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Diagnosis and treatment of oral focal mucinosis: a case series
Yusuke Higuchi1Email author,
Fumihiko Tsushima1,
Kanako Sumikura1,
Yuriko Sato1,
Hiroyuki Harada1,
Kou Kayamori2 and
Tohru Ikeda2
Oral focal mucinosis, the oral counterpart of cutaneous focal mucinosis, is a rare disease. As it has no characteristic clinical or radiological features, diagnosis is established by histopathological and immunohistological examination. We present three cases of oral focal mucinosis occurring in the retromolar (which is extremely rare) and gingival regions.
Case 1 involved a 26-year-old Japanese man with radiolucency in the right retromolar region on panoramic radiograph and computed tomography; no obvious protrusion was observed in the region. This finding was clinically diagnosed as a tumor of the retromolar region. Case 2 involved a 60-year-old Japanese woman. A tumor-like mass of tissue was identified on the buccal gingiva at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region. The lesion measured 7 × 6 mm and exhibited elastic hardness and healthy-colored mucosa. The lesion was diagnosed as an epulis. Case 3 involved a 47-year-old Japanese woman. A tumor-like mass of tissue was identified on the buccal gingiva at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region. The lesion measured 10 × 10 mm and exhibited elastic hardness and redness of the surface mucosa. This lesion was also diagnosed as an epulis. Resection was performed in all three cases, and the lesions were histopathologically diagnosed as oral focal mucinosis. Postoperative courses were uneventful and, thus far, there have been no recurrences.
Although it is difficult to diagnose oral focal mucinosis based on clinical symptoms and imaging findings, the disease should be considered a possibility when diagnosing benign oral tumors. We believe that an emphasis on histopathologic study is essential to confirm the clinical suspicion.
Gingiva
Oral focal mucinosis
Retromolar region
Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is a rare disease; in 1974, Tomich [1] proposed that OFM was an oral manifestation of cutaneous focal mucinosis, which is characterized by focal myxoid degeneration of connective tissue. On clinical examination, it presents as a painless mass and has the same color as the surrounding mucosa [2]. While the etiology of OFM remains unknown, a possible cause is overproduction of hyaluronic acid by fibroblasts [3]. In this report, we summarize three cases of OFM occurring in the retromolar and gingival regions, in conjunction with a literature review. Occurrence in the retromolar region, as in Case 1 of our report, is rare.
A 26-year-old Japanese man was referred to our hospital in February 2008 with a chief complaint of swelling in the alveolar region of a maxillary anterior tooth, which had been present for the prior month. An intraoral examination revealed alveolar swelling on the labial side of the maxillary anterior tooth region. The mucosa of the retromolar region exhibited a normal color and no evident swelling (Fig. 1a). A panoramic radiographic examination revealed well-demarcated radiolucent lesions in the maxillary anterior tooth and the right retromolar regions (Fig. 1b). On computed tomography (CT), well-demarcated low-density areas, measuring 35 × 30 mm and 17 × 12 mm, were observed in the maxillary anterior tooth and right retromolar regions (Fig. 1c). The lesions were clinically diagnosed as a radicular cyst of the left lateral incisor and an additional suspected tumor of the right retromolar region. Pathological examination of the biopsy specimens revealed a radicular cyst of the left maxillary lateral incisor, and a suspected case of odontogenic myxoma in the right retromolar region. In May 2008, resection of the maxillary cyst and tumor of the retromolar region were performed under general anesthesia. The mucosa lining the retromolar region and the soft tissue of the bone defect were resected. No recurrence of either condition was observed at the final follow-up examination, 2 years later.
Diagnosis of Case 1 (photograph, radiograph, and computed tomography). a Intraoral photograph of Case 1 at the first visit. No obvious swelling was observed in the right retromolar region (arrow). b Panoramic radiograph of Case 1. Radiolucent lesions were observed in the left maxillary anterior tooth and right retromolar regions (arrow). c Contrast computed tomography image of Case 1. A clearly delineated low-density area depicted bone resorption in the right retromolar region, with no evidence of contrast effect (arrow)
Histopathological examination identified stellate-shaped and spindle-shaped fibroblasts interspersed in an abundant myxoid matrix. Sparsely intercalated fibrous connective tissue was also observed (Fig. 2a, b). Alcian blue and periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) staining of the mucinous substrate of the tissue demonstrated a positive reaction with Alcian blue and a negative reaction with PAS (Fig. 2c). Sparse formation of reticular fibers was observed via the silver impregnation method (Fig. 2d). S-100 positive cells were not identified in immunohistochemistry (Fig. 2e). There was no clear encapsulation of the tissue mass, and an odontogenic epithelial island was also absent. Further, invasion of the peripheral bone by the tissue mass was not observed (Fig. 2f). A histopathological diagnosis of OFM was made.
Histopathological images of Case 1. a Low-power magnification (hematoxylin and eosin stain, × 20 magnification). b High-power magnification, revealing a myxomatous stroma composition with sparse fibers (hematoxylin and eosin stain, × 200 magnification). c Myxomatous stroma exhibited Alcian blue stain positivity, and was negative for periodic acid–Schiff (Alcian blue periodic acid–Schiff stain, × 200 magnification). d Sparse formation of reticular fibers in the lesion (silver stain, × 200 magnification). e Negativity for S-100 protein (S-100 protein immunohistochemical stain, × 200 magnification). f Invasion of the surrounding bone was not observed (hematoxylin and eosin stain, × 40 magnification)
A 60-year-old Japanese woman visited our department in January 2015 with a chief complaint of a mass at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region, which had been identified during a visit to a private dental clinic in April 2014 for dental treatment and was still present at follow-up in January 2015. An intraoral examination revealed a 7 × 6-mm mass with elastic hardness and no mobility on the buccal gingiva at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region. The surface mucosa was a normal color, and the mass was painless and non-pedunculated (Fig. 3a). Dental radiographs did not show any obvious resorption of bone at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region (Fig. 3b). A clinical diagnosis of epulis of the gingiva was made. The mass was resected under local anesthesia in February 2015. No recurrence of the mass was observed at the final follow-up, 2 years after the surgical procedure.
Diagnosis of Case 2 (photograph and radiograph). a Intraoral view of Case 2 at the initial visit. A 7 × 6-mm lesion was observed on the buccal surface of the maxillary right canine and first premolar region with healthy-colored mucosa. b Dental radiograph of Case 2. No obvious bone resorption was observed at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region
Histopathological examination identified a myxomatous stroma with well-delineated borders and few fibers (Fig. 4a, b). The myxomatous stroma was positive for Alcian blue and negative for PAS. Silver staining did not identify the presence of any reticular fibers. S-100-positive cells were not observed. OFM was diagnosed based on the aforementioned findings.
Histopathology of Case 2. a Low-power magnification (hematoxylin and eosin stain, × 20 magnification). b High-power magnification, showing a myxomatous stroma composition with a sparsity of fibers (hematoxylin and eosin stain, × 200 magnification)
A 47-year-old Japanese woman presented to our department in October 2016 with a chief complaint of a mass on the buccal gingiva at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region, which she had been aware of since September 2015. An intraoral examination revealed a 10 × 10-mm mass with elastic hardness and no mobility on the buccal gingiva at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region. There was partial redness of the surface mucosa, and the mass was painless and non-pedunculated (Fig. 5a). No clear evidence of bone resorption at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region was observed on the dental radiograph (Fig. 5b). A clinical diagnosis of epulis of the gingiva was made. The mass was resected under local anesthesia in November 2016. No recurrence was observed at the final follow-up, 1 year after the surgical procedure.
Diagnosis of Case 3 (photograph and radiograph). a Intraoral photograph of Case 3 at the initial visit. A 10 × 10-mm lesion was identified at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region of the buccal gingiva, with partial redness of the mucosa (arrow). b A dental radiograph of Case 3. There was no definitive bone resorption at the maxillary right canine and first premolar region
On histopathological examination, the gingival growth was well delineated with a myxomatous stroma characterized by a sparsity of fibers. There was mild infiltration of plasma cells around the periphery of the blood vessels (Fig. 6a, b). The myxomatous stroma was positive for Alcian blue and negative for PAS, but no reticular fibers were identified on silver staining. No S-100-positive cells were observed. A histopathological diagnosis of OFM was made.
Histopathology of Case 3. a Low-power magnification (hematoxylin and eosin stain, × 20 magnification). b High-power magnification, showing myxomatous stroma with a sparsity of fibers and mild infiltration of plasma cells around the periphery of blood vessels (hematoxylin and eosin stain, × 200 magnification)
OFM is a rare mucosal disease of unknown etiology. While the pathophysiology of OFM is not clearly understood, it is characterized by the local deposition of mucin in connective tissue in which there has been mucoid degeneration [1]. To the best of our knowledge, there have been 65 reported cases of this disease in the English literature [1–23] (Table 1). The age of the patients ranged from 2 to 68 years, with a mean age of 38.4 years. Twenty-one cases involved male patients (32.3%), while 44 involved female patients (67.7%), yielding a male:female ratio of 1:2.1. Cases of gingival origin were the most prevalent (65.6%), followed by cases with origins in the hard palate, buccal mucosa, tongue, retromolar region, and lip.
Classification of the 65 reported cases of oral focal mucinosis identified in the literature [1–23]
Mean 38.4, range 2–68
Male:female ratio
Region of origin
44 (65.6%)a
9 (13.4%)b
buccal mucosa
retromolar
3 (4.5%)a
Clinical diagnosis
fibroma
epulis
mucocele
periodontal abscess
giant cell granuloma
pleomorphic adenoma
Treatment method
surgical resection
aIncluding the same diseases that presented in the gingiva and retromolar region
bIncluding the same diseases that presented on both sides of the palate
OFM is reportedly most likely to occur on keratinized mucosa attached to the bone [1]; cases of gingival and palatal origin together comprise 79.0% of the reported cases. Occurrence in the retromolar region, as in Case 1 of our report, is rare. The overproduction of hyaluronic acid by fibroblasts and consequent formation of myxoid lesion due to its accumulation has been hypothesized as a mechanism involved in this condition [1]. While the etiology is unknown, Neto et al. [15] have proposed traumatic stimulation as an eliciting factor in the disease mechanism. Moreover, Joshi et al. [18] suggested that traumatic stimulation may be involved in the increase in size of soft tissue lesions. However, we were unable to identify any obvious involvement of traumatic stimuli in the current cases.
The clinical findings of OFM include a painless nodular mass of elastic hardness with a similar color as that of the surrounding mucosa. However, there are no characteristic clinical and radiological features; accidental findings during dental treatment over a period of 10 years (from the first presentation of symptoms to diagnosis) have been reported [1, 4, 7].
The clinical diagnosis of OFM is particularly difficult, and the diagnoses in previous reports have included fibroma (32.8%), epulis (10.4%), papilloma (3.0%), mucocele (3.0%), benign tumor (1.5%), periodontal abscess (1.5%), and giant cell granuloma (1.5%), as well as pleomorphic adenomas in cases of lesions of palatal origin [23] (Table 1). A large number of cases (44.8%) were unidentified, with unrecorded clinical diagnoses at the first medical visit. None of these cases were diagnosed as OFM based on the clinical findings. Among the present cases, the first patient presented with no oral symptoms. Clearly delineated bone resorption in the right retromolar region was incidentally observed on the panoramic radiograph and diagnosed as a suspected retromolar tumor. Diagnoses of epulis were made in Cases 2 and 3, based on the presence of localized tissue masses on the buccal gingiva at the maxillary right canine and first premolar regions. Although it is difficult to tentatively diagnose OFM based on clinical symptoms and radiological findings, this disease should be considered in a differential diagnosis for benign oral tumors.
Pathological examination, including immunostaining, is essential for the definitive diagnosis of OFM. Histopathological findings include lack of encapsulation of the neoplastic tissue mass, a myxomatous stroma, and—in cases where a myxomatous stroma is absent—localized fibrous connective tissue [1]. Therefore, histopathological distinction from diseases with a myxomatous stroma, including myxoma, mucocele, nerve sheath myxoma, neurofibroma accompanied by mucus degeneration, focal myxedema, and mucoid degeneration of fibrotic lesions, is important [1].
In the present cases, Alcian blue and PAS staining revealed the deposition of a myxomatous substance between fibrous tissues. While positive for Alcian blue, the negative response for PAS was suggestive of the presence of acidic mucin. Furthermore, the possibility of mucoid degeneration of a peripheral nerve-derived lesion, such as nerve sheath myxoma, was eliminated based on the negative result for S-100 protein, which is an immunohistochemical marker of neural tissues or lesions. In addition, sparse fibrous connective tissue was observed in the present lesions, but reticular fibers were barely visible on silver staining.
In Case 1, bone resorption in the right retromolar region was observed, consistent with the tissue mass, and odontogenic myxoma was identified as a differential diagnosis based on the biopsy findings. However, a definitive diagnosis was not reached. Odontogenic myxoma is a true neoplasm of mesenchymal origin. It mainly consists of spindle-shaped cells and scattered collagen fibers distributed through a loose, mucoid material. Unlike OFM, odontogenic myxoma invariably presents as an intraosseous expansile lesion causing slow-growing enlargement of the jaw bone. Odontogenic myxoma and OFM are differentiated based on the arrangement and course of reticular fibers [3, 11]. Silver staining identified very sparse reticular fibers in this case. Hence, myxoma, which shows abundant reticular fiber formation, was ruled out. These findings pertaining to the present soft tissue mass were congruent with those described by Tomich [1], with an additional lack of invasion of the surrounding bone. There is no clear encapsulation in OFM, unlike tumors, and OFM lesions consist of a localized area of relatively thick myxomatous tissue surrounded by normal collagenous tissue; this histological feature is thought to be important in the differentiation of OFM and other diseases. Thus, a definitive diagnosis of OFM was established. However, in Case 1, resorption of the jaw bone, which is unusual for OFM, was also seen, which made an accurate clinical diagnosis difficult. There was only one case other than our case report that reported bone resorption in the radiological findings [23]. Even though radiographic findings have typically shown the mandibular cases of odontogenic myxoma to be multilocular [24], in these cases, the masses were unilocular on radiography; we presume that bone absorption was caused by compression with increasing size of the lesion.
Systemic diseases indicating mucinosis include pretibial myxedema occurring with hyperthyroidism, myxedema diffusum with hypothyroidism, scleredema and multiple myeloma due to diabetes, and lichen myxedematosus due to diabetes or collagenosis. In the present cases, these systemic diseases were not observed; in addition, because mucinosis was limited to the oral region, the possibility of systemic mucinosis was excluded. We believe it may be worthwhile to consider performing blood tests to eliminate endocrinological diseases after pathological diagnosis of OFM.
Thus far, treatment for all reported cases of OFM has been surgical resection. Of all the reported cases, there has been only one recurrence (1.5%) due to incomplete resection [16]; progress was satisfactory in the remaining reported cases. The current series showed no recurrence; however, a certain period of follow-up observation may be necessary in most cases.
Here we present three cases of OFM along with a review of the literature. Although OFM is difficult to diagnose on the basis of clinical findings and its frequency is low, the disease should be considered when diagnosing benign oral tumors.
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YH contributed to the acquisition of data and drafting the article. FT, KS, and YS contributed to the conception of this report, management of the case, and revision of the article. KK and TI provided the pathological images, and critically reviewed the manuscript from a histopathological perspective. HH contributed to the final approval of the version to be submitted. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patients for publication of this case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Restitution, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
Oral Pathology, Department of Oral Restitution, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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<?php

namespace luya\crawler\frontend\classes;

use Yii;
use Exception;
use yii\base\InvalidConfigException;
use luya\crawler\models\Builderindex;
use luya\crawler\models\Index;
use luya\helpers\Url;

/**
 * Crawler Container.
 *
 * The Crawler Container contains the whole process of the build. Returns a log and contains the informations about the pages
 * which should be crawle.d
 *
 * @author Basil Suter <basil@nadar.io>
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
class CrawlContainer extends \yii\base\Object
{
    public $baseUrl;

    public $baseHost;

    public $pageCrawler;

    public $filterRegex = [];

    public $verbose = false;

    public $doNotFollowExtensions = false;

    public $useH1 = false;

    private $_crawlers = [];

    public $log = [
        'new' => [],
        'update' => [],
        'delete' => [],
        'delete_issue' => [],
        'unchanged' => [],
        'filtered' => [],
    ];

    private $_proccessed = [];

    protected function addProcessed($link)
    {
        $this->_proccessed[] = $link;
    }

    protected function isProcessed($link)
    {
        return in_array($link, $this->_proccessed);
    }

    public function addLog($cat, $message, $title = null)
    {
        $message = (empty($title)) ? $message : $message . " ({$title})";
        $this->log[$cat][] = $message;
    }

    public function verbosePrint($key, $value = null)
    {
        if ($this->verbose) {
            $value = is_array($value) ? print_r($value, true) : $value;

            echo $key . ': ' . $value . PHP_EOL;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the crawl page object based on its ulr.
     *
     * @param string $url The crawler object.
     * @return \luya\crawler\frontend\classes\CrawlPage
     */
    protected function getCrawler($url)
    {
        if (!array_key_exists($url, $this->_crawlers)) {
            $crawler = new CrawlPage(['baseUrl' => $this->baseUrl, 'pageUrl' => $url, 'verbose' => $this->verbose, 'useH1' => $this->useH1]);
            $this->_crawlers[$url] = $crawler;
        }

        return $this->_crawlers[$url];
    }

    public function init()
    {
        if ($this->baseUrl === null) {
            throw new InvalidConfigException("argument 'baseUrl' can not be null.");
        }

        $this->baseUrl = Url::trailing($this->baseUrl);
        $this->baseHost = parse_url($this->baseUrl, PHP_URL_HOST);

        $this->verbosePrint('baseUrl', $this->baseUrl);
        $this->verbosePrint('baseHost', $this->baseHost);
        $this->verbosePrint('useH1', $this->useH1);
        $this->verbosePrint('filterRegex', $this->filterRegex);
        $this->verbosePrint('doNotFollowExtensions', $this->doNotFollowExtensions);

        Yii::$app->db->createCommand()->truncateTable('crawler_builder_index')->execute();

        $this->verbosePrint('truncate of table crawerl_builder_index', 'yes');
        // init base url
        $this->urlStatus($this->baseUrl);
        $this->find();
    }

    public function find()
    {
        foreach (Builderindex::find()->where(['crawled' => false])->asArray()->all() as $item) {
            if (!$this->isProcessed($item['url'])) {
                if ($this->urlStatus($item['url'])) {
                    $this->addProcessed($item['url']);
                }
            }
        }

        if (Builderindex::find()->where(['crawled' => false])->count() > 0) {
            $this->find();
        } else {
            $this->finish();
        }
    }

    public function getReport()
    {
        return $this->log;
    }

    public function finish()
    {
        $builder = Builderindex::find()->where(['is_dublication' => false])->indexBy('url')->asArray()->all();
        $index = Index::find()->asArray()->indexBy('url')->all();

        if (count($builder) == 0) {
            throw new Exception('The crawler have not found any results. Wrong base url? Or set a rule which tracks all urls? Try to enable verbose output.');
        }

        foreach ($builder as $url => $page) {
            if (isset($index[$url])) { // page exists in index
                if ($index[$url]['content'] == $page['content']) {
                    $this->addLog('unchanged', $url, $page['title']);
                    $update = Index::findOne(['url' => $url]);
                    $update->updateAttributes(['title' => $page['title']]);
                } else {
                    $this->addLog('update', $url, $page['title']);
                    $update = Index::findOne(['url' => $url]);
                    $update->attributes = $page;
                    $update->last_update = time();
                    $update->save(false);
                }
                unset($index[$url]);
            } else {
                $this->addLog('new', $url, $page['title']);
                $insert = new Index();
                $insert->attributes = $page;
                $insert->added_to_index = time();
                $insert->last_update = time();
                $insert->save(false);
            }
        }

        // delete not unseted urls from index
        foreach ($index as $deleteUrl => $deletePage) {
            $this->addLog('delete', $deleteUrl, $deletePage['title']);
            $model = Index::findOne($deletePage['id']);
            $model->delete(false);
        }

        // delete empty content empty title
        foreach (Index::find()->where(['=', 'content', ''])->orWhere(['=', 'title', ''])->all() as $page) {
            $this->addLog('delete_issue', $page->url, $page->title);
            $page->delete(false);
        }
    }

    public function matchBaseUrl($url)
    {
        if (strpos($url, $this->baseUrl) === false) {
            $this->verbosePrint("url '$url' does not match baseUrl '{$this->baseUrl}'");
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     *
     * @param unknown $file
     * @return boolean true = valid; false = invalid does not match
     */
    public function filterExtensionFile($file)
    {
        $extension = pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);

        if (in_array(strtolower($extension), $this->doNotFollowExtensions)) {
            $this->verbosePrint('extenion is in doNotFollowExtensions list', $extension);
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    private function filterUrlIsValid($url)
    {
        foreach ($this->filterRegex as $rgx) {
            $r = preg_match($rgx, $url, $results);
            if ($r === 1) {
                $this->verbosePrint("'" . $url . "' matches regex and will be skipped", $rgx);
                $this->addLog('filtered', $url);
                return false;
            }
        }

        if (!$this->filterExtensionFile($url)) {
            $this->verbosePrint('url is filtered from do not follow filters list', $url);
            return false;
        }

        $type = $this->getCrawler($url)->getContentType();

        if ($url !== $this->encodeUrl($url)) {
            $this->verbosePrint("filtered url '$url' cause of unallowed chars", $this->encodeUrl($url));
            $this->addLog('invalid_encode', $url . ' contains invalid chars');
            return false;
        }

        if (strpos($type, 'text/html') === false) {
            $this->verbosePrint('link "'.$url.'" is not type of content "text/html"', $type);
            $this->addLog('invalid_header', $url . ' invalid header ' . $type);
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    protected function encodeUrl($url)
    {
        return preg_replace("/(a-z0-9\-\#\?\=\/\.\:)/i", '', $url);
    }

    public function urlStatus($url)
    {
        $this->verbosePrint('Inspect URL Status', $url);

        gc_collect_cycles();

        $this->verbosePrint('memory usage', memory_get_usage());
        $this->verbosePrint('memory usage peak', memory_get_peak_usage());

        $model = Builderindex::findUrl($this->encodeUrl($url));

        if (!$model) {
            $this->verbosePrint('found in builder index', 'no');
            // add the url to the index
            if ($this->filterUrlIsValid($url)) {
                Builderindex::addToIndex($url, $this->getCrawler($url)->getTitle(), 'unknown');

                // update the urls content
                $model = Builderindex::findUrl($url);
                $model->content = $this->getCrawler($url)->getContent();
                $model->group = $this->getCrawler($url)->getGroup();
                $model->title = $this->getCrawler($url)->getTitle();
                $model->description = $this->getCrawler($url)->getMetaDescription();
                $model->crawled = true;
                $model->status_code = 1;
                $model->last_indexed = time();
                $model->language_info = $this->getCrawler($url)->getLanguageInfo();
                $model->save(false);

                // add the pages links to the index
                foreach ($this->getCrawler($url)->getLinks() as $link) {
                    if ($this->isProcessed($link[1])) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    if ($this->matchBaseUrl($link[1])) {
                        if ($this->filterUrlIsValid($link[1])) {
                            Builderindex::addToIndex($link[1], $link[0], $url);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        } else {
            $this->verbosePrint('found in builder index', 'yes');
            if (!$this->filterUrlIsValid($url)) {
                $model->delete();
            } else {
                if (!$model->crawled) {
                    $model->content = $this->getCrawler($url)->getContent();
                    $model->group = $this->getCrawler($url)->getGroup();
                    $model->crawled = true;
                    $model->status_code = 1;
                    $model->last_indexed = time();
                    $model->title = $this->getCrawler($url)->getTitle();
                    $model->description = $this->getCrawler($url)->getMetaDescription();
                    $model->language_info = $this->getCrawler($url)->getLanguageInfo();
                    $model->save(false);

                    foreach ($this->getCrawler($url)->getLinks() as $link) {
                        if ($this->isProcessed($link[1])) {
                            continue;
                        }
                        if ($this->matchBaseUrl($link[1])) {
                            if ($this->filterUrlIsValid($link[1])) {
                                Builderindex::addToIndex($link[1], $link[0], $url);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        unset($model);

        return true;
    }
}

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Our Preferred Travel Agents
A Man's Perspective
Charming Sophisticates
Outdoor Adventurers
Partying Playboys
Ultimate Insiders
Inspiration: Italy: Toscana Mia
Janet Bein
Ancient Trails & An Ancient Breed: The Ultimate Horseback Adventure in Iceland
Discovering DeLand
San Francisco sister city Taipei, Taiwan, celebrates the "Year of the Bay" with a Heart of Gold
Serenella and Janet
Church at Porto Venere
City in a lake
Cooking school graduates
Hillside town, Tuscany
Lucca Plaza
Friends on holiday
Shopping, Italian style
Villa Maionchi
by Janet Bein, Young at Heart Diva
When I first heard about Toscana Mia, a Bay Area–based group offering luxurious, customized tours of gorgeous Tuscany, Italy (with enticing names like "Live Like A Tuscan" and "Under Your Tuscan/Amalfi/Rome Sun") I jumped at the chance to meet with the group's founder and tour leader, Serenella Leone, a Diva after my own (young at) heart.
Though the tours attract both sexes and all ages, Toscana Mia has become especially popular among women in their forties and fifties, and the company has recently begun designing programs for this particular travel niche, including "Tuscany Tours for Menopausal Women." Could a pampering trip to Tuscany be a healthier alternative to hormone replacements? I wanted to find out for myself—and for all the other young at heart Divas out there who might also be struggling through this inevitable life transition.
After a flurry of email exchanges with Serenella, we arranged to meet for lunch one afternoon. It was easy to spot her with her short, newly styled Italian haircut.
We starting babbling right away, exchanging information like good friends who hadn't seen each other in ages. It turns out that we both have kids in their late twenties. Our offspring are now independent enough that we don't have to take care of them anymore. We can think about ourselves for a change!
Like me, Serenella Leoni made a career in the corporate world while raising her children. "I was successful," she explains, "but there was still something missing. I kept searching. I wanted to contribute something unique."
Her search led her to a certification program in dream coaching taught by Marsha Wieder, a life coach and author of Doing Less and Having More: Five Easy Steps for Achieving Your Dreams
"I realized that I do my best work when it's something that I feel passionate about."
One Serenella's greatest passions is her life-long love affair with Tuscany. Born in Viareggio, a beach resort on Tuscany's Versillian Coast, Serenella moved to Northern California when she was just a baby.
In California, Serenella's parents and grandparents continued to speak Italian at home, and Serenella grew up not only bilingual but bicultural, listening to Italian radio broadcasts, eating homemade Italian food, and hearing stories from her father and grandfather about Viareggio's history, traditions, and folklore.
It's no wonder that fresh out of college, at age twenty-one, Serenella headed back to Viareggio. Her beloved grandparents had returned several years earlier, and she immediately found herself in the warm embrace of close and distant relatives and family friends.
Serenella was commuting from Viareggio to Pisa for work and additional studies when she fell in love and married an Italian. They had two sons together, but the marriage fell apart in 1980. That same year, her father died. Serenella decided to return with her children to the San Francisco area to be close to her mother and sister, and began a career in the corporate world and later in management consulting.
But, Serenella says, "I always missed Italy, and I wanted to find a way to spend part of my year there."
When she came up with the idea of creating upscale, customized tours to Tuscany, she shared her dream with family and friends back in Viareggio and nearby Lucca. They were only too thrilled to help make her dream a reality—and Toscana Mia was born.
The tours geared especially toward menopausal women started by chance. A group of female friends in their fifties asked Serenella to design a tour for them based loosely on the movie Under the Tuscan Sun. Serenella wove together a tour that took the women to northwestern Tuscany and then to Cortona and the Amalfi Coast (the location of the film's boyfriend scene). Other women began asking Serenella for similar tours, including the staff from Menopause the Musical.
Providing stimulating tours for this demographic has given Serenella an opportunity to express another of her passions: "I want to help other women like us to find out what moves them, to help them connect to their passion in life."
The tours have included a couple of breast cancer survivors. One woman was celebrating her first year anniversary after cancer surgery. "She was so alive and so ready to appreciate everything about life. It was a real gift to me to see the trip through her eyes!"
Serenella derives huge satisfaction from seeing the impact that her Toscana Mia tours have had on the lives of these women.
"One woman who traveled with me has started painting again after not touching a paintbrush for twenty years!" Serenella tells me, with pride in her voice. "Other women have started new careers. A couple of widows decided that the time had come for them to start getting out there again."
Serenella shows me some photos from her most recent trip, where the group stayed at an historic nineteenth-century villa surrounded by flowers. I am reminded of one of my favorite movies, Enchanted April, which tells the story of three dispirited English women who pool their resources to rent a villa in Italy and how the experience transforms them.
With Toscana Mia, all the work is done for you. The villa is ready and waiting. Once you are there, you don't need to keep packing and unpacking your bags. It's your home away from home—except that you don't have to do any housework or cooking. For twelve glorious days, Serenella will personally guide you through some of the most beautiful sites in all of Tuscany, including the medieval walled town of Lucca, the idyllic seaside villages of the renowned Cinque Terre, and several Tuscan hill towns in the Apuan Alps.
You will learn about olive pressing and wine making and even participate in a hands-on cooking class with an expert chef (Serenella assures me that the class is appropriate for all levels). Even women who generally microwave their dinners seem to enjoy the sensual pleasures of cooking when guided by a gentle teacher.
Some of the highlights of the last tour were:
• Staying in a beautiful Tuscan villa outside of Lucca.
• Watching the mist rise off the hills in the mornings.
• Watching stonecutters carve marble out of the mountain in Carrara.
• Learning to cook Italian delicacies with a gourmet chef.
• A surprise dinner, including a serenade by an opera baritone.
The total cost of a tour with Toscana Mia is $5,395. For more details, visit www.toscanamia.biz
or email toscanamia@comcast.net.
In addition to being the Tuscany Diva, Serenella is also a Certified Dream Coach. As luxury tour guide or as life coach, Serenella thrives on helping people fulfill their dreams. Contact her for a jumpstart toward finding your life's passion.
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Happy New Year Everyone... and wishing you all the best for 2011.
Also, I had received Chadwicks Fall catalog some time ago and fell in love with a few of its dresses, two in particular were the Colorblock dress and the Shapely Dress.
As always I gravitate to Butterick's Lifestyle Wardrobe patterns, and I've managed to purchase several of the patterns from that collection despite them being OPPs. For my inspiration dress, I used Butterick 5146, which consists of dress, tunic, jacket, camisole, skirt, pants, & belt.
I made a jumper from that pattern 2 years ago and the outcome involved a lot of laughter. I'd paired it with a ruffle blouse and my daughter said I looked like Madam Lancelot.
For my inspiration dress I used a medium-weight print knit from Sav-a-thon. The dress also involved a bit of fiddling. I had added darts to the front & back to take away the shapelessness of it, but after basting the dress together noticed the darts were too high and had to re-mark them.
Then there was the issue of removing excess from the side seams. When I cut this dress I'd added an 1/2" to each piece due to all the holiday eating, but then couldn't understand why the dress was too big. In thinking back when I made the jumper and of course remembered too late, that pattern was a size 16 and I had only made adjustments to the dress instead of the pattern pieces too. Finally, realized that if I gone with the pattern pieces as is I would have avoided the heartache of removing so much fabric from the seams.
Lastly the sleeves, had to reduce the circumference to closely resemble my inspiration dresses and used a sleeve pattern piece from a blouse as a template. Unlike my first take on this dress, this time I used the facings. All the seams were serged and in keeping with the colorblock dress, I added a block of color to the hem line using blanket binding. The hem line is off a bit, when I sewed the blanket binding I failed to pay close attention to line of print, but as always, its not a deal breaker.
Enjoy the rest of the Weekend and have a great Week.
Happy New Year Girl. Your dress is too cute. I love the border on your dress.
Happy New Year, I love the hair! Oh, and the dress, too! It looks fantastic with the boots.
Very chic. It looks like u can play with how u can style it.
The shape of this dress is fabulous! Your work at fitting it definitely paid off. It's perfect. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I think it is a great retro chic look indeed.
What a great dress and a great way to start off the new year!
Happy New Year. Your dresses look amazing.
Brilliant. It all came together and your daughter loved it. Bonus.
I quite like the pirate look and your new dress is grest too - classic!
That's a wonderful dress, and love the accented hemline.
A very happy new year to you Sheila! Another great dress! Keep up the good work!
Super cute dress. The slippers are McCalls 4979,I followed the pattern, just added an additional layer of batting but I would really like to find some type of foam to use. Thanks for your comment.
Wow! You look amazing! Love that dress. That black at the hem adds just enough "something" to make this dress really special.
All of your tweaks to the pattern paid off big time - the final dress is fabulous! Great fit and it looks like a perfect dress to throw on when you need to look good, but feel comfy. Nice work!
I love the dress and it fits perfectly! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Sheila!! I wish you the best too!
Always love to see you work!
Happy New Year, Sheila. Your off to a great start with your 2011 wardrobe. Cute mode dress. I'm a fan of the Butterick wardrobe patterns too. I just need to sew more of them. Lol Have a prosperous year doing what we love to do, create beautiful things.
I agree it's very "Chic" and looks beatiful on you pair with those knockout boots!! I also loved the jumper too with the white blouse, I would wear that now!!
Awesome dress and love it with the boots - are those Nine West? The blanket binding is a nice touch. Aren't kids honest with their comments? Lucas told me my camo fleece was "out there," whatever that means!
That's a fantastic looking dress, you look amazing in it!
Don't you love the fact that daughters are so straight forward with their mother's wardrobe,haha...As always, you look fabulous.


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Q: How to validate if an element is enabled only after 60 seconds I have a link in my application which gets enabled after 60 seconds. I have to verify , that the link only gets enabled after 60 seconds not before that.
Have tried below ways:

*

*I have tried element to be clickable()  with fluent wait/webdriver wait/thread.sleep and all are returning that element is enabled where as it's actually disabled till 60 seconds.

*i have tried getAttribute("disabled")also , it also returns false.
The only difference i can see in the html is the class attribute. When it is disabled , class attribute value has additional text (disabled) added to it.

A: Try with this (and tweek as needed):
long ts1 = System.currentTimeMillis()/1000;
new WebDriverWait(driver, 60).until(ExpectedConditions.attributeToBe(element, "disabled", null);
long ts2 = System.currentTimeMillis()/1000;
Assert.assertTrue((ts2-ts1)>=60);

If the element becomes not disabled before 60 seconds is up, assert will fail.

A: As the link within the application gets enabled after 60 seconds and till then (being disabled) the class attribute contains the additional value disabled, to validate this usecase you can use a try-catch{} block and you can use either of the following Python based Locator Strategies:

*

*CSS_SELECTOR:
try:
    WebDriverWait(driver, 60).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CSS_SELECTOR, "tag_name[some_attribute='value_of_some_attribute']:not(.disabled)")))
    print("Class attribute failed to contain the value disabled for 60 seconds")
except TimeoutException:
    print("Class attribute successfully contained the value disabled for 60 seconds")

*XPATH:
try:
    WebDriverWait(driver, 60).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//tag_name[@some_attribute='value_of_some_attribute' and not(@class='disabled')]")))
    print("Class attribute failed to contain the value disabled for 60 seconds")
except TimeoutException:
    print("Class attribute successfully contained the value disabled for 60 seconds")

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I broke down and gave into the elf craze last year. I'm so glad that I did. My 8 year old daughter loves the elf. She named hers Jelly Bean. I fall asleep early, so I set up the elf while she is at school. She gets such a kick out of it when she comes home from school. Her smiles from it are priceless.
So, are you looking for a few ideas? Here are a few that have been a hit at my house.
Elf at the beach was fun to do. Since, hubby has been procrastinating on hanging my picture up, I decided a beach scene would be great for the Elf. I had to add in the sunscreen, because protecting your skin is a big priority.
Elf-napped is dramatic, yes, but loads of fun. I recommend keeping your elf ideas to what is appropriate for your child. I just used duct tape to tape Jelly Bean to the wall. Shh, don't tell my husband, he would have a cow if he saw tape on the wall.
Girl Scout Elf is my favorite. My daughter was selling girl scout cookies at the time, so I just grabbed her gear to set up something simple and cute.
Elf decorates the Christmas tree.
Elf decorating the Christmas tree, with my daughters underwear, is another funny idea. My daughters roared with laughter over this one.
Elf graffiti on family photos is easy to do with dry erase markers. Jelly Bean gave the girls Rudolph noses, but you could do mustaches or whatever you want.
Here are some photos of Stephanie's family's elf named Caroline.
Is your Elf naughty or nice? Or, a combination of both? We would love to hear some of your ideas.


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Peter Capaldi leaving The Musketeers for Doctor Who was "a blessing in disguise" say cast
The actor's time as Cardinal Richelieu has come to an end - but how has it affected the new series of the swashbuckling BBC drama?
By Huw Fullerton
Friday, 2nd January 2015 at 12:20 pm
Peter Capaldi's debut series of Doctor Who has been a hit with audiences – but taking on the role meant leaving behind his part as villainous minister Cardinel Richilieu in BBC1's Alexandre Dumas adaptation The Musketeers.
You might think Capaldi's departure would be a tough loss, but the quartet of swashbuckling heroes – Tom Burke (Athos), Santiago Cabrera (Aramis), Howard Charles (Porthos) and Luke Pasqualino (D'Artagnan), as well as new baddie Marc Warren (The Comte de Rochefort) – are looking on the bright side.
"I think [Capaldi leaving] ended up being a blessing in disguise, in the sense that it just created a new dynamic for the show," Cabrera told RadioTimes.com.
"It meant you could take the show in a different direction. You need that, you need a new energy for a new season, and that's been very much a catalyst for the new take on the show."
But surely Marc Warren was concerned about taking over from Capaldi as the show's villain? Not exactly…
"To be honest with you, that never crossed my mind," he said. "I never considered the weight of that at all – I just looked at it as I'm just playing the new baddie, and I just got on with it. I didn't get into any comparison with Peter."
All the actors make it clear that a line has been drawn under Capaldi's time on the show, and as if to hammer it home tonight's first episode begins with the Cardinal's funeral – presumably also part of what Howard Charles says makes this run of episodes "a bit darker".
"The show's got older, it's grown up a bit – but it's the same person," he said. "We're interested in the shadows of these people – not just how they look in the light."
More generally, change is on the horizon according to the actors. "I think last year was a lot of thinking about the book and Dumas' other stuff," Utopia actor Tom Burke said, "and it feels a bit more like its own thing now. The writers are taking it in places that are very different."
Marc Warren added: "I think if you enjoyed the first series, you're definitely going to enjoy the second one. It's bigger and better, and they've pushed the envelope out even further and there should be something for everybody to enjoy."
And might we be seeing the Musketeers ride one more time after that? "We'll have to see how season two goes really, but we spoke about it the other day and I think we'd all be more than happy to come back for a third run," said former Skins actor Luke Pasqualino. "I think we owe it to ourselves, I think we owe it to the show. I don't think any of us are quite done with these characters or this show yet."
Well, except Peter Capaldi. But we knew that.
The Musketeers returns to BBC1 tonight (2nd January) at 9:00pm
Marc Warren
Santiago Cabrera
The Musketeers returns – what did you think?
The Musketeers to end after three series
The Musketeers on bravery, heroism and whether women still want chivalry
The Musketeers talk Cuban heels, horse riding and learning to love their tunics


the cool winters and amazing places to take day trips to.
my snooze alarm telling me to get up at 4am.
is so amazing and supportive.
Heston Blumenthal, English celebrity chef.
my lead pastry chef, Amy Keen.
when DDD comes to our cafe!
vacation anywhere with my family.
new and amazing desserts and dishes.
think the grass is greener on the other side.
finding raw onions or cucumbers in my food.


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Aga Khan High School, Mombasa, established 1918
The origins of The Aga Khan High School, Mombasa date to the opening of the the boys' elementary school in 1918 and the establishment of the girls school in 1919.
https://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/aga-khan-high-school-mombasa/
https://ismailimail.wordpress.com/2016/09/26/aga-khan-high-school-mombasa-established-1918/
http://www.akhsmombasa.com/3/miscellaneous10.htm
Mombasa European Primary School (MEPS) TIMELINE HISTORY-1935 to 1962
Mombasa European Primary School (MEPS)
TIMELINE HISTORY-1935 to 1962
The school dates back to 1935 that's nearly 80 years!
The EUROPEAN SCHOOL
Mombasa was started. There are no formal records of this, but it was a banda on the present school site andthe Head Teacher was a Captain White. He was "Acting Principal" on loan from the Allidina Visram high School
http://www.mepsoldboys.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/MEPS-History.pdf
Mombasa European Primary school
http://www.mepsoldboys.com/
http://www.mepsoldboys.com/wp/?page_id=296
Students of the Old Arab Secondary School.
RETRACING THE ROOTS OF KENYA'S OLDEST MUSLIM SCHOOL
http://www.awaazmagazine.com/index.php/editors/item/254-retracing-the-roots-of-kenya%E2%80%99s-oldest-muslim-school
The phases of Mombasa varsity over the years
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000130726/the-phases-of-mombasa-varsity-over-the-years
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History of the Mombasa Sports Club
It is said that you can't get three Englishmen together in a foreign country without them forming a club. Thus in Kenya it was not surprising that all sorts of clubs came into being in the early colonial days. The history of the Mombasa Sports Club can be traced back to 1896 and together with the Mombasa Club, which was established in the same year, has the distinction of being one of the two oldest clubs in Kenya.
http://www.mombasasportsclub.co.ke/index.php/en/about-msc/background
KENYA SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS
Coastweek - - Where and how to contact your old school friends ? A good
site to start with is found at http://www.alumni.net/Africa/Kenya/
Jamuhri High School
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/life/society/nostalgic-journey-Jamhuri-High-School-century-history--/3405664-3992960-157qmjz/index.html
Westlands Primary School Nairobi Kenya
Duke of York School
http://www.mccrow.org.uk/eastafrica/Duke%20of%20York%20School/Duke%20of%20York%20School.htm
Eldoret School
http://www.mccrow.org.uk/eastafrica/Hill_School_now/OldHill.htm
Hill School Memories
http://www.mccrow.org.uk/eastafrica/Hill_School_now/MoreMemories/Hillmemories.htm
http://oldafricamagazine.com/briton-vs-boer-educational-tensions-in-trans-nzoia/
Kitale School
http://kitaleschool.com/
Kisumu Boys
http://www.kisumu.co.uk/kbhs_memories_01.html
Old Cambrian Society
European Nairobi School
http://www.oldcambrians.com/History-EuropeanSchoolNairobi.html
School in Kenya
http://www.africanpeacejournal.com/school-in-kenya/
Teaching school in Old Nairobi
http://www.brickproject.com/teaching-school-in-old-nairobi/
En route to a Splendid Education
http://www.annesimpson.com.au/out-of-africa/


We humans are social creatures, so we love doing things in groups. We learn better in groups so any kind of class is a wonderful idea to most of us! That is especially true for exercise classes. Having people around is stimulating, encouraging and helps us go beyond what we think our limitations are. This is also true for our classes using the Egoscue Method for postural alignment.
Some of you know about Egoscue from coming to Pain Free Performance because you were in pain and could not find a way out. Back pain, neck pain, ankle pain, shoulder pain, knee pain – we've seen it all! That is the essence of Egoscue – total body alignment that restores function and relieves pain!
Egoscue class is a great way to connect with other folks who are enjoying the benefits of a pain free aligned body. Keep in mind class cannot be specific to each participant's particular issues. Most classes meet a couple of times a week and your body needs more training to re-adapt to proper muscular balance for posture. You guys that have your Egoscue exercise menus know that a body needs the daily reminder of what those muscles are designed to do!
For those of you who haven't visited us, this postural alignment work is individualized and specific to you, your body, your pain and dysfunction. Exercises are prescribed (called menus) that have a sequence of muscular activation and/or deactivation best suited to your body. There are no two bodies alike and there are rarely identical menus. Class should not be viewed as a "one size fits all" approach to body alignment and pain relief – it should be another fun activity that you participate in because you're feeling great after doing your menu!
Doing your individual menu gives you a wonderful opportunity to tune into your own body and inner self. Listening to your body while performing your Egoscue menu is a perfect meditation time or just simply quiet alone time. If you're going to class but you don't have a menu…let me encourage you to get one. It will change your life and it will make all of the other stuff possible.
Going to class is great!!!! Keep at it! Class, hiking, biking, running, swimming, tennis – move and enjoy what you love to do — your body will like the extra movement and extra attention. And, do your menu also. You can have the best of both worlds!
HELPING LOCAL FOSTER TEENS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
HELPING LOCAL FOSTER TEENS AT THE HOLIDAYS!
As a business, we were looking for a way to make our holiday more meaningful by being involved in charitable giving right here in our own community. We wanted to find a group in true need that may not be under the umbrella of another holiday drive, and one of our favorite clients suggested we call her friend at Albemarle County Social Services.
The answer we got from them was that teenage foster children from Albemarle County are often overlooked because of their age when it comes to holiday giving. The social workers know these teens, their circumstances and these guys need our help! We have a list of kids (initials, gender, and age) including their holiday wish lists. We are not talking big ticket items…these are simple things that will help make a wonderful holiday for them.
Our goal is to mark all of these things off every list for every child. This is how we plan to do it and we'd love, love, love for you to join in on this wonderful holiday experience!
1. HELP US UN-DECORATE OUR TREE!!
RIGHT NOW, if you stop by the office, you will see our version of an angel tree – a teenangel tree to be exact! It is beautiful, if we do say so ourselves – a small scraggly tree with sparkly ornaments – each one holding a short Christmas list of a foster teen.
Please come by when you are in the neighborhood or if you're in for your appointment, take an ornament or two and cross off the items on the list by doing a little shopping for a teen! Drop off the gifts here and Social Services will pick them up from us on Friday, December 14th to make sure the children in need receive them by Christmas!
WHAT: Day of Giving Gift Exchange for Foster Teens!!
WE GIVE YOU: We have ten practitioners who represent many kinds of body work who are giving their time on this day to provide abbreviated treatments at no charge to participants (you!). Treatments are: chiropractic, pilates, massage therapy, structural integration, Byron Katie work, Egoscue, personal training, acupuncture, network spinal analysis and more!
YOU GIVE THE TEENS: You may choose as many therapies as you'd like to experience in exchange for bringing one $50.00 gift card for a foster teen! One $50.00 gift card gets you all the treatments you want! You will sign up for treatments when you come in that day.
Please call or email Pain Free to let us know you can attend! But if you forget, come on over anyway!
We feel so fortunate for this connection with the amazing people who work with these great kids through Albemarle County Social Services! It's so special to have a charitable focus for holiday giving in our own community. Please help us and the other generous therapists make holiday wishes come true for these teens.
Here is the link for our latest testimonial and recent local commercial… Enjoy!
WELLNESS RETREAT …A GREAT SUCCESS !
A huge THANK YOU to all of the participants and practitioners that joined us at Montfair Resort Farm for a day of WELLNESS!
It never ceases to amaze us how many gifted practitioners we have working in Charlottesville and the surrounding areas.
Our day started with an Egoscue class to bring our bodies into proper alignment. This was followed by a Restorative Yoga session. After we were aligned and stretched, various gifted practitioners shared information about their specific treatment techniques. These included Acupuncture, Chiropractic Care, Craniosacral Therapy, Tai Massage, Structural Integration, Acupressure and MELT (myofascial elongation).
We enjoyed a healthy lunch followed by some time to visit and enjoy the beauty of the surroundings.
The picture above is from our experience of Tai Chi in the great outdoors. We followed this with a session on self hypnosis. After everyone was aligned, stretched, fed and filled with the peace of meditation, we had the opportunity to experience a variety of hands on work.
"What is Egoscue"?? Well…. Here I go again….
In my quest for understanding all that I can to empower my clients with tools that will offer them the best care possible, I discovered a method called MELT. This stands for Myofascial Energetic Length Technique. This technique involves the connective tissue in our body.
What exactly is connective tissue?
If you ever pulled the skin off of a piece of chicken before you cooked it, you will see a thin, white sheath…that is connective tissue. And as our manager so kindly pointed out… vegetarians can think of peeling an orange and seeing the protective coating over the fruit as the connective tissue. Connective tissue covers every cell, nerve, muscle, bone and organ in our bodies.
When the connective tissue becomes dehydrated, it loses its buoyancy and can no longer do its job to support and protect our muscles and joints. In addition, the nervous system becomes over-stressed and the tissues cannot act as a communication network. That leaves you with tissue that is now bound down to the muscles and a nervous system that stays in a state of "dis-ease" (meaning the body can't rest). When you go to move, the muscles still move but the connective tissue is pulled causing that stiff/painful feeling.
When you MELT you push fluid back into the tissue and your proprioception (how your body senses its enviornment) improves. At PAIN FREE PEFORMANCE, we are combining MELT with Egoscue to enhance the body's ability to RESTORE POSTURE…. CREATE BALANCE….LIVE PAIN FREE!


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Ketamine Could Help Cut Alcohol Consumption by Rewiring Memory
Preliminary findings from a clinical trial of heavy drinkers suggest that the drug can weaken certain memories tied to the reward of imbibing, although the mechanisms aren't fully clear.
Catherine Offord
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The anesthetic drug ketamine could be used to rewire heavy drinkers' memories and help them cut down on alcohol consumption, according to a study published yesterday (November 26) in Nature Communications. In a clinical trial of people who reported consuming around 590 grams of alcohol—equivalent to nearly two cases of beer—per week on average, researchers found that a procedure that involved administering the drug while people were thinking about drinking durably reduced consumption.
While it's not clear how the method works at a neurological level, the study represents "a really exciting development," Amy Milton, a behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge who was not involved in the work, tells STAT. She adds that the findings mark "the first time it's been shown in a clinical population that this can be effective."
The study was designed to manipulate the brain's retrieval and stabilization of memories—in this case, those linking the sight and thoughts of alcohol to the reward of drinking it, study coauthor Ravi Das, a psychopharmacologist at University College London, tells Science News. "We're trying to break down those memories to stop that process from happening."
To do that, the team asked 30 of the participants to look at a glass of beer, followed by a sequence of images of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. On the first day of tests, the session ended with participants being invited to drink the beer. On the second day, after viewing the beer and images, the screen cut off, and instead of drinking the beer, participants were given a shot of ketamine.
Among various functions, ketamine blocks NMDA receptors—key proteins in the brain's reward pathways—so the researchers hypothesized that administering the drug during memory retrieval would help weaken participants' associations between the sight or contemplation of alcohol and the reward of drinking it. Their results somewhat support that hypothesis. Nine months following the several-day trial, the volunteers reported cutting their drinking back by half.
"To actually get changes in [participants'] behavior when they go home and they're not in the lab is a big deal," Mary Torregrossa, a neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburgh who was not involved in the work, tells Science. But she notes that it's not clear whether it was the ketamine or some other part of the procedure that led to the effect.
Another 60 participants, split into two control groups, received slightly different procedures that involved either beer or ketamine and still showed, on average, a 35 percent decrease in alcohol consumption after nine months. The participants themselves were recruited to the study through online ads—meaning that the researchers may have selected for people already interested in reducing consumption.
Whatever the mechanisms behind the effect, the results so far suggest the method is worth investigating, David Epstein, an addiction researcher at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, tells Science News. "If a seemingly small one-time experience in a lab produces any effects that are detectable later in real life, the data are probably pointing toward something important."
Catherine Offord is an associate editor at The Scientist. Email her at cofford@the-scientist.com.
memory consolidation
memory retrieval
NMDA receptors
Alcohol-Related Deaths in US Doubled in Past Two Decades: Study
Cell Death Processes Are Reversible
Iranian Students Denied Entry to US


Vodafone's mobile network has been disrupted following a break-in at its exchange centre in Basingstoke.
Burglars hit the facility in the early hours of Monday morning, stealing computer equipment and network hardware.
Most of the users affected were in the M4 corridor area, to the west of London.
In a statement, Vodafone said: "We had a break in last night at one of our technical facilities which resulted in damage done to some of our equipment.
"We are working quickly to restore these and will be back to normal as soon as we can."
The company added that there had been no impact on the security of customers' private information.
One Vodafone user, Leigh Elkins, from Reading, told BBC News that his service was disconnected at around 12.50am on Monday, while he was in the middle of a call.
Many angry customers turned to social networking sites to vent their frustration over the prolonged outage.
On Vodafone UK's Facebook page, Keri Rampersad asked: "When will this be fixed since this is a massive inconvenience."
Another user, Michael Tawroginski wrote: "Who cares about your issue? You should pay for every hour of this problem, or give some extras to all customers affected."
Vodafone refused to speculate on whether the break-in could be linked to several high-profile controversies involving the company.
It was recently the subject of protests over claims that the firm was let off paying part of an outstanding UK tax bill.
Vodafone was also criticised for shutting down its phone network in Egypt during the recent pro-democracy protests, although the company said it was obliged to comply with local laws.


(born 1983). American actor, writer, comedian, rapper, director, and producer Donald Glover was a multitalented performer. He used the stage name Childish Gambino for his musical pursuits.
Donald McKinley Glover, Jr., was born on September 25, 1983, at Edwards Air Force Base in California. His family moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia, when he was young. Glover began acting in musicals and plays in high school. He attended New York University (NYU) and, while there, helped form a sketch comedy group called Derrick Comedy. The members made and posted comedy videos on YouTube. Glover graduated from NYU in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in dramatic writing. Shortly thereafter comedian and actress Tina Fey hired him to write for the television show 30 Rock. After three years with 30 Rock, Glover joined the cast of the television show Community. He played a cool yet geeky college student on the show until he left in 2014.
In 2016 Glover created the television show Atlanta. He not only wrote and starred in the comedy-drama but also directed and produced some of the episodes. The show follows three men as they try to survive in poverty-stricken neighborhoods of Atlanta, Georgia, while two of them pursue careers in the music industry. The show and cast earned several Emmy Awards, including Glover's for directing and lead actor in 2017. That same year Glover also won a Golden Globe Award for best actor in a comedy or musical television series. In addition to his television work, he took on roles in such films as The Martian (2015) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
Glover's third album, Awaken, My Love! (2016), combined funk, soul, and rhythm and blues (R&B). Glover won a Grammy Award in 2018 for best traditional R&B performance for the song "Redbone." That same year he released the song "This Is America." It examined violence in America and was accompanied by a powerful music video. The song debuted in the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2019 Glover won four Grammy Awards for "This Is America": record of the year, song of the year, best rap/sung performance, and best music video.


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Funky Compilations LP
Kon & Amir – Off Track Vol 3 – Brooklyn – Rare Ghetto Disco, Funk & African Boogie
LP (Item 514465) BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s — Condition: New Copy
2LP Gatefold
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Funky Compilations (CD, LP)
Beat digging heroes Kon & Amir return with a diverse, funky treasure trove of rare dancefloor anthems, rarer disco soul and African boogie cuts – possibly the best yet in their Off Track series for BBE! The east coast duo have dedicated each title in the series to an NYC borough, and Brooklyn is honored this time out – but there's a world of rare and underground club funk & soul presented here! Includes African disco & soul records with all regions dancefloor appeal, raw percussion and bass accented numbers that are tight and punchy and others with a more soaring approach, all of it totally wonderful and hard-to-find – including some we've seen or heard before! The vinyl version features 2LPs with unmixed tracks, with Kon's selections on 2 sides and Amir's on 2 sides – some featured on the mixed 2CD versions plus alternate tracks! Kon's selections include "Burnin Up" (Kon's edit) by SFB, "From The Heart" (Kon's Multi rmx) by Donny McCuillough, "Rock Don't Stop" by Taxie, "More Power To You" by Mazyck Project, "Lost In Space" by Shake and "EOD" by Edge Of Daybreak. Kon's selections include "Enjoy Your Life" by Oby Onyioha, "Disco Power" by Bomp, "You Can't Change A Man" by Christy Essien Igbokwe, "Sexy Dancer" by Harry Mosco and "Don't Ask Me" by Goddy Oku. © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc.
We realize that there are many different interpretations of the standard grades used for pre-owned vinyl record albums & CD, so we thought we'd offer you the ones that we are working with, so you have an idea what we mean when we give the grade for a non-new item on our pages.
Used Vinyl Grades
Below are stated conditions for a used vinyl records at Dusty Groove. Grading for the cover should be assumed to be near (within a "+" or "-") the grading for the vinyl. If there is significant divergence from the condition of the vinyl, or specific flaws, these will be noted in the comments section of the item. However, please be aware that since the emphasis of this site is towards the music listener, our main concern is with the vinyl of any used item we sell. Additionally, all of our records are graded visually; considering the volume of used vinyl we handle, it is impossible for us to listen to each record. If we spot any significant flaws, we make every attempt to listen through them and note how they play.
The following grading conditions apply to the vinyl component of an album or single:
This is what it says, that the record is still held fast in shrink-wrap. We tend to be pretty suspicious about these things, so if the shrink-wrap doesn't look original, or if the record seems to have undergone some damage over time, we'll probably take it out of the wrapper to ensure that it's in good shape — which is why we don't have more of these. In some cases the shrink-wrap may be torn in spots, but if it's not possible the record has been taken out and played, the record will still qualify as "Sealed".
Dusty Groove does not use the grades of Near Mint (or Mint, for that matter) because in our experience, we find that no records ever qualify for such a high grade. Even sealed records tend to have one or two slight faults, enough to usually qualify them for a grade of NM- or lower. We've often found that records which are clearly unplayed will have a slight amount of surface noise, especially in quieter recordings.
Near Mint - (minus)
Black vinyl that may show a slight amount of dust or dirt.
Should still be very shiny under a light, even with slight amount of dust on surface.
One or two small marks that would make an otherwise near perfect record slightly less so. These marks cannot be too deep, and should only be surface marks that won't affect play, but might detract from the looks.
May have some flaws and discoloration in the vinyl, but only those that would be intrinsic to the pressing. These should disappear when the record is tilted under the light, and will only show up when looking straight at the record. (Buddah and ABC pressings from the 70's are a good example of this.)
May have some slight marks from aging of the paper sleeve on the vinyl.
Possible minor surface noise when played.
Very Good + (plus)
Vinyl should be very clean, but can have less luster than near mint.
Should still shine under a light, but one or two marks may show up when tilted.
Can have a few small marks that may show up easily, but which do not affect play at all. Most marks of this quality will disappear when the record is tilted, and will not be felt with the back of a fingernail.
This is the kind of record that will play "near mint", but which will have some signs of use (although not major ones).
May have slight surface noise when played.
Good + (plus)
Vinyl may be dirty, or have one outstanding flaw, such as a light residue, which could be difficult to clean.
May have marks on all parts, too many to qualify as Very Good-, or several deeper marks, but the record should still be ok for play without skips.
In general, this is a record that was played a fair amount, and handled without care. A typical example may be a record which has been heavily played by a DJ, and carries marks from slip cueing. Depending on the quality of the vinyl, may play with surface noise throughout.
A record that you'd buy to play, cheap, but which you wouldn't buy for collecting.
Will have marks across all parts of the playing surface, and will most likely play with surface noise throughout. May have some other significant flaws, such as residue, or a track that skips.
In most cases, a poor quality copy of a very difficult to find record.
This is a grade we rarely use, as we try not to sell records in very bad condition, though in some rare cases we will list a record in such bad shape that it does not conform to the standards above. A "Fair" record will have enough marks or significant flaws that it does not even qualify as "Good", but is a copy you might consider for playing, if you're willing to put up with noise and/or flaws. An example might be a recording with surface noise so heavy that it is equal to the volume of the music. For records listed as "Fair", we will describe the extent of the condition in the comments.
Like "Fair", we rarely list records in this condition, as they represent the extreme low end of spectrum. These records typically have multiple serious problems, and we offer them as "relics" or "objects" only — for those who want to at least have a copy of a record, even if it is not really worthy of play, perhaps for the cover alone. For these records, we will describe the extent of the condition in the comments.
Kon & Amir – Off Track Vol 1 – The Bronx
BBE (UK), 1960s/1970s/1980s. New Copy 3LP
LP...$24.99 27.98
One of the hippest compilations we've heard in years – a treasure trove of rare grooves from legendary crate diggers Kon and Amir! The pair have been known for years from the massive beats in their On Track mixes, and from subsequent reissue singles – but this set has them moving ... LP, Vinyl record album
If Music Presents You Need This – World Jazz Grooves – Compiled By Jean Claude & Victor Kiswell (3LP set)
BBE (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold
LP...$24.99 31.99 (CD...$13.99)
Not a set of world music-inflected jazz – although there is a bit of that – and instead, a wonderful collection of spiritual numbers from around the world – most recorded in the 70s, at a time when barriers were really breaking down in jazz music! All tracks here are nice and ... LP, Vinyl record album
Boston Goes Disco – Obscure Disco, Boogie, & Modern Soul From Boston Mass & The Surrounding Areas (3LP set & 7 inch single)
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP & 7 inch Gatefold
A huge discovery in music – most of which we've never heard before, and which shows that the Boston scene was getting pretty busy during the classic club years – even if the city's grooves never reached the same fame as cuts from New York, Philly, and other points south! The package is ... LP, Vinyl record album
DJ Andy Smith Presents Reach Up – Disco Wonderland (3LP set)
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold
A killer set of rare club and underground disco – filled with lots of tracks we haven't seen on other collections! Andy Smith has given us many amazing compilations over the years – sets that have a special mix magic, made up of rocksteady, reggae, vintage funk, and even some ... LP, Vinyl record album
John Morales – The M&M Mixes Vol 2 – Part B
A second volume of underground disco and unstoppable dancefloor soul from NYC in the late 70s and early 80s – M&M Mixes Vol 2, highlighting rare and previously unreleased mixes by John Morales! It features a roster of legendary names, particularly to diggers of deeper disco tracks, but ... LP, Vinyl record album
DJ Format's Psych Out – A Collection Of International Funky Fuzz-Laden Gems
BBE (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
Cool cuts from around the globe – all brought together in one wonderfully funky set! The music here all draws heavily from American funk and psych styles – and often uses some slightly different instrumentation, or more regional inflection – to make the usual psych funk styles ... LP, Vinyl record album
Real Sound Of Chicago – Underground Disco From The Windy City
BBE (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP
The kind of record that makes us mighty proud to live in the Windy City – and a long-overdue look at the wealth of rare club, disco, and soul cuts bubbling in the Chicago underground at the end of the 70s! During the early part of the decade, the city was widely known for some super-huge ... LP, Vinyl record album
Strange Breaks & Mr Thing – Rock, Funk, Soul, Jazz & Soundtrack Breaks For Modern Living
BBE (UK), 1970s. New Copy 3LP
One of the hippest collections on BBE we've heard in years – a really underground batch of breaks that features fantastically rare tracks in a variety of different genres! The set beautifully shows just how far the funky scene has come in recent years – because many of these cuts are ... LP, Vinyl record album
DJ Amir Presents Buena Music Y Cultura – Good Music & Culture – Rare Latin Sounds From Across The Americas
One of the most fantastic collections we've ever heard from DJ Amir – a set that may well blow away his classic On/Off Track sets for the depth of its spirit and feeling! Amir's been well-known as a crate digger for many years – and while digging for funk, soul, and hip hop on the New ... LP, Vinyl record album
Americana Rock Your Soul – Blue Eyed Soul & Sounds From The Land Of The Free
BBE (UK), 2011. New Copy 2LP
A sweet set of vintage American blue eyed soul from the 70s & early 80s – a diverse and deep set of it, too – featuring sunny and soulful numbers by Breakaway, 1619 Bad Ass Band, Society Of Seven, Lil' Albert, Jay P Morgan, Life Force and more! There's a pretty broad range styles, ... LP, Vinyl record album
House Of Ages – Classic, Rare, & Unreleased Dance Music – Selected By Jeremy Newall
Not really the house of ages – given that most of these cuts are so rare, they're only making their first appearance here – but a great little collection that reminds us that there's still so much to discover in the funky underground of the last few years of the 20th Century! Jeremy ... LP, Vinyl record album
Tokyo Nights – Female J-Pop Boogie Funk 1981 to 1988
Cultures Of Soul, 1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
A great look at the bright world of female soul in Japan during the 80s – a time when the nation was hitting some of its greatest heights of the postwar years – and was coming up with a magical musical groove to follow! While disco reigned in American clubs in the late 70s, the style ... LP, Vinyl record album