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Plant Pictures - Sources and references - query
Diane > 26-02-2017, 01:59 PM
I'd like to ask members about which sources they have found most helpful in studying the Voynich plant-pictures.
I should also mention that it would be most unwise to rely too heavily on Minta Collins, Medieval Herbals: the illustrative tradition.
To quote from Alain Touwaide's review of 2004:
Quote: Medieval Herbals does not fulfill its promises and falls short of the expectations it ambitiously raises. Moreover, the combination of lacunas and mistakes in the information and the inappropriateness of Collins's method generates misleading conclusions, particularly on the mechanisms of the creation and diffusion of herbals. Nonexpert readers will probably be favorably impressed by the book because of its lavish illustrations, the quality of its presentation, and the renown of the series in which it appears. They will not be aware, however, that Medieval Herbals reinforces the defects of the earlier literature that it criticizes, introduces many mistakes, and in the end provokes more confusion and presents more misleading information than it corrects.
So what other works do members recommend and rely on, themselves?
RE: Plant Pictures - Sources and references - query
-JKP- > 27-02-2017, 02:44 AM
(26-02-2017, 01:59 PM)Diane Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. I'd like to ask members about which sources they have found most helpful in studying the Voynich plant-pictures.
I rely on botanical drawings, botanical specimens (both live and herbarium speciments), my prior knowledge of plants (which has been a lifetime interest), and I have gone through every digitized medieval plant book I can find numerous times (to the point where I have many of the plants memorized). I also read the text that goes with them in Latin, Italian, middle English, etc.
I own more than 100 books on plants, wildflowers, and herbal medicine, some of them going back to the 19th century, along with facsimiles of a few of the historic books (e.g., Circa Instans).
I have downloaded several timeline "maps" of illustrative traditions offered by different researchers. They tend to agree in overall pattern, but not always in specific details and some include more manuscripts than others.
I have been involved in a decade-long project to create a botanical reference database cataloging more than 21,000 species of plants. It includes botanical illustrations, photos of actual plants, including each part of the plant for identification, medicinal information (both folk lore and contemporary), ancient Galenesque and Pliny designations (hot/cold/wet/dry), preferred habitat, origin, distribution, a list of which parts of the plant are used for what purposes, and the names of the plants in up to 56 languages. It currently includes more than a quarter million images that can be searched and sorted by any of the properties associated with the plant.
Davidsch > 14-03-2017, 04:44 PM
21.000?...then it would be ezy pezy for you to identify most VMS plants, or at least the most common roots.
(14-03-2017, 04:44 PM)Davidsch Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. 21.000?...then it would be ezy pezy for you to identify most VMS plants, or at least the most common roots.
It's not because one has a vast experience with real plants that one can identify ancient plant drawings made in a culture entirely different from one's own.
-JKP- > 14-03-2017, 09:51 PM
LOL! They're drawings by a nonexpert artist, not photos, and some of them have mnemonic parts, rather than naturalistic ones, which means the morphological information isn't in the drawing and you have to try to determine the name or use of the plant without having the whole drawing of the plant.
Also, it's possible some of the parts of the plant (ones that are not important to the use of the plant) may have been left out. I think that may explain some of the oddballs. For example, if the roots and leaves are used, the flower may not be shown. Many plants have the same basic roots and leaves which means identifying the plant without the flower (or without an accurate flower) can be difficult.
It's quite a challenge. I can narrow some of them down to three or four species, but the difference in species can make a complete difference in the name of the plant and how it was used. Medieval drawings of primroses and daisies (Bellis) are almost identical, but the plants are not the same. Gramina (e.g., couch grass) was often drawn the same as Acorus (a plant that resembles an iris) even though they have almost nothing in common except for skinny leaves and a lumpy rhizome.
Medieval plant names are just as confusing. Brictannica sometimes meant Britannica, sometimes Betonica, and sometimes Veronica—completely different plants. Palma Christi was sometimes an orchid, sometimes Ricinis. In some regions unrelated plants that are purplish-blue were all called Viola, even though they were several different species.
Plant names were different before the New World was discovered. Erd Apfel used to mean Cyclamen (pigs eat them). After the potato was brought to Europe, the name was used for the new plant, so one has to be careful to check the etymology of the name. And so it goes.
If an expert botanical artist like Elizabeth Blackwell had painted them, we would have identified 99% of them by now, but she didn't. Botanical art didn't really exist yet, except in the borders of a few French or Flemish illustrations. Plant drawings were related to function, tradition (Galen, Pliny, Pseudo-Apuleius, etc.), and visual memory aids. Some of the old herbals appear to have been created by medical students. You learned the use of the plant and then you made a quick sketch of it.
Another difficulty is determining whether a plant was known at the time the manuscript was created. For example, botanists are still not 100% sure people in Europe or the southern Mediterranean were aware of nightshade (it's primarily a New World species). What the ancients called "solanum" does not match descriptions of what we call nightshade and it's not certain whether the Indian and far eastern nightshades had yet reached the west with the possible exception of eggplant.
Sugar cane is another example. There's a definite image of sugar cane (called Canna or Cannamellis) in some of the herbals. It's a far eastern plant but it turns out the Persians (who had contact with the Chinese in the 6th century), brought it west earlier than other plants that were not known until the 16th century.
The real change in botanical imagery came in the mid- to late-1400s, when people started studying the plants rather than just copying old drawings, and collecting herbarium specimens. Even then, it took another century before the visual accuracy of the drawings became more important than textual descriptions by Galen and Pliny (and visual mnemonic devices). The invention of the printing press may have been an important factor in the improvement of the drawings. If you were going to print 500 copies of a book and make some money selling them, you could afford to hire a decent artist to create better drawings.
davidjackson > 18-03-2017, 08:19 AM
I use JKP
On a more serious note, I'm more interested in the manuscript tradition than the actual herbal comparisons, as I don't have a very good artists eye. Books such as Pollington's Leechcraft are indispensable .
@JKP:
I've made an estimate on the herbal books I hold here in my private physical collection, if there are 50 herbals in each book, and I have about 100 books on herbals, that makes 5000 descriptions of herbals together. These are all books older than the year 1900.
Then there is the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. which holds about 6000 German and old English synonyms of Helmut Klug, the Philip Neal page You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.holds 192 Latin names & pictures. We have the local You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. of biolib of course and the Dioscoridis Materia Medica of MS 652 and the Vieann plants and plant names, which were written in Greek and latin together. That list holds about 750 names, and there is of course much more, but most people here have an higher degree in plants than myself. (And of course there is the plant DNA database which holds ALL plants on this planet) Then, I want to show that a small blog on the exploding cucumber (I've also mentioned it somewhere else here on ninja) is fun to read, here on the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..
Finally, again, I want to say that it is and will be impossible to identify any herbal in the VMS based on plants or plant pictures.
If there is a chance to do it, it will come from the text, not from pictures. But of course, have fun looking at the pictures!
David, you just reminded me that I also have about 40 eBooks from the 16th to 19th centuries with old plant names, medical remedies, and sometimes discussions of the attribution of the plant name to the plant (critical evaluation of ones that were slavishly copied were discussed by some of the later authors who knew more about plants).
Whenever these old herbals reached a new region, there would be plants that weren't known, or some that were known, but they were uncertain if it was the same species and whether a different species would have the same medicinal properties.
I can't remember the title offhand, but there's a very good one by an English author with a knowledge of plants (something many of them didn't have) who goes through each plant typically included in the old herbals and discusses whether or not the attribution of the name to the plant is correct and, if not, what plant might be meant by the diagram/name.
You mean the famous Culpeper?
That is a funny story, I've bought a facsimile of a Culpeper book and I noted every section. Then I made an analysis of all the words that are in the section and especially the initial words of the section. I believe the words "herbal" and "there"and "here" were most common. Nothing more came out of it.
bi3mw > 29-03-2017, 04:14 PM
My facsimile book recommendation: "De Simplici Medicina", self-published by Arnold Pfister, 1960, University Library. The title should be "Circa Instans". This has already been corrected in the description of the online edition.


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Q: Using sed to mass rename files Objective
Change these filenames:

*

*F00001-0708-RG-biasliuyda

*F00001-0708-CS-akgdlaul

*F00001-0708-VF-hioulgigl

to these filenames:

*

*F0001-0708-RG-biasliuyda

*F0001-0708-CS-akgdlaul

*F0001-0708-VF-hioulgigl

Shell Code
To test:
ls F00001-0708-*|sed 's/\(.\).\(.*\)/mv & \1\2/'

To perform:
ls F00001-0708-*|sed 's/\(.\).\(.*\)/mv & \1\2/' | sh

My Question
I don't understand the sed code.  I understand what the substitution
command
$ sed 's/something/mv'

means.  And I understand regular expressions somewhat.  But I don't
understand what's happening here:
\(.\).\(.*\)

or here:
& \1\2/

The former, to me, just looks like it means: "a single character,
followed by a single character, followed by any length sequence of a
single character"--but surely there's more to it than that.  As far as
the latter part:
& \1\2/

I have no idea.

A: The sed command
s/\(.\).\(.*\)/mv & \1\2/

means to replace:
\(.\).\(.*\)

with:
mv & \1\2

just like a regular sed command. However, the parentheses, & and \n markers change it a little.
The search string matches (and remembers as pattern 1) the single character at the start, followed by a single character, follwed by the rest of the string (remembered as pattern 2).
In the replacement string, you can refer to these matched patterns to use them as part of the replacement. You can also refer to the whole matched portion as &.
So what that sed command is doing is creating a mv command based on the original file (for the source) and character 1 and 3 onwards, effectively removing character 2 (for the destination). It will give you a series of lines along the following format:
mv F00001-0708-RG-biasliuyda F0001-0708-RG-biasliuyda
mv abcdef acdef

and so on.

A: Using perl rename (a must have in the toolbox):
rename -n 's/0000/000/' F0000*

Remove -n switch when the output looks good to rename for real.
 There are other tools with the same name which may or may not be able to do this, so be careful.

The rename command that is part of the util-linux package, won't.
If you run the following command (GNU)
$ rename

and you see perlexpr, then this seems to be the right tool.
If not, to make it the default (usually already the case) on Debian and derivative like Ubuntu :
$ sudo apt install rename
$ sudo update-alternatives --set rename /usr/bin/file-rename

For archlinux:
pacman -S perl-rename

For RedHat-family distros:
yum install prename

The 'prename' package is in the EPEL repository.

For Gentoo:
emerge dev-perl/rename

For *BSD:
pkg install gprename

or p5-File-Rename

For Mac users:
brew install rename

If you don't have this command with another distro, search your package manager to install it or do it manually:
cpan -i File::Rename

Old standalone version can be found here

man rename

This tool was originally written by Larry Wall, the Perl's dad.

A: you've had your sed explanation, now you can use just the shell, no need external commands
for file in F0000*
do
    echo mv "$file" "${file/#F0000/F000}"
    # ${file/#F0000/F000} means replace the pattern that starts at beginning of string
done

A: I wrote a small post with examples on batch renaming using sed couple of years ago:
http://www.guyrutenberg.com/2009/01/12/batch-renaming-using-sed/
For example:
for i in *; do
  mv "$i" "`echo $i | sed "s/regex/replace_text/"`";
done

If the regex contains groups (e.g. \(subregex\) then you can use them in the replacement text as \1\,\2 etc.

A: The backslash-paren stuff means, "while matching the pattern, hold on to the stuff that matches in here."  Later, on the replacement text side, you can get those remembered fragments back with "\1" (first parenthesized block), "\2" (second block), and so on.

A: The easiest way would be:
for i in F00001*; do mv "$i" "${i/F00001/F0001}"; done

or, portably,
for i in F00001*; do mv "$i" "F0001${i#F00001}"; done

This replaces the F00001 prefix in the filenames with F0001.
credits to mahesh here: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/150

A: First, I should say that the easiest way to do this is to use the
prename or rename commands.
On Ubuntu, OSX (Homebrew package rename, MacPorts package p5-file-rename), or other systems with perl rename (prename):
rename s/0000/000/ F0000*

or on systems with rename from util-linux-ng, such as RHEL:
rename 0000 000 F0000*

That's a lot more understandable than the equivalent sed command.
But as for understanding the sed command, the sed manpage is helpful. If
you run man sed and search for & (using the / command to search),
you'll find it's a special character in s/foo/bar/ replacements.
  s/regexp/replacement/
         Attempt  to match regexp against the pattern space.  If success‐
         ful,  replace  that  portion  matched  with  replacement.    The
         replacement may contain the special character & to refer to that
         portion of the pattern space  which  matched,  and  the  special
         escapes  \1  through  \9  to refer to the corresponding matching
         sub-expressions in the regexp.

Therefore, \(.\) matches the first character, which can be referenced by \1.
Then . matches the next character, which is always 0.
Then \(.*\) matches the rest of the filename, which can be referenced by \2.
The replacement string puts it all together using & (the original
filename) and \1\2 which is every part of the filename except the 2nd
character, which was a 0.
This is a pretty cryptic way to do this, IMHO.  If for
some reason the rename command was not available and you wanted to use
sed to do the rename (or perhaps you were doing something too complex
for rename?), being more explicit in your regex would make it much
more readable.  Perhaps something like:
ls F00001-0708-*|sed 's/F0000\(.*\)/mv & F000\1/' | sh

Being able to see what's actually changing in the
s/search/replacement/ makes it much more readable. Also it won't keep
sucking characters out of your filename if you accidentally run it
twice or something.

A: If all you're really doing is removing the second character, regardless of what it is, you can do this:
s/.//2

but your command is building a mv command and piping it to the shell for execution.
This is no more readable than your version:
find -type f | sed -n 'h;s/.//4;x;s/^/mv /;G;s/\n/ /g;p' | sh

The fourth character is removed because find is prepending each filename with "./".

A: Here's what I would do:
for file in *.[Jj][Pp][Gg] ;do
    echo mv -vi \"$file\" `jhead $file|
                           grep Date|
                           cut -b 16-|
                           sed -e 's/:/-/g' -e 's/ /_/g' -e 's/$/.jpg/g'` ;
done

Then if that looks ok, add | sh to the end. So:
for file in *.[Jj][Pp][Gg] ;do
    echo mv -vi \"$file\" `jhead $file|
                           grep Date|
                           cut -b 16-|
                           sed -e 's/:/-/g' -e 's/ /_/g' -e 's/$/.jpg/g'` ;
done | sh

A: for i in *; do mv $i $(echo $i|sed 's/AAA/BBB/'); done

A: The parentheses capture particular strings for use by the backslashed numbers.

A:  ls F00001-0708-*|sed 's|^F0000\(.*\)|mv & F000\1|' | bash

A: Some examples that work for me:
$ tree -L 1 -F .
.
├── A.Show.2020.1400MB.txt
└── Some Show S01E01 the Loreming.txt

0 directories, 2 files

## remove "1400MB" (I: ignore case) ...

$ for f in *; do mv 2>/dev/null -v "$f" "`echo $f | sed -r 's/.[0-9]{1,}mb//I'`"; done;
renamed 'A.Show.2020.1400MB.txt' -> 'A.Show.2020.txt'

## change "S01E01 the" to "S01E01 The"
## \U& : change (here: regex-selected) text to uppercase;
##       note also: no need here for `\1` in that regex expression

$ for f in *; do mv 2>/dev/null "$f" "`echo $f | sed -r "s/([0-9] [a-z])/\U&/"`"; done

$ tree -L 1 -F .
.
├── A.Show.2020.txt
└── Some Show S01E01 The Loreming.txt

0 directories, 2 files
$

*

*2>/dev/null suppresses extraneous output (warnings ...)

*reference [this thread]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/2372808/1904943

*change case: https://www.networkworld.com/article/3529409/converting-between-uppercase-and-lowercase-on-the-linux-command-line.html

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Midwives Against Abortion Lose Court Battle in Sweden
By: Andrew Bauserman, Intern, Human Rights
Midwives Ellinor Grimmark from Sweden and Linda Steen from Norway have spent years fighting court battles over their refusal to perform abortions. The two originally worked as nurses before training to be midwives (Reuters). Swedish law states that midwives, who receive an extensive education, are required to carry out abortions (BBC). The women claimed that the law was in violation of their freedom of religion and conscience, leading them to lose job opportunities (The Guardian).
The Swedish court ruled in favor of the law and dismissed the case, which Steen described as "disappointing" but "quite expected" (Reuters). Grimmark and Steen agreed that there should be room for diverse opinions in a democratic society, something they do not agree the court upheld (The Guardian). Hans Linde of RSFU, a sexual education organization, labels the court's decision as one that "will help to protect women's health" in the long term (The Guardian). The court says its decision to dismiss the case was to pursue the legitimate aim of protecting sexual health, including abortion rights (BBC).
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-women-abortion-trfn/swedish-midwives-who-oppose-abortion-fail-in-rights-case-idUSKBN2100DF

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Our offices in Dominican Republic and Panama are working in major projects for the expansion of the main airports of those countries, specifically the firefighting and the cold water plant systems, respectively.
The SAEG office in Dominican Republic is responsible for the expansion of the firefighting network at the Aeropuerto Internacional de las Americas, José Francisco Peña Gómez, its main airport and that serves the city of Santo Domingo. The completion of the project is under the supervision of engineer Ramón Cabrera, Manager, Fire Division.
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Seattle Sounders trade midfielder Marco Pappa to Colorado Rapids for allocation money
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Guatemalan midfielder Marco Pappa is on the move after two years with the Seattle Sounders, with the club announcing Tuesday he's been traded to the Colorado Rapids for general allocation money.
Per MLS and club policy, additional terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.
"It's tough to let a good, creative, technical player like Marco go, but we felt compelled to complete this agreement in order to create the resources to build our team for the long-term," Sounders FC general manager and president of soccer Garth Lagerwey said in a statement. "We wish him all the best in Colorado and thank him for all the big moments he contributed to in Seattle over the past two years."
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Pappa, 28, recorded nine goals and 11 assists in 49 MLS regular season appearances for Sounders FC after joining the club prior to the 2014 campaign. After recording six goals and five assists in 29 MLS games in 2014, the Guatemalan international registered a new career-high with six assists to go along with three goals this past season.
Colorado was left with an opening in midfield after the option of Vicente Sanchez was declined earlier this offseason.
"We are delighted to acquire a player of the caliber of Marco," Rapids VP of soccer operations and technical director Paul Bravo said in a team statement. "The departure of Vicente Sanchez left a gap for a chief creator, and we believe Marco can step in to that vital role. He is a seasoned international with European experience and has been part of high-quality Seattle side in recent years.
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Underreporting of Obesity in Hospital Inpatients: A Comparison of Body Mass Index and Administrative Documentation in Australian Hospitals.
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Di Bella, Alexandra L
Comans, Tracy
Gane, Elise M
Young, Adrienne M
Hickling, Donna F
Lucas, Alisha
Hickman, Ingrid J
Banks, Merrilyn
Despite its high prevalence, there is no systematic approach to documenting and coding obesity in hospitals. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity among inpatients, the proportion of obese patients recognised as obese by hospital administration, and the cost associated with their admission. A cross-sectional study was undertaken in three hospitals in Queensland, Australia. Inpatients present on three audit days were included in this study. Data collected were age, sex, height, and weight. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated in accordance with the World Health Organization's definition. Administrative data ...
View more >Despite its high prevalence, there is no systematic approach to documenting and coding obesity in hospitals. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity among inpatients, the proportion of obese patients recognised as obese by hospital administration, and the cost associated with their admission. A cross-sectional study was undertaken in three hospitals in Queensland, Australia. Inpatients present on three audit days were included in this study. Data collected were age, sex, height, and weight. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated in accordance with the World Health Organization's definition. Administrative data were sourced from hospital records departments to determine the number of patients officially documented as obese. Total actual costing data were sourced from hospital finance departments. From a combined cohort of n = 1327 inpatients (57% male, mean (SD) age: 61 (19) years, BMI: 28 (9) kg/m2), the prevalence of obesity was 32% (n = 421). Only half of obese patients were recognised as obese by hospital administration. A large variation in the cost of admission across BMI categories prohibited any statistical determination of difference. Obesity is highly prevalent among hospital inpatients in Queensland, Australia. Current methods of identifying obesity for administrative/funding purposes are not accurate and would benefit from reforms to measure the true impact of healthcare costs from obesity.
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Q: Socket io delay one event I have connected socket io to Webhook and it succeeds. It can get information and can express But I'm stuck with one problem. When the desired value is displayed on the client-side, the response is delayed. For example, when the server-side detects an event will show on console.log(); But it won't show on the client-side. But when the server-side detects the event again (second time) The value saved the first time is sent to the client-side, and if the server detects the event again (third time) The second event value is sent to the client-side, which means it will delay the event one time. How can I fix this incident?

// Server
const app = require('express')();
const http = require('http').createServer(app);
const io = require('socket.io', {
    transports: ['websocket', 'polling']
})(http, {
    cors: {
        origin:'*'
    }
});
const bodyParser = require("body-parser");

PORT = 8080;

io.on('connection', socket => {
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.post('/api', (req, res) => {

    let x = req.body[0];
    let dates = x.created_date;
    let name = x.name;
    let watchlist = x.watchlist[Object];

if (watchlist == "Matched"){
  console.log("Date :", dates)
  console.log("Name :", name)
  io.emit('FromAPI', dates, name);
}
else {
  console.log("Unmatch")
}
res.status(200).end("Successfully");

});
console.log('Socket connected');
socket.on('disconnect', () => { console.log('Socket disconnected')});
});

http.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`Server : http://localhost: ${PORT}`);
});

// Client
import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import io from 'socket.io-client';
const socket = io("http://localhost:8080", { transports: ['websocket', 'polling'] });

export default function App() {
   const [date, setDate] = useState('');
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A comparative study of caudal anesthesia with bupivacaine v/s bupivacaine with dexmedetomidine in lower abdominal surgeries in pediatric age group
Kishore Kumar N. D. Y. Patil Medical College, D. Y. Patil Education Society (Deemed University). Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Sandeep Kadam D. Y. Patil Medical College, D. Y. Patil Education Society (Deemed University). Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
bupivacaine, dexmedetomidine, hemodynamics, postoperative pain
Background: caudal anaesthesia has shortterm effect. Alpha2 adenoreceptors when used as adjuvant to local anaesthetic in children prolongs analgesic duration. The study is aimed to assess the efficacy of addition of dexmedetomidine with Bupivacaine in caudal block for extending postoperative analgesia and its safety profile in pediatric infraumbilical surgeries.
Method: the prospective interventional longitudinal double blinded study was conducted on 60 patients randomly divided into two groups by simple lottery method: group B who received (0.25 %) bupivacaine 1 ml/kg plus 1 ml normal saline (NS), and those in group BD who received (0.25 %) bupivacaine 1 ml/kg plus 0.5 μg/kg dexmedetomidine in 1 ml NS. Postsurgery, both groups were compared in R studio v1.2.5001. Association between the adverse effect and other variables (age, gender, type of surgery, groups) were assessed by Multiple linear regression.
Results: in group BD, duration of analgesia prolonged significantly (P < 0.05). In group BD, FLACC score at initial four hours and at 12th hour was significantly less (P < 0.05). Group B was more likely to receive high number of rescue analgesia (P = 0.0005; OR = 11.769). No significant difference was observed concerning hemodynamics, respiratory parameters and adverse effect between both groups (P > 0.05).
Conclusion: in children, dexmedetomidine when used along with bupivacaine prolongs postoperative analgesia duration, without any significant side effects.
Sayed JA, Kamel EZ, Riad MAF, Abd-Elshafy SK, Hanna RS. Dexmedetomidine with magnesium sulphate as adjuvants in caudal block to augment anaesthesia and analgesia in paediatric lower abdominal surgeries. Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia [Internet]. Informa UK Limited; 2018 Oct;34(4):114–22. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egja.2018.06.001
Goyal V, Kubre J, Radhakrishnan K. Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in caudal analgesia in children. Anesthesia: Essays and Researches [Internet]. Medknow; 2016;10(2):227. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4103/0259-1162.174468
Bailey B, Trottier ED. Managing Pediatric Pain in the Emergency Department. Pediatric Drugs [Internet]. Springer Science and Business Media LLC; 2016 Jun 3;18(4):287–301. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40272-016-0181-5
Abdel-Ghaffar H, Moeen S, Moeen A. Topical versus caudal ketamine/bupivacaine combination for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing inguinal herniotomy. Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia [Internet]. Medknow; 2017;11(1):41. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4103/1658-354x.197338
Kalappa S. Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to Pre-Emptive Caudal Epidural Ropivacaine for Lumbosacral Spine Surgeries. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH [Internet]. JCDR Research and Publications; 2016; Available from: https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2016/15286.7145
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Alam A, Suen KC, Hana Z, Sanders RD, Maze M, Ma D. Neuroprotection and neurotoxicity in the developing brain: an update on the effects of dexmedetomidine and xenon. Neurotoxicology and Teratology [Internet]. Elsevier BV; 2017 Mar;60:102–16. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2017.01.001
Jarineshin H, Fekrat F, Kargar Kermanshah A. Treatment of Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Operations: Comparing the Efficiency of Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine-Dexmedetomidine and Bupivacaine-Fentanyl for Caudal Block. Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine [Internet]. Kowsar Medical Institute; 2016 Jul 26;6(5). Available from: https://doi.org/10.5812/aapm.39495
Nelson LE, Lu J, Guo T, Saper CB, Franks NP, Maze M. The α2-Adrenoceptor Agonist Dexmedetomidine Converges on an Endogenous Sleep-promoting Pathway to Exert Its Sedative Effects. Anesthesiology [Internet]. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health); 2003 Feb 1;98(2):428–36. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200302000-00024
Fernandes ML, do Carmo Santos M, Gomez RS. Sedation with dexmedetomidine for conducting electroencephalogram in a patient with Angelman syndrome: a case report. Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition) [Internet]. Elsevier BV; 2016 Mar;66(2):212–4. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjane.2013.06.020
Brummett CM, Hong EK, Janda AM, Amodeo FS, Lydic R. Perineural Dexmedetomidine Added to Ropivacaine for Sciatic Nerve Block in Rats Prolongs the Duration of Analgesia by Blocking the Hyperpolarization-activated Cation Current. Anesthesiology [Internet]. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health); 2011 Oct 1;115(4):836–43. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0b013e318221fcc9
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures. Anesthesiology [Internet]. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health); 2017 Mar 1;126(3):376–93. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000001452
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El-Feky EM, Abd El Aziz AA. Fentanyl, dexmedetomidine, dexamethasone as adjuvant to local anesthetics in caudal analgesia in pediatrics: A comparative study. Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia [Internet]. Informa UK Limited; 2015 Apr;31(2):175–80. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egja.2014.11.005
Meenakshi Karuppiah N, Shetty S, Patla K. Comparison between two doses of dexmedetomidine added to bupivacaine for caudal analgesia in paediatric infraumbilical surgeries. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia [Internet]. Medknow; 2016;60(6):409. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.183394
Hassan A, Hassan P, Elmetwally S. Caudal analgesia for hypospadias in pediatrics: Comparative evaluation of adjuvants dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine combination versus dexamethasone or dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine: A prospective, double-blinded, randomized comparative study. Anesthesia: Essays and Researches [Internet]. Medknow; 2018;12(3):644. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4103/aer.aer_77_18
El-Hennawy AM, Abd-Elwahab AM, Abd-Elmaksoud AM, El-Ozairy HS, Boulis SR. Addition of clonidine or dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine prolongs caudal analgesia in children. British Journal of Anaesthesia [Internet]. Elsevier BV; 2009 Aug;103(2):268–74. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aep159
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H g m, a s. A prospective, randomized, double blind, controlled clinical study of adjuvant effect of fentanyl (1 µg/kg) or clonidine (2µg / kg) to ropivacaine 0.2% 1ml/kg for caudal analgesia in children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries. Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences [internet]. Akshantala enterprises private limited; 2014 oct 10;3(52):12036–72. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14260/jemds/2014/3594
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The original postwar order was recalibrated after 1989, as the Soviet Union vanished and the United States became the world's sole superpower. On the eve of the First Gulf War, President George H.W. Bush, in a September 11, 1990 address to Congress introduced "the new world order" (the 9/11 date would prove eerie). The Bush administration's ideal was an American-led, global, and ecumenical community founded on shared devotion to perpetual peace, and pledged to democratic nation-building.
Boris Yeltsin's post-Soviet Russia seemed on the preordained pathway to Western-style consumer capitalism and constitutional government. Hosts of Western intellectuals, academics, and "investors" swarmed into Russia to help speed the inevitable process along.
Western intellectuals bragged of "soft power". They went so far as to suggest that the moral superiority of Europe's democratic socialism and its economic clout, fueled by state-aided industries, had overshadowed calcified American ideas of unfettered free enterprise, carrier battle groups, and the resort to military force.
In short, never had the Western world seemed so self-satisfied. The brief calm from 1989 to 2001 was often compared to the legendary 96 years of the so-called "Five Good Emperors" of imperial Rome, the Nerva–Antonine dynasty that the historian Edward Gibbon had canonized as "the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous". In the absence of a cold war, and global chaos, the only crisis that the West seemed to be worried about was "Y2K", a fanciful notion of a worldwide, computer shutdown at the start of the new millennium. Globalization had delivered 2 billion people out of poverty.
The United States increasingly found itself isolated and unable to control much of anything. The Obama administration had declared its lethargy a preplanned "lead from behind" new strategy, and contextualized American indifference through the so-called apology tour and the postmodern Cairo Speech of 2009. Certainly, all the old postwar referents were now either impotent or irrelevant.
An increasingly anti-democratic and anti-American European Union started to resemble a neo-Napoleonic "Continental System," with Germany now playing the imperious role of 19th-century France. Indeed, the EU was soon drawn and quartered. Southern nations resented what they saw as a Prussian financial diktat. Eastern European nations of the EU balked at Berlin's orders to open their borders to illegal immigrants arriving from the Middle East. The United Kingdom fought Germany over the conditions of Brexit. Its elites soon learned why the people of England wanted free from the German-controlled league.
Wars were fought at great cost in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, but not won—and often waged at the expense of those Americans often dubbed "losers". Most NATO members followed Germany's lead and reneged on their defense spending commitments, despite their greater proximity to the dangers of a resurgent Russia and radical Islam.
Germany itself ran up a $65-billion trade surplus with the U.S. It warped global trade with the world's largest account surplus, insisted on asymmetrical tariffs in its trade with the US and usually polled the most anti-American nation in Europe—all in the era when the century-old, proverbial "German problem" of Europe was supposedly a long-distant nightmare.
Then came along the abrasive Donald Trump, who screamed that it was all pretense. What was the worth to America of a postwar order with a $20 trillion national debt, huge trade deficits, and soldiers deployed expensively all over the world—especially when Detroit of 2016 looked like Hiroshima in 1945, and the Hiroshima of today like the Detroit of 1945.
Without regard to the Council on Foreign Relations, the Brookings Institution, or Ivy League government departments, Trump abruptly pulled out of the multilateral Iran Deal. He quit the Paris Climate Accord, bragging that U.S. natural gas did far more in reducing global emissions than the redistributive dreams of Davos grandees. He took up Sarah Palin's reductive call to "drill, baby, drill," as the U.S., now the world largest producer of natural gas and oil, made OPEC seem irrelevant.
Trump jawboned NATO members to pony up their long promised, but even longer delinquent, dues—or else. He renegotiated NAFTA and asked why Mexico City had sent 11 to 20 million of its poorest citizens illegally across the border, ran up a $71 billion trade surplus, and garnered $30 billion in remittances from the U.S.
Both the U.S. and global establishments screamed that Trump had destroyed an ossified postwar order. In its place, Trump's advisors talked of "principled realism", a sort of don't-tread-on-me Jacksonism that did not seek wars, but, if forced, would win them. In a world of multilateral bureaucracies, Trump adopted the of spirit of the Roman general Sulla: allies would find in the U.S. "no better friend", as enemies learned there was "no worse enemy". Both trade and war would be now adjudicated through bilateral relations, not international organizations.
Trump is blamed for ending the postwar order. But all he did was bury its corpse—very loudly and bigly.


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The Appalachian • March 14, 2020 • https://theappalachianonline.com/governor-roy-cooper-announces-closure-of-schools-amid-covid-19-pandemic/
Governor Roy Cooper announces closure of schools amid COVID-19 pandemic
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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019
Jackie Park, Editor-in-Chief
Governor Roy Cooper announced Saturday that all North Carolina K-12 public schools would close for at least two weeks.
The announcement comes after a rise in the number of cases of COVID-19 in the state.
"We need a statewide response and statewide action," Cooper said.
Cooper's announcement comes in the form of an executive order, which also requires all events known to host 100 or more people be canceled.
Cooper also tweeted about the announcement and said, "We are working on efforts to deal with these challenges, from changes to unemployment insurance to special funding from the state and federal government to help get us through this."
I do not make this decision lightly. We know that it will be difficult on many parents and students.These measures will hurt people whose incomes are affected by the prohibition of mass gatherings, particularly the people who are paid by the hour.
— Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) March 14, 2020
Watauga County Schools posted on its website about the closure Saturday and Scott Elliott, the superintendent, said he would provide more information to staff and students before Monday.
"An opportunity will be made for students and staff to access the school buildings in order to collect personal items and resources. Additional information will be sent to school staff via email by Sunday evening," the website states.
Elliott also tweeted about the closures, and said more information would be available tomorrow.
We will have more information tomorrow about what this means for staff, continuation of instruction, food for children, etc. We will communicate more as we gather expectations from the state and make decisions locally. We appreciate your patience. @WataugaSchools https://t.co/FZjByCB19y
— Scott Elliott (@scottelliott_nc) March 14, 2020
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.


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El Apeadero de Vila Cova fue una estación ferroviaria de la Línea de Leixões, que servía a la zona de Vila Cova, en el ayuntamiento de Oporto, en Portugal.

Historia
Este apeadero se situaba en el tramo entre las Estaciones de Contumil y Leixões de la Línea de Leixões, que abrió a la explotación el 18 de septiembre de 1938.

Véase también
 Red Ferroviaria Nacional

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Vila Cova
Vila Cova
Transporte de Oporto

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The Preneed Summit offers managers and producers the chance to spend an intensive day working with experts – and each other – to solve some of our greatest challenges in getting referrals, developing staff, growing sales, avoiding job burnout and much more.
Our expert moderators will facilitate separate roundtable tracks for managers and producers.
Managers will get the chance to work together to face challenges in recruiting, hiring, managing, motivating, and, yes, even terminating, members of a sales team.
Producers will work together to overcome obstacles related to lead generation, appointment-setting, and the sales process – including the all-important close.
Make positive connections with the recently bereaved.
Recognize symptoms of burnout and engage in self-care.
Learn to use social media and other resources to become an influencer.
Leverage influencer status to generate referrals.
Dr. Troyer earned his doctorate in counseling psychology at the University of Kansas. He is an author and founder of Mt. Hope Grief Services, which provides aftercare products, training seminars and consulting services. He also offers grief resources for the bereaved at GriefPlan.com. Most recently, he has partnered with Homesteaders Life Company to develop Finding Resilience, a career burnout and compassion fatigue prevention program for funeral professionals. You can learn more about this free resource at homesteaderslife.com/resilience.
Lambert is senior vice president of marketing and communications for Homesteaders Life Company, which he joined more than 20 years ago. He leads a team responsible for analyzing business intelligence, branding and marketing strategy, corporate communications, PR and events; and providing marketing services/support for customers and third-party marketing organizations. He was founder and president of Marketing Resource Group, a marketing communications company that served clients in telecommunications, publishing, financial services, real estate, and funeral service. He began exclusively serving the funeral profession in 1993. Lambert, who earned his MBA in 2006, has been working exclusively with funeral professionals for more than 25 years.
Sizemore served as a Homesteaders' regional director for nearly 10 years and has been instrumental in managing field staff and offering customer support. In her current role, she manages Homesteaders' training and continuing education efforts. Sizemore is a certified preplanning consultant, a certified celebrant and a recipient of the ICCFA'S 2015 Distinguished Service Award. She is currently serving as a trustee of the ICCFA's Educational Foundation team.
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Should Preneed Professionals Worry about Burnout?
Troyer examines an issue that few want to talk about even though it can seriously affect preneed production: Job burnout.
Practice self-care to become more productive.
Adjust your mindset in order to maximize returns.
Care for fellow staff members and help them succeed.
You will get dozens of examples on how to attain peace even after the toughest days – and you'll learn how to manage and avoid stress by recognizing the sources of burnout.
Recognize and understand normal grief reactions.
Make a quick connection with a person who is recently bereaved.
Determine the difference between offering support versus serving as a grief counselor.
Led by Sizemore, preneed salespeople will enjoy the opportunity to discuss and solve common and unique challenges in lead generation, appointment-setting and the sales process – including the all-important close. Like the managers' roundtable, this is a participant-centered session — so come prepared with your toughest situations and greatest fears and be prepared to overcome them in this specially-designed breakout for personal producers.
Led by Erickson, preneed managers will enjoy the opportunity to discuss and solve common or unique challenges in recruiting, hiring, managing, motivating, and, yes, even terminating, members of a sales team. Wondering about systems and processes, such as the latest CRM products? Erickson has seen and tried many. Questions about compensation design — bring them on! Because content is participant-centered, you will get from this roundtable as much as you put in — so come prepared with your toughest situations and be prepared to solve them in this specially-designed breakout for managers.
The definition of "influencer" (it's not a new concept, but social media amplifies influence).
How to leverage your authority and knowledge to grow sales opportunities within and beyond social/professional spheres.
Top social media channels, demographics and reciprocity.
Tips on becoming an advance funeral planning influencer.
With decades of marketing experience and a deep knowledge of what drives families to prearrange, Lambert's wisdom will help you boost results as soon as you return home.
Led by Erickson, preneed managers will enjoy the opportunity to discuss and solve common or unique challenges in recruiting, hiring, managing, motivating and, yes, even terminating, members of a sales team. Wondering about systems and processes, such as the latest CRM products? Erickson has seen and tried many. Questions about compensation design — bring them on! Because content is participant-centered, you will get from this roundtable as much as you put in — so come prepared with your toughest situations and be prepared to solve them in this specially-designed breakout for managers.
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A new study suggests that lifestyle factors can help predict whether people will adhere to statin therapy for high cholesterol. Among people without heart disease and diabetes, those who are overweight, obese or former smokers are more likely to adhere to statin therapy, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Almost 1 in 10 cardiovascular events can be linked to nonadherence to prescribed medication. Studies indicate that nonadherence with statin therapy can be as high as 46%.
To determine whether lifestyle influences statin adherence, researchers looked at data on 11 949 people involved in the Finnish Public Sector Study who had started statin therapy after the survey, between 1998 and 2010. Of these, 928 responded to a survey about health status and lifestyle factors. Nonadherence to statin medication was more common in women, younger people (24 to 50 years old) and single people. People who did not have cardiovascular disease, obesity, overweight or a history of smoking -- that is, people in decent health -- were less likely to take statins as directed.
"As expected, patients with a history of cardiovascular disease or diabetes had better adherence to statin therapy than those without these comorbidities," writes Dr. Heli Halava, Departments of Public Health and Pharmacology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, with coauthors. "Because of their increased risk of cardiovascular events, patients with comorbidities likely have a strong perception of the need for statin treatment."
People with cardiovascular comorbidities, heavy drinkers and extreme drinkers (people who passed out from alcohol consumption) were substantially more likely to be nonadherent than nondrinkers.
"Heavy drinkers may intentionally avoid taking mediation because of potential drug-alcohol interactions, they may unintentionally miss doses or even refills because of intoxication, or they may simply be less concerned about missing doses," write the authors.
The finding that people with weight issues and a history of smoking are more likely to follow the recommended therapy can provide valuable insights about how people will take preventive medications.


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A kitchen of any size can feel roomy if you know a few tricks. Sticking to white cabinets and walls is a good start, but there are many other ways to create extra room in your kitchen, or create the illusion of a bigger space than you have, all without sacrificing a sense of personality. Here are 12 of my favorite ways to balance storage, style and long sightlines to get a functional layout with a spacious vibe.
1. Consider shallow cabinets. Here's some outside-the-box thinking: Not all of your lower cabinets must be the standard 24-inch depth. Most cabinet lines (even stock cabinets from big box stores) also come in a 12- or 15-inch depth usually used for upper cabinets.
2. Reduce your hardware. It's a no-brainer that eliminating counter clutter is important for keeping a kitchen looking open and breezy, but you can take this a step further by removing the hardware.
3. Rethink the double sink. Clients often request a double sink — sometimes before anything else. Large double sinks have their uses, but if you're willing to compromise and choose a single sink (or even a one-and-a-half sink with a slim second bowl), it can open up better storage options and more unbroken counter space.
This applies especially to stock cabinet lines, which include a limited number of size options.
For example, switching from a 36-inch sink cabinet (for a double sink) to a 24-inch cabinet (for a single sink) frees up 6 inches on both sides. This can turn 6 inches of adjacent space into 12 inches, which is enough for a usable cabinet.
If you don't think you'll use that second sink bowl frequently, it's worth exploring what else that space could be used for.
4. Choose a compact dishwasher. Most standard dishwashers come in a 24-inch width, but compact or "condo-sized" dishwashers in an 18-inch width are growing in popularity.
5. Put your fridge on a diet. Speaking of saving inches, choosing a slimmer refrigerator can really open up your kitchen as well. Clients usually want the largest fridge they can fit, but these large 36-inches-and-up models often end up full of clutter or simply remain half empty.
6. Use panel appliances. Not prepared to choose compact appliances? You can still get a much lighter look.
7. Mirror your backsplash. When you're tucked into the kitchen working away on dinner, that's when the space usually feels the smallest.
8. Use shelf uppers. In a small kitchen, removing all the upper cabinets may not be a practical option, but you can always use as much or as little as you like to house just your most attractive everyday items.
9. Add glass door cabinets. Here's another way to lighten your uppers, but without actually changing your storage. Switch out typical solid cabinet fronts to doors with glass inserts to make the look much airier.
10. Install cabinet lighting. The importance of good lighting cannot be stressed enough, and in kitchens especially the lighting is often insufficient, coming just from ceiling fixtures in the center of the room. Add lighting under, above and even inside the cabinets to make the room feel much brighter and bigger, as the dark shadows around the cabinets would otherwise visually shrink the space.
11. Use a short backsplash. So you've carefully configured your storage, and now you've got some beautiful open wall space. To make that wall look 10 feet tall (even if it's only 8), try using a short, minimal backsplash in a color that blends with the wall. The lack of an obvious dividing line between where the tile stops and the plain wall starts keeps the planes of the wall looking taller, so your open space looks positively vast.
Try a stainless steel backsplash to present a subtle sheen that almost acts like a mirror (as discussed above), giving the room a sense of depth and echoing the finishes of steel appliances or fixtures.


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AT&T $55.00 10 - 5,000 Mbps DSL 96%
AT&T $55.00 10 - 5,000 Mbps Fiber-optic 58%
Spectrum $49.99 300 - 1,000 Mbps **
Cable 100%
Windstream $19.99 200 - 2,000 Mbps DSL 5.280%
Windstream - 200 - 2,000 Mbps Cable 0.510%
Windstream $75.00 200 - 2,000 Mbps Fiber-optic 0.200%
Mediacom $19.99 100 - 1,000 Mbps Cable 1.770%
HughesNet $64.99 25 - 25 Mbps Satellite 100%
Viasat $69.99 12 - 150 Mbps Satellite 100%
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**Limited time offer; subject to change; valid to qualified residential customers who have not subscribed to any services within the previous 30 days and who have no outstanding obligation to Charter. Spectrum Internet® Gig promotion price is $89.99/mo; standard rates apply after yr. 1. Taxes, fees and surcharges extra and subject to change during and after the promotional period; installation/network activation, equipment and additional services are extra. General Terms: INTERNET: Speed based on wired connection and may vary by address. Wireless speeds may vary. Services subject to all applicable service terms and conditions, subject to change. Services not available in all areas. Restrictions apply. Enter your address to determine availability. ©2022 Charter Communications.
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Fastest advertised download speeds
Provider: AT&T
Source: FCC
Broadband availability
people have access to broadband internet of any type
1 provider - 100.00%
2 providers - 99.67%
3 providers - 6.48%
4+ providers - 0%
Most available internet technology
Cable - 100%
DSL - 99%
Fiber - 81%
At 100%, broadband coverage in the 28227 ZIP code is comparable to the rest of North Carolina - 99%, and comparable to broadband coverage across the U.S. - 95%.
The vast majority of those living in the 28227 ZIP will have access to cable, which covers 100% of households. DSL internet is also an option for many, offering service to 99% of the area. Fiber-optic is less available but still a popular internet option for roughly 81% of those living in the 28227 ZIP code.
There are six internet providers serving the 28227 area, and 99.67% of households will have internet options from more than one provider. Among six internet providers in 28227, prices start at $19.99 and available download speeds reach up to 5,000 Mbps.
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Viasat 27 Mbps 1 Mbps Satellite
Windstream 66 Mbps 63 Mbps DSL
AT&T 287 Mbps 209 Mbps DSL
Spectrum 125 Mbps 14 Mbps Cable
*Data sourced from M-LAB speed tests taken by real users in Charlotte.
Compare 28227 internet speeds to the national average
Charlotte – 107 Mbps
NC – 120 Mbps
U.S. – 123 Mbps
Charlotte – 47 Mbps
NC – 43 Mbps
U.S. – 44 Mbps
Top high-speed internet providers in 28227
The largest internet providers serving the 28227 ZIP code are AT&T and Spectrum bringing DSL, fiber-optic, and cable options to the area.
DSL internet from AT&T is available to nearly all in the 28227 ZIP code, covering 96% of households. Many will also have the option of fiber-optic from AT&T, which covers 58% of the area. Charlotte's third most-available internet provider, Spectrum, offers cable to around 100% of residents in the 28227 ZIP code.
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DSL from AT&T offers broadband to nearly all households in the 28227 ZIP code, covering 96% of the area.
DSL internet from AT&T uses telephone lines to deliver service, which often leads to lower prices and higher availability, though download speeds are likely to be slower than cable or fiber-optic internet.
Internet prices for AT&T start at $55/mo.*, which is about the same as the average starting price for internet in Charlotte, $51.99.
AT&T customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 10 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $5.50 per Mbps, significantly higher than the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Charlotte, $0.36.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, AT&T offers download speeds up to 5,000 Mbps and upload speeds up to 20 Mbps in 28227 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 96% of the area, and are much faster than the average max speeds from all Charlotte's providers, 606 Mbps.
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AT&T fiber-optic internet
Fiber-optic from AT&T offers broadband to about half of households in the 28227 ZIP code, covering 58% of the area.
Fiber-optic service from AT&T is popular for its fast download and upload speeds, even during peak usage times, but may be less available throughout 28227 ZIP code than other internet types.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, AT&T offers download speeds up to 5,000 Mbps and upload speeds up to 1,000 Mbps in 28227 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 58% of the area, and are much faster than the average max speeds from all Charlotte's providers, 606 Mbps.
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**GIG: Limited time offer; subject to change; valid to qualified residential customers who have not subscribed to any services within the previous 30 days and who have no outstanding obligation to Charter. Spectrum Internet® Gig promotion price is $89.99/mo; standard rates apply after yr. 1. Taxes, fees and surcharges extra and subject to change during and after the promotional period; installation/network activation, equipment and additional services are extra. General Terms: INTERNET: Speed based on wired connection and may vary by address. Wireless speeds may vary. Services subject to all applicable service terms and conditions, subject to change. Services not available in all areas. Restrictions apply. Enter your address to determine availability. ©2022 Charter Communications.
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Cable from Spectrum offers broadband to all households in the 28227 ZIP code, covering 100% of the area.
Spectrum's cable network is likely to offer faster speeds than DSL or satellite service, but 28227 residents in densely populated areas may experience slowed speeds during peak usage times.
Internet prices for Spectrum start at $49.99/mo.*, which is about the same as the average starting price for internet in Charlotte, $51.99.
Spectrum customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 300 Mbps**, which comes to an estimated $0.17 per Mbps, about the same as the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Charlotte, $0.36.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, Spectrum offers download speeds up to 1,000 Mbps** and upload speeds up to 20 Mbps in 28227 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 100% of the area, and are much faster than the average max speeds from all Charlotte's providers, 606 Mbps.
Internet coverage for rural areas
If you have limited cable, DSL and fiber-optic internet options in the 28227 ZIP code, satellite and fixed wireless providers may be available.
Satellite internet from HughesNet and Viasat offers 100% availability in 28227 and the greater Charlotte area. HughesNet starting prices are significantly higher than average in Charlotte at $64.99/mo. for speeds up to 25 Mbps. Viasat starting prices are significantly higher than average in Charlotte at $69.99/mo. for speeds up to 150 Mbps. Satellite internet is a less appealing option for many in the 28227 ZIP, however, as service typically comes with high latency and low data allowances.
Internet providers in 28227 frequently asked questions
What's the fastest internet provider in 28227?
AT&T is the fastest internet provider in the 28227 ZIP code with download speeds up to 5,000 Mbps. These speeds are available to 96% of households in 28227. The next fastest internet provider in the 28227 ZIP code is AT&T, offering download speeds up to 5,000 Mbps to 58% of the area.
What's the cheapest internet provider in 28227?
Mediacom offers the cheapest internet in the 28227 ZIP with service starting at $19.99/mo. This is significantly less than the average starting price for internet in Charlotte, $51.99.
Is fiber internet available in 28227?
AT&T is the largest fiber-optic internet service provider serving the 28227 ZIP code, covering 58% of the city. Windstream also offers fiber internet in 28227 and is available to 0.200% of households.
What's the best internet provider in my area?
Fiber internet providers are likely to offer the fastest, most consistent speeds for the money. Cable internet providers can also deliver fast speeds, up to 100 Mbps and higher, but are more vulnerable to slowed speeds during peak usage times. If you're shopping for cheap internet, a DSL provider may be the best option for your household.
Why is my internet slow today?
There are many factors that can influence internet speed. In many cases, restarting your router will resolve speed and connectivity issues. Other factors, such as peak usage times and speed throttling can also cause temporary speed issues.
Where can I find free Wi-Fi near me?
Select internet providers including AT&T, Spectrum and Xfinity have thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots that customers can connect to at no extra cost. If your internet provider does not offer free Wi-Fi hotspots, you can find free public Wi-Fi at your local library or many restaurants and cafes. Consider these tips for using public Wi-Fi safely.
*GIG: Limited time offer; subject to change; valid to qualified residential customers who have not subscribed to any services within the previous 30 days and who have no outstanding obligation to Charter. Spectrum Internet® Gig promotion price is $89.99/mo; standard rates apply after yr. 1. Taxes, fees and surcharges extra and subject to change during and after the promotional period; installation/network activation, equipment and additional services are extra. General Terms: INTERNET: Speed based on wired connection and may vary by address. Wireless speeds may vary. Services subject to all applicable service terms and conditions, subject to change. Services not available in all areas. Restrictions apply. Enter your address to determine availability. ©2022 Charter Communications.
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Home Development Openings DoubleTree by Hilton Opens 10th London Location
DoubleTree by Hilton Opens 10th London Location
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LONDON and MCLEAN, Va.—DoubleTree by Hilton has opened the brand's 10th hotel in London. DoubleTree by Hilton London – Islington is located in the heart of Islington, offering an ideal base for exploring London's many attractions. The property, which marks the brand's 10,000th room in Europe, joins Hilton Worldwide's fastest growing full-service brand after a multimillion pound refurbishment, and, alongside the recently opened DoubleTree by Hilton London – Chelsea, operates under a franchise agreement with Jurys Inn.
"Since 2007, the brand has grown from no presence in the U.K. to nearly 25 properties, with 10 of these in the London area," John Greenleaf, global head, DoubleTree by Hilton said.
DoubleTree by Hilton London – Islington is located less than 300 meters from Angel tube station, and half a mile from Kings Cross station and St. Pancras International with connecting high-speed Eurostar services. Its location grants easy access to London's major attractions including Buckingham Palace, the National Gallery, British Museum, West End theater district, and the city's shopping areas, including Oxford Street, Bond Street, and department stores Harrods and Selfridges. The trendy district of Islington boasts a number of specialty boutiques, a vibrant arts scene, and popular restaurants and bars, as well as the famous Emirates Stadium, home to Arsenal Football Club.
"The hotel has undergone a transformation, prior to converting under the DoubleTree by Hilton brand, including the addition of an executive lounge and fitness suite, not to mention a new London gin bar 'Bar60' which offers signature cocktails to suit a wide range of tastes," said Thomas Doyle, general manager, DoubleTree by Hilton London – Islington. "I am looking forward to greeting guests with DoubleTree by Hilton's warm welcome."
The hotel has recently undergone a renovation and features 229 modern guestrooms. From Oct. 1, this will increase to 372 bedrooms as the hotel will add a further 143 rooms including 66 deluxe rooms and 43 executive rooms following a substantial extension to the hotel. The refurbished ground floor, created by international design studio designsquared, includes a contemporary lobby and lounge area incorporating local design features.
At gin bar Bar60, guests can enjoy a range of drinks before dining at The Grill Restaurant, a full-service eatery which offers a wide menu of contemporary options, grill specialties, and all-day dining.The hotel also features more than 3,200 square feet of meeting space, a 24-hour complimentary business center, concierge services through the reception team, and complimentary, 24-hour on-site fitness center and free WiFi throughout the hotel.
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With the release of MX Select's latest adjustable barbell and EZ curl bar system this month, we talk to Australian personal trainer Ash Forster about proper lifting technique and the benefits of barbell use for strength training.
A throwback to the-old school lifting days when the sport of body building was in its infancy and the healthy, active lifestyle was just hitting the mainstream, the barbell has stood the test of time as a safe and effective workout tool for all ages.
MX Select's new MX80 Adjustable Barbell and EZ Curl Bar system builds strength throughout the whole body. This compact fixed bar package replaces 26 fixed weight bars, or 1140 lbs (517 kg), while still allowing for seamless weight transition between reps.
The effectiveness of the MX80 adjustable barbell weight training system comes down to two key elements: variable resistance and variable ergonomics such as grip width and moving the centre of mass to create a harder or easier lift.
The ability to change weights means the barbell suits any lifter, and makes the most of the weight training muscle building principle 'progressive overload', which refers to progressively increasing resistance to illicit an adaptation from the body. This adaptation has a range of benefits for your body including more lean muscle, stronger joints, more resilient connective tissue, increased metabolic rate, more strength, speed and agility.
The barbell also allows you to change grip, which can help stimulate muscle fibres in different ways, and in some cases, change the focus to completely different muscle groups. For example, a close grip bench press with the elbows descending close to the body will create a greater stress on the shoulders and triceps whereas a wider grip will help stretch and stimulate the chest muscles.
We are not all built equally and sometimes will require a different grip to our training partner, based on our frame, training goals, shoulder and hip width or joint angles.
Choosing the right fit for your frame is integral to working out safely and effectively.
Hand spacing is a great way to achieve a desired result, but sometimes it's a case of manipulating the angle to achieve a better contraction or more complete range of motion. In this instance, the MX80 Adjustable EZ bar is the perfect alternative to the MX80 Adjustable Barbell as it can cater more specifically to your goals.
The level of variability offered by MX Select's unique adjustable barbell set lets you optimally stimulate the muscle fibres in the proven compound muscle builders we have called the Incredible Eight Barbell exercises.
Execution: Resting the MX80 adjustable barbell across your shoulders and behind your neck, grab the bar with your hands at a comfortable distance, just outside the shoulders. The hands will be holding the bar onto your trapezius muscles as you look forward. With a neutral spine, bend the knees and push the hips backwards as you slowly lower your hips towards the floor.The Barbell Squat should look like you are sitting on a very small chair. When you reach the bottom position push through the centre of the feet and stand up to return to the upright position.
Execution: Lying flat on a bench, brace your feet on the floor and stabilise the spine by activating the abdominal muscles. Holding the adjustable barbell above your chest with the palms facing towards the feet, slowly lower the MX80 barbell to the sternum. As you do this you will retract the shoulders and bend the elbows to the share the load across the chest and shoulders. When you reach the maximum depth, without rotating the arms squeeze the chest muscles and flare the lats, pushing the barbell back to the starting position.
Execution: Stand upright with the MX80 adjustable barbell in front of the body. Lock the upper arms at the side and avoid changing the angle of the wrists. Stabilise the body and tense the core muscles to avoid any swing. Squeeze the biceps and curl the weight in an angular motion until the barbell is lifted to sternum height. Slowly lower the barbell to the starting position.
Execution: Standing upright with the MX80 adjustable barbell over the shoulders or in a front rack position, take a medium to large step forward without over extending or losing balance. Take care not to push the front knee past the toes of the front foot. Regain stability and raise the back heel as you lower the back knee towards the floor. Stop at a depth that is comfortable for you aiming to get the back knee as close to the floor as possible. Your knees should be bent at right angles. When you reach the bottom depth, push with the back foot and the heel of the front foot, to raise and move the hips over the front foot. The back foot will move forward and return to the position beside the front foot.
Execution: Standing in an upright position, hold the MX80 adjustable barbell in front of the collarbone, level with the front of the shoulders with your palms facing forward. Your elbows should be positioned underneath your hands at this point. Push the barbell overhead, controlling the bar as you pass the ears. As you push the barbell up, your arms will straighten to signal the maximal height. Reverse the movement and lower the bar back down.
Execution: The barbell deadlift has been called the king of strength exercises due to effectiveness but can be performed incorrectly if you do not pay careful attention to form and spinal position.
Please consult a professional if you are unsure about your dead lift form.
Begin with the toes under the loaded bar. Your spine should be in a neutral or straight position and will stay like this for the duration of the lift. Move your hips backward horizontally as far as you can. Lean forward or "hinge" at the hips while keeping the straight back position. Hold the MX80 adjustable barbell with an overhand or switch grip. Push through the feet and pull the bar up while keeping the back straight and driving the hips forward. Looking forward throughout the lift, finish the upward movement by straightening the body with the bar resting at hip level. Lower the barbell slowly as you feel the activation through the glute and hamstring muscles. With minimal knee bend but full hip hinge, control the bar down to the resting position on the floor.
Suitable for beginner to intermediate levels of fitness.
Execution: Stand upright with the barbell at hip height and your palms facing the body. Lift the MX80 adjustable barbell up to sternum height. The elbows should drive up and sideways as the forearms line up with the upper arms. Try not to shrug the shoulders all the way up the ears. Lower the barbell with control, letting the arms straighten out.
Execution: Stand upright, holding the MX80 adjustable barbell in an overhand grip. Grip the barbell at a distance slightly wider than the legs. Lean forward 45º at the hips, while bending the knees slightly and pushing the hips back about 20cm. The barbell should now be hanging under the shoulders just in front of the knees. You should feel stability from the ground up into the hips and not the lower back.
Pull the shoulders back, and row the weight towards the body. Aim to have the hands finish at the side of the middle ribs. The angle of the row should be perpendicular to the angle of the upper body leaning forward. Lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
These eight exercises can be performed with any barbell, and will get you on the fast track to achieving your strengthening goals. Take care to perform each exercise properly and build the control throughout the exercise.
For more information on where to purchase the MX80 adjustable barbell visit our MX Select reseller page.
With improved results, you should find it easier to be more consistent leading to more results, increased motivation and ultimately a new healthy lifestyle.
Ash is a movement and human performance specialist based in Western Australia. Specialising in weight loss, strength and conditioning and nutrition, Ash has an extensive martial arts background and is the founder of 'Origin Fitness'.
Dedicating his time to self-development and personal training, Ash seeks to improve the lives of others teaching physical autonomy, cultivating a healthy lifestyle and effective strength and conditioning training.
Constantly looking for new 'flow states' both in and out of the gym, Ash is driven by the desire to find new training modalities that challenge the limitations of traditional athletic improvement.
Ash holds a double degree in Sports Science and Nutrition from the Edith Cowan University. Ash is an Accredited Exercise Scientist through ESSA and a certified instructor of 'Animal Flow', which combines quadrupedal and ground-based movement with elements from various bodyweight-training disciplines.