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♥ My Pelvic Organ Prolapse Journey ♥

Warning: This post contains very personal and not-pretty details regarding my anatomy, sex life, and bodily functions. If you don’t like TMI, you may not want to read it. Then again, you may not even be here to begin with in that case!

“OH! NOW I see the problem!” — not words you want to hear your doctor say when they’re digging around in your lady bits.

But I did. And after 5 years of being told nothing was wrong, it was simultaneously terrifying and incredibly validating.

I gave birth in 2015, to an amazing baby girl. The birth was incredible. It was also incredibly physically traumatic, thanks to a deformity in my tailbone caused by a childhood injury I didn’t even remember. I only pushed for one hour when giving birth to her, but the first half of that was spent pushing against my tailbone until it finally broke to allow her through. All that straining caused some serious issues. I ended up diagnosed with stage 3 pelvic organ prolapse, specifically uterovaginal prolapse.

I knew things were a mess down there. You expect them to be after giving birth, right? But there are some messes that are a bit harder to “clean up” if you know what I mean. I didn’t tear; I just had a couple of small skid marks at the edge of my perineum. My midwife checked me out and said everything was fine. Even my broken tailbone was denied until my chiropractor did an x ray for me and proved what I already knew. I went to my family doctor a few months after birth, asking her to give me a referral to a pelvic floor physical therapist for pelvic organ prolapse because I knew I had it. She did a quick exam and told me everything was fine, and I had no prolapse. I felt dismissed. She gaslighted me. She wasn’t trained in pelvic organ prolapse. She didn’t even know the right ways to check for it, much less diagnose it. I asked her again a few more times over the next year, and was always dismissed. I gave up. I resigned myself to the new troubles I was having as a new way of life.

Over the years, it would improve for a while, especially when I was more sexually active. But during the times when I was not, it would worsen considerably. A student midwife friend of mine told me I just needed to “use it” more. She might have been right, but it’s hard to get in the mood when you’re in pain, or your cervix is hanging out of your body.

In early 2020, I broke my ankle and spent 4 months unable to walk. I only really had sex one time during that timeframe, and it didn’t last long. Without any reminders, my vagina seemed to forget where it was supposed to be. I found myself having to “tuck myself in” more often, and had to wear my period panties all month long because of worsening leakage when I coughed or sneezed. I had more difficulty with urinating and bowel movements, regardless of their consistency, because my rectum was fighting with my bladder for the open space in my vagina. My vagina would bleed after bowel movements, because it would get over-stretched and the walls would tear a little each time, unless I remembered to “splint” it. I had to urinate much more frequently while on my period, when my cervix was at its lowest in my cycle. Whenever I tried to have sex with my husband, I would have to stop very quickly and then curl up in bed, crying in pain after he hit my uterus, so we stopped trying to have sex at all.
Finally, as I recovered from my injury and began walking again, I got determined to demand the care that I needed and deserved. No one deserves to suffer the way I had. I got a new doctor, who referred me without even doing an exam because she knew she was not qualified to diagnose pelvic organ prolapse. At first, the specialist I saw sounded like she was skeptical of my symptoms. I’m young and relatively healthy. I couldn’t possibly be having this much trouble. My body couldn’t be doing the things I said it was doing. Bodies simply don’t work that way.
Halfway through the exam, I finally got the validation I’d been seeking for 5 years. “OH! NOW I see the problem!” That’s what I heard her shout from between my legs, as she poked and prodded and told me to bear down. The tone of shock in her voice sent a chill up my spine, and filled me with dread, while a wave of relief at finally being vindicated washed over me at the same time. She concluded the exam, and had me hold a rubber glove by two of its fingers. She held the other end, and gestured to the palm of the glove. “This is your vagina,” she said. “And these are the ligaments that hold up the top of your vagina,” she continued, as she pointed to the fingers I was holding. “And this is what is happening to your vagina,” she explained, as she had me move the tips of the fingers to meet her hand at the bottom of the glove. My vagina was collapsing because the ligaments that hold it up had become stretched and lax. She showed how I was correct that it was my cervix that was protruding from my vagina and having to be tucked back in. She explained that it was blocking my urethra, making it difficult to urinate or fully empty my bladder. The harder I’d try, the more blocked it would become. My uterus was hanging down and filling the space, putting it in the path of my husband’s penis. She told me that it was technically stage 2 prolapse, but would feel like stage 3 to me because of the protrusion of my cervix.
We wanted to have another child. This news was devastating. I can’t even perform the act of trying to get pregnant, much less carry a baby, with everything trying to fall out of my body! And surgery to repair it would make it dangerous to attempt pregnancy again.
Thankfully, she did give me hope that a pessary and physical therapy could improve things enough to make it possible to have another baby, and pregnancy might even help hold things in place as my uterus got too big to fall into my vagina anymore. So we scheduled my pessary fitting, and she referred me to a pelvic floor physical therapist.

Unfortunately, at my first visit with my physical therapist, I was informed they will no longer take my insurance beyond the end of this month, and there are no insurances I could switch to that they will take. The next closest one is over an hour and a half away. I can’t drive 3+ hours round trip multiple times a week! I have a business to run and children to care for. It simply is not feasible for me.
Lucky for me, and for anyone reading this and going through similar, but unable to get treatment, I won’t give up that easily. Stay tuned for updates on my journey as I learn more about pelvic organ prolapse and ways to treat it without a professional physical therapist.


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Specialty aluminium packaging company Alcan has formed an agreement to set up a joint venture with leading Chinese aluminium company Qingtongxia Aluminum Company (QTX) for participation in its smelter.

Construction of the Qingtongxia smelter was completed in 1999 and it was fully commissioned in 2001. The smelter currently uses modern prebake technology and the proposed expansion will also be outfitted with modern prebake technology.

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Cachar DC places Sr. Assistant Rajat Bhattacharjee under suspension for irresponsible Facebook post

Yesterday, after Silchar Medical College and Hospital and Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed that the first Covid 19 infection got tested positive in Silchar, reactions started pouring on social media. The patient had stayed at the NizamuddinMarkaz in Delhi and once that information was made public it triggered a communal debate on social media platforms.

One of the government employees got dragged into the social media fight and uploaded a post which many alleged to be both obscene and derogatory. An FIR was lodged at Silchar Sadar Police Station and the deputy commissioner was requested by the complainants to take immediate action. The person identified as Rajat Bhattacharjee who works as Senior Assistant Land Acquisition Branch, DC’s Office Cachar posted stating that people like Jamal Uddin who went to the Tablighi Jamaat must be shot dead. His post filled with abuses mentioned about daily prayers of a particular community too.

Deputy Commissioner of Cachar, Barnali Sharma took immediate action and decided to place Bhattacharjee under suspension. “Where is it has been observed that personal Facebook account of Sri Rajat Bhattacharjee senior assistant land acquisition branch DCS office Cachar Silchar has a very sensitive force which is not suitable to a government servant. The prima facie appears to be highly irresponsible,” stated an order issued by DC Sharma.

The order added, “Considering the facts and pending up departmental proceedings, as per sub-rule 2 of rule 6 of Assam service of discipline and appeal rules 1964. Sri Rajat Bhattacharjee senior assistant land acquisition branch DC Office Cachar, Silchar is hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect.”

It is worth mentioning here that the district administration and the state government has time and again appealed to the people of the state to behave in a responsible manner while posting on the social media platform. The administration had alerted the people that there would be consequences.

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Nigeria in action at the 2019 World Cup Photo Courtesy: can confirm Nigeria’s Men’s National Basketball Team is the sole African nation to compete at the Tokyo Olympics that commences on July 24.

Nigeria celebrates qualification to 2020 Olympics Photo Courtesy: FIBA

Popularly known as D’Tigers booked its spot thanks to bagging three wins in five games at the 2019 Basketball World Cup. However, three other African countries in contention to book a spot at the Games have since failed to do so.

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Senegal couldn’t fly out from Germany to Serbia to compete in the mini qualification tournament due to COVID 19 disruptions. The team was set to compete against Italy and Puerto Rico.

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Angola on the other hand, played in the mini tournament without a handful of its best players including Point Guard Carlos Morais. Petro Luanda players selected to camp were dismissed from the team after failing to give reason for failing to report to camp.

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Tunisia lost 70-75 in a decisive game to Croatia that ended its bid to make it to the Olympics and the team played without veteran Guard Michael Roll.

Nigeria however, will compete in its third Olympics in a row.

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Keith Brown: SNP MPs will vote against PM's Brexit deal

SNP Depute Leader Keith Brown says his party's MPs will vote against the Prime Minister's Brexit deal on Monday.

Mr Brown told BBC Debate Night there is another option - "to revoke Article 50".

He says the people of Scotland voted to remain in the EU and that's "the best deal that we can get".


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Rosetta catches its own shadow

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Rosetta catches its own shadow (at bottom) while sweeping just 6km above the surface of 67P

The highest resolution image yet taken of Comet 67P by the Rosetta satellite has just been released.

It was acquired during the Valentine's Day flyby when the European Space Agency probe passed a mere 6km from the surface of the "icy dirtball".

The view, which shows the detail in features down to 11cm, is of a region on the bottom of the "space duck".

With the Sun directly behind Rosetta, it is even possible to see a shadow of the satellite itself on the surface.

"I like it because you get this nice juxtaposition of Rosetta against the alien landscape," said Dr Matt Taylor, the mission's project scientist.

The precise location of the image has been worked out to be on the boundary of two regions known as Imhotep and Ash.

67P is now getting more and more active as it moves closer to the Sun, meaning it is no longer possible for the European probe to work continuously at close-quarters, as was the case through the back end of last year.

The stream of gas and dust coming away from the comet produces drag on the spacecraft, complicating the job of the controllers who must drive Rosetta through space.

The plan instead is to sit back from 67P and make the occasional close-in approach. The 14 February pass was just such a manoeuvre.

It swept Rosetta in over the larger of the two lobes that make up the rubber duck-shaped comet.

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This took the probe through the "zero phase" angle. That is, with the Sun positioned exactly behind the spacecraft.

While perfect for casting a shadow of Rosetta itself on to the surface, it does mean that the terrain looks somewhat flatter in the new image than it really is. If side-lit, the surface would appear much craggier.

Nonetheless, scientists would have been able to track the progression of the shadows during the course of the flyby, and that will have given them some new insights on the nature of the dusty surface materials.

It would have been a good check, for example, on 67P's precise reflectance properties - its so-called albedo.

In general terms, this is about 6%. In other words, only 6% of the incident light is thrown back into space.

Rosetta's instruments would also have taken the opportunity to taste or sniff the innermost parts of the comet's atmosphere, or coma.

67P is currently 328 million km from the Sun, arcing inwards at a relative speed of 23km/s (83,000km/h).

Its closest approach to our star will occur in mid-August when it will be at a distance of 186 million km.

By that stage, the warmth of the Sun will be vaporising 67P's ices at a rapid pace, and Rosetta will likely have to retreat several hundred km.

The difficulties of operating close in were illustrated neatly in the Valentine's Day flyby.

The density of particles in the coma resulted in Rosetta losing sight of the stars it uses for navigation.

This situation came very close to tipping the satellite into a "safe mode" that would have switched off all of the science instruments, ruining the data-gathering opportunity.

"We have some lessons learned which we will have to apply to future flybys," Dr Taylor told BBC News.

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A 3D printing process that harnesses light and oxygen has been demonstrated at the Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Vancouver.

Carbon3D said its "game-changing" process could make objects such as car parts, medical devices or shoes.

The technique was inspired by the film Terminator 2, in which the T-1000 robot rises from a pool of metallic liquid.

One independent expert told the BBC the technology showed huge potential, if the company's assertions stood up.

"It's not unusual for huge claims like this to be made," said James Woodcock, group editor for TCT Magazine.

"But as it's renowned experts working on it, it gives it some gravitas."

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On the Ted stage, the Carbon3D machine produced a plastic ball from a pool of resin in 10 minutes.

"It would traditionally take up to 10 hours to print this," Carbon3D chief executive Prof Joseph DeSimone told the audience.

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"First up, the name is a misnomer. It is really 2D printing over and over again," he said.

The process is also often very slow.

"There are mushrooms that grow faster than some 3D-printed parts," he joked.

And finally the objects created by traditional 3D printing are often mechanically weak because they are made up of multiple layers.

His method is 25 to 100 times faster and can print solid final parts. It can, he said, potentially be up to 1,000 times faster.

It works by applying different levels of light and oxygen to a pool of resin. Light hardens the resin, while oxygen stops hardening.

By intricately controlling levels of each, the resin can be forced into complex shapes.

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Possible uses for objects include medical stents that could be made-to-measure in medical rooms and teeth printed "while the patient sits in the dentist's chair", he said.

Currently the printer can only work with polymer-based materials but Prof DeSimone told the BBC his firm is "working on" materials beyond that.

There are already several printers being tested in the field - by an unnamed automotive firm, an athletic apparel company and a research lab.

Carbon3D hopes to have its product out commercially "within a year".

Mr Woodcock from TCT Magazine said the demonstration showed the need for companies in the industry to continually work on new technology.

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The 19-year-old made a huge impact at Kenilworth Road after signing from City, scoring three goals in 18 games.

Although he has 12 months left on his Norwich contract McGeehan didn’t rule out pulling on a Hatters shirt again, and said: “I’ve got another year at Norwich and I’ve just got to speak to them, see what they’re saying.

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A CFD (Contract for Difference) is a derivative trade. This means that traders can follow the price movement of an asset, instead of the asset itself when trading contracts. When a trader opens a CFD position on an asset, the trader is agreeing to exchange the price differential between the open position & close position of the contract. There are many benefits available to traders with CFDs. These include trading assets in rising or falling markets, no stamp duty on profits, and 24/7 access to financial markets. The CFD is a financial instrument that parallels the movement of the underlying asset.

These assets include stocks, commodities, indices, or currency pairs. Profits/Losses are generated when the price of the underlying financial asset moves relative to the position taken by the CFD trader. Note that CFDs do not require or allow ownership of the underlying asset – they are speculative trades. The client effectively takes a position with the CFD brokerage and the future price of the asset determines whether the CFD finishes in the money or out of the money. The moment a CFD trade is entered into, it will reflect a loss equivalent to the spread offered by the brokerage.

As opposed to conventional stock trading or investing, the initial stock would be purchased upfront and brokerage fees, commission or trading fees would have to be paid. In a sense, the spread with a CFD broker acts in a similar fashion to the management fees with a stockbroker. Compared to traditional stocks trading where small price movements are typically eaten up by broker’s fees, CFDs can offer more profit to the trader when they finish in the money. With CFDs, there is higher leverage, no fees with professional execution of trades, a huge variety of trading options, and no day trading requirements.

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A CFD broker is a CFD broker, right? Wrong! Each CFD brokerage is different. Most brokerages today are available online, meaning that is not necessary to frequent a land-based brokerage or call them via telephone. The online platforms are powerful, provided they are reputable and regulated. Typically, commissions at regulated brokerages range from 0.10% – 0.20%. The minimum trade amount is typically $10 or more, so it is always a good idea to select bigger trades to minimize losses in this arena. Another important factor with CFD trading is the number of CFD options available.

For example, traders that offer hundreds of CFDs (Forex, commodities, indices, stocks) as opposed to merely the top 50 or 100 CFDs are preferable. Margin requirements are another important factor to bear in mind. Typically, CFD brokerages remain at about 10%, with variation from 5% to 20%. Leverage can range from 10:1 as high as 400:1, although there are some changes underway with the FCA. Comparison should be made between CFD prices and underlying asset prices, and if the spread is too wide, you may wish to look elsewhere. Look at things like interest for short positions versus interest for long positions – a range of 2% – 3% is the norm.

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A CFD is comprised of 2 unique prices that are based on the underlying market price. The first price in a CFD is the buy price. This is always priced at a higher value than the market price. If you open a CFD trade at the buy price, profit will be generated once the asset becomes more valuable than that price. The second option is the sell price. The sell price is priced lower than the market price. If you trade a CFD at the sell price, you will generate a profit once the asset has become less valuable than the sell price.

The difference between the buy price and the sell price is known as the spread. The buy price is the price that you go long at when you trade CFDs, and the sell price is the price you go short at when you sell CFDs. The difference between traditional trading and CFDs is that you can generate profits with CFD trading whether there are rising or falling markets. CFD trades are highly leveraged options, meaning that you put down a lot less money to take out a much bigger position. This can work in your favour or against you.

Going long - example

Let’s assume you’re trading British Petroleum (BP) shares in a CFD format. If the sell price is 455.5£ and the buy price is 456.5£ and you believe that the shares will rise in coming weeks, you could take out a CFD position on BP. You go long with 10,000 BP CFDs, with a commission of 0.1%. If the price rises at a sell price of 460£ and a buy price of 461£, you could close out your 10,000 BP CFDs at the buy price. The buy price increased from 456.5£ to 460£, meaning that the closing value is 46,000£ which is significantly more than the opening value of 45,650£ when you purchased the CFD. The profit before commission is 350£. Commission is typically 0.1% or thereabouts on each trade – when you open the CFD trade and when you close the CFD trade.

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You may wish to trade Vodafone CFDs by going short on it. Assuming that the price is 214.9£ – 215.0£, you will typically pay 0.1% commission on opening your trade. Two weeks later, the price of Vodafone CFDs may increase to 233.3£ – 233.4£. By selling at the 233.3 price, a loss will be realized. The loss is 18.3£ x 1,000 CFDs on the financial instrument. That translates into 183£, plus the commissions which will have to be paid to the brokerage. As with all CFD options, traders can go long by buying the currency at a future date, waiting for gains to be realized and then profiting. Or, traders can also go short on a CFD option by selling the future currency at a later date and hoping that the future price will be less than the purchase price to realize profits.

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There are certain similarities between CFD trading and Forex trading. The trade execution processes for both are similar, with profits available on rising/falling markets. The pricing patterns and charts for both CFD trading and Forex trading are also similar, and they take place on the OTC market. In other words, there is no central exchange or physical location required. The only cost to the trader in these instances is the spread, and there are no finance fees or commission charges. In both cases, the trader does not take physical possession of the asset, or own the underlying asset. It is a speculative trade only. The differences between Forex trading and CFD trading are stark however. For starters, CFD trading encompasses so much more than Forex. It includes currency pairs, commodities, indices and equities.

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Why cities need to fight for their nights

More and more cities are aware that the night-time industries contribute to their sense of global identity, their local economy, and to their attractiveness for visitors. But Resonance has long maintained that the factors that make a place attractive to visitors are also those that make it desirable to business. So what’s the role of nightlife in the prosperity of place?

Anyone who has visited the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia, has met the Australians. They’re the genial, hard-partying lifties, barkeeps, and hotel reception people with work visas who spend a year or two in Canada mastering the art of all-nighters-followed-by- powder-days. They come by their youthful, rowdy, free-wheeling reputation honestly. Sydney, Australia, capital of the province of New South Wales and home to the iconic winged opera house, was once considered a world destination for travelers seeking life in the night.

Now it’s considered a cautionary tale about what happens in a city when the lights go out on its nightlife.

Sydney's nightlife is suffering after recent legislation.

It started with two tragedies: In separate incidents in 2012 and 2013, two young people enjoying festivities were punched (each once) by drunks. Bizarrely, in each case, the blow proved fatal. The deaths led Sydney to seek political solutions to curb booze-fueled violence, and the so-called ‘Lockout Laws’ were born: since 2014, no one may enter venues in the so-called ‘lockout zone’ (in the city’s central business district) after 1:30 a.m., and no liquor is sold after 3 a.m. (There has been some softening of the law since, but the effects are still being felt.)

The result has been a dramatic decrease in violent incidents—and steep decline of the night-time industries in Sydney.

Figures from Liquor & Gaming NSW show that 418 licensed premises have closed in the Sydney central business district and Kings Cross since 2014, while 242 small bar and on-premises licenses were granted—amounting to a net loss of 176 venues. For proponents of the law, that’s 176 fewer opportunities for injury or worse. For opponents, it’s 176 fewer venues that could have employed people, paid taxes, given visitors from around the world a place to meet, engaged live bands that may or may not have been on the road to stardom, and contributed to a buzzy, creative heart for the city.

The lockouts “have changed the soul of Sydney,” restaurateur Vicki Wild told the Sydney Morning Herald before heading to Melbourne to start a new venture. “It’s made Sydneysiders think differently about their city. And I think that’s a real shame, because we don’t feel international.”

Bar owners and entertainment owners around the world will tell you that the general trend with the Millennial generation is to frequent nightclubs and bars less than prior generations. Whether that’s because of a shift in values, tastes, or competition from a host of new on-demand digital entertainment options like Netflix or social media platforms like Facebook, is unclear.

What is clear, based on Resonance Consultancy research on U.S. cities, is that the number of nightlife experiences has not only a strong correlation with the number of foreign visitors a city attracts, but the amount of foreign direct investment it receives as well.

Our research into cities shows that a city’s position for nightlife in our America’s Best Cities rankings is the 10th most correlated factor with international tourism arrivals—higher even than the number of culinary experiences.

A city’s nightlife is more correlated with international tourism arrivals than even culinary experiences.

So clearly, nightlife contributes to both a city’s sense of global identity, to its local economy, and to its attractiveness for foreign visitors (or perhaps more foreign visitors could lead to demand for more nightlife experiences?).

Either way, that there’s a correlation between visitors and nightlife isn’t surprising; what’s unexpected is the correlation we found between nightlife and foreign direct investment. Based on an analysis of the number of jobs in foreign-owned enterprises in each of the 50 largest cities in the U.S. and each city’s ranking for nightlife in our America’s Best Cities report, we found that nightlife is more highly correlated than landmarks, culture and shopping.

Surprisingly, a city’s nightlife is correlated with foreign direct investment.

As a result, several cities are “waking up” to not only the value, but importance the night-time economy plays in the prosperity of their city.

Cities like London have begun to measure the value of the night-time economy, and the figures are staggering. In 2016, a Night Time Commission was struck just as service was set to begin on the “Night Tube” subway service, and a Night Czar (or Night Mayor—more about that in a bit) went to work. London First and Ernst & Young found that in 2014, the night-time economy was worth up to almost $35 billion annually, around 8% of London’s gross domestic product, and directly supported one in eight jobs—a figure of 723,000 workers. The report suggested this could rise to 790,000 in less than 15 years.

“London’s culture and nightlife, from our theaters to our music venues, is iconic around the world,” said mayor Sadik Khan when the Night Tube opened. “With the night tube, more people will be able to experience London’s unique cultural scene, making a substantial and vital contribution to our city’s future economic prosperity, and sending out a signal that London is truly open.” He added, “It will unlock the full potential of London’s night-time economy, and will be a huge driver in creating jobs and supporting hundreds of businesses in our city.”

It turns out that he was right.

The Night Tube, which provides late-night services on parts of the undergrounds on Friday and Saturday nights, has been an unqualified success. A story in the Londonist in fall 2018 said that 8.7 million customers used the night tube in 2017/18 compared to 7.8 million in 2016/17. “In all, 17 million of us have used the service so far — comfortably surpassing an earlier prediction of 14 million. The service employs 4,000 people, and is predicted to add $2 billion to London’s economy over the next 10 years.”

London's night-time economy is worth $35 billion annually.

Our own work confirms that the importance of night-time transportation can’t be overstated. If clubs, bars and restaurants are open late, how do people leave them in the wee hours? How do those who work in the establishments get home?

While working on a Tourism Master Plan for Vancouver a few years ago, we surveyed both tourism industry stakeholders and more than 2,000 local residents. When we asked them to rank the importance of various issues to both the development of tourism and quality of life in the city, we were surprised to see that residents and industry identified the same two issues as most important—late-night transportation and updating regulations surrounding how, where and when alcohol could be consumed.

In a city underserved by taxis and with no UBER, the night is not all right. Bright, beautiful Vancouver, which likes to call itself a “world-class city,” is also dogged by the moniker “No Funcouver.” Its combination of antiquated liquor laws, early closures and inadequate night-time transportation all contribute to that perception. Since then, measures have been taken to relax regulations and, last year, a few late-night bus routes were created—baby steps towards supporting and developing a night- time economy.

But last year, similar to the sequence of events that unfolded in Sydney, Vancouver City Council began to contemplate regulations that would prohibit entry into bars after 1:30 a.m. This galvanized both the industry and organizations such as the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association. Meetings were held. Talks organized. Mirik Milan, the Night Mayor of Amsterdam, was brought in to come and speak to the city. So-called ‘night mayors’ or ‘night czars’ are tireless bridge-builders between owners of clubs, residents that live near nightlife venues and city officials.

Amsterdam pioneered the concept of the 'Night Mayor.'

Milan has since retired, but he has essentially become the worldwide prototype for the position: a genial night owl who demystifies the wee hours for 9- to-5ers and starts conversations that bring bar and club owners and residents closer. CityLab reports that “Milan is really the head of a small advisory NGO, “elected” by a combination of online votes from the public, attendees of a music festival, and a jury of experts. Equally funded by the city and night businesses, Milan and night mayors like him are self-defined “rebels in suits” who are nonetheless able to talk to officials on their own terms.”

In just the past two years, cities like Toronto and New York have created similar positions, recognizing that if a city isn’t vibrant—day and night—it may attract fewer visitors, talent and investment. Based on our research, we believe that the vibrancy, or what I like to call the “lovability” of a city, beats out logic by far. But don’t just take our word for it.

In a 2014 study by Endeavor, entrepreneurs answered the question “Why did you choose to found your company in the city that you did?” The Atlantic reported that “tax doesn’t make the top 50, ‘rent,’ ‘park,’ ‘restaurants,’ and ‘schools.’ In fact, it barely manages to edge out the word ‘girlfriend.’ Of the Top 10 most popular words, ‘lived,’ ‘live,’ and ‘living’ all make the cut. Talent takes the first slot.”

The report concluded: “The magic formula for attracting and retaining the best entrepreneurs is this: a great place to live plus a talented pool of potential employees, and excellent access to customers and suppliers.”

We’d bet that the great place to live includes a cool bar with a hot band, and a set that starts after 10 p.m.

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JCDR. 2016; 7(4): 155-157

An Alternative Aortotomy Technique for Aortic Valve Replacement in Porcelain Aorta

Mustafa Aldag, Ufuk Ciloglu, Sebnem Albeyoglu, Hakan Kutlu, Cemal Kocaaslan.

Porcelain aorta is extensive calcification of the ascending aorta that can be completely or near completely circumferential.
Here we report a case of severe aortic stenosis and left anterior descending coronary osteal stenosis in a patient
with a porcelain aorta. In this paper an alternative aortotomy approach; reverse T letter aortotomy incision is described
for Type IB porcelain aorta. Patient underwent aortic valve replacement in addition coronary bypass grafting via sternotomy.
The surgery and the postoperative course were uneventful and she was discharged at 7th day. This aortotomy
technique prevents unnecessary and risky manipulations of extensive calcificated porcelain aorta, provides perfect exposure,
and can be closed securely via dacron patch after aortic valve surgery. By the help of the described aortotomy
technique, AVR can be the preferred choice in patients with porcelain aorta and multiple cardiac comorbidities requiring
additional procedures, such as coronary bypass.

Key words: Porcelain aorta; aortic stenosis; aortotomy

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Giants hold practice in MetLife Stadium with enthusiastic crowd

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants ran through a practice filled with scrimmage type situations during Friday evening’s Fan Fest at MetLife Stadium. The stadium’s lower bowl was fairly well occupied for the team’s second Fan Fest in as many years.

“Got a lot of good work out there,” said head coach Brian Daboll. “Lot of good things, tried to put the guys in a lot of different situations ... tried to make it as game-like as we could.

“I thought both sides competed well.”

Injury notes: Rookie guard Marcus McKethan injured

  • Rookie guard Marcus McKethan was carted off the field during the scrimmage with an apparent right leg injury. McKethan was drafted in Round 5. Daboll didn’t have any information on the extent of McKethan’s injury. A number of teammates stopped by the cart before it drove away to offer well wishes to McKethan.
  • Cornerback Adoree’ Jackson left the field near the end of a drive of nearly 20 plays. Daboll said Jackson “just tightened up a little bit” with a cramp.
  • Wide receiver David Sills worked on the side Friday, along with newly-acquired defensive back Nate Meadors.

Fired up for Fan Fest

Giants’ safety Xavier McKinney was asked Friday afternoon if he was looking forward to the Fan Fest practice.

“Obviously, it’ll be our first time everybody as a group, out there in the stadium. It’s going to be fun. I know the energy is going to be up, we’re excited, and we’re ready to kind of get that little first glimpse of how we’re going to be playing and know what we’re going to be doing,” McKinney said. “So, it’ll be fun, and we’re looking forward to it.”

After the event, here is what Daboll said about the atmosphere:

“It was good to get the fans out there. Great support. It was a little different energy, a little bit more tired ... thought it was exactly what we needed in terms of tempo of practice, the amount of plays we had.”

Quote of the day

— Saquon Barkley on whether he feels urgency to help Daniel Jones after being hurt so much the past couple of years

Quarterback stats

These are entirely unofficial, but here are the stats I have for quarterbacks on Friday night. A handful of these plays may have been negated by penalties, but I’m including every throw I charted.

  • Daniel Jones: 15 of 26
  • Tyrod Taylor: 8 of 13
  • Davis Webb: 7 of 15

Jones had an uneven first session, going 5 of 12 and throwing two balls that could have been intercepted. Adoree’ Jackson knocked a pass away from Kadarius Toney, and Tae Crowder dropped an interception on a throw intended for Saquon Barkley.

Daboll said that overall he felt the decision-making by all three quarterbacks was “pretty good.”

In terms of Jones in particular, Daboll said “I thought he operated well.”

A noteworthy thing about the offense was that the Giants ran a pretty vanilla, simple attack. A lot of the motion we have seen in training camp was absent.

Conditioning needed

The Giants’ first teams were on the field for a pair of drive totaling 34 plays. Daboll said those long drives were orchestrated intentionally.

“Little bit hot. Little bit humid. What we needed,” Daboll said. “I thought it was a competitive practice. I thought the guys were a little bit more upbeat. It’s natural — fans out here, music going. Certainly there’s a lot to improve on I think. We’re moving in the right direction, but we’re a ways away.

“We have to improve our conditioning level. That’s why we did those two long drives — everyone could get a feel for where they’re at individually, but collectively that’ll be a point of emphasis this week.”

As mentioned previously, Jackson left before one of those drives ended with what Daboll said was cramping.

Live tackling

The Giants did a period of live tackling with the third-team offense and defense on the field. Daboll said that was to help those players prepare for Thursday’s preseason opener vs. the New England Patriots, since they will likely play the bulk of the snaps.

“They’ll probably play a lot in the preseason,” Daboll said. “Didn’t want it to be the first time they had live contact.”

Offensive line thoughts

Daboll said he thought the offensive line was “jelling ... they’re coming together.”

“You’ll get the truest test of an evaluation from the offensive line in live reps where you can bring a quarterback down, you can bring a running back down,” Daboll said. “But I think the guys are communicating well, they’re working together, still got a long way to go, but I think they’re moving in the right direction.”

Kayvon Thibodeaux making an impact

The No. 5 overall pick has not made a ton of splashy plays so far in training camp, but it is pretty easy to see that he is hard for offensive linemen to handle. How’s that? Thibodeaux has drawn numerous holding penalties thus far in training camp. Friday night, he drew one from rookie right tackle Evan Neal.

“He’s tough to block,” Daboll said. “He’d done a good job these last few practices of getting his feet underneath him. He’s got a variety of pass rush moves. Again, he’s a rookie ... good young player, he’s got a lot to work on. I hope he draws more of ‘em.”

Roster moves

The Giants added offensive tackle Will Holden on Friday and waived linebacker Niko Lalos. They also waived defensive back Jarren Williams from injured reserve. Holden, with only a few hours to digest the playbook, was taking third-team reps at right tackle Friday night.

Quick hits

  • Placekicker Graham Gano made a 30-yard field goal.
  • Undrafted free agent safety Yusuf Corker intercepted a Davis Webb pass, grabbing a deflection by UDFA cornerback Darren Evans in the end zone and returning it roughly 60 yards.
  • Doss dropped a pass from Webb that would have been a touchdown. Doss also had a catch on a deep ball by Webb.
  • Wan’Dale Robinson caught a third-down pass from Jones over the middle and turned it into a gain of roughly 32 yards.
  • Undrafted free agent tight end Andre Miller, aligned at fullback, caught a touchdown pass from Jones on a fourth-and-1.
  • Collin Johnson had a catch of roughly 45 yards on a deep ball from Tyrod Taylor nullified by a holding penalty.
  • Leonard Williams was a force during first-team work, spending considerable time in the backfield.
  • The Giants’ snapping woes continued as Garrett McGhin fired a snap well wide of Webb at one point. Backup center remains a question mark.


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Why Transformer Oil testing is so important
Susanna Laurén Jan 20, ’16 ~ 3 min

Why Transformer Oil testing is so important

NOTE: The new transformer oil quality standard IEC 62961 has been published. We advice you to read the blog "What are the differences between ASTM D971 and IEC 62961 standards?"

Transformers are used by the electrical industry to transfer electrical energy from one circuit to another. The oil surrounding the coils in a power transformer provide cooling, insulation and protection against corona and arcing. It is normally obtained by fractional distillation and subsequent treatment of crude petroleum. This is why this oil is also known as mineral insulating oil.

Transformer oil use growing globally

Global transformer oil usage is expected to grow substantially by 2020. The Asia-Pacific area, especially China and India, are the largest consumers of transformer oils due to the expansion of electric networks increasing the installation and upgrade of transformers in turn increasing the demand for transformer oil. Small transformers are distribution transformers, these are the largest consumers of transformer oil.
Over time this oil is exposed to mechanical and electrical stress as well as to chemical contamination. When the functionality is reduced it can lead to power outages. To maintain and extend the life of the power transformer and to avoid severe breakdowns, regular testing of the transformer oil is very important. The ASTM D971 standard is used to define the general electrical and physical properties of transformer oil.

Important standard for several industries

So what does this standard mean in practice? Well, it determines the possible contaminants of hydrocarbon fluids. The purity of hydrocarbon fluids is important in other industrial areas besides transformer oils such as in aviation, and diesel fuels. For example, jet fuel needs to be highly purified as water or dirt contaminations can cause serious danger in flight safety. Surfactants in jet fuel can cause the lifting of rust in storage tanks as well as absorption of water on coalescing surfaces. The ASTM D971 standard is also a useful indicator of the cetane number of diesel fuels. The cetane number of diesel fuels is used to define the quality of combustion during ignition.

Transformer oil testing by using Du Noüy ring

In this interfacial tension measurement the platium ring is lifted through the water-oil interface, and the force measured is used to calculate the interfacial tension (mN/m) between oil and water. A high interfacial tension value (40mN/m) indicates the absence of undesirable polar contaminants in the hydrocarbon fluid which means that the fluid is immiscible with water. A decrease in interfacial tension occurs for example due to accumulation of contaminants or due to formation of oxidation by-products. The impurities in the hydrocarbon fluid encourage the oil to mix with water.

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Alison Evans
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Co-founder Alison Evans is an AMS-certified Montessori primary teacher through the Montessori Institute – New England (MI-NE). She received her B.A. in mathematics from Middlebury College and an M.Ed. with a Montessori Concentration from Gordon College. Alison has been a teacher trainer for MI-NE, creating and delivering a course on classroom management. She holds a Massachusetts teaching license in elementary mathematics as well as Director certification by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). Alison is the co-author of three books through her partnership with Master Class Materials (MCM): Spring Tea: A Celebration of Grace and Courtesy for Children 3 – 6A Biography of Maria Montessori for and by Children, and We Love Slugs!

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Nell Franchek received her B.A. in Early Childhood Education from U.Mass Amherst with a concentration in diversity, social justice, and cultural awareness. Nell received her Montessori Early Childhood certification from Northeast Montessori Institute, and is Lead Teacher certified by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). Nell attended Montessori schools herself from ages four to nine before transitioning to traditional public school. The foundational skills she developed from her Montessori experiences— community, empathy, curiosity, passion, problem solving and communication— have shaped her as a learner and citizen. She hopes to foster an environment where children develop these characteristics organically and at their own pace.

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Melanie Bohanan completed her Montessori teaching credential through the Northeast Montessori Institute (NMI). Melanie is Lead Teacher certified by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and is taking classes at Northern Essex Community College to complete her degree in Early Childhood Education. Melanie has also completed the Montessori Assistant training at Northeast Montessori Institute.

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Evelyn Bernard holds a B. A. in English from Simmons College and recently completed a Masters degree in Education from Merrimack College. She is Lead Teacher certified by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and is currently working towards her Montessori Teacher Certification through Northeast Montessori Institute.

She taught in Boston preschools for four years through the AmeriCorps program which is where she grew to love working with preschoolers. She has also taught drama at a local summer arts camp for several years, and is excited to be able to bring drama, dance, and music into the classroom. Evelyn attended Hill View Montessori as a child and has wanted to become a Montessori teacher ever since.

Evelyn loves spending time with her eight siblings and her labradoodle, Totoro. She also enjoys reading, writing, and hiking in her free time.

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Emily Ney

Emily Ney is excited to join the Birch Tree team for her fifth year at their summer program! She is a rising sophomore at New York University studying Math and Computer Science. She began her Montessori education at two years old, and has greatly valued the opportunity to learn more about teaching during her time at Birch Tree.

As Emily’s mother is the founder of Birch Tree, she has a unique perspective on Montessori from all sides, both in the classroom and also in administration. She has grown up surrounded by its philosophy, so it is ingrained into her daily life.

When not in the classroom, Emily enjoys getting outside to spend time at the beach or to walk with her dogs, Walter and Dizzy. She also loves reading, writing, and spending time with her friends and family.

Dave Mastroianni is a rising sophomore at New York University studying Secondary English Education with a minor in Educational Theatre. While he calls Long Island, NY home, Dave will be assistant teaching at Birch Tree this summer!

He taught ages 2-8 as a lead instructor at Kids First Swim School in Commack, NY for two years. He's always known he’s wanted to become a teacher and his training at NYU is making his love for being in the classroom stronger. NYU’s Teaching & Learning program  follows the Montessori method and has allowed Dave to observe urban schools and communities that prioritize equity and inclusion in the classroom. Dave is excited to spend time at Birch Tree to contribute to the welcoming environment that Montessori learning has to offer.

Dave is also an Eagle Scout and has a love for the great outdoors, hiking, and camping. Dave enjoys spending time with his friends and also loves to read, cook, and see Broadway shows in his free time. Fun fact about Dave: he and Emily live together in New York City!

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For a Few Dollars More (Italian: Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German actor Klaus Kin…

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When you think about the things a college-bound senior may need for their departure to their school of choice, you would ordinarily consider dorm essentials, books, and possibly a large stash of ramen. However, there are important legal documents that they should not forget, specifically their Durable Power of Attorney and Living Will/Designation of Health Care Surrogate.

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