 in a black box just waiting, waiting until there were enough cold dark miserable songs to compile an entire album on its' own.
While DISDAIN always use the lyrical melody as the epicenter for their songs RUINED SOUL goes down a different path. RUINED SOUL is harder than DISDAIN and where the DISDAIN sound turn to TAKIDA metal, RUINED SOUL goes SOILWORK. DISDAIN is a metal band in the softer school RUINED SOUL is Melodic Death Metal all the way. There are some rare clean vocal parts on the album but the growling rules. Another thing that sets DISDAIN apart from RUINED SOUL is the lack of synthesizers or at least the apparent use of artificial sounds. There are quite a few good songs on the album where Rewind, Inner piece, Divided and the title track My Dying Day stand out as slightly stronger.
On the downside there are hordes of bands sounding like RUINED SOUL today and nothing set them apart from the rest of the pack. They need some kind of trademark of their own that make them instantaneously recognizable, but hey! This is a really good first effort!It is widely known that glomerulonephritis (GN) often develops after the curing of an infection, a typical example of which is GN in children following streptococcal infections (poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis; PSAGN). On the other hand, the term "infection-related glomerulonephritis (IRGN)" has recently been proposed, because infections are usually ongoing at the time of GN onset in adult patients, particularly in older patients with comorbidities. However, there has been no specific diagnostic biomarker for IRGN, and diagnosis is based on the collection of several clinical and pathological findings and the exclusion of differential diagnoses. Nephritis-associated plasmin receptor (NAPlr) was originally isolated from the cytoplasmic fraction of group A streptococcus as a candidate nephritogenic protein for PSAGN and was found to be the same molecule as streptococcal glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and plasmin receptor. NAPlr deposition and related plasmin activity were observed with a similar distribution pattern in the glomeruli of patients with PSAGN. However, glomerular NAPlr deposition and plasmin activity could be observed not only in patients with PSAGN but also in patients with other glomerular diseases, in whom a preceding streptococcal infection was suggested. Furthermore, such glomerular staining patterns have been demonstrated in patients with IRGN induced by bacteria other than streptococci. This review discusses the recent advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of bacterial IRGN, which is characterized by NAPlr and plasmin as key biomarkers.Arizona Highway Patrol Association asks DPS for pay raise for DPS workers
Some DPS workers haven’t received a raise in nearly a decade. One union is asking the Arizona Department of Public Safety for a 4% raise to keep workers from leaving the department. DPS says they’re still coming out of the recession and budgets a
PHOENIX - In some cases, Arizona Department of Public Safety workers are making $10,000 a year or more less than their counterparts at other agencies.
According to a DPS 2013 pay study, an entry level cadet officer at DPS makes just over $38,000 a year. An Apache Junction officer makes about $41,000 and a Chandler officer pulls in close to $52,000.
A spokesperson for the union that represents DPS workers said the large difference in salary makes it difficult to keep qualified workers from joining other departments.
"It's just a little troubling when we're designated as the state police agency for Arizona and we can't keep people," said Jimmy Chavez, president of the Arizona Highway Patrol Association.
The group speaks out at the state capitol on behalf of DPS workers.
"What we're looking for is just to remain competitive within the marketplace," said Chavez.
He said officers haven't gotten a pay raise since the recession hit in 2008 and that civilian employees haven't had a raise in almost a decade.
"It makes our job a little harder to do," said Chavez.
He said it's tough to keep morale up when you know your buddy at another agency is making way more than you are.
"We're not asking to be the number one, top paid agency in the state," he said.
However, the union is asking the state for $38 million over a three year period to pay DPS employees more competitively.
"At DPS we're still in recovery mode," said Bart Graves, spokesman for DPS.
Graves said the agency is still digging out of the recession and that the state has agreed to give it money for some equipment needs, which is a start.
"A good half a million dollars, So I think that's going to buy something like 160 new vehicles this year, 175 next year," said Graves.
ABC15 News reached out to Governor Brewer's office to find out why a pay raise for DPS workers wasn't included in this year's proposed budget. Her office has yet to respond.Since this is Seattle and temperatures over 80 degrees send people into a panicked frenzy (it does the same thing to me), we weren’t the only ones who decided to camp in the mountains to escape the heat. We arrived at the top of the trail at 1 PM and claimed one of the last campsites.
As I mentioned on Monday, backpacking proved to be a physical challenge for me. My endurance is fairly intact after my time off from running and hiking due to my sprained foot, but it was bearing the weight of my ~20 pound pack over those 5 miles and 1000 feet elevation gain that was hard for me. Granted, my pack was poorly adjusted (fixing that made a world of difference on the second day, but then again going downhill is always easier), but regardless, backpacking is physically and mentally hard.
Hard, but rewarding – just like long distance running. Once we arrived at Goat Lake, one of our favorite hikes in the Cascades, I forgot about how heavy my pack was and just how hard the hike up was and enjoyed the time outside.
We ate our lunch of whole wheat peanut butter sandwiches by the lake before setting up our campsite. Charlie loves our tent – he happily hangs out in it even when being outside is an option. Honestly, our campsite was a comfortable set-up: we had sleeping pads and soft sleeping bags in our tent, foam mats for sitting outside, and our little JetBoil camp stove for cooking and making coffee and tea. Nothing fancy, but fancy isn’t the point of backpacking and camping.
What mattered most: we were able to disconnect from work and just be present, enjoy nature, and relax with each other. Blogging, coaching, and running all are great things, but family always comes first.
I’ll be the first to admit that I struggle to unplug and completely disconnect. I’m constantly checking emails, working on training plans for my athletes, catching up on social media, or blogging. My entire job is virtual, after all, since all the coaching I do is done over the mediums of email, Google Sheets, and phone. Ryan works hard on his line of outdoor recreation gear when he’s not at his engineering job, which requires a lot of time online especially since he sells through Amazon.
One of our favorite parts about camping the past couple weeks is that it literally forces us to disconnect. There’s no cell service or wifi in the mountains.
I noticed that I habitually reached for my phone and would open my email without thinking, even if I had only grabbed my phone to check the time. Unplugging is more challenging than any run, hike, or other sport because of how technology alters our habits. Habits are powerful: they’re what get us out the door to run even when we lack motivation, they’re what structure our daily routines, and they’re how we practice healthy vs. unhealthy lifestyles.
Of course, I didn’t want to check my email, and once I caught myself subconsciously trying to, I tossed my phone into the tent and only carried it around for photos.
Instead of being glued to our phones and laptops while watching reruns on Netflix, Ryan, Charlie, and I explored around the lake, lounged under the shade of trees in our campsite, cooked and enjoyed our meals, and read. Minus a brief panic on my part about bears (I asked Ryan probably ten times if bears were going to eat us in our sleep), we enjoyed a completely relaxing and rejuvenating 24 hours in the wilderness – no screens involved, just trees.
Linking up with Thinking Out Loud!
How often do you unplug and completely disconnect from technology?
How do you deal with a heat wave?
Be honest: are you a workaholic? Do you have a time where you shut down everything and stop working?
Its crazy how much technology has formed our habits. I definitely find it tough to unplug and I am constantly checking my email. I am one of those people that needs to have 0 unread emails, so every time look at my phone I need to go through them. I have been better about unplugging at night, but that depends on how busy I am during the day. Looks like a beautiful place to hike!
It is crazy how those little red bubbles on our phone apps can affect us! I had to stop push notifications on some apps like Instagram, because otherwise I’d always check them. From what you’ve said in your goals post you’re doing well on unplugging at night! That part is still hard