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History of Polio

What is polio?

Transmitted via the faecal-oral route, poliovirus invades the central nervous system and as it multiplies, destroys the nerve cells that activate muscles, causing irreversible paralysis in hours. Of those paralysed, 5-10% die when their breathing muscles become immobilized.
There is no cure for polio, but there are safe, effective vaccines which, given multiple times, protect a child for life. If sufficient numbers are immunized against polio, the virus is unable to find susceptible children to infect, and dies out.
It is likely that polio has caused paralysis and death for most of human history. The oldest clearly identifiable reference to polio is an Egyptian stele (pictured), depicting a man with a withered leg, leaning on a staff, which is more than 3,000 years old.
By the time of the Great Depression, polio was perhaps the most feared disease on the planet. Epidemics were reported annually and in 1952, polio reached a peak in the United States, with more than 21,000 cases reported.
US President Franklin Roosevelt declared a War on Polio during his administration, launching the March of Dimes campaign to develop a vaccine. In 1955, the campaign bore fruit when Dr Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine against polio – an injectable, inactivated polio vaccine. In 1961, Dr Albert Sabin developed a "live" oral polio vaccine (OPV) which rapidly became the vaccine of choice for most national immunization programmes globally.
Following the success of smallpox eradication in 1977, Rotary International launched its ambitious dream to eradicate polio in 1985. PolioPlus was born - the first and largest internationally coordinated private-sector support of a public health initiative.
In 1988, the World Health Assembly voted to launch the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). At that time, wild poliovirus was endemic in 125 countries, paralyzing more than 1000 children every day. Today, indigenous polio has been eliminated from all but three countries - Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.
The GPEI, spearheaded by national governments, WHO, Rotary International, CDC and UNICEF, is the largest public health initiative the world has known. Since 1988, some two billion children have been immunized against polio thanks to the cooperation of more than 200 countries and 20 million volunteers, backed by an investment of US$ 3 billion.
  • 1988

    When the World Health Assembly passes its resolution to eradicate polio, the disease is endemic in 125 countries. Over the next 25 years, more than 2.5 billion children will be immunized against polio by more than 20 million volunteers, backed by an international investment of more than US$8 billion.
  • 1994

    The Americas are certified polio-free by the International Commission for the Certification of Polio Eradication. Most of Europe is now polio-free.
  • 1995

    Eastern Europe and most of central and south-east Asia is no longer polio-endemic.
  • 2000

    The 37 countries and territories of the WHO Western Pacific Region (WPR) are certified polio-free, the second WHO Region to be certified polio-free. With Turkey having stopped transmission, all of Europe is no longer polioendemic.
  • 2003

    In June 2002, the WHO European Region is certified polio-free. Half of the world's population in 134 countries and territories now live in areas certified polio-free. Somalia passes a full calendar year without polio, joining Bangladesh, central Africa and the Horn of Africa in having stopped poliovirus transmission. By end-2003, only six countries in the world are still polio-endemic: Nigeria, Niger, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Egypt.
  • 2006

    Niger and Egypt pass one year without cases, leaving four countries still endemic: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
  • 2012

    India records one year without any cases, paving the way for regional certification of the South East Asian Region in 2014 if India, and its south-east Asian neighbours can remain polio-free. Only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria remain endemic.


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The Guardian Council

The Guardian Council has three constitutional mandates: a) it has veto power over legislation passed by the parliament (Majles); b) it supervises elections; and c) it approves and disqualifies candidates seeking to run in local, parliamentary, presidential, and Assembly of Experts elections. The council consists of twelve members: six constitutional law experts and six experts of Islamic law.

This section features the decisions and opinions of the Guardian Council on legislation passed by the parliament from the first parliament to the seventh (1980-2008); opinions on constitutional questions (1980-2010); the negotiations and debates in the Guardian Council in 1359 and 1360 (1980 – 1982); a declaration issued by the Guardian Council relating to the disputed 2009 election (the Council’s defense of the accuracy of the vote tally); and the Guardian Council’s statement on the 2015 nuclear agreement (JCPOA).

– The Research Center of the Guardian Council

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A letter from Patrick McDonnell NT Ballinlough to his sister in Cortown

(24TH FEBRUARY 1933)

Monday Night 8.30pm
My Dear M & B,
I hope you are both well and that you did not experience the awful blizzard, which visited us on Friday last. We have just been through the biggest snowstorm in living memory. I believe the last similar one occurred in 1867. I had often pictured in my mind what it would be like to have the roads blocked with snow six to eight feet deep, but now we have the reality.
I believe this storm will rank in the minds of the peasantry with the big wind of 1839 and the lesser one of 1903. It will be a long time until all the episodes of the storm will be narrated and then of course they will all have to be told over and over again.
I should mention of course that we do not know yet how Sissie has faired, but of course we hope for the best.
Now to begin, we were invited down to Brady’s (the shop) for a card game on Thursday evening, but as it commenced to snow about six o’clock Ma and Gretta would not set out. I was glad after that they didn’t as it was snowing heavily at ten o’clock and eleven and we would have got it very hard to get home.
On Friday morning we awoke to find the ground covered with snow, only about an inch, however, and it was not snowing then. When we were eating our breakfast at nine o’clock it commenced to snow again, rather fine snow with a driving north wind.
I started out to school and was overtaken by Mrs. Kelly at Peter Garvey’s Cottage, she was a sight. Her coat and hat being covered with frozen snow. As we proceeded down the exposed portion of the road, we felt the full force of the icy blast and I was forced to cover my ear with my hand as I could not stand the cold.
Fourteen children answered the roll call and I made up my mind that I would dismiss them at 12 o’clock, I expected the priest down then to hear confessions. We could see through the school windows that it was snowing heavily all the time and that the wind had increased but we had no idea it was so awful outside.
At 12 o’clock the children got their cocoa and I went round to the little house to tell Mrs. Kelly and Miss Plunkett that I would let them home. At this time it was impossible to see more that two yards ahead of you on the road and as I was going into the school again I thought I saw a load of fodder or something at the churchyard gate. On closer investigation it proved to be a mound of snow about seven feet high.
I then marshalled the kids and told them how to proceed on the homeward journey. I gave them strict instructions to keep together and to go into the nearest house when they could proceed no further.
Peter Gaynor called in then and said that he got it very hard to get down. He took his own children in tow and also all who were going his way. Sissie Reilly went with him too and as she was to go up to Keogh’s for the milk, I told her to wait for me at Keogh’s gate.
I then locked up, muffled up and proceeded homewards with two wee cans of water from the pump. The snow was heaping up on the left hand side of the road and even on the right side it was 10 feet deep in places. I was almost winded when I got to Keogh’s gate and was glad of the shelter. I saw that there was a small tree right across the road a few perches ahead.
Since Sissie Reilly was not appearing I had to go up to Keogh’s for her. The yard was filled with Sheep and Cattle all covered with snow, the weirdest thing you ever saw. Sissie Reilly and I then started for home. When we got on to the road we honestly could not see one yard ahead of us with the driving snow, while the icy wind almost took our breath away. I got the wind up in more senses than one and Sissie Reilly became hysterical. I judged it better to stand awhile to draw our breath. Thus fortified we started off again, often floundering through snowdrifts two and three feet deep.
At last Peter Gaynor’s cottage loomed ahead and I went into see did they all get home safely and what became of the two Mulvany’s from Seymourstown who had also been at school. I found that Peter had them inside and I took them up to our house. I met Paddy Nulty starting out to meet Sissie and when he left Sissie in, he came up after me to tell me how he was going down to tell me not to let out the children until someone called for them.
I then got the wind up about three children who had to go on beyond the little new cottage on the Virginia Rd. Station road. I know that if they were overcome I would be partly to blame. Paddy Nulty volunteered to inquire after them as he had to go down to tell the postman that he could not drive him into Kells.
I could hardly eat my dinner with the excitement of my journey home and my anguish about the children. However, Paddy Nulty reappeared in about an hour and a half with the following story.
He found that the two girls remained in Finnens but that the little fellow had started out on his own! Paddy then started out with the two girls (I should mention that Frances Nulty was with them too). They inquired at Daly’s and found that young Walshe had passed there anyway. They then entered the next collage and found him sitting at the fire. It appears he went on a little farther but getting a bit bogged had the good sense to come back.
The Nulty’s, having collected him, started out again, but on being confronted with a wall of snow ten feet high, they returned and defrosted the children in the last mentioned cottage. They were not removed from there until 9.30 that night although within a quarter of a mile of their own home. This story eased my mind regarding the children and I started to enjoy the comforts of a good fire. I should mention that I gave Paddy Nulty a glass of whisky for his trouble. I had a mouthful when I came home myself as I was shivering like an aspen, not so much with the cold as with fright.
Gretta in the meantime was looking after the needs of our two protégés. Their father arrived about half four, dead beat. It took him three hours to do the journey and he was nearly lost in a snowdrift at Johnny Smiths gate. It appears he began to shout for help on approaching our house but of course was not heard above the howling of the storm. We could not of course allow him face home again and so we had three for the night.
The back door could not be opened with all the snow that was against it (it opens out you know) and so I went out with a shovel to relieve matters. I found no table, no paraffin tanks, but a big heap of snow up to the latch of the door. I had a nice job to shovel it away while the storm still raged. The open shed was filled almost to the roof with snow while there was about a foot of snow on top of the car in the shed. The house had a peculiar appearance on the outside, every window was completely blocked up with snow and there was a fringe of snow about six inches wide all round the frames of the front door. Mrs. Kelly and Miss Plunkett got as far as Keoghs where they remained for the night. The postman remained in his little tin hut all night. It was very weird to be sitting inside at the fire listening to the howling of the storm, while we could see nothing, as all the windows were blocked up with snow.
The hens did not put even their beaks out all day. They had to be fed inside in their house and locked up again immediately, they only got one feed. As poor Judy and Pearl would have no place to lie outside they were kept indoors, both that night and the next and I must say they behaved very decorously indeed.
Ma and in fact we all were troubled about Sissie, afraid she would be so foolish as to try and brave the storm in her endeavours to reach Piercetown. As I said before we do not yet know how she fared. The storm eased off about nine o’clock. We heard on the wireless that it was pretty bad in Dublin too. All traffic stopped etc.
The Shannon Scheme Wires were broken down, all communication with the provinces was cut off both by road, rail and wire and there were several pathetic S.O.S’s
Well we slept but on Saturday morning what a sight met our eyes when we ventured forth. I should say here that I was up and out at 8 o’clock and after a preliminary survey I armed myself with a shovel and started to excavate passages from the various doors and sheds etc.
The road from our house to Peter Gaynor’s was pretty clear, there being only about two feet of snow on it, but from the pump right across the road to Nulty’s garden, there was a hill of snow seven feet high at least. I could not look across it. This hill continued up to John Lynch’s shed, here there was a valley and beyond that again the snow was eight feet deep almost to Brennan’s Cottage. The surface of the snow was not level, but in places took on the most fanciful shapes like curling waves or the curved backs of old fashioned furniture.
On the Chapel side the snow become deep below Gaynor’s Cottage and from that down to Keogh’s was eight feet deep all the way. Neddy Quinn from Barney Hill was the first wayfarer to pass by. He was going to look after Cattle at Condy’s Cross. It took him three hours to reach our house and as he breasted the snowy waves armed with a short shovel, which he plunged in the snow at every step, he looked like an intrepid Polar explorer or a bold Swiss Mountaineer. Mrs. Kelly came next escorted by Johnny Keogh (Miss Plunkett faced home across the fields with another escort), then came the postman, trudging his weary way to Kells. Paddy Nulty and I then faced for Finnens for water and of course cigarettes, I resurrected by leggings for the occasion.
It was comparatively easy to walk on top of the snow and in places we walked into the fields and on to the road again just for the fun of it. From Keoghs to Finners the road was not too bad and on the left side of the road there was a pass all the way only about one foot deep. When we arrived, old Finnen was busy cutting a pass from the shop door to the pump. Here the snow was 2 feet deep.

Tuesday 3.00 pm
The children’s father faced home after breakfast on Saturday morning, but he did not bring them with him so we had them on Saturday night too. After dinner on Saturday Gretta and I faced for the well at Brennan’s. We had quite an exciting journey and while the snow was for the most part hard, we now and again sank down to our knees. Barney called down to see us. He said that the road from his house to Condy’s Cross was even worse than ours.
The question now was how long would the snow remain and how long would the food supply hold out. Well we were lucky to have a good supply of bacon, butter, tea, sugar, flour and some bread, while we could procure fresh mutton from Keoghs.
I had to dispense some bags of coal to the neighbours so as to keep the home fires burning. On Sunday morning we were up betimes, but the snow had abated very little. We were not sure whether the priest could come or not and we were in and out watching him.
We could see the people walking across the snow clad fields from Balgree and Ballyhist and then a lot of people appeared in the field beyond Nulty’s garden (it was easier to go by the fields). Then Father Drake appeared breasting Mt. Blanc at John Lynch’s shed and behind him in single file came 15 or 20 others.
Gretta and I went down to mass which was short and sweet. We met Mickie after mass and he told us that both Matt and Alick were again confined to bed and that Alicks breathing was a bit short. Matt too is very feeble and has to be helped in and out of bed. They have a hard job nursing them both. Unfortunately I cannot go over to see them until the snows clear. We sent the two Mulvany’s home with their friends after mass on Sunday. I went down to school on Monday, but only a few scholars turned up so I packed them home again. I did the same to-day (Tuesday). It is much harder to travel to-day as the snow is soft and treacherous and I’m thinking it will be even worse to-morrow.

Some Items of the Storm:
The children set “elephant” traps in the snow and were well rewarded to see some travellers plunge into them.
Gaynor’s white goat did not become visible until Monday, she was covered up in a drift alongside our field. She is going strong.
Keogh’s had a goat, which only thawed out yesterday also they had been walking across her for two days in a big drift. She also is alive.
A few fields over beyond Nulty’s a bullock was smothered in a huge snowdrift. Several people had to dig sheep and lambs out of the snowdrifts.
I don’t know how the poor birds survived the storm but anyway they turned up quite perky on Saturday morning and gladly availed themselves of the crumbs we put in the window sills.
We have, or rather the Nulty’s have, rediscovered a new well down a bit from John Lynches shed. It may turn out useful now that the pump is undrinkable.
All roads from Dublin are passable to-day, except the Dublin to Kells road. The postman walked out from Kells to-day, but I hadn’t my letter ready for him. In any case it would get no farther than Kells as the Dublin road is blocked and the trains are not running on account of the railway strike.
In front of our door the snow was level with the window sill. Some of the fields were hardly covered with snow while all the roads were blocked. It is raining heavy now (3.30pm Tuesday) so that will cause the snow to melt much faster.
Katie Keogh was to have been married in Dublin this morning to a man called Fallon, a native of Multyfarnham. He has a garage in Clare Street, Dublin. Father Lynam was to go up to marry them and Mrs. Keogh, Johnny, young Seán and Miss Plunkett were to be there too. I suppose the wedding had to be postponed. Katie herself is in Dublin and may, however, have been married.
Father Drake was saying mass in Johnny Tully’s on Friday morning. He had to leave his car there on the road and walk home. Several cars were snowed up between here and Oldcastle. Lynch’s big Lorry was the last car to pass on Friday morning. We shall anxiously await its return from Oldcastle, as it will be the dove with the olive branch, which will show us that the snow has abated from the face of the roads.
I hope Jimmie has by this time recovered from the flu. I suppose he is in the continent by this time. You cannot say at any rate that this is a short letter or an uninteresting one. I hope it will absolve me from writing again until after Easter in any case. Am not posting until tomorrow, Wednesday.

Your affectionate brother

Late News:
The postman has just arrived with your weekly bulletin. We were glad to note that you all got over the storm ok. No word has arrived from Sissie yet. I am dropping her a line now as postal communication has been restored.
G and I were at mass this morning. We brought some ashes home to Ma. No school today either. We heard there were 9 or 10 lives lost in the storm. It is reported that 5 children were lost in the storm but the report is not confirmed. It appears Dr. Mulvany, our bishop, was on his way from Navan to Athboy on Friday last. He was forced to take refuge in a little shop outside Athboy (it must be near Moyaugher) and stayed there all night. He is still held up in Athboy. We heard to-day that K. Keogh may have been married as Fr. Drake walked into Kells and wired instructions to proceed with the marriage.

So long

There is still 3 feet of snow on the road to chapel.

Courtesy of Ballinlough-Kilskyre Historical Society


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The independent London newspaper

Murder probe is launched, 5 years after dad last seen in Holloway Road disappeared

Police search park pond and Archway property after receiving ‘highly significant information’

18 May, 2018 — By William McLennan

Police divers at Waterlow Park this week – detectives now believe that Mr Duff was attacked and killed at a nearby property

MURDER detectives have launched an investigation into the disappearance of a father-of-two who has not been seen for five years after his family’s tireless search for answers led to a breakthrough.

Robert Duff was last seen in Holloway Road on January 12, 2013.

Police had been treating his disappearance as a missing persons inquiry, but they now believe he was murdered after receiving “highly significant information” from a witness.

The tip-off came in response to one of dozens of pleas for help made by Mr Duff’s family over the past five years.

As the Met piled additional resources into the case on Tuesday, forensic teams carried out a fingertip search of a property in Bredgar Road, Archway, while police divers searched a pond in nearby Waterlow Park, Highgate.

The disappearance of Robert Duff, who was last seen on January 12, 2012, in Holloway Road was treated as a missing persons inquiry

Mr Duff has not been heard from since he left an accidental voicemail message on his daughter’s phone. The family raised the alarm the following day when Mr Duff failed to turn up for his daughter Stephanie’s 18th birthday party.

In January, Ms Duff told the Tribune that the family feared the worst and appealed to police to open a murder investigation.

Speaking from Waterlow Park, as the Met’s underwater search team trawled the pond, Detective Chief Inspector Luke Marks, who is leading the investigation, said it is now believed that Mr Duff was attacked and killed at a nearby property, before his body was disposed of.

DCI Marks said that divers had been deployed to the park, which is close to where Mr Duff was last seen, as “part of the ongoing investigation to try and locate Robert’s remains”.

He defended the decision not to launch an earlier murder probe and said that there was “no clear or credible evidence to say that he had actually died” until the latest witness came forward in response to a media appeal.

Stephanie Duff, who has spent the past five years placing missing posters on lampposts and shop windows in Archway, said: “We were persistent, because we always knew there was something more to be found out.”

Mr Duff, who was 37 when he died, lived in Tufnell Park in his youth, trained as a metal engineer and performed in bars and clubs under the name DJ Flight. He was living in Kilburn at the time of his disappearance.

Police have found no trace of him since he was captured on CCTV withdrawing cash from an ATM in Holloway Road shortly before he went missing. They are yet to recover the phone or bank card that he was known to have used on the last day he was seen.

DCI Marks said Mr Duff was a “well-known and likeable character,” adding: “There is certainly no obvious motive. It seems to have been a spontaneous incident.”

He appealed for anyone who saw Mr Duff on the day he disappeared to come forward, adding: “It may seem like nothing to you, but it might be the information we need to complete the picture.”

Helen Duff, Robert’s mother, said: “There has always been the hope that he would return to us one day. Since hearing that this is now a murder investigation, that hope has been taken away from us and as a family, we are devastated. Our only wish now is that Robert is returned to us and so we can grieve together.”

Two men, aged 70 and 51, were arrested on Monday on suspicion of murder. They have been released under investigation.

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The independent London newspaper

Study uncovers gaps in GPs’ autistic care

One surgery said: We’d send you to another practice

12 January, 2018 — By Samantha Booth

Emma Whitby, chief executive at Healthwatch

UNDERCOVER researchers have found “inconsistency” in the way Islington GP practices are supporting autistic patients, with some staff lacking specialist training in treating the disorder.

Healthwatch Islington investigated how practices help autistic patients after initial feedback found “more could be done” to make general health and care services more accessible.

Its report said support could involve making appointments for quieter times of the day and other simple things, such as patients not repeatedly having to explain their disorder.

Emma Whitby, chief executive at Healthwatch, an independent watchdog led by volunteers, said: “There’s definitely willingness at practices to help, but there’s not always the knowledge. It’s about awareness of the different processes and how to meet that need.”

Posing as a newly-arrived Islington resident, researchers spoke to 33 out of 35 borough practices, looking for one to accommodate a child.

One question asked was whether the practice had staff with any specialist knowledge of training around autism. Not all practices could answer but only five out of 28 said they did, while the remaining 23 said they did not.

According to Healthwatch, all practices have the ability to record a “communication need” on the system. When asked if they could log the child’s autism, 24 practices said this would be recorded as a “medical alert”, with two saying it would not be possible.

Two practices said they were not able to support patients with autism. One unnamed practice said: “We don’t have any autistic children at the practice and we would send you to another practice.”

In its findings, Healthwatch said: “There is inconsistency across the borough, in terms of how patients with autism are supported. Not many practices had staff with any specialist knowledge or training around autism.”

Rosemary Marie, 60, an Islington resident who cares for a close relative with autism, said that on the whole she had had a positive experience with practices in the borough.

“I phone up [the doctors] to ask: ‘Have you got a room that’s quiet so we do not have to wait in a room full of people?’ It’s not very nice to be in a situation where you cannot control that,” she said.

Healthwatch’s recommendations include asking Islington Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to give advice about making adjustments to practices offering less flexibility.

Ms Whitby added: “We know practices are under a lot of pressure. We were encouraged by their willingness.”

In a joint statement, Islington Council and Islington CCG, which share responsibility for autism services, said they were considering the report carefully, adding: “We will provide Healthwatch with a joint response in due course.”

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Data Analysis

Data Analysis

Edited by

Gérard Govaert, University of Technology of Compiègne, France

ISBN : 9781848210981

Publication Date : June 2009

Hardcover 352 pp

160.00 USD

The first part of this book is devoted to methods seeking relevant dimensions of the data. The variables thus obtained provide a synthetic description which often results in a graphical representation of the data.

After a general presentation of the discriminating analysis, the second part is devoted to clustering methods which constitute another method, often complementary to the methods described in the first part, to synthesize and to analyze the data. The book concludes by examining the links existing between data mining and data analysis.

1. Principal component analysis: application to statistical process control, Gilbert Saporta and Ndèye Niang.
2. Correspondance analysis: extensions and applications to the statistical analysis of sensory data, Jérôme Pagès.
3. Exploratory projection pursuit, Henri Caussinus and Anne Ruiz-Gazen.
4. The analysis of proximity data, Gérard Drouey d'Aubigny.
5. Statistical modeling of functional data, Philippe Besse and Hervé Cardot.
6. Discriminant analysis, Gilles Celeux.
7. Cluster analysis, Mohamed Nadif and Gérard Govaert.
8. Clustering and the mixture model, Gérard Govaert.
9. Spatial data clustering, Christophe Ambroise and Mo Dang.
11. Data mining and data analysis, Georges Hébrail and Yves Lechevallier.

About the authors

Gérard Govaert is Professor at the University of Technology of Compiègne, France. He is also a member of the CNRS Laboratory Heudiasyc (Heuristic and diagnostic of complex systems).

His research interests include latent structure modeling, model selection, model-based cluster analysis, block clustering and statistical pattern recognition. He is one of the authors of the MIXMOD (MIXture MODelling) software.


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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Sauteed Bison with Potatoes Dijon

Here's a nice twist to old fashioned 'meat and potoates' that I really enjoy making. The potatoes Dijon is another recipe from my book except the Bison is new addition. I found it really made the plate pop and it's fun and easy to make. Good quality Bison has a nice strong gamey flavour that isn't off putting and goes well with the potatoes.

3-4 tablespoons of olive oil
1/2 lb Bison steaks
1 tablespoon of butter
salt and pepper to taste

Potatoes Dijon

2 pounds baby purple potatoes, haled
3 red onions, diced
4 tablespoons of mayonnaise
2 yellow peppers, finely diced
1/2 pounds turkey bacon, chpped
3 tablespoons of Dijon mustard
4 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped

Add the potatoes to a pot of salted water and cook for 10-15 minutes.

Add the bacon to a pan and allow to cool a bit. Keep the drippings and set aside. Crumble the bacon and add the onion, peppers, mustard and mayonnaise to the bacon.

Meanwhile heat the olive oil in a pan and add the butter. When the pan and the oil is hot, add the bison to sear. Cook from 4 to 7 minutes a side until done in the middle. Spoon the butter/oil mixture over the bison to baste. Tilt the pan if necessary but be careful. When the bison is cooked, remove to a plate and allow to rest for a five minutes.

Add the hot potatoes to the cold mix and stir with turkey bacon drippings. Add basil immediately before serving.

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Category: Brief Report and Case Report

An unusual case of dizziness: a case report

Ilaria Ricci Iamino*, Ernesto Gelonesi**
*Unità Operativa di Medicina Interna, Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, Università di Bologna
**Pronto Soccorso e Medicina d’Urgenza, Ospedale Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Bologna

Wallenberg's syndrome is a neurological disorder usually caused by occlusion of postero-inferior cerebellar artery or vertebral artery. It's the most common ischemic event of the encefalic trunk and is characterized by misleading symptoms and signs.
When a young boy came to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute dizziness and anisocoria we performed a cranial CT (resulted negative) and we treated him with steroid therapy. We dismissed him at home with the diagnosis of suspected vestibular neuronitis. The day after he showed up again at the ED complaining dysphagia, dysphonia, ataxia and paresthesia of left face and right body.
Angio-CT (CTA) showed a intracranial left vertebral artery dissection and MRI a left bulbar ischemic lesion. He was treated with antiplatelet drugs and after a period of rehabilitation therapy he recovered almost completely.

dizziness, vertebral arteries, Wallenberg's syndrome, vestibulocerebellar symptoms.

Dizziness is one of the most common presentations to the Emergency Department: it occurs in about 20-30% of population, with a prevalence depending on the age (35% > 80 years old) [1].
Dizziness can be caused by a wide range of benign and serious conditions and it’s important to perform an accurate physical examination and radiological imaging to distinguish between cardiovascular, neurological and otological causes. Because 4 to 6 % of dizziness has a cerebrovascular origin (90% of cases secondary to ischemic lesions of the posterior brain circulation) a prompt diagnosis is a primary target for a better prognosis.

Case Report

We report the case of a 28-year old man, who came to our observation in the Emergency Department for objective dizziness, vomit, nystagmus to the right and anisocoria (left miosis). He had a negative pathological history and no home therapy. We performed a cranial CT which turned out negative (fig.1). An otholaryngologyst evaluation concluded for suspected vestibular neuronitis; after steroid therapy he felt better, and the patient was then discharged at home.
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Figure 1 - axial scan TC: any alteration
The day after he complained the persistence of dizziness associated with dysphonia, dysphagia, ataxia and paresthesias of left face and right body.Anisocoria was still present (left Horner syndrome). A second cranial TC with CTA showed a left vertebral artery dissection in the intracranial part (fig. 2 and 3).

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                   Figure 2                          Figure 3

Fig 2 and 3 axial scan TC with CTA: left vertebral artery dissection (the left artery’s caliber is reduced compared to the contralateral artery)
After a discussion of the case with neurologist and neuroradiologist we administered antiplatelet drugs and we transferred the patient to the Stroke Unit of Maggiore Hospital where an MRI showed a left bulbar ischemic lesion.
The patient was hospitalized in the Stroke Unit of Sant' Orsola Hospital where double antiplatelet therapy (clopidogrel and acetilsalicilic acid) was continued. A concomitant rehabilitation therapy was started and after some weeks the patient was discharged able to walk and to drink fluids.

Ischemic events involving posterior cerebral circulation are frequent: they occur, in fact, in about 20% of all ischemic event and are caused by atherosclerosis, embolism and dissection of the large aortic arch, neck and intracranial arteries [2-5].  Arterial dissection is a common cause of posterior circulation stroke which usually involves the proximal extracranial vertebral arteries (ECVAs) just before they enter the foramen transversarium at C5 or C6, or in the very distal part of the artery in the neck before they penetrate the dura mater to enter the cranial cavity [6].
ECVA dissection usually causes vestibulocerebellar symptoms like dizziness, veering to one side, loss of balance and ataxia (when infarct involves the inferior portion of the cerebellum). The involvement of the intracranial part can cause vestibulocerebellar symptoms [7] and other symptoms as hypotonia of the ipsilateral arm, blurred vision or diplopia, nystagmus, ocular torsion and sensory symptoms (pain or unpleasant feelings in the face, loss of pain and temperature sensation in the ipsilateral face and in the controlateral trunk and limbs) [8].
Involvement of the nucleus ambiguus causes hoarseness and dysphagia.
Eventually contralateral hemiparesis is frequent in medial medullary ischemia; paresthesias or dysesthesias in the controlateral limb and trunk are described in ischemia of the medial lemniscus [7-9].
The occlusion of posteroinferior cerebellar artery or vertebral artery defines the "PICA syndrome" also called Wallenberg's syndrome (first described in 1895). This is the most common ischemic event of the encefalic trunk and it is characterized by a lot of symptoms and signs caused by a stroke of retro-olivar area. Usually it presents with ipsilateral Horner's syndrome, ataxia, facial loss of pain and temperature sensation and laryngeal muscles paralysis and controlateral hemiparesis and body loss of pain and temperature sensation.
The diagnosis is confirmed by neuroimaging findings (MRI or cranial CT with CTA) [10-12].
The available evidence suggests that treatment with thrombolytic therapy should not be withheld for eligible patients with very early acute ischemic stroke due to extracranial cervical artery dissection. Beyond the hyperacute period, antithrombotic therapy with either anticoagulation or antiplatelet drugs is accepted treatment for ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) caused by extracranial artery dissection, although there is controversy regarding the choice between the two [13]. There is controversy regarding the use of thrombolytics and antithrombotic agents for ischemic symptoms in patients with either intracranial dissection alone or intracranial extension of extracranial dissection because of the presumed increased risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Endovascular methods or surgical repair have been used to treat dissection, mainly for patients who have recurrent ischemia despite antithrombotic therapy [14].
The prognosis of cerebral and cervical artery dissection is related primarily to the severity of associated ischemic stroke or subarachnoid hemorrhage. In Wallemberg’s syndrome it' s usually good with a full recovery in 6 months.

Dizziness is a symptom that can be present in a variety of disease and its presence should lead to look for other neurological symptoms that can help to go on with necessary investigations for diagnosis. In our case, the association of anisocoria, dysphonia, dysphagia, ataxia and paresthesia led us to perform cranial CT with CTA so we reached the final diagnosis of vertebral dissection.
1. Brandt T et all Vertigo and Dizziness – Common Complaints. (Vol 2). Springer (2013).
2. Caplan LR, Wityk RJ, Glass TA, et al. New England Medical Center Posterior Circulation registry. Ann. Neurol 2004; 56:389.
3. Savitz SI, Caplan LR. Vertebrobasilar disease. N Engl J Med 2005; 352:2618.
4. Caplan LR. Posterior Circulation Disease: clinical Findings, diagnosis and Management, Black well Science, Boston 1996.
5. Caplan L. Posterior circulation ischemia: then, now and tomorrow. The Thomas Willis Lecture-2000. Stroke 2000; 31:2011.
6. Wityk RJ, Chang HM, Rosengart A et al. Proximal extracranial vertebral artery disease in the New England Medical Center Posterior Cicruclation Registry. Arch Neurol 1998; 55:470.
7. Searls DE, Pazdera L, Korbel E, et al. Symptoms and signs of posterior circulation ischemia in the new England medical center posterior circulation registry. Arch Neurol 2012; 69:346.
8. Matsumoto S, Okuda B, Imai T, Kameyama M. A sensory level on the trunk in lower lateral brainstem lesions. Neurology 1988; 38:1515.
9. Tyler KL, Sandberg E, Baum KF. Medical medullary syndrome and meningovascular syphilis: a case report in an HIV-infected man and a review of the literature. Neurology 1994; 44:2231.
10. Provenzale JM, Sarikaya B. Comparison of the test performance characteristics of MRI, MR angiography and CT angiography in the diagnosis of carotid and vertebral artery dissection: a review of the medical literature. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 193:1167.
11. Vetinsky AT, Schwatz NE, Fischbein NJ, et l. Comparison of multidetector CT angiography and MR imaging of the cervical artery dissection. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008; 29:1753.
12. Provenzale JM. MRI and MRA for evaluation of dissection of craniocerebral arteriea: lessons from the medical literature. Emerg Radiol 2009; 16:185.
13. Chowdhury MM, Sabbagh CN, Jackson D, et al. Antithrombotic treatment for acute extracranial carotid artery dissections: a meta-analysis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2015; 50:148.
14. Donas KP, Mayer D, Guber I, et al. Endovascular repair of extracranial carotid artery dissection: current status and level of evidence. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2008; 19:1693.

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Steering Clear of Fake Gucci Sunglasses

Some people will say that when you don a pair of Gucci sunglasses, you will never want to go for another brand – more so a cheaper or unbranded pair. There is something about a pair of Gucci sunglasses that leave you looking better and feeling very sophisticated and glamorous even if you are jut dressed in a pair of ripped denim shorts and a slouchy v-neck shirt. Of course, the glam factor of wearing these sunglasses comes with a price – several hundred dollars, to be exact. After the hefty price tag, many women will agree that it is absolutely worth a month's allowance or your grocery bill for two weeks. Since they are more than willing to spend that much money on a pair of Gucci sunglasses, they bought to know what to watch out for so they do not buy fakes. Fake Gucci sunglasses are quite rampant – in fact, the quality is on the good side so it takes a keen eye and know-how to spot the real thing from the fake one. There are, of course, several tried and tested tips that will help you determine if those fabulous landscapes are indeed the real thing or not.

Buy Original Where Original Is

The most obvious place to buy your Gucci sunglasses is, of course, at the regular Gucci store. This will ensure that you are buying the original stuff. Failing that, you should buy from the mall's department store or at a sunglasses shop. These places consign the original designer Gucci sunglasses so you know you are paying the right price for the right pair. Now, if you are interested in buying them somewhere else to score discounts there are some things you need to take note of.

If you are buying Gucci sunglasses online, it is important that the seller provides several real and close-up pictures of the actual pair. Most unscrupulous online scammers will lift pictures off the internet or provide blurry pictures; in these cases there is a higher likelihood that you are paying for fakes.

Second, always ask if you can see the merchandise in person. This may be a bit time-consuming, but hey – if you can spend two hundred dollars on Gucci sunglasses you can most certainly spring for ten dollar gas to check it out, right? Beside, most genuine sellers will readily agree to meet up to check up the goods prior to buying it.

Once you have the goods in your hands, check the labels. The paint should be in place without any extra marks. The case must be genuine leather with a good embossed logo on it. The card and certification it comes with (and it SHOULD come with it) should be printed in high quality cardboard and should not have any Chinese characters on them. If available, ask to see the receipt if you are buying second hand. You can also check the product code and have it authenticated by a real Gucci shop to know if you are going to buy original eyewear. When it comes to expensive Gucci sunglasses, these tips will certainly come in handy.

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Becoming a Ballroom Examiner

Becoming a Ballroom Examiner

By Izabela Jaworska

Published in Issue #29 (Fall 2015) of Topline, the official magazine of the USISTD

I have been a dancer since childhood, and it always seemed as if something was pushing me to share my love of dance with others. After many years as a ballroom competitor and teacher, becoming an Examiner for the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing was a natural step for me. It turned out to be one of the most challenging things I have done.

Here are some of the methods that worked for me. You’ll probably come up with other ways to prepare for this difficult but rewarding goal.

Most important, the ISTD has a series of certifications that will lead candidates to acquire the knowledge they need. This includes getting the highest marks on exams for the Associate, Licentiate, Fellow and finally Examiner certifications. The time required to learn the material and complete these exams is approximately five years. It’s like going through a university!

All candidates for the Examiner certification will need to study The Ballroom Technique by Alex Moore. The exam is based on this book. But surprisingly, although I have plenty of other books, I still could not find answers to some of my questions.

That’s where my mentors came in. These are people whose calling in life is to go beyond their normal roles as teachers. You’ll be amazed to find how eager they are to help you.

While working through my ISTD exams, I decided to participate in intense teacher training in Montreal. Under the strict supervision of experienced teachers including Pierre Allaire, Mérye Pearson, and Pierrette Chartier, I was able to close the gaps in my knowledge.

One day during my Fellowship training, Pierrette handed me her own personal notes taken many years before. She said, “Honey, I see you are a very conscientious student; you might find these notes handy in your preparation.” It was a tremendous gift! I studied her notes and was drawn into ballroom technique like never before.

Pierre Allaire coached me to make the techniques become reality on the dance floor, with questions like: “Give me the position of the second step for the man and the lady in all Feather Steps.” He helped me develop precision and confidence.

Lori Woods-Gay of the ISTD gave me a long list of topics to research. For example, she said, “Go through the entire technique and find all steps that have Footwork With Pressure.” Another was “Find the steps that have ‘Brush’ in them.” Examiners are expected to know it all! When I had completed my Fellow exam, she was the person who urged me to pursue the Examiner certification in ballroom.

After such training, you need to practice everything you learned. I was able to do this while teaching private lessons and group classes of ballroom students. I found that my students were some of my toughest questioners!

I encouraged them to ask me as many questions as possible. Even the most basic were important. I asked my best student to test me from Elizabeth Romain’s Questions and Answers booklets. So, she pretended she was the Examiner and I was the candidate. It created additional pressure on me to do well in front of my student.

At last, my most reassuring moment came after a review session the day before my Examiner’s test in London, England. That’s when one of the most experienced Examiners in the Society, Anne Lingard, told me, “Darling, you can sleep peacefully tonight. I caught you on only two mistakes during our four-hour session. You are ready!”

Becoming an examiner has opened new doors for me. For a start, I hope to organize ISTD Medal Tests for the students where I teach ballroom dancing in Ypsilanti, Michigan. I also plan to train other professionals in the Midwest for their ISTD certifications. Having gone through the difficult process, I know how important the training is for maintaining high standards for teachers.

With the Associate, Licentiate, Fellow, and Examiner certifications, I’ve gained a thorough understanding of ballroom technique. I can clearly demonstrate how the advanced figures are built upon the basic syllabus steps. This gives me the confidence I need while teaching at all levels.

A major goal for me as a teacher is to find the exact moment to push a syllabus-trained student to become a more dynamic dancer. Through it all, I’ll work to become a mentor to others, and to share the wisdom and encouragement that my mentors shared with me.


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My new & last EP as J Dovy has been released on bandcamp before the main shops.

6 tracks produced between 2016 and 2018, a different kind of project that I hope you will appreciate it.

At the same time I invite you to re-discover some remastered tracks from my previous releases, still in bandcamp.

The Deep Purpose #2 (Instrumentals)

The instrumental version of upcoming album is available in bandcamp only, in the shops like Traxsource, Beatport or iTunes the full version of release will be online for december 14th 2015.

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Thursday, April 13, 2017

"V2V" - Vehicle to Vehicle Technology

From EMF Safety Network:
The stated purpose of the V2V (vehicle to vehicle) is to improve driving safety by warning drivers of imminent crash risks in time to avoid them and pave the way for self-driving cars.

V2V is like a smart meter in your car! The antenna is omni-directional, allowed to transmit up to approximately 2 watts of power output at 10 Mhz and 5.9 Ghz with a range of 300 meters, or three football fields in length, every 100 milliseconds, or 10 pulses a second. The proximity of the transmitter to the driver and passengers is unknown, but could be inches to a few feet away from people in the car.

We strongly oppose mandating V2V in cars and light trucks. All roadway corridors will have significant increases in RFR (radiofrequency radiation) exposure from V2V and supporting infrastructure.  V2V poses increased safety hazards to drivers, passengers, people in homes who live along roadways, cyclists, and pedestrians. Increased RFR exposure from V2V threatens nature, trees, birds, bees and other insects. Vulnerable populations such as children, seniors, people with electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), and people with medical implants are at greater risk of harm.  Assertions of RFR harm are based in peer reviewed published science.

The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) states they are taking RFR concerns seriously, however they make a couple of important inaccurate statements:
  1. No scientific evidence establishes a causal link between wireless device use and cancer or other illnesses.
  2. There’s no scientific basis to link EHS symptoms to EMF exposure.
  3. The National Environmental Policy Act does not apply.
  4. V2V will not have a disproportionate effect on children.
  5. Consumer education by the Federal Government and vehicle manufacturers may help to alleviate RFR concerns.
We believe V2V technology will not make driving safer, but will make driving more harmful to people and the environment, create mobility access barriers, and should be stopped.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was taking comments on V2V technology at until yesterday (April 12, 2017).

So I wrote the following impassioned comment:
V2V technology uses radiofrequency radiation.  Show me absolute PROOF that radiofrequency radiation is 100% SAFE.
Radiofrequency radiation IS NOT 100% SAFE as EVIDENCED by the above links.  THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR LITERALLY LIFETIMES.
"Non-ionizing radiation is found in a wide range of occupational settings and can pose a CONSIDERABLE HEALTH RISK to potentially exposed workers IF NOT PROPERLY CONTROLLED."
We have lost all common sense and logic when it comes to radiofrequency radiation.
For profit.
For political contributions.
For bribes.
For money.
Judas sold Jesus out for 30 pieces of gold.  YOU will be NO BETTER THAN JUDAS, selling the public out, for what?
"30 pieces of gold."
The NTP (National Toxicology Program) study shows an increase in tumors with exposure to radiofrequency radiation:
Some people who have gone through chemotherapy are told by their medical doctors, "NO MORE RADIATION."  WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT IS?
V2V technology *********IS MORE RADIATION.*********  More radiation that will be nearly UNAVOIDABLE unless one becomes a hermit.
Some people will not be able to get NEAR new vehicles and ALL ROADS if V2V technology is mandated.
Some people will abandon driving or even ENTERING vehicles because of the dose of radiofrequency radiation they WILL RECEIVE if they DO.
I STRONGLY OPPOSE MANDATING V2V TECHNOLOGY.  And given the facts I have presented, SO SHOULD YOU, lest you END UP LIKE JUDAS.
'Wonder if they'll listen...

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Eyes Are On Michigan!

Most of us are already aware of the issues with new public utility meters (sometimes called "smart", advanced, digital, AMI, AMR, or AMR ERT).  If you're not, please watch this documentary from Take Back Your Power, read through some of this blog, and/or listen to the testimonies given at the Michigan Energy Policy Committee public hearings, part 1, part 2, and part 3.

There are very serious issues with the new meters, which is why momentum is building to pass legislation that will allow natural gas and electric public utility customers the right to "opt-put" and keep using analog meters (that have never had a fraction of the issues) without having to pay extra (extortion) fees to do so.

From New York:

Woodstock NY- This is a serious issue because once you all have smartmeters, you will not be able to get rid of them. Better to ensure a good opt out program, for now.
On Saturday, April 8th, at 7 p.m., the Woodstock Smart Meter Forum is showing a film on the smart meter hearings presently taking place in Lansing, Michigan. Afterwards, former Ulster County legislators, Terry Bernardo and Mike Madsen, will discuss legislative best practices on getting an analog opt-out bill through the NYS Assembly and Senate. Stop Smart Meters Woodstock’s presentation is free and open to all, and will take place at the Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Lane in Woodstock. For more information call 679-8111.

Michigan - A Call To Action:

Please call one or more of the Energy Policy Committee members (listed below) who have not yet committed to supporting HB 4220, and ask them to support "no-fee" Analog Utility Meter Choice!  Here's a script of what you can say:

"Hello. My name is ______.  I live in  _____.  I am asking you to support House Bill 4220, which gives me the right to choose an ANALOG gas or electric utility meter, without having to pay extra fees .  I want the right to choose my meter.  Please support House Bill 4220."

Thank you for all you do to support this legislation!

Michigan Energy Policy Committee members who have not yet committed to a "yes" vote on HB 4220:

Roger Hauck (R) 99th District
Phone:  (517) 373-1789
Isabella County, Midland County (part),  Coleman city,  Edenville Township,  Geneva Township,  Greendale Township,  Hope Township,  Ingersoll Township,  Jasper Township,  Mills Township,  Mount Haley Township,  Porter Township,  Warren Township

James Lower (R) 70th District
Phone:  (517) 373-0834
Gratiot County (part):  Alma city,  Arcada Township (part),  Bethany Township,  Emerson Township (part),  Pine River Township,  St Louis city,  Seville Township, Montcalm County

Beth Griffin (R) 66th District
Phone:  (517) 373-0839
Kalamazoo County (part):  Alamo Township,  Cooper Township,  Parchment city, Van Buren County

Jim Tedder (R) 43rd District
Phone:  517-373-0615
Oakland County (part),  Independence Township,  Lake Angelus city,  Village of Clarkston city,  Waterford Township (part)

John Riley (R) 46th District
Phone:  517-373-1798
Oakland County (part) Addison Township Brandon Township Oakland Charter Township (part) Orion Township Oxford Township

Beau LaFave (R) 108th District
Phone: (517) 373-0156
Delta County, Dickinson County, Menominee County

Joseph Bellino (R) 17th District
Phone: (517) 373-1530
Monroe County (part):  Ash Township,  Berlin Township,  Exeter Township,  Frenchtown Township,  London Township,  Monroe city,  Monroe Township (part).  Wayne County (part):  Flat Rock city,  Rockwood city,  Sumpter Township

Donna Lasinski (D) 52nd District
Phone: (517) 373-0828
Washtenaw County (part): Ann Arbor city (part), Bridgewater Township, Chelsea city, Dexter Township, Freedom Township, Lima Township, Lodi Township, Lyndon Township, Manchester Township, Northfield Township, Salem Township, Saline city, Saline Township, Scio Township, Sharon Township, Sylvan Township, Webster Township

Scott Dianda (D) 110th District
Phone:  517-373-0850
Baraga County, Gogebic County, Houghton County, Iron County, Keweenaw County, Marquette County (part): Ishpeming Township, Powell Township, Ontonagon County

Brian Elder (D) 96th District
Phone: (517) 373-0158
Bay County (part): Bangor Township, Bay City city, Essexville city, Frankenlust Township, Hampton Township, Kawkawlin Township, Merritt Township, Monitor Township, Portsmouth Township

Patrick Green (D) 28th District
Phone: (517) 373-1772
Macomb County (part): Center Line city, Warren city (part)

John Kivela (D) 109th District
Phone: (517) 373-0498
Alger County, Luce County, Marquette County (part): Champion Township, Chocolay Township, Ely Township, Ewing Township, Forsyth Township, Humboldt Township, Ishpeming city, Marquette city, Marquette Township, Michigamme Township, Negaunee city, Negaunee Township, Republic Township, Richmond Township, Sands Township, Skandia Township, Tilden Township, Turin Township, Wells Township, West Branch Township, Schoolcraft County

Darrin Camilleri (D) 23rd District
Phone: (517) 373-0855
Detroit area (part), Brownstone Township, Huron Township, Gibraltar city, Trenton city, Woodhaven city, Grosse Ile Township

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Effective October 1, 2015, HarrisonParrott will take on the worldwide representation of internationally acclaimed pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Thibaudet’s artistic depth and natural charisma have made him one of the most sought-after pianists today. He has performed around the world for more than 30 years and recorded more than 50 albums, including three popular film scores. “The New York Times” recently wrote of his playing, “Every note he fashions is a pearl…the joy, brilliance and musicality of his performance could not be missed.” In 2010 the Hollywood Bowl honored Thibaudet for his musical achievements by inducting him into its Hall of Fame. Previously a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Thibaudet was awarded the title Officier by the French Ministry of Culture in 2012. This season, he tackles three artist-in-residencies: at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, and the Colburn School of Music.

Thibaudet comes to HarrisonParrott - to be represented by Joint Managing Director Lydia Connolly - after a tremendous 30 years of professional growth and collaboration with Mastroianni Associates and IMG Artists. He writes, “I leave my colleagues with nothing but fond feelings. I am blessed to have had a multi-decade career, and I look forward to the decades to come! I am thrilled about this new and fruitful partnership with Lydia Connolly and HarrisonParrott as I look to the future.”

Until October 1, all inquiries should continue to be directed to Kristin Schuster at IMG Artists.

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Setting up their own agency in 1969, Jasper Parrott and Terry Harrison pioneered a new approach to management – one that was intensively pro-active, international, and centered around the needs and aspirations of the artists. Today, that restless and challenging spirit is as strong as ever, shared across one of the most experienced teams in the business. Lydia Connolly has been with HarrisonParrott for more than 25 years and has served as Joint Managing Director since January 2013.


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Recorded in the dead of winter at a borrowed cabin in the Carolina mountains, Longing for Heaven has that Jeni & Billy sound through and through — sparse, emotional, and sincere Appalachian Folk. Like the small cabin where they recorded it, the record has an intimate feel, and their songs ask intimate questions about that most intimate of places — home. Home on Earth and home in Heaven.

Shad Cobb guests on fiddle while the duo handle the other instruments including guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and acoustic bass guitar. Like their Jewell Ridge Coal, Longing for Heaven features live vocals and instruments recorded in complete takes with minimal overdubs to capture that “sitting in the living room at home” feel. Nicole Levitz (Feminist Review) writes, “They sound so natural together, it feels calming and clear. It’s as if you were there sitting on a back porch in old-timey South and they were right there with you and just stumbled upon some instruments.”

Buy Now This ten-track CD includes four traditional songs: one from the Sacred Harp tradition and the others learned at fiddler’s conventions and from Dr. Ralph Stanley and Dry Branch Fire Squad records. The traditional song “Fond Affection” is recreated with additional lyrics and a new melody with a sad and delicate banjo lead. The other five songs are originals.

Southern writer Lee Smith, says she needs a mountain to rest her eyes against. An homage to Smith’s novels, “The Ballad of Sally Kincaid” asks the age-old question of whether you can go home again and what a woman will bear to be near “the mountain she loved best.”

“Father Will You Meet Me in Heaven” tells the true life story of Jack Cash, Johnny’s brother, who brought his father to Jesus while he lay dying of a saw-blade wound.

Written in the style of the old Carter Family songs, “While I Stay at Home and Weep” takes the age-old story of a woman waiting for her ramblin’ lover and stands it on its head.

In “If I Ever Get Ten Dollars” the railroad hobo lays out all his plans to “quit this railway car” and settle down — if he can just find the dough to buy a suit, a ring, and some land.

Jeni & Billy met UMWA President, Cecil Roberts, at the unveiling of a miner’s memorial in Cumberland, KY, after which he invited them to play at his 2010 inauguration. Struck by Roberts’ fiery speeches and his devotion to Martin Luther King, Jr and Jesus, Jeni & Billy wrote “Cecil Roberts’ Hand” in his honor.


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Entertainers dream home in exclusive Saratoga Springs with over 6300 square feet of amazing living space, including custom wood work throughout and a fantastic layout. All hard wood floors just recently refinished. 34,000 gallon custom gunite swimming pool and 1200 gallon spa. Brand new heater installed, with new auto covers, full automation with gorgeous views of lake and Wasatch Mountains. Home automation controlled lighting (inside and outside), fireplaces, security, sprinklers, garden, audio and video all controlled through your smart phone. Heated 5 car garage, massive RV parking, custom ornate wrought iron fencing with private stairs leading down to lake. Very large theatre/wet bar, entertaining party room with lighted dance floor, pool table area, theatre with projector and seating as well as a gaming are. Over $100K spent on retaining walls to level out the yard so it is 100% usable.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

a modern, coastal christmas in california

sooooo, i am a little behind in blogging this party..."california christmas" actually happened LAST YEAR but i got so busy i didn't have time to post it before the holidays were over...well, the photos are so insanely gorgeous i HAD to blog it this time around...so better late than never right? :)

i co-created the dinner party with one of my favorite wedding designers - cortnie purdy from canvas and canopy and it was hosted by my favorite publicist - leila khalil from be inspired pr...it started out as a lovely "christmas in california" inspired photo shoot but we figured, as long as we're setting it up, why not enjoy it and invite some friends? so that's just what we did...we held the party at my house in costa mesa, which fit the coastal, modern vibe perfectly...it was such an amazing evening to just relax and enjoy the beauty that we created as well as the company of sweet friends...

style file: coastal, modern, natural, breezy, calm with pops of red, festive touches
color scheme: mint green, tan, white, cherry red
flowers: succulents, air plants, peonies, balsa wood flowers
elements: white coral, capiz shells, smokebush branches, quartz, mercury glass, sea urchins, braids, seersucker fabric, cork

guests were treated to a "california holiday glow" by danielle from plush tan...we all left the party feeling ready to banish those winter blahs!

i created a sand blasted manzanita and capiz shell chandelier that hung directly above our dining table...

the table was set with white birdsnest coral, mint green air plants, smokebush branches, chunks of quartz and white ceramic sea urchins topped with succulents...it was all very tranquil and zen looking...so to make it more festive we worked in mercury glass votives and white ceramic vases wrapped in metallic beaded trim and filled with stunning red peonies!

the desserts were amazing!! cupcakes in flavors like winter mint, hot cocoa and gingerbread, as well as macarons, peppermint cake pops and beautifully decorated ornament sugar cookies that we actually strung and hung from branches!

the cake was a simple white fondant wrapped in red berry branches...

cortnie and i found some red and white striped seersucker fabric and we thought it was perfect for a coastal look as well as festive for the holidays! so she hand sewed every seersucker napkin and then she created those killer mint green and white braided napkin treatments!

the party took place a couple weeks after we got bossy...it's so crazy to look back at how small she was! i am so grateful for these adorable photos of her as a puppy :)

the beverage station was set with cork vessels that we topped with white boards and our specialty cocktails - icicle mint mojitos and jingle berry (on the) rocks...get it? ;) we accented the table with succulent christmas trees and quartz pieces topped with more succulents...

at the end of the night, we needed something warm to drink so we had apple cider with a gingerbread cookie "gift tag" customized with each girls name (from "cali claus")...we also had hot chocolate with snowflake marshmallows...

besides the spray tans, each guest also got to leave with a signature scent! courtney from kamilyin was there to guide us in mixing the right blend and then she created a hand soap, lotion and sugar scrub set for us to take home!

i accented the scent station with my grapewood stumps, topped with moss and balsa wood flowers...

once we lit the candles and started a fire in the hearth, the mood was warm, soft and magical - SO...MUCH...FUN!

although christmas is only for one month out of the year, i feel like there are definitely elements to this design that could be re-worked into a wedding day...so hopefully it will inspire you not only for this year's yuletide celebrations, but it will spark some design ideas for your 2012 nuptials!

here is the AMAZING team of vendors for the party...so much talent!!

photography: leo patrone
event production and hosting: be inspired pr
event design and styling: canvas and canopy
event design and floral styling: JL DESIGNS
catering and beverages: contemporary catering
desserts, cake, marshmallows, icicle stir sticks: cupcakes couture
printed goods: wiley valentine
dining table, benches and scent station dresser: found vintage rentals
scent station: kamilyin
"let it glow" spray tans: plush tan
dessert banner: joyful, joyful

and a huge thank you to all our friends who attended the party and blogged about it:

megan said...

love all of this so much!

Janet said...

so gorgeous! what a refreshing color scheme!

gloria said...

Those colors are so beautiful. I hope to make something this beautiful in my career.

flower delivery said...

a very fashionable shoot. Love the flowers and the whole look.

gordon, the flower delivery guy.


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Brian Costello

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“One of the most important qualities that a Golf Course Architect should possess is the ability to listen…to clearly understand and identify the needs of the client, and then creatively translate those requirements into spectacular and memorable golf courses.”

Brian Costello is a native Californian, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. At the age of 10, Brian was introduced to the game of golf by his father. He soon became a caddy and a competitive golfer, and as such, was exposed to the renowned public and private golf courses throughout the Bay Area. In retrospect, Brian now understands that this early exposure to the game and the historic courses of his home have strongly influenced his fondness for classic and traditional layouts.

Brian received a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from the University of California at Davis in 1983. Upon graduation, he joined Hargreaves Associates, a renowned planning and landscape architecture firm based in San Francisco. During his five years there, Brian developed an appreciation for the powerful experiences which can be created through sculptural landforms and contextual landscapes. His designs reflect a deep commitment to the experience of the game as defined by its’ setting.

In 1989 Brian joined JMP, and became a Principal of the firm in 1994. Brian has designed many outstanding golf courses around the world. Among his most noteworthy designs are: Whiskey Creek Golf Club near Washington, DC, Callippe Preserve Golf Club and Los Lagos Golf Club in California, Costa do Sauipe Golf Links and Fazenda da Grama Golf Club in Brazil, Belnatio Golf Club, Nasu Chifuriko and Golden Palm Country Clubs in Japan, and Blackstone Golf & Resort in Jeju and Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, Korea.

He is a regular member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, the Urban Land Institute, the USGA, and a registered Landscape Architect in California. Published works include; the Lead Essay in “Golf Architecture – A Worldwide Perspective Volume Six”, “Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects” and ASGCA’s “An Environmental Approach to Golf Course Development.” Brian, along with fellow Principal Mark Hollinger, manages JMP‘s West Coast Office. Brian is the proud father of two sons.


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This position is within the Verizon Consumer Markets organization on the Fios Marketing Team. Our goal is to drive consumer acquisition and retention of our industry leading Fios internet, TV and phone services. This role is specifically designed to lead local marketing efforts in the Fios Massachusetts and Rhode Island markets. Our team develops and executes marketing strategies to drive performance at a hyper-local level - thru a host of tactics and channels including referral/influencer programs, digital, print, email, onsite events, door-to-door and direct mail.

As the lead Fios Local Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing local marketing grassroots programs designed to drive Fios sales growth and market share across multiple “market clusters” within the MA & RIareas. You will also work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of key local marketing programs and innovative initiatives. Your ability to achieve the following is critical…

  • Identify the most profitable segments to target and recommend actions to increase market share.
  • Determine other profitable under penetrated segments and markets to pinpoint opportunity and actions.
  • Partner with other teams to execute local blitz campaigns to beat competitors through hyper focused attacks.
  • Work closely with corporate marketing, sales channels and operations to maximize sales.
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  • Execute marketing initiatives that exceed KPIs

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- All aspects of catastrophe modeling including data preparation & validation, account and portfolio analysis, results reporting, data visualization & mapping, event response, and portfolio rollup.
- Developing tools that improve the speed and accuracy of the modeling process and are sustainable for a growing team.
- Working alongside reinsurance underwriters to analyze contracts and provide an understanding of loss drivers.
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Saturday, January 21, 2012

My Evangeline- Heidi Radford Legg

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Evangeline is an Acadian, ready to join her boyfriend Max, an American, in Rhode Island, so she can go to art school. Her father thinks she is going to school in Montreal. He and her mother had been involved in the cause of  Quebec becoming a separate country, for the French speaking people of Canada. Her mother died in childbirth, and she was raised by her father. The French cause was her mother’s cause.
Set in 1995, the book follows Eve, as she caves in to her father’s wishes, leaving Max in the lurch, and going to Montreal.
Once there, she meets a group of protesters, and gets involved with a mysterious man, who has an odd interest in her. Having failed to get Eve’s father back into the cause, Narcisste, offers Eve a place to paint, as well as the excitement of going out at night to protest.
When Eve overhears his real plan, she is shocked and disgusted. A dark secret in her parents past is about to come to light, when tragedy strikes, flinging Eve into emotional turmoil.
I found myself  getting irritated at the characters, because they were all so manipulative, but Eve was young and sheltered so she at least has an excuse. I did like the story, though. It was new and fresh, a real coming of age story. I like learning new things, and I had not heard much about Acadians or the protesting in Canada.
I don’t know much about this time in Canada, for which my kids chastised me, but it happened long after I was out of school, and I don’t pay much attention to Canadian news. (shame on me). It was an interesting time.
I received this book from the author for review. Thank you!
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  1. Unfortunately, we don't get much news in the U.S. about Canada or anywhere else in world for that matter.

  2. I'd love this book, I know it!