garcia was arrested for obstructing a police officer and intoxicated person in a roadway.
Report of property damage—Reporting party stated that someone had entered into a vacant home and had broken several items inside the house. The incident was documented.
Report of a truancy—Officers were unable to respond due to the high volume of calls. The incident will be handled at a later date.
Report of a stolen vehicle—Reporting party stated that she had located a motorcycle in a shed that belongs to her. She stated that the motorcycle was not hers and she was unsure where it had come from. During the officers investigation it was discovered that the motorcycle had been stolen from a local tow yard. Officers reported that James A. Robison age 32 of Ely was arrested. Robison was arrested for grand larceny of a vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Report of an alarm— Officer reported that a panic alarm had been activated at a local business due to a customer causing a disturbance. Officers contacted the customer and he was escorted off the property.
Report of a suspicious subject—Officer received a report of a male adult who was acting strange by walking out into the roadway and wearing pajama pants. Officer contacted the individual who had crawled under a building and refused to come out. Officers were able to apprehend the individual and identified him as Jeremiah Thomas age 35 of Fort Collins, CO. Thomas was arrested for trespassing, resisting arrest and obstructing a public officer.
Report of a theft—Reporting party stated that someone had stolen his bicycle from his yard. A report was completed.
Report of a private property accident—Raquel Jacobs of Ely was operating a vehicle and was attempting to drive from a private driveway onto a highway. As she did so an oncoming vehicle approached which made her back her vehicle up. She failed to see a vehicle behind her being operated by Michayla Cessford a juvenile of Ely. Jacobs vehicle struck Cessfords vehicle causing damage. An accident report was completed.
Report of a parking problem—Officer located the vehicle which was illegally parked in the roadway. The operator was contacted and advised to move the vehicle.
Report of an open door—Officer reported that he located several open doors on a closed business. The business was checked and the doors were secured by the business manager.
New bookings—Robert J. Garcia/ Obstructing a police officer and intoxicated person in a roadway/ Bail $430./James A. Robison / Grand larceny of a vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernal/ Bail $20,000./Jeremiah Thomas/ Trespassing, resisting a public officer, and obstructing a public officer/ Bail $1,065./Latisha R. Deleon/ Ely Justice Court warrant, contempt of court/ Bail $955. / Arrested by the Nevada Highway Patrol/Omar Miramontes-Castillo/ Trafficking a controlled substance / Bail $500,000. / Arrested by the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Report of vandalism—The reporting party, an agent of a local apartment complex, reported someone sprayed paint on the property. The suspect was identified and a citation will be issued for vandalism.
Report of a problem with a subject—The reporting party was in the process of evicting tenants from a home he owned, but they were refusing to leave. Both parties came to an agreement on when the tenants would leave.
Report of embezzlement—The reporting party, an owner of a local business, reported the business manager had embezzled funds from the business. The investigation continues.
Report of a trespasser—A female was reportedly trespassing on property condemned by the City of Ely. The female was removed from the property and cited for trespassing.
Report of a theft—The reporting party claimed an unknown subject stole her dog. She later claimed the suspect tried to buy the dog from her, but when she refused, the suspect utilized the dark art of voodoo to curse her.
Report of threats—The reporting party claimed a female came to her house and accused her of stealing her dog. The suspect was contacted and advised not to return to the reporting party's residence. Officers also found her dog. Voodoo is not believed to be involved.
Report of vandalism—The reporting party claimed someone broke his window by shooting it with a bb gun. A report was completed.
Report of a complaint—A tourist complained a local motel increased their daily rate from Wednesday to Thursday, but wouldn't give a valid reason why. The complaint was documented.
Report of a problem with a subject—The reporting party, an agent of a local motel, complained about a tenant who was yelling at other guests and employees about the alleged theft of her dog. The tenant was trespassed from the property and left without incident.
New Bookings:
Michiela Marie Medina / Serving time for Drug Court
Report of suspicious circumstances—Reporting party stated that she located the door to her vehicle open. Nothing appeared to be missing from the car. The incident was documented.
Report of property damage—Reporting party stated that when his tenants moved out from his rental they left a mess. The incident was documented.
Report of a juvenile problem—Reporting party stated that a juvenile was riding his skateboard down a highway. The incident was given to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Report of found property—Reporting party stated that he lad located a lost purse at his place of employment. Officer located the owner of the purse and it was returned to her. The owner claimed that several items were missing from the purse. Investigation continues.
Report of property damage—Reporting party stated that a window on her vehicle had been broken. Officer reported that high winds had caused the damage.
Report of a suspicious subject—Officer contacted the individual and reported that he was just out for a walk.
Report of a problem with a subject—Officer received a report of an individual who was laying in the roadway blocking traffic. The individual was contacted and identified as Brian S. Boots age 41 of Ely. Boots was arrested for intoxicated person in a roadway.
Report of a vehicle fire—Officer reported that a motor home traveling on US 6 had over heated and caught fire. The fire was extinguished by the fire department.
Report of an arrest—Officer reported that Anna Hutchison age 20 of Ely was arrested on an Ely Municipal Court warrant.
Report of a child custody problem—Reporting party stated that he arrived in town today to pick up his children, but the mother of his children was refusing to provide them to him. Officer contacted the mother who advised that the father was to pick them up yesterday, but failed to meet her at the designated spot and location. She advised she was not providing the children to him. The reporting party was advised of the mother's decision.
New bookings—Brian S. Boots / Intoxicated person in a roadway/ Bail $355. /Anna Hutchison / Ely Municipal Court warrant, failure to pay/ Bail $665. /Deanndra Mike / Serving time
Report of an agency assist—Officer assisted the Nevada Highway Patrol with an operator of a vehicle who was having a medical problem. The individual was taken to E.R.
Report of property damage—Officer reported that someone had taken a beer bottle and through it threw a window of a local business. Investigation continues.
Report of a civil problem—Reporting party stated that an individual had parked a trailer on his property. The owner of the trailer was advised to move it or the owner of the property was going to have it towed.
Report of a private property accident—Lavonne Allphin of Ely was operating a vehicle and failed to maintain control of it. The vehicle she was operating drove over a curb and struck a building. An accident report was completed.
Report of a problem with a subject—Reporting party located an individual walking on the roadway and she wasn't dressed properly for the weather conditions. The individual was brought to the PSB. She advised she had an argument with her boyfriend and left their apartment. The individual warmed herself than left to go home.
Report of a battery—Reporting party stated that he had confronted a juvenile about his behavior towards his mother. The juvenile then attacked him. The juvenile was contacted who related the same story as the reporting party. A report was sent to Juvenile Probation
Report of dogs at large—The area was patrolled, but the dogs were not located.
Report of a fraud—Reporting party stated that he allowed someone who was representing a computer company to gain access to his computer claiming they were going to fix a virus he had on his computer. The reporting party stated that once he had done this he realized it was possibly a fraud. The reporting party was advised to monitor his credit and banking accounts for fraudulent activity.
REPORT OF A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE
City — officer contacted the parties involved who had engaged in a verbal argument over a house guest. The parties advised the argument was over and no further problems would take place.
New bookings None
Report of a suspicious vehicle—Officer reported that he contacted the operator and he was waiting to pick someone up.
Report of an alarm—False alarm.
Report of a trespasser—Reporting party stated that he had recently trespassed an individual from his place of business. He stated that the individual had returned. The individual was located and issued a citation for trespassing.
Report of a suspicious vehicle—The operator of the vehicle was contacted who stated that he was having mechanical problems with his vehicle.
Report of a domestic disturbance—Officer contacted the parties involved who were intoxicated. One of the individuals involved was taken to the E.R. due to a medical condition. No other problems were reported.
Report of possible drug use—Officer received a report of possible drug use at a local motel. Officer made contact with the occupant of the room and identified her as Wilda R. Christopher age 27 of Reno, NV. During the officers investigation Christopher was arrested for under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Report of suspicious circumstances—Reporting party stated that she was having problems with several individuals due to past relationships with them. She advised today she found a tire on her car damaged. The reporting party believes that the people she is having problems with caused the damage. The incident was documented.
Report of a welfare check— Officer contacted the individual who was not taking her medication properly. Officer advised a friend that was caring for the individual to assist her and watch over her.
Report of a problem with a subject—Reporting party stated that several individuals were threatening to harm him over some past problems. Officer contacted the parties involved and advised everyone involved to leave each other alone.
New bookings—Wilda R. Christopher/ Under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia/ Bail $30,000./Deric T. Jackson / Serving time
Report of a motorist assist—Officer contacted the operator of the vehicle who was having a mechanical problem with a trailer he was towing. A tow truck was dispatched for assistance.
Report of an accident—Reporting party stated that while operating a vehicle on US 6 he struck a horse causing damage to his vehicle. A report was completed.
Report of a civil problem—Reporting party stated that his landlord keeps raising his rent. He was advised it was a civil problem.
Report of a subject with a gun—Reporting party stated that an individual had entered their place of business wearing a firearm. The individual was requested by management to remove his firearm. He compiled.
Report of a problem with a subject—Officer received a report of an individual who was confused about her identity. Officer reported that the individual was having some sort of medical problem. She was provided medical attention at the E.R.
Report of a theft—Reporting party stated that while attending a class at school she had removed her ring. When she went to retrieve it, it was missing. Investigation continues.
Report of a welfare check—The individual and her children were contacted and they were fine.
Report of a dog problem—Reporting party stated that a pack of dogs were running near his home. Officer reported that the dogs were not located.
New bookings—None
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Victoria (Vicky) Olivo Berrio
You can see by her photo the enthusiasm and energy she shares with Big Five's guests. She was born in 1987 in a small town an hour outside away from Cartagena. She graduated as a teacher and worked for five years with kindergarten and primary and, in her last year, teaching high school. Vicky decided to learn English before turning her professional attention to becoming a professional guide. She is married and the mother of 2 boys. She is passionate about showing off Colombia to travelers.
"I travel and love to show off the country and help people get immersed in our culture in a way that they can not only see but also to feel. I like to introduce them to the dance and music and enjoy the gastronomy of the Colombia."
Click here to meet Vicky
Juan David Camacho
Born in Bogota, Colombia, Juan has spent most all his live in the city. Like most of us, he has a passion for travel and has visited several countries, including time spent in New York for about eight months and in London for two months.
He graduated from college with a special interest in history. Juan planned to be a teacher and a researcher. While working on his masters in history, however, he began to look for a way to teach and travel while working on his own schedule. He had an opportunity to work as a tour guide and immediately fell in love with the profession. "Because it has allowed me to continue to learn about my country and its people in depth and in a way I never could have in any other job."
He loves the interactions with people from around the world and has been an expert guide for more than a decade.
Click here to meet Juan
Leon Dario Pardo Rojas
The son of two teachers, Leon was born Bogota, Colombia. In 2002, when Leon was living in the United Kingdom, he became interested in tourism as a possible career. "I found my calling! Everybody has heard the bad about Colombia, but I want to show them the good."
He studied to be a tour guide and began working in the profession in 2004. He was among those who witnessed the changes that took place in his home Colombia as it began to emerge as a . "Instead of a place to run from, it became a place to go to," said Leon.
As a Bogotano or Rolo, he originally did his guiding only in the city and surroundings, but as the opportunities came, he was able to expand his areas further into the country. As he continued to discover new depths in the country, he "absolutely fell in love of the whole country, and now feel like a local everywhere I visit."
He studied photography, and you will see him with his camera gear everywhere, looking for that special shot, especially when it comes to the outdoors and national parks as well as museums and galleries.
Leon loves to share his passion for travel and the best of Colombia with his family, including his four-year-old daughter.
Click here to meet Leon


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(Grand Prairie, Texas - March 17, 2011) - When Lone Star Park's 2011 live Thoroughbred racing season gets underway on Thursday, April 14, bettors will have two new wagering options to consider, the 10-cent Super Hi-5, and the 10-cent Fortune 6. The Fortune 6 will have a low takeout of 12 percent.
The Super Hi-5 is a 10-cent minimum wager that requires bettors to correctly select the first five finishers of a race in exact order. When a winning combination is not sold, all money wagered carries over to the next race where Super Hi-5 wagering is offered. Super Hi-5 wagering will be available on the final race of every program in races with at least seven betting interests.
The 10-cent Fortune 6 is a multiple-race wager requiring bettors to correctly designate the winner of six consecutive races. The entire net Fortune 6 pool and carryover will only be distributed to the holder of a unique 10-cent winning wager. When there are multiple winners, 60 percent of the pool will be shared equally, while 40 percent of the pool goes into the jackpot carryover. When there is no unique 10-cent wager selecting the first place finisher in all Fortune 6 races, 60 percent of the pool will be distributed to those who selected the most winners, and 40 percent of the pool will carry over. The Fortune 6 is offered daily and will comprise the final six races.
Also new on the wagering menu for the 2011 Thoroughbred season, 50-cent rolling Pick 3s, previously offered as a $2 wager.
All wagers have a $2 minimum, with the exceptions of the 10-cent Superfecta, 10-cent Super Hi-5, 10-cent Fortune 6, 50-cent Pick 3, and 50-cent Pick 4. There is a $1 minimum for all Exacta, Trifecta, Daily Double box and wheel wagers, and Pick 3 and Pick 4 wheel wagers.
Win, Place, Show, and Exacta wagers will be available on all races at Lone Star Park in 2011. There will be Trifectas on races with at least five betting interests, Superfectas on races with at least six betting interests, Super Hi-5 (last race) on races with at least seven betting interests, rolling Pick 3s, two Daily Doubles (first two and last two races), and two Pick 4s (Races 2-5 and the final four races) every day at Lone Star.


1. The woman's library | Volume V | Cookery | and housekeeping | by | Mrs Alfred Praga | author of | "Dinners of the Day"; "Starting Housekeeping" | "Appearances"; "Easy French Dishes for English Cooks" | "Easy French Sweets for English Cooks" | "How to Furnish Well and Cheaply" | "What to Wear and How to Wear It" | etc., etc., etc.
The editor's name, Ethel M. M. McKenna, is on the binding. The text is in two parts: "Cookery" on pages 1-256 and "Housekeeping" on pages 257-305.% American editions: MCR and NNNAM hold an undated edition published in New York by E. P. Dutton and Co.


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I fly on United's new "Dreamliner" and weirdly sleep through most of it.
As a frequent flyer, I'd "listened" to United's in-flight video about a billion times. In its latest incarnation, the airline boasts about their new flagship Boeing 787 ad nauseum, so I was more than a little curious when I unintentionally ended up on one recently. But is the "Dreamliner" all it's cracked up to be?
In a word, yes. In two words, Hells yes. (This journalist was even happier to fly on the Dreamliner than I was.)
United's new Boeing 787 airship is nothing less than a revolution in commercial flight, yet after costing Boeing US$30 billion in development, it should be. (UPDATE: Oops, seems like Boeing should've spent a little more on R&D…)
Now, I'm not sure how the plebeians in business-class, coach or economy liked flying on the 787, but I can tell you that in first-class, the experience was sublime. Or, at least it was until I quaffed two glasses of wine and reclined my seat to the full, down-right position (i.e. totally flat) and immediately fell to sleep — a feat I've almost never achieved on an airplane!
It was without exaggeration the best flight of my entire life, bar none. But the Dreamliner wasn't just better in first-class. Many of the plane's new features benefited the hoi polloi, as well.
Technologically, the Boeing 787 is 50% composite materials instead of aluminum, reducing weight, fuel consumption, and maintenance downtime. Its new wing design reduces drag, allowing the 787 to cruise at Mach 0.85 (630.3 mph!), making it one of the fastest commercial planes in the air. And its engine is quieter, and more fuel efficient for less environmental impact. In short, it's better.
Upon entering the new Dreamliner, the first thing you notice is the lack of horribly outdated color schemes and mysterious stains in the carpets and seats. The plane was, if nothing else, brand spanking new — it even had that "new plane smell."
The plane's designers were wisely influenced by the lighting and aesthetics of Virgin America who pioneered the "neon-nightclub/lounge" look, and the effect works well here, too.
The soft LED lighting gave a brand-accurate blue glow that made the plane seem peaceful and inviting instead of Stalag-ian and depressing like most of United's graying older planes. The lighting even changes gradually from day into night to simulate a full day so you don't go postal on longer flights.
The Dreamliner's larger-than-usual windows don't have sliding shades, instead you electronically dim them by pressing a button below each window. This feature works better in theory than practice as the button only seemed to dim it during certain times of the flight. Either mine didn't work properly or the effect was so subtle that I couldn't tell the difference.
There's plenty of space overhead for large bags because of a unique cabin architecture and bin design. However, as I've said before, carry-on bags are the bane of fast on-boarding and airlines should charge people to carry-on bags instead of charging to check them.
More importantly, the 787's stronger composite fuselage allows the cabin to be pressurized to 6,000 feet — 2,000 feet lower than most other aircraft — so you get fewer headaches, less dizziness and fatigue. Plus, the 787 senses turbulence and controls the wing surfaces to counter it, so you get less motion sickness, too. Finally, they've even reduced engine noise inside the cabin (still haven't done anything about child noise, though). All told, this amazing plane is a quantum leap in making air travel not totally suck. Well done, Boeing!
Unfortunately, our next connecting flight gave us the unwanted opportunity to directly compare and contrast the new Dreamliner with United's other workhorse, the venerable Airbus A320…and it was not pretty.
After experiencing the Dreamliner, the A320 is an insult to commercial air travel (at least the way United utilizes them). Though we were ostensibly in first-class, there wasn't sufficient legroom to walk past my wife's seat without literally climbing over her — are you effing kidding me, United? If I had paid for economy seating I would've expected shitty seating, but for what first-class costs, I expect more. A LOT more.
Considering that we paid the same upgrade price for each leg of the flight, the difference in experience was ludicrous — did I mention that in the Dreamliner, I could LAY DOWN? Prone! Yeah, now that's first-class.
Now that I've had a taste of the Dreamliner, all other planes, quite frankly, suck. Why aren't you crashing those Airbus A320s into the ocean (empty, of course) and replacing them with those sick, new 787 spaceships?
Okay, okay, I get it. The 787's new and hot and every airline wants them so the dealer's are probably playing hardball and insisting on sticker price. And you don't wanna pay sticker because you're not a bunch of suckers. I get it. You want to wait for a deal. Fine.
But, in the meantime, what say you bring the experience on your other planes up a bit more (okay, a lot). I mean, sufficient legroom seems like a cheap, easy way to quickly help justify the first-class upcharge. And while you're moving the seats, why not replace them with the kind that have a (free) DirectTV in the back of the headrest? I've seen that in other planes.
C'mon, United! Those crappy old A320s are killing your brand, and making you look like you don't care about your passengers. What are you turning into, American Airlines?
Clearwater Beach: Where the sand's as white as the people who go there.
You don't have to spend a lot on travel luggage, but you probably should.
Miami to San Francisco: We drive 3,504 miles in seven days.
Naples Italy is dirty, noisy, and crowded. But the city has its downsides, too.
You don't have to be royalty to enjoy the Portuguese Riviera, but it helps.
Reading, England: It's close to a lot of other, better places to visit.
Seville Spain was built on stolen gold and, from the looks of the place, a shipload of it.
San Francisco, CA: Thoughts on the West Coast of America.
Miami and Key West: Our virgin visit.


"Evaluating the Impact of Environmental and Social Determinants of Phys" by Courtney Coughenour MPH, Lisa Coker MPH et al.
Introduction: With rising rates of childhood obesity, the built environment has emerged as a contributing factor. Public parks provide an opportunity to increase physical activity levels in youth. This study used observational data to evaluate the relationship of environmental and social determinants with physical activity in 5 parks in low income areas of Las Vegas, NV. Methods: Five parks in geographically different neighborhoods which had median household incomes between $15,000 and $41,650 were chosen. SOPLAY was used for measurement during a 4 hour observation period. Physical activity was coded as sedentary, walking, or very active. Environmental correlates within 1/2 mile of the park included number of high speed streets, sidewalk availability and condition, size of park, condition of park grounds, and number of activity areas available in the park. Sociodemographic data included gender, age, and neighborhood % minority and % Hispanic from Census 2010. Multiple linear regression models will then be applied to determine the relationship of the predictor variables with physical activity behavior. Results: Final results will be presented. We anticipate that there will be a relationship between environmental and social determinants and category of physical activity. Conclusion: This work is important, as low income populations are more influenced by the built environment than those of higher income. Neighborhood parks provide an opportunity for physical activity. Understanding what environmental and social determinants are correlated with physical activity is valuable information for the planning of public health interventions.


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You can assemble this foldable M.A.DI flatpack A-frame home in just six hours
By Clayton Moore	 December 18, 2017
M.A.DI.
Tiny homes and modular construction are all the rage these days, but one brilliant Italian architect may have created the most versatile combination of the two trends yet with the M.A.DI house. Comparable to a moveable property, these foldable modular living units are a bargain starting at about $33,000.
The hyper-deployable units arrive flatpack from the factory and require a crane and three people to pull up the pitched roof into an A-frame design. The opening and closing movement is based on technology guaranteed to hold up by special steel hinges.
M.A.DI stands for "Modulo Abitativo Dispiegabile," which roughly translates from Italian to "unfoldable housing module." The units are the brainchild of Italian architect Renato Vidal and are manufactured by wood specialist Area Legno in Italy. They're built using cross laminated timber to create these modular and multi-use housing units.
"Its specificity lies in the extremely simplified deployment technique."
Unlike other modular housing units, the M.A.DI house doesn't require a concrete base. Any flat surface will do, meaning the design and deployment has zero environmental impacts. Its patented anchoring system has no impact on soil, and it is recoverable at 100 percent.
"Its specificity lies in the extremely simplified deployment technique," according to the company's website.
Once the roof has been pitched, the deployment team adds internal walls, windows and flooring, with the whole process taking six to seven hours. Water, sanitary, electrical, air conditioning, heating and drainage system are all pre-installed as well as connections for a kitchen. The system is entirely prefabricated in Italy and each element of the M.A.DI home is dry assembled and easy to put together and maintain.
The standard M.A.DI structure is classified as class B by European standards for energy consumption, but the unit can be customized to meet class A standards. This means the home can be converted to a passive house with the installation of amenities like rooftop solar panels, LED lighting, water tanks and a gray water system.
Because the construction system is both modular and foldable, the houses are customizable, expandable and transportable. The M.A.DI house is also earthquake-resistant, which means they can be deployed for affordable housing, temporary quarters for sporting and entertainment events, or medical facilities to help communities around the world recover from natural disasters.
When it's time to move out, the structure can be disassembled and stored for future use.
"M.A.DI gives you the opportunity to have a temporary house wherever you want or a permanent house in a building area. Moreover, according to your need and your financial availability you can customize it in dimensions and materials," according to the company's website.
The multi-functional modular structures can also be as small or as sprawling as a customer desires. The company currently offers five models that can be interconnected as needed. The smallest is a single module that measures 27 square meters, or about 290 square feet. The double module comes in both basic and luxury versions and measures 46 square feet or roughly 500 square feet. Finally, there's a triple module designed for families or small companies that range from 70 square meters (753 square feet) to 84 square meters (904 square feet).
Pricing ranges from $33,00 for the single module and up to $73,000 for a triple module. Other options include an additional module for $21,000 and a staircase for an extra $2700. Construction and delivery takes approximately 30 to 40 days from date of order, with a unit price around $930 per square meter. It's unclear as of yet whether the units are subject to building permits due to their temporary characteristics.
The housing units were featured earlier this year at the Milano Design Village in Milan, Italy, and were a hit with guests as well as the international press. Attention on social media has been on par with comparable projects like Ten Fold Engineering's folding mobile structures.
Unfortunately, the M.A.DI units are currently only available in Italy. However, architect Renato Vidal and his team have secured an international patent and hope to start selling abroad in early 2018. The company hopes to export its products from Italy to North Europe, Australia and the United States.
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Tastings are done in our studio located at 11 Stony Brook Avenue in beautiful historic Stony Brook, New York, and by appointment only.
There are two weekend days available per month and book the fastest, so it is suggested you call as soon as possible. Weekdays are always welcome.
Our tastings are $25 per 2-person tasting of up to three flavors of cake and various fillings. You may cross-taste and come up with the best combination for your event that also reflects your tastes as well.


As many residents will already be aware, Dundee Community Transport is a local charity that provides an affordable and accessible transport service for Dundee's over 65 community.
It has secured funding to trial a wheelchair dedicated service as part of its very popular Community Cars project and yesterday, I was delighted to attend the launch event and official ribbon cutting ceremony at the City Chambers.
Amongst the speakers was Jan Goodall (pictured right at the event) – Jan was Dundee Community Transport's first chair when it was formed back in 2005 and she has been a tireless and effective campaigner for community transport in Dundee.
You can read more about Dundee Community Transport here.
Later yesterday, I attended the latest meeting of the Jericho House support group, a regular meeting at which a number of us discuss fundraising and other projects to support this important facility in the West End Ward, that assists those recovering from alcoholism.
We had an excellent discussion about a number of matters including Jericho House participating in "Drink the Musical!" now taking part in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the house obtaining a new minibus and the successful improvements to the house's back garden/seating area.
This morning, I was very pleased to attend and do the welcome and introductions at Jericho House's Open Day for partner organisations working in the alcohol and drug fields.
It was an impressive showcase for the vital work that Jericho House undertakes and to listen to the personal journeys the service users told. I have served on the Jericho House Support Group that assists the work of the house.
You can read more about Jericho House in Dundee here.
There was a great turnout to the opening – the photo below is of Fraser Patrick, Chair of the Carers' Centre's Board, addressing the audience.
This evening, I attended the May meeting of West End Community Council where there were very positive discussions on a number of local issues including supporting our local shops and parking issues locally.
Yesterday, I attended the latest meeting of the Jericho House support group, a regular meeting at which a number of us discuss fundraising and other projects to support this important facility in the West End Ward, that assists those recovering from alcoholism.
We had a further discussion on a number of matters including the April Open Day at Jericho House aimed at local organisations working in the alcohol and addiction fields, to showcase the work of Jericho House. We also had a very positive update on the work of the Jericho House Social Committee and also discussed funding for gardening projects.
We had a useful discussion on a number of matters including the proposed Open Day at Jericho House aimed at local organisations working in the field, to showcase the work of Jericho House. This will take place in April.