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Local time: 20:00 ARENA MYTISHCHI
Maccabi claims victory at Khimki
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv held on for a key road win in Russia, 69-77, over Khimki Moscow Region at Mytishchi Arena on Thursday night. The result leaves both teams with 5-3 records. It was Khimki's first loss at home this season. Pierre Jackson led the way with 19 points, 6 assists and 4 steals, Michael Roll produced 14 points and 5 assists and Norris Cole and Jonah Bolden each scored 10. Cole also collected6 steals. Alexey Shved led Khimki with 21 points, Thomas Robinson posted 17 points and 13 rebounds and James Anderson scored 13 in defeat. DeAndre Kane led a 0-11 third-quarter run that gave Maccabi the lead for good. Khimki battled back behind Robinson to get within 1 in the final minutes, but struggled to score down the stretch and Maccabi raced away with the victory.
The hosts made threes on their first two possessions, but Maccabi responded with 9 straight points – during with Roll delivered 3 assists – take a 6-11 lead. Jackson scored twice more and set up Bolden for a jumper as the visitors surged to 8-17. Roll pushed the difference to double figures, but Anderson was able to keep the hosts in the picture. Cole's jumper made it 19-28 after 10 minutes. The teams traded shots for much of the second quarter with the margin swaying between 7 and 11. Robinson led a 7-0 push and Charles Jenkins converted a three-point play in the final minute before halftime to bring Khimki within 39-42 at the break.
Shved scored the first two baskets of the second half to give Khimki its first lead since the opening minutes, 43-42. The lead then changes hands with each of the next four baskets until Shved buried his first three of the game to make it 50-46. Maccabi called timeout and then went on a 0-11 run, during which Kane scored three times, to regain control. Roll hit a three and added a put-back to extend the difference to 9. Sergey Monia found Shved on a backdoor cut for a slam to make it 55-62 through three quarters. A three-point play by Robinson and an Anderson triple got the hosts within 61-63. A three-point play by Cole got Maccabi some breathing room, but Robinson turned a pair of steals into baskets that made it a 67-68. Cole converted a key three-point play on the break as Khimki shooters went cold and missed their next 7 three-point attempts. Jackson extended the difference to 69-75 with free throws with 41.4 seconds remaining and Tyus wrapped up the win with a dunk on the buzzer.
Referees: ROCHA, FERNANDO; MOGULKOC, EMIN; TRAWICKI, TOMASZ
Khimki Moscow Region 19 20 16 14
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 28 14 20 15
Khimki Moscow Region
0 ROBINSON, THOMAS 23:03 17 7/9 3/7 4 9 13 1 2 3 1 1 5 29
1 SHVED, ALEXEY 35:46 21 8/12 1/5 2/2 2 2 4 3 7 3 2 14
6 VIALTSEV, EGOR 8:48 3 1/1 1 1 1 1 4
8 ZAYTSEV, VYACHESLAV DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 MARKOVIC, STEFAN 19:03 0/2 2 3 5 2 1 4 1 3 2 2
10 SOKOLOV, DMITRY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 MONIA, SERGEY 27:51 5 1/1 1/4 1 1 2 6 1 4 2 11
19 TODOROVIC, MARKO 6:57 1 2 -1
20 ZUBKOV, ANDREY 5:12
21 ANDERSON, JAMES 35:26 13 2/4 3/12 6 6 4 1 1 1 1 2 10
22 JENKINS, CHARLES 20:57 6 1/3 1/1 1/1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5
23 THOMAS, MALCOLM 16:57 4 1/6 2/2 1 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 3
Totals 200:00 69 20/35 7/25 8/12 11 25 36 18 10 20 9 2 17 13 79
Head coach: BARTZOKAS, GEORGIOS
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
1 THOMAS, DESHAUN 19:44 7 1/3 1/3 2/2 3 3 1 2 7
5 ROLL, MICHAEL 28:05 14 4/6 2/2 1 1 2 5 1 18
7 KANE, DEANDRE 20:01 6 3/4 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 8
9 TYUS, ALEX 12:56 5 2/8 1/2 2 2 4 1 2 1 2
12 DIBARTOLOMEO, JOHN 19:46 2 1/1 0/1 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 8
15 COHEN, JAKE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 SEGEV, ITAY 21:23 3 1/2 1/4 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
30 COLE, NORRIS 21:06 10 4/8 0/2 2/3 1 1 3 6 1 1 1 5 15
43 BOLDEN, JONAH 20:16 10 2/5 2/4 1 6 7 1 4 1 1 3 1 7
45 PARAKHOUSKI, ARTSIOM 5:41 1 0/2 1/2 3 3 1 1 3 1 -3
50 ZOOSMAN, YOVEL 2:36 1 1 2 2
55 JACKSON, PIERRE 28:26 19 7/12 1/4 2/2 1 3 4 6 4 4 1 1 3 22
49% 37.5% 60%
Head coach: SPAHIJA, NEVEN
BARTZOKAS, GEORGIOS
"Congratulations to Maccabi. They had a solid game, especially defensively. They took it; they won. We started the game very loose. In the first quarter we allowed 28 points and gave only 2 fouls. So our approach was one more time wrong how we entered the game. Then as always we fought. We played as a team. But the 20 turnovers we made, it was crucial point in this game. They hurt us a lot. They gave opportunities to Maccabi to run in transition. And finally I think it was a one-possession game; we had two wide-open shots to go up in the score, but we missed two wide-open and Maccabi went in transition for a basket and foul and the game was probably over there."
SPAHIJA, NEVEN
"We knew before the game everything about Alexey [Shved]. He is definitely one of the best, probably the best player in Europe. I think we prepared the game well. Also we executed well. You can plan whatever you want, but if the players on the court are not following the instructions, it doesn't go well like in the previous game. But to lose a game by 20 at home and to come here mentally tough with a lot of personality, that's what I'm happy about. I think this game is our best game [on the road this season]. We won in Bamberg, but this game defensively was better. "
SHVED, ALEXEY
"I can't say we started the game well as we were down by 10 or 12 points in the second quarter. We lost the two last games and need to fix this situation, make some corrections. We'll keep working. Everyone is on equal terms as Maccabi players are also tired. We had the schedule practically without days off. We had to win tonight, but didn't succeed. Of course, we miss Anthony Gill as he plays aggressively both in offense and defense. We are waiting for his return, as well as Tyler Honeycutt."
ROBINSON, THOMAS
"We started out slowly with another team who got confidence and it was tough to play the opponent. We didn't show great games in the past four games; we won two of them, but it was not enough. Turnovers are a part of the game, so I don't think about them. Some of the best players in the world turn the ball over 5 times in a game."
KANE, DEANDRE
"I am very happy for our team and the coaching staff. I think everyone did a great job of coming together after a 20-point loss at home. We steal one on the road against a really good Khimki team is what's important for us. We came out and we fought for 40 minutes as a unit, as a team and we got the win."
JACKSON, PIERRE
"[Shved] is a great scorer. He can score in multiple ways. Our job tonight was just to throw a lot of defenders at him and make him shoot tough shots. I believe [our defense can be better], but playing against a tough team like that that can score so well, they gave us their all and we did a good job."
Michael Roll celebrates - Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
Deandre Kane - Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
Alex Tyus and Marko Todorovic - Khimki Moscow Region vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
Alexey Shved - Khimki Moscow Region
Pierre Jackson - Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
Thomas Robinson - Khimki Moscow Region
Jonah Bolden - Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
James Anderson - Khimki Moscow Region
Pierre Jackson and Alexey Shved - Khimki Moscow Region vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
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Taking the Leap (Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty)
My coaching clients and MBA students deal with risk and uncertainty constantly. Most of my clients are senior leaders who must make consequential decisions with imperfect information, from adopting a potential strategy to hiring a candidate for a critical role. The majority of my clients are technology company CEOs whose entire businesses are highly risky ventures. And all of my students at Stanford have to select a post-graduation career path from among the many different options available to them, and they often feel intense pressure to optimize this choice.
Most of us have a reflexive aversion to risk and a preference for certainty. This is understandable--risk entails the possibility of loss, and loss aversion causes us to weight potential losses more heavily than potential gains. Unpredictability unnerves us and makes us uneasy. The more we know about the outcome of a situation, the safer and more comfortable we feel. As a result we typically work hard to minimize risk and uncertainty, because these qualities trigger unpleasant emotions we'd rather avoid.
Emotions are essential inputs in our reasoning process, and in most cases we appropriately move away from situations and experiences that generate negative emotions. But emotions aren't always accurate guides to the right course of action—they're "quick and dirty signals," in the words of neuroscientist Joseph Ledoux. The speed and power of emotions allows them to play a useful role in decision-making by helping us process massive amounts of data more efficiently than we could through logic alone. But these same characteristics also allow emotions to easily overtake our relatively slow and resource-intensive logical reasoning process, and potentially guide us inaccurately.
This often happens when it comes to situations involving risk and uncertainty. These qualities trigger strong feelings that cause us to feel unsafe, so we avoid the experiences that trigger them—but this comes at a significant price. Lower risk and greater certainty always carry opportunity costs. This is readily apparent in the financial world—the safest investments offer the lowest returns, and the biggest opportunities are also the riskiest.
We balance risk and opportunity cost as investors by diversifying our portfolio, but this is more difficult in other domains of life. Many of our other choices are starker and don't lend themselves to diversification. We can choose one strategy, hire one candidate, accept one job offer at a time. We may change course, or revisit an option we previously abandoned, but we won't get back the time and effort spent previously. And all of these choices are rife with uncertainty. Will the strategy succeed? Will the candidate be the right fit? Will the job lead to a fulfilling career? We don't know, and the massive information asymmetry between us and the future is daunting.
And yet the tension between risk and opportunity is equally present in these other domains. The unproven strategy may fail entirely, but it may also be the key to the company's success. The time-tested strategy won't get anyone fired (immediately), but it will probably yield minimal competitive advantage. The unconventional candidate may wash out, but they may also be a tremendously high-potential talent. The traditional candidate will get the job done, but they're also less likely to outperform expectations. The risky, uncertain job may be the first step toward a dead end (and yet another search), or it may be a door into a world of opportunity. The safe, steady job will be just that—and those very qualities may ultimately lead to a less fulfilling long-term career.
So what can we do? Rather than minimizing risk and avoiding uncertainty (and incurring the inevitable opportunity costs), we're better served by more effectively managing the emotions that these qualities trigger. To be clear, managing emotions doesn't mean suppressing them. Efforts to ignore our feelings or pretend that they don't exist aren't sustainable over time (and may even exacerbate the very emotions that are causing us difficulty). Managing our emotions is an entirely different process.
First, we can enhance our ability to sense the emotions that are triggered by risk and uncertainty. This starts with slowing down, both figuratively and literally. Practices such as meditation, regular exercise and sufficient sleep can help us be more attuned to emotions, in part by increasing our sensitivity to physiological sensations. (Emotions are physiological events before they register in consciousness.) When we're better able to manage our attention, in close touch with our bodies, and feeling well-rested, it's easier to perceive and identify our emotional state. The goal here is to heighten our awareness of the early signs of anxiety and other emotions that we feel in the presence of risk and uncertainty. This involves observing not only our inner responses (cognitive, emotional, physiological), but also our external behavior (facial expressions and tone of voice, gestures and body language, how we occupy and move through space).
As we're better able to sense the emotions triggered by risk and uncertainty, we need to be able to label them clearly and accurately. This often requires expanding our emotional vocabulary. I distribute an actual vocabulary to my students in Interpersonal Dynamics at Stanford, and many of them find it immensely helpful. In some cases we exaggerate low-level feelings while in others we ignore them because we lack language that's sufficiently nuanced to capture the essence of the experience. Clearly comprehending our emotions may not be sufficient to allow us to manage them effectively, but it's an essential step along the way.
Our cognitive interpretation of a situation has a significant impact on our emotional experience. By slowing down in order to sense and comprehend our feelings more clearly, we make it easier to consciously reassess a given situation and shift our emotional response in a more productive direction. In situations involving risk and uncertainty this includes emphasizing the potential gains to be won--Doug Sundheim, who has influenced my thinking on this topic, encourages people to "find something worth fighting for" in order to understand "why risk taking is important to you in the first place." It's also helpful to recognize that our view of the situation may be inaccurate—as Daniel Kahneman has noted, our brains are "radically insensitive to both the quality and the quantity of the information that gives rise to impressions and intuitions." As a consequence, our calculations of risk and uncertainty are often unreliable--while the negativity bias that we've evolved as a species has helped to insure our survival, it also causes us to see dangers lurking where there may be none. We can also choose to redefine our response to such situations. For example, I was once terrified of public speaking, and I viewed the anxiety I felt before facing a crowd as evidence of my ineptitude. But in the process of getting over this fear I decided to reinterpret my anxiety as evidence of my conscientiousness—I had high standards for myself and wanted the audience to have a good experience.
Finally, we can manage our emotions most effectively by finding healthy ways to express them. This begins with reflection but inevitably involves taking action—writing about our feelings and talking about them with others. These simple steps allow us to process and work through emotions more efficiently than reflection alone. Note that there's a potential virtuous cycle here: Sensing, clarifying and understanding our feelings allows us to reflect upon them, to write about them, and to enter into a dialogue with others about them. Reflecting on emotions, journaling about them, and—most importantly--discussing them aloud helps us gain some perspective on our emotional experience and feel more control over it. And these activities expand our fluency with the language of emotion, allowing us to comprehend our feelings more clearly.
Managing emotions takes a lot of work, and we may conclude that while it's a laudable effort we just don't have the time or energy for it. But in my experience as a coach, the no-risk, 100% certain paths that we choose when we're unable to manage the emotions triggered by risk and uncertainty often end in regrets. The time-tested strategy yields no real advantage, the conventional candidate is just a B-player, and the safe, steady job turns into a dull, unrewarding career. These outcomes will result in a whole new set of difficult emotions that must be dealt with eventually. Pay now or pay later.
For Further Reading
The Importance of Slowing Down
Don't Just Do Something, Sit There! (Mindfulness for Busy People)
Get Moving! (Exercise for Busy People)
Vocabulary of Emotions
Doug Sundheim on Taking Smart Risks
Seeing What's Not There (The Importance of Missing Data)
The Value of Journal Writing
Phil Stutz on Taking Risks
Taking the Plunge (Safety, Risk, Learning and Growth)
Risk Management (The Importance of Speaking Up)
The Danger of Playing it Safe
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Taxi driver denies sex assault
By Salam al Amir www.thenational.ae
A 33-year-old taxi driver this morning denied accusations of sexually assaulting a female passenger.
The defendant, BB, from Pakistan, told the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance that he did not mean to touch her; he merely tried to help her with her safety belt.
According to records, the alleged victim FT, 26, from Zimbabwe, told prosecutors that she took a taxi from the Ras Al Khor area on January 7 after she finished shopping.
She said it was about 6pm, and she was heading to her house in the same area, according to records.
She said that when she tried to open the back door of the taxi, BB told her it was stuck, and asked her to sit next to him in the front seat, her testimony in court records showed.
She added that he helped her put on the safety belt, but touched her breasts while doing so, then touched her shoulder and thigh, telling her that he liked her, records show.
A verdict will be issued on April 12.
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CAIR: new Army policy will allow JROTC hijabs, turbans
Posted on December 22, 2011 by Bob Pitt
In October, the Washington-based Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization wrote to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta after a 14-year-old Muslim student at Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn., was forced to transfer out of a JROTC class when her commanding officers told her she could not wear hijab while marching in the September homecoming parade.
SEE: JROTC's Head Scarf Rule Keeps Tenn. Girl from Parade
JROTC Examines Rules After Headscarf Complaint
Video: Tenn. Muslim Student Not Allowed to Wear Hijab in JROTC (CAIR)
CAIR requested constitutionally-protected religious accommodations for the girl and for future Muslim JROTC participants.
SEE: CAIR Letter to DOD
http://tinyurl.com/lettertodod
In a December 19 letter sent to CAIR, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Larry Stubblefield wrote:
"I have been asked to respond on behalf of the Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta to your October 13, 2011 letter concerning Miss Demin Zawity's request to wear a religious head covering (hijab) while participating in an Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) event at Ravenwood High School.
"Based on your concerns, the Army has reviewed its JROTC uniform policy and will develop appropriate procedures to provide Cadets the opportunity to request the wear of religious head dress, such as the turban and hijab. This change will allow Miss Zawity and other students the chance to fully participate in the JROTC program. Additionally, a representative from the U.S. Army Cadet Command will contact Miss Zawity and provide her the opportunity to rejoin the Ravenwood High School JROTC unit.
"The Army prides itself in being a diverse organization, comprised of individuals from many faiths and religions. We appreciate you bringing this matter to our attention."
"We welcome the fact that Muslim and Sikh students nationwide will now be able to participate fully in JROTC leadership activities while maintaining their religious beliefs and practices," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad.
CAIR press release, 22 December 2011
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Salman Khan says snake bit him thrice, however they parted as associates: 'I clicked a photo with it'
Salman Khan introduced in his 56th birthday within the wee hours of Monday morning at his Panvel farmhouse together with his household. Because the customized goes, the actor interacted with the media that had been stationed outdoors his residence. Right here, he was requested whether or not there was any fact to rumours that he's doing an SS Rajamouli movie.
Whereas Salman dismissed the claims, he had a Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Pathaan replace. "No there is nothing like that. If it happens it will be great as Rajamouli is a very good director. But I am definitely working with his father, K.V. Vijayendra Prasad. He has written the script of Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2016), and now he is writing its sequel too, and has named it Pavanputra Bhaijaan. As soon as he completes it, and I complete shooting these two films (Tiger 3 and Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali), I'll start shooting it. There might also be a sequel of No Entry. Tiger should release by December 2022." He additionally talked about that Shah Rukh Khan's Pathan will come earlier than that. He's doing a cameo within the movie that additionally stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham.
Speaking in regards to the snake chew, Salman gave particulars and shared that he's nice and that he left the snake within the woods. He stated, "It wasn't much, a snake had entered one of the rooms, the farmhouse is quite in the jungle in Panvel. When the snake entered the room, kids got scared so I went in to see and asked for a stick, the stick that came was a small one so I asked for a longer stick, and they got one, with which I picked up the snake with a lot of love and brought it out, and the snake wrapped itself on the stick and then it started climbing upwards. It came quite close to my hand so I caught it with my other hand and dropped the stick to be able to leave the snake (in the jungle)."
Salman, identified for his dry humour, then gave particulars about how the reptile bit him. He stated, "The villagers around know what snakes come around. This was a Kandhari snake, and they started screaming 'kandhari, kandhari, kandhari'. That's when the snake bit me once, then there was more chaos when they screamed 'chaavla, chaavla, chaavla' (the snake has bit), that's when the snake bit me again. Then they all screamed 'hospital, hospital, hospital', saying that I should be taken to a hospital quickly. There was so much commotion, the snake was a bit venomous, and it bit me again. I was taken to the hospital, and there we came to know that it is a different kind of snake, not the great kandhari."
Salman Khan introduced in his 56th birthday at his Panvel farmhouse. (Picture: Varinder Chawla)
"On returning from the hospital, we saw that the snake was still here, and we took it back to the jungle. I am doing fine now, I have taken an anti-venom for almost all snakes like great (kandhari/cobra), viper, because we were not sure if it a poisonous snake or not, just by looking at it. After giving me the shot I was kept there for six hours for observation," he added.
Salman Khan will introduced Pavanputra Bhaijaan, a sequel to Bajrangi Bhaijaan. (Picture: Varinder Chawla)
Then Salman thanked the hospital employees that handled him. The actor was taken to MGM Hospital in Kamothe, New Mumbai. He stated, "My sister was quite scared, but I made friends with the snake and got a picture clicked with it. It must have also bit me because it was scared. It was good that this hospital was very quick. They were well equipped, they had an anti-venom for all kind of snake bites. Our commissioner of police — Bipin Kumar sir, our MLA Sandeep Naik, all rushed to the hospital too, and it helped a lot."
Salman's father Salim Khan on Sunday had confirmed with the press that after the snake chew, 'Salman was fine and cheerful'. Speaking about it, Salman stated, "When my dad (veteran screenwriter Salim Khan) came to know about this incident, he called to ask if the snake is fine and alive. So I told him Tiger (from the actor's Tiger Zinda Hai) and the snake both are alive (chuckles). We did not hurt the snake, we made sure we handled it with utmost care and love."
Salman additionally shared his plan for the New Yr's. "It is all going to be about spending time with family, as they are all here. I first wanted to meet my mother, but it took some time, but she was the first one to wish me on my birthday. It is my birthday and I am feeling good to be surrounded by my family. But, now, because there is a new variant (of Covid-19) Omicron around, we made sure that everyone here who has joined us, every member of the family, gets a rapid test done, and all of us are safe here. We'll be here for a few more days and then get back to work. As the New Year sets in, Tiger (3) shoot will resume. We'll see what all films to give the audiences next year," Salman concluded.


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Omega-3 essential fatty acids are considered "essential" because they are not manufactured by the body and must be taken in as part of a diet. They are long-chain, polyunsaturated fatty acids. There is an optimal ratio of different fatty acids in one's diet for proper enzymatic metabolism. For example, the typical American diet is high in omega-6 fatty acids, from cornflower, safflower, corn oils, etc., but omega-3 acids, from fish and plants tend to be underrepresented. The ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids may be more important than the actual levels in the diet. The best-studied omega-3 fatty acids include eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are both found in marine animals such as fish.
Psychiatrists have been particularly interested in omega-3 fatty acids because they are "selectively concentrated in synaptic neuronal membranes and regulate vascular and immune functions that affect the central nervous system" (Freeman et al., 2006, p. 1954). Insufficient intake of omega-3 fatty acids may have psychiatric effects.
The American Heart Association recommends that adults eat fish twice a week and patients with coronary heart disease consume one gram of EPA and DHA combined each day (Freeman, 2009, p. 8). Based on this precedent, the American Psychiatric Association examined the evidence for a recommendation for psychiatric disorders and suggested that adults should consume fish at least two times a week, per the APA guidelines. Patients with a mood disorder should consume at least one gram of combined EPA and DHA (Ibid. p.9). While the APA has not taken any position on acupuncture for depression, its openness to nutritional supplementation is very progressive for such as conservative organization accustomed to scientism.
Epidemiologic data suggest that countries with lower fish consumption have 30- to 60-times higher prevalence of major depression, bipolar disorder, and post-partum depression than countries with greater fish consumption, such as Iceland and Japan (Freeman et al., 2006, p. 1955).
Su et al. conducted a double blind, placebo-controlled trial in 2003 with the combination of EPA and DHA (9.6 grams/day) and found significant decreases in HAM-D scores compared with placebo after eight weeks (p. 267). Peet and Horrobin conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled study that used one gram of EPA/day for 12 weeks in 2002. They found a 50 percent reduction in HAM-D scores and notable improvements in depressed mood, anxiety, sleep disturbance, libido, and suicidality (p. 919).
Appleton, Hayward, Gunnell, Peter, Rogers, and Kessler et al. looked at the effect of omega-3 fatty acids on depression in 18 randomized trials in 2006. They found "considerable heterogeneity" in the data and could not find much support for their thesis. They suggested larger trials to detect "clinically important benefits" (p. 1308).
Given the APA recommendation and the low risk in consuming omega-3 fatty acids, I recommend that your try this nutritional supplement.
Appleton, K.M., Hayward, R.C., Gunnell, D., Peters, T.J., Rogers, P.J. & Kessler, D. et al. (2006). Effects of N-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on depressed mood: Systematic review of published trials. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 84(6), 1308-16.
Freeman, M.P., Hibbeln, J.R., Wisner, M.D., Davis, J.M., Peet, M., Marangell, L.B., Lake, J., et al. (2006). Omega-3 fatty acids: evidence basis for treatment and future research in psychiatry. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67(12), 1954-67.
Su, K.P., Huang, S.Y., Chiu, C.C., et al. (2003). Omega-3 fatty acids in major depressive disorder. A preliminary double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 13(4), 267-71.
Omega-3 essential fatty acids are considered "essential" because they are not manufactured by the body and must be taken in as part of a diet. They are long-chain, polyunsaturated fatty acids. There...
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Edited Acne Diagnosis: Overview 12 years ago
Acne is often discovered by the person with acne and self-diagnosed and self-treated with over-the-counter medications. Acne can be diagnosed by a dermatologist.
Edited Acne Symptoms: Overview 12 years ago
Acne typically appears on the face, neck, chest, back, and shoulders because these are the areas with the most oil glands. Acne can come in the following forms:
Comedones (blackheads and whiteheads). Comedones occur when hair follicles become clogged with oil, dead skin cells, and sometimes bacteria. Blackheads occur when the comedo enlarges and pops through the skin. The black color is due not to dirt but to a build-up of melanin. Whiteheads happened when the comedo stays below the surface of the skin; the white bubble seen is the trapped sebum and dead cells.
Papules are small raised bumps that signal inflammation or infection in the hair follicles. Papules may be red and tender.
Pustules are red, tender bumps with white pus at their tips.
Nodules are large, solid, painful lumps beneath the surface of the skin. They're formed by the buildup of secretions deep within hair follicles.
Cysts are painful, pus-filled lumps beneath the surface of the skin. These boil-like infections can cause scars.
Edited Acne Causes: References 12 years ago
Dubrow, T.J., & Adderly, B.D. (2003). The Acne Cure: The Revolutionary Nonprescription Treatment Plan that Cures Even the Most Severe Acne and Shows Dramatic Results in as Little as 24 Hours. USA: Rodale.
Goodheart, H.P. (2006). Acne for Dummies. Indianapolis: Wiley Publishing.
Haider, A., Mamdani, M., Shaw, J.C., Alter, D.A., & Shear, N.H. (2006). Socioeconomic status influences care of patients with acne in Ontario, Canada. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 54(2):331-5.
Katsambas, A., & Dessinioti, C. (2008). New and emerging treatments in dermatology: acne. Dermatologic Therapy, 21, 86-95.
Logan, A.C., & Treloar, V. (2007). The Clear Skin Diet. Nashville: Cumberland House Publishing.
Perricone, N. (2003). The Acne Prescription. New York: HarperCollins.
Pitchford, P. (2002). Healing with Whole Foods. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books.
Spencer, E.H., Ferdowsian, H.R., & Barnard, N.D. (2009). Diet and acne: a review of the evidence. International journal of dermatology, 48(4), 339-47.
Edited Acne Causes: Overview 12 years ago
Acne Vulgaris is the most common dermatologic condition in the United States, affecting more than 17 million people of all ages. 80-90% of adolescents have had acne.7 Teenage acne often begins around the ages of 10 to 13, when teenagers are going through puberty. Some teenage girls get acne at a younger age than boys, but boys often have much more severe acne than girls 2 Teenagers often get blackheads, whiteheads, and inflammatory lesions, often centered around the T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin). However, acne can also affect anywhere on the face and trunk in teens.
Some people, especially women, have adult-onset acne that begins in her 20s and 30s. According to Dubrow and Adderly, more than 50% of adults over the age of 25 experience acne breakouts (2003, p. 23). Often there are less blackheads and whiteheads than teenage acne and there may be mild breakouts of inflammatory lesions on the lower cheek, chin, and around the mouth. For adult onset acne in women, the acne often occurs two to seven days before the woman's menstrual cycle, when estrogen levels fall and progesterone levels rise and produce excess sebum.2
Acne often occurs in the first trimester of pregnancy, when estrogen and progesterone levels are rising; it often clears up in the second and third trimester. After the birth however, acne can return due to hormonal changes. It is also a symptom in some endocrine disorders, such as polycystic ovary syndrome.
Since acne affects people from all socio-economic levels, there is not a huge health disparity in the incidence of acne. However, there is a health disparity over the treatment of acne. While many acne medications such as benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid are available over-the-counter, medications for chronic acne such as Retin-A and Isotretinoin are only available with a prescription. Even in Canada, where there is universal health care, Haider, Mamdani, Shaw, Alter, and Shear found that those people who have a lower socioeconomic status were less likely to visit a dermatologist for a consultation, even with a referral from their general practitioner (2006, p. 331).
Many researchers have concluded that acne is due mainly to genetic predisposition and hormonal influences. The role of diet and acne is currently being debated. Some researchers think that genetic factors do not explain the whole situation and there is an environmental influence on gene expression.
Adult onset acne in women is not well understood. Although most women do not have elevated androgens, they seem to have an increased response to androgens. Estrogen is often used to treat acne because it has the opposite effect than androgens (estrogenic effect). Adult-onset acne may also be related to the consumption of hormones and drugs in foods and medications. 2
Katsambas and Dessinioti noted that "…the prevalence of acne is lower in rural, non-industrialized societies than in modern Western population… it has been suggested that the absence of acne reported in non-Westernized societies is attributable to local diets, which have a lower glycemic index than a Western diet" (2008, p. 91). They speculate that adolescents are "hyperinsulinemic" due to a high-glycemic diet. Another consideration is that many non-Western societies do not consume milk, and milk has been associated with acne due to the hormones in it (Ibid.). In a meta-analysis conducted by Spencer, Ferdowsian, and Barnard, a high-glycemic diet and dairy consumption are associated with increased acne. They concluded, "population-based studies have suggested that, as diets Westernize, acne prevalence increases" (2009, p. 344). Observational reports noted that residents in Kenya, Zambia, and the Bantu in South Africa have far less acne than the descendants from these countries that currently live in the United States or United Kingdom (Davidovici & Wolf, 2010, p. 13). Another report observed that only 2.7% of the 9,955 schoolchildren in rural Brazil had acne (Ibid.).
Stress is another factor with acne. The more stress a person has, the more cortisol the person produces, and the "fight or flight" response is initiated. According to Perricone, elevated cortisol levels bring about a rise in blood sugar, which causes a cellular inflammatory response (2003, p. 31). Stress can also increase androgen production (Logan and Treloar, 2007, p. 149). A specific neuropeptide, which is a chemical released by nerve endings on the skin, called Substance P is implicated in making sebaceous glands more active. When someone is stressed, Substance P is released from the skin nerves and causes an inflammatory response with the production of cytokines, which can promote free-radical production and ensuing oxidative stress (Perricone, 2003, p. 31-3, Logan and Treloar, 2007, p. 151).
Some doctors think that acne is a systemic inflammatory disorder. Perricone noted, "scientists have been puzzled for years because there are so many factors that influence the onset and course of acne, they know hormonal effects are important; that bacteria play a role. Genetics and other precipitating agents contribute to acne. Now they mystery is solved because whether it is endocrine, psychological, excess oil in the skin, the final common pathway of initiation and progression is inflammation (2003, p. 34)."
From a Functional Medicine perspective, acne is caused by:
Digestive, absorptive, and microbiological imbalances. The high-glycemic Western diet and milk consumption has been associated with acne as discussed above.
Detoxification and biotransformational imbalances. One concept in natural medicine is that skin imbalances are due to non-optimal detoxification. According to Yarnell and Abascal, "…if the liver and its detoxification and excretory functions are not functioning optimally, the body will attempt to compensate by eliminating toxic compounds through other routes in the body, including the skin" (2006, p. 303). Pitchford also noted "even though the vitality of the skin is related to the lungs, eruptions surface because of faulty blood cleansing by the kidneys and liver. These two organs purify the blood, and when they are overburdened toxins in the blood are excreted through the skin" (2002, p. 441).
Hormonal and neurotransmitter imbalances. Androgens have certainly been implicated in the production of acne. And the fluctuations of estrogen and progesterone often are implicated in adult women getting acne before their period.
Edited Acne Treatment: Medicine: References 12 years ago
Edited Acne Treatment: Medicine: Overview 12 years ago
Conventional treatment for acne consists primarily of oral or topical antibiotics, cleansing agents, and chemically modified versions of vitamin A.
Standard treatments for acne include topical retinoids, benzoyl peroxide, azelaic acid, antibiotics, oral isotretinoin, and oral birth control. Some new allopathic treatments are being developed. There is concern of increasing antibiotic resistance to the standard treatments of tetracycline's, trimethoprim, and macrolide antibiotics; new antibiotics such as lymecycline, azithromycin, and new tetracycline formulations have been developed to combat this resistance. Insulin sensitizing agents such as metformin have been developed to combat hypoandrogenism, a common factor of polycystic ovary syndrome. Zinc gluconate has been proposed as an alternative treatment for inflammatory acne, especially in pregnant women. New topical treatments such as clindamycin/zinc, picolinic acid gel, and dapsone gel have been added to the topical arsenal. Photodynamic therapies using a topical cream of with aminolaevulinic acid or methyl aminolaevulinate then employing lasers, red light, or blue light have been tested for inflammatory acne.1
Edited Acne Treatment: Spirit: Overview 12 years ago
The "Spirit" section on foundhealth comprises treatments that have to do with intention, energy healing, prayer, and in some cases god. These terms may be volatile for some, and for others they resonate. Some of these treatments have proven to be profoundly healing for certain individuals. Though some people are skeptical, prior notions of these words should be set aside when reading about these healing treatments, as many of the are truly incredible!
Many of the treatments that live in other sections on FoundHealth could easily live in this "Spirit" section as well. For example, Yoga, though a treatment that mostly involves the body, certainly has spiritual undertones and components to its practice. Meditation lives under the Mind category, but really is a blend of body, mind and a spiritual/energetic component as well. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda are examples of healing systems that have branches that span all six of FoundHealth's treatment categories, including spiritual components.
Sometimes acne manifests because of bio-psycho-social-spiritual issues, and many kinds of treatments (including some to treat the spirit) can help in the treatment of acne.
Sometimes environmental toxins can cause acne, and spending time in the environment is also a form of spirituality for some individuals, so consider spending more time outdoors to help your physical and spiritual states.
Edited Acne Treatment: Body: Overview 12 years ago
In a study by Magin, Adams, Heading, Pond, and Smith (2006), 26 subjects were interviewed on their CAM usage for acne. The majority of those interviewed used CAM therapies such as witch hazel, tea tree oil, citrus washes, aloe vera, zinc tablets, "tissue salt" tablets, and evening primrose oil. The researches found that the CAM therapies were considered "to be more efficacious than 'mainstream' topical therapies, although less efficacious than oral isoretinoin and, perhaps, less efficacious than oral antibiotics." The subjects felt the CAM therapies gave them more self-efficacy and control over their acne (p. 452-3).
Other hygiene suggestions are to cleanse the skin daily with a gentle non-medicated soap. You may want to apply 5-50% tea tree oil diluted in jojoba oil once or twice a day after skin cleaning. Use natural skin moisturizers as needed. Continue using exfoliants such as salicylic acid and cell renewal creams like topical retinoids.
Physical Activity is important. Exercise has the potential to help acne by reducing stress, reducing the "flight or fight" response, and increasing circulation. Any exercise is good: walking, running, hiking, biking, strength training, tennis, swimming, etc. for at least 30 minutes most days of the week.


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William "Bill" Davis Boulden
August 1, 1932 ~ June 14, 2019 (age 86)
Newcastle native, William Davis "Bill" Boulden, former "soda jerk", pharmacist and owner at Weston County Drug, passed away June 14, 2019 at Weston County Health Services at the age of 86. Bill was born on a ranch near Newcastle on August 1, 1932 to Walter and Nellie (Amburgey) Boulden. Bill attended Newcastle schools and was named salutatorian of the graduating Class of 1950. He graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Pharmacy. After numerous years at Weston County Drug, he sold his business and worked in Gillette for two years at Murphy Drug. Bill was employed as the dispensing pharmacist at the Weston County Memorial Hospital and Manor and was responsible for the Drug Utilization Review (DUR). He was called the "phantom pharmacist" because he did most of the DUR work after hours. He also worked at Pamida, Shopko, and as a substitute pharmacist in various Wyoming communities, retiring at the age of 75. Bill was awarded the Dr. Virgil L. Thorpe Caring for Mankind Award in 2000. In 2009, he was recognized as the Pharmacist of the Year from Wyoming Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy. The Newcastle Hall of Fame inducted Bill in 2016. Being civic minded, Bill was active in the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Salvation Army, United Fund, Senior Center volunteer, Home Loving Care and as precinct committeeman for the Republican Party. As a Jaycee, Bill received the Distinguished Service Award and was recognized as Boss of the Year. He was a member of the Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Education was a priority to Bill. He served on the Weston County School District #1 School Board, was a member of the University of Wyoming Alumni Association Board of Directors and was involved in the Newcastle All School Reunion Committee since its inception. He served as chairman in 1995 and remained involved throughout his life. Bill was instrumental in starting the first public daycare in Newcastle in the early '60s. Bill married his high school sweetheart, Lois Ann Joslyn, in 1954. Born to this union were Billie Ann (Larry) Reed of Douglas, WY; Jeri Cay (Owen) Lampert of Riverton, WY; and Kelli Jo (Deo) Carmichael of Casper, WY. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, three daughters and sons-in-law, and sister, Frances VanBuren. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, Kristen Reed Morrow, Brendon Reed, Autumn Reed Ostlund, Tyler Lampert, Trevor Lampert, Jared Carmichael, and Danielle Carmichael Heaton, nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, James Boulden; sister, JoAnna Bruce; and nephews, Barry Boulden and Jeff VanBuren. Once described as a man with a quiet personality and exuberant humor, Bill will be remembered fondly and missed by many throughout the community. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Newcastle, WY. Viewing will be held at 6:00 p.m., prior to Rosary at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the church. A scholarship for a pharmacy student has been established through Weston County Health Services Foundation (WCHS). If desired donations may be sent to PO Box 821, Newcastle, WY 82701. Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Meridian Mortuary 111 South Railroad Ave, Newcastle, WY 82701. Condolences may also be expressed at www.meridianmortuary.com
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Prior to probate or administration, determine who will apply for probate or administration if it wont be you.
NB: Any arising disputes regarding the decedent's will or the Administration application will be handled in the Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica. The important thing is to be aware of any pending dispute possibilities and make your attorney aware.
The court for filing is determined by the value of the estate.
Make contact with the executor, and where he refuses to act, one of the beneficiaries must apply for letters of administration.
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March 4, 2013 <March 5, 2013
Santa Cruz — 'We're more Silicon Valley than surfing'
by Rachel Estabrook
From UC Santa Cruz to city officials - it seems everyone in Santa Cruz wants to be considered an official part of Silicon Valley.
The sign marking U.C. Santa Cruz's extension in Santa Clara reveals the university's broader effort to change its reputation from surfing capital to Silicon Valley institution. (Photo: Rachel Estabrook/Peninsula Press)
Driving north on Highway 101 through Silicon Valley, it's tough to know when you've actually arrived. There's no Las Vegas-style sign welcoming drivers to the region despite its international stature.
But about a year ago, a new sign popped up. Just off the highway near Bowers Ave. in Santa Clara, the sign pinpoints the location of UCSC Silicon Valley, an extension of the University of California Santa Cruz.
The physical marker symbolizes a much larger effort to closely align the university and the city of Santa Cruz with the Silicon Valley region. But changing the image of a place known more for parties than particle accelerators is proving hard to do.
When George Blumenthal took the job of UCSC chancellor in 2007, he made regional integration a top priority. He told the San Jose Mercury News to think of UCSC, "as U.C. Silicon Valley."
That same year, High Times magazine placed UCSC first among U.S. universities as a "counterculture college," an indication of the challenge Blumenthal faced.
Silicon Valley is more of a mindset than a physical place—a symbol of innovation, entrepreneurship and technological mite. And while it's become "the world's best brand name," according to Russell Hancock, president of the civic group Joint Venture: Silicon Valley, the lack of geographic boundaries means it can be hard to define. "There's always a race for the cities here in the Bay Area to be part of it," Hancock said.
Every year Hancock's group analyzes Silicon Valley's economy, governance, environment and social indicators. The report covers 40 cities in four counties, and for the first time this year included San Francisco in some of its calculations because the city is attracting more angel and venture capital funding, filing more patents and offering more of the types of software and start-up jobs that have historically been the Valley's bread and butter. That has prompted other cities to ask more loudly: Why not include us, too?
And Santa Cruz may be the most persistent of all the cities in the Bay Area as it seeks to regain a reputation for science, not surfing.
Gordon Ringold is director of UCSC's initiatives in Silicon Valley, a position he volunteered for in 2011 after talking with Blumenthal about the school's public image. Ringold earned his degree from the school in 1972, just seven years after it opened, and built a successful career in biotechnology.
In the early days, he says, UCSC attracted students with higher SAT scores than Stanford. But over the years, that reputation has changed, despite the school's strengths in science and technology research. Ringold cites UCSC's contribution to finding the Higgs boson particle, called the "holy grail of physics," last year as just one example.
Yet, public perception is that "everyone at UCSC goes surfing all the time, which is a remarkable non-truth," Ringold said. "That's part of the legacy that we need to overcome."
Ringold says rebranding the university is not just about status. The University of California system "as a whole needs a presence in Silicon Valley," said Ringold. "With ever-decreasing state support for public education, and the budget cuts the university system has taken, public universities have to start thinking of themselves more in a fundraising mode."
In Santa Cruz, he said, "The vegan restaurant is there, and the surf shops are there, but they're not going to help build your next building."
The city's economic development director, Bonnie Lipscomb, says the lack of mature companies staying in Santa Cruz is a source of ongoing frustration. "One of the things we find and that we'd love to reverse is, we have startups that start in Santa Cruz and get angel or investor funding and go over the hill," to the San Jose area, said Lipscomb. "We'd love to see them grow in Santa Cruz and keep their business in Santa Cruz."
In 2008, UCSC's Blumenthal and then-Santa Cruz Mayor Ryan Coonerty brought the city and the school together in a new partnership to "work together on economic development initiatives," said Lipscomb. Since then, the two have met regularly to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship and turn more of the school's research into business ventures, a process Lipscomb calls "tech transfers."
Later this spring, Lipscomb says, representatives of the city and university will travel to Colorado to observe how Boulder and Ft. Collins have gone through similar processes with the public universities in those areas. In Ft. Collins, Lipscomb says, the city and Colorado State University have developed incubators to turn work from the school's three top research areas into productive businesses.
Lipscomb says many Santa Cruz residents already work in Silicon Valley, and UCSC's research helps power the region's economy. So she's frustrated that Joint Venture, the group of government, business, nonprofit and academic institutions in the area, insists on excluding Santa Cruz from its annual report.
But Hancock, Joint Venture's president, said, "Frankly we're not sure that Santa Cruz is part of Silicon Valley. We don't count the city in our index numbers and we've never done that."
"We attend [the conference] every year, and the chancellor of UCSC sits on the leadership board" for Joint Venture, Lipscomb said. So "it seems bizarre to us that we're not included."
One justification for Joint Venture's decision, Hancock said, is that Santa Cruz is on the other side of a hill. "So, geographically it's not in the valley."
Lena Tran, a director at UCSC's campus in Santa Clara, says geography shouldn't matter. She points to the greater New York City area and the greater Washington D.C. area as two examples of metropolitan regions that have grown to include surrounding cities, capturing the business and academic resources they offer. Unlike in the areas around D.C. and New York, though, Santa Cruz is not linked to Silicon Valley by public transportation, which has held the university back.
"Public transport is not available and there's not business in between" San Jose and Santa Cruz, "and that's why it's considered a different area," she said.
But Lipscomb says the city is less concerned with improving transportation than it was in the past, since technological advances have made physical proximity less important. "Where we're focusing our efforts on in the next 10 years would be advances in technology and fiber that would make Santa Cruz more attractive. We're looking at regional broadband policies, digital-first policies. We're looking at ways we can position Santa Cruz going forward."
Meanwhile, UCSC wants to continue its penetration into the physical space of Silicon Valley. Ringold wants to deepen the school's partnership with NASA just as a 10-year research contract between the two institutions ends, including building a research campus; expand graduate degree programs offered at UCSC's Santa Clara extension in engineering and technology management; and strengthen relationships with companies in Silicon Valley.
Tran said UCSC would benefit greatly from being thought of as an integral part of Silicon Valley. The university could "work with companies and provide our students with research topics and internships," as well as jobs after graduation. Access to venture funding is also crucial. "How does Stanford get all the companies to attend their incubators?" Tran asked .
Officials say the university could benefit from recruiting students, particularly from outside California. "If you talk to someone from the East about all our programs in entrepreneurship and innovation," Tran said, "you've got to be where all the players are" to get attention. She points to the university's highly rated graduate program in game design—an industry headquartered in the Valley. "Do you know any computer gaming company in Santa Cruz?"
Ringold says the goal is to have a "mini-campus," not to "replicate [UCSC's] undergraduate campus on this side of the hill." He envisions graduate programs in specialized areas of science and technology that will complement and "partner with Stanford and Berkeley in a lot of ways," Ringold said. "We can help each other, but they're not going to help us if we're not credible, if we don't bring something to the party."
Being known as a school that brings something to the party has not been UCSC's problem. Figuring out how to change that perception long-term is.
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Clearing away the receipts, envelopes, and documents that cover my desk I came across my own business card with a woman's name, Pat, and phone number on the back. It's no "call me sometime" story.
I met Pat seven years ago. With no family in town Pat gathered with others at a neighborhood restaurant some evenings for conversation to keep loneliness at bay. For those who work all day only to face an evening alone, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. are the loneliest hours of the day.
Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, one of American art's most recognizable paintings, portrays a couple and a man sitting at an all-night diner. Whenever I see Nighthawks, I think of lonely people I've met and Pat comes to mind. She always seemed a bit melancholy.
Pat talked quietly. She kept to herself. She had a sad demeanor. It so happened she was a fan of books and writers. I spoke to her whenever I ran into her. She'd smile and light up when discussing a book she enjoyed.
She started reading my work and never failed to say nice things. How we love people who make us feel better about ourselves. Pat became my ambassador and bumping into her was always enjoyable. She told others about my work and one spring she introduced me to an out-of-work English teacher who wanted to write a book.
Pat had been out with friends one night when she picked up her cell phone and asked, "What is this thing? What does it do?" Everybody laughed … Pat was making a joke. When they realized she was serious alarm set in. Later, after some more out-of-character comments and behavior, they got her to a doctor.
I signed the book and wrote a personal note of encouragement. So did her friends. Her daughter gave it to her mother. Time passed and we heard nothing. We called and left messages hoping someone would call back and let us know how things were going. Nothing.
I was working one afternoon when my phone rang. I didn't recognize the number and I decided to let it roll into voicemail since telemarketers call all the time. At the last second something told me to pick up the phone. It was Pat.
Her speech was labored and she was crying. Among the broken phrases and pauses I made out a few words … "Thank you … for … the beautiful book … I'm sorry … I have … a hard time … talking." And then she broke down and sobbed and amid all the crying the phone went dead. I told Pat's friends that I had heard from her but then a lot more time passed.
Pat died December 15. She was 68. I had forgotten or never knew that she was a native of North Carolina. Later I learned that Pat kept my book close by to the end. I want to think that it was, perhaps, her last book.
Yes, why. It's just something to do I suppose. I couldn't know it but life surprised me with a good reason, though unintended. Giving a friend a way to see the beauty that surrounds her as life ended much too soon.
Very sweet of you to say that … Par was a special, sweet lady. We miss her.
Wow! What a beautiful story.
So much love in this story.
Touched my heart! We never know how much joy a person can experience by just looking at beautiful pictures and reading well written words. I know you were honored that you were able to do that for Pat. God bless you!
Beautiful! Thank you for being someone special to her and her family during such a hard journey.


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Q: Rows to columns Python Pandas dataframe (pd.melt) I have a dataframe, df, containing transactions by card. One card can have multiple transactions and thus multiple rows. I want to create a new dataframe with one row per card. Problem is that the number of transactions per card can vary. I was under the assumption that the pd.melt could solve this.
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CardCode    Coupon  ShopName    TranDate
1028670151  S       ShopA       2018-05-24 21:02:19.000
1028670151  S       ShopB       2018-05-23 13:14:44.000
1028670151  G       ShopC       2018-05-24 12:31:24.000
1029282454  S       ShopA       2018-05-19 19:52:40.000
1029282454  G       ShopB       2018-05-19 14:08:02.000
1029646050  S       ShopD       2018-06-17 14:10:42.000
1029684151  S       ShopE       2018-05-05 12:33:21.000
1029684151  G       ShopB       2018-05-05 15:13:08.000
1029684151  S       ShopC       2018-05-06 14:21:02.000
1029754252  G       ShopA       2018-05-05 10:40:30.000

The code I tried:
df_new = pd.melt(df,
                 id_vars = ['CardCode   '],
                 value_vars = ['TranDate', 'Coupon', 'ShopName'])

While this does bring me towards my goal, I don't have a one row per CardCode and that is my ultimate intention here.
Desired output is like this:
1028670151  S       ShopA       2018-05-24 21:02:19.000 S       ShopB       2018-05-23 13:14:44.000 G       ShopC       2018-05-24 12:31:24.000

Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot!

A: Okay, you can use cumcount and unstack:
df_out = df.set_index(['CardCode',df.groupby('CardCode').cumcount() + 1])\
           .unstack()\
           .sort_index(level=1, axis=1)

df_out.columns = [f'{i}_{j}' for i,j in df_out.columns]

df_out = df_out.reset_index()

df_out

Output:
     CardCode Coupon_1 ShopName_1               TranDate_1 Coupon_2 ShopName_2               TranDate_2 Coupon_3 ShopName_3               TranDate_3
0  1028670151        S      ShopA  2018-05-24 21:02:19.000        S      ShopB  2018-05-23 13:14:44.000        G      ShopC  2018-05-24 12:31:24.000
1  1029282454        S      ShopA  2018-05-19 19:52:40.000        G      ShopB  2018-05-19 14:08:02.000      NaN        NaN                      NaN
2  1029646050        S      ShopD  2018-06-17 14:10:42.000      NaN        NaN                      NaN      NaN        NaN                      NaN
3  1029684151        S      ShopE  2018-05-05 12:33:21.000        G      ShopB  2018-05-05 15:13:08.000        S      ShopC  2018-05-06 14:21:02.000
4  1029754252        G      ShopA  2018-05-05 10:40:30.000      NaN        NaN                      NaN      NaN        NaN                      NaN

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Equinox Gold Announces Resumption of a Blockade at the Los Filos Mine
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 20, 2020 /CNW/ - Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX) (NYSE American: EQX) reports that preparations to restart mining activities at its Los Filos Mine in Mexico have been suspended due to the resumption of the blockade by certain members of the nearby Carrizalillo community. Equinox Gold continues to communicate with these individuals and hopes to achieve a long-term solution that will allow the mine to operate effectively and continue bringing benefits to its employees, contractors, suppliers and community partners.
Cautionary Notes and Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information in this news release relate to the duration, extent and other implications of the resumption of the blockade at Los Filos, and Equinox Gold's ability to achieve a long-term resolution. Forward-looking statements or information generally identified by the use of the words "will", "continues", "intends", "expects" and similar expressions and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could" or "should", or the negative connotation of such terms, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and information. Equinox Gold has based these forward-looking statements and information on Equinox Gold's current expectations and projections about future events. While Equinox Gold considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available, they may prove to be incorrect. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on the forward-looking statements or information contained in this news release. Equinox Gold has made assumptions and estimates based on or related to factors such as its previous working history with communities around Los Filos; the discussions with Carrizalillo; Equinox Gold's assumption that discussions will result in a satisfactory resolution to the community issues at Los Filos; Equinox Gold's ability to obtain and retain all necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all; legal restrictions relating to mining including those imposed in connection with COVID-19; and other factors identified in Equinox Gold's MD&A dated February 28, 2020 and its Annual Information Form dated May 13, 2020 both for the year ended December 31, 2019, and in Equinox Gold's MD&A dated September 30, 2020 for Q3 2020, all of which are available on Equinox Gold's website at www.equinoxgold.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar. Forward-looking statements and information are designed to help readers understand management's views as of that time with respect to future events and speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by applicable law, Equinox Gold assumes no obligation to publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement or information contained or incorporated by reference to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements and information. If Equinox Gold updates any one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that Equinox Gold will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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