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DYNAMIC ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK: A RARE COMPLICATION OF THYROID STORM
Chih-Wei Chang, MD, Abraham Guimaraes, Shadi Mayasy, MD, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Meeting: Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Abstract number: 594
Categories: Adult, Clinical Vignettes, Hospital Medicine 2019
Keywords: Atrioventricular Block, Beta Blocker, Complication, Thyroid Storm
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old female with unremarkable past medical history presented with a 3-day history of fever, diffuse abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
Vital signs were significant for temperature of 38.3 C and heart rate of 180 BPM. Physical exam revealed left-sided costovertebral angle tenderness.
Laboratory studies were notable for total bilirubin 2.7 mg/dL, direct bilirubin 1.8 mg/dL, lactate 2.4 mmol/L, thyroid stimulating hormone less than 0.007 UIU/mL (undetectable), free thyroxine (FT4) more than 8 ng/dL (above detectable limit), thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin more than 500% (above detectable limit), normal urine drug screen, large leukocyte esterase on urinalysis, and urine culture with pan-sensitive E. coli.
The electrocardiogram (ECG) at the time revealed sinus tachycardia at 145 BPM but otherwise without abnormality.
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast showed wedge-like regions of hypoattenuation within the left renal cortex of kidney, and small region of mass-like hypoattenuation within the right cortex of kidney consistent with bilateral pyelonephritis.
The patient was given 5 mg of intravenous metoprolol for tachycardia and admitted for thyroid storm and urosepsis. She was treated with propylthiouracil (PTU), propranolol, saturated solution potassium iodide (SSKI), hydrocortisone, and cholestyramine.
The patient's tachycardia resolved on hospitalization day 2. On hospitalization day 3, the patient developed first degree AV block (Figure 1) then progressed to intermittent second degree Mobitz type 1 AV block (Figure 2) 8 hours after missing a dose of propranolol, which was resumed, an additional dose of IV hydrocortisone was given and the AV block resolved on day 4 of hospitalization.
After the atrioventricular block resolved, transthoracic echocardiogram revealed an ejection fraction (EF) of 62% without structural or functional abnormality. The patient was then discharged with methimazole, propranolol to follow up in clinic for Grave's disease in 4 weeks with improved FT4 at 1.7.
Discussion: Second or third degree AV block associated with hyperthyroidism is very rare, and it has been reported in association with acute infectious or inflammatory state, hypercalcemia, digitalis, or concomitant heart disease. In this case, absence of pre-existing conduction delay at presentation and the staged resolution of AV block following a reduction in thyroid hormone levels while on propranolol implicated high circulating thyroid hormone and/or TSI levels as the cause for her AV block. Optimal therapy for AV blocks associated with thyroid storm is not established although therapy consists of antithyroid medication was successful in two cases. Several cases raised concern for beta-blockers' effect in progression of AV block in hyperthyroidism, and advised cautious use of beta-blockers in such condition. However, there is no documented beta-blockers' use in AV blocks associated with thyroid storm. The development of first degree AV block in thyroid storm when a dose of propranolol was not administered, its progression to second degree AV block as time elapsed, and its gradual resolution with resumption of propranolol appear to contradict the predominant opinion on beta-blockers' use in such condition and may suggest a different mechanism as the current literature on AV blocks in thyroid storm is scarce.
Conclusions: Optimal therapy for AV blocks in thyroid storm is not established although antithyroid medication was successful in two cases and in this case.
IMAGE 1: Figure 1: Sinus rhythm with sinus arrhythmia with 1st degree AV block (PR interval 216 ms); Marked T wave abnormality concerning for anterolateral ischemia/infarct; Prolonged QTc at 525 ms.
IMAGE 2: Figure 2: Cardiac telemetry rhythm strips with lead II and lead V5 demonstrate secondary degree Mobitz type 1 AV block.
To cite this abstract:
Chang, C; Guimaraes, AA; Mayasy, S. DYNAMIC ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK: A RARE COMPLICATION OF THYROID STORM. Abstract published at Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md. Abstract 594. https://www.shmabstracts.com/abstract/dynamic-atrioventricular-block-a-rare-complication-of-thyroid-storm/. Accessed January 21, 2020.
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Posted May 01 2019 11:59AM EDT
Updated May 02 2019 08:11AM EDT
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Impact Brassinolide on Two Fig Varieties
Zulias Mardinata, Mardaleni and Tengku Edy Sabli
Submitted: February 21st, 2020 Reviewed: April 26th, 2020 Published: January 27th, 2021
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Brassinolide (BL) is a plant hormone showing wide occurrence in the plant kingdom with unique biological effects on growth and physiological traits. The fig varieties, Improved Brown Turkey (IBT) and Masui Dauphine (MD), are commonly found in Indonesia and Malaysia. There is limited information on exogenous brassinolide application on these varieties. In this chapter, we present the effect of different concentration of exogenous application of BL on growth and physiological changes of fig. Increasing BL concentration (50, 100, and 200 ml.L−1) caused some differences in growth and physiological changes of fig, but the differences were not consistent and most of the changes happened only in first or second month. Cultivar IBT showed higher growth and physiological changes than cultivar MD after receiving brassinolide treatment. There was significant effect of interaction between brassinolide and variety on growth and physiological changes of fig except in plant height and total dry biomass.
Brassinolide
physiological changes
Zulias Mardinata*
Department of Agronomy, School of Graduate Studies, Islamic University of Riau, Indonesia
Mardaleni
Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic University of Riau, Indonesia
Tengku Edy Sabli
*Address all correspondence to: zulias@agr.uir.ac.id
Brassinolide (BL) is one of the brassinosteroids, which are steroidal plant hormones showing a wide occurrence in the plant kingdom, that have unique biological effects on growth and development [1, 2]. They are a group of naturally occurring polyhydroxy steroids initially isolated from Brassica napus pollen in 1979. Research on brassinosteroids has revealed that they elicit a wide spectrum of morphological and physiological responses in plants that include stem elongation and cell division [3], leaf bending and epinasty [4]. Besides their role in promoting plant growth activities, they also have physiological effects on the growth and development of plants [2, 5].
Much has been written about Clouse [6], for example, pointed out that:
Among plant hormones, BL are structurally the most similar to animal steroid hormones, which have well-known functions in regulating embryonic and postembryonic development and adult homeostasis. Like their animal counterparts, BL regulate the expression of numerous genes, impact the activity of complex metabolic pathways, contribute to the regulation of cell division and differentiation, and help control overall developmental programs leading to morphogenesis. They are also involved in regulating processes more specific to plant growth including flowering and cell expansion in the presence of a potentially growth-limiting cell wall (p. 1).
Fig (Ficus carica L.) belongs to the Moraceae family. It is a bush or small tree, moderate in size, deciduous with broad, ovate, three- to five-lobed leaves, contains copious milky latex and introduced to Indonesia and Malaysia from Middle East and Western Asia. There are over 700 named varieties of fig trees, but many of them are not grown in home garden [7]. Because fig seeds are non-viable, trees must be propagated via cuttings or grafts. Though the propagation of F. carica by vegetative cuttings insures uniformity, relatively low multiplication rates are achieved because these materials can be obtained only from upright branches, which results in poor rooting [8]; hence, brassinolide application was attempted by evaluating plant growth and physiological changes in Ficus carica.
In Malaysia and Indonesia, there are at least 21 known varieties of the fig tree and most of them are from Improved Brown Turkey (IBT) and Masui Dauphine (MD) varieties [9]. There is limited information on exogenous brassinolide application on these varieties.
2. Brassinolide
Brassinolide (BL) or 2,3,22,23-Tetrahydroxy-β-homo-7-oxaergostan-6-one or C28H48O6 with molar mass 480.69 g mol−1 is a plant hormone [10]. The first isolated brassinosteroid (BRs), it was discovered when it was shown that pollen from rapeseed (Brassica napus) could promote stem elongation and cell division. The biologically active component was isolated and named BL [3].
Common structural characteristics of BL (Figure 1) are A/B cis combined steroidal skeletons, oxygenated task in rings A, the lateral chain and with very few exceptions the ring B. All the naturally happening BRs apply the same qualitative results as BL. The biological activity magnitude has been found to rely on the location and spatial orientation of the hydroxyl groups in ring A, the oxygenated function nature locate at ring B, the configuration of chiral centers C22 and C23 and the substitution pattern and configuration of the chiral center C24. Attempts to expand a Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) system that enable to look the biological action of a given compound have been developed [11].
Chemical structure of brassinolide [10].
3. History of Brassinolide
BL for the first time was found in 1968. To produce a strong plant growth promoting effect, Marumo et al. [12] gained three extracts from an evergreen Japanese plant known as Isonuki (Distylium rasemosun Sieb et Zucc.). A couple years later, Mitchell et al. [10] used rape pollen Brassica napus L. resulting an oil fraction to use the same effect. They guessed that the compounds that yielded such effects might be a plant hormones new kind, but at that time no structural characterization was possible caused by the limited amount of material availability.
Grove et al. [3] purified 40 kg of collected bee pollen of Brassica napus L. to establish its structure, which shows resemblance to animal steroid hormones resulted 4 mg of a crystalline ingredient which was known as (22R,23R,24S)-2a,3a,22,23-tetrahydroxy- 24-methyl-B-homo-7-oxa-5a-cholestan-6-one. In consequence of its low concentration, the BL identification took 10 years of loyal work at U.S. Department of Agriculture at a cost of over 1 million U.S. dollars [13]. This steroidal lactone which stimulates plant development when utilized to plants in concentrations lower than 10−4 mg ml−1 received the name of BL, product of the combination of Brassica, the Latin name of the plant from which it was isolated and the suffix '-olide' characteristic of the lactones. After isolation and identification of BL a number of manufacturally connected steroids have been isolated [14]. Till 2001 year, over 40 naturally happening BRs are identified; these bring an oxygen moiety at the C-3 location in fusion with others at the C-2, C-6, C-22 or C-23 locations [15].
4. Roles of Brassinolide in plant
According to Tang et al. [16], benefits of BL improves the growth of the germinating seed, improves the plant's ability to deal with stress, such as diseases, drought, salt, and cold, promotes growth of lateral buds, produces deep green leaves, increases the number of flowers and fruit produced, increases the percentage of fruit setting by decreasing the amount of flower and fruit drop, increases sugar content and generally improves the quality of the fruit, promotes fruit enlargement, delays leaf senescence lengthening productivity, and can be used in soil, hydroponics or leaf feeding.
5. Ficus carica L.
The genus Ficus (Table 1) is remarkable for the variation among its 13 species, and is widely distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics of both hemispheres. Several species produce edible figs of varying palatability, whereas many other arborescent Ficus sp. are cultivated for shade, as avenue trees and as ornamentals. Ficus carica L. (Figure 2) is considered to be native to South-Western Asia and to have been brought into cultivation in the Southern Arabian Peninsula by 3000 BC [17]. The fig tree is small or moderate in size, and deciduous with broad, ovate, three- to five-lobed leaves. The leaves are rough above and pubescent below, long stalked and dark green with pronounced venation. The female fig plants have larger leaves and more spreading crowns than male trees [18].
Subkingdom Tracheobionta
Division Magnoliophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Subclass Alismidae
Order Rosales
Genus Ficus
Species Ficus carica
Generic Group Mulberry
Taxonomy of Ficus carica.
Source: [21].
Part of Ficus carica L.: (a) five-lobed leaf; (b) fig fruit; (c) female flower; (d) male flower; and (e) inside view of fig fruit [19].
The fig is an accumulation fruit structured by individual small drupes; known as a drupelet. In ovaries, the drupelets develop to a syconium containing amounts of unisexual flowers and pollinated by wasps via ostiole. The fig may produce multiple crops of annual fruits and need pollen from their pollinator Capri figs in any certain fig types. Breba crop is borne laterally on the growth of the previous season from buds produced in leaf axils and it is not produced in all cultivars. Another fig fruit type is main crop which is produced laterally in the axils of leaves on current season shoots. The leaves fall and the tree enters the dormancy period at the end of the growth period [20].
Figs respond well to heavy mulching with organic materials to conserve moisture, improve soil structure and reduce root knot nematode levels but intolerant in condition of poorly drained and waterlogged. To increase the main crop and maintain size control, fig also responds well to pruning and can be trained or pruned heavily in the dormant season [21]. The fig is fairly salt and drought tolerant. Soils of high lime content produce fruits of better quality suitable for drying. Fig trees can also withstand temperatures as low as −12 to −9.5°C [18].
6. Cultivar improved Brown Turkey (IBT) and Masui dauphine (MD)
In Malaysia and Indonesia, there are at least of 21 known fig varieties being found [9] over 700 named varieties around the world, but many of them are of no use to home gardeners [7]. In this study, researcher use two varieties of common fig, they are Improved Brown Turkey (IBT) and Masui Dauphine (MD). Each variety has different key characteristics as shown in Figure 3 and Table 2.
Cultivars of Ficus carica L.: (a) Improved Brown Turkey (IBT); (b) Masui Dauphine (MD).
Improved Brown Turkey (IBT)
Masui Dauphine (MD)
Origin Turkey Japan
Skin color Brownish-purple Reddish-brown
Flesh color Pink Red strawberry
Tree height 4.5–7.5 m 2.5–3 m
Tree width 3.6–4.5 m 3–4 m
Drought tolerance Good Good
Annual pruning Light Light
Breba crop Yes Yes
Fruit weight 50–60 g 110–220 g
Harvesting Twice/year Twice/year
Leaf type Five lobe Three to five lobe
Pollination Self-pollinating (common fig) Self-pollinating (common fig)
Comparison of two cultivar of Ficus carica.
Most people choose to grow fruit trees in containers for easy mobility. Another reason is easy to measure plant quality. Plant quality is divided into three broad categories of attributes including morphological, physiological, and performance.
Morphological attributes are easy to see and measure and does not change readily after plants are harvested and stored [23]. Figs are well-suited to container cultivation. For this purpose, the ideal container size is about 10–15 gallons-substantial enough to support a tree, but small enough to move easily. Container grown figs need regular watering and feeding. Figs will not grow for very long if it does not have adequate drainage. Make sure the container that we use has holes (usually in the bottom and/or sides), so that any excess water can drain, and air can access the soil. This will help us to prevent potentially fatal diseases like root rot [24].
7. Effect Brassinolide on growth of fig
The growth of the fig plants was affected by the brassinolide levels. Treatment of the fig plants with different concentrations of brassinolide (50, 100 and 200 ml.L−1) caused an increase in plant height and total dry biomass compared to control samples. Total leaf area, specific leaf area and shoot-to-root ratio increased with increasing concentrations of brassinolide up to 100 ml.L−1, followed by a decline whereas net assimilation rate fluctuated over a period of study. At the first Month After Treatment (MAT), increasing brassinolide concentration (50 and 100 ml.L−1) caused an increase in the net assimilation rate when compared to control but there was a decrease when brassinolide concentration was 200 ml.L−1. At the second MAT, by increasing the brassinolide concentration (50, 100 and 200 ml.L−1), had decreased the net assimilation rate.
Application of brassinolide had some effect on plant height, total leaf area, total dry biomass, specific leaf area and net assimilation rate but it was not significant on the shoot-to-root ratio. Among the varieties, IBT showed higher growth than MD at every five-weekly observation. There was a significant interaction between the brassinolide and the cultivar for total leaf area, specific leaf area, shoot-to-root ratio and net assimilation rate parameters. Additionally, only shoot-to-root ratio parameter showed a significant effect of interaction between the brassinolide and cultivar at 1% level of significance.
The effect of exogenous brassinolide application on some growth and physicological traits on two cultivars of fig has been investigated. The main functions of brassinolide are to promote the plant growth especially for cell elongation and division [25] and has the ability to stimulate other physiological processes [26]. Wang et al. [27] had found that brassinollide appeared to cause elongation by affecting wall extensibility and increasing wall relaxation properties.
As levels of brassinolide increased (50, 100 and 200 ml.L−1), plant height, leaf area, total dry biomass and net assimilation rate parameters also linearly improved at 28, 25, 6 and 66%, respectively, higher than recorded for the control treatment. Similar results were reported by other researchers for other plants, i.e., Hu et al. [28] for Leymus chinensis; Bera et al. [29] for sunflower; and Anjum et al. [30] for maize. The growth stimulation was more pronounced on above ground biomass than below ground biomass, showing a high shoot-to-root ratio [31]. The increase in growth in this study might have been due to increased carboxylation rate after using the BL treatment, which enhanced carbon assimilation, channeling it to stimulate increase in plant height, leaf area and total biomass [32].
Specific leaf area (SLA) is one growth parameter that characterized the thickness of the leaves. Usually plant with high SLA had the thinnest leaves. Specific leaf area was found to be lower than the control (p ≤ 0.05) under brassinolide concentrations of 50 and 100 ml.L−1. The result implies that plants have thicker leaves. The thicker leaf might have been due to increase in the mesophyll layer after receiving brassinolide [33]. The increase in leaf thickness could also have been due to higher leaf weight ratio in fourth MAT compared with first to third MAT. The leaf area was maintained at lowest SLA. That indicated that leaves of fig were thickest at brassinolide 100 ml.L−1. This indicated that increase in SLA was due to increase in leaf weight compared with increase in leaf area [34, 35].
The net assimilation rate (NAR) of plants are growth characteristics that best describe plant growth performance under specified conditions [36]. It is evident that plants under elevated BL have high NAR. Increase in plant growth grown under different planting geometries and depths in SRI has also been reported by Rajput et al. [37], who reported that increase in total biomass by 30% in rice had increased NAR by 4% compared with the control. The reduction in NAR was due to the ontogenical development of fig.
8. Effect of Brassinolide on physiological changes of fig
The physiological changes of fig were affected by the brassinolide levels and the cultivars. Interaction between brassinolide concentrations and fig variety was significant only at 5%. As like morphological parameters, physiological traits such as photosynthesis, transpiration rate, and chlorophyll have shown some differences with brassinolide application, but the differences were not consistent and most of the changes happened only in first or second month. Both the brassinolide and the cultivar treatments were effective on the physiological changes of fig except on stomatal conductance.
Varietal performance of brassinolide application was analyzed at specific period of the study and the result is presented in Figures 4 and 5. Increasing concentration of brassinolide (50, 100 and 200 ml.L−1) had decreased the rate of photosynthesis, transpiration and chlorophyll content in IBT than MD.
Significant growth of fig according to parameters: (A) plant height as main effect of brassinolides on the cultivars; (B) TLA at third MAT as interaction between cultivars and brassinolide; (C) TDB as main effect of brassinolides and cultivars; (D) SLA at first MAT as interaction between cultivars and brassinolides; (E) S/R at fourth MAT as interaction between cultivars and brassinolides; NAR as interaction between cultivars and brassinolides at: (F) first MAT; and (G) second MAT. Bars and curves represent means followed by the different small letters are significant at * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 1%, and ns = not significant.
Significant physiological changes of fig according to parameters: (A) A at second MAT; (B) gs at first MAT; (C) E at second MAT; and (D) CC at first MAT. Bars represent means followed by the different small letters significant at p < 0.05.
BL had profound impact on leaf photosynthesis and plant performance. BL improved leaf carbon assimilation rate, which is the light harvesting machine of plant photosynthesis. BL treatment also enhanced photosynthetic performance of cotton seedlings under NaCl stress [38, 39, 40]. For cucumber seedlings, BL treatment has also been found to promote the occurrence of new roots, the formation of lateral roots and nutrient uptake [41].
BL-treatment enhanced photosynthesis (17.06%) and chlorophyll content (18.36%). In contrast, BL-treatment decreased stomatal conductance (11.94%) and transpiration rate (17.83%). The BL-induced increase in photosynthesis could have been due to improvements in leaf-water balance as indicated by increased water potential [42] and improved chlorophyll content and higher leaf area in BL-treated plants [43].
Stomata are the windows that admit water and CO2 in and out of the plant. Chlorophyll content and transpiration rate were found to have declined. This could be attributed to the enhanced growth of seedlings under elevated BL treatment that diluted the nitrogen content in the plant tissue [44]. Figure 6A and C showed a significant positive inter-relation among chlorophyll content, transpiration rate and stomatal conductance, indicating that a decrease in chlorophyll content would associated with same degree of reduction in transpiration rate and stomatal conductance.
Correlation coefficient between CC and TDB with (A) SLA; (B) E; E and CC with (C) gs; (D) NAR; TDB and SLA with (E) NAR; (F) TLA. * = p ≤ 0.05, ** = p ≤ 0.01, n = 128.
9. Correlation analysis
Correlation analysis was carried out to establish the relationship between the parameters. Figure 6 shows that a significant positive inter-correlation among parameters such as chlorophyll content, specific leaf area, transpiration rate and stomatal conductance. Increase in chlorophyll content, transpiration rate, total dry biomass, photosynthetic rate, and total dry biomass was associated with an increase in specific leaf area, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, net assimilation rate and total leaf area with an r value of 14.95, 27.75, 3.97, 62.08, 36.93, 25.27 and 21.13%, respectively.
Significant negative correlation was noted between total dry biomass with specific leaf area; total dry biomass with transpiration rate; transpiration rate with net assimilation rate; chlorophyll content with net assimilation rate; and specific leaf area with net assimilation rate. Increase in total dry biomass, transpiration rate, chlorophyll content and specific leaf area was associated with a decrease in specific leaf area, transpiration rate and net assimilation rate with an r value of 24.18, 13.31, 12.75, 14.45, and 49.25%, respectively.
Brassinolide application had brought notable changes in growth and physiology among fig varieties. Though increasing BL concentration (50, 100 and 200 ml.L−1) caused some differences in growth and physiological changes of fig, but the differences were not consistent and most of the changes happened only in first or second month. Cultivar IBT showed higher growth and physiological changes than cultivar MD after receiving brassinolide treatment. There was significant effect of interaction between brassinolide and variety on growth and physiological changes of fig except for plant height and total dry biomass.
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Anti-arrhythmic and electrophysiological effects of the endothelin receptor antagonists, BQ-123 and PD161721
Crockett, Thomas R. and Scott, Gillian A. and McGowan, Neil W.A. and Kane, Kathleen A. and Wainwright, Cherry L. (2001) Anti-arrhythmic and electrophysiological effects of the endothelin receptor antagonists, BQ-123 and PD161721. European Journal of Pharmacology, 432 (1). pp. 71-77. ISSN 0014-2999
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0014-2999(01)01396-6
The effects of the endothelin ETA, (BQ-123) and endothelin ETA/B (PD161721) receptor antagonists were investigated on ischaemia-induced arrhythmias and on the maximum following frequency. The study was carried out in Langendorff perfused rat hearts subjected to coronary artery occlusion in which the severity of arrhythmias, coronary perfusion pressure and heart rate were measured. The % incidence of ischaemia-induced irreversible ventricular fibrillation (ventricular fibrillation) was reduced significantly from 58%, in control rat hearts, to 0% (at 10(-7) and 10(-6) M PD161721 and 10(-6) M BQ-123 P < 0.05). Maximum following frequency was measured in guinea-pig isolated atria. In the presence of normal extracellular [K+], BQ-123 and PD161721, at 10(-6) M, significantly decreased the maximum following frequency from 9.0 +/- 0.7 to 7.2 +/- 0.4 and from 8.3 +/- 0.4 to 6.7 +/- 0.3 Hz, respectively (P < 0.05). These effects were not potentiated by raising the extracellular [K+] with the exception of 10(-9) M PD161721. In contrast, lignocaine's ability to reduce the maximum following frequency was greater in elevated (e.g. at 1.7 X 10(-4) M from 8.4 +/- 0.3 to 2.5 +/- 0.6 Hz) than in normal [K+] (from 9.0 +/- 0.3 to 4.9 +/- 0.5 Hz). In conclusion, both BQ-123 and PD161721 had an anti-fibrillatory effect in isolated rat hearts that may be due, at least in part, to an ability to reduce the maximum following frequency. This latter effect is unlikely to be due to Na+ channel blockade since it was not markedly potentiated by elevation of extracellular [K+].
Also presented at the meeting of the British Pharmacological Society, 6-8 September, 2000.
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The qualitative explanation of the rocket equation here is very clear!
Avoiding carrying fuel with you is certainly tempting, solar sail and various beam-powered types of propulsion are some of the better known ones. Various types of the solar wind sail would give much more thrust if one could figure out how to efficiently stop or deflect the solar wind particles (mostly protons), and various versions of a ramjet when in interstellar space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_sail#Interstellar_travel is a decent summary. My bet is on that kind of technology, unless someone revolutionizes space travel by figuring out how to bend spacetime more efficiently than with sheer mass, and makes something like the Alcubierre drive feasible.
>unless someone revolutionizes space travel by figuring out how to bend spacetime more efficiently than with sheer mass, and makes something like the Alcubierre drive feasible.
The bigger problem here is just that genuine negative inertial mass (which you need for warp drives) is considered to be probably impossible for good reason, since it lets you both violate causality and create perpetual motion machines.
We apply the mediocrity assumption to the Earth among planets; we should also apply it to intelligence among processes.
The only intelligence we know of currently runs on chemical processes.
All chemical processes I know of naturally terminate.
The mediocrity assumption therefore says an intelligence process will also naturally terminate.
I therefore suspect a late filter.
Yes, I should amend that to "I suspect a late filter, if one exists."
Wait. You don't know enough chemical processes if you think they all (or even most) terminate naturally, except when their energy source runs out. I find it easy to believe that chemical processes much like the ones I comprise will be functioning many eons in the future. What part of "self-replicating DNA-like organization of chemical compounds" do you claim has a natural termination point?
There aren't any chemical processes for which this is not a problem. For complex ones like DNA, it is more of a problem rather than less because the absence of any one of the multiple required inputs will do it. A process needs a system, and all the systems with which we are experienced have limits. We also have several known candidates for catastrophic disruption to DNA-like processes, in the form of X-risk.
The problem boils down to whether we can keep jumping up to a larger system level before we deplete or disrupt the one we currently occupy; I see no reason to assume this will always succeed, even if the probability turns in our favor.
One way for the deceleration is a black hole close flyby where it's gravitation and powerful magnetic field could be used by the probe's magnetic sail. But from practical point of view, it unlikely to work, as the probe will be damaged by intense radiation.
However, my favorit method is to send multiple probes with slightly different speeds by a nanoprobe's accelerator. The first probe have v-nx speed, the next probe has v-(n-1)x speed and the last probe has the speed v. The difference x is so small that all the probes will reach each other near the target and clump in one large object. All this mass gain is used to built an accelerator-gun which send a nanoprobe with the speed -v, that is back, and this probe will have the near zero speed at the rest frame.
Hum, what does this gain over sending out all the probes in one clump from the start?
The size and price of the accelerator. For example, aliens have an accelerator which could send 1mg probe every second, and the accelerator's weight is 1000 tons. Thus, it will send its own mass in 20 000 years. All these probes clump (using some internal navigation and small difference in initial speed) with each other after a few million years, and using some nanotech, they build another accelerator, which send just one probe in the back direction, which is the deceleration, as its speed will be zero.
To send all the probes simultaneously, one need to build a trillion of such accelerators. However, this seems to be achievable even with one Dyson sphere. So clumping make sense only if there are some limits on the size of the accelerators.
Also, any intergalactic probe will experience "natural" deceleration because of expanding universe, similar to red shift, so the back-accelerator may be small than the sending accelerator.
What is a "magnetic sail"? That sounds interesting. Is it just a large electromagnet?
I don't understand your second method either. What is a nanoprobe? What is an accelerator? You're saying there's a small thing in space which can push things? Then you send many probes (which may or may not also be nanoprobes) to the same point. Then something happens involving an "accelerator gun", and now a (new?) nanoprobe is traveling backwards at the same speed at which the original probes were traveling forward? And it has "near zero speed at the rest frame" - the rest frame of what? Its own rest frame? But everything is at rest in its rest frame! And what's the motivation? If you can launch things forward at speed v, can't you just launch things backward at that same speed? How do we benefit from this setup?
Copied form the comment above: aliens have an accelerator which could send 1mg probe every second, and the accelerator's weight is 1000 tons. Thus, it will send its own mass in 20 000 years. All these probes clump (using some internal navigation and small difference in initial speed) with each other after a few million years, and using some nanotech, they build another accelerator, which send just one probe in the back direction, which is the deceleration, as its speed will be zero.
Nanoprobe is a small starship send by an accelerator, which is similar to electric railgun or hadron collider.
All nanoprobes are send in the same direction.
They are send with the different speeds, in such a way, that later nanoprobes are quicker and will catch up the first ones is some moment in time. They couple each over at that moment. This results in "clumping".
Resulting large clump of matter which itself is traveling with near с speed reorganise itself in a large starship using nanotech.
This starship builds another accelerator which sends one nanoprobe in the back direction with speed near c.
Rest frame is the frame of the first accelerator here, that is, of the alien civilisation.
The new nanoprobe has 0 speed relative to alien civilisation, but is now located millions light years from it, so the task of deceleration is solved.
This could be also used for deceleration by interaction with interstellar plasma.
But I thought about different thing: to use the magnetic field of the black hole for deceleration. In this case, the space craft generates its small magnetic field which interacts with giant magnetic field of the black hole.
Thanks for explaining. I see what you mean now. But I still don't get how this is useful. Why not simply send the larger ship in the first place, instead of sending the building materials?
Perhaps it's easier to accelerate smaller things? You can give the nanoprobe all the necessary momentum in the solar system - it doesn't have to carry any fuel - whereas you can't feasibly accelerate an entire ship to near-c within the solar system.
Yes, it is about price: this scheme will be a trillion times cheaper, as I discuss in a comment above. A super-intelligent alien AI may not worry about prices, but if it has some resource limitations, it would use more economical solutions.


Fragile items like glassware and plates are some of the hardest items to pack and move. Newspaper is an old moving staple for plates and glasses, but there are better alternatives. Put Styrofoam packing between your plates instead—it provides protective insulation, and it's easier to unpack. For glasses, use a cheap pack of clean socks instead. The glass will stay snug inside the sock, and can withstand the bumpy ride ahead.
For larger but still fragile items like electronics, hire a mover. Your friends may be reliable but accidents happen when you don't know what you're doing. There are great residential moving services in Ottawa with years of experience under their belts. Hiring reliable movers in Ottawa can save you hundreds of dollars in damages, and get the job done more efficiently too.
A saving grace during any move is a steady supply of cling wrap. Cling wrap can make many items easily transportable. For example, instead of tearing apart your dresser and packing up your clothes, just apply cling wrap to the drawers. This turns the drawer into a box, and keeps your clothes together and ready to pop right back into the dresser.
Also, cling-wrapping any bottles that have already been opened (shampoo, cleaning products, lotions, sauces, the list goes on) before packing them will save you from any potential spills. After all, who wants their entire bathroom inventory covered in cocoa-butter lotion?
This last tip is a really good one because there are not many things that are as frustrating as having to sort through a box of tangled wires. Instead of just haphazardly shoving wires into boxes, store them in individual and labeled cardboard toilet paper rolls before packing them up. This will keep them untangled and ready to set up in the new house.
Follow these handy little moving tricks, and you'll find the moving process a little less aggravating. But, if a 100% stress-free moving experience is what you're after; consider hiring reliable movers, Ottawa has a great selection worth reviewing. Although, it never hurts to just brow-beat a good pal into doing some of the heavy lifting!


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On a cold but beautiful day, the 25th Annual Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Golf Classic took place at Edgewood Tahoe. For 25 years Edgewood has been playing host to our charity tournament. In addition to the course, Edgewood provides the carts, food, and beverages 100% free of charge to the Club, at an estimated value of $25,000 each year. Add to the money that we have raised from the event, this equals an estimated $1.5 million in assistance to the Club over the quarter century.
This year the wonderful Randy Fox ably coordinated the tournament, and 140 players took to the course in a scramble format. New for this year was the Launching for Charity Pro on Hole 5. Players were invited to challenge the Pro on a distance shot to the next hole, with the added enticement of a vacation to any who beat him. A few came close but ultimately participants just enjoyed the challenge, helpful tips they picked up and donating to the Club to use the Pro's drive as their own for the hole!
In celebration of the Silver Anniversary, Fromarc Insurance donated silver divot tools for all participants along with the regular goody bag items. Favorite features such as the Belfor Bloody Mary Bar, Teen Snack Bar and Lagunitas beers were back again, along with the opportunity to win a brand new Toyota 4Runner from the new Jim Bagan dealership (who have taken over from CardinaleWay Motors).
And as the tournament is twenty-five years old, our wonderful Events and Fundraising Director, Nicole Marsel, decided to bring us into the 21st Century by moving the Silent Auction to an online format. It was a great success as anyone was able to participate, including people not at the event. Huge thanks must go to Phil Weidinger of Weidinger PR for all his help in soliciting for donations but also helping to spread the word about the auction. Because of his and Nicole's hard work – the auction alone raised over $16,000 for the Club.
The highlight of a wonderful day came when Arianne De Leon, our Junior Youth of the Year and Emmie Fiel, our JYOY runner-up, presented to the players and guests, what the Club means to them and why they are so grateful for all the support given to the Club. They also presented a certificate to Jeff Tillman of STR, who has played in all 25 Golf Classics.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who played, sponsored, donated or bid in the event. You, our community, is what makes this event so special and has kept it going and growing for the past 25 years. In total, the event raised over $57,000 for the Club, enabling us to keep our doors open and provide a safe, fun and educational place for our children to be when school is out but no-one is home. Thank you!
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Group Test The runaway success of products such as the Apple iPhone and iPad, which make extensive use of touchscreen technology, has shown that consumers love this type of interface – provided it's executed properly.
When you think about it, touchscreens are a logical choice for compact cameras, which over time, have become smaller, lighter and thinner, while offering many more features and functions. The result has been a proliferation of tiny buttons, switches and sliders, with tortuous menus to navigate.
Nowadays, most major camera manufacturers offer at least one touchscreen compact in their current range. So are these touchscreen controlled models a giant leap forward for camera ergonomics or simply a gimmick?
To help you decide whether a touchscreen compact is the right camera for you, we've brought together a Buyer's Guide to take you through the pros - and cons - of the category.
Which of these models, if any, will win a Reg Hardware Recommended and Editor's Choice awards? Find out when you review the results of our tests and read our conclusions at the end of the round-up.
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While Mexican and American authorities began discussing the extradition of drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, actor Sean Penn said his Gonzo-style interview with the kingpin "failed" because it didn't spark debate about what he described as Americans' moral complicity in the country's drug-related street violence.
Penn, in an interview with CBS, bemoaned that talk of his clandestine October meeting with Guzman, and his Rolling Stone article about it, has instead focused on whether he indirectly helped authorities capture him — which he denies.
"I have a regret that the entire discussion about this article ignores its purpose, which was to try to contribute to this discussion about the policy in the war on drugs," Penn said in an interview excerpt broadcast Friday morning.
The actor said he sought the interview because he wanted to show the link among the Mexican and U.S. drug trades, Americans' desire for the product, and the violence and deaths that result.
"We are the consumer," Penn said. "Whether you agree with Sean Penn or not, there is a complicity there."
But hardly anyone is talking about that angle, he said.
"My article failed," Penn said.
Penn spoke days after Mexican Attorney General Arely Gomez began in-person negotiations with top officials from the U.S. Department of Justice on how to move forward with the extradition of Guzman, a process that will likely take months.
The two sides met in Miami on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
That city also could be the place where Guzman ultimately goes to trial. The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Florida is among seven federal jurisdictions seeking to prosecute Guzman for drug trafficking. Miami is considered a leading contender to take first swing at Guzman, along with Chicago and the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.
Meantime, Guzman is being held at the maximum security Altiplano prison outside Mexico City — the facility he tunneled out of in July. Mexican officials have outlined various security upgrades to prevent another escape: more surveillance cameras, more guards on duty, and regularly moving Guzman to different cells.


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Suspected oil spreading belt found by navy of Vietnam. But not sure the oil is from the missing plane.
Singaporean vessels searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger plane have found some suspicious floating objects, Vietnamese official media outlets reported.
A large oil slick 100 nautical miles from Tok Bali, Kelantan was found on Sunday by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Malaysian state news agency Bernama reported.
Fake passports found
Four passengers were likely using other people's passports aboard the MH370 airline and Malaysia is working closely with international intelligence and anti-terror organizations to investigate the case, said Malaysia's acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.
Malaysia Airlines humbly asks all Malaysians and people around the world to pray for flight MH370.
It has been more than 24 hours since we last heard from MH370 at 1.30 am. The search and rescue team is yet to determine the whereabouts of the Boeing 777-200 aircraft.
An international search and rescue mission from Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam was mobilized this morning. At this stage, they have failed to find evidence of any wreckage. The sea mission will continue overnight while the air mission will recommence at daylight.
We are dispatching all information as and when we receive it. The situation in Beijing is also being monitored closely. As many families of passengers are in China, we have deployed our "Go Team" to Beijing with a team of caregivers and volunteers to assist the family members of the passengers.
Immediate families of passengers are advised to gather at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Travel arrangements and expenses will be borne by Malaysia Airlines. Once, the whereabouts of the aircraft is determined, Malaysia Airlines will fly members of the family to the location.
Our sole priority now is to provide all assistance to the families of the passengers and our staff. We are also working closely with the concerned authorities in the search and rescue operation
The families may contact +603 7884 1234.
For media queries, kindly contact +603 8777 5698/ +603 8787 1276.
There will be a press conference at Sama Sama Hotel at 9.00 am tomorrow by DCA.
Chinese warships on way to rescue mission
Two warships of the Chinese navy, "Jinggangshan" and "Mianyang", are on their way to sea area where missing Malaysia Airline flight MH 370 may have crashed, navy sources said.
The vessel "Jinggangshan", loaded with life-saving equipment, underwater detection facilities and supplies of water and food, set out from Zhanjiang city of south China's Guangdong Province at about 3:00 am on Sunday for search and rescue mission.
Two helicopters, 30 medical personnel, ten divers and 52 marines are also on board.
No information on location of missing flight: Malaysia Airline
There is still no information on the location of Malaysian Airlines flight MH 370, more than 24 hours after it lost contact with ground, the airline said early Sunday.
"As of now, the search and the rescue team has yet to determine the whereabouts of the MH370," said the airline's spokesman at a press conference in Beijing, which lasted less than 30 minutes.
He added that rescue teams have "failed to find evidence of any wreckage."
Pray for all on board !
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Let us all pray for the survivors, if there are any, but let us not lose hope.
Very importantly, the international community, especially China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and the ASEAN should try to understand the flaws in their commercial air travel security arrangements.
If this turns out to be an act of international terrorism, then all these countries should take this opportunity to discuss a future mechanism of preventing terrorist attacks not just in the international airspace or high seas, but also in their own national land, air and sea spaces. No country should be held hostage by terrorists sponsored by foreign countries seeking to effect separatism, anarchy or collapse of central authority within their borders. All terrorists are tools of foreign power, as otherwise they would have been wiped out long ago by their own governments. There should be zero tolerance for anarchists who invade government buildings in the name of freedom of expression, who need to be removed from these public places, without harming them physically that is. But they should not be allowed to disrupt public institutions in the name of the public they were not elected to represent. Protesters can represent only a part of the public, but never the general public, which is represented by their central government.
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The plane is at the bottom of the China south sea. There were two people on board the plane that had false passports . The officials do not know who these two people are and probably will never know . I believe that theses two people may be responsable for the plane not making it too Beijing . Very sad, but Malaysia it not know for it tight security , very slack . It doesn't matter who you are or where you live.
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When everyone is so much concerned now I wonder if there are anyones smiling behind?
WE, ASIANS, HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT EACH AND EVERY PERSON HAS THE FIRST AND FOREMOST RIGHT TO LIFE, AND THEN TO LIBERTY, AND THEN TO THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. BUT UNLIKE THE FOREIGN SPONSORS OF INTERNATIONAL TERROR, OFTEN IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY, ASIAN PEOPLES ARE UNITED IN INSISTING THAT THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF ALL RELIGIONS AND IDEOLOGIES, THAT NO RELIGION OR IDEOLOGY HAS ANY RIGHT TO TAKE AWAY THE LIFE OF A SINGLE INNOCENT INDIVIDUAL.
The ASEAN and China should join forces in preventing any kind of international or domestic terror from ever occurring. All terror is supported by a foreign power. Those that are not externally funded or directed cannot escape the law of their own country. Those that persist and flourish are nourished from outside in practically each and every case. Life, every single life, is precious, and far more precious than the supposed purposes of the terrorists, even if they couch such purposes in religious or democratic terms. None of their religious or political aspirations can compare with the value of a single life.


Move-out begins at 1:00pm on Friday, December 1st. For insurance and safety purposes, exhibits must not be dismantled until 1:00pm. Please note, IIDEXCanada will be moving out of the North Building of the MTCC at the same time as PM Expo, Construct Canada, HomeBuilder & Renovator Expo and Concrete Canada are moving out of the South Building. All Shows will be using the same Marshalling Yard, located at 100/120 Cherry Street, and as such it is imperative that your delivery personnel know which Show and Building they are picking up from.
This option will allow you to pack up your exhibitry leave it in your booth and walk away without any wait time.
At 1:00pm you may pack up and move-out by hand or with the use of a two-wheel dolly, through the front of the Show to your car using the escalators and elevators (to be safe you must be able to hold onto the escalator handrail). Three or four trips to your car might save you a significant amount of time that would otherwise be spent waiting for dock access. Remember to remove all carpet tape to avoid being charged for cleaning costs (rental carpet is an exception) and all items from your booth space (stranded freight will be packed, removed & held for pick-up by GES at the exhibitor's expense).
The show floor is cleared from the back of the hall to the front (opposite of move-in).
If your booth is located in the section of the floor that was scheduled to move-in first, it is likely that you will not be first to move-out.
If time is an issue, consider OPTIONS 1 or 2.
DOCK PASSES & TICKETS – Vehicles will not gain access to the loading docks without a dock pass or ticket. At 2:00pm, the first group of dock passes will be distributed to a targeted group of exhibits blocking key areas of the show floor. This will make the move-out easier and safer for all. Vehicles smaller than a cube van will be the first to gain access at this time while cube vans and larger vehicles will not have access until approximately 5:00pm. You might be able to save time and money if you can control the size of vehicle (requesting as small a vehicle as possible) that is sent to pick up your exhibitry.
Your driver must be on the Show floor to receive the pass and then proceed to the parked vehicle and drive the vehicle to the South loading docks where they will hand the pass to the attendant at the top of the ramp.
DO NOT move your exhibitry to the loading docks until your vehicle is in the loading dock.
DO NOT have your driver circling around the streets.
You will have a maximum of 20 minutes to load your vehicle. If you are unable to self-load within this time, consider booking material handling with GES.
After the first group of passes has been distributed, the Floor Managers will be available to answer questions. We will continue to release dock passes clearing from the back of the hall to the front (opposite to move-in) on an hourly basis.
Due to the limited amount of space in the loading docks and the fact that we are using city streets we are limited by the number of passes that we can give out at any one time. We will have a Police Officer working with us to monitor this process and to assist with the traffic flow. Please understand that we are working strategically and that there are 1,075 exhibiting companies that all want to get out to start their weekend. We will work as quickly and efficiently as we can to clear the floor in a safe and timely manner. Your patience is appreciated.
IF YOUR VEHICLE IS A CUBE VAN OR LARGER - Instruct your driver to check in at the Marshalling Yard. Remember that this size vehicle will not start to be sent from the yard until approximately 5:00pm. Once you have been given a dock pass from a floor manager at your exhibit, you will take it to the Freight Desk (located at the loading dock door) and they will radio the Marshalling Yard to put your truck in queue. Your driver will be given a ticket to hand in to the attendant at the top of the ramp.
LEAVING YOUR EXHIBITRY FOR PICK UP BY YOUR CARRIER - You must fill out a GES Bill of Lading (pick up a Bill of Lading onsite at the GES Service Desk along the southwest wall at the bottom of aisle 100) and leave it at the Freight Desk, (at the main loading doors at the bottom of aisle 1300), before you leave the Show so that your goods can be released to your carrier. MINIMIZE THE RISK OF THEFT: It is recommended that small articles of considerable value be removed at the close of the Show and that your exhibitry is not left unattended.
EXHIBITS MUST BE PACKED BY 9:00PM & REMOVED FROM THE SHOW FLOOR BY 10:00PM - Stranded freight will be packed, removed & held for pick-up by GES at the exhibitor's expense.
PLEASE EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION when using escalators during move out. Large and oversize items will not be permitted on escalators.
MATERIAL DONATION PROGRAM - If you no longer need certain materials at the end of the show and they could be used by someone else, consider donating them to the MTCC's Donation Program (ITEMS MUST BE PRE-APPROVED). The MTCC works with several local charities and organizations that can use items such as pens, paper and notebooks, binders, bags, samples, furniture – even construction materials! In addition to giving back to the community, you can save on shipping or disposal costs by participating in this program. Check out this great video developed by the MTCC here. Visit the MTCC's Exhibitor Services Desk during move in or contact Claire Brownlie at cbrownlie@mtccc.com for more information.
For information on how you can simplify your move-out and perhaps reduce some of your costs please refer to the Simplify Your Move-Out sheet.


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Women's Symphony League of Austin (WSL) members are dedicated to supporting the activities of the Austin Symphony Orchestra (ASO), giving more than 15,000 volunteer hours each year to several fundraising projects and to a myriad of children's educational programs. Members range in age from 23 to 70 plus. Many work full or part time. Member activities focus on fundraising and community volunteerism and provide many opportunities for socializing and camaraderie throughout the year.
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Members participate financially and contribute volunteer hours each year for the two major fundraisers: Jewel Ball in the fall and Showhouse/Spring Fundraiser(s) in the spring. In addition, members are required to commit to and participate on at least one Educational/Service Committee each year.
General meetings, which include a program and social time as well as a short business session, are usually held on the second Monday of each month, September through May. Morning and evening meetings are offered each year, and efforts are made to accommodate holidays, etc. Members are encouraged to attend general meetings on a regular basis to keep apprised of all events and activities offered to its members.
New member candidates are proposed for membership by WSL members by March 1 of each year. After being invited to membership in the WSL, new member candidates must attend an orientation held in the spring with one or both of her sponsors. New members are transitioned into the group throughout their initial year of membership. New member social events starting in the fall provide opportunities for getting to know one another while learning details of the vast array of WSL projects.
See our New Member Requirements here. If you are interested in membership in the WSL, contact the New Member Chair at join@wslaustin.org to inquire about membership.
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If you are new to the Austin area and you were involved with the Symphony League in your former city, you may be able to transfer your membership to the WSL. Contact the Membership V.P. at membership@wslaustin.org to inquire about transferring your membership.
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There are many options available to WSL members for active participation in the WSL. The spirit and energy of the group, its diversity, and commitment to active involvement in the organization is the key to its success. The WSL is an energetic, enthusiastic group of women who pool their considerable talents, give generously of their time, and have a genuinely wonderful experience working together to keep the music playing for the children of Austin and for the Central Texas community as a whole. The Women's Symphony League of Austin welcomes your interest.
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'Do I need flippers when I visit the Netherlands?' Of course you don't: dykes keep the water out, and it doesn't rain 365 days a year. This book deals with the forty best-known Dutch features and stereotypes, from windmills to Cruijff and from Rembrandt to the typical toilet. Were clogs and the infamous cheese slicer really Dutch inventions? And why did some Dutch masters go bankrupt in the tulip trade? And why have most Dutch never heard of the world-famous Hans Brinker? Providing the facts and unraveling the myths, this book gives you the essentials on living in the polders, and will even help you survive a Dutch birthday party.


It was October 1994 when Stephanie (BFAGR '96) was first introduced to Joseph Robison (BS '96, MD '01).
He was one of the RAs at Broward, and she was residing at Rawlings. Her RA at the time, Lisa, introduced the two. Joseph just happened to be one of the funniest, smartest and coolest guys she ever met.
Like so many great love stories, Stephanie thought he had no idea who she was at first, and she definitely thought she ruined her chances when she picked a terrible movie for their first date.
Joseph claims he did not intend to call her after that, but fortunately he decided to pick up when Stephanie invited him over to eat way too much pizza.
Others called him "Crazy Joe", which left Stephanie wanting to know more, but to her he was the person she wanted to tell everything to.
Joseph took an interest in her. He asked about her day, and his presence and voice seemed to make her feel at ease.
In January following graduation, the couple took a trip to Magic Kingdom where Joseph proposed. When fall came around, Joseph attended medical school at UF, while Stephanie worked as a graphic designer in Gainesville and Ocala.
Gainesville quickly became the foundation for the Robison's to begin the rest of their lives. Twenty-four years later and they have built a life in Celebration, Florida, and added another member to their family.
"Crazy Joe" and Stephanie have introduced their 5-year- old son to Gator football and often spend their free time drawing with him. Other interests of theirs include crochet, golf, spending time with friends, and of course—the place where all the magic happens—Disney.
Stephanie said the path to a long lasting love is to treat one another with respect and tackle all of life's obstacles as a team.
"A long life together is made of a few big moments, but mostly it's a million tiny ones," Stephanie said. "Appreciate as many as you can."


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Home » Rivers 2023: Amid High Court Ruling, Eze insists Brick House is for APC….Urges APC Faithful to Remain Calm, Focused …Says Judgment Only a Temporary Hiccup…Dismisses Insinuation that Amaechi's Leadership of Rivers State is the Cause of the Present Setback.
Rivers 2023: Amid High Court Ruling, Eze insists Brick House is for APC….Urges APC Faithful to Remain Calm, Focused …Says Judgment Only a Temporary Hiccup…Dismisses Insinuation that Amaechi's Leadership of Rivers State is the Cause of the Present Setback.
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Pained by the recent Court judgment which nullified all primary elections conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, a chieftain of the party has urged members to remain ready to work for victory in 2023, not minding temporary setbacks.
The primaries produced the party's candidates for the 2023 general elections. The erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People's Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the APC, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has thus called on party faithful and candidates to remain focused and continue with every legitimate engagement with stakeholders and electorate from all strata to seal the victory of the party ahead of the elections.
In a statement made available to media houses in Port Harcourt, Eze said the Ruling by the Federal High Court was based on a suit instituted by one George Orlu and five other persons in Suit No: FHC/PH/CS/87/2022 where the Plaintiffs claimed they were unlawfully excluded from the Congresses conducted to elect delegates to the party primary.
Eze said the primaries produced candidates to the various elective positions for the 2023 general elections of the party emerged, but that the Plaintiffs sought among other reliefs an Order of the Court to nullify the Ward Congresses and the Primaries emanating from the said Congresses.
They further sought an Order of the Court to restrain INEC from recognizing the candidates of the APC who emanated from the primaries, saying the order has prevented the APC candidates from contesting the general elections.
The tested media fighter said it is painful to learn that despite very clear and convincing evidence led by the APC to establish that Plaintiffs were not members of the party, the trial Judge agreed with those who dragged the party to court.
Eze said: "The Judge came to his judgment even when the Register of APC members filed with the INEC was exhibited to show that they were not members of the APC. The trial Court, in its wisdom, ignored all the evidence adduced and agreed with the Plaintiffs were neither members of the party nor aspirants to any of the primaries conducted by the APC."
Describing the judgment as a temporary setback, the party chief expressed confidence that in a matter of time, all hurdles would be removed to clear the coast for the party in her arduous toil to get the Brick House and provide the type of governance that satisfies the yearnings of the suffering Rivers populace.
He said it is settled law in several cases and established judicial precedents that the court is not clothed with the jurisdiction to interfere in the internal affairs of a political party. He argued that affairs of a political party remain the exclusive preserve of every political organization. "It therefore beats ones imagination to learn that the Court could throw established precedent of higher Courts to the dogs to support broad day illegality.
"For instance, in 21st January, 2022 in the case of Anyakorah V PDP (2022) LPELR-56876(SC), the Supreme Court reiterated the law, holding that the subject-matter of the case was non-justiciable and not a pre-election dispute. That means, the court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the matter. The subject matter was Ward and Local Government Congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party held in Anambra State, which facts were similar to those that gave rise to the matter at hand."
Eze went on: "In APC V GARBA (2022) LPELR-57513(CA)Pg. 47-57, Paras. D-E, which bothered on the position of the law regarding justiciability of an action bordering on the conduct of Ward, Local Government or State Congresses of a political party, the Court of Appeal opined that it is stripped of jurisdiction to enquire into the internal affairs of a political party."
He said the position of the law (S 285(14) (a)-(c) was clear to the effect that for the court to be clothed with jurisdiction, the act complained of, must be in relation to the conduct of the "party's primaries" conducted for the purpose of "selecting or nominating its candidates for an election". And in the circumstance, none of the plaintiffs was an aspirant in the party primaries that produced candidates.
Commending the party for appealing the judgment which clearly reflects a travesty of justice, Eze pointed out that given the experience of what the party went through in the hands of those who were afraid of a real democratic contest, those who detest the participation of opponents in a democratic atmosphere, the party and its members and supporters find solace in the Electoral Act 2022.
He said the party was confident that the appellate court would do justice to the case in accordance with the law and judicial precedents by overturning the judgment and consequently restoring the candidates to their status.
Eze further stated that contrary to erroneous insinuation in some quarters that the leadership of the party in the State is the root cause of the nullification, the handiwork of anti-democrats who were said to have engaged in judicial politicking and who felt by using the court contrary to the electoral laws, the influence of Amaechi in the politics of Nigeria would be undermined.
Eze postulated that Amaechi did not impose or recommend any of the candidates canvassing under the party's platform for the 2023 general. "They were duly elected by party members following the rules and guardianship of the current Electoral Laws of the country."
The chieftain appealed to party faithful and candidates not to give in to the machinations of those who were fully aware that the days of political manipulation in the politics of Rivers State were over.
He urged them to rather go about the business of ensuring that all candidates of the APC were elected in a landslide come 2023. He said the Brick House was for the APC if the members could remain calm and committed to winning the seat in 2023.
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Chris Young Teases Heartbreaking New Song, 'Drowning' [LISTEN]
Liv Stecker Published: March 21, 2019
Chris Young's hard at work on some new music, and he's not keeping it a secret from his fans. On social media on Thursday (March 21), Young shared a clip of one of his new songs, "Drowning" -- and he says it's one of his favorites.
Readers can press play above to hear the heartbreaking lyrics of "Drowning": "I know you're in a better place / One day I'll see you again / But it's killing me we can't be face to face / I miss my best friend." Young's gut-wrenching lyrics about a lost loved one are accompanied by light piano.
"So tonight I'm gonna pull out pictures / Ones with you in 'em / Laugh and cry a little while reminiscing by myself," Young continues. "I can't help at all but think about it / How you were taken way too soon / It ain't the same here without you / I've gotta say, missin' you comes in waves / And tonight I'm drowning."
Young's Instagram clip of "Drowning" includes a shout-out to his co-writers, Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge. Both men are familiar collaborators.
"Can't wait for the tour this year!" Young posted with the song snippet. "Sad song but one of my favorites I've written ..."
Young previously announced his Raised on Country Tour, which kicks off in May. Joining Young on the road will be Chris Janson, Dylan Scott, LoCash and Jimmie Allen.
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Yesterday the snow was coming down and the wind was howling when I looked out my window and saw a frenzy of bird activity. Purple finches, nuthatches, chickadees and sparrows sharing the food on the hanging feeder and on the ground.
The book Eat Cake is probably not the best book to read if you are trying to improve your diet but we read it for book club and I really enjoyed the story. But be forewarned she does talk about a lot of different really yummy sounding cakes! Really it was a story about how doing what you love can be a way to make a living too. It was a fun story about a crazy family dealing with issues ranging from unemployment, dealing with aging parents and teenagers, and learning to believe in yourself. I highly recommend it as a not too intense, yet thought provoking read.
In November we had nine inches of snow! Now we have none. 🙁 Green grass growing. I am hoping we don't have to pull out the mower again.
This fall this has become one of my favorite breakfasts. I use whole rolled oats, but you could use steel cut oats as well.


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Ha esordito a 17 anni nel Leeds United AFC contro il West Bromwich Albion FC, partita vinta 1-0. Nel Leeds United AFC ha militato fino dal 1979 al 1983, collezionando 108 presenze con 22 gol segnati. Nel marzo 1983 passa al Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Nel 1987 il Portsmouth lo acquista per £ 200.000. Al suo arrivo il Portsmouth era stato appena promosso in prima divisione. Dopo 3 anni con 48 presenze e 14 gol passa al Swansea City AFC dove ci rimane una sola stagione. L'anno dopo (1991) firma per il Bristol City, nel quale rimane per due anni, anche se ad autunno 1992 ritorna, in prestito, allo Swansea City: le presenze sono 16, con un gol. Conclude la carriera nel Yeovil Town FC.

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Vanta una presenze in nazionale Under-21, con anche un gol.

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2018 SLAS Annual Conference
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THE FINAL REPORT FOR THIS EVENT CAN BE FOUND HERE
The University of Southampton is delighted to host the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) for its annual conference on 22-23 March 2018 at the University's Winchester campus.
The SLAS was founded in 1964 and is one of the leading Latin American studies organizations in the world. Annual conferences regularly gather scholars and students from the UK and abroad.
The theme of the 2018 SLAS Conference is:
Latin American Studies Around the World
Around the world the field of Latin American Studies has undergone significant changes over the last 50 years. These changes have responded to dramatic transformations in the constitution of the objects and subjects of research. National security and international development strategies still shape the field in many places, although global designs are also evident. Indeed, the themes of the recent and upcoming Latin American Studies Association (LASA) meetings (2017 and 2018) reflect this trend. In the UK, the field is still shaped by national interests and horizons. There is, for example, a marked institutional trend to house area studies in cultural and language studies departments. At the same time, shifting research performance demands and funding priorities have contributed to a decline of area studies (see ILAS 2014 Report) with, perhaps unsurprisingly, Latin American Studies fairing the worst.
The UK situation contrasts notably with that of the US, much of Europe and indeed Latin America, where Latin American Studies Centres are normally independent of language and cultural studies departments, and where greater disciplinary diversity is often evident, particularly in the social, historical, economic and natural sciences. At the same time, global research networks and publishing now routinely trespass national and regional institutional conventions and borders, creating a fluid situation that often contrasts with local or national arrangements. More recently, interest in Latin American Studies has been institutionalised in Japan, China, India, South Africa, and elsewhere. In what ways are these initiatives shaping the contours of the global field?
We invite critical reflection on the history and current state of Latin American Studies in the UK and around the world. How and why is Latin American Studies organized and practiced differently in its various national and institutional locations? What can be learned from these differences? To what extent are such differences mediated by global networks of exchange? To what purposes or callings does Latin American Studies respond today? How might Latin American Studies in the UK engage or indeed drive global trends more effectively?
We look forward to your participation in this event.
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Fifty Shades Freed Tops Weekend Box Office
Fifty Shades Freed won the box office this weekend. This is the third and final film in the series starring Dakota Johnson and Jaime Dornan. It has a B+ CinemaScore.
Fifty Shades was followed by the animated Peter Rabbit, which had a solid opening and made $25 million. Peter Rabbit has an A- CinemaScore. Peter Rabbit is voiced by James Corden, host of The Late Late Show.
The third new wide release this weekend, The 15:17 to Paris, made $12.6 million for a $4,142 per theater average. The Warner Bros. film is about the American soldiers that stopped a terrorist attack on a Paris bound train. It has a B- CinemaScore.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle did not finish in the top three but it is still refusing to lose its audience. It made another $9.8 million and fell just 10% from the previous weekend. The film has now made $365 million in U.S. theaters. It is still showing in over 3,000 theaters during its eighth weekend.
Jumanji was followed by The Greatest Showman, Maze Runner: The Death Cure and Winchester. You can view the box office chart for the weekend here. Black Panther, Early Man, Aiyaary and Samson are the new films opening this coming weekend. Black Panther starring Chadwick Boseman has great buzz and is expected to easily win the weekend.
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