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A lot of exciting things happened in Virginia's New River Valley in 2019! Here are the top ten posts from the year. The following posts had the most page views online.
10.Virginia's New River Valley Claims Top Trending Mountain Destinations
Two counties in the NRV were selected as the "Top Trending Virginia Mountain Destinations 2019" by Blue Ridge Country Magazine.
9.Blacksburg Mountain Bike Skills Park Now Under Construction
On February 18, Lynchburg-based Native Landworks began construction on the Blacksburg Rotary Mountain Bike Skills Park located on the back four acres of Brush Mountain, off Meadowbrook Drive. The park is expected to be finished by mid-April.
8.1901 Group Officially Breaks Ground on Blacksburg Expansion
The VTCRC will be building 1901 Group's 45,000 square foot EITOC to provide a state-of-the-art Operations Center to support 1901 Group's continued growth of cloud, cybersecurity, and managed services business.
7. Blacksburg Named Top Ten Safest College Town
SafeWise names Blacksburg ninth safest college town in America.
6.Pulaski Has 8th Lowest Cost of Living in Virginia
Pulaski comes in with the 8th lowest Cost of Living Index (COLI) at 86 in the state of Virginia.
5.Volvo Group to Create 777 New Jobs in Pulaski County Expansion
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the Volvo Group will invest nearly $400 million to expand its Volvo Trucks North America New River Valley (NRV) assembly operation in Pulaski County.
4.NRV to Be Home of First Commercial Drone Deliveries in US
Christiansburg is the first town in the U.S. where residents can have drone deliveries to their homes.
3.Blacksburg Has the Shortest Commute in VA
The numbers are in and according to Business Insider, Blacksburg has the shortest commute time in Virginia. The average commute in Blacksburg is 13.9 minutes.
2.The Palisades Wins Restaurateur of the Year Award
Shaena Muldoon, owner and manager of The Palisades, received the Jim Wordsworth Award for Restaurateur of the Year from the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association (VRLTA).
1.Christiansburg is 2nd Best City to Live in Virginia
Christiansburg is ranked as the second best city to live in Virginia by creditdonkey.com.
Virginia's New River Valley: Virginia's New River Valley is an eclectic mix of interconnected small towns that each offer their own unique vibe and appeal. The region provides an abundance of cultural and social offerings due to the presence of three world-class universities, while retaining the charm and benefits of small town living. The NRV is home to a diverse and innovative business community with companies that range from high-tech startups to foreign-based corporations to specialty agribusiness. These organizations benefit from the collaborative spirit of our region and a loyal, highly-skilled, and educated workforce. The scenic beauty of the region also fosters a deep connection to nature, which is deepened by access to outdoor recreation and the preservation of our natural environment. It's clear why Virginia's New River Valley is "A Natural Fit."
Onward NRV: Onward NRV is a public/private, regional economic development organization whose mission is to attract and retain world class jobs, investment, and talent in Virginia's New River Valley. It's also a movement where leaders from business, government, and higher education work together to promote the economic vitality of the region.
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The rim of the Yellowstone caldera, an ancient volcano, encircles the inner portion of Yellowstone National Park.
BRETT FRENCH/Gazette Staff
This graphic shows how concentrated the ash fall would be from a Yellowstone eruption.
A supervolcano like Yellowstone could create an umbrella plume, like that pictured on the bottom of this graph.
Researchers predict ash fall if Yellowstone supervolcano erupted
By BRETT FRENCH french@billingsgazette.com
Brett French
Montana Untamed Editor
If the Yellowstone supervolcano were to erupt — and there's no indication that will happen any time soon — Billings residents could be up to their chins in ash.
Based on a recent study by members of the U.S. Geological Survey using a model called Ash3D, a Yellowstone eruption could dump from 40 to 70 inches of ash on Billings — more than 3 to 5 feet.
"It's a crazy thing to think about because none of us have ever seen an eruption like Yellowstone," said Larry Mastin, the lead author of the study and a USGS hydrologist who helped develop the Ash3D model. "It would be two or three orders of magnitude more ash than we've been able to observe."
Casper, Wyo., would fair better, since it is farther away from Yellowstone. Casper would only see ash pile up 13 to 33 inches deep — not unlike snowfall in a bad winter blizzard.
Although Missoula is somewhat closer to the Yellowstone supervolcano than Casper, it's north rather than south. Prevailing winds in Montana are more likely to move north to south and from west to east. So the USGS model shows Missoula receiving only about 2 to 19 inches of ash.
"That wasn't the point of this, to talk about how much ash a place would get," said Jacob Lowenstern, the scientist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory and a co-author of the research.
Instead, the work has been targeted at aviation safety, especially in the wake of Iceland's 2010 volcanic eruption which shut down air traffic across northern Europe for weeks — the largest air traffic shutdown since World War II — stranding millions of travelers.
The concern was that the abrasive particles in the moving ash cloud would damage aircraft engines. Because of those fears, air traffic was halted in a wide swath around the ash.
"Now there's an increasing demand for modelers to estimate the ash concentration in ash clouds," Mastin said. That way airlines can determine how far out from abrasive ash clouds it is safe to fly their jets.
"This is a problem Jacob and I have been talking about for at least five years," Mastin said. "We started developing this Ash3D model in 2010 and it is now used pretty routinely in Alaska, South and Central America, and Indonesia."
"Our ability to model these things is pretty much brand new," Lowenstern said.
High-altitude ash
Ash from a volcanic eruption is formed when magma blasts to the surface and shatters into fragments of abrasive glass, pumice and minerals. Since the ash is hot, it is less dense than the air and rises. A large eruption that generates lots of heat will carry the ash high into the atmosphere. The Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines in 1991 shot ash up into the air 114,000 to 130,000 feet high. Commercial jets fly at about 30,000 feet.
Only about one-third of what's ejected when a volcano erupts becomes ash. Another third falls back into the crater and the final third is composed of ground-hugging gas clouds and ignimbrites — a mixture of ash, pumice and fragments of rock — that may only travel 50 to 100 miles from the crater.
By using Yellowstone's supervolcano as a basis, Mastin and colleague Alexa Van Eaton were able to plug in numbers that would give them a greater understanding of how the heat, mass and particles from a big eruption could generate its own wind by rising up to the edge of the stratosphere, miles above Earth, counteracting the predominant jet stream winds. Such a plume rising up from an eruption creates an umbrella cloud.
The plumes from smaller eruptions tend to look like a fan, spreading downwind from the volcano — like smoke from a smokestack.
Mastin's model is based on the assumption that a Yellowstone eruption would be more likely to create a huge umbrella cloud that would spread ash in all directions around the supervolcano, not unlike the mushroom cloud of a nuclear explosion.
After a researcher in Italy created a model using the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo — the second-largest eruption in the 20th century — Mastin adapted his model.
The initial simulation with no umbrella cloud put no ash on the West Coast, where traces of ash from previous Yellowstone eruptions have been found. With the umbrella cloud millimeters of ash would settle in Oregon and Washington and even farther offshore. Near the center of the eruption there would be less ash fall, since more ash would be pushed upward and outward.
The modeling showed little change when Mastin tried wind flows for all four seasons and for the duration of the eruption.
"The wind field didn't really alter the results hugely," he said. "At closer distances it looks like a bulls-eye at Yellowstone."
"It pretty much doesn't matter where the winds are from, the deposition remains the same," Lowenstern said. "I don't think people fully appreciated that before this."
In addition to helping with modern air traffic, the research also helps scientists paint a more complete picture of prior Yellowstone eruptions, the most recent of which was 70,000 years ago. That eruption was relatively mild — a lava flow in the southern portion of the park's Pitchstone Plateau — compared to the massive eruptions 640,000, 1.3 million and 2.1 million years ago. Although evidence of ash deposition from these eruptions can be found in the geologic record, some of that ash was likely moved beforehand, either by wind or water.
"In the Great Plains, Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado, there are extensive ash deposits, part of which came from a Yellowstone eruption," Mastin said. "Some are 6 feet thick, but they were more than likely blown around by the wind and formed dunes."
Strangely, the modeling is good news for Billings compared to some of the previous predictions of ash fall, Mastin said. Earlier theories showed more ash being carried by the wind directly east toward Montana's largest city.
"Lack of reliable information left the door open to speculation and fanciful depictions of the effects of supereruptions, which are easily found on the Internet," the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory website noted in a post about Mastin's research. "Results of the new study show that ash accumulation, while widespread and substantial, is far less than in most of these 'doomsday' scenarios."
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Want to sell faster than your closest competition? Price your home just under their price. You might get multiple bids — even in the worst markets — and they'll bid up the price over what it's worth. It's risky but it could be the best thing you do to get your home sold for top dollar.
By simply taking half of everything out of closets, drawers, pantries and cupboards, it will look like the home has tons of space!
Maximize the light in your home. Let the light shine in! Take down the drapes, clean the windows, change the lampshades, increase the wattage of your light bulbs and cut the bushes outside to let in the sunshine. Do what you have to do make your house bright and cheery, Buyers will notice!
Not everyone loves dogs., It's best to clear out any signs of pets during an open house or showing. People might be allergic and you'll never offend anyone by NOT having animal stuff around.
Quick fixes before selling always pay off. Home improvement projects are tricky so ask your Realtor® about the best upgrades to try and those to leave alone.
I'm not saying make it look sterile but no one wants to see family photos, your kids drawings on the fridge or your impressive mallard duck collection in the den. Clear these things out and make it as neutral as possible.
You're not actually selling your house, you're selling your kitchen. Buyers will look at your kitchen first and foremost and it has to be amazing! The fastest, most inexpensive kitchen updates include painting and new cabinet hardware. Use a neutral-color paint so you can present buyers with a blank canvas where they can start envisioning their own style. If you have a little money to spend, buy one fancy stainless steel appliance. Why one? Because when people see one high-end appliance they think all the rest are expensive too and it updates the kitchen.
I tell my sellers to not make any mess that can't be totally cleaned up in 30 minutes or less. Be stage ready, which is hard to do if you sit on the market for a while, but the faster you do thing for the buyer, the quicker it will sell.
Curb appeal, that first photo, the smell when they enter the house; all these things create the first impression and buyers will usually tell in the first 10 seconds whether they like your house or not. Make them linger, love, and want to buy the house by nailing that first impression.


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Review: "Star Wars: Lords Of The Sith" by Paul S. Kemp
Title: Lords Of The Sith
Author: Paul S. Kemp
Series: Star Wars (Canon)
New Star Wars! Always a pleasure. As you can probably tell from the title and cover art, this particular entry into the canon is focused on the most powerful duo in the Galaxy Far, Far Away: Emperor Palpatine (AKA Darth Sidious) and his apprentice Darth Vader. Or at least it's supposed to be, according to the marketing people. But since it's really hard to write a book focused entirely on the villains, they share the spotlight with the rebellious Free Ryloth Movement. Also, the particular scene on the cover doesn't actually happen therein–no AT-ATs appear, for example, and the Emperor doesn't use the Force openly unless he's assured there will be no survivors to let slip his secret. Nevertheless, it's an impressive visual, and does accurately depict more or less what you're in for. The details are wrong, but the impression is accurate. Clear as mud? Good.
It's been five years since the end of the Clone Wars,* since the Old Republic transitioned to the Galactic Empire, and the turmoil across the galaxy is still settling slowly. On Ryloth, the Republic's benevolent military occupation has transitioned into a much more authoritarian and exploitative arrangement, much as partisan Cham Syndulla feared. His dream of a free Ryloth is once more a long way from reality, but that doesn't mean he'll stop fighting for it. So when word comes that the Emperor himself is planning to visit Ryloth along with his chief enforcer and mysterious right hand Darth Vader, it is an opportunity far too tempting for Cham and his Free Ryloth Movement to pass up. Without the Emperor and Vader, the Empire would be in turmoil, and Ryloth would have a chance to throw off the Imperial shackles it's been forced into. Of course, to pull this off they'll have to destroy an Imperial Star Destroyer, something that has never been done before, and even then there's no guarantee that Vader and the Emperor would be taken out in the destruction. This is going to take all the resources the movement has managed to gather over the years, and even that may not be enough. Can they afford to take the shot? More importantly, can they afford not to?
As you can probably expect, I loved the book. It does have a few difficulties, though. From the title and cover, you'd expect more Vader/Palpatine focus than there actually is. Instead, while they are heavily featured, most of the novel is devoted to the heroes of the Free Ryloth Movement. You might remember them from one of the arcs of the Clone Wars television series, or because Cham Syndulla is the father of Hera Syndulla from the show Star Wars: Rebels and the novel A New Dawn. Newcomers won't have that connection, but I think matters are adequately explained so they won't feel lost. The book does an excellent job of getting inside Vader's head and showing his damaged psyche, exploring how he has rationalized his past to justify his betrayal of all he held dear, every friend he ever knew. Unfortunately, we don't get that same insight into the Emperor like I was hoping. Oh well. The other difficulty is that the ending is pretty proscribed. This is set before the original films, so Vader and the Emperor are going to emerge pretty much unscathed. There's nothing anyone can do about that. Which means that the book really has to get you invested in the secondary characters to keep you engaged. For my money, Mr. Kemp succeeded in that, but I've seen some other reviewers who felt differently.
As for how this fits in with other works in the Star Wars universe, as part of the newly-rebooted official canon it's undergone strenuous continuity checks to make sure it aligns with the rest of the works sharing that status. It ties in explicitly to The Clone Wars series, and I'm assuming the yet-unwatched Rebels series as well.** It does, however, depart significantly from previously-established Legends material. The Legends depiction of Ryloth was thrown out a couple years ago, with the planet's appearance on The Clone Wars, and this is consistent with that, unsurprisingly. More notable is the change to the Empire's attitude towards women. In the Legends canon, the Empire was fiercely sexist. Admiral Daala, despite her fierce ambition and competency, only got her position because she was Tarkin's mistress. In contrast, Lords of the Sith gives us Delian Mors, a female Moff who isn't even particularly competent. Maybe the Empire gets more sexist later, or maybe they're discarding that element of the previous continuity. We'll see. Mors also has the distinction of being the first homosexual character in the Star Wars universe, though that fact has almost no significance to the story.
CONTENT: Mild profanity. This is Star Wars, so they keep it tame. Strong violence, occasionally gory or disturbing. Some sexual innuendo, but nothing too explicit. There's the implication that a character was a sex slave before escaping to the resistance, and we meet another character still in that situation.
*The opening crawl states that it's set "Eight years after the Clone Wars ravaged the galaxy," which would imply eight years after Revenge of the Sith, but an interview with the publisher made clear that this was referring to the start of the war, or Attack of the Clones. This makes little sense, either grammatically or thematically, so I'm racking it up to aftereffects of a change made late in the production of the novel. Maybe I'm wrong though, who knows….
**Since I don't have cable, I'm waiting for the home release to catch up on that.
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Langes Messer (auch Lange Messer genannt) war eine Waffe im auslaufenden Spätmittelalter und der beginnenden Renaissance.

Ursprung des Messers als Waffe
Die Entstehung des Langen Messers ist nicht abschließend geklärt. Der verbreitete Mythos, der besagt, dass Messerschmiede versuchten, eine Gesetzeslücke im Gildenrecht auszunutzen, um in den lukrativen Selbstverteidigungsmarkt einzusteigen, ist unwahrscheinlich, da in den meisten Orten die Schwertfertigung und die Messerfertigung derselben Gilde zufiel. Wenn überhaupt, so müsste dies eine sehr untergeordnete Rolle spielen. Das zeigt sich auch in den Prüfungsvorschriften der Zünfte. So musste zum Beispiel in Rothenburg ob der Tauber ein Schwertfeger bei der Meisterprüfung ein Richtschwert, verschiedene Messer und einen Dolch vorlegen.
Wahrscheinlicher ist die Trennung der Bewaffnung von Bauern und Bürgern, die sich auch durch verschiedene Urteile nachweisen lässt. Das Führen und der Besitz bestimmter Waffen in Städten war den Bürgern gerade – bei Strafe – vorgeschrieben, und nur in wenigen Städten war das Führen derselben eingeschränkt. Eine der wenigen Regelungen, die das Führen von Blankwaffen einschränkte, war im Regensburg des 14. Jahrhunderts zu finden. Sie untersagte das Tragen Langer Messer, die über das am Marktturm eingelassene Maß hinausgingen oder verborgen getragen wurden, nicht aber das Tragen von Schwertern. Ein Bürger musste im Zweifel die Stadt/Burg beschützen und hatte ein Schwert zu haben. Dem einfachen Bauern dagegen war das Tragen eines Schwertes bei Strafe verboten. Ihm war hingegen das Führen eines Langen Messers gestattet. Auch bei der Musterung des Landsturmes in Bayern in den Jahren 1486 und 1513 wurde "ein gutes, langes Messer oder ein wohlschneidendes Schwert" verlangt, da sowohl Bauern als auch Bürger dem Landsturm angehörten.

Das heutzutage bekannteste Werk zu dieser Waffe wurde vom Nürnberger Geistlichen Johannes Lecküchner verfasst, der dieses am Ende des 15. Jahrhunderts schrieb und dabei die Techniken anderer Blankwaffen für das Lange Messer nutzbar machte.

Form und Konstruktion

Das Lange Messer ist eine Langversion der mittelalterlichen Bauernwehr und des böhmischen Dussacks. Es ist etwa 1 Meter lang, wiegt 1 Kilogramm oder mehr und besitzt am Ende seiner geschwungenen Klinge eine Rückschneide. Im Gegensatz zum säbelartigen Großen Messer ist der Verlauf gerade und im Querschnitt gleichmäßig. Trotzdem werden beide Begriffe häufig synonym verwendet. Das lange Messer findet in fast allen historischen Fechtbüchern eine Erwähnung und wird dort als effektive und beliebte Waffe des Nicht-Adels ausgewiesen. Die Formen des Langen Messers sind sehr unterschiedlich, oftmals besitzt es jedoch neben der Parierstange einen "Wehrnagel" als zusätzliches Parierelement. Mit dem Nagel können allerdings auch bestimmte Fechttechniken ausgeführt werden.
Vom in der Klingenform häufig identischen Falchion unterscheidet sich das Messer primär durch die Griffkonstruktion. Der Falchion hat einen Schwertgriff, bei welchem die Angel am Ende des Griffes mit einem Knauf versehen und vernietet wird. Das Messer hingegen hat einen Messergriff, also zwei direkt auf die Angel genietete Griffschalen.

Die Abmessungen einer typischen Waffe sind folgende:
 Länge:  ca. 1100 mm
 Breite:  ca. 40 mm
 Gewicht:  ca. 1220 g
Lange Messer variieren stark in Länge, Gewicht und Klingenbreite. Auch gibt es nicht nur Messer mit Rüstnagel wie hier abgebildet, sondern auch mit einem ringförmigen Anbau, manchmal "Kuhfuß" genannt.

Die meisten Langen Messer waren im Spätmittelalter schmucklos. Sie waren die Waffen der einfachen Bürger und freien Bauern.

Siehe auch
 Großes Messer
 Bauernwehr
 Falchion

Weblinks
 Johannes Lecküchner Das ist herr hannsen Lecküchner von Nurenberg künst vnd zedel ym messer (PDF; 797 kB)

Einzelnachweise

Messer (Waffe)
Waffe (Mittelalter)
Waffe (Frühe Neuzeit)

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A celebration of local talent across various mediums and industries, visitors of Singapore: Inside Out Sydney will have the opportunity to explore exciting food, fashion and design collaborations between Singaporean and Australian chefs, designers and brands.
This four hands collaboration between Chef Stanley Wong of Eastside Kensington Street and Chef Sam Chablani of Fat Lulus will happen in November over three days, with a central theme around Asian spices. Both chefs will showcase their signature grills, with Chef Sam presenting some of his unique Asian spice marinades in his signature #NoBurnNoTaste culinary style.
The four hands sessions will be accompanied by a comedy performance featuring one of Singapore's renowned stand-up comedians, Rishi Budhrani.
Two-time recipient of Michelin Guide Singapore's bib gourmand—New Ubin Seafood, will pop up at Alex Lee Kitchen in Spice Alley for three days in November.
New Ubin Seafood is known for their unique dishes that reflect Singaporean flavours, and they will be presenting dishes such as Ribeye Beef with "Heart Attack Fried Rice" and Crab Rillette with Deep Fried Mantou. Look out also for a collaborative dish between Alex Lee Kitchen and New Ubin Seafood for the ultimate Singaporean cookout.
Probably the most spectacular dessert collaboration of 2017, Singapore: Inside Out features Sydney's dessert prodigy Reynold Poernomo, Chef-Malcolm Lee and his pastry chef, Adredna Tan of the world's first and only Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant and Asia's Best Pastry Chef 2016 Cheryl Koh of Tarte by Cheryl Koh (part of the Les Amis Group). The powerhouses will come together to create unique and exquisite desserts with a Singapore twist.
Up and coming Singaporean scarf label Binary Style creates scarves with stories to tell. Weaving images of the architecture and heritage of Singapore, each scarf is a beautifully composed work of art that showcases an aspect of Singapore.
Binary Style will be collaborating with architect-turned-shoe-designer label, Extraordinary Ordinary Day to create a limited edition twill silk scarf with prints inspired by iconic architecture in both Singapore and Sydney.
Singaporean artisan chocolatier Demochoco, whose chocolates often take inspiration from local flavours such as salted egg, will be teaming up with Kakawa Chocolate in Sydney to produce a box of nine chocolates. This unique creation will feature chocolates inspired by the heritage and local flavours from Singapore and Sydney. Demochoco will also be retailing chocolate bars which are inspired by Singapore poetry.
Curated by Naiise, this retail pop-up is a preview of the Singapore Designers' Showcase, which is scheduled to open in Singapore's Orchard Road in December 2018.
The pop-up in Sydney will feature 12 Singapore brands/designers handpicked to showcase the diversity and vibrancy of Singapore's design scene ranging from fashion and accessories to small home furnishings and souvenirs.
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reaction and criticism surrounding his curtain call speech. >> john heilemann is managing of bloomberg politics and co-host of "the circus" on showtime, a here we go. >> here we go. thanksgiving is this week. >> yes. >> a lot to be thankful about. >> that is right. >> what do you think of the transition so far? >> well, i think it's -- obviously, they have some stumbled and more chaotic and everybody i observed is this is a president-elect and a team that did not expect to be president-elect and having to do what they are doing at the level of trying to staff up this government, 4,000 jobs to fill somewhat of a herky jerky way and not -- >> why? obama didn't announce hi iany of his appointments until december 1st. this is a transparent process. he is parading all of the people in front of the cameras says here is who i'm looking at. >> i'm talking about the fact is that on the levels of appointments at the cabinet levels, he is not behind at all and what i was going to say a second ago. but i think the reality is for a lot of the agencies that were still waiting for the letters that al
reaction and criticism surrounding his curtain call speech. >> john heilemann is managing of bloomberg politics and co-host of "the circus" on showtime, a here we go. >> here we go. thanksgiving is this week. >> yes. >> a lot to be thankful about. >> that is right. >> what do you think of the transition so far? >> well, i think it's -- obviously, they have some stumbled and more chaotic and everybody i observed is this is a president-elect...
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last night. >> anthony, thank you. cbs news political director and "face the nation" moderator john dickerson is with us. good morning. >> good morning, norah. >> reporter: the clinton campaign went into election day confident. they believe they had banked a number of early votes and they coalition but at the end of the night they wouldn't put together the obama -- >> as anthony just said hillary clinton underperformed with the key groups she needed to perform well with. she did turn out more latino voters in florida but when she was turning out voters donald trump was turning out voters, those nonurban, noncollege-educated voters. she, in some instances and some counties, just got swamped compared to barack obama with those noncollege educated voters. and in crucial states know, particularly in wisconsin and pennsylvania where they really thought that those were solid states for her. >> so was it the rural vote in the rust belt that really propelled donald trump to the presidency? >> well, yes and no. he also won florida. i mean, you know? so florida and north carolina, those are n
last night. >> anthony, thank you. cbs news political director and "face the nation" moderator john dickerson is with us. good morning. >> good morning, norah. >> reporter: the clinton campaign went into election day confident. they believe they had banked a number of early votes and they coalition but at the end of the night they wouldn't put together the obama -- >> as anthony just said hillary clinton underperformed with the key groups she needed to perform...
conditions. >> inside here, it's warm. >> reporter: john bigelow represents the seven councils fire. >> we're going to stand up and say no. it's over 100 years of and it has to stop now. >> reporter: expected to carry crude oil from the oil field to illinois, it's nearly complete except for the section under the encampment. the fight has caused a bridge blockade on the main road. the chairman of the standing rock sioux tribe says because of closure, the services can't get through. >> everyone is worried about safety. >> reporter: u.s. marine veteran michael wood jr. says help is on the way. >> we have created an entire military battalion in less than three weeks. >> reporter: he said more than 2500 unarmed vets are mobilizing to stand between police and protesters. >> this is your fight, but if you don't take up and promote a stand up for it now, you end up saying why am i being led through. i is my water poisoned. october now. >> reporter: even with the evacuation orders, the army corps of engineers and the local sheriff's department says that they will not forcibly remove any of t
conditions. >> inside here, it's warm. >> reporter: john bigelow represents the seven councils fire. >> we're going to stand up and say no. it's over 100 years of and it has to stop now. >> reporter: expected to carry crude oil from the oil field to illinois, it's nearly complete except for the section under the encampment. the fight has caused a bridge blockade on the main road. the chairman of the standing rock sioux tribe says because of closure, the services can't...
time since 1961 and secretary of state john kerry on hand for the reopening. >> leaders in haech havana and cuban people should know a democratic process of reforms. >> reporter: the future u.s. will soon be in the hands of prcket donald trump. during the presidential campaign, trump threatened to roll back concessions made by president obama in a series of executive orders. >> the agreement that obama signed is a very weak agreement. we get nothing. the people of cuba get nothing and i would do whatever is necessary to get a good agreement. >> reporter: trump says he could reverse those orders, might even break off diplomatic relations between the two countries. trump will follow through with those campaign promises to undo president obama's work. we won't know exactly what trump will do until he is sworn in january 20th. alex? >> errol barnett in washington, thank you. castro's reach was far from the u.s. johnathan vigliotti has more worldwide reaction from london. >> good morning. glowing tributes came from predictable quarters this morning. among them, russia. the country had
time since 1961 and secretary of state john kerry on hand for the reopening. >> leaders in haech havana and cuban people should know a democratic process of reforms. >> reporter: the future u.s. will soon be in the hands of prcket donald trump. during the presidential campaign, trump threatened to roll back concessions made by president obama in a series of executive orders. >> the agreement that obama signed is a very weak agreement. we get nothing. the people of cuba get...
clinton and trump what they are focusing on one day before the election. our political director john dickerson and suzanne page look at the race and we will check in with anthony salvanto and major and nancy cordes with the clinton campaign. we begin with jeff pegues in washington on the announcement of the state department's e-mails discovered on a laptop. >> the fbi director cleared secretary clinton again. the review of the new batch of e-mails found mostly personal e-mails and duplicates of e-mails, the fbi had already seen. >> step back, folks. step back. >> reporter: the fbi director james comey told congress sunday the bureau hasn't changed its conclusion from july. in the letter, comey said his agents worked around the clock to review hundreds of thousands of e-mails in nine days, by z zeroing in on communications that were to and from hillary clinton while she was secretary of state. agents in new york discovered the new e-mails while investigating former congressman anthony weiner for allegedly sending sexually explicit text messages to a minor. clinton insisteded all along
clinton and trump what they are focusing on one day before the election. our political director john dickerson and suzanne page look at the race and we will check in with anthony salvanto and major and nancy cordes with the clinton campaign. we begin with jeff pegues in washington on the announcement of the state department's e-mails discovered on a laptop. >> the fbi director cleared secretary clinton again. the review of the new batch of e-mails found mostly personal e-mails and...
. dispatch recordings show of 33-year-old sherri papini. she has been reunited with her family. john blackstone shows us the next steps in this very unusual case. >> reporter: investigators say sherri papii was in rough shape when she flagged down this passing driver about 150 miles from home. papini was treated and released from the hospital the same day and reunited with her husband. >> right now, she has been through a very traumatic event and need time with her family. >> reporter: papini's sister thanked people who spent weeks searching. her husband reported her missing november 2nd after she didn't show up to get their kids from day care. papini has not spoken publicly but described her alleged females. >> they will be looking for physical evidence that she may have picked up, if she had contact with her captors and there may be dna involved. >> reporter: jeffrey butts is with john j. college of criminal justice. >> it's unusual for an adult to be held, especially for a number of days or weeks and then to be released or to be found apparently unharmed or not seriously armed. >>
. dispatch recordings show of 33-year-old sherri papini. she has been reunited with her family. john blackstone shows us the next steps in this very unusual case. >> reporter: investigators say sherri papii was in rough shape when she flagged down this passing driver about 150 miles from home. papini was treated and released from the hospital the same day and reunited with her husband. >> right now, she has been through a very traumatic event and need time with her family. >>...
of buckingham palace. an online petitionlr the issue could go to parliament. >>> john stewart has been optimistic outlook for our country's future after the presidential election. he gave us his thoughts last week. >> donald trump is a reaction, not just to democrats, to republicans. he's not a republican. but they will reap the benefit of his victory in all of their will guarantee republicans are going to come to jesus now about the power of government. >> we have more of that interview today with the focus on nearly 17 years as host of "the daily show." the book was written by chris smith. he highlights the show's rise with stewart at the helm. >> over the 16 years, how did the show evolve? what did it become that it was not at the beginning? >> in trut evolution of the show, we just became better at doing it. >> this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. >> what we tried to develop was a decent internal barometer of what worked for the show and how to execute it. >> as you can see, it's never going to end. i'm going to work on my obama. are you ready? here we go. yes, we can. a
of buckingham palace. an online petitionlr the issue could go to parliament. >>> john stewart has been optimistic outlook for our country's future after the presidential election. he gave us his thoughts last week. >> donald trump is a reaction, not just to democrats, to republicans. he's not a republican. but they will reap the benefit of his victory in all of their will guarantee republicans are going to come to jesus now about the power of government. >> we have more of...
beginning, unfortunately. >> reporter: ryan vandry studies the effects of marijuana at johns hopkins university and collecting surveys from other players to see how the athletes deal with pain. he says we have a lot to learn about the long term impact of medical cannabis. >> it may be beneficial for a number of these conditions but it may also be harmful and we don't have a good enough understanding and not enough data for us to be able to predict for any one person, is it going to be more helpful than harmful? >> reporter: and how you study the impact of a drug on nfl players when they aren't allowed to use it? what do you want the nfl to do in regards to medical marijuana? >> the nfl prioritizes player health and safety bt when you prioritize player health and safety and you proclaim that is one of your initiatives, you have to look at everything out there and cannabis has been something that is showing promising results. >> reporter: the nfl players association has formed a committee to study alternati forms of pain management. morgan is planning to serve on that committee but, fo
beginning, unfortunately. >> reporter: ryan vandry studies the effects of marijuana at johns hopkins university and collecting surveys from other players to see how the athletes deal with pain. he says we have a lot to learn about the long term impact of medical cannabis. >> it may be beneficial for a number of these conditions but it may also be harmful and we don't have a good enough understanding and not enough data for us to be able to predict for any one person, is it going to...
various russian angles and criticisms. but have heard nothing back. >> thanks, major. john heilmann, co-host of the circus on show time, a division of cbs, good morning. >> hi. >> is it at all likely that these e-mails will be released before the election? >> well, they're on an expedited schedule and they're trying to -- >> i don't think the e-mails the fbi determines they are relevant 37. >> an expedited schedule to determine what? >> to get through them all. what comey said was we found some e-mails that may be relevant to the investigation or may be pertinent, or may not be. they're trying to plow thooem through them and determine if they are pertinent and if so what next steps they might want to take. >> 80s slowed clinton's momentum? >> on the basis of everything we have, the answer is on this. but there's been some polling over the course of the weekend that suggests the race is locked and nothing that happened post comey has moved the numbers even a little bit. but there's a limited amount of data on that so far. >> but i hear from republicans that the race is tightening in a nu
various russian angles and criticisms. but have heard nothing back. >> thanks, major. john heilmann, co-host of the circus on show time, a division of cbs, good morning. >> hi. >> is it at all likely that these e-mails will be released before the election? >> well, they're on an expedited schedule and they're trying to -- >> i don't think the e-mails the fbi determines they are relevant 37. >> an expedited schedule to determine what? >> to get through...
ground states today. we'll look paths to victory with john dickerson and anthony salvanto in just a sick but nonesy cordes is tracking the clinton campaign heading to the midwest, and first major garrett is here in studio 57 with how the trump campaign hopes to avoid any unexpected detours. major, good morning. >> good morning. donald trump believes he can win this election, increasingly, and for the first time, so do other republicans. the biggest variable, of course, trump himself. so he is working hard to stay on message, also holding large up the conservative vote and energize voters by reminding them about scandals he said would inevitably follow hillary clinton into the white house. >> oh, there's so much more brave than me. i wouldn't have done what they did. i'm brave in other ways. i'm brave, i'm financially brave. big deal. >> in north carolina donald trump appeared alongside top military supporters, including seven medal of honor recipients. he scoffed at the idea of hillary clinton as commander in chief. boss? i don't think so. >> reporter: trump drew more than 10,000, p
ground states today. we'll look paths to victory with john dickerson and anthony salvanto in just a sick but nonesy cordes is tracking the clinton campaign heading to the midwest, and first major garrett is here in studio 57 with how the trump campaign hopes to avoid any unexpected detours. major, good morning. >> good morning. donald trump believes he can win this election, increasingly, and for the first time, so do other republicans. the biggest variable, of course, trump himself. so...
candidates. jeff pegues is tracking election day security. and john dickerson and bob schieffer are here as we reach the finish line of this oh, so epic journey. we've got all the bases covered. we begin with anthony salvanto of the electoral map of what it will take for each win today. anthony, good morning. >> good morning. happy election day, gayle. when we look at the battleground states we've been following we've seen in the polls, a lot of them have been leaning towards hillary clinton so far. we look at the map, we pick states like wisconsin, michigan, those have been leaning towards clinton. then watch the key state of pennsylvania. most of their voters vote today, as opposed to having voted there, well, you take virginia where she's also been leading in the polls and then she's getting close. then watch places like north carolina. or a couple out west like nevada. all she would need to do then is get one of those to go over the 270. and what story that tells you is that she might have an easier path on the electoral map if she can get the turnout that she needs. >> what about donal
candidates. jeff pegues is tracking election day security. and john dickerson and bob schieffer are here as we reach the finish line of this oh, so epic journey. we've got all the bases covered. we begin with anthony salvanto of the electoral map of what it will take for each win today. anthony, good morning. >> good morning. happy election day, gayle. when we look at the battleground states we've been following we've seen in the polls, a lot of them have been leaning towards hillary...
to over here. >> reporter: john mccain who trump criticized during the campaign. mccain wants to work with trump to confront national security challenges and lindsey graham who didn't vote for trump but said in a statement to the extent that i can help president-elect trump, i will do so. we will see how long this policies like trade and trump's proposal to build a wall and deport an estimated 11 million immigrants who are here illegally. >> what do you think the first thing he does? >> after the things is repealing the affordable care act. >> very fascinating. ers were in several cities overnight including new york. michelle miller has more. >> reporter: buildings with trump's name on them became beacons for thousands of protesters angry over the results of this election. presidential race were on full display last night. in cities across the country, thousands took to the streets to voice their outrage over the election of donald trump. >> we saw crowds actually be disruptive. >> reporter: on the west coast, protesters set fires and faced off with police. in los angeles, hundre
to over here. >> reporter: john mccain who trump criticized during the campaign. mccain wants to work with trump to confront national security challenges and lindsey graham who didn't vote for trump but said in a statement to the extent that i can help president-elect trump, i will do so. we will see how long this policies like trade and trump's proposal to build a wall and deport an estimated 11 million immigrants who are here illegally. >> what do you think the first thing he...
. >>> tomorrow morning on "face the nation" here on cbs, john have full election night coverage beginning at 7:00 eastern this tuesday. >>> now to the latest on safety concerns leading up to the election. law enforcement agencies have been warned of a potential terror attack that could be set for monday. sources tell cbs news u.s. intelligence agencies learned of a possible plot in new york, texas, and virginia. this morning, there is growing concern about cyber attacks that could come as americans are on their way to vote. our washington bureau with more. >> reporter: good morning. election day expect to see tighter security and law enforcement officials are investigating the threat and ramping up police presence out of an abundance of caution. the new york city police department has ramped up security ahead of this weekend's marathon and, now, with the new threat from al qaeda, officials are asking the public to remain vigilant. law enforcement sources say the it mentions possible attacks in new york, texas, and virginia. u.s. officials are monitoring incoming international fl
. >>> tomorrow morning on "face the nation" here on cbs, john have full election night coverage beginning at 7:00 eastern this tuesday. >>> now to the latest on safety concerns leading up to the election. law enforcement agencies have been warned of a potential terror attack that could be set for monday. sources tell cbs news u.s. intelligence agencies learned of a possible plot in new york, texas, and virginia. this morning, there is growing concern about cyber...
. >> reporter: ramsey county prosecutor john choi says police dash cam video shows philando castile was shot seven times by officer yanez within 60 second. have had. >> reporter: belted into a seat, castile had first provided his insurance card to officer yanez. >> castile then, calmly, informed officer yanez, sir, i have to tell you that i do have a firearm on me. >> reporter: according to the criminal complaint, officer yanez responded, okay. but then pulled his own gun and reached inside the driver's side out. castile responded, i'm not pulling it out. moments later, officer yanez started firing. >> i told him to get his head out! >> no reasonable officer would have used deadly force under these circumstances. >> reporter: minnesota's police and police officers association says the police community is disappointed in the charges to which yanez is expected to plead not guilty. >> god wants us all to forgive. definitely, i could forgive anyone, but will i forget? will i not be hurting? absolutely not. i will always hurt. >> reporter: castile had a permit to carry his handgun and minnes
. >> reporter: ramsey county prosecutor john choi says police dash cam video shows philando castile was shot seven times by officer yanez within 60 second. have had. >> reporter: belted into a seat, castile had first provided his insurance card to officer yanez. >> castile then, calmly, informed officer yanez, sir, i have to tell you that i do have a firearm on me. >> reporter: according to the criminal complaint, officer yanez responded, okay. but then pulled his own...
security -- but also to our local communities and economy. georgia lord: senator john mccain has been a powerful advocate for the base, taking a bipartisan approach when securing the fighter pilot training program. lisa lundskow: thousands of jobs depend on luke. without john mccain's leadership and experience - we could have lost many of those jobs. georgia lord: without question, senator mccain's leadership has made arizona and america stronger. ? >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, november 2nd, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more real news ahead including both campaigns making their final pitches with six days to senator al franken campaigning for hillary clinton, he'll be here in studio 57 sitting at the table. we'll ask about why he opposes the merger with time warner. first, here is the eye opener at 8:00. >>> suspected cop killer scott greene has been arrested, believed to have been behind the killings of two police officers. >>> the strategy in this final week is coming into view. she is spending each day focused on a different part
security -- but also to our local communities and economy. georgia lord: senator john mccain has been a powerful advocate for the base, taking a bipartisan approach when securing the fighter pilot training program. lisa lundskow: thousands of jobs depend on luke. without john mccain's leadership and experience - we could have lost many of those jobs. georgia lord: without question, senator mccain's leadership has made arizona and america stronger. ? >>> good morning to our viewers in...
thrower. >> reporter: after defense hawk john bolton's name surfaced as another possible secretary of state, republican senator rand paul objected calling him unfit >> i think giuliani and bolton are similar and bolton has a more extensive cheerleadering background. >> it means any defection complicates the process. the president-elect received his first intelligence briefing yesterday and if he so desires he will seem the same daily classified survey of hot spots as president obama and pence receive his first briefing today before he meets for lunch with vice president joe biden. >>> angry democrats in congress are slamming the president-elect for making steve bannon a senior white house counselor. and breitbart news where bannon was executive chairman is reportedly getting ready to sue a major media company for claiming that breitbart is a white nationalist website. julianna goldman is on capitol hill where the democrats are trying to gain their footing after last week's election. >> reporter: good morning. with the president-elect's calls for donald trump to reverse his decision
thrower. >> reporter: after defense hawk john bolton's name surfaced as another possible secretary of state, republican senator rand paul objected calling him unfit >> i think giuliani and bolton are similar and bolton has a more extensive cheerleadering background. >> it means any defection complicates the process. the president-elect received his first intelligence briefing yesterday and if he so desires he will seem the same daily classified survey of hot spots as...
-mails released by wikileaks showing attorney general peter kadzik gave john podesta a heads up in 2015 that a justice department official would be testifying before congress and would likely face questions on state department e-mails. podesta shared the e-mail with campaign colleagues, writing, additional chances for mischief. >> the spread of political agendas into the justice department, there's never been a thing like this that has happened in our country's history. particular e-mail exchange. as for get out the vote efforts the trump campaign and republican national committee have spent all they intend to spend and every new dollar raised will go into trump's television commercials. >> all right, thank you major. president obama appeared to criticize the fbi director's handling of the newly discovered e-mails linked to hillary clinton. the president said yesterday that investigations should not operate on, quote, incomplete information. during a campaign appearance he told north car students he has confidence in clinton. she's working hard to win arizona with its large latino popul
-mails released by wikileaks showing attorney general peter kadzik gave john podesta a heads up in 2015 that a justice department official would be testifying before congress and would likely face questions on state department e-mails. podesta shared the e-mail with campaign colleagues, writing, additional chances for mischief. >> the spread of political agendas into the justice department, there's never been a thing like this that has happened in our country's history. particular e-mail...
question after the fact. >> voting rights attorney john bonaf aye z points out the only mechanism to verify electronic voting machine totals is the count the actual paper ballots that back them up, something that does not happen unless there is a recount. >> we ought to verify the vote in any functioning democracy. we should be verifying the vote. election. sth a rigged election, folks, okay. >> it was donald trump who claimed the fix was in before the election, but yesterday his senior adviser, kelyan conway mocked clinton supporters with a tweet saying look who can't accept the election results. so we talk about vote totals and how close they were in those three states, but here is a visual to make it easier. in pennsylvania, almost 68,000 votes separate clinton and mr. trump. roughly the number of people at a sold out in wisconsin, the difference is just over 27,000 votes. about a third of the seats at lambeau field. and in michigan, which remains uncalled, mr. trump leads by under 12,000 votes. barely enough people to fill the minor league ballpark in lansing. >> thank you very m
question after the fact. >> voting rights attorney john bonaf aye z points out the only mechanism to verify electronic voting machine totals is the count the actual paper ballots that back them up, something that does not happen unless there is a recount. >> we ought to verify the vote in any functioning democracy. we should be verifying the vote. election. sth a rigged election, folks, okay. >> it was donald trump who claimed the fix was in before the election, but yesterday...
morning on "face the nation" john dickerson's guests will include bernie sanders and former house speaker newt gingrich. >>> breaking news overnight, at least four people are dead and 14 others wounded in a suicide bombing at the largest u.s. military base in afghanistan. the u.s. commander in afghanistan says the attacker managed to enter bagram air base responsibility for the attack. the nationalities of those killed have not been released. >>> the two former top aides to new jersey governor chris christie are appealing their convictions. a federal jury found bill baroni a and bridget ann kelly guilty on all charges. the two filed paperwork for a new trial. christie denies having knowledge of the scheme and was not charged. >>> a fourth day of deliberations is expected to of a white police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed black man. the defense argues that ray tensing feared for his life when sam dubose dragged him with his car during a traffic stop last year. the jury has told the judge it is struggling to decide on a verdict of murder or voluntary manslaughter. >
morning on "face the nation" john dickerson's guests will include bernie sanders and former house speaker newt gingrich. >>> breaking news overnight, at least four people are dead and 14 others wounded in a suicide bombing at the largest u.s. military base in afghanistan. the u.s. commander in afghanistan says the attacker managed to enter bagram air base responsibility for the attack. the nationalities of those killed have not been released. >>> the two former top...
it has since an election is truly an unprecedented thing. >> secretary of state john kerry arrived in antarctica. the highest official to visit. >> all that -- >> welcoming the cleveland cavalier. >> i like this. >> h campaign trail for a different type of trail. >> from the looks of it, not running for spread good for the soul. >> and all that matters -- >> president obama and donald trump met at the white house today. >> just put yourself in that private room. can you imagine -- awkward. >> on cbs "this morning." >> thousands of protestors took to the streets last night in chicago, new york, here in l.a. a number of cities. >> you can see here, when it comes to the protest march, the american people are a little out can't trust the polls. even the ones on the street. >> "this morning" "eye opener" is presented by -- >>> some demonstrators smashed store windows and faced off against police. >> in a response, donald trump tweeted last night. just had a very open and successful presidential election. now professional protesters incited by the media are his tone changed this morning.
it has since an election is truly an unprecedented thing. >> secretary of state john kerry arrived in antarctica. the highest official to visit. >> all that -- >> welcoming the cleveland cavalier. >> i like this. >> h campaign trail for a different type of trail. >> from the looks of it, not running for spread good for the soul. >> and all that matters -- >> president obama and donald trump met at the white house today. >> just put yourself...
president john f. kennedy appointed his brother robert to play a role in the administration. >> don't worry about the things you can't control. just worry about how you react to and deal with the circumstances, the situations at hand. >> reporter: if kushner takes a job in trump's white house he could face other potential conflicts of interest including how to handle his real estate company and his media holdings with the observer, but it's apparent he could have a lot of influence. we did ask, by the way, his representatives to see if he would talk to us but they told us he doesn't do >> there you go. >> just right now? >> i don't know about ever, but that was the word for now. hopefully, we would love to -- >> we really would. thank you, anna. >>> the u.s. women's soccer team is number one in the world. they have won three world cups and four olympic gold medals. the women were honored by president obama and were the first female sports team to get a ticker tape parade in new york city. the u.s. men's team ranked 24th in the world and historically players. for "60 minutes" on sunday
president john f. kennedy appointed his brother robert to play a role in the administration. >> don't worry about the things you can't control. just worry about how you react to and deal with the circumstances, the situations at hand. >> reporter: if kushner takes a job in trump's white house he could face other potential conflicts of interest including how to handle his real estate company and his media holdings with the observer, but it's apparent he could have a lot of...
georgia lord: senator john mccain has been a powerful advocate for the base, taking a bipartisan approach when securing the fighter pilot training program. lisa lundskow: thousands of jobs depend on luke. without john mccain's leadership and experience - we could have lost many of those jobs. georgia lord: without question, senator mccain's leadership has made arizona and america stronger.
. georgia lord: senator john mccain has been a powerful advocate for the base, taking a bipartisan approach when securing the


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Voiceless: How I Deal With Frequent Laryngitis
Candace Bacon
Laryngitis can turn your throat against you
Do You Suffer From Laryngitis?
Laryngitis is an inflammation of the voice box (or larynx). The inflammation can result in either hoarseness or a total loss of voice. Laryngitis is usually caused by an infection, allergies, coughing, or overuse of the vocal cords. It can last a few days or a few weeks.
Those who suffer from frequent bouts of laryngitis know how difficult it can be to be without a voice. Finding a way to treat and prevent the symptoms can be challenging, as well.
Ways to Prevent and Treat Laryngitis
Drink plenty of fluids to keep vocal cords moist.
Drink hot tea or coffee, steam is good for clearing sinuses.
Eat local honey, many believe the pollen in the honey acts as a homeopathic cure.
Use a humidifier at night while sleeping to prevent dry throat. A crock pot with water also works to moisten the air.
Wash bed linens regularly to cut down on allergens.
Take antihistamines.
Keep windows closed, especially at dawn and dusk, which is prime time for pollen and other allergens.
Use throat lozenges.
Gargle warm salt water.
Breathe steam either with a hot shower or by holding your head over a pot of boiling water. Wrap a towel over your head to keep the steam in being careful not to burn yourself or the towel.
Avoid straining your voice by talking loud or yelling. Whispering can also be hard on the vocal cords. Try to let your voice rest as much as possible.
Antibiotics may be necessary if the cause of laryngitis is an infection.
See a doctor if the condition persists for more than a few days or a week.
If you have chronic laryngitis, it could be acid reflux even if you don't have the symptoms of heartburn (called silent reflux). This could be the case if you cough up a lot of mucus in the mornings. It could also be vocal cord dysfunction that has similar symptoms as asthma and typically involves difficulty drawing breath in. Talk to your doctor to have your throat checked if you suspect one of these causes.
Using a tablet or smartphone to write a message can be a quick and easy way to communicate when you have lost your voice
From Flickr by Eugene Kim
Several times a year I come down with laryngitis and lose my voice due to allergies or colds. Until your voice is gone, you don't realize how much being able to speak is taken for granted. Life suddenly becomes very difficult just because I can't talk.
Simple things like talking to cashiers and servers in restaurants become almost impossible. I can't answer the phone because the person on the other line won't be able to hear me. Communicating with coworkers and family becomes a chore.
I have to write down what I want to say, a process that takes much more time than just being able to say it. Even typing takes longer than just speaking. Written notes are usually misunderstood more because they are absent from the body signal clues. Communicating simple ideas becomes frustrating.
Strangers who try to talk to me either think I am dumb or rude because I'm not talking to them. I have had people think that I was mute and try to use sign language. It seems silly to wear an "I have laryngitis" sign taped to me.
I also end up having to depend on others to speak for me. My husband orders for me at restaurants. Coworkers answer my phone calls. I don't say all that I want to say because of the difficulty of non-verbal communication.
Laryngitis leaves me regularly voiceless
from Flickr by Emily Mucha
Being voiceless for even a short period of time makes me appreciate free and easy communication. Imagine not being able to speak at all. Not being understood is a tragedy that I thankfully only have to suffer temporarily.
I also think about people who have no say in the world around them. There are many voices in the world that are silenced. Having a voice but not being able to use it because of oppression would be a torment of another source.
Being able to say what I want, even if it is a voice of dissension is a blessing. Being able to speak and laugh and talk to those around me is something I no longer take for granted. Sore throats can make a person grateful just to have a voice.
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Camersh on May 07, 2017:
I have just gotten laryngitis for the 4th time in a year!
Melissa on December 18, 2014:
I'm a teacher and my students like to share everything with me! I can barely talk to them at this point.
Candace Bacon (author) from Far, far away on March 12, 2014:
Sam - Misdiagnosis does happen, but typically, the problem is not going to be as serious as cancer. It's important to tell your doctor about any symptoms you are having and to follow up if you aren't feeling better.
sam on March 10, 2014:
Please beware if diagnosed with this condition that you have not been misdiagnosed. My mum was diagnosed with this for 6 months in actual fact it was cancer. She had it in her throat, lungs, stomach and spread to the brain. The doctor missed other symptoms such as bloating, cough, backpain from the stomach cancer.Also a neighbour also in her sixties was told laryngitis and she too had lung cancer. Just be aware of other symptoms with a sore throat, cough, hoarseness etc. If you think something is wrong, please get a second opinion. I lost my mum when it may have been prevented.
s waters on November 26, 2013:
I am a psychiatrist and this is the second time in 6 years that I have had laryngitis , the first lasting 2 months! Needless to say its simply frustrating and you almost don't know when to try and speak for fear of undoing what's been gained! Terrible ! Especially when you realise what you have just lost !
Rochelle on November 10, 2013:
This is my third time having Laryngitis this year. After many years of this I have come to accept that speaking is a privilege and should not be taken for granted. Working in customer service you have to try finding other ways to communicate. The worst is people who tell you not to speak...
Candace Bacon (author) from Far, far away on November 18, 2012:
margaret - It is awful to have laryngitis and still have to go to work. It is tough to have to write down everything you want to say or try to squeak out replies.
margaret on November 15, 2012:
feel so bad that I cant' communicate in the office,and struggle to talk...
Candace Bacon (author) from Far, far away on August 02, 2012:
ADDiane - Being without your voice is terrible! It is so hard to do normal things we take for granted.
ADDiane on July 02, 2012:
I've had laryngitis several times in my life and the worst was hosting a bbq with friends then attending a baseball game - it sucked not being able to cheer on my baseball team or gossip with my friends!
Candace Bacon (author) from Far, far away on February 09, 2012:
volafox - It is definitely tough to be without a voice. Good luck with target practice and hope you voice is back soon.
volafox on February 08, 2012:
As a woman who worked in a parts house, I would usually get picked on when I lost my voice at the same time each year. The men soon realized that my aim with small hard objects grows more accurate in relation to how quiet I become! Come to think about it, my ex husband gave me plenty of practice....now here I am again years later, and I've a good case of something that has given me Laryngitis for the first time in a long while. Time to get back into practice!
Candace Bacon (author) from Far, far away on October 15, 2011:
Jodi- we definitely take our voices for granted. It is so hard to communicate when you have laryngitis. Plus the irritated throat. Hope you get your voice back soon.
Jodi on October 15, 2011:
I to suffer from Laryngitis at least twice a year. I actually have it right now. It is horrible not being able to speak. It really makes you realize how sometimes you take things for granted.
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There will surely come a time where you may feel as though you're bearing the weight of the world and facing challenges that you think you're hopeless to conquer. Hopeless it may be, it would not fail to surprise you when you find out that something has happened to overturn the current situation and the once hopeless event has become a new starting point for you to continue on with your life. You may think that such an occasion is something that's just a coincidence but some would more likely agree that it's a design of fate, a providence from the Lord for those who believe in him. The concept of God's Love is one of the most mysterious and elusive concept but, it's definitely something close to the grace of the Lord for his people.
AJ Miller or rather, Alan John Miller, along with other religious cults and group throughout the globe are definitely intrigued with the concept of God's Love and they have also centered it on their talks before to try and demystify it. Of course, the concepts they have shared are not without basis and foundation and looking into the bigger picture, there's no doubts that by now, there are some facts that could give you a better view of how deep God's Love really is.
The first kind of love or the first facet of love by the Lord, is his providential love which he casts on his creators and despite the fact that some may argue that the Lord failed to use or mention the world love on Genesis, his satisfaction with the beings he created and his stance on protecting them is something that clearly shows his amazing love. Just look into the ecosystem and the way animals and even us, live harmoniously in this vast and complex system; how we manage to live day by day – there's no doubt that even without seeing it, the ubiquitous love of God is something that brings us fortune and path in our daily life.
God's Love is truly the most supreme form of love as well, and you can clearly see it when you look into the Bible and read how he gave up Jesus, his only son, in order to become the salvation of humanity from our sins. John's Gospel have clearly shown how the Lord gave up his only son because of his love for the World, and this is something that clearly shows great amount of Love that no one could ever match up to.
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Although I so don't like the new Photobucket and didn't change over until it became compulsory, the first week or so wasn't too bad, give or take the need for an extra click or two here and there. Then this morning some photos I'd just uploaded ready to post in CVF weren't where I expected them to appear at the top of the album thumbnails.
As I'm sure I've explained to you many a time, I ONLY use Photobucket in order to get the IMG codes for posting already reduced size photos for CVF (i.e. optimised as I wish them to appear on CVF). When the current "album" reaches the allowed maximum 2500 images, I simply start a new one!
Having calmed down a bit, I got more un-calm again trying to find how I could personally communicate with the new Photobucket, but have now managed to ask if there is an option to sort most recently UPLOADED first. I'll let you know if I get a reply!
None of those "order by" options sort my photos in exactly the way the old Photobucket did, but there is now something on the left called "Recent Uploads" with which I can SOMETIMES find photos I know I've uploaded but can't locate!!!!
hi Cecelia, on the lefte side i have a list of all my album titles so I did manage to see all my old photos .. I have been trying to add a heading to my London photos but haven't found a way to add a title London Album. It hasn't been good at changing the size of photos, compared to before , and I dont know how some Moscow ones are so small now. I am going to send a message to them to say it is more complicated now i prefer the old format.
Last edited by wherrygirl; May 4th, 2013, 18:01.
When uploading a picture from Photobucket, they appear unsharp in the forum. Everybody think I'm a lousy photographer, which I ain't.
I copy the tag, and paste it in my post.
I don't have had this problem before, so i can't offer other help then describing how i do it.
1. I open an album in the library.
2. I move with my mouse arrow to the picture i want to post. A gear wheel appears in the upper right corner of the pic.
3. I move the arrow on this gear wheel. A list of things to do appears. I click on "get links".
4. In the next window i click on the URL under "IMG codes". I flashes yellow and sais "copied".
5. Now i paste the link into the forum.
I don't assume that you are doing any size reductions while uploading or editing picture in photobucket? Me don't, so i have no experience with that.
Thank You Ralf. This pix of Midnatsol docking in Molde is posted following your instructions.
Last edited by Sigve; August 23rd, 2013, 09:31.
I have no idea, if this result is satisfying you more or not. In my opinion this is what you get with PB. But i must also admit, that i have no reason to claim about the pictures made with my small Canon PowerShot.
Last edited by Ralf__; August 23rd, 2013, 12:23.
Hi Sigve, Did I understand correctly that (as Ralf assumed) you didn't edit or resize your photo in any way, either in Photobucket or with other processing software?
I just looked at the Image Info of this photo in CVF, and it is 1024 x 683 pixels. So is that the size you actually uploaded to Photobucket?...the size of photo your camera produces?
I'm trying to see if the New Photobucket is actually resizing the photo without telling you.That could maybe make it look less sharp.
I use Photobucket and have done so ever since I started posting in any forum.
I'm one of those who waited the longest before I was "forced" over to the new PB.
After going PB Pro...., and since I started useing the new PB, I've had no problems..., they even added a feature I missed from the old PB after telling them so.
All my images that you see in a forum, be it this one or any other, are scaled down to 800 or 900 x whatever, all sized after the cropping I do.
I scale down before uploading to PB.
All pictures, even shot by Pentax, Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Lumix or any other camera, as long as they are digital (and most are today), the pictures have to be sharpened in a photoprogramme as they always come out of a camera just a fractiom blurred.
I read something about this, and it has to do with how a digital camera save an image. Nothing you can do about it, other than sharp it afterwards.
But I guess every photographer know that already.
Please note that this post was made at the time of the older vBulletin forum software. The images used here as illustrations are no longer displayed as described, because the new forum software CVF now uses itself resizes anything larger than width 960 pixels to 960.
However, as regards Photobucket, the set-up instructions described still apply in dealing with images wider than 1024 pixels.
If the size of photo you uploaded to Photobucket was GREATER than 1024 pixels wide, how it ends up on the link to e.g. CVF depends on a user setting in Photobucket.
I think you'll agree the bottom photo, displaying at 1204 pixels width, is sharper than the top photo, displaying at 1024 pixels width.
They are actually the exact same photo that I uploaded to photobucket, and it is 1204 pixels wide.
The only difference in the two uploads is that I changed my user settings.
1. On your Home page in Photobucket, click on your username in the black top bar, Select User Settings on the drop down list.
2. Click on the Albums tab.
3. Under "Upload Options", click on "Customise upload options".
4. In the Upload Options window that appears, tick the "Display my linked photos in their original size" box (the 1024 button remains lit).
5. Click "Save" in the Upload Options window.
6. Finally, click "Save" on the albums page to update the settings (again, if you see an orange warning bar, try again until you see a green bar saying "Success! Your settings were updated").
(Note: I leave this ticked setting on permanently. If I upload a smaller photo which I have already sized to e.g. 900 pixels wide in other image processing software, I'll get a link in Photobucket that will display in the original 900 wide size in CVF.
Then past it into the post. As you can see, the image tag (IMG) then ends with the phrase "~original[/IMG]"
If I'm not mistaken, you first need to go to settings and set some settings to for example resolution 1280x____ (which I normally use as size).
We have been discussing the quality loss when posting pictures in the new forum.
I found a way which I now use.
The secret is sharpening the pictures before uploading. I think every picture editing program has a sharpening tool. Use it.
Resize the picture to 1024 pixels wide (960?) and 72 PPI resolution.
Sharpen it. I use the Photoshop filter Unsharp Mask with these settings: Amount 15%, Radius 150 pixels, Treshold 1 level.
Save and upload to Photobucket.
This appears to be a tough sharpening, but it works very well, and gives the pictures a crisp brilliance as well.
If there is a quality loss after this when posting, it isn't so noticeable, and our family do not have to think I'm a lousy photographer who takes unsharp pictures.
Oh Sigve dear, I'm so sorry I omitted to specifically mention sharpening in all the various discussions there have been in various threads about picture quality. I suppose that is because I have always been in the habit of sharpening when resizing, so I hardly think about it!
Indeed it is actually because of the fact that resizing looses sharpness that I try to ensure that there aren't extra resizings going on "behind my back" within the photo storage sites and forum or other web-publishing software!
For some time now I have been experiencing a "hang" when going online first time for the day. At first it was just now and again but latterly it has been a daily occurrence and lasted anything up to 6 minutes, once it was 10. The laptop is left on all day when I'm at home, but not online. Subsequent goings online each day were fine. In addition scrolling, moving between threads or websites and typing posts were painful, with delays between clicking or keyboard taps and appearance on screen. Further, notices kept appearing saying that "A script on this page may be busy or it may have stopped responding" Telling it to shut up I would return to my browsing. Sometimes the notice would say "Shockwave may be busy......"
While waiting yesterday for the screen to "unhang" I noticed bottom left "Waiting for sb.scorecardresearch.com". Who the devil were they? As soon as I could I Googled it. Gleanings were mixed. Some said it was a virus that no antivirus software seemed able to scotch, some said a bug, others didn't know but all agreed it was a damn nuisance. I was no wiser.
I use Firefox in Vista and had 5 tabs permanently open, one of which was Photobucket.
Yesterday afternoon, with the time lapse between clicking and screen appearance getting worse and after much swearing and cussing at my poor laptop I was Googling something and studying the resultant page, my only action being to scroll slowly down as I read. Suddenly the screen switched to the Photobucket tab and the usual notice appeared. I switched back and carried on browsing. It happened again. That did it. I closed Photobucket.
Last evening, as I was PMing Thijs, speed (such as my rotten typing will allow) was back to normal. Delightedly I switched to the main page and switched between threads with instant response. This morning I went online at great speed. Not a hang in sight.
I have IE but use it only when I pop up to the study to do a quick Google for information on something. I keep no permanent tabs on it so, not having to load them, it is quicker. I tried it briefly with several tabs open but nothing happened. However, this was for only a brief time so not a true test.
Has anyone any explanation/experience of this problem? Also, do I really need the Shockwave add-on? I don't watch videos or films, apart from the occasional YouTube that someone posts on the Forum. Though without the Photobucket tab open maybe it doesn't matter.
Last edited by wherrygirl; June 30th, 2014, 15:04.
Have never had any problems with FB from the day I got the pro at $25,-/year.
Only thing I'm not satisfied with is that they had taken away the 'View All' button to line up all pages so that it was only to scroll through them all.
Sorry for not being of any help, just wanted to tell how things work at my place.
I have just added a sunset photo from Photobucket.... Their page is all mixed and a lot missing, it took a while to try and add the photo..., but it went through... I have never liked Photobucket since they changed it all . ,, dont seem to be able to add anything to the albums I already have, so everything just keeps going into bucket... and my security keeps saying they have blocked a site when I go into Photobucket... I find there are more adverts showing as well when you are on their page..


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Description: Grace wants out. Out of her house, where her stepfather wields fear like a weapon and her mother makes her scrub imaginary dirt off the floors. Out of her California town, too small to contain her big city dreams. Out of her life, and into the role of Parisian artist, New York director—anything but scared and alone.
Enter Gavin: charming, talented, adored. Controlling. Dangerous. When Grace and Gavin fall in love, Grace is sure it's too good to be true. She has no idea their relationship will become a prison she's unable to escape. Deeply affecting and unflinchingly honest, this is a story about spiraling into darkness—and emerging into the light again.
Review: Drawing from the author's own experience of a toxic relationship, Bad Romance is a rough and raw read that follows one teen's descent into an abusive relationship. Grace has a tough life and is waiting for someone to save her. Her stepfather is verbally abusive and any small trigger can set off her contrite, subservient mother. Grace has only known on how to be on survival mode. She just has to keep her head down at home, work hard to save money for college applications, and maintain high grades to qualify for scholarships. Grace wants an escape and a way to raise her depleted self esteem. Enter Gavin, the most talented, hottest, and charming senior in school. Grace feels like she is given a break when Gavin, the most talented and charming senior in school, notices her.
Written from hindsight after escaping her unhealthy relationship with Gavin, Grace reflects on how she worked herself in and out of a toxic situation. With searing honesty and no holds back, we are taken on a dark journey of Grace's relationships, both familial and romantic, until she has found the strength and confidence to get out of it. It is important to note that with the exception of her friends, Grace is consistently surrounded by negativity, emotionally unstable adults, and not shown what a healthy relationship entails, which may be the reason why she is so susceptible to a toxic relationship. She only knows the story-book kind of love. Grace savors the attention from Gavin and everyone who notices them together. She rides the high of her romantic relationship. There are plenty of red flashing neon signs of danger that Gavin gives off such as limiting who Grace can talk to and how much time she must spend with him, many of which her friends and her sister point out, but at first Grace chalks up to as "tiny details" that she is willing to give up in order to maintain her perfect relationship. Before Grace knows it, she is back again in survival mode when her relationship becomes too constricting and she has lost her identity. Now, all her dreams seem to be slipping out of her grasp as she realizes that the perfect relationship she dreamed of is twisting out of control.
It is clear that Gavin needs serious help, but he emotionally blackmails Grace into believing she is responsible for his mental health and being if she ever leaves him. Grace needs out of the relationship, but she also needs help in doing so. We cheer as she finds the power to do so.
Though hard to read because of its content, Bad Romance is a dark, realistic look at dating violence and abusive relationships, a story that is best suited for older high school readers. Demetrios expertly conveys the suffocating feeling of life in a dysfunctional family and the longing of teens to be on their own. It will serve as a great book for teens and their parents to discuss.
Words of Caution: There is strong language, sexual content, and underage drinking. Recommended for Grades 10 and up.
I like the theme of this one and that it's inspired by the author's own experience as well as the fact that it's geared more towards older readers. I hadn't heard of this but I'd like to check it out now, Rummanah.
I need to read this even though I know it will be hard due to the subject matter. It is getting great reviews. I will get it from my library.
Wow. This sounds intense, but really good and important.
I take it that this book is fiction, based on the author's own experiences. It doesn't sound like a light-hearted summer read, though. I may have to save this one for the Fall.