This may be the hardest subject for anyone to understand who does not routinely work with print. Traditional printing, which includes letterpress, generates color in two ways, process color and spot color.
"Full color" or "process color", uses four inks (cyan, yellow, magenta, and black) to generate a large spectrum of color. It is a trick: halftones are created from the output files, their intensity depending on how much of each ink is needed at that point to generate the correct color mix. Furthermore, these halftones are set at specific angles, each one about 30 degrees from its neighbor, so that printing them on top of one another does not create moiré patterns. When printing color halftones, it is not necessary for the designer or prepress operator to manually separate the colors; RIPs do that automatically.
Note: it is possible to print separations from the print dialog box in both InDesign and Illustrator. On the Output tab, under Mode, select Separations (host-based) (AI) or Separations (ID). This will make the list of colors active and you will be able to select which ones get output and at what angle. For process color output, it is recommended that you leave the default angles set.
The second method of printing colors makes use of individual inks, or spot colors. There are a number of different systems in existence, but the most commonly used in print shops is the Pantone Matching System (PMS). This consists of a series of base mixing colors which can either be used individually or combined to create thousands of other colors.
In order to maintain consistency, Pantone provides printed swatch books with samples of every color along with the proportions needed to mix it. Because ink behaves differently on different types of paper, they print books on uncoated, coated, and matte paper stocks. These correspond to the U, C, and M designations that appear after PMS colors in the software versions of the swatch books. Theoretically, the ink would be the same in each case, although in fact some of the colors are mixed differently depending on the type of paper being used. It is not necessary to include the U, C, or M when specifying PMS colors to printers; they will use the mix and match the swatch book with the correct paper type. However, you should be aware of which book to look at when selecting your colors so that you do not expect it to look very different from the actual output.
Note: Letterpress is primarily printed on uncoated paper, often with some texture that shows off the process to best advantage. Occasionally, however, printers get requests from designers to match a spot color to the coated book rather than the uncoated book. This is frustrating, partly because it represents a lack of understanding of the process on the part of the designer, but mostly because it is not possible except by creating a custom ink mix, and even that does not always work.
In order to output files correctly for print, art within them needs to be separated properly. This can be done using any swatch, provided it is a spot color swatch rather than a process color swatch. In practice, printers like to see the correct swatch that represents the ink they will use on press; this makes proofing easier and more satisfying and creates the correct labels on laser printouts that accompany the project to the pressroom.
The Pantone color books can be found in InDesign and Illustrator from the Swatches palette. In InDesign, this is straightforward: select "New color swatch" from the dropdown menu. When the dialog box appears, use the pull-down menu next to "Color Mode" to select, e.g., "Pantone + Solid Uncoated". All spot colors are found either in the Solid, Pastels & Neons, or Metallics swatch books; CMYK and Color Bridge are for process color printing and should not be used for spot color output. In Illustrator, it is a little more complicated. In the Swatches palette, go to "Open Swatch Library" in the dropdown menu and follow it to "Color Books"; here you will see the same list of swatch books as in InDesign. A palette for the book you select will appear, and you can scroll through it or use the find window to type a number. You will need to click on it to add it to your swatch palette.
Spot swatches in Illustrator are shown with a little dot in the triangle at the lower right corner; you should make sure that any swatch you apply to art in your file has that dot, even if it is not strictly a Pantone swatch. You can easily change a swatch to be spot rather than process by double-clicking on it and changing the Color Type from process to spot.
Make sure that all art in your file has a spot color applied to it (strokes as well as fills). Do this by selecting the art and clicking on the correct swatch. As stated above, it is best to delete all of the swatches in the swatch palette that you are not using. By default, Illustrator shows dozens of swatches when you create a new document, and none of them are spot colors. InDesign does this too by default, but you are able to change the default so that new documents don't have extra swatches. Thus far this is not possible in Illustrator.
The only color that it is standard to leave as a process color is black. However, this can create some pitfalls: your color settings may differ from your printer's, so what may appear solid black (by which 100% K, 0% C, M, and Y is meant) on your computer may show up as a mix of the four process colors on your printer's. Prepress operators should verify that black is really black, but never object to having the issue removed by receiving a file with a spot black instead. Whether you use a spot or process black, make sure that all black art is colored with the same swatch. This will make life more pleasant for the prepress operator, who will otherwise have to hunt through the file and update the color bit by bit. Illustrator does make this somewhat easier: under the Select menu, go to Same and then select the relevant search criterion, such as fill color or stroke color.
Don't use Registration instead of black; it may look the same on screen, but Registration is a special swatch that will output onto every plate. If your file has fifteen spot colors in it, art that is colored with Registration will appear on all fifteen plates. This swatch is there primarily for printers to use when adding press marks to a layout file, so it is best to ignore it entirely.
Rich black is a process color solution designed to create a deeper, blacker black than standard black ink. This is done by printing 100% black with the addition of each of the other process colors, usually something like 30% magenta and yellow and 10% cyan. If you want to use this in a process color project, talk to your printer about how to prepare your file.
ICC profiles can be set and applied to layout files. When you are doing process color work with a color-calibrated printer, these can be really valuable. However, if you aren't, there is very little reason to include them in your file, as they just increase file size and do nothing necessary. Spot color art does not use them at all. So when you are saving Illustrator files for letterpress output, uncheck "Embed ICC profiles" in the Illustrator Options dialog.
Trapping is what printers call the process of overlapping light spot colors into darker ones so that when printing minute changes in registration do not result in tiny white spaces where the colors do not quite line up exactly. You may notice that in InDesign and Illustrator, on the Output tab of the print dialog box, it is possible to turn on application-based trapping. In the vast majority of cases, this is not something designers need to worry about or do themselves. Different print processes, and even different presses using the same process, require different amounts of trap (if any). It is best to leave to the printer to decide whether trapping is needed and if so how to apply it.


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Die Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS Foundation) ist eine Stiftung nach indonesischem Recht und eine indonesische Nichtregierungsorganisation. Ihr Zweck ist die Bewahrung der Orang-Utans auf Borneo und ihrer Regenwaldhabitate in Kooperation mit staatlichen Stellen (insbesondere dem indonesischen Forstministerium), der lokalen Bevölkerung und weiteren Akteuren. Der Verwaltungssitz der Stiftung befindet sich in Bogor, Westjava.

Gründung und Geschichte
1991 wurde das "Orangutan Conservation Project" von dem aus den Niederlanden stammenden Forstwissenschaftler Willie Smits und anderen gegründet. Nach zwei weiteren Namensänderungen erhielt die Organisation schließlich 2003 den heutigen Namen.

Smits nahm sich 1989 eines verwaisten Orang-Utan-Babys an und pflegte es gesund. Kurze Zeit später wurden ihm weitere Orang-Utan-Jungtiere zur Aufzucht anvertraut, so dass die ursprüngliche Initiative auf eine breitere Basis gestellt werden musste. Mit Hilfe von Kollegen der Regenwaldorganisation Tropenbos, dem Lehrer Peter Karsono, Schülern der internationalen Schule in Balikpapan und weiteren Personen konnte die erste Vorläuferorganisation der heutigen BOS Foundation gegründet werden.

Mit der Ausweitung ihrer Aktivitäten wuchs der Bekanntheitsgrad der BOS Foundation auch international. Im Laufe der Jahre gründeten sich in Australien, Dänemark, Deutschland, Großbritannien, Japan, den Niederlanden, Schweden und der Schweiz jeweils unabhängige Organisationen, die die indonesische BOS Foundation finanziell und ideell unterstützen.

Arbeitsweise
Die Arbeitsweise beruht im Wesentlichen auf drei Säulen: Rettung, Rehabilitation und (Wieder-)Auswilderung von Orang-Utans. Um Letzteres zu gewährleisten, muss die BOS Foundation darüber hinaus geeignete Waldgebiete für die Tiere sichern; die Organisation trägt somit auch zum Regenwaldschutz bei. Die Stiftung betreibt Aufforstungs- und Kultivierungsaktivitäten, leistet Aufklärungsarbeit im Wassermanagement und Feuerschutz und überwacht Regenwaldgebiete zum Schutz vor Wilderei und illegalem Holzschlag. Die Zusammenarbeit mit der ansässigen Bevölkerung ist ebenfalls unerlässlich, weil ohne deren Einverständnis die ausgewilderten Tiere nicht überleben würden. Die BOS Foundation führt daher verschiedene Bildungsprojekte durch und sorgt für alternative Einkommensquellen.

Rettung
Die Stiftung betreibt auf Borneo in Samboja Lestari (Provinz Ost-Kalimantan) und Nyaru Menteng (Provinz Zentral-Kalimantan nahe Palangka Raya) zwei Auffang- und Rehabilitationsstationen für Orang-Utans für insgesamt ca. 800 Tiere (Stand Ende 2014).

Die Wege, auf denen die Orang-Utans zu BOS gelangen, sind unterschiedlich und für die Tiere meist leidvoll. Viele von ihnen werden durch Polizei und die Naturschutzbehörde BKSDA (Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam) aus privater Gefangenschaft konfisziert und in die Obhut der Stiftung gegeben. Andere kommen zu BOS, nachdem sie auf Ölpalmenplantagen oder in der Nähe von Siedlungen aufgegriffen wurden. Darunter sind oft verwaiste Jungtiere, deren Mütter getötet wurden oder anderweitig umgekommen sind.

Rehabilitation von Orang-Utans
Unter Rehabilitation sind hier alle Maßnahmen zu verstehen, die verwaiste, kranke oder verletzte Orang-Utans befähigen, wieder selbständig im Dschungel zu überleben und sich dort auch fortzupflanzen. Die konkreten Maßnahmen sind abhängig vom Alter und Gesundheitszustand des einzelnen Tieres.

Lediglich diejenigen Tiere, die zu alt oder zu krank für ein Leben in freier Wildbahn sind, werden dauerhaft in den Stationen gehalten. Bei allen Übrigen ist es das Ziel, sie wieder auszuwildern.

Orang-Utans, die als erwachsene oder fast erwachsene Tiere aus der Wildnis zu BOS kommen, werden nach einem Gesundheitscheck umgehend in andere Waldgebiete umgesiedelt (Translocation). Die notwendigen Fähigkeiten für ein Leben in der Wildnis bringen sie bereits mit.

Orang-Utans im Alter von drei bis fünf Jahren, die zumindest grundlegende Fertigkeiten für ein Überleben im Wald besitzen, werden in den Stationen medizinisch versorgt und in ihrem natürlichen Verhalten unterstützt. Diese Tiere können sich relativ schnell wieder an ihre natürliche Umgebung gewöhnen.

Verwaiste Jungtiere im Babyalter dagegen, die noch völlig von ihrer Mutter abhängig wären, werden in einem in der Regel sechs- bis siebenjährigen Training (entsprechend der Betreuungszeit von sechs bis acht Jahren durch die Mutter unter natürlichen Bedingungen) auf ein Leben in ihrem natürlichen Habitat vorbereitet. Notwendige Fähigkeiten der Orang-Utans sind zum Beispiel das Erkennen und Auffinden essbarer Pflanzen und Früchte, das Erkennen giftiger Tiere und Pflanzen, der Bau von Schlafnestern, effiziente und sichere Kletter- und Fortbewegungstechniken in den Baumkronen, Orientierung im Wald, soziale Interaktionen mit Artgenossen und anderes. Ebenso bedürfen besonders diese sehr jungen Orang-Utans intensiver emotionaler Zuwendung durch das menschliche Pflegepersonal (sogenannte Baby Sitters), zumal sie durch den oft gewaltsamen Tod der Mutter meist auch traumatisiert sind.

Während des Rehabilitationsprozesses durchlaufen die Jungtiere verschiedene Lernstufen und leben in Gruppen, getrennt nach Alter und Entwicklungsstand. BOS nutzt bei den Stationen jeweils kleine Waldstücke als "Waldschulen", in denen die jungen Affen tagsüber für ein Leben in der Wildnis "ausgebildet" werden. Ihre letzte Station bis zur Auswilderungsbefähigung sind Flussinseln, in denen die Tiere dann schon fast unter natürlichen Bedingungen leben. Inzwischen leben rund 150 Orang-Utans vorübergehend auf den Flussinseln und lernen die notwendigen Fertigkeiten, um bald wieder in den Regenwald zurückzukehren.

Waldsicherung und -management
Grundvoraussetzung für die Auswilderung von Orang-Utans ist das Vorhandensein von Waldgebieten, die bestimmten Mindestkriterien gerecht werden:
 ausreichend Nahrungspflanzen, z. B. Flügelfruchtgewächse
 ausreichend großes Territorium
 Schutz vor Abholzung oder Brandrodung, generell langfristiger Schutzstatus
 keine Konkurrenz zu eventuell schon in den Schutzgebieten lebenden Orang-Utan-Populationen.

Waldgebiete, die alle diese Bedingungen erfüllen, sind im heutigen Borneo schwer zu finden, daher war es für die BOS Foundation lange Zeit kaum möglich, Orang-Utans auszuwildern. Zudem kann Land in größerem Umfang nach indonesischem Recht nicht als Privateigentum erworben werden, sondern verbleibt grundsätzlich beim Staat. Der Staat vergibt allerdings verschieden definierte Nutzungskonzessionen, verpachtet das Land also gegen Entgelt zu in der Regel kommerziellen Zwecken wie Holzeinschlag oder der Anlage von Plantagen. Allerdings gibt es seit 2008 die Möglichkeit, eine Konzession speziell für Naturschutzzwecke (Eco System Restauration Concession) zu erwerben. Diese ist rechtlich einer kommerziellen Konzession gleichgestellt und kann nur von Unternehmen erworben werden. Aus diesem Grund hat die BOS Foundation die Firma PT Restorasi Habitat Orangutan Indonesia (PT RHOI) gegründet, die technisch für die Auswilderungen und Auswilderungsgebiete verantwortlich ist.

Der Erwerb der genannten Naturschutzkonzession ist auf 60 bis 90 Jahre angelegt; weitere Auswilderungsgebiete dieser Art sollen folgen. Zudem schließt die BOS Foundation auch Abkommen mit privaten Konzessionshaltern sowie nutzt Auswilderungsmöglichkeiten in schon bestehenden staatlichen Schutzgebieten.

Auswilderung
Ein wichtiger Aspekt aller Auswilderungs- und Schutzvorhaben ist die Akzeptanz der lokalen Bevölkerung. Außer Informationsveranstaltungen werden Trainings z. B. für einkommensschaffende Maßnahmen initiiert sowie ortskundige Personen als Ranger angestellt. Die eigentliche Auswilderung der Orang-Utans im Schutzwald ist darüber hinaus mit einem erheblichen logistischen und finanziellen Aufwand verbunden. So müssen in den abgelegenen Auswilderungsgebieten Stationen für Ranger, Veterinäre und Wissenschaftler einschließlich der notwendigen Versorgungsinfrastruktur bereitgestellt werden.
Für den Transport der Tiere werden Flugzeuge oder Hubschrauber organisiert, mitunter müssen auch provisorische Hubschrauberlandeplätze angelegt werden.

Die auszuwildernden Tiere werden noch in den Stationen geimpft und umfangreichen Gesundheitschecks unterzogen. Nach erfolgter Auswilderung wird jedes Individuum wenigstens ein Jahr lang beobachtet, durch Sichtkontakt und über in die Haut implantierte Mini-Sender. Bei den Auswilderungen zu Beginn des Jahres 2021 konnten 10 Tiere in die Freiheit entlassen werden. Im Zeitraum Februar 2012 bis April 2014 wurden zwei Geburten und elf Todesfälle registriert. Weitere Auswilderungen sind in Planung. Insgesamt konnten seit der Gründung der Stiftung über 500 Orang-Utans in geschützte Regenwaldgebiete ausgewildert werden.

Aufforstung
Von 2001 bis 2011 unternahm die Stiftung auch umfangreiche Aufforstungen im Gebiet Samboja Lestari nahe der Hafenstadt Balikpapan. Seit 2011 sind die Aufforstungen im Wesentlichen abgeschlossen, und die Arbeit der BOS Foundation konzentriert sich in Samboja Lestari auf Erhaltungsmaßnahmen und die Pflege der dort untergebrachten Tiere (Orang-Utans und Malaienbären). Für Auswilderungen von Orang-Utans ist das Gebiet mit ca. 1800 ha jedoch zu klein.

Malaienbären
Die etwa 50 Malaienbären von Samboja Lestari stammen durchweg aus nicht artgerechter Privathaltung und können in aller Regel nicht mehr ausgewildert werden. Die Bären sind zu sehr an Menschen gewöhnt und würden die Nähe menschlicher Siedlungen suchen, was ernste Konflikten nach sich zöge.

Mawas-Gebiet
Das Mawas-Gebiet umfasst ein ca. 377.000 Hektar großes Tieflandregenwald-Areal in Zentralkalimantan. "Mawas" bedeutet Orang-Utan in der Sprache der einheimischen Bewohner, der Dayak. Die Region ist die Heimat einer der letzten größeren Orang-Utan-Populationen von rund 3.000 Tieren sowie vieler anderer bedrohter Tier- und Pflanzenarten. Das Mawas-Projekt ist das größte Projekt der BOS Foundation. 55 Hektar Regenwald werden hier durch das Anpflanzen von 55.000 Baumsetzlingen aufgeforstet. Insgesamt sollen 70.000 Hektar mit ein Millionen Baumen aufgeforstet werden. Neben der Aufforstung soll die Wiedervernässung des Torfbodens, die Wiederherstellung der Biodiversität und durch die Einbindung der ansässigen Bewohner, der langfristige Schutz des Gebiets gesichert werden.

Die Stiftung war zusammen mit australischen und anderen internationalen Akteuren am Projekt Kalimantan Forest Carbon Partnership (KFCP) zur Entwicklung und Umsetzung des REDD-Programms zur Verringerung der globalen Entwaldungstendenzen beteiligt. Unter anderem Nutzungskonflikte mit der einheimischen Bevölkerung führten jedoch dazu, dass das KFCP-Projekt eingestellt wurde. Nach wie vor betreibt die BOS Foundation das Forschungszentrum Camp Tuanan. Dort betreiben indonesische und internationale Wissenschaftler Verhaltensbeobachtungen an wildlebenden Orang-Utans und andere Forschungsprojekte.

Weblinks
 BOS Australien
 BOS Dänemark
 BOS Deutschland
 BOS Japan
 BOS Schweden
 BOS Schweiz
 Orangutan Landtrust
 Orangutan Protection Foundation

Einzelnachweise

Naturschutzorganisation
Gegründet 1991
Organisation (Jawa Barat)
Borneo
Bogor
Umweltstiftung
Umwelt- und Naturschutz (Indonesien)

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Sonia met Michelle Obama, along with other female veterans, to talk about the First Lady's "Joining Forces" campaign.
One thing was very clear to Sonia Whipp when she left the Army 4-1/2 years ago. "All that time and dedication I put into small arms and artillery repair wasn't going to help me as a civilian," she says. Those skills, so important to her successful military experience, were not exactly resume highlights back home.
This is a hard – and very common – truth for women, especially, thrown into a job market with narrow areas of expertise.
Sonia was deployed three times; to Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq and rose to sergeant. She met husband, Jefferson, while both were serving their country. In 2008, Sonia and Jefferson were able to come home to have their daughter, Ariana. Jefferson was deployed 3 weeks later and Sonia returned to military service 3 months after he left. She returned for a few weeks just before Ariana's first birthday.
Sonia's mom, Lucia, raised Ariana those first months of her life. "She was my hero, big time," says Sonia, who realized that a military career could not give her what she needed to enjoy a family. When Sonia became pregnant with her son, Josiah, two years later; she knew it was time to leave the Army.
Honorably discharged in March 2010, Sonia found a hard reality: The job market had little room for someone with her limited skills and education. But at 29 years old, she was determined to do everything she could to turn that reality around by using the GI Bill for veterans' education.
An instructor helped her to overcome her fears and doubts, and Sonia went on to become an Honors student and a permanent fixture on the Dean's List.
Another honor came her way in October when Sonia was invited to join four other female vets for a visit with Michelle Obama at the White House. Sponsored by Redbook magazine to promote hiring women military veterans across the nation, the meeting was a chance for real voices and stories to reach the public and consciousness of the nation. The White House "Joining Forces" campaign provides ways for the general population to help address employment issues for returning veterans.
"It was amazing because you just kind of feel forgotten after you become a vet," says Sonia, who felt reassured after her meeting with the First Lady and hearing what her team is planning to do to make re-entry into civilian employment easier. "She believes no veteran should ever be homeless, hungry or unemployed," says Sonia.
Sonia realizes that her own highest potential is through the education she has, literally, fought for. "We are told in the military not to ask for help," she says. "But there is a real benefit from asking for the help that is out there." Her Pharmacy Technology program degree will open doors to her future career.
Meanwhile, Sonia is out there doing her part to throw some hotter lights onto a changing picture of veterans in the classroom and on the job.
See Sonia's story on Redbook.


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Never-Smokers in Rural Locations Are at Risk for COPD
Carisa D. Brewster
Living in rural areas and coal burning for heat were found to be risk factors for developing COPD.
Smoking is a known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but a recent study sheds some light on risk in never-smokers. Specifically, living in rural areas and coal burning for heat were found to be risk factors for developing COPD.
According to the American Lung Foundation, COPD effects over 11 million in the United States and is the third leading cause of disease-related death. Additionally, living in isolated rural areas has been linked to the development and prevalence of other chronic diseases due to lack of access to healthcare, poverty, and environmental exposures.
"This is the first study to report together individual, community, and geographic risk factors for COPD throughout the US," says co-author Meredith McCormack, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine and medical director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
"We wanted to measure the burden of disease and identify those most affected, both critical steps in defining strategies to prevent COPD and manage existing disease," added co-author, Sarath Raju, MD, Internist at JHU.
Data from the years 2012-2015 was pulled from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a cross-sectional household survey conducted annually by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). All subjects were aged 40 years or older and self-reported a COPD diagnosis.
Urbanization was evaluated using the 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural Classification that divides counties into 6 categories: large metro, central (urban); large metro, fringe (suburban); medium metro; small metro, micropolitan (rural), and non-core (rural).
The American Community Survey was used to collect information about environmental exposures at the census level that may increase COPD risk, including poverty, jobs associated with developing lung disease, and household heating sources. Census tracts were divided into poor and non-poor, based on whether 20% of households were living below poverty line.
Never-smokers were defined as those that smoked less than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime; smoking exposure was appraised by the number of smoking years per participant.
Of the 90,334 subjects, 14.9% lived in rural counties, and 15.7% lived in poor census tracts. Almost half were current or former smokers (43.9%), while 23.2% were never-smokers. Among the current or former smokers, 13.5% had COPD and 4.3% of never-smokers had COPD.
Rural regions had the highest prevalence of COPD (12.7%). Within those areas, the rural poor had the highest occurrence of COPD (15.7%), compared to 12% in rural non-poor communities. Non-poor urban communities had the lowest prevalence of COPD (6.1%).
Living in a rural census tract predicted COPD even after adjusting for residence, age, sex, race, smoking status, household wealth, education, community poverty, health insurance, and solid fuel use. The association was the same among never-smokers (OR 1.34, p<.001) and current or former smokers (OR 1.19, p .031).
Poverty increased the chances of COPD by 8%, while wealth (including college education) and home ownership lowered those chances.
For never-smokers, there was a strong link between using coal as a fuel source and developing COPD, increasing the odds by 9%.
The study demonstrates the high burden of COPD in poor, rural communities and gives insight into the role that environmental exposures—including heating with coal—play in COPD development.
"Isolation from major academic medical centers and lack of dedicated resources for research have contributed to the difficulty in studying individuals living in rural, poor areas," says McCormack. "Typically, larger COPD studies have been based from major academic centers, which are often far from rural communities."
However, some of this is changing. The COPD Foundation and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) COPD National Action Plan are beginning to focus efforts on improving care and building a research infrastructure for patients with COPD in rural areas. McCormack's research group at JHU has partnered with Eastern Tennessee State University to launch a study focused on understanding the impact of household air pollution on individuals living with COPD in Appalachia.
"We believe that through similar partnerships, the scientific community ca benefit from shared knowledge across institutions, while also building an infrastructure to better understand and address the growing epidemic of COPD," says McCormack.
The study, "Rural Residence and Poverty are Independent Risk Factors for COPD in the United States", was published on November 2, 2018, in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care.
News | COPD | Pulmonology

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and it seemed after i post some full body practice things, there are more full body animation posts then before.
ok i thought i drew some build up though it wasnt enough..
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July 12, 2015 forttryongardens The Nature of Our Neighborhood
The Nature of Our Neighborhood: The Red Tail Hawks of Fort Tryon
By Leslie Day
We hear them throughout the day, their high-pitched, keening, keeeeeeearr, over and over again, calling for their parents to feed them a pigeon, a rat, a squirrel. Lucky us to have three gorgeous juvenile red-tail hawks: Buteo jamaicensis: Buteo: a kind of hawk; jamaicensis: the island of Jamaica where specimens were given their scientific name. Their huge nest sits on the fire escape of the top floor of a building high on a hill, just east, above and behind Broadway and the tasty and fun Buddha Beer Bar. Throughout May we watched the parents carry food to the nestlings and now here they are – outside our window!
There are more than 40 known pairs of breeding red tails throughout the five boroughs. Pale Male, the Fifth Avenue hawk has successfully raised his young this spring with his fifth mate after the previous four died from rat poisoning.
Our largest hawk, the red tail is dark brown above, has a white chest with brown streaks and a horizontal rufous band across the tail. The juvenile's tail is vertically banded with brown and they have pale yellow eyes that mature to dark brown. Red tails can be more than 2 feet long with a wingspan of over 5 feet.
These beautiful birds of prey mate for life, but feeding on poisoned pigeons or rats shortens their lives. When this occurs the spouse will immediately find another mate. Red tails are typically shy of humans, but not in New York City, where these hawks nest on apartment buildings and hunt, roost, and fly near New Yorkers in parks and on city streets.
They build their nests both in trees and on ledges of apartment buildings, churches, hotels and skyscrapers. These nests are huge: close to 3 feet in diameter and 3 feet high, constructed with large deciduous branches and lined with fresh green sprigs in early spring. Both parents build the nest, but the female spends more time arranging the bowl, where she lays 2 -3 brown or red speckled white eggs. The male provides most of the food for the family. Fledglings stay close to the parents and may even come back to the nest at night. Parents continue to provide food for the nestlings up to two months after fledging, which is why we hear them, still begging for food.
Red tails are carnivores, feeding on rodents, pigeons, doves, and other songbirds. When you hear crows and blue jays or see a flock of pigeons flying, look for this large hawk. Nearby birds, even tiny sparrows will "mob" it by attacking as a group to drive it away from their nests.
By early autumn our three babies will venture away from the neighborhood and find a territory of their own and next year we should have more of these huge and beautiful babies learning to hunt and survive in our city.
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Seymour Railway Heritage Centre
Image: Seymour Railway Heritage Centre, Seymour, Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia
Get off the highway and take some time out in the historic military and rail service township of Seymour, situated on the leafy banks of the winding Goulburn River.
Listen to the birds and watch out for local wildlife on the Goulburn River Walk or delve into the town's history at the Australian Light Horse Memorial Park and Vietnam Veterans' Commemorative Walk.
Take a tour of the old carriages and locomotives at the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre. Pull up a stool and enjoy a brew at Seymour's Royal Hotel, which, in the 1940s, came to prominence with its depiction in artist Russell Drysdale's painting Moody's pub.
Break your journey here and admire the facades of the Old Post Office and the Old Courthouse as you stretch your legs.
Visit in February for the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. Sample great local grub and enjoy a fun and informative day for both adults and kids alike. Get DIY tips, learn about sustainable farming and animal breeding, and even pick up a new craft or two.
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Feel the history in all you do in Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges, from generations-old farms to mineral waters charted during the gold rush.
Explore Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges with an experienced tour operator and discover natural attractions, mineral springs and boutique wineries.
Capture the essence of the mineral springs during your stay in Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges, wander regional gardens and visit Hanging Rock.
Indulge your artistic side and immerse yourself in history at local galleries, artists' studios and museums in Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges.


Another piece of scrap wood. This time it has been cut to span the width of a bath. A slot was routered out to support an ipad securely at the optimum viewing angle. Finally some cartoon characters (Minnie and Betty Boop) where first sketched onto the wood and then traced using an engraving tool. Once stained, the engravings really stood out from the rest of the wood.


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ESA gets funding approval for ExoMars mission despite Schiaparelli crash
ESA Director General Jan Woerner said ESA scientists needed to work hard now to meet the schedule for the Mars rover.
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European space agency (ESA) member states have approved another 450 million euros ($479 million) in funding for the ExoMars mission to the Red Planet, even after a test lander that was part of the program crashed in October, ESA said on Friday.
Schiaparelli lander of the ESA ExoMars mission
The European-Russian ExoMars program sent a gas-sniffing orbiter and the test lander to Mars this year to search for signs of past or present life on the Red Planet and to lay the groundwork for a rover that is due to follow in 2020.
The Schiaparelli lander crashed after a sensor failure caused it to cast away its parachute and turn off braking thrusters more than two miles (3.7 km) above the surface of the planet, as though it had already landed.
Schiaparelli lander. Image: ESA/ATG medialab
ESA Director General Jan Woerner said ESA scientists needed to work hard now to meet the schedule for the Mars rover, especially as a delay to the mission beyond 2020 was not an option. "It's not an easy thing, but we are confident we will succeed," Woerner said.
ExoMars Rover prototype Image: Thales Alenia Space-Italy
The money for ExoMars is part of an overall 10.3 billion euros - close to the 11 billion ESA has requested - for European space programs that the ESA's 22 member states approved at a two-day meeting in Lucerne which ended on Friday.
The International Space Station.
That funding includes just over 800 million euros for Europe's role in the International Space Station (ISS), plus another 153 million for science projects that involve the ISS.
The member states also approved a commitment to extend European participation in the space station to 2024, which will allow ESA to send further astronauts to the ISS.
European astronaut Thomas Pesquet arrived at the ISS last month, around five months after the return of Britain's first official astronaut, Tim Peake.
Among programs that were not fully backed by ESA members was the Asteroid Impact Mission, which was meant to be part of a mission to explore how to deflect an asteroid heading for Earth.
AIM arriving at Didymos. Image: ESA
"The program AIM could not get the full subscription we needed to ensure this program runs smoothly," Woerner said, adding that asteroid-defense study would continue in other venues within the agency."These asteroid activities, looking at how we can really defend our planet in case something is happening and Bruce Willis is not ready to do it a second time... will be continued," he said, in reference to the 1998 film Armageddon, in which actor Bruce Willis plays a member of a team sent to destroy an asteroid to save planet Earth.
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China's Tianwen-1 on last leg of its journey: Travelled more than 400 million km, expected to enter Mars' orbit next month
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Poster Print of Gary Barlow at The X Factor press launch at the O2 Arena in London - 17 August 2011
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The Southern Sierra Weather Page is under construction. The list at right is the basic outline of the route from Reds Meadow to the Whitney Portal.
I will link the weather stations near the trail locations on a nifty USGS map when I get the trail guide constructed down this far.
So there's lots more to come. Soon!
The Southern High Sierra Weather for Backpackers covers the Sierras between Reds Meadow to the Whitney Portal.
To your right find more specific local information about areas in the Northern Sierra Nevada. To your bottom right find broad weather information covering the North Sierra.
The Sierra Crest is noted for having the capacity to produce four seasons of weather during a single Summer Day. Rain, snow, hail, fog, lightening, and a bit of sunshine can all happen in quick sequence.
This is especially true in the Southern Sierra, which has the highest average trail elevations in the Sierra Nevada.
The Southern Sierra Crest is generally more isolated, being quite a ways from trailheads for long lengths of the crestline.
Making the Southern Sierra even more isolated is the fact that many of the trailheads in the Southern Sierra are a long ways from main roads.
The High Sierra is noted for rapid changes in weather and temperature, and the sudden appearance of harsh weather trends. You may experience anything from intense heat to bitterly cold Summer snow storms. Or you may not. In any case, weather must be considered and preparations made to deal with these weather facts BEFORE entering the High Sierras.
The NWS Radar out of the San Joaquin Valley covers the Souther half of the Sierra.
The NWS Pacific Southwest Radar covers all California, and can be clicked for local detail.
For more detailed information see the area links above.
State: California Department of Water Resources. All Snotel Stations: CDWR Home Page, select "Stations" tab.


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Conservatives Just As Likely to Avoid Gluten as Liberals: Study
Does someone's diet predict their political leanings? Hard to say for sure, but at least one study asked that question and found that conservatives are just as likely to avoid gluten in their diets as others on the political spectrum.
Published this June in the academic journal Agricultural and Human Values, the study, called 'Gluten Aversion is Not Limited to the Political Left," notes that while collecting data on the number of people who avoid gluten as well as political affiliation is simple, identifying exactly why the two intersect is difficult. Mainly because there are many reasons why a specific correlation between diet and politics could exist.
The authors describe four potential scenarios that could cause a person's eating habits to become linked to political leanings. In one example, the authors say, health problems could hypothetically lead someone to "both conclude that gluten is harming one's health and that government should provide universal health care."
If that sounds like a liberal stance, you're correct, and the authors note that: "These specific examples are contrived to show how someone could become more liberal and begin avoiding gluten. Of course, the opposite examples might show how someone could become more conservative and begin consuming gluten."
Conducted in September 2017, the study surveyed 1,000 people in the United States. Researchers found that 29 percent of people surveyed believed avoiding gluten would improve their health.
According to the study, people who described themselves as leaning liberal and people who identified as conservative reported the same degree of gluten-avoidance.
Of the 1,000 respondents, 41 have celiac disease. Researchers noted that the sample size was too small to draw meaningful conclusions. They did note that more research may be needed on the relationship between disease and political ideology.
Whatever your political opinions, according to this study, there's a chance they relate to your opinions on food products.
And anyone who's ever gotten into a debate about the gluten-free diet knows that – sometimes – it can be just as polarizing as talking politics.
Research Roundup: Experimental Drug Eases Celiac Symptoms
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An experimental drug has been proven to relieve symptoms for some people with celiac who recover poorly despite following the gluten-free diet. Latiglutenase is an enzyme supplement that helps digest gluten. Previous research showed it might protect patients from low levels of gluten eaten accidentally. While clinical studies have not proven it prevents damage to the small intestine, it did relieve the participants' most common complaints of abdominal pain, bloating, fatigue and constipation.
Latiglutenase, formerly known as ALV003, has been in development since 2016 by drug company ImmunogenX, based in Newport Beach, California. Experts at the Mayo Clinic, Columbia University and Stanford University assisted this study. It included 398 people diagnosed with celiac who had avoided gluten for a year but still had painful symptoms. Blood tests showed 173 (43 percent) continued to produce antibodies associated with inflammation. Researchers randomly assigned them to take a placebo or different doses of latiglutenase for 12 weeks.
This trial originally tried and failed to find evidence the drug promoted intestinal healing. However, further analysis found a significant improvement in symptoms for those patients with elevated antibodies receiving latiglutenase versus a placebo. The effect increased with dosage and most greatly benefitted patients with the most severe pain.
The authors recommend similar patients would benefit from having latiglutenase commercially available. It would not cure celiac or allow patients to eat foods containing gluten. However, it would make life easier for a significant proportion of patients who remain ill despite a gluten-free diet. It would be taken with meals, yielding a similar effect to that of lactase for people with lactose intolerance.
All researchers on this study declared professional or financial ties with ImmunogenX and other drug companies.
Syage JA, Murray JA, Green PHR, Khosla C, "Latiglutenase improves symptoms in seropositive celiac disease patients while on a gluten-free diet," Digestive Diseases and Sciences 2017;62:2428-2432, doi:10.1007/s10620-017-4687-7.
Study Sessions: Celiac research news roundup
Celiac hospitalization costs $7.4 million
Hospitalization for celiac in the Unite States cost $7.4 million in 2014, according to a recent analysis from the University of Rhode Island. National records revealed 805 patients were hospitalized with celiac as the primary diagnosis. Their stays typically lasted 4.9 days and cost $9,247, slightly less than the mean for all hospitalizations: $10,885. Additionally, emergency rooms saw 752 visits due to the condition.
Women accounted for 63 percent of hospital discharges, supporting previous findings that they are more prone to celiac. However, male patients typically had higher hospital costs: $10,669 compared to $8,403 for women. Some research suggests celiac affects men more severely.
Dividing celiac patients down by age group, adults from 65 to 84 had the most expensive hospital visits ($10,830), with children under 18 the second-most-costly ($10,612). Not enough data were available to allow analysis on patients 85 or older. As celiac becomes more prevalent and because it has no cure, it will require ongoing health expenditures.
Borrelli EP. "Inpatient hospital costs for celiac disease in the United States in 2014," International Journal of Celiac Disease, 2017, 5(3), doi:10.12691/ijcd-5-3-2.
Symptoms of celiac persist after diagnosis
Many people diagnosed with celiac continue to experience abdominal pain up to a year after adopting a gluten-free diet. A study of 85 new patients in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, found that 66 percent were experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms when they were diagnosed. The proportion decreased only to 47 percent after 12 months of treatment.
During in-person interviews, the participants reported the frequency of symptoms such as diarrhea, indigestion and bloating. After a year eating gluten free, there was no difference in the rate of discomfort between participants who avoided gluten completely and those who admitted consuming some either by accident or intentionally. However, dietary adherence was considered high in this group, as 93 percent reported gluten exposure less than once a month.
Despite these findings, strict gluten avoidance remains essential for celiac patients. Ongoing digestive discomfort can result from other contents of the diet, such as fiber. Even the gluten-free diet itself can be associated with bloating. Patients might blame these symptoms on accidental gluten exposure. However, only gluten in wheat, rye, barley and related grains damages the intestinal lining in people with celiac.
It is a challenge for health care workers to distinguish the true cause. New celiac patients require careful medical follow-up to check persistent symptoms and ensure dietary adherence. Many experts have been calling for a simple and reliable test to identify whether patients are being exposed to gluten. This study highlights the need for a tool that is inexpensive and noninvasive.
Sylvester JA, Graff LA, Rigaux L, Bernstein CN, Leffler DA, Kelly CP, Walker JR, Duerksen DR. "Symptoms of functional intestinal disorders are common in patients with celiac disease following transition to a gluten-free diet," Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2017, doi:10.1007/s10620-017-4666-z.
Safe oats for those with celiac
A survey of 896 Finns supports the safety of oats for people with celiac. Purified oats have been widely accepted and available for celiac patients in Finland for 15 years. Patients following a long-term gluten-free diet recovered equally well whether they included oats or not.
For this study, volunteers provided current blood samples along with medical histories. All had undergone follow-up biopsies about one year after diagnosis to assess intestinal healing. Typically participants had followed a gluten-free diet for 10 years, with 82 percent eating oats.
Patients diagnosed since 2000 were more likely to use oats, probably reflecting doctors' growing awareness of the safety of oat consumption. It was also more common among patients who consulted dietitians, who are likely to focus on oats' nutritional benefits.
Those who consumed oats were no more likely to experience ongoing symptoms than those who avoided oats. The groups performed equally well on antibody tests for inflammation related to celiac. Their follow-up biopsies were just as likely to indicate gut healing. Those who consumed oats scored slightly better on a quality-of-life questionnaire and were less likely to be smokers.
North American specialists have also been advocating pure, uncontaminated oats for the diet because they offer an important alternative source of fiber and other nutrients. Both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada have revised labeling requirements to make oat products more accessible for people with celiac. However, experts continue to lobby for clarification because of risks such as cross-contamination in regular commercial oats. A recent review pointed to insufficient research on oat safety for people with celiac.
This study provides compelling data on oat safety from a large study group with a long follow-up time on the gluten-free diet. However, it did not investigate whether patients had consumed pure, uncontaminated oats. These findings do not clarify the safety of oats mechanically sorted to remove contaminants such as wheat grains, a process introduced by some North American manufacturers of gluten-free products.
Aaltonen K, Laurikka P, Huhtala H, Mäki M, Kaukinnen K, Kurppa K. "The long-term consumption of oats in celiac disease patients is safe: a large cross-sectional study," Nutrients, 2017, 9(6), doi:10.3390/nu9060611.
Safe sourdough for celiac patients
In a small clinical trial, sourdough wheat baked goods consumed for three days by 10 celiac patients caused no autoimmune response. In comparison, the same amount of a natural wheat product provoked celiac antibody production in another 10 patients.
When sourdough ferments, bacteria consume protein and break it down into smaller particles. Italian researchers used strains of Lactobacillus, bacteria extracted from traditional bread sourdough. These were chosen for having digestive enzymes highly destructive against gluten protein.
The researchers also tested gluten on samples of cultured gut tissue from celiac patients. These cell cultures reacted to gluten from natural wheat flour, but after sourdough fermentation they showed no response.
To compare the response in patients, the study took blood samples before and after the participants ate their baked goods. Those who consumed natural wheat had a spike in antibodies mirroring the effect on intestinal cells, while antibody levels remained normal in those consuming sourdough.
Other studies are investigating drug therapy for people with celiac using enzymes similar to those used by Lactibacillus to ferment gluten. Theoretically, an enzyme pill could prevent harm when eaten along with gluten-containing foods. However, normal acidity in the human gut destroys enzymes faster than they can destroy gluten. Sourdough fermentation of food may provide a better alternative by eliminating gluten before it is consumed.
European scientists have been investigating sourdough for years. Participants in earlier studies showed tolerance for sourdough products, but this research confirmed a lack of immune response. This study does not prove all sourdough is safe or that celiac patients can tolerate such products on a long-term basis. Sourdough products have not received approval from celiac experts in North America.
Mandile R, Picascia S, Parrella C, Camarca A, Gobbetti M, Greco L, Troncone R, Gianfrani C, Auricchoi R. "Lack of immunogenicity of hydrolysed wheat flour in patients with coeliac disease after a short-term oral challenge," Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2017;46:440-46, doi:10.1111/apt.14175.
You can make a difference through celiac research
Beyond Celiac's "Bold Beyond" symposium empowers all of us to change the celiac scene
I was thrilled to be able to attend Beyond Celiac's "Bold Beyond" symposium at Drexel University earlier this month. With an all-star physician-researcher panel and moderating by Beyond Celiac CEO Alice Bast, the evening was a major wake-up call: For so long, I've become blasé about the fact that my strict gluten-free diet is the only treatment for celiac. After that first year of transitional growing pains, I eased into my new normal, and found myself grateful that at least there is a known way to manage the disease.
But the panel highlighted just how much of a toll the diet actually takes on the lives of those in the celiac community—socially, emotionally and physically. Inconveniences and insecurities aside, 30 percent of celiac patients on the gluten-free diet show no improvement. And in a world where we're all constantly eating on the go and often at the mercy of other food handlers, even the most diligent of us can't confidently say we're 100 percent gluten free—we're just as gluten free as humanly possible.
3 ways to make a difference
Still, the panel wasn't just an opportunity to vent—it was a call to make a difference, to push for a better quality of life, to campaign for the kind of research that could lead to pharmaceutical treatments and alternative therapies. And you can answer that call. Here are three easy ways:
Sign up for Go Beyond Celiac at go.beyondceliac.org. It's an online community where people with celiac share their stories and experiences—and, in turn, advance celiac research. Currently, celiac receives the least government research funding of all gastrointestinal and autoimmune diseases. But it doesn't have to be this way. The Beyond Celiac team has an extensive network of doctors, researchers and patient advocates with whom they regularly communicate—and who can be our collective voice for the need for further research.
Speak up to your doctors about the toll celiac actually takes on your life. So often, celiac patients don't feel entitled to share their hardships—but suppressing those concerns stifles the chance for further research. When you speak up to your physicians, you help increase the likelihood that your struggles are conveyed to the research community, which in turn seeks out the necessary funding for research.
Participate in clinical trials. Visit Beyond Celiac's clinical trials finder to see which studies are available near you. And in the future, the Go Beyond Celiac platform will include a registry component to help connect patients with researchers.
Pictured above, panelists included (left to right): Anthony J. DiMarino, Jr., MD, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Ciaran P. Kelly, MD, Director, Celiac Center and Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Training, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Alice Bast, Beyond Celiac CEO (Moderator); Daniel Leffler, MD, MS, Medical Director, Clinical Science, Gastroenterology TAU, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, USA Inc.; Director of Research, The Celiac Center at BIDMC, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Ritu Verma, MD, Section Chief, Gastroenterology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Healthy gluten-free crackers
Gluten-Free snack crackers made from chickpea, green and red lentil, yellow pea and pinto and navy bean flours are both healthy and tasty, according to a report published in Food Research International.
Researchers at a Canadian food processing development center saw "untapped potential in consumer appeal and health benefits" when these ingredients, called pulses, are used, according to Food Navigator.
The researchers said pulses contain: complex carbohydrates -including dietary fiber, high protein, B-vitamins, folates, iron, antioxidants and polyphenols.
As a result of the study, the chickpea cracker formulation will be tested in a commercial-scale processing trial.
The researchers did note that the market for gluten-free crackers is getting saturated, but argued there is still room for products that are nutrient rich.
I would agree. Anytime there is growth in the number of healthy gluten-free options, it's good for everyone who is gluten free.


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Overview: The WISP survey is a large Hubble Space Telescope pure parallel program with the WFC3 G102 and G141 infrared grisms. The broad, continuous spectral coverage of the G102 and G141 grisms provides the best currently feasible measurement of the star formation rate continuously from 0.5 <z < 2.5. The primary WISP science goals are to: (1) measure the star formation history over the last 10 billion years; (2) probe galaxy clustering on Mpc scales at z=1-2; (3) constrain the evolution of dust extinction and metallicity as a function of mass and luminosity; (4) conduct a serendipitous search for highly luminous z >6 Ly-alpha emitters. The WISPs team includes several IPAC scientists, and data processing of images and spectra is carried out at IPAC. Further details can be found in the canonical paper: Atek et al. (2010).
WFC3 Infrared Spectroscopic Parallel Survey Homepage
The WISP survey is a large Hubble Space Telescope pure parallel program with the WFC3 G102 and G141 infrared grisms. The broad, continuous spectral coverage of the G102 and G141 grisms provides the best currently feasible measurement of the star formation rate continuously from 0.5 <z < 2.5.
The primary WISP science goals are to:
Measure the star formation history over the last 10 billion years
Probe galaxy clustering on Mpc scales at z=1-2,
Constrain the evolution of dust extinction and metallicity as a function of mass and luminosity,
Conduct a serendipitous search for highly luminous z >6 Ly-alpha emitters.
The WISPs team includes several IPAC scientists, and data processing of images and spectra is carried out at IPAC. Further details can be found in the canonical paper: Atek et al. (2010).


When Lorelai was a tiny kitten, she was fascinated with the television. These photos are from 22 May, when Rory had been with us for about two weeks.
She really got into trying to interact with the people on the screen! She's since outgrown her interest in the TV, but it was awfully cute (and not a little bit annoying) while it lasted. Also, if you look closely at the second photo, you might notice some previous Miniature Monday post subjects.
One day Björn and I were at one of our favourite second-hand stores, and we came across three very interesting bronze cat statues from the 1980's. The detail was rather marvelous on them, and they were quite solid. Of course, I couldn't leave them behind. All three are signed by Magnus G:son Liedholm, who, we discovered, is well-known Swedish metal artist.
All of the cats have "MARS LIV" and a year on a separate bronze plate. The oldest is dated 1985 and is a rather plain standing cat.
The next one, dated 1986, is a stretching cat.
I love that the two front paws are not together.
My favourite is the third statue, dated 1988, with a cat rolling playfully onto its back. I love the one paw in the air!
No matter how hard we Googled, we could not find out what "Mars Liv" is or was. But we did discover that there is at least one other statue out there, a sitting cat with several kittens (?) inside. It also appears that they used the same cats for different years and also multiple cats for the same years; we found the standing cat also dated '83 and '84, the lying cat dated '84, and the stretching cat dated '85. I wish I could discover what they were made to commemorate, because they are just so wonderful.
What would I ever do without you, Rory?
my roughly life-sized skeleton cat, Os-car I found at CVS one Halloween. So when Björn showed me a picture of Re-Ment's Pose Skeleton Cat, I had to get one.
It's one of those typical cool Japanese toys with tons of special touches. The cat comes with a litter box (I think…it might be a bed), a typical Japanese wand cat toy, and a belled collar. I added a Schleich cat tower and some food and water bowls I had from another set, and it seems that the scale on all of them is roughly the same.
The amount of detail on this little thing is incredible. The collar has stitching marks and a leather look, and the bell has a seam and the hole at the bottom to let the sound out.
Of course, when he heard the camera, Jacoby had to come see what I was taking photos of…and why I wasn't taking photos of him.
Jake was very curious about the little cat skeleton and tried to pick it up.
He only succeeded in knocking over the cat tree. Then he wandered off.
It's really a tiny figure (as you can see compared to Jake's paw), but it has eight points of articulation (tail, both hips, mid-spine, both shoulders, neck and jaw)! I really adore this little thing.
When I was taking the photos for last week's Hipstamatic Miniature Monday, I had a little help.
Well…perhaps the assistance was somewhat driven by jealousy..?
…real Jacoby decided he needed to be involved.
"Involved" as only an Abyssinian can be.
Jake had to distract the attention – and my camera – away from his Mini-Me and onto himself.
Jake, you do realise you're competing with an inanimate object, right?
When Björn was here, we had all-you-can-eat Taco Tuesday at Tavitas in South Station.
While we were there, the "Corona Girls" were going around handing out free bottles of beer, all dressed up in an adorable Corona serape.
Well…of course you know what we had to do with that, right?
The little serape was just about the right size for Mini-Jacoby!
So, okay, maybe Cinco de Mayo was a few days ago, but apparently Mini-Jake is still celebrating.


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      key :type, String
      key :public, Boolean
      key :payload, Hash
      key :repository_id, ObjectId
      key :actor_id, ObjectId
      key :commit_ids, Array, default: nil
      key :ref, String
      key :head, String
      key :created_at, String

      belongs_to :actor, class_name: 'Frisky::Model::Person'
      belongs_to :repository, class_name: 'Frisky::Model::Repository'

      many :commits, in: :commit_ids, class_name: 'Frisky::Model::Commit'

      def self.load_from_hashie(hashie)
        e = Event.find(hashie.id)
        e.actor = Person.find(e.actor_id)
        e.repository = Repository.find(e.repository_id)
        e.commits = e.commit_ids.map {|id| Commit.find(id) }
        e
      end

      def serialize
        # Save all related
        self.actor.save!
        self.repository.save!
        self.commit_ids ||= []
        self.commits.each {|c| c.save!; self.commit_ids << c._id unless self.commit_ids.include? c._id }

        self.actor_id = self.actor.id
        self.repository_id = self.repository.id

        self.save!

        self.to_json
      end

      def self.exists?(raw)
        self.collection.find_one(type: raw.type, _id: raw.id) != nil
      end
    end
  end
end


Jodi: "Georgie, what's going on?"
Georgie: "I see his van. Surely he can't grab me in public?!"
Jodi: "Even the stupidest of people wouldn't do that."
Georgie: "Oh god oh god oh god! He's got out of the bloody van!"
Jodi: "Run. Run into a shop! Speak to someone!"
Georgie (barely audible): "Excuse me? Yeah, sorry to alarm you, but that man there is trying to kidnap me!"
??? (barely audible): "What do you mean?!"
??? (barely audible): "Oh my gosh, we must go find a police man!"
Georgie (barely audible): "Please! I'm really scared."
??? (barely audible): "Who are you on the phone to?"
Georgie (barely audible): "My friend. All my contacts and stuff were deleted so I can't call my parents. She called me and now she's the only one I've got. Plus, she helped me escape."
??? (barely audible): "Right, I'll take you to the police station. It's only a couple of streets away."
Georgie: "Thank you so much! Jodi, this is brilliant!"
Jodi: "I know right! I heard it all."
???: "Right, what's you name and age? You only have to tell me your first name if that's all you're comfortable with."
Georgie: "Well... I'm Georgie, and I'm thirteen."
???: "You're very brave, Georgie. Very brave."
Georgie: "Thanks... but he's going to kill my family."
???: "Don't worry, the police will catch him before he can. Now, we're here."
Georgie: "Promise no-one will get hurt?"
???: "Promise. Now, do you want to do the talking?"
Jodi: "C'mon Georgie, you can do this!"
??? (2): "Well hello there. What are you reporting?"
??? (2): "A what?! We must chase him immediately! Who's been kidnapped?"
Georgie: "This may get confusing, but I was. I was taken from my home town a few hours ago, and I've managed to get away."
??? (2): "Right, can we have your name and age? First name is only necessary if the last name isn't wanting to be shared."
Georgie: "My name is Georgina, or Georgie for short, and I'm thirteen, but PLEASE hurry! He's going to kill my family and friends! He said he will! Please!"
??? (2): "OK, you come with me. We'll get the whole police force after him. You, you brave girl, will be under our watch and protection. He could be in a gang."
Georgie: "Thank you so much. I just want to go home."
Georgie: "JODI I'M COMING HOME!"
Jodi: "I'm so glad you're safe, and I've been trying so hard not to cry this whole time."
Georgie: "Bless. So have I, to be honest, and I think I'll break down again."
Emily: "Oh please don't! I'll cry again!"
Georgie (now in tears): "I'm sorry!"


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› Experts › Nemencio Nicodemus Jr.
Nemencio Nicodemus Jr.
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Clinical Associate Professor
Philippine General Hospital
Dr. Nemencio Nicodemus Jr. obtained his degree of Doctor of Medicine at the University of the Philippines-College of Medicine. He subsequently did his residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowship training in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the Philippine General Hospital. Subsequently, he went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota as part of the Visiting Clinician Program.
He is a Professor at the University of the Philippines-College of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, where he was awarded the Most Outstanding Medical Teacher in the Basic Sciences. He is also a Clinical Professor at the Department of Medicine of the Philippine General Hospital where he was recognized by the University of the Philippines Medical Alumni Society in America as Best Teacher.
He is currently the Vice President of the Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (PSEDM), a director of the Philippine Association For The Study of Overweight and Obesity, Asian Alliance for the Study of Neuroendocrine Tumors and Philippine Thyroid Association.
He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies (JAFES).
Disclosure of faculty relationships
Receipt of honoraria or consultation fees: Astra-Zeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Novartis
Member of a company advisory board, board of directors or other similar group: Astra-Zeneca, Merck
Participation in a company sponsored speaker's bureau: Servier, Astra-Zeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim
Will presentation(s) include discussion of any off-labeled or otherwise non-approved uses of any product? No.
EXCEMED adheres to guidelines of the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, which state that programs awarding continuing education credits must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. Investigative and other uses for pharmaceutical agents, medical devices, and other products (other than those uses indicated in approved product labeling/package insert for the product) may be presented in the program (which may reflect clinical experience, the professional literature or other clinical sources known to the presenter). We ask all presenters to provide participants with information about relationships with pharmaceutical or medical equipment companies that may have relevance to their lectures. This policy is not intended to exclude faculty who have relationships with such companies; it is only intended to inform participants of any potential conflicts so participants may form their own judgments, based on full disclosure of the facts. Further, all opinions and recommendations presented during the program and all program-related materials neither imply an endorsement, nor a recommendation, on the part of EXCEMED. All presentations solely represent the independent views of the presenters/authors.
Slide kit
Case Study: Thyroid cancer
Lipid Abnormalities in Thyroid Disorders
George J. Kahaly, Nemencio Nicodemus Jr., Gabriela Brenta
Recommended reading – key published papers from 2017 as chosen by our Scientific Committee Members
Congress Report: 2017 Endocrine Society Annual Congress (ENDO 2017)
Nicodemus Subclinical thyroid disorders - Manila
Subclinical thyroid disorders
Nicodemus Interview-Manila
Expert interview: Subclinical thyroid disorders
Thyroid storm


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package core3.test.specs.perf.memory.database.dals

import core3.test.specs.perf.PerformanceMemorySpec
import org.scalameter.Executor
import org.scalameter.persistence.GZIPJSONSerializationPersistor

trait CoreSpec extends core3.test.specs.perf.time.database.dals.CoreSpec {
  override def measurer = new Executor.Measurer.MemoryFootprint

  override def persistor = new GZIPJSONSerializationPersistor(PerformanceMemorySpec.resultDir)
}


It went on the market last Friday, in all of the usual places, and so far feedback has been positive.
Most of you have already bought but you never know... fingers crossed!
Looks absolutely lovely - finished to a great spec.
Superb place! Love it all, but those vaulted ceilings are just fantastic.
Thanks for the nice feedback. Yes - we are heading back to the UK after what will be 10 years here - at the end of summer 2019. Not back to Oxford though - we are going to Liverpool for a new adventure! Principally for our daughter who will be nearly 11 then. It's been great but we think we need to quite while we are ahead.
Well, I'm going to miss you and I think Sulmona will too.
The apartment is beautiful I'm sure you'll have no difficulty selling.
I spent most of my formative years in Southport; just up the coast from Liverpool so I'm sure you're in for a great time.
We did it on an iPhone and then added some jolly Italian themed music and a title. Took some time and more than a little patience, then you need a YouTube and / or Vimeo account (not complicated) and a bit more patience. Not too tricky really.
Excellent video and great idea, sometimes it's difficult to work out the layout of Italian homes because they are less "standard� than many in the uk.
I love the music too Thanks for sharing a good idea.
Layout! Yes! First mistake I think is not including proper floorpans. And I don't mean the official ones produced by a geometra. Floorplans which show the layout of rooms and their relative sizes etc. Especially for Italian houses which may have been butchered and mucked about with once or twice. If you are marketing your sale yourself then I think you might be forgiven for not realising this but even the agents don't see to get it. I will attach our floor plans here so you can see what I mean. By the way we had two contacts immediately after posting the video yesterday (not from here though...) and one has booked a viewing. So it was definitely worth the effort.


It wasn't for everyone, but I adored Far Cry 5. Ubisoft kept in much of its established Ubiformula, but trimmed it down and simplified everything to make for a smoother, more organic experience. The story of cultists in the gorgeous Montana setting was interspersed with goofy side missions that were a blast to play. Speaking of blasts….
At the end of Far Cry 5 if you got the main, I suppose now canonical ending, a great big nuclear bomb erupts, killing many of the people in Hope County. You find yourself locked in a bunker with the madman you've tried to dispense of the whole game.
Last night, Ubisoft teased a new Far Cry game that looks to continue that narrative – about what happens after the bomb exploded.
The simple, narrated teaser shows the explosion- but details that the area was subjected to years of post-nuclear fallout. It also suggests that years later, there's a bit of hope as life springs back up, but that hope is obviously misplaced.
That means that this new Far Cry – which will be announced at the Game Awards on Friday morning is a direct sequel to the last one, but that that direct as it's set quite a number of years after Far Cry 5. It means you'll probably play as somebody new, and will have you interacting with different people, and perhaps some familiar ones.
The teaser also suggests we'll be playing with a few unconventional weapons. What we don't know yet is whether or not this is a full-priced game, or a cheaper (and perhaps sillier) spinoff like Blood Dragon. It won't be too long until we find out.


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Constructor ist ein Computerspiel aus dem Jahr 1997, welches zuerst für MS-DOS veröffentlicht wurde. Später wurde es auf andere Plattformen und neuere Windows-Version portiert. Das Spiel wurde von System 3 entwickelt und von Acclaim vertrieben.

Spielweise
In dem Spiel kontrolliert der Spieler eine Baufirma. Auf einer isometrischen Karte können Gebäude gebaut werden. Einnahmen erzielt der Spieler vor allem mit den Mieten, welche er aus den Gebäuden generien kann.

Die Gebäude werden mit Teams aus Polieren und Arbeitern gebaut. Die nötigen Materialien wie Holz, Beton, Ziegel oder Stahl müssen vorher in den entsprechenden Produktionsstätten hergestellt werden.

Rezeption

Neuauflage
Am 26. Mai 2017 erschien eine Neuauflage des Spiels für Windows, Playstation 4 und Xbox One, sowie eine digitale Version auf Steam. Die Version für Nintendo Switch soll folgen. Der Veröffentlichungstermin wurde mehrfach geändert.

Fortsetzung
Im Jahr 1999 wurde der Nachfolger Mob Rule (auch unter "" und "" bekannt) veröffentlicht.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Computerspiel 1997
Wirtschaftssimulation
Windows-Spiel


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Rich pickings
Like the vast majority of people holding up the bottom end of the Australian economic pyramid, I always get a vicarious thrill out of reading the BRW Rich 200 List and finding out just how much money the people at the pointy end are hoarding.One of the more heartening elements of this year's list is a resurgence of proof that it may be possible to get rich through technology.
By Angus Kidman for Big Deal | May 26, 2006 -- 05:08 GMT (22:08 PDT) | Topic: CXO
Like the vast majority of people holding up the bottom end of the Australian economic pyramid, I always get a vicarious thrill out of reading the BRW Rich 200 List and finding out just how much money the people at the pointy end are hoarding.
One of the more heartening elements of this year's list is a resurgence of proof that it may be possible to get rich through technology.
In the late 1990s, the Rich 200 was overloaded with dot com millionaires, all of whom promptly disappeared after the 2000 crash. However, there's a handful of individuals this time around who can fairly credit at least some of their wealth to technology nous, or at least technology investments.
Australia's richest man, James Packer, makes a pretty packet out of the ninemsn co-venture with Microsoft. PC sales through Harvey Norman are a key element in Gerry Harvey's $1.5 billion fortune, and his co-founder Ian Norman doesn't look too shabby on $680 million.
Nor does his ex-wife, Lynette Harvey, who is valued by BRW at $200 million. John Ilhan, owner of the Crazy John's chain, is worth $300 million, and Com Tech founder David Shein is sitting atop $196 million.
My favourite example, however, is Penelope Maclagan, who is worth an estimated $141 million, due largely to a 2.3 percent stake in share registry company Computershare, founded by her brother Chris Morris. Despite that huge wad of cash, she continues in an IT executive role, serving as the CEO for integration after a long stint as global CIO.
In an era where CIOs are expected to spend more time worrying about business issues than technical detail, Maclagan also has a refreshingly different attitude.
"As an IT manager you cannot ignore the technical; you must surround yourself with quality technical people to ensure decisions, expensive ones at that, are the right ones and consider all factors," she told the magazine.
Another useful quote to pin on your manager's door.
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Tiny Pearl Lily features bold pink trumpet-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems in early summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its narrow leaves remain green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Tiny Pearl Lily is an herbaceous perennial with a rigidly upright and towering form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
Tiny Pearl Lily will grow to be about 14 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.


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Action Star Steven Seagal & Dr Robert Goldman in Bangkok, Thailand
Steven Seagal and Dr Robert Goldman www.DrBobGoldman.com in Bangkok, Thailand Had a great time meeting up with my good friend, mega Martial Arts Action Star Steven Seagal in Bangkok, Thailand, where he is preping for several new movies. Had the pleasure of attending a private Birthday party for his lovely wife, attended by his inner circle and even a member of the Thai Royal Family. He is quite a remarkable martial artist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EAuLL9n42s As an action star he first burst onto the martial arts film scene in 1988 in the fast-paced Warner Bros. film Above the Law (1988). Steven Frederic Seagal was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Patricia Anne (Fisher), a medical technician, and Samuel Seagal, a high school math teacher. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and his mother had English, German, and Dutch ancestry. The enigmatic Seagal commenced his martial arts training at the age of seven under the tutelage of well-known karate instructor and author Fumio Demura, and in the 1960s commenced his aikido training in Orange County, CA, under the instruction of Harry Ishisaka. Seagal received his first dan accreditation in 1974, after he had moved to Japan to further his martial arts training. After spending many years there honing his skills, he achieved the ranking of a 7th dan in the Japanese martial art "aikido" and was instructing wealthy clients in Los Angeles when he came to the attention of Hollywood power broker Michael Ovitz. Ovitz saw star value in the imposing-looking Seagal. The high-octane action movie genre was in full swing in the late 1980s, and Seagal's debut movie, "Above the Law", was wildly received by action fans and actually received some complimentary critical reviews. He followed up "Above the Law" with another slam-bang thriller, Hard to Kill (1990), as a cop shot in an ambush by the mob who revives from a coma to take his revenge. The movie also starred Seagal's wife at the time, leggy Kelly LeBrock, who was married to him from 1987 to 1996 and is the mother of three of his children. His next outing was battling voodoo-using Jamaican drug "posses" in the hyper-violent Marked for Death (1990), before returning to fight psychotic mob gangster William Forsythe in the even more punishing Out for Justice (1991). Seagal was by now enormously popular, and his next movie, the big-budgeted Under Siege (1992), set aboard the battleship USS Missouri and also starring Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey, was arguably his best film to date, impressing both fans and critics alike. Seagal's fighting style was rather different from that of other on-screen martial arts dynamos such as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme, who were predominantly fighters from striking arts background such as karate or tang soo do. However, aikido is built around using an opponent's inertia and body weight to employ various locks, chokes and holds that incapacitate him. Seagal carries himself differently, too, and often appears wearing Italian designer clothes and usually favors an all-black outfit, generally with a three-quarter-length coat with an elaborate trim. Additionally, Seagal's on-screen characters were often seemingly benign or timid individuals; however, when the going gets rough they reveal themselves to be deadly ex-CIA operatives, or retired Special Forces soldiers capable of enormous destruction! As his box-office drawing power grew, Seagal began to infuse his film projects with his personal and spiritual beliefs, especially concerning the abuse of the environment. He appeared as an oil fire expert who turns against his corrupt CEO (played by Michael Caine) in On Deadly Ground (1994) to save the Eskimo population from an oil disaster; in Fire Down Below (1997) he plays an environmental agency troubleshooter investigating the dumping of toxic waste in Kentucky coal mines, and in the slow-moving The Patriot(1998) he plays a medical specialist trying to stop a lethal virus unleashed by an extremist group. Action fans struggled to come to terms with social messaging being built into bone-crunching fight films; however, Seagal's box-office clout remained strong, and more traditional chopsocky projects followed with the "buddy cop" film The Glimmer Man(1996), then almost a cameo role as a Navy SEAL alongside CIA analyst Kurt Russell before Seagal is sucked out of a jet at 35,000 feet in Executive Decision (1996). In 1999 Seagal took a different turn in his film projects with the surprising genteel Prince of Central Park (2000), about a child living inside NYC's most famous park. He returned to more familiar territory with further high-voltage, guns-blazing action in Exit Wounds(2001), Half Past Dead (2002), Out for a Kill (2003) and Belly of the Beast (2003). Unbeknownst to many, in 1997 Seagal publicly announced that one of his Buddhist teachers, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, had accorded Seagal as a tulku, the reincarnation of a Buddhist Lama. This initial announcement was met with some disbelief until Penor Rinpoche himself gave a confirmation statement on Seagal's new title. Seagal has repeatedly discussed his involvement in Buddhism and how he devotes many hours studying and meditating this ancient Eastern religion. While his box-office appeal has somewhat declined from his halcyon blockbusters of the mid-'90s, Seagal still has a very loyal fan base in the action movie genre and continues to remain a highly bankable star.
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Brian Flores Brandon Jones Jesse Davis Christian Wilkins Tua Tagovailoa Sports Coaching Athlete injuries Athlete health NFL football Professional football Football Men's soccer Soccer Men's sports Professional soccer
Miami Dolphins Jacksonville Jaguars
No smoking: Dolphins' London trip stirs memories for Flores
By TIM REYNOLDS - Oct. 13, 2021 02:21 PM EDT
Miami Dolphins NFL football team head coach Brian Flores smiles while talking to the media before practice in Miami Gardens Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. The Dolphins play against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Brian Flores is reasonably certain of this much: None of his players will be smoking cigarettes inside the Miami Dolphins locker room at halftime on Sunday.
That will be a welcome change.
Sunday's Dolphins game against the Jacksonville Jaguars will be the third time that Flores coaches an NFL game in London; he was on the New England staffs that won blowouts at Wembley Stadium in 2009 and 2012.
And one of the reasons why he's been able to coach there at all, Flores thinks, is a little-known game back in the mid-2000s that got him thinking about his career path.
Flores served one game as defensive coordinator for the Napoli Briganti, an Italian club team. He was on vacation there one summer, hanging out with a few college friends who played for the team in exchange for housing and a small stipend. A coach left toward the end of the season; Flores was asked to fill in.
"My first coaching experience," said Flores, who was scouting at the time, a couple years out of college, deciding what he wanted to do with the rest of his life.
The rest is history. He spent 15 years coaching with New England, then came to Miami in 2019.
The story he told Wednesday was likely a welcome trip down memory lane, because it's been a rough few weeks for the Dolphins and their third-year coach with four straight losses and at least one lost wager.
Miami (1-4) is tied with the New York Jets at the bottom of the AFC East and if that wasn't enough, Flores' alma mater — Boston College — lost to Clemson two weeks ago.
That meant Flores had to wear a Clemson shirt to work Wednesday, paying off a bet he lost with Dolphins defensive lineman Christian Wilkins, a Tigers' alum.
The Jaguars (0-5) are the only team in the AFC with a worse record than Miami.
"They've got a good team. It's a young team. It's a talented team," Flores said. "I think they've been in some close games. They've got some good young players and they've missed some opportunities and they've had some opportunities to win some games. So, I think our focus will be on them and the challenge of this week."
There are good signs for Miami, most notably that starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa — who has missed most of the Dolphins' past four games with fractured ribs — was back on the practice field Wednesday. His injured reserve stint can officially end this week and the Dolphins are hopeful that he'll be playing against the Jaguars on Sunday.
"I don't really know too much about his situation other than when he's ready, he's coming back," offensive lineman Jesse Davis said. "That is the plan and we are going to run with it."
Some Dolphins have never been outside the U.S. before; safety Brandon Jones just got his passport a couple of months ago, allowing him to make the trip. There won't be much time for sightseeing, with an overnight flight from Miami on Thursday, a work day scheduled for Friday and the game at 2:30 p.m. local time at Tottenham Hotspur's stadium on Sunday.
"I think this is a great experience for a lot of guys on our team," Flores said.
Just like that whirlwind trip to Italy was for him nearly two decades ago.
Flores remembers some players on the Napoli team smoking at halftime of the game, a season-ending 6-0 defeat. He made the trip to hang out and drink wine. He ended the trip as a football coach and knowing what he wanted to do with his life.
"I was having a lot of thoughts about the future at that time, and it's one of those things that presented itself," Flores said. "Everything happens for a reason. It really does. I think that's one of them for me and I think I'm here where I am today, coaching, because of that time period."
Flores didn't retain much of the Italian that he learned on that trip, though the one phrase he can still use would be a welcome prophecy for the Dolphins.
"Tutto bene," he said. "That's about all I've got for you."
Tutto bene means everything is going to be all right. The Dolphins can only hope that's the case.


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Oh dear Jesus… Liam Gallagher's As You Were reviewed
Rod Liddle
There was a certain thrill to be had from that first Oasis album, Definitely Maybe. Liam's yob howl and Noel's magnificent pillaging of T. Rex, the New Seekers, the Pistols, Zep and, of course, the Beatles. By the time the second one came along, you could count me out, what with the asinine, boring, big-bollocked ballads and Noel trying to get terribly meaningful — all reaching a crescendo of stupidity on the dismal Manc whine of bloody 'Wonderwall'. Their later stuff was snidely put down as 'Quoasis' by their rival Damon Albarn — but chance would be a fine thing. At least Quo had a bit of a laugh. So, fast forward20 years.
The fractious brothers are, as ever, estranged. Liam has an album out and it has done very well indeed, number one here and breaking into the US charts. It's been well received by the critics, too, although I can't really work out why. I like the crunching power chords and squawking lead guitar on 'Wall of Glass', and Gallagher is in good voice on the half-decent chorus. There's another agreeably sludgy rocker in 'Greedy Soul'. But, oh dear Jesus, when the strings come in on those awful lachrymose ballads like 'For What it's Worth' (not the Stills masterpiece but a glutinous retread of 'Don't Look Back In Anger', which I hated first time around). 'Bold' is no better. The admired 'Chinatown' (not the Move's classic) meanders around but never really grabs hold. I think it's Liam's stab at social commentary — 'the cops are taking over/ while everyone's in yoga'. Right-ho. All overproduced, lacking memorable tunes. And lacking fun.
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